# Naismith Awards®: The most prestigious awards in high school and college basketball

> Named in honor of Dr\. James Naismith, the creator of the game of basketball, the first Naismith trophy was awarded in 1969 to UCLA’s Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul\-Jabbar\. The trophy was sculpted by Marty C\. Dawe of Atlanta and has become among the most prestigious national honors awarded each year to top basketball players in the nation\.

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