Basketball category: 1106 books
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Bradley University was among the best college basketball teams in the United States entering the 1949-1950 basketball season. Some observers and pundits believed they were the finest. The Braves were led by their 5'8" point guard Gene Melchiorre. The star player and two of his teammates were...
The Hoops Whisperer
On the Court and Inside the Heads of Basketball's Best Players
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Basketball’s most unlikely—and most sought-after—training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the all-star players whose games he’s helped transform.
Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their game? Whom does a future...
by Shaina Indovino
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Around the world, fans know Kobe Bryant is one of the best players in basketball. Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe has become one of the sport's biggest stars. In fact, he has joined basketball legends like Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and Magic Johnson as one of the best players to ever...
King James
Believe the Hype---The LeBron James Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2003
LeBron James is a six-foot-eight gift from the basketball heavens. For the past three years he was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scouts drooled over, corporations dreamt of, event promoters begged for, and now NBA fans clamor after. With appearances on the...
by George Thomas Clark
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
In a rousing trip through the worlds of Basketball and Football, George Thomas Clark explores the professional basketball league in Mexico, the Herculean talents of Wilt Chamberlain, the difficulties and humor of attempting to play basketball in middle age, and observes that coaching at Caltech can...
An Illustrated History of Duke Basketball
A Legacy of Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
No college in America has dominated the basketball scene the way Duke has. From the first game in 1906 through the NCAA National Championship following the 2009–10 season, 100 Seasons of Duke Basketball provides fans with an insider’s look at Duke basketball and the people who have made it a national legend—Vic Bubas, Eddie Cameron, Art Heyman, Mike Krzyzewski, and many others.
Winning Spirit Basketball
Find Your Greatness Within
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Winning Spirit Basketball grew out of conversations between basketball great Chris Mullin and sports psychologist Tom Mitchell about players, coaches, parents and the game of basketball. The book was written specifically for players who want to g
Chasing Perfection
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the High-Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Chasing Perfection goes behind the scenes of the multi-million dollar, high-stakes world of basketball player development, research and analysis, and the often secretive, cutting-edge methods that NBA franchises use to turn less-expensive, supporting players into vital parts of championship teams.
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Outside Shot
Big Dreams, Hard Times, and One County's Quest for Basketball Greatness
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
"A reporting tour de force and an utterly gripping account… Outside Shot unmistakably triumphs, with the reader rooting hard for the Cardinals—and delighted that O'Brien has brought his considerable skills to telling their story." —Wayne Coffey, New York Times Book Review
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by Kenneth N. Johnson PhD
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
The University of Kansas's men's basketball team is one of the oldest and most successful in the history of college basketball; the very inventor of the sport, Dr. James Naismith, was KU's first coach. Its long and illustrious history began in 1898 and includes some of the biggest names in the game,...
Long Shots
Jay Wright, Villanova, and College Basketball's Most Unlikely Champion
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
31 years after the Perfect Game – Villanova's shocking national championship upset over Georgetown – Nova struck again with the Perfect Shot, taking down North Carolina in one of the most thrilling finishes in sports history. The shot and second national title in school history were the culmination...
Hoops Nation
A Guide to America's Best Pick-Up Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1998
Find out where to play and what to expect in this street-smart and entertaining b-ball bible
For the millions of roundball junkies who are not in the NBA or the new WNBA, hoop dreams are lived out on playgrounds and in old gyms, in informal games that can be every bit as competitive as their...
Runnin' Rebel
Shark Tales of "Extra Benefits," Frank Sinatra, and Winning It All
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
No matter where his basketball travels took him during his 31 seasons in NCAA Division I college basketball, controversy was never been far behind Jerry Tarkanian. The legendary former coach of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels proved himself to be one of the greatest coaches in the game’s history, however,...
by Dick Vitale
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
For more than 30 years, Dick Vitale has been synonymous with the best in college basketball. His enthusiasm, knowledge, unique turn of a phrase and passion have set the bar for the best in hoops coverage. Dick Vitale has seen it all. For the college basketball fan, these are some of the touchstones...