basketball coaches

Celebrates the accomplishments of some of the NBA's most famous players, teams, and coaches.

Dramatizes the true story of Coach Don Haskins of Texas Western University who, in the 1965-66 season, bucked convention and consequences to introduce the first all-African-American starting lineup in the history of college basketball.

The author explores the meaning of toughness, through personal stories as a basketball player, coach, and analyst.

The former college basketball coach describes his life and provides personal philosophies for success and achievement.

Explores the history of the NBA, and profiles ten notable coaches.

Larry Bird discusses his basketball career with the Boston Celtics, revealing the extent of his back problems which made his retirement necessary, and tells what it was like to start a new coaching career with the Indiana Pacers.

"What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent 'us?' Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years . . . Seth Davis decided to embark on a proper investigation to get to the root of the matter . . . Davis probes and prods the best of the best from the landscape of active coaches of football and basketball, college and pro . . . to get at the fundamental ingredients of greatness in the coaching sphere"--Publisher's description.

A history of the women's Depression-era basketball team the Cardinals, formed by Midwestern basketball coach Sam Babb.

Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.

A history of the women's Depression-era basketball team the Cardinals, formed by Midwestern basketball coach Sam Babb.