Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely watched sports and one of the most enthusiastic and competitive sports in university sports. The game has many individual techniques for displaying skill — ballhandling, shooting, passing, shot-blocking, and rebounding. At the end of the 19th century, Protestant pastor James Naismith developed a new team game that was based on minimal physical contact and intense eye-hand coordination. Initially, the ball was thrown into wicker baskets that were hung on the balconies of the gymnasium. Basketball is a sport which started EUSA sport events as they are now. In 1904 basketball was presented at the Olympic Games.

The spread of basketball in Hungary is attributed to physical education teacher Géza Kuncze, who, in 1912, encountered basketball being played in Germany during a course in Munich and became acquainted with its version without a backboard (korfball). The game first gained popularity in commercial schools – such as Mester Street, Vas Street, and Wesselényi Street – where physical education teachers not only taught the game but also engaged in series of matches among themselves. The commercial school on Mester Street became the country’s “ball game” school. Joseph Molnár, who taught there, produced numerous selected players. In 1921, a rulebook translated from German was issued, and in the 1920s, the first basketball departments were formed.
At the Olympics, the Hungarian men’s team appeared four times, finishing 16th in 1948, 9th in 1952, 9th in 1960, and 13th in 1964. The greatest success of the national team was winning the gold medal at the 1955 European Championship held at home. The recognition of women basketball players came when Boksay Zsuzsa was voted as the best player in Europe in 1982, and Németh Ágnes in 1985, in the annual poll organized by the Italian newspaper La Gazetta dello Sport.

Miskolc offers opportunities for practicing and competing in basketball for various age groups and skill levels, including amateur and youth leagues (DVTK, MEAFC). There are amateur clubs and school teams operating in the city, providing opportunities for local talents to develop and compete.