And working at KU, of course, Naismith history is everywhere. Zogry said he first saw a reference to the radio interview in a biography by Bernice Larson Webb, “The Basketball Man: James ...

Jansen, who wrote the afterword for the biography “The Basketball Man: James Naismith,” by Bernice Larson Webb, said more people should view Naismith as former KU men’s basketball coach Roy ...

Established by the Atlanta Tipoff Club in 2018 and named after basketball's creator, James Naismith, the award highlights and celebrates defensive abilities on the college basketball stage.