Basketball is a popular sport all around the world! From pick-up games in parks to showcased competitions under bright lights, the sport can be played by anyone with a ball and a hoop. This title brings the basics of the game to young readers through leveled text, while relevant photos with labels reinforce what they are reading. A champion spotlight highlights a top player while a sidebar introduces the different scoring lines. Readers will be ready to hit the court after this read!
This book, originally published in 1941, carries a new introduction by William J. Baker, a professor of history at the University of Maine, Orono. He is the author of Jesse Owens: An American Life and Sports in the Western World.
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Provides a brief description of basketball, including its history and objectives.
Basketball Skills and Drills provides a blueprint for building the foundation that every well-rounded basketball player needs. The book also covers key team principles for both ends of the court.
... Hall of Fame . He was inducted into the West Virginia University Hall of Fame . Hundley has three daughters ... Shame ( New York , 1991 ) ; Terry Pluto , Tall Tales ( New York , 1992 ) ; Ken Shouler , et al . , Total Basketball ...
10. Finn, “Bucky Lew First Negro in Pro Basketball.” 11. Lazar, “Fight for Bucky Lew's Name.” 12. Caroline Louise Cole, “Recalling How Black Star Broke Barriers in 1902,” Boston Globe, NorthWest Weekly, February 16, 1997, 6.
This book examines the American Basketball League and its short history, beginning with its conception in 1959-60 and its two seasons of play, 1961-1963.
There was no hue and cry when Gene Hoffman, a talented Carolina student, left our basketball program. He came to me after his sophomore season and said ... When Davis Love III and Ray Floyd leave Chapel Hill early to join the pro golf tour,
Lazar, “The Fight for Bucky Lew's Name”; Caroline Louise Cole, “Recalling How Black Star Broke Barriers in 1902,” Boston Globe, NorthWest Weekly, February 16, 1997, 6. 8. Ron Thomas, They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers ...
Here are in-depth profiles of the legends of the hardcourt--Russell, Kareem, Bird, Jordan, and LeBron--and storied franchises such as the Knicks and Celtics, along with dazzling portraits of the flash and sizzle of playground ball and more ...