Naismith Award

Naismith Award is a basketball award named after Dr. James Naismith, and awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

The Naismith Award can be:

• Naismith College Player of the Year (men's and women's; NCAA Division I basketball)
• Naismith College Coach of the Year (men's and women's; NCAA Division I basketball)
• Naismith Prep Player of the Year (male and female)
• Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball (male or female; overall impact on basketball)
• Naismith College Official of the Year (men's and women's)

Another "Naismith Award" is not administered by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, and is named after John Naismith's daughter-in-law Frances Pomeroy Naismith:

• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award — NCAA Division I basketball; men's award, handed out by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, is restricted to players no taller than 6 ft/1.83 m, and women's award, handed out by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, is restricted to players no taller than 5 ft 8 in/1.73 m

External links

• Naismith Awards