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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMassive book, hefty price, and highly specialized are terms that all describe The Basketball Draft Fact Book. Yet this is an impressive array of research that provides year-by-year listings of professional basketball player drafts of both men and women since 1996. Author Bradley includes all four major men’s leagues and two women’s leagues, and clearly the bulk of the book (over 400 pages) covers the now well-established NBA. Beginning with the initial Basketball Association of America draft in 1947, the volume lists draft rounds, teams, and players selected. Although the now popularly televised NBA draft includes only two rounds, in 1968 the NBA draft went into a twenty-first round with 214 players selected. Especially interesting are the American Basketball Association (ABA) drafts with an intriguing cast of characters who made up the original ABA. Each draft is introduced by a brief synopsis where users will find interesting facts such as only one player from the 200 draft ever made an All-Star team (Michael Redd, the 43d choice). Additional chapters cover draft order, eligibility, draft facts, and the women’s draft. Other features include television draft coverage, site and dates of drafts, a glossary, resources, and an incomplete index. This is an excellent reference volume for academic and larger public libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *
Table of ContentsGlossary of Basketball Terms General Abbreviations Acknowledgements Sources Franchise Abbreviations Professional Draft Dates Chapter 1 - BAA, NBA, ABL and ABA Draft Lists Chapter 2 - BAA, NBA and ABA Expansion and Dispersal Drafts NBA Expansion Drafts ABA Expansion Draft BAA and NBA Dispersal Drafts ABA Dispersal Drafts Chapter 3 - Determining the Order of the Draft NBA Territorial Picks Coin Flips to Determine the First Pick in the NBA Draft The NBA Draft Lottery NBA Draft Lottery Methodology NBA Lottery Results Chapter 4 - Determining Eligibility for the Draft Players Drafted as Junior Eligibles Players Selected in Multiple Drafts Underclassmen Turning Professional Players Who Entered the BAA/NBA with No Previous Professional or College Experience Prior to the Hardship Draft NBA Players Who Signed Before Becoming Eligible for the NBA Draft NBA Hardship Draft Early Entry Candidates International Players in the Draft Who Appeared in a BAA or NBA Game Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Draft Facts BAA/NBA/ABA First Round Draft Choices by Team BAA/NBA First Round Draft Choices Who Did Not Sign the Year of Their Selection Colleges with the Most Players Selected in the First Round of the BAA/NBA Draft First Round Picks From Historically Black Colleges and Universities ABA & NBA Rookie Signings 1967-68 to 1975-76 Selections in the NBA Draft That Were Ruled Ineligible NBA Draft Rights Lost Due to the ABA/NBA Merger Fathers and Sons Who Were Both First Round NBA Draft Choices Brothers Who Were Both First Round NBA Draft Choices NBA, ABA and ABL Draft Oddities Chapter 6 - ABL and WNBA Draft Lists About the Author
