A nostalgic look at an East Houston community that for over sixty years has been referred to as "Podunk," and the story of a record-setting basketball game played by the "Podunk Skunks" on March 9, 1948.
Twenty-six year old Adam Runner is an English teacher and head varsity boys' basketball coach at a small high school.
He had a great team at UNLV and couldn't see what he wanted with a character like Lloyd Daniels. When Daniels came to Las Vegas, he needed his GED and a standardized test score. Living with Warkentien, he was supposedly making progress ...
This year, everyone gets equal time on the court, but some players, and especially parents, don't like the new rule.
In 1964, Cobden was a quiet village of 900 residents tucked in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois. The high school's basketball team changed that, grabbing the attention of sports...
Rick Bonnell tells the story of the building of the franchise and how the Hornets have developed into one of the premier teams in the NBA. Bonnell has covered the Hornets for the Charlotte Observer since the team's first season in 1988-89.
Based on stories from Lloyd "Pink" Gardner, trainer for the Colonels, and interviews with Colonel owners, players, coaches, management, and fans, this book chronicles the Kentucky ABA pro-basketball team from the 1960s and 70s.