Basketball category: 1106 books
by Jon M. Fishman
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Kevin Durant is a star basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. He's a top scorer and works hard to make sure the Warriors stay one of the best teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been voted Rookie of the Year and All-Star Game MVP, and he was one of the youngest players...
by Lisa Wheeler
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! When the carnivorous Meat face the herbivorous Grass Clippers, rims are sure to rattle! Ally-oops and rejections are the orders of the day as the dinos play a fast-paced full-court game. No...
Shoot Like the Pros
The Road to a Successful Shooting Technique
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Shooting is the most important fundamental skill in basketball, but despite being the skill players are the most willing to practice, shooting technique is perhaps the least-taught fundamental of the game. In addition, there are very few instructional basketball books dedicated exclusively to shooting....
by Acie Earl
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
In this book , Coach Walker and Coach Earl, detail many facets of the game such as defense, ball handling, shooting, offensive footwork, fast break, passing, full court press , man to man offense, zone defense and dribbling ect. You will learn from both coaches the importance of each skill, drills players...
Blue Streak
The Highs, Lows and Behind the Scenes Hijinks of a National Champion
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
Get ready to board the same roller coaster that the North Carolina Tar Heels rode all the way to the 2009 national championship. Dan Wiederer, who covered the team as a reporter with The Fayetteville Observer, provides an insiders view of an unforgettable season that included ups, downs, twists, and...
Here We Go!
Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks and the Road to the Championship
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
She stood at the podium on May 10, 2008, and promised to bring national prominence to South Carolina. Most thought it would take a miracle to get to that point, but Dawn Staley has always beaten the odds. Staley's vision for the Gamecocks' women's basketball team came true over the next nine years,...
Echoes of Kansas Basketball
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Spanning decades with great columns from renowned writers, this time capsule recounts the greatest moments in Kansas lore and tracks the chronological progression of sports writing styles from the esoteric to the ultra-modern. The account details the Jayhawks from their roots of glory to their modern-day triumphs.
I Should Be Dead By Now
The Wild Life and Crazy Times of the NBA's Greatest Rebounder of Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Whether it was helping Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win three consecutive NBA titles in the 1990s, or showing up to a book signing in a dress and full makeup, Dennis Rodman has always distinguished himself as one of the great and most polarizing personalities in the sports world. The controversial...
by M. Earl Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2018
In the "City of Brotherly Love," there are few things taken as seriously as local bragging rights. In a city that lives and dies with its sports heroes, basketball is no exception. This volume traces the lore and history behind Philadelphia's Big 5, an informal basketball league that features...
Dickie Vs ABCs and 1-2-3s
A Great Start for Young Superstars
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Dickie V's ABCs and 1-2-3s, the first little book in the Dick Vitale Children's Literacy Initiative, is AWESOME BABY! It's a children's alphabet and counting book from the legendary ESPN college basketball analyst, Dick Vitale. In the book, children learn their alphabet through high-energy basketball...
Sugar
Micheal Ray Richardson, Eighties Excess, and the NBA
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
The 1980s were arguably the NBA’s best decade, giving rise to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan. They were among the game’s greatest players who brought pro basketball out of its 1970s funk and made it faster, more fluid, and more exciting. Off the court the game was changing rapidly...
The NBA Playoffs
In Pursuit of Basketball Glory
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Do you know:
• Which team won the first NBA championship?
• Why Michael Jordan felt awful during one of his greatest playoff performances?
• How the Golden State Warriors built a playoff dynasty?
Read about the incredible playoff games that basketball fans will never forget. Clutch...
The Second Dynasty
When Middletown Reigned Supreme in Ohio Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
THE SECOND DYNASTY explores how the bold initiatives in the 1920s led Middletown, Ohio's high school basketball team to its first state title in 1944, launching an unparalleled dynasty that lasted for sixteen years; ten Final Fours, seven state championships, two national titles, and an unmatched seventy-six-game win streak . And analyses what made the wheels come off.
by Art Chansky
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Famed sportswriter and Tobacco Road basketball historian Art Chansky is releasing a digital version of his award-winning book, Blue Blood, for all tablet devices. Blue Blood details one of sport's greatest rivalries, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and details...