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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The History of Basketball
The Early Years
James A. Naismith
U.S. College Basketball
Changes to the Game
Hank Luisetti
Coaching Strategies
Accounting for Height
The Advent of Televised Games
Tournament Play
March Madness
The Modern Age of NCAA Play
John Wooden
Collegiate Women’s Play
Pat Summitt
Chapter 2: Professional Basketball in the U.S.
Harlem Globetrotters
Early Professional Leagues
The NBA
Business and Development
The WNBA
Cynthia Cooper
International Competition
Phog Allen
Chapter 3: Play of the Game
Rules
Common Basketball Terms
John Stockton
Principles of Play
Offense
Defense
Chapter 4: The National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bill Russell
Willis Reed
Central Division
Scottie Pippen
Isiah Thomas
Southeast Division
Bob Pettit
Elvin Hayes
Western Conference
Southwest Division
Hakeem Olajuwon
Northwest Division
Lenny Wilkens
Jerry Sloan
Pacific Division
Jerry West
Chapter 5: Selected Basketball Hall of Famers, 1959 to 1993
George Mikan
Joe Lapchick
Red Auerbach
Bob Cousy
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry Lucas
Oscar Robertson
Bill Bradley
Dean Smith
Jack Twyman
John Havlicek
Rick Barry
Walt Frazier
Pete Maravich
Bob Knight
Al McGuire
Julius Erving
Bill Walton
Chapter 6: Selected Basketball Hall of Famers, 1994 through the Present
Carol Blazejowski
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Anne Donovan
Cheryl Miller
Nancy Lieberman
Larry Bird
Wayne Embry
Mike Krzyzewski
Moses Malone
Magic Johnson
Earl Lloyd
Geno Auriemma
Charles Barkley
Phil Jackson
Patrick Ewing
Michael Jordan
David Robinson
Karl Malone
Chapter 7: Other Basketball Greats
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Teresa Edwards
Kevin Garnett
Allen Iverson
LeBron James
Rebecca Lobo
Alonzo Mourning
Shaquille O’Neal
Dennis Rodman
Sheryl Swoopes
Yao Ming
Epilogue
Appendix: Basketball Championship Winners
NBA Championship
WNBA Championship
NCAA Men’s Championship
NCAA Women’s Championship
FIBA Men’s World Championship
FIBA Women’s World Championship
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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