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The red hot New York Knicks are playing the Los Angeles Lakers in their next game which is Sunday January 9, 2011.  The game is set to start at 9:30pm eastern standard time.  This should be a great game for both teams primarily for the Knicks because the Lakers are the defending champions and it would be a great test to solidify their great play as of late.  The Lakers on the other hand have been struggling early in the year and right now are enjoying a 3 game winning streak but desperately needs to keep that streak alive.  For fans who are interested in seeing this game online visit watch New York vs Los Angeles online.

The Knicks have been playing great basketball since they’ve acquired Amare Stoudemire.  They are a totally new team with a new brand of basketball that New York fans are not used to.  Stoudemire is having by far his best year professionally carrying his team to victories.  Their record of 21-14 is a huge turn around compared to last season.  Not only has Stoudemire been great for the Knicks but Raymond Felton has performed admirably as well.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to get their near mid-season form together.  They really have been struggling so far during this NBA season and have not looked as dominant as they should.  They have all the talent in the world but for some reason they are struggling to put all the pieces together.  Hopefully with this small 3 game winning streak they are on, maybe they will be able to turn things around.

A Knicks win against the Lakers will mean trouble for the Lakers.  They cannot afford to continue losing games and they definitely need to compete against red hot teams and especially their major competitors like Miami, Boston, San Antonio, Denver, and Dallas.  This game tonight should be fun to watch.

 

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1974 in Basketball: 1973-74 San Diego Conquistadors Season $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1973-74 San Diego Conquistadors Season, 1973-74 Kentucky Colonels Season, 1974 Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1974 Ncaa Men’s Division Ii Basketball Tournament, 1974-75 Aba Season, 1974 Nba Draft, 1974 Naia Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1974 Fiba World Championship, 1974 Nba Finals, 1973-74 New York Nets Season, Fiba Africa Championship 1974, 1974 Nba Playoffs, Abc Championship for Women 1974, 1974 Aba All-Star Game, 1974 Nba All-Star Game, 1974 Aba Playoffs, 1974 National Invitation Tournament, 1973-74 Ucla Bruins Men’s Basketball Team, 1973-74 Capital Bullets Season, 1974 Nba Expansion Draft, 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament. Excerpt: The Bullets relocated to the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland. The Baltimore Bullets become the Capital Bullets and they won the Central Division. The Bullets finished with a 47-35 record. Wes Unseld was limited to 56 games due to injuries. In the playoffs, the Bullets would be beaten by the New York Knicks for the 5th time in 6 years. The Bullets were eliminated by the Knicks in seven games. Following the season, the team was renamed as the Washington Bullets .Offseason NBA Draft Regular season Season standings Season Schedule Player stats Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average Postseason Awards and honors References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 1973-74 American Basketball Association season saw the Kentucky Colonels finish in second place in the ABA’s Eastern Division, defeat the Carolina Cougars 4 games to 0 in the Eastern Division Semifinals, and lose to the Eastern Division regular season champion New York Nets 4 games to 0 in the Eastern Division Finals .Offseason Special

1991 In Basketball $20.31 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1991 Acb Playoffs, 1990-91 Chicago Bulls Season, 1991 Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1991 Nba Finals, Abc Championship 1991, 1990-91 New Jersey Nets Season, Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games, 1991 Nba Draft, 1991 Ncaa Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1990-91 Acb Season, 1991-92 Nba Season, 1991 National Invitation Tournament, 1991 Nba Playoffs, Euroleague Women 1991-92, 1991 Pba Season, 1991 Sec Women’s Basketball Tournament, Fiba Oceania Championship 1991, 1991 Pba Draft, 1991 Nba All-Star Game. Excerpt: 199192 end{sloppypar The 199091 ACB season was the 8th season of the Liga ACB , after changing its name. The competition format changed again. The 24 teams were divided in two groups of 12 teams each. The eight first teams of each group advanced to the championship playoffs, and the four last teams of each group advanced to the relegation playoffs.Montigalà Joventut won their first ACB title, and their 3rd overall. It was the first ACB title won by a team besides FC Barcelona and Real Madrid .Team Standigs Regular Season :Group Odd end{sloppypar Playoffs Relegation Playoffs Cajabilbao and Cajacanarias were relegated.Championship Playoffs Main article: 1991 ACB Playoffs begin{sloppypar item First Round: Quarterfinals: Semifinals: Finals item : item 1: Montigalà Joventut : 2 : item 16: DYC Breogán : 0: 1: Montigalà Joventut : 2 : item 8: Valvi Girona : 0: 9: At. Madrid Villalba: 0: item 9: textb…

1996 in Basketball: 1996 Nba Playoffs $22.81 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1996 Nba Playoffs, 1996 Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1996 Nba Draft, 1995-96 Chicago Bulls Season, 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies Season, 1996-97 Vancouver Grizzlies Season, 1996 Nba Finals, 1995-96 Miami Heat Season, 1995-96 Toronto Raptors Season, Abc Under-22 Championship 1996, Abc Under-18 Championship 1996, Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Abc Under-18 Championship for Women 1996, 1996 National Invitation Tournament, 1996 Intercontinental Cup, 1996 Pba Season, 1996 in Basketball, Abc Champions Cup 1996, Wheelchair Basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Nba All-Star Game, 1996 Ncaa Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1996-97 Arizona Wildcats Men’s Basketball Team, 1996 Pba Draft, Iranian Basketball League Division One 1996-97. Excerpt: The Chicago Bulls set an NBA record by winning 72 games. The Bulls would go on to beat the Seattle Supersonics in the 1996 NBA Finals.Offseason Prior the 1995-96 season, Dennis Rodman and Jack Haley were traded from the San Antonio Spurs to the Chicago Bulls for center Will Perdue and cash considerations, in order to fill a large void at power forward left by Horace Grant , who left the Bulls prior to the 1994-95 season.Haley only played in one game during the regular season and did not participate in the playoffs. He became best-known for his friendship with the enigmatic Rodman. In his book Bad As I Wanna Be , Rodman stated that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had to approve the trade before it took place. Rodman chose the number 91 (9+1=10 according to Rodman for why he chose that number) for his jersey since the number 10 jersey was retired by the Bulls in the 1995 offseason in honor of Bob Love .NBA Draft Regular season In his first full season since returning to the NBA, Jordan won his eighth

1997 in Basketball: 1997 Nba Playoffs $26.71 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1997 Nba Playoffs, 1997 Ncaa Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, 1997 Nba Finals, 1996-97 Chicago Bulls Season, 1997-98 Vancouver Grizzlies Season, 1996-97 Vancouver Grizzlies Season, 1997 Tournament of the Americas, 1996-97 Philadelphia 76ers Season, Abc Championship 1997, 1997 Nba Draft, 1997 Nba All-Star Game, 1997 Wnba Draft, Fiba Africa Championship 1997, 1997 Phoenix Mercury Season, 1997 Los Angeles Sparks Season, 1996-97 Toronto Raptors Season, 1997 New York Liberty Season, 1997 Centrobasket, 1997 Houston Comets Season, 1997 National Invitation Tournament, 1997 Wnba Season, 1997 Sacramento Monarchs Season, 1997 Charlotte Sting Season, 1997 Utah Starzz Season, Eurocup Basketball 1997-98, 1997 Cleveland Rockers Season, 1997 in Basketball, 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets Season, 1997 Pba Season, 1996-97 Miami Heat Season, Abc Champions Cup 1997, Fiba Oceania Championship 1997, 1996-97 Arizona Wildcats Men’s Basketball Team, 1997 Pba Draft, Iranian Basketball League Division One 1997-98, Iranian Basketball League Division One 1996-97, Basketball at the 1997 Summer Universiade. Excerpt: The 199697 Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team represented the University of Arizona . The Head Coach was Lute Olson . The team played its home games in the McKale Center , and was a member of the Pacific Ten Conference .NCAA basketball tournament end{sloppypar end{sloppypar Awards and honors Team players drafted into the NBA See also (online edition) References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The offseason was again marked by vast changes: Anderson declined to re-sign, Johnson was shipped to the Knicks for power forward Anthony Mason , and lottery draft pick guard Kobe Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac .NBA Draft Before

Algiris Kaunas Players $22.72 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marcus Brown, Arvydas Sabonis, Kirk Penney, Kenny Anderson, Ed Cota, Tyus Edney, Loren Woods, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Tanoka Beard, Anthony Bowie, Mamadou N’diaye, Michael Bradley, Paulius Jankunas, Martynas Andriuškevicius, Saulius Štombergas, Darjuš Lavrinovic, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Elías Larry Ayuso, Valdemaras Chomicius, Kestutis Šeštokas, Giedrius Gustas, Gintaras Einikis, Virginijus Praškevicius, Hanno Möttölä, George Zidek, Mantas Kalnietis, Jonas Maciulis, Mindaugas Timinskas, Marko Popovic, Modestas Paulauskas, Stasys Stonkus, Kazys Petkevicius, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Gintaras Krapikas, Sergejus Jovaiša, Franjo Arapovic, Dejuan Collins, Goran Jurak, Sherman Hamilton, Marcelo Machado, Vidas Ginevicius, Dainius Šalenga, Stepas Butautas, Justinas Lagunavicius, Chris Carrawell, Darius Lukminas, Arunas Visockas, Travis Watson, Mario Delaš. Excerpt: Anthony Lee Bowie (born November 9, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ) is an American basketball player. He is a former NBA shooting guard , most renowned for his stint with the Orlando Magic . With the Magic, Bowie became one of the top bench players, often stepping in to provide spark and energy, timely baskets, and defensive stops. Career Bowie was selected in the third round (66th overall pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets out of the University of Oklahoma . After he bounced around in Europe and in several minor leagues, playing for the Rockets in the 1986 and 1987 pre-season games and for the New Jersey Nets during the 1988 pre-season, he debuted in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs in 1989. After the end of the 1988-1989 season, San Antonio re-signed him and traded him for cash to the team that drafted him, the Rockets, where he playe

American Basketball Association Referees: Earl Strom, Norm Drucker, Ed T. Rush, John Vanak, Joe Gushue, Jack Madden, Jess Kersey $9.43 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Earl “Yogi” Strom (December 15, 1927 July 10, 1994) was a professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Strom is credited as the greatest referee in the history of the NBA and was known for his flamboyant style and ability to control the game. Nicknamed “The Pied Piper”, the assertive Strom made foul calls with his whistle by using a “tweet-pause-tweet-tweet” tune and pointing at the offending player. In addition to calling fouls with flair, he was known for ejecting players from games with style and he sometimes supported his rulings with physical force. Over the course of his career, he officiated 2,400 professional basketball regular season games, 295 playoff games, seven All-Star games, and 29 NBA and ABA Finals. For his extensive contributions to the game, Strom was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995. Strom was born December 15, 1927 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania to Max and Bessie Strom. Earl’s father, Max, was a foreman at a bakery, and Earl grew up in the household as the youngest of seven children comprising five boys and two girls. As a child, he became interested in athletics and competing in sports, and this interest lasted throughout his childhood and into high school. At Pottstown High School, Strom played football, baseball, and basketball. After finishing high school in 1945, he joined the United States Coast Guard towards the end of World War II. Returning from service, Strom attended Pierce Junior College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1951. Following school, the young Strom continued participating in sports and played for a local semi-professional basketball team in his early 20s. Durin… More:

Americans of Yoruba Descent: Hakeem Olajuwon, Wale, Glenda Hatchett $9.53 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian American professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston. Under Coach Guy Lewis he had a standout career for the Cougars alongside future NBA Hall of Fame player Clyde Drexler, which included three trips to the Final Four. Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA Draft, a draft that included Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. Olajuwon joined the Houston Rockets and was affectionately known as “Hakeem The Dream” for his grace on and off the court. He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the “Twin Towers”. The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics. After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets’ undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and shot-blocking three times (1990, 1991, 1993). In the 1993-94 season he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks, avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing, and Shaquille O’Neal’s Orlando Magic. In 1996 Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States nationa… More:

Auburn Tigers Men’s Basketball Players $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Charles Barkley, Toney Douglas, Erk Russell, Ralph Jordan, Marquis Daniels, Chris Porter, Adam Harrington, Chuck Person, Mamadou N’diaye, Rex Frederick, Pat Burke, Eddie Johnson (Basketball, Born 1955), Matt Geiger, Moochie Norris, Mike Mitchell (Basketball, Born 1956), Jamison Brewer, Wesley Person, Bobby Cattage, Chris Morris, John Mengelt, Myles Patrick, Aaron Swinson. Excerpt: Aaron Anthony Swinson (born January 9, 1971 in Brunswick, Georgia ) is a retired American professional National Basketball Association player. A 6’5″ (1.96 m) forward, Swinson played college basketball at Auburn University . In 1994-95, Swinson played in nine games for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA . Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Adam Philip Harrington (born July 5, 1980 in Bernardston, MA ) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Auburn University and North Carolina State University . He has played professionally in the United States , Europe , and China . Early career Harrington attended Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield, Massachusetts . Because his high school housed grades 7 through 12 in the same building Harrington started playing on the varsity basketball team in eighth grade. Harrington made an immediate impact, as a 13 year old, eighth grader, he hit four three-point baskets late in a game to lead his team to the Western Massachusetts Tournament Finals. By the time his career was finished Harrington would record a total of 2,347 points scored, he was a member of 3 Western Massachusetts sectional winners and two Massachusetts State Championship teams. Over his career his team record for games he played in was 96-7. Harrington was awarded the 1998 Gatorade Massachusetts High School Basketball boys Player of the

Basketball Coaches $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Todd Joseph Miles Holden, Katy Easterday, Michael E. Long, Nenad Markovic, Leo Rautins, Monty Williams, Duško Ivanovic, Coach, Egon Steuer, Walenty Klyszejko, Guo Shiqiang, Aleš Pipan, Nenad Vucinic, Charlie Parker, Bill Beswick, Üllar Kerde, Bruce Kreutzer. Excerpt: Ale Pipan (born 1959 in Slovenia ) is the coach of Zlatorog Lasko and of the Slovenian national basketball team . Before, he was a coach of Anwil Wocawek (Poland ), Satex Maribor, Zagorje BZ, Krka and Geoplin Slovan , in addition to a prior stint at Lako.Pipan coached Slovenia at the Eurobasket 2007 .Pipan took Anwil in January 2007. After two months of working with the team he won with Anwil Wocawek Polish Cup (2007) beating the Euroleague team Prokom Trefl Sopot in the final. He finished 2006/2007 season at the fourth place, losing 3-4 in the semi-final against Prokom Trefl Sopot. In revenge he beat Prokom Trefl Sopot again in the Super-Cup game that opened 2007/2008 season in Poland.References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bill Beswick is a British sports psychologist who has worked with many of the games top coaches and players.His work has included spells at Premiership clubs Derby County, Manchester United and Middlesbrough. In addition, he has worked previously with the England U18 and U21 teams.Beswick also spent five years as head coach of Englands Basketball team which enjoyed Gold Medal success in the Commonwealth Games.In the opening chapter of his book, Beswick states: “Behaviour = Personality x Environment”.References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bruce Kreutzer is the head coach of the Atlanta Vision basketball team, and shooting consultant with the Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA Development

Basketball Players At The 2003 Pan American Games $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lindsay Taylor, Carlos Arroyo, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Anderson Varejão, Ann Strother, Chuck Hayes, Josh Childress, Luke Jackson, Barbara Turner, Peter John Ramos, Pablo Prigioni, Daniel Santiago, Nicole Powell, Ike Diogu, Tiago Splitter, Andre Barrett, Rick Apodaca, Román González, Janel Mccarville, Luis Flores, Horacio Llamas, Esteban Batista, Greg Francis, Elías Larry Ayuso, Jamie Carey, Francisco García, Sharif Fajardo, Jesse Young, Mauricio Aguiar, Carlos Morban, Roneeka Hodges, Kim Smith, Loree Moore, Richie Dalmau, Omar Quintero, Rickey Paulding, Juan Mendez, Rowan Barrett, Iciss Tillis, Peter Guarasci, Greg Newton, Shona Thorburn, Rebekkah Brunson, Antonio Latimer, Alex Garcia, Marcelo Machado, Bobby Joe Hatton, Jack Michael Martinez, Yamilé Martínez, Laurie Koehn, Paolo Quinteros, Blake Stepp, Yaquelín Plutín, Taimara Suero, Yudith Águila, Lisdeivis Víctores, Patricio Prato, Liset Castillo, Oyanaisis Gelis, Jorge Rivera, Suchitel Avila, Yayma Boulet, Milaisis Duanys, Franklin Western, Julio Mazzaro, Martín Leiva, Ariadna Capiró, Miguel Angel Pichardo, Guilherme Giovannoni, Shawn Swords. Excerpt: Medal record Alex Ribeiro Garcia (born March 4, 1980 in Orlandia , Brazil ) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. A 6’3″ (1.90 m) guard , Garcia has served two stints in the National Basketball Association as a member of the San Antonio Spurs (2003-04) and New Orleans Hornets (2004-05). He holds NBA career averages of 4.7 points per game and 1.8 assists per game . Garcia currently plays for Universo BRB of Novo Basquete Brasil . He is also a member of the Brazil national basketball team . Notes A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at item Info Page Medal record

Basketball Players From Missouri $23.6 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tyler Hansbrough, Norm Stewart, Maya Moore, Larry Hughes, Kareem Rush, Tyronn Lue, Loren Woods, Blake Ahearn, Anthony Tolliver, Brandon Rush, Ben Hansbrough, Jackie Stiles, Ed Macauley, Anthony Peeler, David Thirdkill, Kim Anderson, Bob Ferry, Steve Stipanovich, Jaron Rush, Ricky Frazier, Gene Moore, Anthony Bonner, Robin Jones, Chris Carrawell, Bevo Nordmann, Barry Orms, Bill Garnett, Med Park, Clay Johnson, Scott Sims, Dwayne Polk. Excerpt: Anthony Bonner (born June 8, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri ) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (23rd overall pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft. He played six seasons in the NBA for the Kings, New York Knicks , and Orlando Magic averaging 6.9 ppg in his career. He also played in Europe for several notable teams, including PAOK BC in Greece and Virtus Bologna Italy . In 2002, at the age of 34, he attempted a comeback with the Utah Jazz . He was cut after playing in 4 pre-season games. Bonner played college basketball at Saint Louis University . He is the Billikens’ all-time leading scorer with 1,972 points. Bonner is currently the subject of an ESPN Radio commercial featuring an interview with former coach New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy who, while commenting on Spurs player Matt Bonner , momentarily confuses him with former player Anthony Bonner. He goes on to mention how Anthony Bonner is the only former player he’s ever had who was issued a subpoena on the bench during an exhibition game. The coach suggested Anthony demonstrated his experience with subpoena by holding his hands up in the air they making it impossible for the subpoena to be properly served. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Anthony Peeler item Career stats (NBA)

Basketball Players From North Dakota $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As player:2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1968)As coach:10× NBA Champion (19911993, 19961998, 20002002, 2009)6× Eastern Conference Champion (19911993, 19961998)6× Western Conference Champion (20002002, 2004, 20082009)1× NBA Coach of the Year (1996)4× NBA All-Star Game Coach (1992, 1996, 2000, 2009)Top 10 Coaches in NBA HistoryMost NBA Championships won as a head coachMost Conference Championships won as a head coachMost wins in NBA Playoffs historyMost wins in a season (1996)Best regular season winning percentage (1996)Most wins in Chicago Bulls historyMost wins in Los Angeles Lakers history Philip Douglas “Phil” Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won four NBA titles from 2000 to 2009. In total, Jackson has won 10 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing a record he had shared with Red Auerbach. Currently, he is the winner of the most championships in NBA history (as a player and a head coach combined), breaking the tie between him and Bill Russell after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic four games to one. Jackson had won two rings as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter’s triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname “Zen Master”. (Jackson cites Robert

Basketball Players From Washington (U.S. State) $22.63 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Brandon Roy, Mark Hendrickson, Nate Robinson, Adam Morrison, John Stockton, Jason Terry, Jamal Crawford, Aaron Brooks, Roberto Bergersen, Rodney Stuckey, Rosell Ellis, Martell Webster, Doug Christie, Marvin Williams, Spencer Hawes, Luke Ridnour, Will Conroy, Maarty Leunen, Tony Harris, Jon Brockman, Richie Frahm, Michael Dickerson, Michael Holton, Isaiah Thomas, John Stroeder, Phil Zevenbergen, Derek Raivio, C. J. Giles, Jim Ard, Paul Mokeski, Brian Quinnett, Bryan Warrick, Craig Raymond, Alvin Snow, Darren Morningstar. Excerpt: Aaron Jamal Brooks (born January 14, 1985, in Seattle , Washington ) is an American basketball player who is currently the starting point guard for the Houston Rockets . He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft. . He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2009-2010 season. High school Brooks, a high profile recruit out of Franklin High School in Seattle, “earned just about every honor possible” while leading his team to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior. As a high school senior he averaged 24.3 points, 7.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. In that championship game, Brooks went head-to-head with future Gonzaga Bulldog and NBA player Adam Morrison . Brooks finished with 38 points in the 67-55 win. Morrison finished with 37 in the loss but was still named Tournament MVP after matching the then four-game scoring total. College Brooks finished his college career at the University of Oregon in 2007. He was a four-year starter for the Ducks , and finished his career with 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. In his first year at Oregon, Brooks took over the starting point guard role previously occupied by current NBA guard Luke Ridnour . Despite missing 10 games with a broken bone in his wrist,

Basketball Teams in Louisiana: Lsu Tigers Basketball, Louisiana Blues, Louisiana Cajun Pelicans $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Louisiana State Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball. The team is currently coached by Trent Johnson and has enjoyed recent success, including a Final Four run in the 20052006 season. Past coaches include John Brady, Press Maravich, Dale Brown and Harry Rabenhorst. They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. In the days before the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers won a 1935 mythical national championship by winning the American Legion Bowl (one of several mythical championships awarded that year), under head coach Harry Rabenhorst. While this championship is not officially recognized by the NCAA since it did not sanction a tournament, LSU officially claims this championship and displays a banner in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Rabenhorst also led the Tigers to the 1953 Final Four with a team that included future NBA Hall of Famer Bob Pettit. LSU is the only school that officially claims an American Legion Bowl championship. Pistol Pete dominated the collegiate levels at LSU. Despite averaging over 44 points per game, Pete never won a championship (SEC, NIT, or NCAA) and never played in the NCAA Tournament. In September 2007, Lester Earl issued an apology to Brown, then-assistant head coach Johnny Jones, and LSU in general for his role in the NCAA investigation. Earl now claims that the NCAA pressured him into making false claims against Dale Brown or else he would lose years of NCAA eligibility.”I was pressured into telling them SOMETHING. I was 19 years old at that time. The NCAA intimidated me, manipulate… More:

Basketball Teams in the United States by City: Basketball Teams in Chicago, Illinois, Basketball Teams in Detroit, Michigan $25.32 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Basketball Teams in Chicago, Illinois, Basketball Teams in Detroit, Michigan, Basketball Teams in Los Angeles, California, Boston Basketball Teams, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Shock, Detroit Panthers, Cal State Northridge Matadors Men’s Basketball, Chicago Throwbacks, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Beijing Olympians, Los Angeles Aftershock, Gary Steelheads, Boston Blizzard, Detroit Titans, Kankakee County Soldiers, Chicago Condors, Detroit Falcons, Chicago Soldiers, Chicago Hustle, Chicago Studebaker Flyers, Chicago Steam, Cicero Cometas Usa, Aurora Force, Detroit Eagles, Detroit Hoops, Chicago Bruins, Chicago Blaze, Lake County Lakers, Detroit Zafir, Boston Trojans, Chicago American Gears, Detroit Pulaski, Detroit Cardinals, Chicago Majors, Boston Whirlwinds. Excerpt: The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center. The team is well known for having one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history during the 1990s, winning six championships in 8 years with two three-peats. All six of those championship teams were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson. The first three championship teams included the likes of Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, John Paxson and B.J. Armstrong, while the latter three championship teams had Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, Ron Harper, Toni Kuko and Dennis Rodman on the roster. The Bulls won an NBA record 72 games during the 199596 NBA season and are the only team in NBA history to win at least 70 games in a single season. During the 1990s, the Bulls helped spread the… More:

Basketball Venues in Colorado: Pepsi Center, Denver Arena Auditorium, Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion, Coors Events Center, Clune Arena $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pepsi Center, Denver Arena Auditorium, Butler-hancock Sports Pavilion, Coors Events Center, Clune Arena, Denver Coliseum, Colorado State Fair Events Center, Balch Fieldhouse, Moby Arena. Excerpt: Pepsi Center – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a large six-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver along with Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos. The complex was constructed to be readily accessible. The arena is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by a nearby exit off Interstate 25. A light rail station is on the western side of the complex. Ground was broken for the arena on November 20, 1997, on the 4.6-acre site. Its completion in October 1999 was marked by a Celine Dion concert. Capacity for the building is listed at 19,309 for basketball games, 18,007 for hockey and lacrosse, and 17,417 for arena football games. Also included in the complex are a basketball practice facility used by the Nuggets, and the Blue Sky Grill, a restaurant accessible from within and outside the Center itself. The atrium of the building houses a suspended sculpture depicting various hockey and basketball athletes in action poses. Before the construction of Pepsi Center, the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche played in McNichols Sports Arena, a building that has since been torn down to serve as a parking lot for nearby Invesco Field. Original Pepsi Center logo (1999-2009). Pepsi Center’s interior during an National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey tournament.Pepsi Center hosted the 2001 NHL All-Star Game, the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, and the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. From 20042006, the center has hosted the Mountain West Conf… More:

Basketball Video Games: Nba Jam, World Basketball Manager, Wii Sports Resort, Nba Live Series, Mario Hoops 3-On-3, Double Dribble $22.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Nba Jam, World Basketball Manager, Wii Sports Resort, Nba Live Series, Mario Hoops 3-On-3, Double Dribble, Nba Give ‘n Go, Street Hoops, Arch Rivals, Freestyle Street Basketball, Arcade Hoops Basketball, All-Pro Basketball, Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball, One on One: Dr. J Vs. Larry Bird, David Robinson’s Supreme Court, Disney Sports Basketball, Magic Johnson’s Basketball, Nba in the Zone, Nicktoons Basketball, Space Jam, Jordan Vs. Bird: One on One, Rap Jam: Volume One, Gba Championship Basketball: Two-On-Two, Street Sports Basketball, Barkley Shut up and Jam!, Ultimate Basketball, White Men Can’t Jump, Pat Riley Basketball, Tv Sports Basketball, Jammit, Harlem Globetrotters, Slam City With Scottie Pippen, Double Dribble: the Playoff Edition, Michael Jordan in Flight, Kidz Sports Basketball, Basket Master, Basketbrawl, Street Hoop, Double Dunk, Golden Basket, Basketball Challenge, Euroleague Basketball Manager, Tip Off. Excerpt: NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series, and was written entirely in assembly language. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell. The release of NBA Jam gave rise to a new genre of sports games which were based around action-packed gameplay. The arcade version features team rosters from the 1992-93 NBA season and the console versions use rosters from the 1993-94 NBA season. More up-to-date ports were released for the Sega CD, Game Boy, and Game Gear later in 1994. Midway did not secure the license to use Michael Jordan’s name or likeness, and as such he was not available as a player for the Chicago Bulls or any other team. Other notable absences from the home versions are Gary Payton and Shaquille O’Neal, the latter conspi…

Basketball in Catalonia: Catalan Basketball Coaches, Catalan Basketball Players, Catalan Basketball Teams, Pau Gasol, Ricky Rubio $20.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Catalan Basketball Coaches, Catalan Basketball Players, Catalan Basketball Teams, Pau Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Fc Barcelona Bàsquet, Ce Europa, Ce Lleida Bàsquet, Marc Gasol, Raúl López, Catalan Basketball League, Edu Torres, Álex Mumbrú, Roger Grimau, Jordi Villacampa, Cb L’hospitalet, Joan Plaza, Jordi Trias, Jaume Comas Font, Ferran Martínez, Sergi Vidal, Albert Miralles, Ricard Casas, Josep Maria Margall, Leb Catalan Basketball League, Víctor Sada, Cb Cornellà, Cb Prat, Josep Maria Guzmán, Ub-Barça, Marc Fernández, Cb Tarragona, Rafael Jofresa, Joaquim Costa Puig, Rafael Vecina, Xavier Pascual, Raimundo Barneda, Jordi Puig. Excerpt: Pau Gasol i Sáez (pronounced IPA in Catalan) (born July 6, 1980 in Barcelona,Spain) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain. Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points. After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008. His younger brother, Marc Gasol is also a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Gasol began playing basketball with his school team called Alvirne, and he eventually signed with Cornellà. When he was sixteen, he began playing for

Bayi Rockets: Bayi Rockets Players, Wang Zhizhi, Liu Yudong, Li Nan, Mu Tiezhu, Wang Lei, Feng Lei $8.41 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wang Zhizhi (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng Zhìzhì; born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association. Wang is 214 cm (7’0″) tall. Wang’s father Wang Weijun (196 cm) and mother Ren Huanzhen (186 cm) were both basketball players. Wang is married with one son, Jerry. Wang joined the Army club in 1994. When the Chinese Basketball Association started in 1995, Wang was one of the youngest players in the league. Nevertheless, he soon became a starter in the star-studded army team Bayi Rockets. From 1995 to his departure for the NBA after the 2001 Finals, the import-less Bayi Rockets won all CBA Finals and National Games of the PRC. The Bayi dynasty was upended by Yao Ming and the Shanghai Sharks as soon as Wang left for the NBA. In the 1995 FIBA World Championship for Juniors (Under-19 players), Wang led China to a 9th place finish with a 4-4 record. He averaged 22.3 points, making 60% of his field goals and 86% of his free throws. He also averaged 11.1 rebounds per game and led the tournament in shots blocked. As a result, Wang was named to the All-Tournament team. In 1996, Wang became the first Asian player invited to play for the international squad against the best USA high school players in the prestigious Nike Hoop Summit Game. He started and scored 6 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. He was offered a basketball scholarship from John Thompson of Georgetown University. Wang Zhizhi became an Olympian in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where he started and averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds, helping China to finish in 8th place. In the 1997 Asia Basketball Championship, a fever Wang had was partially responsible for a semifinal loss to Korea, which prevented China f…

Bisexual Sportspeople: Dennis Rodman, Orlando Jordan, Vicky Galindo, Jerry Smith, Mia Hundvin, Jim Barnett $10.55 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dennis Rodman, Orlando Jordan, Vicky Galindo, Jerry Smith, Mia Hundvin, Jim Barnett. Excerpt: item Career highlights and awards item item Career NBA statistics item Points : 6,683 item Rebounds : 11,954 item Assists : 1,600 item Info Page item Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association ‘s (NBA) Detroit Pistons , San Antonio Spurs , Chicago Bulls , Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks . Born in Trenton, New Jersey , he was nicknamed “Dennis the Menace” and “The Worm” and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Playing small forward in his early years before becoming a power forward , Rodman earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). Experiencing an unhappy childhood, Rodman was shy and introverted in his early years. After aborting a suicide attempt in 1993, he reinvented himself as the prototypical “bad boy” and became notorious for numerous controversial antics. He dyed his hair in artificial colors, presented himself with many piercings and tattoos and regularly disrupted games by clashing with opposing players and officials. He famously wore a wedding dress to promote his autobiography . Rodman pursued a high-profile affair with singer Madonna and was briefly married to actress Carmen Electra . Apart from basketball, Rodman is a part-time professional wrestler . He was a member of the nWo and fought alongside Hulk Hogan at two Bash at the Beach events. He had his own TV show, The Rodman World Tour , and had

Boston Celtics Head Coaches $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bill Russell, Rick Pitino, Dave Cowens, Tom Heinsohn, Jim O’brien (Basketball, Born 1952), M. L. Carr, Bill Fitch, Chris Ford. Excerpt: William Fitch (born May 19, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa ) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota , Bowling Green State University , the University of North Dakota , and his alma mater, Coe College . Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor , a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic. During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among all NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944) but also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens . He was awarded as the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award twice and he guided Bird, Kevin McHale , Robert Parish and the rest of the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals. From Boston, Fitch went on to coach the Rockets where he led a team featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson to the 1986 NBA Finals where they were defeated once again by Bird’s Celtics, 4 games to 2, for the NBA championship. Fitch also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers . During his first year with the Cavaliers, the team lost its first 15 games. Notes Websites (URLs online) Preceded by Bob Shulz : Coe College Men’s Basketball Head Coach 1958 1961:

Brazilian Expatriate Basketball People in the United States: Anderson Varej o, Rafael Ara jo, Nen , Leandro Barbosa, Janeth Arcain $10.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Anderson Varejão, Rafael Araújo, Nenê, Leandro Barbosa, Janeth Arcain, J. P. Batista, Iziane Castro Marques, Marcus Vinicius, Erika de Souza, Jonathan Tavernari, Alex Garcia, Diego Pinheiro, Kelly Santos. Excerpt: Medal record Alex Ribeiro Garcia (born March 4, 1980 in Orlandia , Brazil ) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. A 6’3″ (1.90 m) guard , Garcia has served two stints in the National Basketball Association as a member of the San Antonio Spurs (2003-04) and New Orleans Hornets (2004-05). He holds NBA career averages of 4.7 points per game and 1.8 assists per game . Garcia currently plays for Universo BRB of Novo Basquete Brasil . He is also a member of the Brazil national basketball team . Notes A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at item Info Page Medal record Anderson França Varejão (Portuguese pronunciation: ; born September 28, 1982, in Colatina ) is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers . He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games. Early professional career 1998 – 2001 He played for Franca Basquetebol Clube in the city of Franca, São Paulo State. Franca is most known as the “Brazilian Basketball’s capital”, one of the most traditional Brazilian basketball teams. His skills improved, and he was signed by FC Barcelona, Spain. 2001-2002 Varejão appeared in two regular season Liga ACB games for FC Barcelona Bàsquet and scored four total points. Varejão also played in nine Euroleague games for FC Barcelona. In three regular season games Varejão averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. In six “Top 16″ playoff games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds, including a season high 10 points against

British Expatriates in Greece: John Amaechi, Micky Quinn, Billy Bingham, John Craxton, Vic Buckingham, Andrew Betts, Steve Bucknall $9.91 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Ekwugha Amaechi (pronounced ; born November 26, 1970) is a retired American-born British NBA basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster and political activist in the United Kingdom. In February 2007, after his retirement from the NBA, Amaechi became the first openly gay NBA player after coming out in his memoir Man in the Middle. The son of a Nigerian, Igbo father, he was raised in Heaton Moor, Stockport, England with his two younger sisters by his English mother, attending Stockport Grammar School. Amaechi moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball at St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing college basketball at Vanderbilt but transferred to Penn State where he was a two-time First Team Academic All-American selection. The 6 ft 10 in, 270 lb (208 cm, 122 kg) center was signed undrafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995. He played 28 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1995-1996 season, then played for two years in Europe (France: Cholet, Limoges; Italy: Kinder Bologna; Greece: Panathinaikos; UK: Sheffield Sharks). In the season 1996-1997 he played for Panathinaikos BC. In September 1996 he won the Intercontinental Cup being the first scorer (alongside with Fragiskos Alvertis) of Panathinaikos BC with 59 points in the 3 games of the tournament (18,23,18 pts). In 1997-1998 he played with Kinder Bologna but left mid-season before the Italians won the Euroleague. He returned to the USA signing with the Orlando Magic in 1999. With a solid 1999-2000 season, where he averaged 10.5 points in 21.1 minutes per contest, he gained fame for scoring the NBA’s first points in the year 2000. Before speaking publicly about being gay, Amaechi may have been best known for turning down a $17 million cont… More:

Cal State Fullerton Titans Men’s Basketball Players: Bruce Bowen $10.28 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Le Havre (19931994)Évreux (19941995)Rockford Lightning (19951996, 1997)Besançon (19961997)Miami Heat (1997, 20002001)Boston Celtics (19971999)Philadelphia 76ers (19992000)San Antonio Spurs (20012009) Bruce Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’7″, 200-lb. (200 cm, 91 kg) Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the NBA’s Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the San Antonio Spurs and the CBA’s Rockford Lightning, and also played abroad in France. Regarded as one of the best defenders in the NBA, Bowen was elected eight times to the NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams, and was a member of the Spurs teams that won the NBA championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Off the court, Bowen became an informal ambassador for child obesity awareness. Bruce Bowen Jr. was born in Merced, California as son of Bruce Bowen Sr. and Dietra Campbell. Bowen had a problematic childhood growing up in Merced, because, he claims, his mother took drugs and even sold the family TV to feed her habit. Bruce Jr. spent his days playing basketball and eventually became a star in the local West Fresno Edison High School squad. After receiving a scholarship, Bowen played four seasons at Cal State Fullerton, appearing in 101 games, and averaged 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. After averaging 16.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 36.6 minutes in 27 games as a senior in 199293, he was named to the All-Big West Conference First Team. Bowen ranks 12th on the Titans’ all-time list in career points (1,155) and is seventh all-time in rebounds (559). After finishing his four-year college eligibility, Bowen was eligible for the … More:

Carolina Cougars Players: Calvin Fowler, Billy Cunningham, Gary Bradds, Doug Moe, Jim Mcdaniels, Steve Jones, Mack Calvin, Wayne Hightower $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Calvin Fowler, Billy Cunningham, Gary Bradds, Doug Moe, Jim Mcdaniels, Steve Jones, Mack Calvin, Wayne Hightower, Joe Caldwell, Tom Owens, Jim Chones, Gene Littles, Gus Gerard, Bob Verga, Wendell Ladner, George Lehmann, George Carter, Stew Johnson, Randolph Mahaffey, Larry Miller, Ted Mcclain, Ira Harge, Ed Manning, Bob Warren, Ollie Taylor, Marv Roberts, Dave Newmark, Vann Williford, Walter Roger Brown, Warren Davis, George Stone, Mike Lewis, Randy Denton, Dennis Wuycik, George Peeples, Frank Card, Bill Bunting, Steve Kramer, Rich Johnson. Excerpt: William Carl “Bill” Bunting (born August 26, 1947 in New Bern, North Carolina ) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina . He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 2nd round (26th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft. He played for the Carolina Cougars (1969-70), New York Nets (1970) and Virginia Squires (1970-72) in the American Basketball Association for 145 games. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Billy Cunningham item Career stats (NBA and ABA) item Points : 16,310 item Rebounds : 7,981 item Assists : 3,305 item Career highlights and awards item Basketball Hall of Fame as player William John “Billy” Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid . Beginnings Billy Cunningham was born in Brooklyn , New York. His fame began while he was playing at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, where he was the MVP in the Brooklyn League in 1961. That year, he was the First-Team All-New York City, and a member of the Parade Magazine All-America Team. College career Cunningham then went to the

Carolina Hurricanes Arenas: Hartford Whalers Arenas, Boston Garden, Greensboro Coliseum, Xl Center, Rbc Center $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Boston Garden was an arena which opened November 17, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third incarnation of New York’s Madison Square Garden, the arena was originally called the “Boston Madison Square Garden”, but eventually got clipped to the Boston Garden. It would eventually outlive its original namesake by some 30 years. Located on top of North Station, a train station, which is a hub for MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains, the Garden hosted home games for the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, as well as rock concerts, amateur sports, boxing and wrestling cards, circuses and ice shows. It was also used as an exposition hall for political rallies such as the speech by John F. Kennedy in November, 1960. The Boston Garden was demolished in 1997, a few years after the completion of its new successor arena, the FleetCenter, which is now known as TD Garden. Tex Rickard built the arena specifically with boxing in mind, believing that every seat should be close enough to see the “sweat on the boxers’ brows.” Because of this design theme, when the larger hockey and basketball playing areas were used, fans were much closer to the players than in most arenas, leading to a distinct hometown advantage. The closeness also created spectacular acoustic effects. When teams made playoff appearances, and a sold out crowd was chanting or screaming, the impact was enormous. During the 1980s, the Boston Garden was known as the most difficult sporting venue for visiting sports team to visit. The Boston Celtics dominance at home, especially during the mid-80s helped to create this aura. During the 1986 season, the Celtics were 40-1 at home, setting the NBA record for home court mastery. They also fi… More:

Cleveland Cavaliers Expansion Draft Picks: Butch Beard, John Warren, Don Ohl, Bingo Smith, Len Chappell, Mccoy Mclemore, Johnny Egan $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Butch Beard, John Warren, Don Ohl, Bingo Smith, Len Chappell, Mccoy Mclemore, Johnny Egan, Walt Wesley, Loy Petersen. Excerpt: Alfred “Butch” Beard Jr. (born May 5, 1947 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky) is a former National Basketball Association player and head coach. He was the head coach at Morgan State University until he stepped down in March 2006. Butch Beard played college basketball at the University of Louisville. Additionally, Beard led Breckinridge County High School to the 1965 Kentucky State Championship. Beard was selected by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1969 ABA Draft and by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1969 NBA Draft. Beard played nine seasons (19691970; 19711979) with five teams: the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks. He scored 5,622 career points and represented Cleveland in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game. He later served as head coach of the New Jersey Nets in the 1990s. He was also color analyst for New York Knicks games on MSG Network during the 1980s. … More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2545673

Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches: Lenny Wilkens, List of Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches, Chuck Daly, George Karl, Mike Brown (Basketball $10.66 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lenny Wilkens, List of Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coaches, Chuck Daly, George Karl, Mike Brown (Basketball, Born 1970), John Lucas Ii, Paul Silas, Bill Fitch, Keith Smart, Brendan Malone. Excerpt: William Fitch (born May 19, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa ) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota , Bowling Green State University , the University of North Dakota , and his alma mater, Coe College . Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor , a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic. During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among all NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944) but also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens . He was awarded as the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award twice and he guided Bird, Kevin McHale , Robert Parish and the rest of the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals. From Boston, Fitch went on to coach the Rockets where he led a team featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson to the 1986 NBA Finals where they were defeated once again by Bird’s Celtics, 4 games to 2, for the NBA championship. Fitch also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers . During his first year with the Cavaliers, the team lost its first 15 games. Notes Websites (URLs online) Preceded by Bob Shulz :

Current Basketball Seasons: 2009-10 Nba Season, 2009-10 Ncaa Division I Men’s Basketball Season $22.54 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2009-10 Nba Season, 2009-10 Ncaa Division I Men’s Basketball Season, 2009-10 Ncaa Division I Women’s Basketball Season, 2009-10 Nbl Season, Euroleague 2009-10, Uleb Eurocup 2009-10, 2009-10 Pba Philippine Cup, Eurochallenge 2009-10, 2009-10 Acb Season, Israeli Basketball Super League 2009-10, Basketball Bundesliga 2009-10. Excerpt: 2009-10 ACB season The 2009 10 ACB season is the 27th season of the Liga ACB . The regular season began on Saturday, October 10, 2009, and will end on Sunday, May 16, 2010. Team Standings : Direct access to Euroleague 2010 11 via league position Italics indicate holder of a Euroleague “A License”, giving the team automatic access to the 2010 11 Euroleague Regular Season regardless of league placement. item #: Teams: GP: W: L: PF: PA Last updated: 24 March 2010. Source: ACB Stats Leaders Stats as of May 1, 2010 Points Rank: Name: Team: Points: Games: PPG Rebounds Rank: Name: Team: Rebounds: Games: RPG Assists Rank: Name: Team: Assists: Games: APG item 1.: Omar Cook : Unicaja Málaga : 146: 24: 6,08 item 2.: Marcelinho Huertas index{Marce…

Defunct Sports Clubs $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Philadelphia Soul, San Salvador F.c., Miami Fusion F.c., Tampa Bay Mutiny, Adet, Sandy Bay Fc, Quequeisque, Rapid Fc, Pops Cb, Northwest Athletic Clubs. Excerpt: The Philadelphia Soul were a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play in 2004 as an expansion team. The team played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59-56 in ArenaBowl XXII. The Soul won 13 games and lost 3 in the 2008 regular season, as well as winning three playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXII, and are the final AFL champions. They were coached by Bret Munsey. The team folded along with the league in 2009. They are expected to return for the 2011 AFL season. The team was owned by co-majority owners Jon Bon Jovi, Craig Spencer and Sean Hannan along with minority owners Richie Sambora, Ron “Jaws” Jaworski (former QB of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles) and Leo Carlin, Jr. The Soul began play in February of 2004, and played its home games at the Wachovia Center, home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. When there was a scheduling conflict with the NBA or NHL, games were played at the now-closed Wachovia Spectrumthe former home of the Flyers, 76ers, Philadelphia Phantoms AHL hockey team and the Philadelphia KiXX MISL soccer franchise. The Soul played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference of the AFL. The name “Soul” referred to the Philadelphia soul music genre, as the team was owned in part by musician Jon Bon Jovi. The official mascot of the Soul was the Blues Brother-like “Soul Man”. In 2005, the Soul began the season by beating the Austin Wranglers 66-35…. More:

Depaul Blue Demons Men’s Basketball Players: George Mikan, Mark Aguirre, Quentin Richardson, Rod Strickland, Wilson Chandler, Andre Brown $19.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: George Mikan, Mark Aguirre, Quentin Richardson, Rod Strickland, Wilson Chandler, Andre Brown, Bobby Simmons, Steven Hunter, Mike Gillespie, Terry Cummings, Sammy Mejia, Bill Boedeker, Bill Robinzine, Dallas Comegys, Kevin Edwards, Tyrone Corbin, Dave Corzine, Joey Meyer, Howard Nathan, Ron Sobieszczyk, Dick Triptow, B. J. Tyler, Paul Mcpherson, Stanley Brundy, Em Bryant, Whitey Kachan, Bato Govedarica, Johnny Jorgensen, Stephen Howard, Drake Diener, Howie Carl, Bill Wendt. Excerpt: Band rma Banvit Andre D. Brown (born May 12, 1981 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American professional basketball player. A power forward -center , he signed with Band rma Banvit of Turkey in January 2009. High school/college career Brown played at Leo High School and DePaul University , both in Chicago. Professional career Brown started his professional adventure in the CBA , and went on to play for three other teams throughout 2004-2005. In the following season, he played professionally in South Korea for the Daegu Orions of the Korean Basketball League . He was selected with the second overall pick in the 2006 NBA D-League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce and was named D-League Performer of the Week for December 18, 2006, averaging 23.3 points and 11.2 rebounds in 13 games during the month. He led the league in scoring with 22.8 points per game, and was second in rebounding at 10.8 boards per game. Brown was signed to a 10-day contract by the Seattle SuperSonics on January 5, 2007. After averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in four games, he was signed to a second 10-day contract on January 15. He was subsequently signed for the rest of the season on January 25 after playing seven games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. In 38 total games for the Sonics in 2006-07 he averaged 2.4

Devin Green $48 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Devin Green is a professional basketball player. He was undrafted out of Hampton University, and was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, appearing in 27 games in the 2005-2006 season. On October 30, 2006, he was waived by the Lakers. Green played for the NBDL team the Los Angeles D-Fenders halfway through the season of 2006-07, but then left for the German Basketball League team RheinEnergie Koln. As a member of RheinEnergie Koln, he won the 2006-07 German National Cup and helped reach the German national championship semi-finals.He signed a contract with the Miami Heat on August 11, 2007, but was waived on October 29, 2007 from the team. In February 2008, he signed for the Italian First Division team of Siviglia Wear Teramo. Green made another attempt to enter the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs in 2008 but was cut a week before the start of the regular season.

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Expatriate Basketball People in Croatia: American Expatriate Basketball People in Croatia, Chucky Atkins, Rumeal Robinson, Desmon Farmer $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: American Expatriate Basketball People in Croatia, Chucky Atkins, Rumeal Robinson, Desmon Farmer, Corey L. Brewer, Andrae Patterson, Terrence Rencher, Reggie Freeman, Jason Smith, Vonteego Cummings, Kerri Gardin, Marlon Garnett. Excerpt: Kenneth Lavon “Chucky” Atkins (born August 14, 1974 in Orlando, Florida) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Detroit Pistons. Atkins was undrafted following a 4-seasons (1992/93-1995/96) college career at the University of South Florida, taking his game to Europe where he played for Cibona Zagreb in Croatia from 19971999. Prior to that, in 199697, he was with the LaCrosse Bobcats in the CBA (team later folded). Atkins began his NBA career in 1999 with the Orlando Magic, with immediate impact (all games played, averaging 9 points and four assists per game). He then played for the Detroit Pistons (being included in a July 2000 deal which brought Grant Hill to Orlando) and Boston Celtics (being traded midway through 200304 for Mike James, thus not appearing in the 2004 NBA Finals). In 2004, Atkins was traded in a multi-player deal which sent Gary Payton to Boston and Atkins to the Los Angeles Lakers. During 200405, he registered career-highs in points (14 ppg) and minutes (35), playing and starting in all 82 regular season contests. Atkins was traded along with Caron Butler to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit in the 2005 offseason. As Atkins appeared sparingly throughout the season, the Wizards bought out the remainder of his contract on January 18, 2006. Atkins had voiced displeasure with the amount of playing he was receiving, and he and the team both felt a change of scenery was needed. On January 23, 2006, Atkins signed as a free … More:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men’s Basketball Players $20.75 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chris Bosh, Stephon Marbury, Matt Harpring, Kenny Anderson, Mark Price, John Salley, Javaris Crittenton, Thaddeus Young, Luke Schenscher, Will Bynum, Travis Best, Craig Neal, Jarrett Jack, Dennis Scott, Anthony Morrow, Ed Elisma, Duane Ferrell, Jon Barry, Derrick Favors, Jason Collier, Matt Geiger, Gani Lawal, Tom Hammonds, Mouhammad Faye, Dion Glover, Bobby Dews, Drew Barry, Fred Vinson, Alvin Jones, Brian Oliver, Paco Diaw, Malcolm Mackey, Brook Steppe, Anthony Mchenry, Jim Caldwell. Excerpt: Alvin Robert Lamar Jones III (born September 9, 1978 in Luxembourg ) is a Luxembourgian -American professional basketball player. A 6’11″ (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg) center , he attended Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida , and played collegiately at the Georgia Institute of Technology , where he set the all-time record for shots blocked with 425. Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 57th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft. He played one NBA season (2001-02), averaging 1.1 points in 23 games. In 2006 he played with German team RheinEnergie . Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Anthony Duane McHenry (born April 16, 1983 in Birmingham, Alabama , U.S. ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Japan’s bj league side Ryukyu Golden Kings . The 6 ft 8 in (201 cm) forward who graduated from Georgia Tech in August 2008, previously played for Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League (2005-2006) and the Fort Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League before signing for the Ryukyu in 2008. He took a Graduate assistant job at his alma mater, Georgia Tech in the 2007-08 season. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at item Info Page Anthony Jarrad Morrow (born September 27, 1985 in

Hapoel Holon Players: Deron Washington, P. J. Tucker, Tanoka Beard, Luis Flores, David Thirdkill, Milton Wagner, Tony Zeno, Richard Dumas $10.46 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Deron Washington, P. J. Tucker, Tanoka Beard, Luis Flores, David Thirdkill, Milton Wagner, Tony Zeno, Richard Dumas, John Thomas, Derrick Hamilton, Clarence Kea, Gary Plummer, Dwayne Mitchell, Ken Bannister. Excerpt: Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959, in Wilmington, North Carolina ) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6’6″ (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) small forward and played collegiately at Lamar University . Kea was selected with the 9th pick of the eighth round in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks . After signing two 10-day contracts with the Mavericks in 1981, he was signed for the remainder of the 1980-81 season, during which he played 16 games, averaging 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The next season (1981-82) he played 35 games but his averages dipped to 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. After his NBA career, Kea played professionally in Italy (Banco di Roma ), Israel (Hapoel Holon ) and France (Limoges ). Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri , USA) is a retired American basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. A 6’7″ small forward from the College of Southern Idaho and Bradley University , Thirdkill played in five NBA seasons from 1982-1987. Nicknamed “The Sheriff”, he played for the Suns, Detroit Pistons , Milwaukee Bucks , San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics . In his NBA career, Thirdkill played in 179 games and scored a total of 510 points. Thirdkill played in a tournament (Open Conference) for the Tanduay team in the Philippine Basketball Association in 1987 and returned for another conference in 1988, this time for the newly-formed Purefoods

Houston Rockets All-Time Roster $61.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in National Basketball Association. The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being moved to Houston, Texas. In the Rockets debut season, they won only 15 games. But after drafting Elvin Hayes first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft, they made their first appearance in the playoffs in 1969. After Hayes was traded, Moses Malone was acquired to replace him. Malone won two MVPs during his time in Houston, and he led the Rockets to the conference finals in his first year with the Rockets. He also took the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics. In 1985, the Rockets drafted Hakeem Olajuwon, who led them to the 1986 Finals in his second year, where they lost again to Boston. In the next seven seasons, they lost in the first round of the playoffs five times. They did not win their first championship until 1994, when Olajuwon led them to the championship, and 1995.

Indiana Pacers Head Coaches: Larry Bird, Larry Brown, List of Indiana Pacers Head Coaches, Rick Carlisle, Jack Ramsay, Jim O’brien (Basketball $11.02 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Larry Bird, Larry Brown, List of Indiana Pacers Head Coaches, Rick Carlisle, Jack Ramsay, Jim O’brien (Basketball, Born 1952), Bob Hill. Excerpt: Robert G. Hill (born November 24, 1948) is an American basketball coach. He was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Upon graduating from high School, Hill entered Bowling Green State University . He is known for his unorthodox style of handling the media, shoe stomping, and whistle blowing on the sidelines during NBA games. Career College Bob Hill played basketball collegiately at Bowling Green State University . He attended the school during a time when college players were not eligible to join the varsity squad until their sophomore seasons; although he showed tremendous promise as a member of the freshman team, his success never really translated over to his tenure as a member of the varsity team. He then became interested in coaching. Early coaching career Hill was an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks from 1979-85. As NBA coach Hill coached the New York Knicks in 1986 87, spent three seasons as the Indiana Pacers ‘ head coach (1990 93), and piloted the San Antonio Spurs to an NBA-best 62 wins in 1994 95 before losing to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. After a 3-15 start to the 1996 97 season, Hill was fired by one of his bosses, Gregg Popovich , who thereafter replaced Hill as the Spurs coach. Hill’s firing at the time was puzzling to some and deeply angered Hill, considering his previous success and the fact that the poor start to the season was due in some part to injuries to David Robinson and Sean Elliott , the team’s two best players. At Fordham University Between 1999 and 2003, Hill was head coach at Fordham

Iowa Hawkeyes Men’s Basketball Players $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pierre Pierce, Don Nelson, Ricky Davis, Kevin Gamble, Reggie Evans, Kirk Speraw, Connie Hawkins, Ryan Bowen, B. J. Armstrong, Acie Earl, Adam Haluska, Brad Lohaus, Steve Carfino, Ronnie Lester, Jared Reiner, Fred Brown, Bob Hansen, Les Jepsen, Chris Street, Matt Bullard, Kenyon Murray, John Johnson, Jacob Jaacks, Duez Henderson, Chris Kingsbury, Erek Hansen, Greg Stokes, Ed Horton, Jeff Horner, Andre Woolridge, Roy Marble, Kevin Kunnert, Charles Darling, Ben Stephens, Carl Cain, George Peeples, J. R. Koch, Dave Gunther, Dean Oliver, Russ Millard. Excerpt: item Info Page Acie Boyd Earl (born June 23, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois ) is a retired American professional basketball player, who appeared in four NBA seasons, as a 6’10″ 240 lb (110 kg) center . High school/college Earl was a star basketball player from Moline High School playing varsity-level basketball for three seasons. He led the Maroons to a 23-4 record in 1988, along with future NFL All-Pro Brad Hopkins . Earl is also currently the number 7th leading all-time scorer in Moline basketball history. Earl played college basketball at the University of Iowa , being a key recruit for Tom Davis ‘ Hawkeyes. He appeared in 22 games in his first-year season, with and average of 6 points in 16 minutes, but still managed 50 blocked shots in limited playing time. In his second season, Earl became a key force in the Big Ten Conference , averaging 16.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, with 106 total blocked shots. Iowa made it to the 1991 NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by eventual champions Duke Blue Devils in the second round. In his junior year, Earl slightly improved his numbers (managing to block an average of four shots a game), while the college made it to the 1992 NCAA Tournament, only to lose, again in the

Lietuvos Rytas Players $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Šarunas Jasikevicius, Kareem Rush, Robertas Javtokas, Šarunas Marciulionis, Ramunas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jared Jordan, Chuck Eidson, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Roberts Štelmahers, Arturas Karnišovas, Rimantas Kaukenas, Marijonas Petravicius, Jackson Vroman, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Dickey Simpkins, J. P. Batista, Kestutis Šeštokas, Jonas Kazlauskas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Arturas Jomantas, Hollis Price, Kenan Bajramovic, Simas Jasaitis, Tomas Delininkaitis, Tyrone Nesby, Andre Emmett, Marius Prekevicius, Lukas Brazdauskis, Vladimir Krstic. Excerpt: Andre Emmett (born August 27, 1982 in Dallas, Texas ) is an American professional basketball player. Emmett played college basketball for Bob Knight at Texas Tech University . He is currently the Red Raiders all-time leading scorer. Emmett won the 2004 NCAA slam dunk contest, leaping over six children to take the title. Emmett earned the only perfect score of the night in the semifinals by tossing a bounce pass to himself off the back wall. The Seattle SuperSonics drafted him as the 35th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft before trading him to the Memphis Grizzlies , where he appeared in eight games during his rookie season before being traded to the Heat in the 2005 offseason as part of the deal that sent Eddie Jones to the Grizzlies in exchange for Jason Williams and James Posey . He played for the Lietuvos Rytas in the Lithuanian league from the start of 2006-2007. After one month Emmett signed contract with the Los Angeles D-Fenders . In December 2007, he signed with the Belgacom Liege where he finished best scorer (23.9 ppg) of the Belgian championship. After a single season in Belgium, he participed to NBA Summer League with Orlando Magic before signing a 10-day try-out

Los Angeles Lakers Broadcasters $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chick Hearn, Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket, Paul Sunderland, Spero Dedes, Joel Meyers, Bill Macdonald. Excerpt: Bill Macdonald is an American sportscaster who works for Fox Sports West /Prime Ticket . Macdonald joined the network, then called Prime Ticket, at its inception in 1985.Currently, Macdonald hosts the following pre-game and in-game shows:He is also the former host of the Los Angeles Kings ‘ pregame show Break the Ice and calls play-by-play for Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football, UCLA college football and basketball for FSN Prime Ticket. He has also been the host of FSN’s Pacific-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament coverage at the Staples Center for the past several years. For the past three years, Macdonald has hosted the UCLA Press Conference Show, with Matt Stevens in 2005 and 2006, and James Washington in 2007.Macdonald called the game (January 22, 2006) in which Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, the second-highest total in NBA history. He filled in for Joel Meyers , who had another broadcasting commitment that day.Bill Macdonald has three sons, and resides in Newport Beach.A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Francis Dayle “Chick” Hearn (November 27, 1916 August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster . Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association , the legendary Hearn is remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, inventing colorful phrases such as slam dunk , air ball , and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular, and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Additionally, Hearn started the now common tradition of estimating the distance of shots taken.Of note is that most of Hearn’s games in

Louisville Cardinals Men’s Basketball Players: Terrence Williams, Wes Unseld, Lorrenzo Wade, Pervis Ellison, Felton Spencer, Samardo Samuels $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Terrence Williams, Wes Unseld, Lorrenzo Wade, Pervis Ellison, Felton Spencer, Samardo Samuels, Troy Jackson, Darrell Griffith, Francisco García, Junior Bridgeman, David Padgett, Earl Clark, Samaki Walker, Greg Minor, Billy Thompson, Taquan Dean, Butch Beard, Larry O’bannon, Milton Wagner, Kenny Payne, Jack Coleman, Reece Gaines, Derek Smith, Jerry Smith, Marvin Stone, Edgar Sosa, Jerry Eaves, Preston Knowles, Rodney Mccray, Dejuan Wheat, Andre Mcgee, Roger Burkman, Wade Houston, Derrick Caracter, Benjamin Eze, Alvin Sims, Juan Palacios, Scooter Mccray, Clifford Rozier, Allen Murphy, Charlie Tyra, Dwayne Morton, Barry Sumpter, Labradford Smith, Ron Thomas, Phil Bond, Jim Price, Bud Olsen, Lancaster Gordon, Henry Bacon, Chuck Noble. Excerpt: Allen Murphy (born July 15, 1952 in Birmingham, Alabama ) is a retired American professional basketball player. Murphy was a 6’4½” (1.95 m) 190 lbs (86 kg) guard and at played shooting guard for the University of Louisville Cardinals of whom he was part of their 1975 Final Four team. He had a short stint with the NBA ‘s Los Angeles Lakers . NBA career Murphy played shortly in the NBA after being drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1975 in the 2nd round. He never played a game for Phoenix but played a couple of games with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1976-77 NBA season. Murphy also had a 29-game stint with the American Basketball Association ‘s Kentucky Colonels in 1975-76. Personal Murphy attended Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama . Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Alvin Sims (born October 18, 1974 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American professional basketball player. A 6’4″ (1.93 m) guard from Paris High School in Paris, Kentucky , Sims played at the University of Louisville from

Magic Johnson: A WikiFocus Book $1.99 Magic Johnson: A WikiFocus Book details the Amateur career, Michigan State University, Professional career, NBA statistics, Off the court, Politics, Career achievements and impact of Magic Johnson.Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996 to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.WikiFocus Books are collaborative books designed for education on specific subject matter. Our motto is “Collaborative Books for Creative Minds” and it is our mission to provide focused content for both educational and entertainment purposes. We present targeted information on specific subjects which are compiled from online collaborative resources from across the globe. Some text and images contained in this book have been reused and/or repurposed for commercial distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).

Mens Sana Basket Players $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Alphonso Ford, Terrell Mcintyre, Mirsad Türkcan, David Andersen, Efthimios Rentzias, Michalis Kakiouzis, Wendell Alexis, Joseph Forte, Rimantas Kaukenas, Georgi Glouchkov, Lonny Baxter, Travis Mays, Kšyštof Lavrinovic, Ron Behagen, Keith Mcleod, Romain Sato, Darren Daye, Mike Bantom, David Vanterpool, Henry Turner, Brett Vroman, Jamel Thomas, Ferdinando Gentile, Petar Naumoski, Ashraf Amaya, Dallas Comegys, C. J. Kupec, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Bob Thornton, Vlado Ilievski, Cal Bowdler, Bootsy Thornton, Roberto Chiacig, Héctor Romero, Shaun Stonerook, Ron Rowan, Benjamin Eze, Brian Evans, Frank Kornet, Dave Batton, Tomas Ress, Drake Diener, Luigi Datome. Excerpt: Alphonso Gene Ford (October 31, 1971 September 4, 2004) was an American professional basketball player. A 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall shooting guard , he was one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history. Ford played professionally in both the NBA and the Euroleague , where he confirmed his tremendous scoring ability and became a reference in the matter. Early years Ford was a high school star player for Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Mississippi . Upon entering college basketball at Mississippi Valley State University , Ford led the entire NCAA in freshman scoring during the 1989-90 season with a 29.9 points per game average. In his sophomore year, he averaged 32.9 points per game, second only to Bo Kimble of Loyola Marymount University . He became the first player in NCAA history to average 25 points per game in four straight seasons. His 3,165 career points scored in the NCAA are 4th on the all time scoring list behind only Pete Maravich , Freeman Williams and Lionel Simmons . Pro career NBA and CBA Ford played just 5 games in the 1994 95 NBA season for the Philadelphia

Miami Heat Expansion Draft Picks: Fred Roberts, Conner Henry, Andre Turner, Billy Thompson, Arvid Kramer, Dwayne Washington, John Stroeder $9.34 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fred Roberts, Conner Henry, Andre Turner, Billy Thompson, Arvid Kramer, Dwayne Washington, John Stroeder, Scott Hastings, Hansi Gnad, Jon Sundvold, Darnell Valentine, Kevin Williams. Excerpt: Frederick (Fred) Clark Roberts (born August 14, 1960, in Provo, Utah) is a retired American basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, a career spanning from 1983 to 1997, becoming one of the more successful journeymen to play in the league. He also played in FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB. Roberts played four years of college basketball at Brigham Young University in Utah, from 1978 to 1982. He played in 119 total games, averaged 15.5 points and seven rebounds and shot 54.6% from the field. His playing ability along with Danny Ainge and Greg Kite led to the success of the BYU program during this time. Roberts also played on the USA Junior World Championship Team in 1979, playing alongside greats such as James Worthy and leading the USA to an undefeated 8-0 record. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1982 NBA Draft, but opted to play basketball for a year in Bologna, Italy. During this time, Roberts was traded to the New Jersey Nets on November 12, 1982 for Phil Ford and a second-round draft choice, and from there was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on June 7, 1983 with other players in exchange for coach Stan Albeck. Afterwards, he played his first full NBA season with the Spurs. He played just over a season there before being traded to the Utah Jazz for two second-round draft picks. In September 1986, the Boston Celtics offered him a two-year deal worth $315,000, which the Jazz matched. Almost immediately after matching the offer, the Jazz traded him to Boston for… More:

Miami Heat Head Coaches: Pat Riley $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by San Diego Rockets Patrick James “Pat” Riley (born March 20, 1945) is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to another. He most recently won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat. Prior to his tenure in Miami, he served as head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. He also played for the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship team in 1972, bringing his personal total to seven NBA titles. He is known as “Coach Slick” and “Mr. GQ”. Riley was born in Rome, New York, and raised in Schenectady. His father, Leon Riley, played 22 seasons of minor league baseball as an outfielder and first baseman, and appeared in 4 games for the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies. Riley played for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York under head coach Walt Przybylo and his assistants Bill Rapavy and Ed Catino. Linton High School’s 74-68 victory over New York City’s Power Memorial on December 29, 1961, is remembered mostly for its two stars: Power Memorial’s Lew Alcindor (who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar); and his future coach with the Los Angeles Lakers, Linton’s Riley. In 1991, Riley called it, “One of the greatest games in the history of Schenectady basketball.” Riley was a versatile athlete in college, participating in both basketball and football. He won the title All-American. He led the 1966 University of Kentucky basketball team, coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp, to the NCAA title game, where they lost to Texas Western (now known as UTEP), a game that was dramatized in the movie Glory… More:

National Basketball Association $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Aba-nba Merger, Nba Store, Nba at 50 Signature Basketball Collection, National Basketball Association Cheerleading, Nba Summer League, Rocky Mountain Revue, Orlando Pro Summer League, Entertainment League. Excerpt: The ABANBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association, which after multiple attempts over several years finally occurred in 1976. In 1967 there were only ten teams in the NBA, and the league was resistant to expanding and charged very high prices ($1.5 million in a time before any significant NBA television contract; over $8 million in 2007 dollars) for expansion teams. As a result, businessmen in several cities decided to establish an alternative professional basketball league to compete with the NBA, with an eye toward an eventual merger with the NBA. The competition between the ABA and NBA included often-brutal fights to sign the best players. The ABA also made a bold move by signing the NBA’s best officials (referees) to officiate ABA games. In June 1970, only three years after the ABA began play, the NBA owners voted 13-4 to work toward a merger with the ABA. Seattle SuperSonics owner Sam Schulman, a member of the ABANBA merger committee in 1970, was so ardently eager to merge the leagues that he publicly announced that if the NBA did not accept the merger agreement worked out with the ABA, he would move the SuperSonics from the NBA to the ABA. Schulman also threatened to move his soon-to-be ABA team to Los Angeles to compete directly with the Lakers. The owners of the Dallas Chaparrals (now the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs) were so confident of the impending merger that they suggested that the ABA hold off on scheduling and playing a regular season schedule for the 1971… More:

New Jersey Nets Head Coaches: Larry Brown, John Calipari, Willis Reed, Byron Scott, Stan Albeck, Lawrence Frank, Bill Fitch $10.66 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Larry Brown, John Calipari, Willis Reed, Byron Scott, Stan Albeck, Lawrence Frank, Bill Fitch, Butch Beard. Excerpt: William Fitch (born May 19, 1934 in Davenport, Iowa ) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota , Bowling Green State University , the University of North Dakota , and his alma mater, Coe College . Fitch’s teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. Fitch was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor , a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird’s own strong work ethic. During his 25-year pro coaching career Fitch repeatedly was hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. As of 2004 Fitch ranked fifth among all NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944) but also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens . He was awarded as the NBA’s Coach of the Year Award twice and he guided Bird, Kevin McHale , Robert Parish and the rest of the Boston Celtics to the 1981 NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals. From Boston, Fitch went on to coach the Rockets where he led a team featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson to the 1986 NBA Finals where they were defeated once again by Bird’s Celtics, 4 games to 2, for the NBA championship. Fitch also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers . During his first year with the Cavaliers, the team lost its first 15 games. Notes Websites (URLs online) Preceded by Bob Shulz : Coe College Men’s Basketball Head Coach 1958 1961: Succeeded by Don King A

New Mexico State Aggies Men’s Basketball Coaches $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lou Henson (born January 10, 1932 in Okay, Oklahoma, U.S.) is a former collegiate basketball coach. He retired as the all time leader in victories at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 423 victories and New Mexico State with 289 victories. Overall he had 779 victories, putting him in sixth place on the all-time list. Henson began his coaching career at Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Henson was head coach of the varsity for four seasons, and won state championships in 1959, 1960, and 1961. He started coaching at the college ranks in 1962 at Hardin-Simmons University. In 1966, he took over at his alma mater, New Mexico State University. In his first season at NMSU, the Aggies rebounded from a 4-22 record in the prior season to finish 15-11 and went to the NCAA Tournament. In 1970, Henson would help lead the Aggies to the Final Four for the only time in the school’s history. Henson and future NBA players Jimmy Collins, Sam Lacey, and Charlie Criss lost in the tournament semifinal to eventual champion UCLA, the third time in three years the Aggies lost to UCLA in the tournament. Henson coached at New Mexico State for nine seasons, with six trips to the NCAA Tournament and four twenty-win seasons. In 1975, Henson moved to the University of Illinois to replace Gene Bartow, after Bartow left Illinois to replace John Wooden at UCLA. He would lead the Fighting Illini to the 1989 Final Four. Henson retired in 1996, after 21 seasons at Illinois. Henson finished his tenure at Illinois with an overall record of 423 wins and 224 losses (.654 winning percentage), and with a record of 214 wins and 164 losses (.567) in Big Ten Conference games. The 214 wins in Big Ten games were the third highest total ever at the time of … More:

New Orleans Privateers Men’s Basketball Players: Ervin Johnson, Lester Mccalebb, Dedric Willoughby, Wilbur Holland, Tony Harris, H ctor Romero $7.98 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ervin Johnson, Lester Mccalebb, Dedric Willoughby, Wilbur Holland, Tony Harris, Héctor Romero, Michael Mcdonald, Wayne Cooper, Ledell Eackles, Asrangue Souleymane. Excerpt: Ervin Johnson (born December 21, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player, who last played for, and captained, the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He is not to be confused with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. A 6’11″, 245-pound center from the University of New Orleans, Johnson was selected 23rd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1993 NBA Draft, and has played for the Sonics, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Bucks (in two separate stints). After working in a Baton Rouge supermarket for almost three years, Johnson played basketball at the University of New Orleans under coach Tim Floyd. UNO recorded 87 victories during Johnson’s time in the program. They earned two NCAA tournament bids and one NIT tournament appearance. When he finished, he was the second all-time leading scorer in UNO history (1,608 points), first all-time in field goal percentage (59%), first all-time in double-doubles with 55, first all-time in rebounds with 1,287 (10.5 per game), third all-time in double-figure scoring games (81), eighth all-time in steals (109), second all-time in games played (123) and first all-time in blocks (294). Johnson was named All-American South Conference for the 1990-1991 season, All-Sun Belt Conference for the 1991-1992 season and was the 1992-1993 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. … More: http://booksllc.net/?id=882400

North Dakota Fighting Sioux Men’s Basketball Players: Phil Jackson, Jim Kleinsasser, Jerome Beasley, Ben Jacobson $8.87 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As player:2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1968)As coach:10× NBA Champion (19911993, 19961998, 20002002, 2009)6× Eastern Conference Champion (19911993, 19961998)6× Western Conference Champion (20002002, 2004, 20082009)1× NBA Coach of the Year (1996)4× NBA All-Star Game Coach (1992, 1996, 2000, 2009)Top 10 Coaches in NBA HistoryMost NBA Championships won as a head coachMost Conference Championships won as a head coachMost wins in NBA Playoffs historyMost wins in a season (1996)Best regular season winning percentage (1996)Most wins in Chicago Bulls historyMost wins in Los Angeles Lakers history Philip Douglas “Phil” Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won four NBA titles from 2000 to 2009. In total, Jackson has won 10 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing a record he had shared with Red Auerbach. Currently, he is the winner of the most championships in NBA history (as a player and a head coach combined), breaking the tie between him and Bill Russell after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic four games to one. Jackson had won two rings as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter’s triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname “Zen Master”. (Jackson cites Robert

Oklahoma City Thunder Coaches: Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coaches, List of Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coaches, P. J. Carlesimo, Paul Westhead $8.41 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coaches, List of Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coaches, P. J. Carlesimo, Paul Westhead, Scott Brooks, Ron Adams. Excerpt: The Oklahoma City Thunder is an American professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It plays in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was known as the Seattle SuperSonics from 1967 to 2008. The team plays its home games at the Ford Center. As of October 2008, the Thunder is currently owned by Professional Basketball Club LLC and coached by Scott Brooks, with Sam Presti as its general manager. The team was formed in 1967. After spending 41 years in Seattle, Washington, the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City. Owner Clay Bennett, who purchased the team in 2006, sought to get public funding for a new arena in Seattle, or a major renovation of the KeyArena in 2007. After failing to do so, he decided to move the team to Oklahoma City. Seattle sued Bennett’s group to enforce the lease that required the team to stay until 2010. The two sides reached a $45 million settlement to pay off the team’s lease with KeyArena in July 2008. There have been 16 head coaches for the Thunder franchise. The franchise won its only NBA championship in the 1979 NBA Finals while coached by Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens. Wilkens is the only member of the franchise to have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. He is also the franchise’s all-time leader in regular-season games coached, regular-season games won, playoff games coached, and playoff games won. Wilkens, Nate McMillan and Bob Weiss formerly played for the team in Seattle. Current head coach Scott Brooks is the only coach to have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award … More:

Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball Players: Ernie Kent, Greg Graham, Luke Jackson, Aaron Brooks, Fred Jones, Stu Jackson, John H. Dick $21.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ernie Kent, Greg Graham, Luke Jackson, Aaron Brooks, Fred Jones, Stu Jackson, John H. Dick, Malik Hairston, Luke Ridnour, Howard Hobson, Terrell Brandon, George “Porky” Andrews, Jim Loscutoff, Maarty Leunen, Steve Jones, Edwin Russell Durno, Jim Barnett, Michael Dunigan, Moon Mullen, Paul Sunderland, Tajuan Porter, Stan Love, Bryce Taylor, Slim Wintermute, Lauren Gale, Ron Lee, John Greig, Greg Ballard, Joevan Catron, Blair Rasmussen, Chamberlain Oguchi, Churchill Odia, Bill Borcher, Fred Cofield, Anthony Taylor, Bryan Bracey, Al Carlson. Excerpt: Aaron Jamal Brooks (born January 14, 1985, in Seattle , Washington ) is an American basketball player who is currently the starting point guard for the Houston Rockets . He was selected 26th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft. . He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2009-2010 season. High school Brooks, a high profile recruit out of Franklin High School in Seattle, “earned just about every honor possible” while leading his team to the Washington 4A State Championship as a senior. As a high school senior he averaged 24.3 points, 7.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. In that championship game, Brooks went head-to-head with future Gonzaga Bulldog and NBA player Adam Morrison . Brooks finished with 38 points in the 67-55 win. Morrison finished with 37 in the loss but was still named Tournament MVP after matching the then four-game scoring total. College Brooks finished his college career at the University of Oregon in 2007. He was a four-year starter for the Ducks , and finished his career with 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. In his first year at Oregon, Brooks took over the starting point guard role previously occupied by current NBA guard Luke Ridnour . Despite missing 10 games with a

Oregon State Beavers Men’s Basketball Players: Jos Ortiz, Gary Payton, Brent Barry, Slats Gill, A. C. Green, Terry Baker, Greg Wiltjer $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: José Ortiz, Gary Payton, Brent Barry, Slats Gill, A. C. Green, Terry Baker, Greg Wiltjer, Steve Johnson, Swede Halbrook, Mel Counts, Lester Conner, Red Rocha, Nick Dewitz, Lonnie Shelton, Ricky Berry, Dave Gambee, C. J. Giles, Charlie Sitton, Lew Beck, Corey Benjamin, Vic Bartolome, Fred Boyd, Gary Freeman, John Mandic, Loy Petersen, Jim Jarvis, Mark Radford, Scott Eaton, Scott Haskin, Ray Blume, Jay Carty. Excerpt: A. C. Green item Career stats (NBA) item Points : 12,331 item Rebounds : 9,473 item Steals : 1,033 item Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com item Career highlights and awards item A.C. Green, Jr. , (born October 4, 1963) is a retired American NBA basketball player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history (1,192). He played for the Los Angeles Lakers , Phoenix Suns , Dallas Mavericks , Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat . He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He missed just three games in his entire career in his second season in 1986 87 and played in 1278 out of 1281 games that were played in his career (99.8 %). He played all the games of the regular season in 15 of his 16 career seasons (including the 1999 lockout-shortened season of 50 games because of the players’ strike) and 14 consecutive seasons from his third season to his retirement. Career Oregon State Green was a four-year star at Oregon State University , where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the

Orlando Magic Coaches $10.66 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Eric Musselman, Doc Rivers, John Kuester, Paul Westhead, List of Orlando Magic Head Coaches, Brian Hill, Morlon Wiley, Chris Jent, Randy Ayers, Richie Adubato, Johnny Davis, Brendan Malone. Excerpt: Eric P. Musselman (born November 19, 1964 in Ashland, Ohio) is an American basketball coach and the former head coach of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. The son of Bill Musselman, Eric was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers), and Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger). Between head coaching stints in Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He currently serves as an NBA analyst for FOX Sports Radio and Clear Channel Radio, and as a color commentator for college basketball games on the regional sports network Comcast SportsNet California and for NBA Development League games on Versus. He’s also worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN. Musselman grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and San Diego, California, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended high school in Brecksville, a suburb about 15 miles south of Cleveland. There, he played on the same high school basketball team as former NBA player Scott Roth and former NFL Pro Bowl punter/quarterback Tom Tupa. Musselman graduated from the University of San Diego, where he played basketball for Jim Brovelli and Hank Egan, both of whom would later work as NBA assistants. While at USD, Musselman was a member of the 198687 team that compiled a 246 record, the best in school history. The Toreros lost to Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 6261. Musselman was a fifth-round CBA draft choice of

People From Bethel Park, Pennsylvania: Armen Gilliam, Matthew H. Smith, Barbara Feldon, Rick Sebak, Rob Wyda, Richard White, Chris Peters $9.25 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Armen Gilliam, Matthew H. Smith, Barbara Feldon, Rick Sebak, Rob Wyda, Richard White, Chris Peters, Tom Skladany, Mike Westhoff, Dave Piontek. Excerpt: Armen Gilliam (born May 28, 1964, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania) nicknamed “The Hammer”, is an American professional basketball player that played 13 years in the NBA (1987-2000). He also played one season (2005-06) for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association. Born as Armon Louis Gilliam, he began his college basketball career in 1982-83 at Independence Junior College in Independence, Kansas. That year, Gilliam was a standout player on the basketball team that reached the Junior College Finals and finished 6th in the nation. Gilliam averaged 24.9 points and 14 rebounds in five tournament games and was named to the National Junior college finals all-tournament team. Gilliam continued his college basketball career with UNLV. Gilliam played for UNLV from (1983-87)and was an integral part of a team that was 93-11 in the 3 years he played for the UNLV Rebels. The UNLV team was ranked number one in the country for most of the three years Gilliam competed and the team made it to the NCAA tournament every year during his stay. In 1987 the team reached the “Final Four and Gilliam was named to the NCAA Final Four all-tournament team. Gilliam scored 998 points in his senior year which was and still is a school record for the most points scored in season by a UNLV player. Gilliam also played on the U.N.L.V team that won 38 games in a season which is still a N.C.A.A. Division 1 record for most wins in a season. In 1987 Gilliam was selected for a number of All-American Teams and voted the top contender for the John Wooden award. Gilliam was selected to play on the 1986 USA Basketball Te… More:

People From Newport, Kentucky: Dave Cowens $10.37 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Boston Celtics David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6’9″, he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and currently serves as a special assistant to Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars. After starring in high school at Newport Central Catholic High in his hometown of Newport, Kentucky, Cowens played his collegiate basketball at Florida State University from 1967 to 1970. He scored 1,479 points in 78 games at Florida State playing D-1 ball, at 19.0 points per game, and ranks among Florida State’s top 10 all-time scoring leaders. He is the all-time Florida State leading rebounder with 1,340 rebounds (17.2 rebounds per game). He holds the team record for best seasonal rebound average (17.5 in the 1968-1969 season). He once grabbed 31 rebounds (second best all-time) against LSU in the 1968-69 season. He was named The Sporting News All-America second team in 1970. His number now hangs in the rafters of the Donald L. Tucker Center. Despite some critics who felt Cowens was too small to play center, Cowens was selected as the fourth overall pick by the Boston Celtics during the 1970 NBA Draft, largely at the recommendation of former Celtics center Bill Russell. During his rookie year, Cowens averaged 17.0 points per game and 15.0 rebounds per game, and shared the NBA’s Rookie of the Year honors with Portland’s Geoff Petrie. He also led the league in personal fouls that same year. In 1973, Cowens averaged 20.5 ppg and 16.2 rpg while helping the Celtics to a league best 68-14 reco… More:

People From Williams County, North Dakota: Phil Jackson $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As player:2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1968)As coach:10× NBA Champion (19911993, 19961998, 20002002, 2009)6× Eastern Conference Champion (19911993, 19961998)6× Western Conference Champion (20002002, 2004, 20082009)1× NBA Coach of the Year (1996)4× NBA All-Star Game Coach (1992, 1996, 2000, 2009)Top 10 Coaches in NBA HistoryMost NBA Championships won as a head coachMost Conference Championships won as a head coachMost wins in NBA Playoffs historyMost wins in a season (1996)Best regular season winning percentage (1996)Most wins in Chicago Bulls historyMost wins in Los Angeles Lakers history Philip Douglas “Phil” Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won four NBA titles from 2000 to 2009. In total, Jackson has won 10 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing a record he had shared with Red Auerbach. Currently, he is the winner of the most championships in NBA history (as a player and a head coach combined), breaking the tie between him and Bill Russell after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic four games to one. Jackson had won two rings as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter’s triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that is influenced by Eastern philosophy, earning him the nickname “Zen Master”. (Jackson cites Robert

Portland Trail Blazers Expansion Draft Picks: Pat Riley, Rick Adelman, Larry Siegfried, Leroy Ellis, Fred Hetzel, Jerry Chambers, Dorie Murrey $10 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by San Diego Rockets Patrick James “Pat” Riley (born March 20, 1945) is a former American National Basketball Association player and coach and the current team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams and an assistant coach to another. He most recently won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat. Prior to his tenure in Miami, he served as head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. He also played for the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship team in 1972, bringing his personal total to seven NBA titles. He is known as “Coach Slick” and “Mr. GQ”. Riley was born in Rome, New York, and raised in Schenectady. His father, Leon Riley, played 22 seasons of minor league baseball as an outfielder and first baseman, and appeared in 4 games for the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies. Riley played for Linton High School in Schenectady, New York under head coach Walt Przybylo and his assistants Bill Rapavy and Ed Catino. Linton High School’s 74-68 victory over New York City’s Power Memorial on December 29, 1961, is remembered mostly for its two stars: Power Memorial’s Lew Alcindor (who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar); and his future coach with the Los Angeles Lakers, Linton’s Riley. In 1991, Riley called it, “One of the greatest games in the history of Schenectady basketball.” Riley was a versatile athlete in college, participating in both basketball and football. He won the title All-American. He led the 1966 University of Kentucky basketball team, coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp, to the NCAA title game, where they lost to Texas Western (now known as UTEP), a game that was dramatized in the movie Glory… More:

Red Auerbach $58.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was a basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death. As a coach, he won 938 games (a record at his retirement) and nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (surpassed only by Phil Jackson). As general manager and team president of the Celtics, he won an additional seven NBA titles, for a grand total of 16 in a span of 29 years, making him one of the most successful team officials ever in the history of North American professional sports. Auerbach is remembered as a pioneer of modern basketball, redefining basketball as a game dominated by team play and tough defense rather than individual feats and high scoring and introducing the fast break as a potent offensive weapon.

Richie Guerin $60 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Richard Vincent “Richie” Guerin (born May 29, 1932, in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. The 6’4″ (1.93 m) Guerin played with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1947 to 1954. While a reservist, Guerin attended Iona College from 1950 to 1954 where he scored 1,375 points in 67 games.

Rob Kurz $57 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Karl Kurz (March 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. On April 11, 2009, Kurz tallied a career-high 21 points as a member of the Golden State Warriors against the Utah Jazz. Kurz agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 15, 2009. On October 19, 2009, Kurz was waived by the Cavaliers. He played in five games during the preseason, averaging 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. From 2009-2010 Kurz played 39 games for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League, averaging 17.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg.

Sacramento Kings Broadcasters: Comcast Sportsnet California, Kevin Harlan, Kevin Calabro, Jim Kozimor, Khtk, Grant Napear, Gary Gerould $9.25 Chapters: Comcast Sportsnet California, Kevin Harlan, Kevin Calabro, Jim Kozimor, Khtk, Grant Napear, Gary Gerould, Neil Funk. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Comcast SportsNet California (CSN California) is a regional sports network that serves Northern California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. It is owned by Comcast and is a member of Comcast SportsNet. CSN California is the cable home for MLB’s Oakland Athletics, the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and the PASL’s Stockton Cougars, and was the cable home for the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs until the team’s folding. The network also carries programming related to the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers. CSN California college coverage includes UC Berkeley, Sacramento State University, St. Mary’s College, UC Davis, the University of San Francisco, the University of the Pacific, the University of Nevada and San Jose State University. CSN California also covers Friday night high school football. CSN California is the official home for the Cal Golden Bears, often airing Football and Men’s Basketball games that did not make national television on ABC, ESPN and Fox Sports Net. Bay Area sports anchor Gary Radnich also simulcasts his KNBR radio show live on this network, weekdays from 9am to noon, unless preempted by a live sporting event on either CSN California or KNBR. After Comcast acquired the television rights to the Sacramento Kings, Comcast SportsNet West was launched in 2004. At different times, those games had been shown on pay-per-view and on an alternate feed of SportsChannel Bay Area (now CSN Bay Area). Although the network was originally aimed at the Northern California region, the network began to expand as a compliment to th…More:

San Antonio Spurs Broadcasters: Dallas Chaparrals Broadcasters, Fox Sports Southwest, Dick Stockton, Sean Elliott, Joel Meyers $8.87 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dallas Chaparrals Broadcasters, Fox Sports Southwest, Dick Stockton, Sean Elliott, Joel Meyers, Terry Stembridge, Dave Barnett. Excerpt: Fox Sports Southwest (stylized as FS SOUTHWEST) is a regional sports network that operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas. The network operates out of the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Irving and also in Houston, the operations center for all Fox Sports Net channels in the central part of the United States. It is the cable home for the Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Dallas Stars (NHL), Texas Rangers (MLB), FC Dallas (MLS), San Antonio Spurs (NBA), San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), plus local coverage of the Southland, Big 12, and Conference USA athletic conferences. It also is home to UIL 5A State championship games for Football, Boys Basketball, and Baseball. Fox Sports Southwest originally began as Home Sports Entertainment in 1983, serving as the cable television home of professional and collegiate sports team throughout Texas and surrounding states. In the mid 1990s, HSE became a part of the Prime Sports Networks, thus becoming Prime Sports Southwest. In 1996, the network became Fox Sports (Net) Southwest, upon News Corporation’s purchase of the Prime Networks and its merger with the SportsChannel networks. Fox Sports Southwest is divided into three broadcasting zones, each representing the three of the largest television markets in its designated broadcast region: This is mostly due to the defined broadcast territories set by the National Basketball Association, in regards to the region’s three NBA franchisesthe Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs. However, in certain circumstances, a limited number of Dallas Stars games (Texas’ only National H… More:

San Diego Sails Players: Caldwell Jones, Lee Davis, Dave Robisch, Kevin Joyce, Stew Johnson, Bo Lamar, Mark Olberding, Bob Warren, Tom Ingelsby $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Caldwell Jones, Lee Davis, Dave Robisch, Kevin Joyce, Stew Johnson, Bo Lamar, Mark Olberding, Bob Warren, Tom Ingelsby, Joby Wright. Excerpt: Caldwell “Pops” Jones (born August 4, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. Jones was drafted from Albany State University (Georgia) by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 14th pick in the 1973 NBA Draft. He played 3 seasons in the American Basketball Association and 14 seasons in the NBA, most extensively with the Philadelphia 76ers. Jones led the ABA in blocked shots in the 1973-74 season, and played in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game. He shares (with Julius Keye) the ABA’s all-time record for blocked shots in a game with 12. His brothers, Charles Jones, Wil Jones, and Major Jones, all played at Albany State and in the NBA. The most prominent of four brothers who played in the NBA, Caldwell Jones was best known as the least flamboyant member of the high-powered Philadelphia 76ers teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Playing alongside Julius Erving and company, Jones didnt need to score much with Philadelphia, so he concentrated on rebounding, shotblocking, and defense. A lanky yet strong 6-foot-11 pivotman, his hustle, board work, and defense kept him in professional basketball for 17 years. Playing in his final season at age 39, he was the fifth-oldest NBA player ever to have suited up at the time. He finished with 10,068 points (in the NBA and the American Basketball Association), but it had taken him 1,227 games to rack them up. No other player who scored 10,000 points had ever needed more than 1,200 games to do so. Everybody likes to look at the glorified part of the game, like scoring points, Jones told USA Today in 1990. But there is a lot more to the game. I look at myself li… More:

Seattle Supersonics Broadcasters: Oklahoma City Thunder Broadcasters, Fox Sports Southwest, Kevin Calabro, Fsn Northwest, Bob Blackburn $8.87 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Oklahoma City Thunder Broadcasters, Fox Sports Southwest, Kevin Calabro, Fsn Northwest, Bob Blackburn, Pete Weber, Wayne Cody, Matt Pinto. Excerpt: Fox Sports Southwest (stylized as FS SOUTHWEST) is a regional sports network that operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas. The network operates out of the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Irving and also in Houston, the operations center for all Fox Sports Net channels in the central part of the United States. It is the cable home for the Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Dallas Stars (NHL), Texas Rangers (MLB), FC Dallas (MLS), San Antonio Spurs (NBA), San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), plus local coverage of the Southland, Big 12, and Conference USA athletic conferences. It also is home to UIL 5A State championship games for Football, Boys Basketball, and Baseball. Fox Sports Southwest originally began as Home Sports Entertainment in 1983, serving as the cable television home of professional and collegiate sports team throughout Texas and surrounding states. In the mid 1990s, HSE became a part of the Prime Sports Networks, thus becoming Prime Sports Southwest. In 1996, the network became Fox Sports (Net) Southwest, upon News Corporation’s purchase of the Prime Networks and its merger with the SportsChannel networks. Fox Sports Southwest is divided into three broadcasting zones, each representing the three of the largest television markets in its designated broadcast region: This is mostly due to the defined broadcast territories set by the National Basketball Association, in regards to the region’s three NBA franchisesthe Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs. However, in certain circumstances, a limited number of Dallas Stars games (Texas’ only… More:

St. Bonaventure Bonnies Men’s Basketball Players $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Charles Jerome “Chuck” Daly (July 20, 1930 May 9, 2009) was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to the men’s basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a 14-year NBA coaching career. Born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, to Earl and Geraldine Daly on July 20, 1930, Daly attended Kane Area High School in nearby Kane. He matriculated at St. Bonaventure University for one year before transferring to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1952. After serving two years in the military, he began his basketball coaching career in 1955 at Punxsutawney (PA) High School, compiling a 11170 record in eight seasons. He moved on to the college level in 1963 as an assistant coach under Vic Bubas at Duke University. During his six seasons there, the Blue Devils won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and advanced to the Final Four, both in 1964 and 1966. He replaced Bob Cousy as head coach at Boston College in 1969. After the Eagles went 1113 in Daly’s first campaign at the school, they improved to 1511 in 1971. Daly became the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 1971, succeeding Dick Harter. Penn won twenty or more games and captured the Ivy League title in each of its first four seasons with Daly at the helm. The most successful campaign was his first in 1972, when the Quakers went 253 overall, 131 in the conference, and advanced to the NCAA East Regional Final, losing to North Carolina. His record after six seasons there was 12538 overall, 7410 in the Ivy League. Additionally, all five starters on the Penn team that made the Final Four in 1979 had been successfully recruited b… More:

Syracuse Nationals $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Philadelphia 76ers, 1955 Nba Finals, 1950 Nba Finals, 1954 Nba Finals. Excerpt: Lakers win series 4-2 Team rosters A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Lakers win series 4-3 Team rosters A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 1955 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1954-55 NBA season. The best-of-seven series was won by the Syracuse Nationals , who defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons in the final game when Syracuse’s George King made a free throw with 12 seconds left to put the Nationals up by one point. King then stole the ball from Fort Wayne’s Andy Phillip with three seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Syracuse. It has been alleged that some Fort Wayne players conspired with gamblers to throw the series to Syracuse. The suspicious nature of the seventh game in particular has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the series. Fort Wayne led Syracuse 41-24 early in the second quarter, then allowed the Nationals to rally to win the game. Andy Phillip , who turned the ball over with three seconds left in the game, was believed by at least one of his teammates, George Yardley , to have thrown the game. “There were always unwholesome implications about that ball game,” Yardley told the author Charley Rosen . However, Phillip may not have acted alone. Other Pistons players were strongly believed to have thrown games during the 1953-54 and 1954-55 NBA seasons. In fact, Yardley himself turned the ball over to Syracuse with a palming violation with 18 seconds remaining in Game 7. The foul that gave Syracuse its winning free throw, meanwhile, was committed by Frankie Brian . Series summary Nationals win series 4-3 Team rosters A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in

Tecmo Games $14.13 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ninja Gaiden Ii: the Dark Sword of Chaos, Trapt, Deception Series, Incredible Crisis, Tecmo Cup Football Game, Tecmo World Wrestling, Tokidensho Angel Eyes, Rygar: the Legendary Adventure, Solomon’s Key, Unison, Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness, Radia Senki: Reimeihen, Rygar, List of Tecmo Games, Bomb Jack, Super Swing Golf, Rygar, Star Force, Fire ‘n Ice, Tecmo Cup Soccer Game, Secret of the Stars, Mighty Bomb Jack, Super Swing Golf: Season 2, Tokobot, Pleiads, Gallop Racer, Tecmo Super Baseball, Tecmo World Cup ’93, Tecmo Knight, Final Star Force, Bad News Baseball, Pinball Action, Captain Tsubasa Vol. Ii: Super Striker, Tecmo World Cup ’90, Again, Captain Tsubasa, Tecmo Classic Arcade, Tecmo Stackers, Spray, Tecmo Baseball, Captain Tsubasa, Super Star Force: Jikuureki No Himitsu, Swimmer, Strato Fighter, Senjyo, Tecmo Nba Basketball, Tecmo Super Nba Basketball, Captain Tsubasa 3: Koutei No Chousen. Excerpt: Again: FBI Special Psychological Investigation Unit (AGAINFBI, AGAIN FBI Chou Shinri Sousakan ? ) is an adventure video game developed by Cing and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo DS .It was released in Japan on December 10, 2009 and in North America on April 2, 2010.Plot A string of serial murders from 19 years ago have started up–”again.” The player takes the role of J, an agent of the FBI and sole survivor of the serial murders 19 years ago who has a special ability called “past vision” to solve puzzles, as he investigates the murders committed by the serial killer known only as “Providence”.Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bad News Baseball , originally released as Gekit!! Stadium (? , “Fierce Fighting!! Stadium”) in Japan, is a baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment

Ualr Trojans Men’s Basketball Players: Derek Fisher, Pete Myers, Carlos Rogers, Joe Stephens, Myron Jackson $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9, 1974) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, whose NBA career has spanned more than 14 years. He currently serves as the president of the National Basketball Players Association. He has now won 5 NBA Championships. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Fisher started out his basketball career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Selected the twenty-fourth draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1996 NBA Draft, Fisher spent his first eight seasons with the franchise. During this time, he played a role in the Lakers’ “three-peat”, and was the third-leading scorer on the team behind Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. After his success with Los Angeles, Fisher opted out of his contract and signed with the Golden State Warriors. After his stint with Golden State, Fisher was traded to the Utah Jazz, where he helped lead the team to the Western Conference Finals. Due to his daughter’s health, he asked to be released from his contract and rejoined the Lakers in 2007. In 2010, he won his fifth NBA Championship with the Lakers. Only he and Kobe Bryant have played in all five of the Lakers’ most recent championships. In the past decade, Fisher ties Robert Horry for having played in the most NBA playoff games (149) and played the tenth most playoff minutes (4,221). Fisher has the highest cumulative three-point percentage in NBA Finals history. He ranks third all time in NBA Finals three-pointers made (41), one shy of Michael Jordan for second all-time behind Robert Horry. He has the second-highest three-point field goal percentage in NBA Finals history (46.1%), trailing only Ray Allen. The NBA listed his “0.4 Shot” as the 18th-greatest playoff moment … More:

Ucla Bruins Women’s Basketball Players $9.43 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ann Elizabeth Meyers (born March 26, 1955 in San Diego, California) is a retired American basketball player and sportscaster. She is a distinguished figure in the history of women’s basketball and sports journalism. A standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional levels, she is one of the most talented women to ever have played the game. Meyers was the first player to be part of the U.S. national team while still in high school. She was the second woman to be signed to a four-year athletic scholarship for college, at UCLA. She was also the only woman to sign a contract with a National Basketball Association team, the Indiana Pacers (1979). Meyers currently resides in Huntington Beach, California, and serves as the general manager for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and vice president of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. For over 26 years, she served as a network television sports analyst for ESPN, CBS, and NBC. In 2006, Meyers was awarded the Ronald Reagan Media Award from the United States Sports Academy. Drysdale was born on March 26, 1955 to Bob and Patricia Meyers. Her father played Guard for Marquette University, and then the Shooting Stars, a professional team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the sixth of eleven children many of whom were athletic. One brother, Dave, was an All-American at UCLA and went on to play for the Milwaukee Bucks. Ann attended Sonora High School in La Habra, California. As an all-around athlete, she competed in softball, badminton, field hockey, and tennis, as well as basketball. She earned thirteen Most Valuable Player awards in high school sports. She led her basketball teams to an 80-5 record. In 1974, Ann became the first high school student to play for the U.S… More:

University Of Toledo Alumni $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Toledo Rockets Men’s Basketball Players, Kid Cudi, Jack Craciun Iii, Louis Shores, Brock Kreitzburg, Edward Shimborske Iii, Jon Hendricks, Hal B. Jennings, Arthur Hills, Deborah Coulter-Harris, Philip Baker Hall, Tyrone Yates, Stewart Greenleaf, Bob Latta, William Arthur Smith, Daniel Bogden, Charlos Gary, David Henige, Margaret Carson, Richard Devore, Jack Ford, Jim Rex, Larry Jones, Denny Stark, Thomas W. L. Ashley, Michael D. Sallah, Mitch Maier, Peter Ujvagi, John Brisker, Christi Paul, Michael Brooks, Len Matuszek, Teresa Fedor, Steve Mix, Joseph James Farnan, Jr., Wilbert Mcclure, Peter Malone, Stan Joplin, Casey Shaw, Norm Shinkle, G. Gordon Strong, Chuck Chuckovits, Thomas Wellock, Judith Ann Lanzinger, Dick Miller. Excerpt: Joseph Casey Shaw (born July 20, 1975, in Lebanon, Ohio ) is an American basketball center, formerly in the NBA . After a career at the University of Toledo Rockets , he was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA Draft.In college, Shaw starred for the Rockets, averaging 13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for his career, including 14.2 and 10.0 his senior year. He was then drafted by the 76ers. He appeared in 9 games for the 76ers, scoring a total of two points.He was at the Sacramento Kings training camp in 2002 but was later cut.He played internationally for Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano in Italy for two stints, one in 2002 and one in 2007. He also played for Trieste, Roma and Reggio Calabria in Italy, Anwil Wloclawek in Poland, Gran Canaria in Spain and Ventspils in Latvia.He is the brother-in-law of former Valparaiso University star and NBA player Bryce Drew .Websites (URLs online) References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Charles H. “Chuck” Chuckovitz (July 10, 1912 August 12, 1991)

Washington Bullets Coaches: K. C. Jones, Wes Unseld, Kevin Mckenna, Jeff Bzdelik, Kevin Loughery, Gene Shue, Bob Staak $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: As Player As Coach K. C. Jones (born May 25, 1932 in Taylor, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. K. C. Jones is his full name. Jones played college basketball at the University of San Francisco and, along with Bill Russell, led the Dons to two NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. Jones also played with Russell on the 1956 United States men’s Olympic basketball team, which won the gold medal at the Melbourne Summer Games. During his playing days, he was known as a tenacious defender. Jones spent all of his nine seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, being part of eight championship teams from 1959 to 1966. In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more championship rings during their playing careers. After Boston lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1967 playoffs, Jones ended his playing career. K.C. Jones was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989. Prior to the Doc Rivers-coached Celtics championship of 2008, he was the last African-American head coach to have led a team to the NBA Championship (1986). Ironically, his 1986 Celtics are also the last NBA champion to have a majority of Caucasian players on their roster (and a majority in their starting lineup). Jones is the only African American coach to win multiple NBA championships as solely a head coach. (Bill Russell also won two titles as head coach, but he was also doubling as a player.) Also in 1986, Jones led the Eastern squad in the 1986 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas at the Reunion Arena beating the Western squad 139-132. Jones began his coaching career at Brandeis University, serving as the head coach from 19671970. Jones then reunited with former teammate Bill Sharman as the assistant coach for the 197172 NBA … More: