Basketball was invented by a Scot – a crucial and often ignored part of the game’s history
Widely regarded as being created by a Canadian in America, the history of basketball often overlooks the role played by the ...
The inventor of basketball who is being reclaimed as Scottish
The history of basketball is being retold following research from a Stirling University academic. The inventor of basketball ...
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'Inventor of basketball had Scottish accent and lived in Scots community'
“In day-to-day life, Naismith spoke in Scottish mannerisms, had a Scottish accent, used the broad Scots dialect, engaged with ...
Stirling News8 天
Basketball inventor saw himself as Scottish, not Canadian
The inventor of basketball was actually Scottish, not Canadian, according to new research from the University of Stirling.
New research asks: Was the inventor of basketball really a Scot?
Physical education teacher Dr James Naismith is widely considered the person who had the first hoop dreams and created Basketball in 1891. Born in Almonte, Canada in 1861, he has been claimed by the ...
Creator of basketball was Scottish and not Canadian, new research finds
New research has revealed that the creator of basketball was Scottish. Physical education teacher Dr James Naismith, the son ...
WNBA1 年
History of Women's Basketball
It may be surprising to discover that women began playing basketball less than a year after the game was invented. The fact is that women’s basketball is steeped in tradition, some of it ...