There was a time when basketball wasn't even a sport. It was merely an idea for a game. The idea belonged to Dr. James Naismith. And today, we're taking a look at the man behind the game of basketball ...

The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager tossing cabbages in upstate New York a year earlier?

In a thrilling announcement for Auburn Tigers fans, senior forward/center Johni Broome has been named a finalist for the prestigious Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Award.. The ...

Kansas is college basketball history. KU's first season was 1898 under head coach James Naismith - yes, that Naismith, the inventor of the sport, and it's been a national powerhouse ever since ...