Relates the history of basketball from the 1890s to today, including discussion of prominent teams, women's teams, and the National Basketball Association.
Photographs and text describe noteworthy shots from throughout basketball's history, and includes brief profiles of top-scoring players, such as Michael Jordan, Charlotte Smith, and others.
Soup's crazy plan to help his town's basketball team to victory includes constructing a musical instrument called a spitzentootle and snaring the evil Janice Riker in an unpleasant trap.
Julie Albright, forced to move with her mom following her parents' divorce, is excited to learn her new school has a basketball team; but when the coach says girls are not allowed on the team, she jeopardizes her chances for making new friends by deciding to fight for her right to play.