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
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