Remembering History: James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. Thirteen basic rules guided the play, which featured two peach baskets as the goals. Naismith moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1898 to serve as a professor, and the school's first basketball coach, at the University of Kansas.

James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. Thirteen basic rules guided the play, which featured two peach baskets as the goals. Naismith moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1898 to serve as a professor, and the school's first basketball coach, at the University of Kansas.

James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. Thirteen basic rules guided the play, which featured two peach baskets as the goals. Naismith moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1898 to serve as a professor, and the school's first basketball coach, at the University of Kansas.