<P> Oscar Benjamin `` Ossie '' Schectman ( March 30 , 1919 -- July 30 , 2013 ) was an American professional basketball player . He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , which would later become the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . </P>
<P> Oscar Benjamin `` Ossie '' Schectman ( March 30 , 1919 -- July 30 , 2013 ) was an American professional basketball player . He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , which would later become the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . </P>
who scored the first points in nba history
who scored the first points in nba history
Oscar Benjamin `` Ossie '' Schectman
Oscar Benjamin `` Ossie '' Schectman