Basketball

Although many fans think Butler University basketball took off with its back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011, the Butler Bulldogs have a long history of tenaciously outplaying larger and better-known teams. In Butler Basketball...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915343260Author Dan PeelFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Sona BooksPublisher Danann Media Publishing Limited

How many NBA players have averaged forty points in a season? Who is the worst free-throw shooter in NBA history? Which team has won the most NBA titles since 2000? Who became the first player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points and 10,000 assists?...

South Asian American men are not usually depicted as ideal American men. They struggle against popular representations as either threatening terrorists or geeky, effeminate computer geniuses. To combat such stereotypes, some use sports as a means of...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is widely recognized as an entertaining and innovative league whose teams play regular season and postseason games in packed arenas at home and away sites in the United States and Canada. This book discusses the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935628019Author Jack RamsayFormat HardbackPage Count 243Imprint Blue River PressPublisher Blue River PressWeight(grams) 528g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894974257Author Paul ArsenaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Heritage House Publishing Co LtdPublisher Heritage House Publishing Co...

From The Answer to Wilt the Stilt, Dr. J to Little Mo, Big Mo and his famous Fo' Fo Fo', 76ers Legends Alphabet shows why fans from the City of Brotherly Love love their team. Teach young readers all about what these icons mean to Philly - and the sport...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959411260Author Bob WhitsittFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Girl Friday ProductionsPublisher Girl Friday Productions

Wildcat Wisdom for the Big Blue Nation! For more than a century, the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team has built a winning tradition that feeds the Big Blue Nation. The history of the winningest program in college basketball is...

The call came for Tommy Bowman unexpectedly and yet he followed with conviction. It happened at a time when revolution was coming to Southwest Conference football and basketball during the 1966-67 school year. John Westbrook, a Baylor walk-on, became the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589975354Author Marshall TerrillFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062367808Author George KarlFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Redemption. After falling to Villanova in the final seconds of the 2016 NCAA championship North Carolina's goal heading into the 2016-17 season was clear. The Tar Heels' win over Gonzaga in the 2017 NCAA championship game was the culmination of a...

In the 2018 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors cemented their place in basketball history by dominating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and winning their third championship in four seasons. Golden Age: The Brilliance of the 2018 Champion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629374154Author Bay Area News GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Triumph BooksPublisher Triumph BooksWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781699044964Author Lucy M LapagliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 277g

James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't engage his students. What was needed was an indoor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983938033Author Dick DeVenzioFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Pgc BasketballPublisher Pgc BasketballWeight(grams) 188g

The Black Fives isa groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who pioneered the sport.  “For a game that has meant so much to the world, Claude...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541702202Author Dave KindredFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint PublicAffairsPublisher PublicAffairs

"In this fraught time of cutthroat business and financial dealings, racial animosity, and heartless political leaders, Dave's remarkable story has lessons for us all." -Jalen Rose, former professional basketball player, current analyst for ESPN A...

Now in its third edition, an essential guide for all Lakers fans, including the 2020 NBA championship! Most Los Angeles Lakers fans have taken in a game or two at the Staples Center, have seen highlights of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or...

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this lively guide explores those victories along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Influential...

Lunardi delves into the early days of Bracketology, details its growth, and dispels the myths of the process The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most popular sports events in the country, consuming fans for weeks with the run to the Final Four and...

"Basketball gave me a life; Parkinson's taught me how to live it." -Brian Grant After 12 years of playing basketball at the highest professional level, Brian Grant could have been forgiven for thinking that the hardest part of his life was behind him,...

Finally! When the Baylor Bears cut down the nets in Indianapolis, they capped the most unbelievable and accomplished season in program history. From both their first conference championship and Final Four appearance in 71 years, to fighting through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813187242Author Tom LeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint University Press of KentuckyPublisher University Press of KentuckyWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681571782Author Lew FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Blue River PressPublisher Blue River PressWeight(grams) 306g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629371924Author Duke AthleticsFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 953g

Japan is one of the most crowded countries on earth, with three-fourths of its population now living in cities. Tokyo is easily the most populous city on the planet. And yet, though closely packed, its citizens dwell together in relative peace. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728446189Author Lisa WheelerPage Count 12Imprint Carolrhoda Books (R)Publisher Carolrhoda Books (R)

A sense of impending doom surrounded the New Jersey Nets. No matter how well things were going for the perennial underdogs, something would go wrong sooner or later--injuries, bad trades, inner conflicts. But if the Nets were never a stable organization,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375758805Author Dean SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536180473Author Karel DupuisFormat PaperbackPage Count 111Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204g

Role of a Lifetime is the story of the crucial role Larry Farmer played on teams that won three NCAA titles for UCLA under Coach John Wooden. Farmer’s record at UCLA was 89–1, the greatest winning percentage in NCAA history. (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 88–2...

For nearly one hundred years, basketball has been an important part of Japanese American life. Women's basketball holds a special place in the contemporary scene of highly organized and expansive Japanese American leagues in California, in part because...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948901789Author Erwin PorterFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Acclaim PressPublisher Acclaim Press

Tony Parker is nothing short of a San Antonio legend, and his number 9 hangs high in the rafters as a symbol of teamwork, longevity, and tenacious talent. This candid, conversational memoir takes fans on a whirlwind tour which includes Parker's early...

The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually talked about only when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to...