The title is named after Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball. The Naismith Trophy is the award given annually to the most outstanding players in the NCAA, both male and female. For its ...

The title is named after Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball. The Naismith Trophy is the award given annually to the most outstanding players in the NCAA, both male and female. For its ...

The official story is that Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Mass., in 1891. But what about the teenager ...

The title is named after Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball. The Naismith Trophy is the award given annually to the most outstanding players in the NCAA, both male and female. For its ...

It is named after Dr. James Naismith, who founded the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959. The Player category has existed since the beginning of the Hall of Fame.

The Naismith Awards, which is named after the basketball inventor Dr. James Naismith, are some of the highest honors in college football. It was first given in 1969 to UCLA's Lew Alcindor ...

Named after James Naismith, a legendary basketball player, the award was initially awarded in 1969 to male players only, with the female category added in 1983.

Phog Allen, the legendary KU coach, and James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, are buried across the road from each other in Lawrence, Kansas.

Phog Allen, the legendary KU coach, and James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, are buried across the road from each other in Lawrence, Kansas.

The title is named after Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, and its first edition was awarded to Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) of UCLA in 1969, while the women's trophy was first ...