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

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...

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:...

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...

James Henderson Naismith (born 26 July 1968) is a Scottish Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford, former Director of the Research...

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

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

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...