Chronicles the rise of Jeremy Lin from his high school and college years up to his place with the New York Knicks and describes the years of hard work and practice that brought him that success. Includes color photos.
Profiles the life and career of basketball superstar LeBron James, one of the few players to move directly from high school to the professional leagues, and discusses his role in turning the Cleveland Cavaliers from a losing team to a championship contender.
a team, a tribe, and a high school basketball season in Arctic Alaska
D'Orso, Michael
2007
Follows the Fort Yukon Eagles high school basketball team from its 2004 preseason to the 2005 Alaskan state championship, exploring the lives of its players and coach and examining the six-hundred-person village's Gwich'in Athabascan heritage.
Sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy is torn between her feelings for her new boyfriend, basketball star Allen Benson, and her vow to remain a virgin, when Benson pressures her into proving her love.