McLendon is also a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame at KU, where his documented barrier-breaking began as a student of none other than James Naismith himself. Katz, a professor of humanities ...

The family of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, made the trip to Greeneville this weekend to announce the winner of the 2024 Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award.

AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, and Mikel Brown, Jr. still have a month to make their case for the prestigious award, which will be presente ...

One might expect a steady stream of basketball fans to pass the grave of the game’s inventor: Dr. James Naismith. Not so. “Since I have been working here, there has been nobody to come here ...

First among these pioneers, it suggests, should be Smith gymnastics instructor Senda Berenson, "the matriarch of women's basketball," who in 1892, "less than a year after Dr. James A. Naismith ...

In 1891, basketball was invented by Canadian-American educator James Naismith in Springfield. He came up with the game to occupy a class of male students at the Springfield YMCA. The Hall of Fame ...

Today is also the anniversary of the original 13 rules of basketball being published in the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA newsletter by its creator James Naismith. Amazingly, this brief memo was ...

No. 10 NC State's leading scorer won Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week and ACC Player of the Week for her performances in the Pack's wins over Duke and Florida State. RALEIGH, N.C ...