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The contiguous United States consists ___MASK26___ the 48 adjoining U . S . states plus Washington , D . C . ( federal district ), on the continent ___MASK26___ North America . The term excludes the non - contiguous states ___MASK26___ Alaska and Hawaii and all off - shore United States territories and possessions , which include American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , and the U . S . Virgin Islands . The Southeastern United States is the eastern portion ___MASK26___ the Southern United States , and the southern portion ___MASK26___ the Eastern United States . AND1 is an American footwear and clothing company specializing in basketball shoes , clothing and sporting goods . AND1 was founded on August 13 , 1993 , on the grounds ___MASK26___ " All ball , nothing more ". AND1 focuses strictly on basketball with an aggressive , in - your - face attitude in the design ___MASK26___ their products and marketing ___MASK26___ the ___MASK91___ . It is currently a subsidiary ___MASK26___ the Sequential Brands Group , and is sold nationally and around the world by Sporting Goods retailers . AND1 continues to sponsor NBA athletes , as well as numerous High School and AAU teams in America . ___MASK11___ ( Spanish for " land ___MASK26___ flowers ") is a state located in the southeastern region ___MASK26___ the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf ___MASK26___ Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the ___MASK66___ , and to the south by the Straits ___MASK26___ ___MASK11___ and Cuba . ___MASK11___ is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated ___MASK26___ the U . S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is ___MASK11___ ' s most populous urban area . The city ___MASK26___ Tallahassee is the state capital . The ___MASK80___ Jayhawks , commonly referred to as KU , are the teams ___MASK26___ the athletic department at the University ___MASK26___ ___MASK80___ . KU is one ___MASK26___ three schools in the state ___MASK26___ ___MASK80___ that participate in NCAA Division I . The Jayhawks are also a member ___MASK26___ the Big 12 Conference . University ___MASK26___ ___MASK80___ athletic teams have won eleven NCAA Division I championships : three in men ' s basketball , one in men ' s cross country , three in men ' s indoor track and field , three in men ' s outdoor track and field , and one in women ' s outdoor track and field . ___MASK11___ ' s First Coast , or simply the First Coast , is a region ___MASK26___ the U . S . state ___MASK26___ ___MASK11___ , located on the Atlantic coast ___MASK26___ North ___MASK11___ . The First Coast refers to the same general area as the " directional " region ___MASK26___ Northeast ___MASK11___ . It roughly comprises the five counties surrounding Jacksonville : Duval , Baker , Clay , Nassau and St . Johns , largely corresponding to the Jacksonville metropolitan area , and may include other nearby areas such as Putnam and Flagler counties in ___MASK11___ and Camden County , Georgia . The name originated in a marketing campaign in the 1980s , and has since emerged as one ___MASK26___ ___MASK11___ ' s best known vernacular regions . James Naismith ( November 6 , 1861  November 28 , 1939 ) was a ___MASK36___ - American physical educator , physician , chaplain , sports coach and innovator . He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891 . He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program . Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , as well as the birth of the National Invitation Tournament ( 1938 ) and the NCAA Tournament ( 1939 ). ___MASK58___ is a seaport city and the seat ___MASK26___ Duval County , Florida , United States . With an estimated 868 , 031 residents as ___MASK26___ 2015 , ___MASK58___ is the most populous city in both the state ___MASK26___ Florida and the southeastern United States . It is estimated to be the 12th most populous city in the United States and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The ___MASK58___ metropolitan area has a population ___MASK26___ 1 , 573 , 606 and is the 40th largest in the United States and fourth largest in the state ___MASK26___ Florida . The city is situated on the banks ___MASK26___ the St . Johns River , in the First Coast region ___MASK26___ North Florida , about south ___MASK26___ the Georgia state line and north ___MASK26___ Miami . Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams ___MASK26___ five players on a rectangular court . The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and mounted at a height ___MASK26___ to backboards at each end ___MASK26___ the court . The game was invented in 1891 by Dr . James Naismith , who would be the first basketball coach ___MASK26___ the Kansas Jayhawks , one ___MASK26___ the most successful programs in the game ' s history . North ___MASK11___ is a region ___MASK26___ the U . S . state ___MASK26___ ___MASK11___ , comprising the northern parts ___MASK26___ the state . It is one ___MASK26___ ___MASK11___ ' s three most common " directional " regions , along with Central ___MASK11___ and South ___MASK11___ . It includes Jacksonville and nearby localities in Northeast ___MASK11___ , an interior region known as North Central ___MASK11___ , and the ___MASK11___ Panhandle . Philip Champion ( born June 13 , 1976 in ___MASK58___ , ___MASK11___ ) also known as `` Hot Sauce '' , is an American basketball player who has played on the Streetball AND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation in 2002 . In 2006 , he played a role in the movie Crossover . In January 2009 it was announced that Champion had signed with the College Park Spyders ___MASK26___ the present American Basketball Association . ___MASK3___ is a county located in the State ___MASK26___ Florida . As ___MASK26___ the 2010 census , the population was 864 , 263 , with a 2015 estimate at 913 , 010 . Its county seat is Jacksonville , with which the ___MASK3___ government has been consolidated since 1968 . ___MASK3___ was established in 1822 , and is named for William Pope Duval , Governor ___MASK26___ Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834 . ___MASK64___ is a seaport city at the southeastern corner ___MASK26___ the U . S . state ___MASK26___ Florida and its Atlantic coast . As the seat ___MASK26___ ___MASK64___ - Dade County , the municipality is the principal , central , and most populous ___MASK26___ its metropolitan area and part ___MASK26___ the second - most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States . According to the U . S . Census Bureau , ___MASK64___ ' s metro area is the eighth - most populous and fourth - largest urban area in the U . S ., with a population ___MASK26___ around 5 . 5 million . The ___MASK58___ metropolitan area , also called Greater ___MASK58___ or Metro ___MASK58___ , is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city ___MASK26___ ___MASK58___ , Florida and including the First Coast ___MASK26___ North Florida . The U . S . Office ___MASK26___ Management and Budget designates the area as the ___MASK58___ , Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies . The OMB defines the metropolitan statistical area as consisting ___MASK26___ five counties : Duval , Clay , St . Johns , Nassau , and Baker . According to the 2010 United States Census , the total population was 1 , 345 , 596 , with a 2015 estimate ___MASK26___ 1 , 449 , 481 . The ___MASK58___ metropolitan area is the 40th largest in the country and the fourth largest in the state ___MASK26___ Florida , behind the Miami , Tampa , and ___MASK49___ metropolitan areas . The St . Johns River is the longest river in the U . S . state ___MASK26___ Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use . At long , it winds through or borders twelve counties , three ___MASK26___ which are the state ' s largest . The drop in elevation from headwaters to mouth is less than ; like most Florida waterways , the St . Johns has a very low flow rate and is often described as " lazy ". It is notable among some that the river ' s course flows north , a relatively rare characteristic . Numerous lakes are formed by the river or flow into it , but as a river its widest point is nearly across . The narrowest point is in the headwaters , an unnavigable marsh in Indian River County . The St . Johns drainage basin ___MASK26___ includes some ___MASK26___ Florida ' s major wetlands . It is separated into three major basins and two associated watersheds for Lake George and the Ocklawaha River , all managed by the St . Johns River Water Management District .