James Naismith

James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian
physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator.[1]
He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891. He wrote the
original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas
basketball program.[2] Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an
Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the
1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of the National
Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Tournament (1939).
Born in Canada, Naismith studied physical education at McGill
University in
Montreal

Montreal before moving to the United States, where he
designed the game in late 1891 while teaching at the International
YMCA

YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.[3] Seven years
after inventing basketball, Naismith received his medical degree in
Denver

Denver in 1898. He then arrived at the University of Kansas, later
becoming the
Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks' athletic director and coach.[4] While a
coach at Kansas, Naismith coached Phog Allen, who later became the
coach at
Kansas

Kansas for 39 seasons, beginning a lengthy and prestigious
coaching tree. Allen then went on to coach legends including Adolph
Rupp and Dean Smith, among others, who themselves coached many notable
players and future coaches.[5] Despite coaching his final season in
1907, Naismith is still the only coach in
Kansas

Kansas men's basketball
history with a losing record.
Contents
1 Early years
2 University of Kansas
3 Head coaching record
4 Legacy
5 Personal life
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early years[edit]
Sculpture, Almonte, Ontario
Naismith was born in 1861 in Almonte (now part of Mississippi Mills),
Ontario,
Canada
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Canada to Scottish immigrants.[6] He never had a middle name
and never signed his name with the "A" initial. The "A" was added by
someone in the administration at the University of Kansas.[nb 1]
Struggling in school but gifted in farm labour, Naismith spent his
days outside playing catch, hide-and-seek, or duck on a rock, a
medieval game in which a person guards a large drake stone from
opposing players, who try to knock it down by throwing smaller stones
at it. To play duck on a rock most effectively, Naismith soon found
that a soft lobbing shot was far more effective than a straight hard
throw, a thought that later proved essential for the invention of
basketball.[7] Orphaned early in his life, Naismith lived with his
aunt and uncle for many years and attended grade school at Bennies
Corners near Almonte. Then he enrolled in Almonte High School, in
Almonte, Ontario, from which he graduated in 1883.[7]
In the same year, Naismith entered
McGill University

McGill University in Montreal.
Although described as a slight figure, standing 5 foot 10 ½ and
listed at 178 pounds,[8] he was a talented and versatile athlete,
representing McGill in Canadian football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer and
gymnastics. He played centre on the football team, and made himself
some padding to protect his ears. It was for personal use, not team
use.[9] He won multiple Wicksteed medals for outstanding gymnastics
performances.[10] Naismith earned a BA in Physical Education (1888)
and a Diploma at the Presbyterian College in
Montreal

Montreal (1890).[7] From
1891 on, Naismith taught physical education and became the first
McGill director of athletics, but then left
Montreal

Montreal to become a
physical education teacher at the
YMCA

YMCA International Training School
in Springfield, Massachusetts.[10][11]
Springfield college: Invention of Basketball
Wikisource

Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Basket Ball
The original 1891 "Basket Ball" court in Springfield College. It used
a peach basket attached to the wall.
At Springfield YMCA, Naismith struggled with a rowdy class that was
confined to indoor games throughout the harsh
New England

New England winter and
thus was perpetually short-tempered. Under orders from Dr. Luther
Gulick, head of Springfield
YMCA

YMCA Physical Education, Naismith was
given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic
distraction": Gulick demanded that it would not take up much room,
could help its track athletes to keep in shape[10] and explicitly
emphasized to "make it fair for all players and not too rough."[8]
In his attempt to think up a new game, Naismith was guided by three
main thoughts.[7] Firstly, he analyzed the most popular games of those
times (rugby, lacrosse, soccer, football, hockey, and baseball);
Naismith noticed the hazards of a ball and concluded that the big soft
soccer ball was safest. Secondly, he saw that most physical contact
occurred while running with the ball, dribbling or hitting it, so he
decided that passing was the only legal option. Finally, Naismith
further reduced body contact by making the goal unguardable, namely
placing it high above the player's heads. To score goals, he forced
the players to throw a soft lobbing shot that had proven effective in
his old favorite game duck on a rock. Naismith christened this new
game "Basket Ball"[7] and put his thoughts together in 13 basic
rules.[12]
The first game of "Basket Ball" was played in December 1891. In a
handwritten report, Naismith described the circumstances of the
inaugural match; in contrast to modern basketball, the players played
nine versus nine, handled a soccer ball, not a basketball, and instead
of shooting at two hoops, the goals were a pair of peach baskets:
"When Mr. Stubbins brot [sic] up the peach baskets to the gym I
secured them on the inside of the railing of the gallery. This was
about 10 feet from the floor, one at each end of the gymnasium. I then
put the 13 rules on the bulletin board just behind the instructor's
platform, secured a soccer ball and awaited the arrival of the
class... The class did not show much enthusiasm but followed my
lead... I then explained what they had to do to make goals, tossed the
ball up between the two center men & tried to keep them somewhat
near the rules. Most of the fouls were called for running with the
ball, though tackling the man with the ball was not uncommon."[13] In
contrast to modern basketball, the original rules did not include what
is known today as the dribble. Since the ball could only be moved up
the court via a pass early players tossed the ball over their heads as
they ran up court. Also following each "goal" a jump ball was taken in
the middle of the court. Both practices are obsolete in the rules of
modern basketball.[14]
In a radio interview in January 1939, Naismith gave more details of
the first game and the initial rules that were used:
“I showed them two peach baskets I’d nailed up at each end of the
gym, and I told them the idea was to throw the ball into the opposing
team’s peach basket. I blew a whistle, and the first game of
basketball began. … The boys began tackling, kicking and punching in
the clinches. They ended up in a free-for-all in the middle of the gym
floor. [The injury toll: several black eyes, one separated shoulder
and one player knocked unconscious.] “It certainly was murder.”
[Naismith changed some of the rules as part of his quest to develop a
clean sport.] The most important one was that there should be no
running with the ball. That stopped tackling and slugging. We tried
out the game with those [new] rules (fouls), and we didn’t have one
casualty.”[15]
By 1892, basketball had grown so popular on campus that Dennis
Horkenbach (editor-in-chief of The Triangle, the Springfield college
newspaper) featured it in an article called "A New Game",[6] and there
were calls to call this new game "Naismith Ball", but Naismith
refused.[7] By 1893, basketball was introduced internationally by the
YMCA

YMCA movement.[6] From Springfield, Naismith went to
Denver

Denver where he
acquired a medical degree and in 1898 he joined the University of
Kansas

Kansas faculty at Lawrence, Kansas.[8]
The family of Lambert G. Will has claimed that Dr. Naismith borrowed
components for the game of basketball from Will to dispute Naismith's
sole creation of the game, citing alleged photos and letters.[16][17]
University of Kansas[edit]
1899
University of Kansas

University of Kansas basketball team, with Dr.
James Naismith

James Naismith at
the back, right
Basketball

Basketball games at
Allen Fieldhouse

Allen Fieldhouse take place on the James Naismith
Court
The
University of Kansas

University of Kansas men's basketball program officially began
following Naismith's arrival in 1898, which was six years after
Naismith drafted the sport's first official rules. Naismith was not
initially hired to coach basketball, but rather as a chapel director
and physical education instructor.[18] In those early days, the
majority of the basketball games were played against nearby YMCA
teams, with YMCAs across the nation having played an integral part in
the birth of basketball. Other common opponents were Haskell Indian
Nations University and William Jewell College. Under Naismith, the
team played only one current
Big 12

Big 12 school:
Kansas

Kansas State (once).
Naismith was, ironically, the only coach in the program's history to
have a losing record (55–60).[19] However, Naismith coached Forrest
"Phog" Allen, his eventual successor at Kansas,[20] who went on to
join his mentor in the Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame.[21]
When Allen became a coach himself and told him that he was going to
coach basketball at
Baker University

Baker University in 1904, Naismith discouraged
him: "You can't coach basketball; you just play it."[10] Instead,
Allen embarked on a coaching career that would lead him to be known as
"the Father of
Basketball

Basketball Coaching." During his time at Kansas, Allen
coached
Dean Smith

Dean Smith (1952 National Championship team) and Adolph Rupp
(1922 Helms Foundation National Championship team). Smith and Rupp
have joined Naismith and Allen as members of the
Basketball

Basketball Hall of
Fame.
By the turn of the century, there were enough college teams in the
East that the first intercollegiate competitions could be played
out.[20] Although the sport continued to grow, Naismith long regarded
the game as a curiosity and preferred gymnastics and wrestling as
better forms of physical activity.[20] However, basketball became a
demonstration sport at the
1904 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. As the
Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame reports, Naismith was also
neither interested in self-promotion nor in the glory of competitive
sports.[22] Instead, he was more interested in his physical education
career, receiving an honorary PE Masters degree in 1910,[7] patrolled
the Mexican border for four months in 1916, traveled to France,
published two books (A Modern College in 1911 and Essence of a Healthy
Life in 1918). He took American citizenship in 1925.[7] In 1909,
Naismith's duties at
Kansas

Kansas were redefined as a Professorship; he
served as the de facto athletic director at
Kansas

Kansas for much of the
early 20th century.
In 1935, the National Association of
Basketball

Basketball Coaches (created by
Naismith's pupil Phog Allen) collected money so that the 74-year-old
Naismith could witness the introduction of basketball into the
official Olympic sports program of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.[22]
There, Naismith handed out the medals to three North American teams:
United States, for the gold medal, Canada, for the silver medal, and
Mexico, for their bronze medal win.[23] During the Olympics, he was
named the honorary president of the International Basketball
Federation.[7] When Naismith returned he commented that seeing the
game played by many nations was the greatest compensation he could
have received for his invention.[20] In 1937, Naismith played a role
in the formation of the National Association of Intercollegiate
Basketball, which later became the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[24]
Naismith became professor emeritus in
Kansas

Kansas when he retired in 1937
at the age of 76. Including his years as coach, Naismith served as
athletic director and faculty at the school for a total of almost 40
years. Naismith died in 1939 after he suffered a fatal brain
hemorrhage. He was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence,
Kansas. His masterwork "Basketball — its Origins and
Development" was published posthumously in 1941.[7] In Lawrence,
Kansas,
James Naismith

James Naismith has a road named in his honor, Naismith Drive,
which runs in front of
Allen Fieldhouse

Allen Fieldhouse (the official address of Allen
Fieldhouse is 1651 Naismith Drive), the university's basketball
facility. The university also named the court in Allen Fieldhouse
James Naismith

James Naismith Court in his honor, despite Naismith having the worst
record in school history. Naismith Hall, a college residential
dormitory, is located on the northeastern edge of 19th Street and
Naismith Drive.[25]
Head coaching record[edit]
In 1898, Naismith became the first basketball coach of the University
of Kansas. He compiled a record of 55–60 and is ironically the only
losing coach in
Kansas

Kansas history.[19] Naismith is at the beginning of a
massive and prestigious coaching tree, as he coached Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame coach Phog Allen, who himself coached Hall of
Fame coaches Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, and
Ralph Miller

Ralph Miller who all coached
future coaches as well.[20]
Season
Team
Wins
Losses
Win %
1898–99
Kansas
7
4
.636
1899–1900
Kansas
3
4
.429
1900–01
Kansas
4
8
.333
1901–02
Kansas
5
7
.417
1902–03
Kansas
7
8
.467
1903–04
Kansas
5
8
.385
1904–05
Kansas
5
6
.455
1905–06
Kansas
12
7
.632
1906–07
Kansas
7
8
.467
Total
Kansas
55
60
.478
Legacy[edit]
Statue of
James Naismith

James Naismith at
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum in
Springfield, MA
Naismith invented the game of basketball and wrote the original 13
rules of this sport as opposed to the NBA rule book which features 66
pages.[22] The Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame in
Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts is named in his honor, and he was an
inaugural inductee in 1959.[22] The National Collegiate Athletic
Association rewards its best players and coaches annually with the
Naismith Awards, among them the Naismith College Player of the Year,
the
Naismith College Coach of the Year

Naismith College Coach of the Year and the Naismith Prep Player of
the Year. After the Olympic introduction to men's basketball in 1936,
women's basketball became an Olympic event in
Montreal

Montreal during the 1976
Summer Olympics.[26] Naismith was also inducted into the Canadian
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the
Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the
Ontario

Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, the
Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, the
McGill University

McGill University Sports Hall of Fame,
the
Kansas

Kansas State Sports Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame, and The
Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame, which was named in his
honor.[7][27] The FIBA
Basketball

Basketball World Cup trophy is named the "James
Naismith Trophy" in his honour. On June 21, 2013, Dr. Naismith was
inducted into the
Kansas

Kansas Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Topeka.[28]
Naismith's home town of Almonte, Ontario, hosts an annual 3-on-3
tournament for all ages and skill levels in his honor. Every year this
event attracts hundreds of participants and involves over 20 half
court games along the main street of the town. All proceeds of the
event go to youth basketball programs in the area.
Basketball

Basketball today is played by more than 300 million people worldwide,
making it one of the most popular team sports.[10] In North America,
basketball has produced some of the most-admired athletes of the 20th
century.
ESPN

ESPN and the
Associated Press

Associated Press both conducted polls to name
the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. Basketball
player
Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan came in first in the
ESPN

ESPN poll and second
(behind Babe Ruth) in the AP poll. Both polls featured fellow
basketball players
Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain (of KU, like Naismith) and Bill
Russell in the Top 20.[29][30]
The original rules of basketball written by
James Naismith

James Naismith in 1891,
considered to be basketball's founding document, was auctioned at
Sotheby's, New York in December, 2010. Josh Swade, a University of
Kansas

Kansas alumnus and basketball enthusiast, went on a crusade in 2010 to
persuade moneyed alumni to considering bidding on and hopefully
winning the document at auction to gift it to the University of
Kansas. Swade eventually persuaded David G. Booth, a billionaire
investment banker and KU alumnus, and his wife Suzanne Booth to commit
to bidding at the auction. The Booths won the bidding and purchased
the document for a record $4,338,500 USD, the most ever paid for a
sports memorabilia item, and gifted the document to the University of
Kansas.[31] Swade's project and eventual success are chronicled in a
2012
ESPN

ESPN
30 for 30

30 for 30 documentary "There's No Place Like Home" and in a
corresponding book, "The Holy Grail of Hoops: One Fan's Quest to Buy
the Original Rules of Basketball".[32] The University of Kansas
constructed an $18 million building named the Debruce Center, which
houses the rules and opened in March 2016.[33]
Personal life[edit]
James Naismith

James Naismith was the second child of Margaret and John Naismith, two
Scottish immigrants. His mother, Margaret Young, was born in 1833 and
immigrated to Lanark County,
Canada
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Canada in 1852 as the fourth of 11
children.[7] His father, John Naismith, was born in 1833,[34] left
Europe when he was 18, and also settled down in Lanark County. On June
20, 1894, Naismith married Maude Evelyn Sherman (1870–1937) in
Springfield, MA, USA. The couple had five children: Margaret Mason
(Stanley) (1895–1976), Helen Carolyn (Dodd) (1897–1980), John
Edwin (1900–1986), Maude Ann (Dawe) (1904–1972) and James Sherman
(1913–1980).[8] He was a member of the
Pi Gamma Mu

Pi Gamma Mu and Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternities.[8] Naismith was a Presbyterian minister, and was
also remembered as a Freemason.[35] Maude Naismith died in 1937, and
on June 11, 1939, he married his second wife Florence B. Kincaid. On
November 19 of that year, Naismith suffered a major brain hemorrhage
and died nine days later in his home located in Lawrence, Kansas.[36]
Naismith was 78 years old.[37] Coincidentally, Naismith died eight
months after the birth of the NCAA
Basketball

Basketball Championship, which
today has evolved to one of the biggest sports events in North
America. Naismith is buried with his first wife in Memorial Park
Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.[38] Florence Kincaid died in 1977 at the
age of 98 and is buried with her first husband, Dr. Frank B. Kincaid,
in Elmwood Cemetery in Beloit, Kansas.
During his lifetime, Naismith held the following education and
academic positions:[8]
Location
Position
Period
Remarks
Bennie's Corner Grade School (Almonte, Ontario)
Primary school
1867–1875
Almonte High School
Secondary school
1875–1877, 1881–83
Dropped out and re-entered
McGill University
University student
1883–87
Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education
McGill University
Instructor in Physical Education
1887–1890
Gold Wickstead Medal (1887), Best All-Around Athlete; Silver Cup
(1886), first prize for one-mile walk; Silver Wickstead Medal (1885),
Best All-Around Athlete; Awarded one of McGill's first varsity letters
The Presbyterian College, Montreal
Education in Theology
1887–1890
Silver medal (1890), second highest award for regular and special
honor work in Theology
Springfield College
Instructor in Physical Education
1890–1895
Invented "Basket Ball" in December 1891
YMCA

YMCA of Denver
Instructor in Physical Education
1895–1898
University of Kansas
Instructor in Physical Education and Chapel Director
1898–1909
University of Kansas
Basketball

Basketball Coach
1898–1907
First-ever campus basketball coach
University of Kansas
Professor and University Physician
1909–1917
Hiatus from 1914 on due to World War I
First
Kansas

Kansas Infantry
Chaplain/Captain
1914–1917
Military service due to World War I
First
Kansas

Kansas Infantry (Mexican Border)
Chaplain
1916
Military and
YMCA

YMCA secretary in France
Lecturer of Moral Conditions and Sex Education
1917–1919
University of Kansas
Athletic Director
1919–1937
Emeritus in 1937
See also[edit]
Basketball

Basketball portal
James Naismith's Original Rules of Basketball
References[edit]
Informational notes
^ In 1982 Dr. Naismith's only living child stated that his father
never had the middle initial "A". The
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame also
clarifies this as do other members of his family and personal friends
of his. Historian Curtis J. Phillips has done extensive research on
the subject
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Further reading
Naismith, James (1996) [1941], Basketball: its origin and development,
University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0-8032-8370-9
Rains, Rob; Carpenter, Hellen (2009). James Naismith: The Man Who
Invented
Basketball

Basketball Temple University Press,
ISBN 978-1-4399-0133-5
External links[edit]
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Naismith Museum in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada; has information
about Naismith Foundation (See "About Us")
FIBA Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame profile
Works by or about
James Naismith

James Naismith in libraries (
WorldCat

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Man-to-man
Match-up zone
Triangle-and-two
Zone
Equipment
Backboard
Ball
Breakaway rim
Court
Half court
Key
Net
Possession arrow
Whistle
Clothing
Basketball

Basketball sleeve
Finger sleeve
Air Jordan
Chuck Taylor All-Stars
Miscellaneous
100-point scorers
50–40–90 club
AAU All-Americans
AAU champions
Mikan Drill
Player tracking
Shootaround
Tip drill
Winning streaks
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Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball head coaches
James Naismith

James Naismith (1898–1907)
Phog Allen

Phog Allen (1907–1909)
W. O. Hamilton (1909–1919)
Karl Schlademan

Karl Schlademan # (1919)
Phog Allen

Phog Allen (1919–1947)
Howard Engleman

Howard Engleman # (1947)
Phog Allen

Phog Allen (1947–1956)
Dick Harp (1956–1964)
Ted Owens (1964–1983)
Larry Brown (1983–1988)
Roy Williams (1988–2003)
Bill Self

Bill Self (2003– )
# denotes interim head coach
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Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1959
Players
Charley Hyatt
Hank Luisetti
George Mikan
John Schommer
Coaches
Phog Allen
Doc Carlson
Walter Meanwell
Contributors
Luther Gulick
Edward J. Hickox
Ralph Morgan
James Naismith
Harold Olsen
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Oswald Tower
Referees
Matthew P. Kennedy
Teams
Original Celtics
The First Team
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Members of the Naismith Memorial
Basketball

Basketball Hall of Fame
Players
Guards
R. Allen
Archibald
Beckman
Belov
Bing
Blazejowski
Borgmann
Brennan
Cervi
Cheeks
Clayton
Cooper-Dyke
Cousy
Dampier
Davies
Drexler
Dumars
Edwards
Frazier
Friedman
Galis
Gervin
Goodrich
Greer
Guerin
Hanson
Haynes
Holman
Hyatt
Isaacs
Iverson
Jeannette
D. Johnson
E. Johnson
K. Jones
S. Jones
Jordan
Kidd
Lieberman
Maravich
Marcari
Marčiulionis
Martin
McDermott
McGrady
D. McGuire
Meyers
R. Miller
Monroe
C. Murphy
Nash
Page
Payton
Petrović
Phillip
Posey
Richmond
Robertson
Rodgers
Roosma
J. Russell
Schommer
Scott
Sedran
Sharman
K. Smith
Staley
Steinmetz
Stockton
Swoopes
Thomas
Thompson
Vandivier
Wanzer
West
J. White
Wilkens
Woodard
Wooden
Forwards
Arizin
Barkley
Barry
Baylor
Bird
Bradley
R. Brown
Cunningham
Curry
Dalipagić
Dantley
DeBusschere
Dehnert
Endacott
English
Erving
Foster
Fulks
Gale
Gates
Gola
Hagan
Havlicek
Hawkins
Hayes
Haywood
Heinsohn
Hill
Howell
G. Johnson
King
Lucas
Luisetti
K. Malone
McClain
B. McCracken
J. McCracken
McGinnis
McHale
Mikkelsen
C. Miller
Mullin
Pettit
Pippen
Pollard
Radja
Ramsey
Rodman
Schayes
E. Schmidt
O. Schmidt
Stokes
C. Thompson
T. Thompson
Twyman
Walker
Washington
N. White
Wilkes
Wilkins
Worthy
Yardley
Centers
Abdul-Jabbar
Barlow
Beaty
Bellamy
Chamberlain
Ćosić
Cowens
Crawford
Daniels
DeBernardi
Donovan
Ewing
Gallatin
Gilmore
Gruenig
Harris-Stewart
Houbregs
Issel
W. Johnson
Johnston
M. Krause
Kurland
Lanier
Leslie
Lovellette
Lapchick
Macauley
M. Malone
McAdoo
Meneghin
Mikan
Mourning
S. Murphy
Mutombo
Olajuwon
O'Neal
Parish
Pereira
Reed
Risen
Robinson
B. Russell
Sabonis
Sampson
Semjonova
Thurmond
Unseld
Wachter
Walton
Yao
Coaches
Alexeeva
P. Allen
Anderson
Auerbach
Auriemma
Barmore
Barry
Blood
Boeheim
L. Brown
Calhoun
Calipari
Cann
Carlson
Carnesecca
Carnevale
Carril
Case
Chancellor
Chaney
Conradt
Crum
Daly
Dean
Díaz-Miguel
Diddle
Drake
Driesell
Ferrándiz
Gaines
Gamba
Gardner
Gaze
Gill
Gomelsky
Gunter
Hannum
Harshman
Haskins
Hatchell
Heinsohn
Hickey
Hobson
Holzman
Hughes
Hurley
Iba
Izzo
P. Jackson
Julian
Keaney
Keogan
Knight
Krzyzewski
Kundla
Lambert
Leonard
Lewis
Litwack
Loeffler
Lonborg
Magee
McCutchan
McGraw
A. McGuire
F. McGuire
McLendon
Meanwell
Meyer
Miller
Moore
Nelson
Nikolić
Novosel
Olson
Pitino
Ramsay
Richardson
Riley
Rubini
Rupp
Rush
Sachs
Self
Sharman
Shelton
Sloan
D. Smith
Stringer
Summitt
Tarkanian
Taylor
Teague
J. Thompson
VanDerveer
Wade
Watts
Wilkens
G. Williams
R. Williams
Wooden
Woolpert
Wootten
Yow
Contributors
Abbott
Barksdale
Bee
Biasone
H. Brown
W. Brown
Bunn
Buss
Clifton
Colangelo
Cooper
Davidson
Douglas
Duer
Embry
Fagan
Fisher
Fleisher
Gavitt
Gottlieb
Granik
Gulick
Harrison
Hearn
Henderson
Hepp
Hickox
Hinkle
Irish
M. Jackson
Jernstedt
Jones
Kennedy
Knight
J. Krause
Lemon
Liston
Lloyd
McLendon
Lobo
Mokray
Morgan
Morgenweck
Naismith
Newell
Newton
J. O'Brien
L. O'Brien
Olsen
Podoloff
Porter
Raveling
Reid
Reinsdorf
Ripley
Sanders
Saperstein
Schabinger
St. John
Stagg
Stanković
Steitz
Stern
Taylor
Thorn
Tower
Trester
Vitale
Wells
Welts
Wilke
Winter
Zollner
Referees
Bavetta
Enright
Garretson
Hepbron
Hoyt
Kennedy
Leith
Mihalik
Nichols
Nucatola
Quigley
Rudolph
Shirley
Strom
Tobey
Walsh
Teams
1960
United States

United States Olympic Team
1992
United States

United States Olympic Team
All-American Red Heads
Buffalo Germans
The First Team
Harlem Globetrotters
Immaculata College
New York Renaissance
Original Celtics
Texas Western
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FIBA Hall of Fame

FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
Coaches (22)
Alexeyeva
Canavesi
Díaz-Miguel
Donohue
Ferrándiz
A. Gomelsky
E. Gomelsky
Gaze
Iba
Ivković
Kondrashin
Newell
Nikolić
Novosel
Primo
Rubini
Smith
Soares
Stirling
Summitt
Yow
Žeravica
Contributors (35)
Airaldi Rivarola
Ashry
Atakol
Bouffard
Busnel
Calvo
Carneiro
Dos Reis
Greim
Hepp
Jones
Killian
Klieger
Kozlowski
López
Martín
Naismith
Otto
Pitzl
Popović
Ramsay
Samaranch
Šaper
Saporta
Scuri
Seguro de Luna
Semashko
Seye Moreau
Stanković
Steitz
Stern
Ueda
Vitale
Wahby
Yoon
Players (55)
A. Belov
S. Belov
Berkovich
Cameron
Chazalon
Ćosić
Cruz
Dalipagić
Daneu
Delibašić
Divac
Donovan
Edwards
Epi
Fasoulas
Furlong
Galis
Gaze
Gonçalves
González
Herrera
Jean-Jacques
Jordan
Kićanović
Korać
Kukoč
Maciel
Marcari
Marčiulionis
Martín
Marzorati
Meneghin
Meyers
Miller
Mujanović
Olajuwon
O'Neal
Pasos
Petrović
Raga
Rigaudeau
Robertson
Robinson
Rodríguez
Ronchetti
Russell
Sabonis
Schmidt
Semjonova
Slavnić
Timms
Tkachenko
Valters
Voynova
Zasulskaya
Teams (1)
United States

United States Men's 1992 Olympic Dream Team
Technical officials (14)
Arabadjian
Bain
Belošević
Blanchard
Dimou
Hopenhaym
Kassai
Kostin
Lazarov
Pfeuti
Rae
Reverberi
Rigas
Righetto
Authority control
WorldCat

WorldCat Identities
VIAF: 50873407
LCCN: n91122143
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GND: 121214273
NDL: 00450