Basketball category: 1106 books
Knight
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2002
Bob Knight was a head coach in college basketball at twenty-four, coach of an unbeaten NCAA champion at thirty-five, coach of the last amateur team to win the Olympic men's basketball gold medal at forty-three, and out of a job at not quite sixty.
His shock, disappointment and anger over Indiana...
Jump Shot: Kenny Sailors
Basketball Innovator and Alaskan Outfitter
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Kenny Sailors was a basketball star, and the inventor of the jump shot. He attended the University of Wyoming and was MVP in 1943 in college AA basketball. After WWII, he spent five years as an early player in the new NBA. As a youngster, Kenny was five‑foot‑seven but his older brother was six‑foot‑two...
by Sean Jensen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Skylar Diggins is a basketball phenomenon, receiving her first letter of interest from a respected college coach when she was in fifth grade. She is an icon: signing as the first female client of Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports, serving as the face of Nike’s Women’s Basketball Collection, and establishing...
by Siyavush Saidian
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
Requiring only a hard playing surface, a ball, and a hoop, basketball is an accessible, fast-paced game that has enthralled amateur and professional athletes alike since its invention in the 1890s. Young players and fans will find out everything they ever wanted to know about basketball in this comprehensive...
by Mike Lupica
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court!
There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation...
by Suzanne Buckingham Slade
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The game of basketball has come a long way from James Naismith’s soccer ball and peach baskets. From high-tech shoes to an in-game player tracking system, technology has become a regular on the basketball court. Slam dunk your way to the latest advancements in The Technology of Basketball.
by G. Thomas Baer
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Basketball Small Fry – Synopsis
The setting of the story takes place in a small Indiana town. The main character, Mike Daniels, wants more than anything to make the freshman basketball team. Although he has some excellent basketball skills that were gained on a grass and dirt court during elementary...
by Fred Ramen, Forest G. Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Basketball is a totally American sport. It has grown from a simple game, invented by James Naismith in 1891, to an international sensation played on courts in huge arenas throughout the world. This easy-to-follow narrative provides readers with a history of the game and the thirteen original rules...
Side-by-Side Basketball Stars
Comparing Pro Basketball's Greatest Players
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Is Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player to step onto the court? Or can King James ascend to the NBA throne? Which was more valuable to the team, Shaq’s power or Tim Duncan’s finesse? Who has the sweeter three-point stroke, Ray Allen or Stephen Curry? See how the players match up in this...
by Kevin Sivils
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2015
Coaches looking to improve their existing zone attack offense, learn how to use Blocker-Mover Motion Offense for their all purpose offense or to pick up new drills to teach zone attack skills and tactics will find Coaching Basketball's Zone Attack Using Blocker-Mover Motion Offense will solve their...
The Legends Club
Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The riveting inside story of college basketball's fiercest rivalry among three coaching legends—University of North Carolina's Dean Smith, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, and North Carolina State's Jim Valvano—by the king of college basketball writers, #1 New York Times bestseller John Feinstein
On...
Complete Guide to Coaching Girls Basketball (EBOOK)
Building a Great Team the Carolina Way
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2006
"Coach Hatchell's book is a must-read for every girls' basketball coach. She is fantastic in every phase of the game, and I love watching her teams play." Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach, University of North Carolina, and Associated Press Coach of the Year, 2006 What does it take...
Basketball and Life
A Collection of Sing-Song Poetry Based on Growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn and a Six-Decades Career as Official Scorer in the Aba & Nba, Including Works on Such Players as Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan.
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Utilizing the myriad of experiences and people he has met and worked with in a six-decades career as the Official Scorer for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA, Herb Turetzky has authored a collection of poems which will make the reader feel as if he/she is actually taking part in this wonderful life,...
To the Hoop
The Seasons of a Basketball Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
"A wonderful book—not just for basketball fans but for everyone."—Earvin "Magic" JohnsonA good reporter can pick up a pen and chronicle the game of basketball, from its X’s and O’s to its personalities.A great reporter can put down the pen and pick up the rock.Ira Berkow has been many things...