In 1925, the Indiana high school basketball tournament was a 16-team showcase played over two days at the 'Cow Barn' in front ...

New research has discovered that James Naismith, the creator of basketball, was actually Scottish despite being bored in Almonte, Canada.

Dr James Naismith, a physical education teacher who created the game in 1891, has long been claimed as Canadian because he was born in Almonte, Canada in 1861. But Dr Naismith, whose father was ...

One might expect a steady stream of basketball fans to pass the grave of the game’s inventor: Dr. James Naismith. Not so. “Since I have been working here, there has been nobody to come here ...

The Naismith Award is presented annually to the best men's and women's college basketball player in the country.

The Naismith Award has gone to the college basketball Player or the Year since 1969. It's named for Dr. James Naismith, creator of the game.