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They were the Beatles of basketball, the "Mercury" Seven in sneakers. In "Dream Team, "acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless...

"NBA List Jam!" is an entertaining and informative collection of 125+ ranked lists that discuss and debate the people, games, events, and ephemera that have made the NBA the spectator sport of choice for millions in North America and beyond.The wide variety of list topics include Greatest Teams, Bes...

Every March, millions of Americans have their minds fixated on one thing: the NCAA men's basketball tournament. From the "First Four" to the Final Four, "March Madness" takes the country by storm-the magic of the tournament and the purity of the amateur game keep fans coming back for more. From the ...

An inventive novel, "Make It, Take It" sneaks the reader past the press conferences, locker rooms, and huddles of college basketball. Without judgment or sentimentality, Rus Bradburd lays bare the web of conflicts between players and coaches, blacks and whites, revealing the complex humanity of a te...

Shaquille 'Shaq' O'Neal is a four time NBA champion and a three time NBA Finals MVP. After being an All-American at Lousiana State University, he was the number one draft pick by the NBA in 1992. Today in 2011, he's still playing - in fact, at 38, Shaq is the oldest player in the NBA. His presence -...

This is an Olympic sport book that's going to be in demand. This new edition shows coaches how to prepare for games, teach skills, correct mistakes, encourage players and provide a safe playing environment. Incorporating a player-centric model which places greater emphasis on the development of play...

With unforgettable players and the winningest tradition in the NBA, the Celtics can lay claim to some of the most unique stories in the league. But what happens when the lights go dim, the crowds depart, and the players leave the court? In Boston Celtics Where Have You Gone? fans can catch up with t...

Whether it was helping Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win three-straight 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 controversi...

Before March 2011 only four coaches had ever won the NCAA men's basketball championship three times or more. That month, with the culmination of the famous "March Madness," the University of Connecticut's Jim Calhoun became the fifth. In twenty-five years at UConn, coach Jim Calhoun changed a team, ...

Who would have thought that an Asian-American, who stood just 5'3 tall as a freshman in high school, and eventually went to Harvard to major in economics, would become the NBA's most talked about star in decades? But that's exactly what happened to Jeremy Lin. Undrafted out of college and subsequent...

Coach Tom Crean has brought the stories Indiana University Hoosiers basketball program back to the national prominence by taking an unranked team at the beginning of 2011 season all the way to the 2012 Sweet Sixteen. Indiana University coach since 2008, the story of Coach Crean's successful rebuildi...

In the tradition of "The Boys of Summer "and "The Bronx Is Burning," "New York Times "sports columnist Harvey Araton delivers a fascinating look at the 1970s New York Knicks--part autobiography, part sports history, part epic, set against the tumultuous era when Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, and Bill B...

Playing in the "Basketball Mecca" of Madison Square Garden, the New York Knickerbockers are a team steeped in history. The Knicks were a charter member of the NBA and have boasted a long list of all-time great players, from Harry "The Horse" Gallatin to Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Bill Bradley, Patrick...

No matter where his basketball travels took him during his 31 seasons in NCAA Division I college basketball, controversy was never been far behind Jerry Tarkanian. The legendary former coach of the UNLV Runnin Rebels proved himself to be one of the greatest coaches in the game 's history, however, a...

Do you think you know basketball? Do you think you know it well enough to take the court as an NBA or NCAA referee and accurately make the really tough calls? Well, here 's your chance to prove how much you really know about the history and rules of one of the world 's most popular sports.You Be the...

The Sixers won 65 games and an NBA championship in 1982 83, still one of the finest seasons in NBA history. It was Moses Malone who, in the days before the playoffs, gave the team its battle cry. Asked by coach Billy Cunningham how he thought things would go in the playoffs, Moses said, "Fo, fo, fo,...

It 's been over thirty years since Mike Krzyzewski became the head basketball coach at Duke University. And on November 15, 2011, Coach K became the most successful coach in NCAA Division I men 's basketball history with his 903rd victory. Now the impact and inspiration of this living legend is capt...

Some call them the Bad Boys, others just call them bad news either way, few teams carry the passion, power, and determination exuded by the Detroit Pistons. A collection of incredible basketball talent revered in Detroit and despised throughout the rest of the NBA, the Pistons are anything and every...

The tradition of college basketball excellence that reigns at Indiana University can only be matched by a handful of other elite programs, while the fierce devotion of IU basketball fans has been selling out arenas and inspiring generation after generation of Hoosier fans for over a century. This ne...

Since joining ESPN in 1979, Dick Vitale has become the senior spokesman for college hoops. In Living A Dream, Vitale reveals details about his start at ESPN and shares his feelings about the most important people in the college basketball world. A must-have for any basketball fan.

More than 5,800 card sets are listed in this popular book. It's the most comprehensive basketball card source ever! This new edition includes complete coverage of hoops cards and collectibles from 1910 to present.