Naismith's disciple Amos Alonzo Stagg brought basketball to the University of Chicago, while Adolph Rupp, a student of Naismith's at Kansas, enjoyed great success as coach at the University of Kentucky.
Naismithov učenik Amos Alonzo Stagg predstavio je košarku Sveučilištu Chicago, dok je Adolph Rupp, Naismithov student u Kansasu, ostvario izvrsne uspjehe sa Sveučilištem Kentucky.