James Naismith (NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach...

James Henderson Naismith FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSC FInstP FRSB (born 26 July 1968) is Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford, former...

referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a...

referees, and other major contributors to the sport. It is named after Dr. James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a...

Naismith Award is a basketball award named after James Naismith, and awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Naismith Awards include: Naismith College Player...

the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its...

outside North America use the complete FIBA ruleset. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented:...

and one-on-one. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States, basketball has...

and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. First awarded exclusively to male players...

by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. Naismith was a 31-year-old graduate student when he...