James Naismith!
James Naismith is buried in Lawrence, Kansas next to his first wife. He was the University of Kansas' first basketball coach and a professor at the University.
Basketball. He was the first coach at the University of Kansas as well
Probably Tubby Smith, basketball coach at UGA.
He was the first African-American to coach basketball at a dominantly white university.
W.W.H. Mustaine was the first men's basketball coach, starting in 1904, when UK was known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Edwin Sweetland was their first paid basketball coach, starting in 1909, when UK was known as Kentucky State University or State University of Lexington. Sweetland was also the football coach at the time. Coaches after Sweetland but before the legendary Adolph Rupp included George Buchheit, Ray Eklund and John Mauer.
Dr. James Naismith is known as the father of basketball. He first invented the game of basketball in 1891, made the original rules, fostered the beginnings of college basketball at the University of Kansas, and helped launch basketball into the Olympics.
No. But the First Lady's brother, Craig Robinson, was a basketball head coach. From 2008 to 2014, he was the head coach of the men's basketball team at Oregon State University. He now serves as an analyst for ESPN.
North Carolina's first NCAA basketball championship was in 1957 when then defeated Kansas, 54-53, in the championship game. Their coach was Frank McGuire.
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Coach of the Saitama Broncos, a professional basketball team in Japan. She is the first female to coach a professional men's basketball team.
While basketball player was in High School is first coach was Jim Jones. Later Jones left to coach elsewhere.
James Naismith The creator the game