The University of Washington had their first season of men's basketball in 1896 which consisted of just two games. The UW lost to the Seattle Athletic Club 2-3 in overtime, but beat the Seattle Y.M.C.A. (score not recorded). Basketball was invented in 1891, and these early games did not have high scoring results. The ball was thrown into a fruit basket and the game would have to stop until a ladder was brought on court to retrieve the ball. After some time, the bottoms of the fruit baskets were removed for efficiency and ease of play.