Basketball

by Bryan Boyd (Author), Bryan Jr. Boyd (Author), Melissa Boyd (Other)

B is for Basketball is the perfect book for beginner youth basketball players. From the letter A to the letter Z, this book provides all the basics of basketball and covers the fundamentals of passing, shooting, Xs and Os, and so much more that goes into learning the game. Fun and exciting illustrations, this colorful book teaches kids how to develop an understanding of the game and improve ball skills at an early age.

by Alexis Levi (Author)

Alexis Levi: Boardroom To The Locker Room is a rivoting story about the first African American Woman to own a men's professional basketball team. This story is a weave of a thrilling true life story of a modern day hero who risks all to fulfill her passion to live the dream of entering the male dominated industry of professional sports. Read about the struggle not only in her personal life as a "First," in a man's world of fierce competition, and sexist biases. A must read for aspiring, adventures in any industry.

by Van Allen Plexico (Author), John Ringer (Author)

Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, hosts of the AU Wishbone Podcast and authors of WE BELIEVED: A LIFETIME OF AUBURN FOOTBALL and SEASON OF OUR DREAMS, bring you the story of Auburn Basketball over the past five decades, beginning with the arrivals of Sonny Smith and Charles Barkley, and through Bruce Pearl's revival of the program, the Final Four season of 2019 and the powerhouse team of 2022. The book includes:

- The hiring of Sonny Smith, along with a bunch of his great stories and hilarious one-liners. AND a new interview conducted with him in 2022, offering his thoughts on his time as coach, his favorite players, his work as color analyst for AU today, and his thoughts on Bruce Pearl and the current Auburn Basketball program.

- Charles Barkley: Every story we could find. His three seasons on the team; his experiences with Bobby Knight at the 1984 Olympic trials (and reactions of other players there!); his glory years in the NBA, and beyond. (Not to mention the time he tried to gain a hundred pounds in one day, to avoid being drafted by one particular team!)

- Cliff Ellis: His best teams and players, and what he really thought about his dismissal in 2004.

- The tragedy of Tommy Joe Eagles, and the disaster of the Lebo/Barbee years. (From how the new Arena was designed and why, to what Barbee felt was the most important thing when he took over the job--!)

- Bruce Pearl: How Jay Jacobs managed the hire. The controversies. The revival of the program. The glorious 2019 run. The great players. The exhilaration of the 2022 team and everything around it. All of that and more.

- The greatest players of the last five decades, and the best games, tournament runs, and more.

- In-depth discussion and analysis of every Auburn Basketball season since 1978 (some of them game-by-game, a few of them play-by-play... and some much more than others, obviously!)

- And, along the way, you get Van and John's patented mixture of commentary, humor, memories, and analysis.

It's 300 pages of Auburn Basketball glory, as only the AU Wishbone duo can tell it!

by Victor G. Holman (Author)

The Agile Basketball Framework uncovers better ways of creating team synergy, improving team dynamics and applying real-time and historical analytics in order to reach team goals. The rules of the Agile Basketball Framework integrates the pillars, roles, events, and artifacts guiding the relationships and interactions between them. Agile Basketball employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize performance and adapt quickly to change. The concepts of Agile Basketball are described throughout this guide. Complete buy-in to philosophy, team strategy and game plan coupled with commitment to continuously gain a deeper understanding of how to measure team and player value through analytics are key fundamentals to this process. In Agile Basketball value is placed on the fundamentals, focus is placed on team synergy, and no player is more important than the team. Each player maximizes their value based on the needs of the team for any particular game or match-up. In this guide Victor Holman provides a step by step approach for measuring value, improving player IQ and creating team synergy.

Author Biography

Victor Holman is a business performance expert, management consultant, speaker, and author. His thought leadership in business performance, organizational performance and process improvement has been demonstrated in books, frameworks and products he's published over the last 20 years. Victor has served as a performance expert, project manager and management consultant to over 50 government agencies worldwide and a hundred corporations of all sizes. He's been featured in major television, radio and print media outlets for his ability to help small businesses outperform their competition by applying strategies, frameworks and management tools that work for large, successful businesses. Victor's true passion however, is basketball and his love for the NBA. The Agile Basketball Framework and processes are an adaptation based on the performance management and systems development frameworks and lessons Victor has learned over the years as a consultant. Victor believes that like small businesses, less talented basketball programs can level the playing field by applying a framework that transcends their analytics programs beyond management decision making and into quantitative results delivered by the players. He understands that in order to make a team function at optimal performance, it's critical that game data is gathered, analyzed and translated into value that can be easily measured and delivered by its players. Victor can help teams figure out how to apply their data and existing analytics systems to help players measure value, increase IQ and create synergy using his Agile Basketball Framework.

by Russ Bengtson (Author), Bobbito Garcia (Foreword by)

A celebration of the iconic shoes and superstars who have defined the sport for decades, A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers tells the story of hoops as only shoes can.

Author Biography

Russ Bengtson is the former editor-in-chief of SLAM magazine and longtime sneaker editor at Complex. He was a monthly columnist at Mass Appeal, and conducted one-on-one interviews with most of the NBA superstars of the 1990s and 2000s, including Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley, and Shaquille O'Neal. He was also a contributor for the books Agents of Change: The Story of DC Shoes and Its Athletes (HarperCollins, 2003) and SLAM KICKS: Basketball Sneakers that Changed the Game (Universe, 2013), and edited Nike SB: The Dunk Book (Rizzoli, 2018).

by Sabrina Pichardo (Illustrator), A. D. Largie (Author)

Basketball Books For Boys
This is a book about how a simple boy born in Akron Ohio became NBA basketball superstar Lebron James. Lebron James has been a King on the basketball court since high school. But life wasn't always so rich for King James. Life started out hard for Lebron he was once a little boy born to a poor single mother. It was a real struggle before Lebron found a stable home where he could attend school regularly, wear nice clothes, and eat a proper meal.

1. -How to overcome adversity
2. -How to never give up even when things look bleak
3. -The importance of being an unselfish person and caring about others
4. -The importance of practice, patience, and discipline
5. -That it's not how you start off in life but how you finish

by Shaun Carroll (Author)

KYRIE IRVING

Over the past decade, Kyrie Irving has become one of the most well-known names in the NBA and is now widely regarded as one of the best point guards in the league. However, he is not only well known for his basketball prowess, but also his outspoken attitude and sometimes controversial interviews.

In this book, we will cover everything there is to know about Kyrie Irving as a basketball player, and also as a man, looking deep into his NBA, College, and High School basketball careers, as well as his life outside of basketball!

• Kyrie's Early Life
• High School Career
• College Career
• NBA Career To Date
• Becoming A Champion
• Kyrie's Life Outside Of Basketball
• What's Next For Kyrie Irving
• Much, Much More!

by William Lawson (Author)

There are few places more exciting than the basketball court... Yet few kids realize just how exciting the whole story of the game really is.

210.2 million people follow the NBA league across its various social media platforms, making it the most popular sports league in the world.

So why is it that no one really understands its history?

If your kids aspire to be the next LeBron James, they're already hungry for basketball knowledge... and a deeper understanding of the rich and colorful history of the sport is only going to improve their practice and deepen their love of the game.

Even for kids who don't play but love nothing more than watching the New York Knicks work their magic on the court, all their favorite heroes will come to life when they get to know a little more about the inspirational stories that happen outside of the spotlight.

If you've ever watched your child dribble the ball across the driveway narrating their all-star play with a creative commentary, or heard your teen raving about the last Bulls game, you know they've got basketball fever... and this one's a fever that deserves to be fed!

The NBA was founded in 1946, and there have been many dramatic twists and turns to get it to where it is today.

For kids who look up to the likes of Kevin Durant and Zion Williamson, understanding a little more about the history of basketball is a game-changer.

Watch their passion soar and their determination fly when they hear the inspirational stories behind the NBA's forgotten history.

History of NBA Basketball That Nobody Talks About for Kids delves right inside that history, uncovering all the most inspirational gold. Inside, you'll discover:

● The question you didn't know you needed to ask, answered - what exactly is NBA basketball?

● How basketball has evolved from its humble beginnings (the full story from 1891 to the present day)

● A closer look at 15 of the best basketball players in the history of the game - as identified by the NBA

● The greatest basketball player nicknames of all time (no kid will be able to resist coming up with their own contender!)

● Fascinating forgotten facts from the depths of NBA history (dinner table conversation is about to get super interesting!)

● The inspirational rags-to-riches stories from key figures like LeBron James

● 8 of the greatest underdog moments in NBA history (nothing inspires a kid like an underdog story!)

● Eye-catching cartoon illustrations to bring the stories to life and spark your child's imagination

And much more.

The basketball court has been exciting kids all over the world for years... Yet few know just how colorful its history really is.

Do your kid a favor: Give them the tools they need to explore the players and stories that make the game what it is today... And who knows? Maybe you'll have the next big star of the NBA on your hands!

If you have kids or teens with a hunger for all things basketball, feed their passion: Scroll up and click "Add to Cart" right now.

by Shaun Carroll (Author)

KYRIE IRVING

Over the past decade, Kyrie Irving has become one of the most well-known names in the NBA and is now widely regarded as one of the best point guards in the league. However, he is not only well known for his basketball prowess, but also his outspoken attitude and sometimes controversial interviews.

In this book, we will cover everything there is to know about Kyrie Irving as a basketball player, and also as a man, looking deep into his NBA, College, and High School basketball careers, as well as his life outside of basketball!

• Kyrie's Early Life
• High School Career
• College Career
• NBA Career To Date
• Becoming A Champion
• Kyrie's Life Outside Of Basketball
• What's Next For Kyrie Irving
• Much, Much More!

by William Lawson (Author)

There are few places more exciting than the basketball court... Yet few kids realize just how exciting the whole story of the game really is.

210.2 million people follow the NBA league across its various social media platforms, making it the most popular sports league in the world.

So why is it that no one really understands its history?

If your kids aspire to be the next LeBron James, they're already hungry for basketball knowledge... and a deeper understanding of the rich and colorful history of the sport is only going to improve their practice and deepen their love of the game.

Even for kids who don't play but love nothing more than watching the New York Knicks work their magic on the court, all their favorite heroes will come to life when they get to know a little more about the inspirational stories that happen outside of the spotlight.

If you've ever watched your child dribble the ball across the driveway narrating their all-star play with a creative commentary, or heard your teen raving about the last Bulls game, you know they've got basketball fever... and this one's a fever that deserves to be fed!

The NBA was founded in 1946, and there have been many dramatic twists and turns to get it to where it is today.

For kids who look up to the likes of Kevin Durant and Zion Williamson, understanding a little more about the history of basketball is a game-changer.

Watch their passion soar and their determination fly when they hear the inspirational stories behind the NBA's forgotten history.

History of NBA Basketball That Nobody Talks About for Kids delves right inside that history, uncovering all the most inspirational gold. Inside, you'll discover:

• The question you didn't know you needed to ask, answered - what exactly is NBA basketball?
• How basketball has evolved from its humble beginnings (the full story from 1891 to the present day)
• A closer look at 15 of the best basketball players in the history of the game - as identified by the NBA
• The greatest basketball player nicknames of all time (no kid will be able to resist coming up with their own contender!)
• Fascinating forgotten facts from the depths of NBA history (dinner table conversation is about to get super interesting!)
• The inspirational rags-to-riches stories from key figures like LeBron James
• 8 of the greatest underdog moments in NBA history (nothing inspires a kid like an underdog story!)
• Eye-catching cartoon illustrations to bring the stories to life and spark your child's imagination

And much more.

The basketball court has been exciting kids all over the world for years... Yet few know just how colorful its history really is.

Do your kid a favor: Give them the tools they need to explore the players and stories that make the game what it is today... And who knows? Maybe you'll have the next big star of the NBA on your hands!

The wait is over. For the first time since 1989, Michigan basketball sits on top of the college hoops world.

Coach Dusty May's 2025-26 Wolverines broke program records for victories, bulldozed through the NCAA Tournament and brought the national championship trophy back to Ann Arbor. Leading scorer Yaxel Lendeborg, elite playmaker Elliot Cadeau, dominant rebounder Morez Johnson Jr. and steady scorer Trey McKenney gave this team a gear nobody in the bracket could match.

They routed Tennessee in the Elite Eight. They crushed Arizona in the Final Four. And they overwhelmed UConn in the championship game.

The supporting cast ran just as deep. Center Aday Mara gave Michigan a supersized frontcourt that overpowered opponents, while guards Nimari Burnett and Roddy Gayle Jr. stretched defenses from the perimeter. This was the deepest roster Michigan has ever put together.

"Maize the Roof" is a 208-page, full-color hardcover book from the award-winning journalists of The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press covering the full championship season, from the record-breaking regular season through the tournament run and the night Ann Arbor celebrated its first national title in 37 years.

Order your copies of this historic championship season today!

Relive the excitement of one of the wildest men's college basketball seasons in history with this hardcover coffee-table book — the ultimate collector's item for college basketball fans! This limited-edition book takes you on a thrilling journey through regular-season highlights, an unforgettable NCAA Tournament with upsets in every round, and UConn's national championship triumph.

For the Florida Atlantic fan:Enjoy 10 pages of coverage of FAU's cinderella season.

For the Miami fan: Relive the Hurricanes' magical run to the Final Four with 11 pages of coverage.

For the San Diego State fan: Get the inside story of the Aztecs' incredible run to their first NCAA tournament championship berth with more than 30 pages of coverage.

For the UConn fan: Relive the championship run of your beloved Huskies with more than 75 pages of coverage.

For the fan of college basketball: Relive the most memorable college basketball season ever across all 160 pages of this dynamic book.

With compelling stories from The Athletic, action-packed photos, and insider insights, this book is the perfect way to relive the incredible moments that made this basketball season unforgettable.

Commemorate South Carolina’s national championship season with this hardcover collector’s book. Full of compelling stories and dynamic photos from award-winning journalists who witnessed every game, this coffee-table book gives readers an insider’s perspective of Gamecocks basketball, including exclusive photos, player profiles, game coverage, Dawn Staley’s Coach of the Year award, Aliyah Boston’s Player of the Year award and the NCAA tournament. Get this limited-edition book today and celebrate South Carolina’s historic season.

Preserve the glory of the Gators incredible championship journey with "CHOMP-IONS!," the premium hardcover collectors book that brings every heart-pounding moment back to life in spectacular detail! This archival-quality keepsake features 208 pages of stunning photography and thrilling insider stories from The Gainesville Sun, capturing the electrifying excitement, unbelievable plays, and ultimate triumph of Floridas unforgettable rise to basketball greatness. Display this beautifully crafted coffee table book proudly in your home as the perfect showpiece addition to your Gators collection or as a treasured gift that will spark joy across generations!

Whether youre building a legacy collection of Florida memorabilia, searching for the perfect gift for the passionate Gator fan in your life, or still celebrating the emotional high of that championship moment, "CHOMP-IONS!" delivers the definitive commemoration of this historic season that fans have been craving! Pre-order now to secure this limited collectors edition, a timeless tribute to the unbreakable Gator spirit that will be cherished and revisited with excitement for years to come. Go Gators!

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Commemorate UConn’s historic chase for back-to-back national championships with this hardcover collector’s book. Full of exclusive stories and dynamic photos from The Day, this 128-page coffee table book puts you inside the huddle as the Huskies dominated college basketball en route to their second straight title. This ultimate showcase of UConn basketball is in production now and will include full coverage of the NCAA Tournament, including the championship game against Purdue. Get the inside story of UConn's historic season.

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Experience the phenomenon that is Caitlin Clark with "Fever Pitch: How Caitlin Clark Captivated the Basketball World and Won Rookie of the Year." This 144-page hardcover collectors edition, crafted by IndyStars award-winning journalists, offers an unrivaled courtside view of Clarks explosive rookie season.

Drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, Clark didnt just meet expectations—she shattered them. Her impact transcended the court, sparking a remarkable 150% surge in WNBA attendance. Clark and the Fever have accounted for over a third of the leagues total attendance, solidifying her status as basketballs brightest new star.

Immerse yourself in stunning photography and compelling narratives that capture Clarks game-changing performances, record-breaking feats, and the electric atmosphere she brings to every arena. This isnt just a book—its a front-row ticket to basketball history in the making.

Whether youre a die-hard fan or new to the game, "Fever Pitch" is your essential guide to understanding how one rookie reshaped the landscape of professional basketball. Dont just witness the Caitlin Clark era—own it. Order now and secure your piece of sports history!

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Celebrate Gonzaga coach Mark Fews remarkable career with this collectors book. From West Coast Conference championships to deep NCAA Tournament runs, top Gonzaga players to coach Fews impact in our community, this hardcover, 144-page book is full of stories, photos and stats that showcase Gonzaga basketball and coach Fews career in a unique way.