Residents of Herkimer, NY believe that the game of basketball was invented in their hometown. This is their story.

Born in Ontario and educated at McGill University, Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in a YMCA gymnasium in Springfield, Mass., and developed basketball’s original 13 rules Author of ...

Thrilling gameplay, dramatic storylines and top-notch talent are all important factors in ensuring a sport's popularity grows and fanbases thrive. The most popular sports in the world are all ...

Dr. James Naismith, the only KU coach with a losing record, was an educator when he wrote the original 13 rules of basketball while inventing a winter indoor game for young men at the YMCA in ...

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 ...