Basketball is a beloved sport around the world and has changed throughout history. College basketball in the 1930s gave younger athletes new attention during the Great Depression. Professional basketball was also a major distraction for people at the time. There were some top-notch basketball teams that faced a lot of problems with all the problems in the 1930s. Basketball grew during the 1930s, serving as a distraction from the Great Depression at both the professional and collegiate levels. The conditions of the 1930s influenced basketball because of the way teams dealt with social problems such as segregation and economic issues resulting from the Great Depression. Some basketball teams also faced many problems and more. One basketball team that faced many problems was the Harlem Rens, as they "often slept in boarding houses, black colleges, or even local jails, because segregated hotels and restaurants were off-limits to them" ("New york Rens"). The Harlem Rens still managed to play basketball and make money. The rules of basketball changed in the 1930s. The difference is that "The game was sped up when the center jumped after each field goal was knocked out" (Carnagie 1). when the center jump was eliminated, it helped the game of basketball much better. The Rens went through a lot to become one of the best teams in the 1930s about how "the prejudices of many bigoted officials and spectators were just part of the working circumstances the Rens had to accept" (New York Rens). The coach of the Harlem Rens "attempted several times to join the prestigious American Basketball League (ABL)" (New York Rens). They have been rejected in the ABL for more than 20 years. The ABL reformed, “in 1933, and the national basketball league… halfway through the document… ems. Basketball in the 1930s changed from today because of how the Great Depression was playing out and how segregation and financial costs were affected at the professional and college levels. Works Cited Holl, John, "Seton Hall Finds a Home in Newark." New York Times. May 27, 2007, last edition. May 27, 2007. Proquest. web. March 6, 2014. “Harlem Globetrotters.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica online.Encyclopaedia Inc. 2014. web. March 10, 2014. Frommer, Harvey, “Wooden, John (1910-2010). American Encyclopedia. Grolier online, 2014.web. March 6, 2014. “New York Rens.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica online. EnciclopediaBritannica Inc. 2014. web. March 12, 2014.Carnagie, Julie L., Rob Nagel, Sara Pendergast, and Tom Pendergast. Basketball adapts and survives. vol. 4. Detroit: Gale virtual Reference Library, 2003. Web. March 5. 2014.