Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world and the second most popular in the United States and unlike other popular American sports, it is the only one from the United States (The Basketball Player, 2006). Basketball has evolved enormously since its creation in 1891 by James Naismith. Naismith was a physical education teacher at the School for Christian Workers, now Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was approached by the head of the department one day in early December to invent a game that would keep the athletes busy and entertained during the winter months. Winters were harsh and long in Springfield and most of the school's sports were played outdoors. To keep athletes in shape all year round, new recreational activities should be integrated between winter and spring. Naismith split his class of 18 in half and presented this new game to them. At first, Naismith was a little apprehensive about his idea, thinking, "When I decided how I would start the game, I felt that I would have few problems. . I knew there would be questions to answer; but I had the fundamentals of a game and was more than willing to try to solve these problems, I continued with my work day and it was late in the evening before I had the chance again to think about my new plan. (Naismith, 1941).The first basketball game used a football and two peach baskets, which had no holes in the bottom. There was no backboard, no ten-second line, three-second violation, front or back zone, and no boundary line. Additionally, there were no free throws; if a team committed three fouls in a row, the other team got a point (The Basketball Man, 2006). At the beginning, middle of paper, masterful attitude and aggressive coaching style. Robert Montgomery Knight, also known as Bob Knight and nicknamed "The General", was the first of his kind. Born October 25, 1940, in Massillon, Ohio, Knight grew up in Orrville, where he played basketball, football and baseball for the Orrville Red Riders. Later, he went to Ohio State University and played basketball. Having started only two games during his playing career, Knight was a bench player, but won Sixth Man of the Year on the 1960 championship team. After earning degrees in history and government, Knight enlisted in the U.S. Army and accepted a position as an assistant coach and became a head coach in just two years. During his six seasons at West Point, Knight won 102 games and lost only 50. One of his players was Mike Krzyzewski, legendary coach of the Duke Blue Devils (Alford & Garrity, 1989).