Sullivan Memorial Award given in recognition of the founder and President of the AAU. The AAU honors golfer Robert Tyre “Bobby” Jones, Jr., as the first recipient of the James E. Six teams compete in the inaugural AAU Women’s Basketball tournament held in the Los Angeles Athletics Club crowning the Pasadena Athletic & Country Club Flying Rings as champions. First AAU Women's Basketball Tournament Held April 1st, 1926.
Turner concludes his national convention address in Baltimore by announcing that women's swimming will be recognized by the organization. The winner is the 23rd Street YMCA from New York City. The AAU conducts the first National Men’s Basketball Championship.
