| − | '''James Naismith''' (1861-1939) was a [[Canadian]]-born physical education instructor who invented the game of basketball in [[Springfield]],[[ Massachusetts]] in 1892. He later became the basketball coach at the University of [[Kansas]]. Ironically, he is the only coach in the university's history to have an overall losing record. | + | '''James Naismith''' (1861-1939) was a [[Canadian]]-born physical [[education]] instructor who invented the game of [[basketball]] in [[Springfield]],[[ Massachusetts]] in 1892. He later became the basketball coach at the University of [[Kansas]]. Ironically, he is the only coach in the university's history to have an overall losing record. |