“There are a couple people who claim it, but I think the person probably most likely to have actually used the jump shot was a guy named Kenny Sailors, who played at the University of Wyoming.”

Statement by Hall of Fame coach Bobby Knight in an ESPN special, “75^th Anniversary of the NCAA Tournament,” when Coach Knight was asked who invented the jump shot. This first aired during the semi-finals of the 2013 NCAA Final Four.

College Hall of Fame Induction, 2012 Tribute. Kenny Sailors is in the upper right corner.

1947-48 BAA Season, Providence Steamrollers Illustration

1948 Bowman Bubblegum Card