not likely. AAU is a much better route to take.
The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, was an instructor at YMCA training school and the first recorded game of basketball took place at a YMCA.
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He was featured in the ymca basketball camp.... :) found this answer on gooogle
Basketball was started December 21,1891by Dr.Naismith a physical education instructor in a YMCA .
It wasn't a school. It was a YMCA in Massachusetts.
The YMCA played a significant role in the development of several sports, most notably basketball and volleyball. Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, while volleyball was introduced by William G. Morgan in 1895, also at a YMCA. Additionally, the YMCA has been influential in popularizing sports like swimming and gymnastics across the United States and beyond.