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    James Naismith (NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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:...
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    the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its...
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    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...
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  • and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. First awarded exclusively to male players...
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    James Henderson Naismith (born 26 July 1968) is a Scottish Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford, former Director of the Research...
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    and one-on-one. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States, basketball has...
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    Connor James Naismith is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich since 2024. He was elected with 44...
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