Basketball category: 1106 books
The Book of Basketball
The NBA According to The Sports Guy
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
The NBA according to The Sports Guy
Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell
Newly updated with fresh takes on LeBron, Kobe, the Celtics & more*
Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s The Sports Guy, has written...
The Big O
My Life, My Times, My Game
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Perhaps the greatest all-around player in basketball history, Oscar Robertson revolutionized basketball as a member of the Cincinnati Royals and won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks. When he was twenty-three, in 1962, he accomplished one of basketball’s most impressive feats: averaging the...
Rise and Fire
The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot--and How It Transformed Basketball Forever
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
It’s hard to believe that there was a time when the jump shot didn’t exist in basketball. When the sport was invented in 1891, players would take set shots with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Defenders controlled the sport, the pace was slower, and games would frequently end with scores...
At the Hang-Up
Seeking Your Purpose, Running the Race, Finishing Strong
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
This is the inspirational story of Ted Owens—still the coach with the most wins in the history of Allen Fieldhouse—from growing up as a boy on a cotton farm in Southwestern Oklahoma during the Great Depression to coaching at the highest levels of the college basketball world. “At the end of...
by Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2007
The ultimate drill collection from basketball’s best! Two of the game’s winningest coaches – Tennessee’s Pat Summitt and Texas’ Jody Conradt – share their favorite drills that have helped produce over 1,800 victories! Fellow NCAA National Championship head coaches Nancy Fahey, Brenda Frese,...
BraveHearts
The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
The inspirational and touching story of Gonzaga's rise from college basketball obscurity to near mythic status as everyone's favorite underdog, this book was penned by acclaimed college basketball writer Bud Withers, who has covered the Zags since it all began. In dramatic fashion he reanimates the...
Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room
A Collection of the State's Greatest Basketball Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
It’s often said that while Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Massachusetts, the sport was raised and ultimately came of age in the high schools of Indiana, the state where politics, religion, and sweet corn fall in line behind the game played with the round orange ball.
Tales from...
by Lamar Hull
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
My name is Lamar Hull and I played at Davidson College alongside Stephen Curry and professionally overseas in England. I'm the founder of Inspirational Basketball. This book was created to inspire not only players, but parents and coaches. The book covers the following but are not limited to:...
Odds-On Basketball Coaching
Crafting High-Percentage Strategies for Game Situations
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
In basketball, as in most sports, a large part of a coach’s responsibility is to prepare his or her team for games. Yet, little time in practice is typically devoted to readying the players and coaches for specific game situations. For instance, what are the various ways to use dead ball moments...
by Larry Dobrow
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Beginning readers can learn about the science behind basketball in this slam-dunk Level 3 Ready-to-Read that will have everyone cheering.
Have you ever wondered how a Harlem Globetrotters player can spin a basketball on one finger for so long? Or what a basketball is made of? Or how the laws...
Basketball
A Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Inspired by a major ESPN film series, this is an extraordinary oral history of basketball—its eye-opening untold history, its profound deeper meaning, its transformative influence on the world—as told through an unprecedented series of candid conversations with...
Tales from the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Demon Deacon Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Based on the gold-standard currency of tradition and success, few college basketball programs are richer in history than Wake Forest University’s. This reissue of Tales from the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Locker Room, first published in 2004, traces that vibrant history from the birth of the league...
The Everything Kids' Basketball Book, 4th Edition
The All-Time Greats, Legendary Teams, Today's Superstars—and Tips on Playing Like a Pro
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2019
Learn the latest statistics along with information on all your favorite players in the newest edition of the bestselling The Everything Kids’ Basketball Book, featuring great tips for mastering the game!
Learn how to play like a pro—and win—the fun game of basketball! Filled with dozens...
by Spencer Stueve
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2019
A complete history of a century of UCLA Basketball!
Over the course of one hundred years, UCLA has proven to be arguably the top college basketball program of all time, but the rise to the top was filled with many bumps in the road. In UCLA Basketball Encyclopedia, Spencer Stueve writes in...