Best Basketball Books

The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the champion Golden State Warriors. Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. And fresh off the Warriors' third NBA championship in the last four years, his game has never been stronger.Off the court, Iguodala has earned respect, toofor his su...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their offcourt performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden.In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

A New York Times bestseller During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the ?Zen master? half...

#1 New York Times bestseller Who is the greatest dunker of all time Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball hitting nothing but...

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O?Neal combined?and collided?to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouseIn the history of modern sport, there have never been two highlevel teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O?Neal loathed Kobe...

What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Cont...

Twotime AllStar and thirteenyear NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East CoPlayer of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their championshipwinning season in 2011. But before Butler had a chance to prove himself on the court, he spent h...

Sports Illustrated's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, only planned to spend the preseason with the Phoenix Suns as an "assistant coach" and then write a story about his experiences. Instead, he stayed on with the Suns throughout their exciting and controversial 20052006 season. Gaining access to everything from lockerroom chats with superstar ...

The New York Times bestselling book from one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time.He's one of America's greatest coaches, known for inspiring the champions of pro basketball to work as a teamin short, Pat Riley is a master at creating success. The Winner Within is his game plan for team players in all of lifenot just on the court but in busi...

So you're thinking about volunteering to coach youth basketball Great! You're in for a fun, rewarding experience. Whether you're new to the sport and looking for some guidance or you're a seasoned coach hunting for some fresh tips, Coaching Basketball For Dummies will help you command the court with confidence. Each friendly chapter is packed with...

Basketball drills coupled with strong fundamentals are the key for any top basketball player."You can practice basketball shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise." Michael Jordan. People believe tha...

Basketball?s most unlikely?and most soughtafter?training guru offers an inside look at his career, his methods, and the allstar players whose games he?s helped transform. Where do the best basketball players in the world turn when they want to improve their game Whom does a future NBA Hall of Famer thank at his press conference when he?s named R...

Board Books for Little Sports! Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.Brad Herzog lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with his wife, Amy, and his two sons, Luke and Jesse. As a freelance writer, he has won...

"If you are a college basketball fan like I am, you?ll understand why I?ve long admired John Calipari?s leadership style. While no coach treasures a win more than John, this terrific book reveals his greater purpose?to lead his young players to better lives, and then challenge them to give back to others." ?President William J. Clinton In Players F...

Lucas likes basketball, but he is a ball hog. Can Lucas learn to pass the ball...

Pat Summitt, the alltime winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: earlyonset Alzheimer's disease.Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Ten...

The Boy Who Never Gave Upis the inspiring true story of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy who many said was too short to play in high school, too weak to play in college and not good enough to play in the NBA.Against all odds, this small boy who follows his dream, not only make...

Featuring dozens of iconic NBA superstars like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Steph Curry, B is for Baller is the ultimate alphabet book for young hoops fans?whether they're taking their first shot at the ABCs or already perfecting their threes! James Littlejohn's words leap off the page and bring legen...

Tyler couldn't believe it when he discovered his super ability while playing basketball with his dad. He's a perfect shot! Since he can't miss, he quits passing to his teammates. Soon the other teams figure out how to stop him, and his teammates get mad. When will Tyler learn that nobody wants to play with a ball hog This early chapter book is per...

Someone keeps playing pranks on Ryan and it is starting to affect how he plays basketball. Who is the big prankster and why is he or she out to get Ryan Part of the Jake Maddox series of books, this story is sure to hook young sports fans....

This book contains the basketball coaching philosophy and strategic thinking of one of the greatest coaches, teachers, and floor generals of modern times. Coaches and players looking for insight into what it takes to get to the championship level will find this book an invaluable road map for developing the thinking, habits, instincts, and skills n...

Fly high with pro basketball's biggest stars in SLAM DUNK: TOP 10 LISTS OF EVERYTHING IN BASKETBALL. Presented in the format of Top 10 lists, this book is a comprehensive yet fun look at the best aspects of the ABA, NBA and WNBA. From the most dominant big men to the quirkiest uniforms, SI Kids ranks a variety of topics from the hardwood. Readers a...

Who's the greatest center of all time, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem AbdulJabbar Where does Shaquille O'Neal land in the rankings Would you pick Tim Duncan or Charles Barkley as the better power forward Who's your best Sixth Man Where does LeBron James rank among small forwards Sports Illustrated has polled its basketball experts, including Jack...

This book contains the secrets, strategies, and techniques that produced the greatest winning tradition in college basketball and will produce results and successes for coaches and players at all levels. This book is a brilliant distillation of the game. The reader will learn the thoughts, insights, techniques, and strategies that guided the Univer...

The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem AbdulJabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team ...

Driven from Within...

Controversial, confrontational, and driven, Coach Geno Auriemma is a force to be reckoned withand the most accomplished male coach in women's basketball today. In his relentless quest for excellence at the University of Connecticut, he has led the Huskies to five national championships. Yet his soul never rests. For Auriemma, life affords only the...

Kylie Jean is usually good at everything she does. Now she's giving basketball a try. Dribble, pass, and shoot. That sounds simple enough. So how come learning to play basketball is so hard...

In September 2008, Northern State University men?s basketball coach Don Meyer stood on the brink of immortality. He was about to surpass the legendary Bobby Knight to become the alltime NCAA wins leader in men?s basketball. Then, on a twolane road in South Dakota, everything changed in an instant.In How Lucky You Can Be, acclaimed sports journali...

In this inspirational yet practical book, the man Parade called ?the most important coach in America,? subject of the national bestseller Season of Life, Joe Ehrmann, describes his coaching philosophy and explains how sports can transform lives at every level of play, from the earliest years to professional sports.Coaches have a tremendous platform...

From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwooda collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! Fastpaced, adrenalinefilled, and brimming with outofthisworld athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across Americayet it is particu...

Nikki wants to be a basketball star... but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitchperfect, actionpacked, and funny novel. Thirteenyearold Nikki Doyle's dreams of becoming a basketball great feel within reach when she's selected to play on ...

A young man's journey through the Philippines' most unlikely obsession: basketball. In Pacific Rims, Rafe Bartholemew, journalist, New Yorker, and veteran baller, ventures through the Philippines to investigate the country's love of basketball.From street corners where diehards fashion hoops out of old car parts to the professional league where pol...

A Contemporary Reimagining of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens for Middle GradersLife is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. So when Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist comes "the best Jordan book so far" (The Washington Post), the story of Michael Jordan's legendary years with the Chicago Bulls, capped by the 1998 NBA Finals and the team's second threepeat.From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspectiv...

Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshipping, basketball star his sons look up to....

The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first allencompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports? mostrevered?and dominant?dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin ?Mag...

You volunteered to coach the basketball team, but are you really ready How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball has the answers.Yes, the wildly popular and entertaining coaching guide is back in a new, updated, and expanded ...

Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson, and chronicles their success in the NCAA tournaments of 1992 and 1993....

The definitive book on the greatest game in the history of college basketball, and the dramatic road both teams took to get there. March 28, 1992. The final of the NCAA East Regional, Duke vs. Kentucky. The 17,848 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia and the millions watching on TV could say they saw the greatest game and the greatest shot in the histor...

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe ?The Black Mamba? Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary ?Mamba mentality.? Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted student...

In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been wo...

Small town. Undersized. Not enough talent. John Willkom heard it all as a young basketball player growing up in rural Wisconsin. Despite the odds, John dedicated his life to the game, an arduous journey that challenged the very core of even the most disciplined. As John's hard work lands him amongst basketball's elite, it is the workouts, the peopl...

A provocative and revelatory new biography of the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, by one of America's top college basketball writersNo college basketball coach has ever dominated the sport like John Wooden. His UCLA teams reached unprecedented heights in the 1960s and '70s capped by a run of ten NCAA championships in twelve seasons and an eighty...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Basketball lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for reader-fit discovery across adjacent interests. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden once said, "People say Morgan Wootten is the best high school basketball coach in the country. I disagree. I know of no finer coach at any levelhigh school, college, or pro."Morgan Wootten has retired from coaching, but his knowledge of the game remains unsurpassed and keen as ever. Coaching Basketball Successfull...

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

Heaven Is a Playground was the first book on the uniquely American phenomenon of urban basketball. Rick Telander, a photojournalist and former high school basketball player, spent part of the summer of 1973 and all of the summer of 1974 in Brooklyn living the playground life with his subjects at Foster Park in Flatbush. He slept on the floor of a p...

If you enjoyed seeing Pete Maravich as a boy in The Pistol The Birth of a Legend, then you'll love hearing the rest of the story in this riveting autobiography....

Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke Blue Devils to five straight Final Four appearances, culminating in backtoback championships in 1991 and '92. He has received five National Coach of the Year Awards and many of the players he coached in college have ...

Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and selfdiscovery.Elena Delle Donne has always forged her own path. During her first year of college, she walked away from a scholarship and chance to play f...

Michael Jordan. The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of...

What actions prompted Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry, among numerous others, to elevate themselves to superstardom What principles did they adhere to in order to become the best of the best Shoot Your Shot identifies the key principles that the world?s most elite athletes have applied to their lives and relates how y...

Learn the Incredible Story of Basketball Superstar Stephen Curry! Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! In Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters, you'll read about the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier point guards Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry has had an electrifying fivey...

The definitive oral history of the NBA's emergence as a major professional sports league. Terry Pluto is the author of ten previous sports books, including Loose Balls, FortyEight Minutes (with Bob Ryan), and Tark. Photographs....

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA. Bill Simmons, the fromthewomb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com?s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book. Nowhere in the roundball universe will you find another single volume...

"Among the best books ever written on professional basketball." The Philadelphia InquirerDavid Halberstam, bestselling author of THE FIFTIES and THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, turns his keen reporter's eye on the sport of basketball the players and the coaches, the long road trips, what happens on court, in front of television cameras, and offcou...

The New York Times Bestseller Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regretAbout to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment. But he has one la...

A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA?S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERAIn the mid1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were the sport?s chief offensive weapons. But by the 1970s, ...

Training Camp is an inspirational story filled with invaluable lessons and insights on bringing out the best in yourself and your team. The story follows Martin, an undrafted rookie trying to make it in the NFL. He's spent his entire life proving to the critics that a small guy with a big heart can succeed against all odds. After spraining his ank...

As one of the greatest, most celebrated athletes in history, Michael Jordan conquered professional basketball as no one had before.Powered by a potent mix of charisma, nearly superhuman abilities, and a ferocious need to dominate the game, he won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and captured every basketball award and accolade conceivab...

From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980sCeltics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime...

"A Season on the Brink" chronicles the basketball season that John Feinstein spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach, Bob Knight. Knight granted Feinstein an unprecedented inside look at college basketball with complete access to every moment of the season. Feinstein saw and heard it all practices, team meetings, strategy s...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Fiction, Humor, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Basketball, Sports lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for big-picture nonfiction and accessible learning. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

In this candid autobiography, Syracuse head coach and long time college basketball fixture Jim Boeheim reflects on his life, his teachers, and the game he loves.Jim Boeheim walked onto the Syracuse campus as a freshman in 1963 . . . and never walked off. A man who has been written off at various stages of his career and criticized for being disagre...

When all she wanted was to fit in, Tamika Catchings never imagined one day she'd stand outas a basketball superstar and an inspiration. Catchings faced being set apart by her hearing loss, separation from family, living up to high expectations, and the pain and discouragement of debilitating physical injuries. Yet she reached for the stars with h...

In this deeply felt, unforgettable book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a onceprosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires ...

?A star coach tells his inspiring tale . . . by the end of this engaging tale, you?ll realize why Williams is an unparalleled recruiter . . . He works as hard as anyone, and he knows how to tell a good story.? ?Sports Illustrated Now in paperback, updated with an afterword and new photos. One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches ...

Reggie Miller is the NBA's acknowledged king of the trash talkers and he's one of the few players since Larry Bird with the game to back up his talk. Miller's incendiary performance against the New York Knicks in the 1994 playoffs catapulted him to national attention; his 25 fourthquarter points in the fifth game brought the Indiana Pacers to th...

New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein exposes the real ?March Madness??behind the scenes at the Final Four basketball tournament. When Stevie wins a writing contest for aspiring sports journalists, his prize is a press pass to the Final Four in New Orleans. While exploring the Superdome, he overhears a plot to throw the champions...

"Did I ever tell you about Wilt Chamberlain" "Did I ever tell you about Bob Cousy" "Did I ever tell you about Joe DiMaggio" Whenever Arnold "Red" Auerbach starts a sentence with those six words "Did I ever tell you about . . ." anyone within earshot should prepare to hear a marvelous story. As a living legend among sports fans, Red Auerbac...

Almost two decades after its original publication and more than fifteen years after its author retired from the New York Knicks to become a United States senator, Bill Bradley's account of twenty days in a pro basketball season remains a classic in the literature of sports, unparalleled in its candor and intelligence.Bradley takes readers from the ...

My First Book of Basketball, the sixth book in the bestselling Rookie Book series from Sports Illustrated Kids, coaches young kids through the game of basketball with a visual retelling of a professional basketball game?from the jump ball to the gamewinning basket! Dribbling, passing, traveling, shooting, dunks, and more are all explained using a...

The Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash shines in running the break, but how do his teammates know where to go to get open to receive his passes Orlando's Dwight Howard is a tremendous talent in the post, but how has he improved and added new dimensions to his game And how is it that Utah's Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer run the screenandroll as smoothl...

Pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete a basketball icon for baby boomers all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the sag...

For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and teambuilding challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every...

Says Coach K: "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family...I BELIEVE IN YOU. These four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try." In his previous bestselling books, Coach K ...

The #1 Bestseller!Twelveyearold Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court but don't tell him that. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local travel team, the very same team his father led to national prominence as a boy. Danny's father, still smarting from his...

INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER?ALLACCESS LOOK AT STEPH CURRY AND THE 2017 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS?A revolutionary player like Curry?whose threepoint shooting altered basketball in a way similar to Babe Ruth changing baseball with the home run?deserves an inthemoment book. And in the same way so many of Curry?s outlandish shots nestle softly ...

With a new introduction, Phil Jackson's modern classic of motivation, teamwork, and Zen insight is updated for a whole new readership "Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." Phil Jackson Eleven years ago, when Phil Jackson first wrote these words in Sacred Hoops, he was the triumphant he...

"Volponi, a multiple awardwinning author, keeps the tension high from the first to last page ...The Final Four is definitely a winner." ?VOYA, starred reviewMarch Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first gam...

If anyone knows tough, it?s Jay Bilas. A fouryear starter at Duke, he learned a strong work ethic under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. After playing professionally overseas, he returned to Duke, where he served as Krzyzewski?s assistant coach for three seasons, helping to guide the Blue Devils to two national championships. He has since become one of bask...