Download or read book Gary Payton written by Howard Blatt and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the tough-talking point guard for the Seattle Sonics who was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1996.
Download or read book Legends The Best Players Games and Teams in Basketball written by Howard Bryant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwood--a collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! Fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, and brimming with out-of-this-world athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across America—yet it is particularly popular among kids and teens. Giants of the game like Steph Curry, LeBron, and Michael Jordan have transcended the sport to become cultural icons and role models to young fans. From the cornfields of Indiana and the hills of North Carolina, to the urban sprawl of New York City, Chicago and L.A., love of the game stretches from coast to coast. Featuring Top Ten Lists to chew on and debate, and a Top 40-style Timeline of Key Moments in Basektball History, this comprehensive collection includes the greatest dynasties, from the Bill Russell-era Celtics, to the Magic Jonson-led Lakers, to the Jordan-led Bulls, right up to the Tim Duncan-led Spurs. All the greats take flight toward the hoop in this perfect book for young fans who dream about stepping on an NBA court. "A trove of awesome athletic feats, game-changing stars of the past and present, and rich fodder for heated arguments."--Booklist "Hoops fans will find a goldmine of information guaranteed to deepen their basketball knowledge and their understanding of the game."--VOYA "An easy hook for serious sports fans."--School Library Journal
Download or read book Basketball Legends Alphabet written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Michael Jordan to'Magic' Johnson, LeBron James to Shaquille O'Neale, Basketball LegendsAlphabet is a slam-dunk A to Z of All-Star ballers that have earned their place in history. Fantastic for young fans from the age they can dribble to the age they can dunk. A magical way to inspire their hoop dreams.
Download or read book Basketball Legends written by Blaine Wiseman and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basketball was invented in 1891. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has regulated the sport since 1949. Today, basketball is a highly paid professional sport. From Michael Jordan to Kevin Durant, discover the game’s greatest players and their achievements in Basketball Legends, a Hall of Fame book.
Download or read book Basketball Legends written by Mark Woods and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for the inside scoop on your favorite basketball players? Then look no further! Full color photos and easy-to-follow text tell the stories of Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and more!
Download or read book Basketball Legends in the Making written by Matthew John Doeden and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan. These basketball legends rule the record books. But who will fans still be talking about years from now? Find out which of your favorite basketball players are legends in the making. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.
Download or read book Butler Basketball Legends written by Stan Sutton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Curse of the Indy 500 takes to the court to showcase the celebrated Bulldogs who made their marks on college 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 Legends, veteran sports writer Stan Sutton profiles the legacy of the Butler University basketball program and the coaches, players, and fans who give it heart. Sutton takes readers behind the scenes to meet Butler’s legendary stars and hear their stories, including players like Darnell Archey, Gordon Hayward, Matt Howard, and Mike Green, and unforgettable coaches like Thad Matta and Brad Stevens, and of course, Tony Hinkle. For 41 years Mr. Hinkle was the cornerstone of the athletics department and built a winning basketball program around small guards, short but stout centers, and players other coaches thought inadequate, leading Butler to over 550 victories. From the fabled feats of past teams all the way up to the first season of new head coach LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Legends is a must-read for all who love the game.
Download or read book Kansas University Basketball Legends written by Kenneth N. Johnson PhD and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Kansas's men's basketball team is one of the oldest and most successful in the history of college basketball; the very inventor of the sport, Dr. James Naismith, was KU's first coach. Its long and illustrious history began in 1898 and includes some of the biggest names in the game, from legends like Wilt Chamberlain to "secret weapons" like Andrea Hudy, the only female strength and conditioning coach in the division. Longtime Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson offers up a unique and in-depth look at the players, coaches and other personalities who helped make the University of Kansas basketball program the unparalleled tradition it is today.
Download or read book More University of Kansas Basketball Legends written by Kenneth N. Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KU alumnus and Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson is back with even more legends and firsts. Notable coaches like Danny Manning, who won the national championship as a player in 1988 and again as part of the coaching staff in 2008, have shaped and molded the team throughout the decades. Players like Raef LaFrentz, who became the first Jayhawks player in twenty-seven years to average a double-double over an entire season, keep the fans coming back for more. From the history of the famous Allen Fieldhouse to current coach Bill Self, Johnson offers a closer look at the team's unique contribution to the sport of basketball.
Download or read book Swee pea written by John Valenti and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An earlier version was published in 1990 as Swee'pea and Other Playground Legends"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book The Legends Club written by John Feinstein and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 18, 1980, the Duke basketball program announced the hiring of Mike Krzyzewski, the man who would restore glory to the team. The only problem: no one knew who Krzyzewski was. Nine days later, Jim Valvano was hired by North Carolina State to be their new head coach. The hiring didn't raise as many eyebrows, but the two new coaches had a similar goal: to unseat North Carolina's Dean Smith as the king of college basketball. And just like that, the most sensational competitive decade in history was about to unfold. In the skillful hands of John Feinstein, The Legends Club captures an era in American sport and culture, documenting the inside view of a decade of absolutely incredible competition. Feinstein pulls back the curtain on the recruiting wars, the intensely personal competition that wasn't always friendly, the enormous pressure and national stakes, and the battle for the very soul of college basketball.
Download or read book Legends of Syracuse Basketball written by Mike Waters and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A list of legends is significant not only for who makes the list, but who gets left off of it. If there are no obvious omissions, then the list of candidates was probably less than legendary in the first place. Not so in the case of the Syracuse University Orangemen. Calling roll on Syracuse's all-time basketball greats can take up the greater part of a day. The school produced its first All-American, Lewis Castle, in 1912. Most recently, Carmelo Anthony, one of the best freshmen to ever play college basketball, led the 2003 Orangemen to the school's first NCAA championship. In between there were legends such as the incomparable Dave Bing, Roosevelt Bouie, and Louis Orr, who together formed the Louie and Bouie Show, along with names like Derrick Coleman, Sherman Douglas, Lawrence Moten, and John Wallace. Legends of Syracuse Basketball features 24 players, one coach, and one special team. Within the book's pages are stories straight from the legends' teammates, their coaches, and the legends themselves. Of the players mentioned, 17 played in the NBA. More telling of the greatness of the Syracuse University basketball program is the fact that 10 Orangemen who played in the NBA did not make this list of legends. The same is true of record holders, All-Americans, and more fan favorites than are possible to count.
Download or read book Basketball Legends written by Activity Wizo and published by Spotlight Media. This book was released on 2020-06-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Perfect Gift for NBA Basketball Fans - Great for Teens or Adults! Discover the stories and facts around the biggest names in basketball history. This book features illustrations and content about each person listed below: - Charles Barkley - Chris Paul - David Robinson - Dennis Rodman - Dirk Nowitski - Dwayne Wade - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Isiah Thomas - James Harden - Jason Kidd - John Stockton - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Karl Malone - Kawhi Leonard - Kevin Durant - Kevin Garnett - Klay Thompson - Kobe Bryant - Kyrie Irving - Larry Bird - LeBron James - Magic Johnson - Manu Ginobili - Michael Jordan - Patrick Ewing - Paul Pierce - Reggie Miller - Russell Westbrook - Scottie Pippen - Shaquille O'Neal - Stephen Curry - Steve Nash - Tim Duncan - Tony Parker - Vince Carter - Yao Ming - Allen Iverson - Anthony Davis - Ben Wallace - Blake Griffin We can't wait to see what you think of the book in the review section. Have fun coloring these illustrations and learning more about each basketball player. Scroll up, Click on 'Buy Now', and Get Your Copy!
Download or read book Legends of N C State Basketball written by Tim Peeler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fever that is college basketball on Tobacco Road started from a small outbreak in Raleigh, North Carolina, when Indiana basketball legend Everett Case became the coach at N.C. State University. He restarted the dormant construction of Reynolds Coliseum, and for fifty years, it was one of the most important basketball arenas in the country. Through the years, the Wolfpack has won two NCAA championships and ten Atlantic Coast Conference championships while giving the sport of college basketball some of its brightest color, from the plaid jackets worn by Norm Sloan to the unbelievable athletic ability of David Thompson to the mouth of Jim Valvano, who spewed one-liners at the speed of hummingbird wings. There have also been dark days during State’s sixty-year history as a member of the ACC. N.C. State basketball has a long history of producing stars, comebacks, and even a few villains, all of which of are detailed by Tim Peeler in this reissue of Legends of N.C. State Basketball. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Scottie Pippen written by Fred McMane and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life and basketball career of a member of the 1992 Olympics "Dream Team" and one of the key players for the Chicago Bulls. A fast-paced look at the life & career of the talented Chicago Bulls star.
Download or read book Shawn Kemp written by Mike Bonner and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the basketball career and personal life of the NBA power forward from Elkhart, Indiana.
Download or read book Legends of College Basketball written by Mike Decourcy and published by Sporting News. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sporting News presents the greatest players, games, moments and memories of the NCAA Tournament in this illustrated history of the contest, offering readers an historical overview while surveying the ten greatest moments and ten greatest performances.
