Naismith

[ ney-smith ]

noun

1. James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.

Naismith

/ ˈneɪsmɪθ /

noun

1. NaismithJames18611939MCanadianSPORT AND GAMES: athlete James. 1861–1939, Canadian sportsman and coach; inventor of basketball

Example Sentences

Fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce noted the statue’s resemblance to his former Boston Celtics teammate Tony Allen and wrote “D Wade need a redo he to legendary fa this.”

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Cooper’s phone rang with the news that he finally had been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times

West, who was already in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, Bob Hurley Sr., won 26 state championships on the way to becoming only the third high school coach inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s part of the 51-year-old, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame player, who believes he doesn’t have much to prove at all.

From Seattle Times