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

Naismith Awards include:

  • 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 Defensive Player of the Year (men's and women's; NCAA Division I basketball)
  • Naismith Prep Player of the Year (male and female)
  • Naismith College Official of the Year (men's and women's)
  • Naismith Legacy Award, "presented to players, coaches and other individuals or organizations from the game of basketball honoring their role in furthering the values of honor, respect and integrity -- both on an [sic] off the court."[1]

Another "Naismith Award", defunct since 2013, was not administered by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, and was 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, was restricted to players no taller than 6 ft/1.83 m, and women's award, handed out by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, was restricted to players no taller than 5 ft 8 in/1.73 m
  1. ^ "Dirk Nowitzki to get Naismith Legacy Award". ESPN. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

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