Basketball Books
Not Stated The Real Hoosiers Crispus Attucks High School
Book SynopsisThe true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers. For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel-good story, there has also long been a cultural debate surrounding the film. The Real Hoosiers sets out to illuminate the narrative that the film omits, the story of the unheralded Crispus Attucks Tigers, playing the game at the highest level in the 1950s in a racially divided Indiana. After a crushing loss to Milan High School in the 1954 semifinal, which was the game that the final scenes in Hoosiers are based on, Attucks went on to win back-to-back Indiana state championships. That team was led by a young Oscar Robertson and coached by Ray Crowe, who fully recognized the seemingly insurmountable challenges of playing basketball in
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Hachette Books Giannis
Book SynopsisThe story of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader. Now in paperback with a new Epilogue. As the face of the NBA’s new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped “The Greek Freak”—from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greece’s far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largely prevented him from playing for the country’s top clubs, making his NBA rise all the more improbable. Fader tells a deeply human story of how an unknown, skinny, Black Greek teen, who played in the country’s lowest pro division and was seen as a draft gamble, transformed his body and his game into MVP material. Antetokounmpo’s story has been framed as a feel-good narrative in which everyone has embraced him—watching him grow up, sign a five-year supermax contract extension worth $228 million, and lead the underdog Bucks to the NBA Championship in 2021. Giannis reveals a more nuanced story: how lonely and isolated he felt, adjusting to America and the NBA early in his career; the complexity of grappling with his Black and Greek identities; how he is so hard on himself and his shortcomings—a drive that fuels him every day; and the responsibility he feels to be a nurturing role model for his younger brothers. Fader illustrates a more vulnerable star than most people know, a person who has evolved triumphantly into all of his roles: father, brother, son, teammate, and global icon.**Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller** **Mirin Fader Selected as the 2021 Sports Media Author of the Year by The Big Lead** **The Sports Librarian’s Best of 2022 – Sports Books**
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Hachette Books Giannis The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion
Book SynopsisThe story of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece, to superstardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA Champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader. As the face of the NBA’s new world order, Giannis Antetokounmpo has overcome unfathomable obstacles to become a symbol of hope for people all over the world; the personification of the American Dream. But his backstory remains largely untold. Fader unearths new information about the childhood that shaped “The Greek Freak”—from sleeping side by side with his brothers to selling trinkets on the street with his family to the racism he experienced. Antetokounmpo grew up in an era when Golden Dawn, Greece’s far-right, anti-immigrant party, patrolled his neighborhood, and his status as an illegal immigrant largel
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Random House USA Inc Brave Dragons
Book SynopsisFrom the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief comes a closely observed story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to make the playoffs by copying the American stars of the NBA. When the worst professional basketball team in China, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, hired former NBA coach Bob Weiss to improve its fortunes, the team's owner, Boss Wang, promised that Weiss would be allowed to Americanize his players by teaching them advanced basketball culture. That promise would be broken from the moment Weiss landed in China. As we follow this team of colorful oddballs on a fascinating road trip through modern China, we see Weiss learn firsthand what so many other foreigners there have discovered: that changing China happens only when and how China wants to be changed.
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St. Martin's Publishing Group Knight
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Little, Brown & Company West By West
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Back Bay Books Showboat
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Little, Brown & Company The Sense of Wonder
Book SynopsisFrom the author of PEN/Faulkner finalist Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear and Craft in the Real World comes a 'a smart, very meta take' (Kirkus Reviews) on the ways Asian Americans navigate the thorny worlds of sports and entertainment when everything is stacked against them. An Asian American basketball star walks into a gym. No one recognizes him, but everyone stares anyway. It is the start of a joke but what is the punchline? When Won Lee, the first Asian American in the NBA, stuns the world in a seven-game winning streak, the global media audience dubs it “The Wonder”—much to Won’s chagrin. Meanwhile, Won struggles to get attention from his coach, his peers, his fans, and most importantly, his hero, Powerball!, who also happens to be Won’s teammate and the captain. Covering it all is sportswriter Robert Sung, who writes about Won's stardom while grappling with his own missed hoops opportunities as well as his place as an Asian American in media. And to witness it all is Carrie Kang, a big studio producer, who juggles a newfound relationship with Won while attempting to bring K-drama to an industry not known to embrace anything new or different.The Sense of Wonder follows Won and Carrie as they chronicle the human and professional tensions exacerbated by injustices and fight to be seen and heard on some of the world’s largest stages. An incredibly funny and heart-rending dive into race and our “collective imagination that lays bare our limitations before blasting joyfully past them” (Catherine Chung). This is the work of a gifted storyteller at the top of his game.USA Today's 20 Most Anticipated Books of WinterSalon's 22 Books We're Looking Forward to in 2023Philadelphia Inquirer's Best New Books to Kick Off 2023Los Angeles Times's Best Books of JanuaryEsquire's January 2023 Book Club Pick Vulture's 30 Books We Can't Wait to Read This WinterChicago Review of Books's 12 Must-Read Books of January 2023The Orange County Register's Most Anticipated of 2023 Powell's Picks of the Month Book Culture's Most Anticipated Books of January Apple Books's Staff Picks of JanuaryVanity Fair's 8 Books We Can't Stop Talking About This MonthLiterary Hub's Best Book Covers of January
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Little, Brown & Company On the Court With...Stephen Curry
Book SynopsisDiscover the amazing achievements of fan favorite two-time MVP Stephen Curry in this brand-new, comprehensive biography Steph Curry is a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, record-breaker, and Finals champion who electrifies fans with his incredible on-court feats. He''s also a dedicated husband, father, and philanthropist who inspires people on and off the court. Learn more about this remarkable athlete in this biography, complete with stats and photographs.
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Little, Brown & Company Becoming Kareem Growing Up On and Off the Court
Book SynopsisThe first memoir for young readers by the sports legend explores his path from his days as a shy boy named Lew Alcindor to becoming Kareem...
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Little, Brown & Company Becoming Kareem
Book SynopsisIn his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team of supporters, Lew Alcindor was able to transform and to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.From a childhood made difficult by racism and prejudice to a record-smashing career on the basketball court as an adult, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar''s life was packed with coaches who taught him right from wrong and led him on the path to greatness. His parents, coaches Jack Donahue and John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, and many others played important roles in Abdul-Jabbar''s life and sparked him to become an activist for social change and advancement. The inspiration from those around him, and his drive to find his own path in life, are highlighted in this personal and awe-inspiriting journey.
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Random House USA Inc The Book of Basketball
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Mariner Books Coach K
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe definitive biography of college basketball’s all-time winningest coach, Mike Krzyzewski.Mike Krzyzewski, known worldwide as “Coach K,” is a five-time national champion at Duke, the NCAA’s all-time leader in victories with nearly 1,200, and the first man to lead Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals. Through unprecedented access to Krzyzewski’s best friends, closest advisers, fiercest adversaries, and generations of his players and assistants, three-time New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor takes you behind the Blue Devil curtain with a penetrating examination of the great but flawed leader as he closes out his iconic career.Krzyzewski built a staggering basketball empire that has endured for more than four decades, placing him among the all-time titans of American sport, and yet there has never been a defining portrait of the coach and his program. Until now. O’Connor uses scores of interviews with those who know Krzyzewski best to deliver previously untold stories about the relationships that define the venerable Coach K, including the one with his volcanic mentor, Bob Knight, that died a premature death. Krzyzewski was always driven by an inner rage fueled by his tough Chicago upbringing, and by the blue-collar Polish-American parents who raised him to fight for a better life. With updated coverage of Coach K’s stunning final season, O’Connor shows you sides of the man and his methods that will surprise even the most dedicated Duke fan.“Basketball fans might feel as though they already know Coach K—or Mike Krzyzewski, the decades-long coach of the Duke Blue Devils who’s set to retire after this season. In this insightful biography, sportswriter O’Connor captures the formative experiences and inner drive that catapulted the coach to icon status. Even the most die-hard fans will learn something.” — Washington Post
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Random House USA Inc Talk of Champions
Book SynopsisA revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny The Jet Smith—superstar basketball commentator, host of the top-rated show, Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way. Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before his storied NBA run, in which he won two championships with the Houston Rockets. His popularity skyrocketed when he joined TNT’s new show, Inside the NBA, which has thrived for twenty-four years and won multiple Emmys, receiving enormous acclaim for the insight, humor, social commentary, and unrivaled basketball coverage from Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Ernie Johnson, Jr. Kenny is known to fans for his laser-sharp analysis and eloquent observations of the basketball scen
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Penguin USA Games of Deception The True Story of the First US
Book Synopsis*Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat....Even readers who don't appreciate sports will find this story a page-turner. --School Library Connection, starred review*A must for all library collections. --Booklist, starred reviewWinner of the 2020 AJL Sydney Taylor Honor! From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany. Perfect for fans of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken.On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball team. As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Sixth Man
Book Synopsis**The Instant National Bestseller**The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors. Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors? fifth Finals appearance in five years, his game has never been stronger.Off the court, Iguodala has earned respect, too?for his successful tech investments, his philanthropy, and increasingly for his contributions to the conversation about race in America. It is no surprise, then, that in his first book, Andre, with his cowriter Carvell Wallace, has pushed himself to go further than he ever has before about his life, not only as an athlete but about what makes him who he is at his core.The Sixth Man traces Andre?s journey from childhood in his Illinois hometown to his Bay Area home court today. Basketball has always been there. But this is the story, too, of his experience of the conflict and racial tension always at hand in a professional league made up largely of African American men; of whether and why the athlete owes the total sacrifice of his body; of the relationship between competition and brotherhood among the players of one of history?s most glorious championship teams. And of what motivates an athlete to keep striving for more once they?ve already achieved the highest level of play they could have dreamed.On drive, on leadership, on pain, on accomplishment, on the shame of being given a role, and the glory of taking a role on: This is a powerful memoir of life and basketball that reveals new depths to the superstar athlete, and offers tremendous insight into most urgent stories being told in American society today.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Canyon Dreams
Book SynopsisThe moving story of a Navajo high school basketball team, its members struggling with the everyday challenges of high school, adolescence, and family, and the great and unique obstacles facing Native Americans living on reservations. Deep in the heart of northern Arizona, in a small and isolated patch of the vast 17.5-million-acre Navajo reservation, sits Chinle High School. Here, basketball is passion, passed from grandparent to parent to child. Rez Ball is a sport for winters where dark and cold descend fast and there is little else to do but roam mesa tops, work, and wonder what the future holds. The town has 4,500 residents and the high school arena seats 7,000. Fans drive thirty, fifty, even eighty miles to see the fast-paced and highly competitive matchups that are more than just games to players and fans. Celebrated Times journalist Michael Powell brings us a narrative of triumph and hardship, a moving story about a basketball team on
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Game
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Penguin Young Readers Lucky Me
Book SynopsisA memoir of will, success, and the luck we make—from the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group and one of the most influential figures in the multibillion-dollar sports industry“One of the greatest stories of growing up in America’s ghettos and overcoming adversity.”—Jay-Z “The minute I met Rich, I knew he was different.”—LeBron James, from the Foreword There’s a story about Rich Paul that everyone knows: A twenty-one-year-old kid from Cleveland who sells sports jerseys out of his car meets a high school basketball phenom named LeBron James at an airport—the two become friends and forge a decades-long partnership that reinvents the business of sports. That random meeting might seem like the lucky break that changed Paul’s life. But a moment of good fortune means nothing without the struggle that gets you there. And the truth is, Paul had always been lucky. R
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iUniverse Basketballs Biggest Upset Texas Western Changed The Sport With A Win Over Kentucky In 1966
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Human Kinetics Publishers WBCA Offensive Plays Strategies
Book SynopsisWBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies presents the best offensive plays for the women’s game based on the strategies of 25 top coaches in women’s collegiate basketball. Designed specifically for the women’s game, the playbook includes over 100 plays for scoring, inbounding the ball, and breaking a defensive press. Trade Review“WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies is the one playbook you'll need to break down your opponents’ defenses night in and night out.” -- Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Huskies Head Women's Basketball Coach "WBCA Offensive Plays & Strategies makes basketball strategy both interesting and understandable. It's a great place to go for anyone who wants to know the game better." -- John Akers, Editor of Basketball Times Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Game Plan Chapter 2 Fast-Break Offense Chapter 3 Post Plays vs. Man-to-Man Defense Chapter 4 Perimeter Plays vs. Man-to-Man Defense Chapter 5 Post Plays vs. Zone Defense Chapter 6 Perimeter Plays vs. Zone Defense Chapter 7 Out-of-Bounds Plays Chapter 8 Beating the Press Chapter 9 Quick-Shot Plays
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Human Kinetics Publishers Basketball for Women
Book Synopsis In Basketball for Women, Nancy Lieberman shares skills and tips that allowed her to reach the pinnacle of the sport. This new edition covers shooting technique, defense, passing, and training. Nancy includes examples of her experience as a player, coach, and broadcaster to demonstrate how becoming a complete player affects the game. Trade Review“Nancy Lieberman's accomplishments in sport have been groundbreaking and historic. Basketball for Women is another major achievement. Learn the game from one of the all-time greats.” Rick Carlisle -- Head Coach of the NBA Dallas Mavericks “Nancy’s experiences coaching at the NBA D-league level enable her to add terminology and skills and drills that will benefit young athletes as well as older and more experienced athletes.”Alvin Gentry -- Head Coach of the NBA Phoenix Suns “Insightful look at how to make improvements in your game whether you are a coach, mentor, athlete, or parent. I have been Nancy’s teammate and coach, and she delivers in all areas.”Pat Summitt --Head Basketball Coach, University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers “Basketball for Women is an excellent guide that will take female athletes’ games to the next level.” Jenny Boucek -- Assistant Coach of the WNBA Seattle Storm “There are countless resources out there that teach basketball tips. Basketball for Women takes a different approach. This guide provides basketball enthusiasts with an amazing array of easy to more complex drills, skills, and techniques."Vinny Del Negro -- Head Coach of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers "Lieberman has done it again. When you look at a book that covers all aspects of the game, this is a must-have! From beginners to advanced players, there is something for everyone. " Tamika Catchings -- Indiana Fever, Olympic Gold Medalist (2004, 2008), WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winner (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) Table of Contents Chapter 1. Taking Your Game to the Next Level Chapter 2. Developing a Winning Attitude Chapter 3. Training for the Game Chapter 4. Becoming an Offensive Threat Chapter 5. Shooting the Lights Out Chapter 6. Getting Open and Being a Threat Without the Ball Chapter 7. Dribbling—What’s Your Handle? Chapter 8. Passing and Catching Turnover-Free Chapter 9. Becoming a Defensive Stopper Chapter 10. Owning the Boards Chapter 11. Becoming the Complete Player
£15.29
Arcadia Publishing Inc. Providence College Basketball The Friar Legacy
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Arcadia Publishing Panther Pride University of Pittsburgh Mens
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Runnin Rams University of Rhode Island Basketball
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Seton Hall Pirates A Basketball History Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Hoosier High School Basketball
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Arcadia Publishing Cincinnati Hoops Images of Sports
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Arcadia Publishing Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of
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Arcadia Publishing University of North Carolina Basketball Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Old Dominion University Mens Basketball Images of
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Arcadia Publishing High School Basketball in Fayette County Images
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Ebury Publishing Eleven Rings
Book SynopsisPHIL JACKSON is arguably the greatest coach in the history of the NBA. His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989-1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won five NBA titles, from 2000 to 2010. He holds the record for the most championships in NBA history as a player and a head coach. He also has the highest winning percentage of any NBA coach (.704). Jackson was a player on the 1970 and 1973 NBA champion New York Knicks. In 2007 Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition to Eleven Rings, he is also the author of Maverick,Sacred Hoops, and, with his friend Charley Rosen, More Than a Game.
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Running Press,U.S. NBA List Jam The Most Authoritative and
Book SynopsisFeaturing 150 entertaining and enlightening ranked lists covering the NBA past and present, and including 20 big-name guest lists.Trade ReviewNew York Post "Orlando Magic president/sports author Pat Williams has compiled every NBA list imaginable in his new book "NBA List Jam." ...from the offbeat to the bar-room variety."
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Penguin Random House LLC Dare To Dream Connecticut Basketballs Remarkable March to the National Championship
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Baker Publishing Group Unscripted The Unpredictable Moments That Make
Book SynopsisThree-time Emmy Sports Award winner and popular host of TNT's Inside the NBA provides a never-before-seen look at his life both on and off screen, from his rise to the top of sports broadcasting to raising a special needs child from Romania.
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University of Nebraska Press Young Black Rich and Famous
Book SynopsisThe author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version.Trade Review“A powerful and provocative history of modern basketball and how issues of race, class and popular culture have played out both on and off the basketball court.”—Publishers Weekly“An insightful look at how African American basketball players and rappers have gone from being reviled by mainstream audiences to being imitated around the world.”—Essence“Boyd effortlessly threads the past thirty years of basketball culture, the cost of being outspoken, and the pressures of a power structure and media glare that both cheers and reviles.”—UpscaleTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Bison Books EditionIntroduction: The Playa's Life1. Young, Black, Rich and Famous: 'Ball, Hip Hop, and the Redefinition of the American Dream2. Don't Get High on Your Own Supply: The NBA's Image Problem Back in the Day3. That Ol' Black Magic and the Great White Hope: Basketball and Race in the Reagan Era4. Chocolate City: Georgetown and the Intelligent Hoodlums5. I Am: Hip Hop, the Individual, and the Culture of Michael Jordan6. My Detroit Playaz: Ballin' in the Motor City7. The Takeover: The Fab Five, Hip Hop, and College 'Ball8. Leaders of the New School: The Answer, "Karaoke Jordan," and the Modern-Day Balla9. Can It All Be So Simple? Internationally Known, Nationally Recognized, and Locally Accepted
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University of Nebraska Press Shake and Bake The Life and Times of NBA Great
Book SynopsisShake and Bake is the story of Archie Clark, one of the great NBA guards of the 1960s and 1970s. Trade Review“I had the good fortune of meeting Archie Clark while I was an undergrad at UCLA and he was playing for the Lakers. Archie is one of those unique people who has an awesome insight about life, which, in my opinion, is extraordinary. When you read this book you will understand what I’m talking about.”—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar“Archie Clark originated the crossover dribble. His story is a representative tale of the crosscurrents that were convulsing the NBA in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s that featured the legendary figures of the game from Wilt to West and defined the court in many different ways. Bob Kuska tells the story of these vivid events in granular depth and detail.”—Sam Smith, author of The Jordan Rules “Archie Clark’s words became the impetus of my Supreme Court ruling that toppled the NBA’s four-year rule and took me to Seattle. Archie is a tremendous person who helped a lot of people get ahead in the pre-merger NBA. If you want to know more about this critical era of pro basketball, this is your book!”—Spencer Haywood“Bob Kuska is one of the very best basketball writers in the world, as this deep and fascinating exploration into the life and times of Archie Clark so convincingly demonstrates. Kuska’s obviously driven by a tremendous love of the game, but it goes much, much further than that. He unfolds the life and times of Clark in a way that allows us to understand the man, the era, and the contributions of this unsung, overlooked gem of a competitor.”—Roland Lazenby, author of Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant“A half century ago, Archie Clark brought the iconic crossover move to pro basketball, which I named, ‘The Shake and Bake.’ Today, people argue about who had the greatest crossover move ever. Well, I’ve seen them all. In my opinion, the best crossover still belongs to the originator, Archie Clark.”—Sonny Hill, sports radio personality and the “Mayor of Philadelphia Basketball”“Interested in pro basketball history? You’ve got to read this book about Archie Clark, one of the all-time NBA greats on and off the court.”—Joe Caldwell"Written with Bob Kuska, Clark's Shake & Bake: The Life and Times of NBA Great Archie Clark provides the reader with a behind-the-scenes look at the likes of Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, and head coach Gene Shue, to name a few."—Lukasz Muniowski, Sport in American History"Any basketball fan who followed the game during the era in which Clark played will enjoy this book immensely as it felt like it would take the reader into a time machine when professional basketball had a very different look than it does today."—Lance Smith, Guy Who Reviews Sports Books
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University of Nebraska Press The Big O My Life My Times My Game
Book SynopsisTells the story of a shy black child from a poor family in a segregated city; of the superstar who, at the height of his career, became the president of the National Basketball Players Association to try to improve conditions for all players. It is the story of the man forced from the game at thirty-four and blacklisted from coaching and broadcasting.Trade Review“As one of the NBA’s all-time greats, Oscar Robertson has much to pass on to both his old fans and young basketball enthusiasts perhaps unfamiliar with his legacy.”—Publishers Weekly“Known as an intelligent player and respected by his peers as an intelligent man, Robertson puts an exclamation point on the accolades with this thoughtful reflection on a life lived without compromise. A well-written, entertaining, and thought-provoking sports autobiography—but would we ever expect less than a triple-double from the Big O?”—Wes Lukowsky, Booklist“Oscar Robertson is an incomparable superstar. He is also a thoughtful man and a man of vision. If you want insight into what formed Oscar in the crucial years of his youth, look here. It’s a great book.”—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar“Oscar was one of basketball’s great leaders, and his life is one of basketball's great stories. He was unafraid, unabashed, and unmatched in everything he did. There will never be another like him.”—Bill Russell“Oscar Robertson was never a rookie. He was the measuring stick for how a player should play. It is an honor to know him and to have competed against him. He is a man for the ages.”—Jerry West"Oscar Robertson is remarkably honest in his autobiography, The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game. . . . It's a fun read."—Zach Lowe, SI.comTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter One: The Crossroads of America 1938-1951Chapter Two: Li'l Flap 1951-1954Chapter Three: "They Don't Want Us" 1954-1955Chapter Four: "Talk Is Cheap" 1955-1956Chapter Five: Collegiate Life 1956-1958Chapter Six: "What They Eat Don't Make Me Fat" 1958-1959Chapter Seven: Gold 1959-1960Chapter Eight: Rookie Stardom 1960-1961Chapter Nine: The Triple-Double 1961-1963Chapter Ten: Union President, NBA Royalty 1963-1968 (Part One)Chapter Eleven: The Sixties Continued 1963-1968 (Part Two)Chapter Twelve: Moving On 1969-1970Chapter Thirteen: Milwaukee, Lew Alcindor, and the Championship 1970-1971Chapter Fourteen: Do Not Go Gently 1971-1974Chapter Fifteen: Endings 1974-1976EpilogueCreditsIndex
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University of Nebraska Press I Grew Up with Basketball Twenty Years of
Book SynopsisFrank J. Basloe grew up in Herkimer, New York, where YMCA director Lambert Will developed the game of basketball. Basloe's classic memoir, I Grew Up with Basketball, offers an eyewitness account of the humble roots of the imposing enterprise that is professional basketball today.Trade Review"Though readers may feel they grew up with basketball, no one will know until they have read I Grew Up with Basketball what it truly means to grow up with this game."—Krystina Lucido, KrystinaLucido.comTable of ContentsIntroductionPrefaceThey Started with CabbagesThe World's First Basketball GameMr. Will's Game. . . Into High-Toned AmericansI Become the First "Globe-Trotter" at SixteenAn Unruly Bear CubWe Become "World Champions"Go West, Young MenThe Cornstarch Quintet"How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm . . ."". . . After They've Seen Paree"The Old Game and the New
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University of Nebraska Press Billy the Hill and the Jump Hook The
Book SynopsisThe incredible story of one of the greatest unknown basketball players of all time.Trade Review“Billy McGill’s discipline, creativity, and ingenuity changed basketball—the way we played it, watched it and most importantly, the way we thought about it. Are you bold, smart, and open minded enough to let his remarkable life’s story change you now—for the better?”—Bill Walton, retired professional basketball player and television sportscaster"A solid choice for collections where interest in NBA history is high."—Wes Lukowsky, Booklist"This book will remind basketball fans of one of the greatest players in college hoops history. Next time you see a big man jump off two feet and loft a one-handed shot from behind his head, think of The Hill."—Geoff Griffin, City Weekly"Billy “the Hill” and the Jump Hook succeeds because it offers an insight into big-time college and professional basketball in the late-50s and early-60s and the exploitation that some players suffered."—Dennis Gildea, ARETE"Much more than a book about basketball, this is a very human story of will and determination triumphing over tremendous hardship and adversity. As such, it should appeal to all sports fans as well as to readers of autobiographies. It would also make a terrific movie."—Library Journal Starred ReviewTable of ContentsPrefacePrologue1. The Beginning2. Welcome to LA3. Introduction to the Game4. The First Day of the Rest of My Life5. Things Come Together; Things Fall Apart6. The Hill7. The Shot8. The Other Shot9. Road to Recovery10. Road to Recovery 211. Victory12. Good-bye, LA13. "No Coloreds"14. Passing15. The Needle16. Sophomore Year17. Ohio State18. Tragedy in Triplicate19. Girls20. Junior Year21. One Last Summer22. Senior Year23. A Bad Bounce24. Last Hurrah at Utah25. Welcome to the Big Leagues, Kid26. Training Camp27. Exhibition28. The Season Begins29. Good-bye, Zephyrs30. The Knicks31. The Heights32. Thank You; Please Leave33. All Good Things34. Can You Come Home Again?35. In and Out36. A Glimmer of Hope37. Second Verse, Ain't Like the First38. The Last Waltz39. The Fall40. Bye-bye, Caddy, Bye-bye41. Central Booking42. Don't Call It a Comeback43. You Can't Go Home Again44. You Really Can't Go Home Again45. To the Edge of the World . . .46. . . . and Back47. So Much for a Hero's Welcome48. Dear DadEpilogueWhere Are They Now?
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University of Nebraska Press Perfectly Awful
Book SynopsisDuring the 1972–73 season, the Philadelphia 76ers were not just a bad team; they were fantastically awful. Doomed from the start, they lost twenty-one of their first twenty-three games, on their way to a not-yet-broken record of nine wins and seventy-three losses. Charley Rosen recaptures the futility of that season through the firsthand accounts of players, participants, and observers.Trade Review"The literature of sport usually focuses on championship teams and players. But the road to the top is littered with vanquished foes. The '72–'73 76ers are the ultimate vanquished foe. Great reading."—Wes Lukowsky, Booklist starred review"Charley Rosen's Perfectly Awful provides an insider's summary of the worst season in NBA history. His anecdotes and knowledge of the game give the reader an enlightening sense of the pre-merger NBA of the early 1970s, and of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, still the team most associated with losing by American sports fans."—Bob Epling, AETHLONTable of Contents Prologue: Always Leave Them Laughing 1. It's Tough to Get Help These Days 2. The Masters of Disaster 3. It's Mister Bluster by Default 4. Prelude to Ignominy 5. Digging the Hole 6. Dis-Rule and the Q-Man Cometh 7. How Low Can You Go? 8. From Bad to Worst 9. Murph to the Rescue 10. Break Up the Sixers 11. Return to Reality 12. The Reluctant Savior 13. If the Shue Fits 14. Remembrances of Things Past Epilogue: Over Time A Note on Sources
£21.59
University of Nebraska Press Playing with the Big Boys Basketball American
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Antolihao provides a well-crafted narrative of the historical and social discourse of basketball in the Philippines."—Chad Carlson, Journal of Sport History"Antolihao has written a very interesting study that nobody working on Philippine basketball and baseball can ignore."—Stefan Hübner, Journal of Asian American Studies“Attentive to the ways in which so many aspects of political and national discourse intersect with the game of basketball. Any historians working on Philippine history or the history of sport and colonialism would be well served by reading this work.”—Andrew D. Morris, professor of history at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Spheroid of Influence: Sports, Colonization, Modernity2. From Baseball Colony to Basketball Republic: Postcolonial Transition and National Sporting Culture3. The Hollywoodization of Hoops: Basketball, Mass Media, Popular Culture4. Rooting for the Underdog: Sports, Spectatorship, Subalternity5. Basketball without Borders: Globalization and National Sports in Postcolonial ContextConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£40.50
University of Nebraska Press The City Game
Book SynopsisPete Axthelm follows the 196970 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighborhoods of New York City. Throughout, he writes clearly, intelligently, and passionately about the game, bringing alive the players' efforts, accomplishments, and failures.Trade Review"The master prose stylist portrays parallel basketball worlds in New York City: Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks won the 1969-1970 championship, and the playgrounds of Harlem, where stars such as Earl (the Goat) Manigault burned brightly but too briefly."—Sports Illustrated"The best description of basketball played in New York City streets during the sixties and seventies."—Bill Bradley, The New Yorker"Superb . . . [Axthelm] combines Knick history, player backgrounds, seasonal anecdotes and court triumphs with another phenomenon—city basketball in the crowded ghettoes of the nation. The areas he focuses on primarily are the asphalt playgrounds of Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant. There basketball has its special code of behavior, its pecking order and its own culture heroes. . . . A few city playground aces have made it to college . . . , and a few have found an escape route to the Harlem Globetrotters or the Eastern League. But many others have become strung out on poverty or drugs or have been imprisoned. . . . The book offers absorbing insights into the most unique and gripping of all city sports."—Rex Lardner, New York Times
£16.14
University of Nebraska Press Mindgames
Book SynopsisFollows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy.Trade Review“A must for any serious student of basketball.”—Gary Dretzka, Chicago Tribune
£22.79
University of Nebraska Press The Smart Take from the Strong
Book Synopsis“The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong.” So said Pete Carril’s father, a Spanish immigrant who worked for thirty-nine years in a Bethlehem,Pennsylvania, steel mill. His son stood only five-foot-six but nonetheless became an All-State basketball player in high school, a Little All-American in college, and a highly successful coach. After twenty-nine years as Princeton University’s basketball coach, he became an assistant coach with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. In 1997 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.Coach Carril inspired his teams with his own strength of character and drive to win, and he demonstrated time and again how a smart and dedicated team could compete successfully against bigger programs and faster, stronger, more athletic players.His teams won thirteen conference championships, made eleven NCAA Tournament appearances, and led the nation in defense fourteen times. ThrouTrade Review“Pete Carril is the Stonewall Jackson of NCAA basketball—unbelievable in victory, unforgettable in defeat.”—John McPhee“Warm and wise. . . . disarmingly candid.”—Publishers Weekly“Pete Carril is very clear about what he wants in basketball, and he wills things to happen.”—Senator Bill Bradley
£14.24
University of Nebraska Press The Baron and the Bear
Book SynopsisIn the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by the all black team from Texas Western College. The game helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes. Filled with revealing anecdotes, The Baron and the Bear is the story of two passionate coaches and the teams they led through the ups and downs of a college basketball season.Trade Review"An easy and enjoyable read and one the reader won't be able to put down."—Felix F. Chávez, El Paso Times"This is a book that should be read by sports fans, especially those who enjoy college basketball. . . . It is difficult to tell a familiar story and make it new, yet Snell accomplishes this very task."—Tony Calandrillo, Sport in American History“The Baron and the Bear answers the question, ‘What was Adolph Rupp really like?’ It captures Rupp and Rupp’s Runts as never before. It also demolishes the contention that Rupp was a racist. It’s about time.”—Coach Joe B. Hall, Rupp’s assistant and successor at the University of Kentucky, winner of the NCAA basketball championship in 1978“My grandmother used to say, if you want to change the world, wait for a door to open a crack and then kick it down. The Baron and the Bear challenges conventional wisdom about coaches Adolph Rupp and Don Haskins and gives a good strong kick to a door that needed kicking.”—Nolan Richardson, Hall of Fame basketball coach for the University of Arkansas, winner of the NCAA championship in 1994“As David Snell makes clear, Texas Western’s historic win over Kentucky was both polarizing and transforming. It forced people to confront their stereotypes and biases, accelerating the momentum of the civil rights movement.”—Peter Dreier, professor of political science at Occidental College and author of The One Hundred Greatest Americans of the Twentieth Century: A Social Justice Hall of FameTable of ContentsForeword Prologue 1. A Drop of Water 2. “No Good, Even If It Goes!” 3. A New Direction 4. Brothers against the Bastard 5. The True Religion 6. The Big Change 7. A Synchronized Leap 8. Finding His Team 9. He Didn’t Recruit; He Chose 10. Never Gave It a Thought 11. Intensity, Thy Name Is Adolph 12. The Haskins Way 13. “Quite Improbable” 14. The Games Were the Break 15. Seeing Things I Really Like 16. Things That I Can’t 17. Give Iowa a Try 18. Neutral-Court Advantage 19. The Break from Hell 20. “The Secret of Basketball” 21. Togo Time 22. Clyde and the Commodores 23. They Could Be Very Good 24. The Naked Truth 25. Working Hard and Hardly Working 26. Tennessee Two-Step 27. Seattle Surprise 28. The Mountain Man and Cazzie 29. Time and Overtime 30. Larry Conley’s Ass 31. The Runnin’ Utes 32. The Real Championship Game 33. The Smart Money 34. And Then There Was David 35. An Unreal Thing 36. A Matter of Pride 37. He Changed Basketball Epilogue Where Are They Now? Acknowledgments Appendix: 1965–66 Team Rosters and Season Results Index
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