Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Isla sanadkaas, Naismith wuxuu galay Jaamacadda McGill ee Montreal. In kasta oo lagu sifeeyay inuu yahay qof yar, laakiin wuxuu ahaa ciyaartoy hibo leh oo isboorti badan leh, oo matalaya McGill kubbadda cagta, lacrosse, rugby, kubadda cagta, iyo jimicsiga. wuxuu ahaa laacibka dhexe ee kooxda kubada cagta, wuxuuna isku qurxiyay dhegaha si uu u ilaaliyo dhegahiisa. Waxay u aheyd isticmaalka shakhsi ahaaneed, maaha isticmaalka kooxda. Wuxuu ku guuleystay billado badan oo Wicksteed ah oo loogu talagalay bandhigyo jimicsi oo heer sare ah. Naismith wuxuu shahaadada BA ee jimicsiga ka qaatay waxbarashada jirka (1888) iyo shahaadada jaamacadda Presbyterian College ee Montreal (1890). Laga soo bilaabo 1888 ilaa 1890, Naismith wuxuu baray jimicsiga wuxuuna noqday agaasimihii ugu horreeyay ee jimicsiga fudud ee McGill, laakiin wuxuu ka tagay Montreal si uu wax uga barto Dugsiga Tababarka Caalamiga ah ee YMCA ee Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith wuxuu ciyaaray kubada cagta intii uu ahaa hal sano arday ahaan Springfield, halkaas oo uu tababari jiray Amos Alonzo Stagg wuxuuna dhaliyay goolkii ugu horeeyay ee kubada cagta kulliyadda ee gudaha
Madison Square Garden (Xarunta Ciyaaraha ee Magaalada)