Wilt. Magic. Bird. Jordan. LeBron. They’re some of the legends of basketball; names that define the sport. But there’s one name that means even more: Naismith. Without Dr. James Naismith—a teacher and ...

Now, basketball is one of the most-recognized games on the planet. Its stars are larger-than-life and command major media attention no matter where they go. However, it wasn't always this way. There ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — Basketball royalty arrived in Greeneville, Tennessee on Friday as the Naismith family took a visit to the local YMCA for a meet and greet with media and others. Relatives ...

A new billboard proclaims a village in Upstate New York is the real birthplace of basketball. Dr. James Naismith has long been credited as inventing the game of basketball in December 1891 at a YMCA ...

Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball and Kansas’ first men’s basketball coach, was one of eight named to the 24th Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Hall of Fame Class of 2021, the ...

Herkimer, N.Y. – Anyone with a passing interest in basketball knows James Naismith invented the game. They might have heard the quaint origin story of soccer balls and peach baskets, how Naismith ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Area holiday high school hoops tournaments took a short break on Sunday, but not before a special announcement at the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies’ Classic on Saturday night ...