From the historic Allen Fieldhouse to James Naismith’s grave, the game of basketball has a long and enduring history that has many North Carolina connections. That includes the late legendary ...

Their shared pedigree, at least, makes it seem inarguable — that straight line from James Naismith, basketball’s inventor who became Kansas’ first coach in 1898, to Allen to Smith to ...

As part of the Naismith Coaches Circle Program, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame constructed a bench to honor Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight. Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas sophomore guard S'Mya Nichols is one of 50 players named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year Watch List, which was announced Monday. Named in honor ...

The legacy of late Indiana men’s basketball head coach Bob Knight not only lives on in Bloomington, but also Springfield, Massachusetts. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame honored Knight on Oct. 13 ...

Knight’s bench now means that the legendary coach is part of the Naismith Coaches Circle Program, which “honors the first coach, Dr. James Naismith and pays tribute to the core values he ...

An on-site cooking kitchen was added to the Naismith Room, and it will be managed by OVG, a new KU hospitality partner. Updated graphics featuring a saying by James Naismith adorn a wall in the ...

the Naismith Coaching Circle was established in 2015 "to pay tribute to basketball's first coach, Dr. James Naismith, and to uphold the core values he instilled in his players: teamwork ...

Hall of Fame guard Vince Carter had his jersey retired by the Toronto Raptors, and LeBron James was pleased to see him ...