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In 1945, the Loyola New Orleans Wolf Pack became the city's first basketball team to earn a national championship. The Cinderella season was chronicled in the "Times Picayune," the student newspaper "The Maroon" and letters from students and alums fighting overseas. The 1944-45 run to the championship was an amazing boon to the community during trying times. The group of boyhood friends and rivals beat out previous national champions and exhausted...
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Keeping up with the fascinating facts about basketball can make your brain feel like it's been dribbled down the court! You hear about great players (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA MVP six times), powerful dynasties (the Boston Celtics won eight NBA championships in a row), and huge performances (Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game). Colorful infographics convey key information about basketball-such as diagramming plays, explaining...
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Spanning decades with great columns from renowned writers,thistime 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.
904) Doubles Troubles
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Henry wants to win the doubles tennis trophy more than anything. He knows he'd good enough, but he's not sure his partner Rocky is. The advantage goes to new readers as they follow Henry as he helps Rocky train and, at the same time, works on his history project. Can Henry serve up an ace on and off the court?
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Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is the NBA's best long-range shooter. Born to an NBA player, Curry and his siblings grew up playing alongside pro basketball players. Some worried that Curry's size would hold him back as a player, but in college, Curry's performance quickly slated him as one of basketball's next superstars.
Curry joined the Warriors NBA team in 2009. Ever since, his skills and stats have broken records and earned...
906) Sadia
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Sadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball Fifteen-year-old Sadia Ahmadi is passionate about one thing: basketball. Her best friend Miriam, on the other hand, wants to get noticed by the popular crowd and has started de-jabbing, removing her hijab, at school every morning. Sadia's mom had warned her that navigating high school could be tricky. As much as she hates to admit it, her mom was right. When tryouts for...
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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...
908) Off Season
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Readers of Hoop Crazy will remember Ned as the bug-loving beanpole who lives in an isolated national park out West, three hours from the nearest basketball court. But Ned's participation in the three-on-three tournament when he visited Nick has sparked his interest in the game and now he and his father have built their own basketball court in the wilderness. And Ned's hoop skills have improved considerably. Nick and Kia are just beginning to get the...
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Shorts and jerseys. / Ball and hoop. / Dino-dribble. / Pass and shoot.
Bouncy rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler highlights basketball basics as two teams of dinosaurs take the court. Young fans will delight in the energy of this fast-paced board book. And action-packed art from Barry Gott includes lots of fun details for readers to enjoy!
910) The Upside of Down
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Hobbs Crane doesn't like distractions. He lives for football, rules the basketball court, and does his best to avoid the neighbor girl with the Jupiter-sized crush on him. With a new kid out to steal his starting basketball position, Hobbs needs to feel in control again. Then Hobbs finds a boy living inside a giant blue spruce on an empty city lot who becomes the biggest distraction of all. How long has he been there? Where did he come from? And why...
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You may be wondering: "How did he do what?"
Here are three examples:
• Surviving a turbulent boyhood, even if I was the one causing the turbulence.
• Turning a journalism degree and a $500 investment into a thriving, family-owned, multi-generation, oil and gas producing company.
• Enjoying a lifetime of playing basketball, competing against players ranging from Globetrotter Marques Haynes in the early 1960s to current NBA stars Kevin Durant...
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In the 40 years the San Antonio Spurs have been in the NBA, Tim Duncan played 19 of them. A star from the moment he put on the Silver and Black, and productive through his final season, Duncan's career is among the best the league has ever seen. The Big Fundamental won Rookie of the Year in 1998 and his first NBA championship in 1999, on his way to five NBA titles, three NBA Finals MVPs, two NBA regular season MVPs, 15 All-Star game appearances, and...
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The University of Kentucky mens basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this book explores those wins along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Wildcats stars from more than a century of success are highlighted, including Louie Dampier, Pat Riley, Sam Bowie, Jamal Mashburn, Antoine Walker, Walter McCarty, Travis Ford, and Brandon Knight. The teams colorful coaches are...
914) H.O.R.S.E
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A slam dunk from award-winning author and illustrator Christopher Myers, H.O.R.S.E. is a celebration of the sport of basketball, the art of trash-talking, and the idea that what's possible is bounded only by what you can dream.
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As a child, Diana Taurasi was awkward and gangly. But as soon as she started playing basketball, she learned that her size and height gave her an advantage on the basketball court. Since winning the WBNA Rookie of the Year title in 2004, Taurasi has come a long way. Discover more about Taurasi's highlights on the court in this action-packed biography in the Stars of Sports series.
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The University of Kentucky men's basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this lively guide explores those victories along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Influential players from more than a century of success are highlighted, including Louie Dampier, Jamal Mashburn, John Wall, Anthony Davis, and Karl-Anthony Towns. The team's colorful coaches are also profiled. Covering...
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Every Indiana Hoosiers fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven't done everything there is to experience in and around Bloomington, Indiana. From visiting the campus to copying Keith Smart's jump shot to win the 1987 national championship, author Terry Hutchens and Bill Murphy provide ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities...
918) Long Shot
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When Nick and Kia arrive for try-outs for the basketball team they played on the previous year, they are surprised to meet their new coach. Coach Barkley is a former college star known for his fierce desire to win. Though the coach has been away from the game for many years, his competitive instincts are as strong as ever and his aggressive coaching techniques are a new experience for these kids. Suddenly making the rep team no longer seems the sure...
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Featuring traditions, records, and lore, this his lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Purdue fan should know. Whether you're a Mackey Arena regular or a more recent supporter, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Purdue beat reporter Nathan Baird has collected every essential piece of Boilers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to...
920) Chicago Bulls: Stories from the Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box of the Chicago Bulls Dynasty
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The Chicago Bulls are one of basketballs most storied teamsfrom Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Phil Jackson to Hall of Famers and MVPs, the Bulls NBA championship legacy will likely never be surpassed. Author and Bulls beat reporter Kent McDill provides a closer look at the great moments of the 1990s championship teams, which saw the Bulls win six championships in eight seasons. Through multiple interviews conducted with current and past Bulls,...
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