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Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from...
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Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76...
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Provides a biography of professional basketball player Stephen Curry describing his personal life, professional career, and philanthropic efforts. Includes quotes, color photographs, sidebars, statistics, QR codes that link to videos, text-dependent questions, a glossary, further resources, and ideas for research projects.
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The University of Kansas basketball team has the most winning seasons of any team in college basketball. The history of KU basketball goes back 115 years. This describes many unbelieveable game-stopping moments in the history of the game, as well as the most inspiring coaches and players and infamous team rivalries.
11) James Harden
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Pictorialized profile of the life and basketball career of NBA player James Harden, showcasing his early life, how he came to be drafted in 2009, his greatest accomplishments in the sport, and details of his personal life as a celebrity. Each chapter is supplemented with sidebars, charts, QR codes that link to videos, review questions, and ideas for research projects. Concludes with an index, glossary, and resources for further exploration.
12) Anthony Davis
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Provides a biography of professional basketball player Anthony Davis describing his personal life, professional career, and philanthropic efforts. Includes quotes, color photographs, sidebars, statistics, QR codes that link to videos, text-dependent questions, a glossary, further resources, and ideas for research projects.
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Since their first varsity game was played in 1911, the University of North Carolina Tarheels have been making their mark on the basketball court. The team has won four NCAA titles. This volume explores the rich history of Tarheels basketball, sharing stories of many of the most highly regarded coaches and players and some game-stopping moments. It includes a timeline for fast, easy reference and several incredible historic images from Tarheels history....