basketball coaches

"Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships--and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college. In 2006, the Fannie Lou Hamer Panthers basketball team was 0-18. Since 2007, the year Marc Skelton, a New Hampshire native, took over as head coach, the Panthers' record has been 228-68, and they've won three Public School Athletic League championships and one statewide championship. This tiny 400-student school has become a powerhouse on the basketball court, as well as a public education success story and a symbol of the regeneration of its once blighted neighborhood. In Pounding the Rock, Marc Skelton tells the thrilling story of the 2016-2017 season, as the Panthers seek to redeem an early exit from the playoffs the year before. But this is far more than a basketball story. It's a profile of a school that, against the odds, educates kids from the poorest congressional district in the country and sends the majority of them to college; of an unusual coach who studies the game with Talmudic intensity, demands as much of himself as he does of his players (a lot), and finds inspiration as much from Melville, Gogol, and Jacob Riis as from John Wooden; and of a squad of young men who battle against difficulties in life every day, and who don't know how to quit. --.

A biography of well-known college basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, covering his early years in Chicago and West Point, his rise to coaching stardom, specific games, interviews, and more.

Pete Carril, coach of the Princeton University Tigers at the time of their victory over the national champion UCLA Bruins, outlines his philosophy for basketball success.

"Sometimes a basketball game's MVP is on the sidelines, not the court. Find out the facts about basketball's best coaches at both the professional and college level. Which coach has the best record? Who has won the most championships? And who has motived and led the most successful ball players? Turn these pages to find out!"--Provided by publisher.

Teaches readers about the history of basketball, its top teams and players, and the skills young players may need to compete.

"Steve Kerr has won eight NBA titles--five as a player and three as a coach--for three different franchises. He played alongside the best players of a generation, and learned the craft of basketball under four legendary coaches. He was an integral part of two famed NBA dynasties. Born in Beirut to two academics, Kerr split his childhood between California and the Middle East. Howard-Cooper offers insights into the man and what it takes to be--and make--a champion"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of well-known college basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, covering his early years in Chicago and West Point, his rise to coaching stardom, specific games, interviews, and more.

How did a boy who grew up in remote areas of Montana and North Dakota go on to become the National Basketball Association's all-time winningest coach? Phil Jackson's life story that took him from small town U.S.A. to the pinnacle of NBA coaching success is anything but conventional. Known as the Zen Master for imbuing his coaching style with the tenets of Eastern philosophy, Jackson's always employed a unique approach to basketball both on and off the court. Popularizing a system of play called the triangle offense, Jackson won multiple championships, including an unprecedented three three-peats while coaching Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls and Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers, resulting in 11 championships over 20 seasons, more than any coach in any of North America's major professional sports. This book explores Jackson's one-of-a-kind keys to Hall of Fame success that enabled him achieve uncommon triumph in an unparalleled two-decade coaching career.

Summitt. It's a fitting name for the consummate winner who played a pivotal role in putting women's hoops on the map. With her trademark glare, Pat Summitt earned a reputation as one of the game's great practitioners of tough love. Along the way, she notched more wins than any college basketball coach in NCAA history. Before leading Tennessee's Lady Vols to eight national championships, she took over the program as a 22-year-old graduate assistant, drove the team van and washed their uniforms. From these modest beginnings Summitt built a powerhouse, never enduring a losing season in 38 years and becoming a role model for young women everywhere. This biography takes students through the twists and turns in Summitt's story, culminating with her courageous final season as she faced the specter of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Her life is a lesson in fierce determination, uncompromising standards of excellence and inspirational leadership.