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* denotes suitable for 4-8 years

** suitable for 9 to 12 years

*** suitable for young / adults

Above the Rim by Hank Herman (**)

Allie's Basketball Dreams by Barbara E. Barber (*)

And the Winner Is (Hipkidhop) by LL Cool J (**)

Andrea's Best Shot by Dan Jorgensen (**)

Backboard Fever by Clair Bee (***)

Backcourt Ace by Claire Ace (***)

Backyard Basketball Super Star by Monica Klein and Nola Langner (*)

Basket Case by Robert Newton Pack (**)

The Basket Counts by Arnold Adoff (**)

Basketball Buddies by Jean Marzollo (*)

Basketball Girl of the Year by Amelia Elizabeth Walden (**)

Basketball Is My Game by Paul E. Zeltwanger (**)

The Basketball Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner (**)

The Basketball Player by Roch Carrier (**)

Basketball Sparkplug by Christopher M.

Basketball Toss Up by Alex B. Allen (**)

Basketball's Awesome Guards by D.G. Ameson (**)

Basketball's Bumblers by Pamiel Barcita (**)

Battle of the Cheerleaders by Francine Pascal and Jamie Suzanne (**)

Battles in the Backcourt by Al Pavlik (**)

Be Careful What You Wish For...

Benched by David Halecroft (**)

Big and Hairy by Brian Daly (**)

Blowing Bubbles With the Enemy by Alison Jackson (**)

Blue Star Rapture by James W. Bennett

Brief Garland by Harold Keith (**)

Broadway Ballplayers -- series by Maureen "Mo" Holohan

Buzzer Basket by Claire Bee (***)

Carson's Fast Break by Isador S, Young

Case of the Basketball Joker by Karen Gardner (**)

The Case of the Basketball Video by T.J. Edwards (**)

The Case of the Slam Dunk Mystery by Cathy East Dubowsky and Mary-Kate Ashley (**)

Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher (**)

Cinderfella and the Slam Dunk Contest by Elizabeth Burton (*)

Championship Ball by Clare Bee (***)

Choosing Sides by Irene Cooper (**)

City High Champions by William Heumann

Comeback Cagers by Clare Bee (***)

Couching Ira by Adam Shandler

Courage On The Line by Cynthia Bates (**)

Court of Honor by Paula Blais Gorgas (***)

Crane's Rebound by Alison Jackson (*)

The Crazy Basketball Game by Rita Warner (**)

Danger Zone by David Klass (***)

Does God Wear Basketball Boots? by Heather Fussel (**)

Did Mommy Eat My Basketball by Crystal Bowman (*)

Double Whammy by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

Doug's Hoop Nightmare by Sue Kassirer (*)

The Dugout Jinx by Claire Bee (***)

Elves Can't Dunk by Robert Skead (**)

Fast Break! by Tristan Howard (**)

Fastbreak Rebel by William Heuman (**)

The Final Cut by Fred Bowen (**)

Foul! by Hank Herman (**)

Free Throw by Jacqueline Guest (**)

Front Court Hex by Matt Christopher (**)

Full Court Fever by Fred Bowen (**)

Full Court Press by Nathan Aasemg (**)

Full Court Press by Eric Walters (**)

Get Jammed by Tristan Howard (**)

Gimme an "A" by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

Go to the Hoop by Dean Hughes (**)

Going With the Flow by Claire H. Blatchford (*)

Got Game? by Rob Armstrong (**)

Gus and Grandpa at Basketball by Claudia Mills (*)

Gym Day Winner by Grace MacCarone (*)

Hardcourt Upset by Clare Bee (***)

Harlem Beat (series) by Yuriko Nishiyama (***)

Harlem Globe Trotters by Josh Wilker (**)

Hazards of the Half-Court Press by Stephen A. Bly (***)

Heartland by Jane Hale (**)

Hi Packett, Jumping Center by Jack Zanger (**)

Home Court Advantage by Sandra Diersch (**)

Hoop Crazy by Clare Bee (***)

Hoop City by Scott Blumenthal

Hoop Girlz by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (**)

Hoops by Robert Burleigh (*)

Hoops by Henry Horenstein (**)

I Was a Teenage Hero by Robert C. Lee (**)

I Smell Like Ham by Betty Hicks (**)

If I Were.... (series) by Joseph C. D'Andrea e.g If I Were A Portland Trailblazer

In the Zone by Hank Herman (**)

In Your Face by Hank Herman (**)

It's All In The Name by Bob Lanier and Heather Goodyear (*)

Iowa Basketball Sports Mysteries by Carol Marsh (**)

Jester in the Backcourt by Tommy Hallowell (**)

Johnny Long Legs by Matt Christopher (**)

Just Like Mike by Gail Herman (*)

Large and in Charge! by Robb Armstrong (**)

Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball by Debby Dadey (**)

Little Slam Dunker by Heather L Feldman

Long Shot by Timothy Tocher (**)

Long Shot by Eric Walters (**)

Long Shot for Paul by Matt Christopher (**)

The Magic Box by Olga Cossi (***)

March Mania by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman (**)

Monster Jam (Screammates) by Kieran Flynn (**)

The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks (***)

Muggsy Makes An Assist by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

My Life As a Busted-up Basketball Backboard by Bill Myers (**)

Mystery at the Basketball Game by Silky Sullivan (**)

Nick's A Chick by Maty Selman and Gordon Korman (**)

Night Hoops by Karl Deuker (***)

Nothin' But Net by Matt Christopher (**)

Nothing But Net: Dreams Can Come True by Amy Paige (***)

Nothing But Net by Dean Hughes (**)

Nutty Can't Miss by Dean Hughes (**)

Off the Rim by Fred Bowen (**)

On the Devil's Court by Carl Deuker (**)

On the Line by Fred Bowen (**)

On the Line by Dean Hughes (**)

One-Man Team by Dean Hughes (**)

Orp to the Hoop by Suzy Kline (**)

Out of Bounds by Hank Herman (**)

Out of Bounds by Fred Shank and Chris Fisher (***)

Outcast on the Court by David B. Smith

The Outside Shot by Walter Dean Myers (***)

Players by Joyce Sweeney (***)

The Phantom of Phys Ed by Fred E. Katz (**)

Point Guard by Dean Hughes (**)

Prince by Bruce Brooks (**)

The Princesses Have A Ball by Teresa Bateman (**)

Queen of the Court by Michele Martin Bossley (**)

The Real Slam Dunk by Charisse K. Richardson (**)

Rebound by Adrain Mercer (**)

Rebound by Eric Walters (***)

The Rebounder by Thomas J. Dygard (***)

Red Hot Hightops by Matt Christopher (**)

The Reluctant Star by R.W. Griffeth (**)

Revenge on Eagle Island by Stephen A. Bly (***)

Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls and Rhythms (poetry) by Charles Jr. Smith (**)

Road Trip by Eric Walters (**)

Rookie in the Backcourt by William Robert Cox (*)

Running with the Dawgs by Robb Armstrong (**)

Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan In Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan (*)

Sara Kate Superkid by Suzan Bett Pfeffer (**)

The Scary Basketball Player by Jerry B. Jenkins (**)

Schoolin' by Robb Armstrong (**)

Shoot for the Hoop by Matt Christopher (**)

Shooting Hoops by Sue MacY (*)

Shooting Star by Cynthia Bates (**)

Sink It Rusty by Christopher M (**)

Sixth Man Switch by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

Slam! (Point Signature) by Walter Dean Myers (***)

Slam Dunk by Steven Barwin (**)

Slam Dunk by Andre J Garant (**)

Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo (*)

Slamming Slime by Lavaille Lavette (*)

Slo-Mo by Rick Reilly

Space Jam by David Coddy Weiss, Leonardo Battic and Alberto Saichann

Space Jam by Nancy F. Krulik and Leo Benvenuti (*)

Spider McGhee and the Hoopla by Tess Eileen Kindig (**)

Shrews Can't Hoop by Ray nelson (**)

Straight and Narrow by Pamela L. Rollins (**)

String Music by Rick Telander (**)

Strong to the Hoop by John Coy (*)

Stuffin' It by Robb Armstrong (**)

Supercharged: Or How A Good Kid Becomes Baaad and Saves His Basketball Team by Bruce Bassoff (**)

Swish by Michael Sampson (*)

Take the Court by Bob Lanier and Heather Goodyear (*)

Taking Sides by Gary Soto (**)

Tall Man In the Pivot by Mathew F. Christopher (**)

Titan Clash by Sigmund Brouwer (**)

They Would Never Be Friends by Lawrence Walsh (***)

Three On Three by Eric Walters (**)

Threesome: Where Seduction, Power and Basketball Collide by Brenda L. Thomas

Tiger: A True Champion by Wayne Memmer (*)

Time Out by Janet Holm McHenry (**)

Tournament Crisis by Claire Bee (***)

Trashmaster by Robb Armstrong (**)

Triple Threat by Jacqueline Guest (**)

The Trophy by Dean Hughes (**)

The Tryouts by Elizabeth Levy (**)

The Wheel Wizard by Matt Christopher (**)

The White Boy Shuffle: A Novel by Paul Beatty

Who Let Girls In the Boys' Locker Room by Elaine Miller (**)

The Wrong Crowd by Stan and Jan Berenstain (*)

Yea! Wildcats! by John Roberts Tunis

Basketball Novels

Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll

Best Basketball Booster by S.C. Lee

B.L.T. Basketball Love and Tennis by Helyn Marguerite Edwards

Basketball Player: An Escape From the Word - Cult by James Rensenbrink

Coaching Ira by Adam Shandler

Cockroach Basketball League by Charles Rosen

Comeback by Craig Strohm

Conquering Heroes by Peter Gent

The Fix by Jeff Schneider

The House of Moses All Stars by Charley Rosen

Murder at the Foul Line by Otto Penzler

The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoys

One False Move by Harlan Coben

One On One by Tabitha King

Passing Off by Tom LeClair

Playing Basketball With the Viet Cong by Kevin Brown

Playing the Game by Alan Lelchuk

Playing Without the Ball: A Novel in Four Quarters by Rich Wallace

Slow Death by Daniel Farside

Spin Moves by J.D. Scrimgeour

Squared Circle by James W. Bennett

The Shake by Jim Patton

Under The Frog: A Novel by Tibor Fischer

Basketball Short Story Books

Above 95th Street and Other Basketball Stories by Geof Smith

The Schoolyard Game: An Anthology of Basketball Writings by Dick Wimmer

Tall Tales: Six Amazing Basketball Dreams by Charles R. Jr. Smith

World's Strangest Basketball Stories by Bart Rockwell

Basketball Poetry Books

Hoop Kings: Poems by Charles R. Smith Jr

Hoop Queens: Poems by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Hoops (1997) by Robert Burleigh

Jump Ball: A Basketball Season in Poems (1997) by Mel Glenn

Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls and Rhythms by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Slam Dunk: Vol. 1: Basketball Poems (compiled by Lillian Morrison

(contains poems by Jerry Spinelli, Jack Prelutsky, Walter Dean Myers, and Myra Cohn Livingston)

Short Takes: Fast Break Basketball Poetry by Charles R. Smith Jr Publisher: Dutton Children's Books

(Three volumes of homage to street basketball)

Slam Dunk: Poems About Basketball 1 (1995) edited by Bill James

Slam Dunk: Poems About Basketball 2 (19997) edited by Lillian Morrison and Bill James

Special:

Full Court: A Literary Anthology of Basketball

by Dennis Trudell

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(Poems in the anthology are noted with asterisks, short stories without)

   Introduction — Dennis Trudell
   At Center — Jonathan Penner
   *Backboard and Hoop — Rodney Torreson
   *First Cut — Jack Ridl
    The Body Politic — Theodore Weesner
   *Charge — Christopher Gilbert
   *Lowell High — Tom Meschery
    Familiar Games — Jonathan Baumbach
   *To Throw Like a Boy — Nancy Boutilier
   *The Touch — Justin Mitcham
   Horse — Ann Packer
   *A Basketball Game at Newburg Middle School — Aleda Shirley
   *Slam, Dunk, & Hook — Yusef Komunyakaa
   El Diablo de la Cienega — Geoffrey Becker
   *Basketball — Louis Jenkins
   *Dushay's Friend — Dennis Trudell
   State Champions — Bobbie Ann Mason
   *Basketball Player — Leonard Michaels
   *Beyond the Chain-Link Fence — Sean Thomas Dougherty
   The Blood Blister — Willie Morris
*At the High School Basketball Championship Game — Barbara Murphy
*For Brothers Everywhere — Tim Seibles
Posting-Up — Stephanie Grant
*Rebounding — Ronald Wallace
*The Leap — Cliff Dweller
Hoop — John Sayles
*Anthem — Stephen Vincent
*The Man with the Perfect Jump Shot — Corey Mesler
The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore — Sherman Alexie
*The Only Game — Carl Lindner
*Fast Break — Edward Hirsch
The Ultimatum of Hattie Tatum — Dick Wimmer
*In Memory of the Utah Stars —   William Matthews
*Cheap Seats in the Kingdome —    Sharon Bryan
Rookie — Robert T. Sorrells
*Fingers — Gary Gildner
*One on One — Tony Gloeggler
Open Man — Bob Levin
*The Poet Tries to Turn in His Jock —   David Hilton
*The Poet's Dream the Night After His Son Scores 36 in a Little Dribblers Game — Richard Blessing
Whistle and the Heroes — Herbert Wilner
*Last Shot — Jon Veinberg
*A Poem for "Magic" — Quincy Troupe
From Downtown at the Buzzer — George Alec Effinger
*New World in the Morning — Norman German
*Basketball in the Year 2020 — Therese Becker
Breathing on the Third Stroke — Pete Fromm
*The Jump Shooter — Dennis Trudell
*Playing Basketball with the Viet Cong — Kevin Bowen
The All-American's Wife — Ernest J. Finney
*In the Room of My Dying Father — Marie Henry
*Crisis on Toast — Sherman Alexie
Top of the Game — John McCluskey, Jr.
*Ex-Basketball Player — John Updike
*Night Gym — Jack Ridl
Doc's Story — John Edgar Wideman

Non-Fiction

Basketball Biographical Books

Series:

Basketball Almanac (annual)

Basketball Legends (series)

Books:

24 Seconds to Shoot: The Birth and Improbable Rise of the National Basketball Association by Leonard Koppett

100 Greatest Basketball Moments of All Time by Alex Sachare

100 Unforgettable Moments in Pro Basketball by Bob Italia

100 Years of Illinois State Redbird Basketball by Bryan Bloodworth, Roger Cushman, Kenny Mossman

and Tom Lamonica

Adolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron by Russell Rice

Allen Iverson: Fear No One by John Smallwood

America's Dream Team: The1992 USA Basketball Team by Chuck Daly

The Amazing Basketball Book: The First 100 Years by Bob Hill and Randall Baron

Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament by Vincent M. Mallozzi

At the Buzzer! Steals, Erving Soars, Magic Deals, Michael Scores by Brian Burwell and narrated by Bill Walton

Basketball Arenas by Tom Owens

Basketball Biographies: 434 U.S. Players, Coaches and Contributors to the Game (1891-1990) by Martin Taragano

Basketball by the Numbers by Dale Ratermann

Basketball Hall of Fame's Hoop Facts and Stats by Alex Sachare

Basketball Hall of Famers

Basketball Is My Game: How I Learned to Love the Sport by Paul E. Zeltwanger

Basketball Jones: America Above the Rim by Todd Boyd and Kenneth L Shropshire (editors)

Contributions by Aaron Baker, Mark Conrad, Sohail Daulatzi, Gerald Early, Tina Sloan Green, Davis W. Houck

Tara McPherson, Charles J. Ogletree Jr., James Peterson, Larry Platt, Susan J. Rayl, Earl Smith
Basketball Legends by Chuck Daly

Basketball Legends by Greg Garber

Basketball Legends of All Time by Nick Rousso

Basketball Man: James Naismith by Berniss Larson Webb

Basketball Shorts: 1001 of the Game's Funniest One-liners by Glenn Liebman

A Basketball Summer: The Pro-Game As It's Played in the Off-Season by Sam Amico

Basketball's Best Shots by Walt Frazier

Best Seat in the House: A Basketball Memoir by Spike Lee, contributor Ralph Wiley

Beyond the Norm: A Salute to MIssouri's Norm Stewart by Columbia Daily Tribune

Big Blue: 100 Years of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball by Michael Bradley

Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure by Alexander Wolff

Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love by Larry Bird et al

Boston Celtic's Encyclopedia by Peter C. Bjarkman

Bravehearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball by Bud Withers et al

The Bruin 100: The Greatest Games in the History of UCLA Basketball

by Scott Howard-Cooper & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Burned Orange: Tom Panders and 10 Years at the University of Texas by Kyle Dalton

A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball by Dean E. Smith

Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and the Honor of the Little Big Horn by Larry Colton

Daly Life - Every Day a Struggle: Memoirs of a World-Champion Coach by Chuck Daly and Joe Falls

Drive: How Vince Carter Conquered the NBA by Chris Young

Drive: The Story of My Life by Larry Bird et al

A Drive to Win: The Story of Nancy-Lieberman-Cline by Doreen Greenberg, Michael Greenberg, Phil Velikan et al

Fighting Illini Basketball - A Hardwood Story by the News-Gazette

Five-Point Play: The Story of Duke's Amazing 2000-2001 Championship Season by Mike Krzyzewski

For the Love of the Game by Michael Jordan

For the Thrill of It: IU Basketball in the Assembly Hall Era by Melanie Tolliver

The Game They Played by Stanley Cohen

The Gifts of Jimmy V: A Coach's Legacy by Bob Valdano

A Good Man: The Pete Newell Story by Bruce Jenkins

Glory Days:On Sports, Men and Dreams that Don't Doe - A memoir by Bill Reynolds

Greatest Basketball Story Ever Told by Greg Guffy

A Hard Road to Glory: Basketball: The African-American Athlete in Basketball by Arthur R. Jr. Ashe,

Kip Branch, Ocania Chalk, Francis Harris

A History of Basketball for Girls and Women: From Bloomers to Big Leagues by Joanne Lannin

Homecourt Advantage by Rita Ewing and Crystal McCrary

Hoosiers Hysteria Road Book: A Guide to the Byways of Indiana High School by Dale Lawrence

I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It by Charles Barkley, edited by Michael Wilbon

I Remember Pete Paravich: Personal Recollections of Basketball's Pistol Pete by the People Who Knew Him by Mike Towle

In the Paint: Tattoos in the NBA and the Stories Behind Them by Andrew Gottlieb

In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle by Madeleine Blais

Illini Legends, Lists and Lore, 2nd edition, by Mike Pearson

Inside Women's College Basketball: Anatomy of a Season by Richard Kent (editor) and C. Vivian Stringer

Jim O'Brien: Bucking the Odd

The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season With MIchael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

by Sam Smith, edited by Doug Grud

A Journey in Overseas Basketball by Dave Adkins

Jud: A Magical Journey by Jud Heathcote

Kansas Jayhawks: History of Making Basketball by John Hendel

King James: Believe Hype: The LebRon James Story by Ryan Jones

Kobe: Air Apparent by Joe Laden

The Kobe Bryant Story: Wayne Coffey

Knight: My Story by Bobby Knight et al

Knight Fall: Bobby Knight: The Truth Behind America's Most Controversial Coach by Phil Berger

Kobe: The Story of the NBA's Rising Star by Joseph Layden

Kobe Bryant: Basketball Big Shot by Jeff Savage

The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division 1 College Basketball by John Feinstein

The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics, NBA's Greatest Team of All Time by Peter May

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy Frey

A Legacy of Champions: The Story of the Men Who Built University of Kentucky Basketball by Rick Bozich

Pat Forde, C. Ray Hall, Mark Woods and Mike Bynum

LeBron James: The Rise of a Star by David Lee Morgan Jr.

Legends of College Basketball: The 100 Greatest Players of All Time by Sporting News and Mike DeCourcy

Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform In Big-Time College Basketball

by C. Fraser Smith

Life on the Run by Bill Bradley

Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association - As Told by the Player,

Coaches, and Movers and Shakers Who Made It Happen by Terry Pluto

A March to Madness by John Feinstein

March to the Finals: The History of College Basketball's Illustrious Finale by Alan Minsky

Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism (new and expanded edition) by Walter Lafeber

Michael Jordan Speaks: Lessons from the World's Greatest Champion by Janet Lowe

Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long, Strange Journey by Roland Lazenby

More Than a Game by Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen

More Than a Game: Why North Carolina Basketball Means So Much To So Many by Thad Williamson

My Life by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and William Novack

My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Running Utes by Rick Majerus.

My Losing Season by Palestra Pandemonium: A History of the Big Five by Robert S Lyons

The Odds: One Season, Three Gamblers, and the Death of Their Last Las Vegas by Chad Millman

Oh, What A Knight / Knightmares by Rich J. Wolfe

Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson by Larry Platt

The Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball by John Christgau

Passing Off by Tom LeClair

Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made by David Halberstam

The Punch: One Night, Two Lives and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever by John Feinstein

Quotable Wooden: Words of Wisdom, Preparation, and Success By and About John Wooden,

College Basketball's Greatest Coach by John R. Wooden and John Reger

Raw Recruits by Alexander Wolff and Armen Keteyan

Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner

by Bill Russell & Alan Hilburg

Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrier by Phil Jackson et al

A Season on the Brink: A Year With Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers by John Feinstein

Shaq Talks Back by Shaquille O'Neal

Shooting from the Outside: How a Coach and Her Olympic Team Transformed Women's Basketball by Tara Vanderveer

Sole Influence: Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruptions of America's Youth by Dan Wetzel and Don Yaeger

Sole Provider: Thirty Years of NIKE Basketball by Robert "Scoop" Jackson

Spin Moves by J.D. Scrimgeour

String Music: Inside the Rise of SEC Basketball by Chris Dortch

Strong to the Hoop by John Coy

Sweet Redemption: How Gary Williams and Maryland Beat Death and Despair to Win the NCAA Championship

by Gary Williams and David D. Vise

They Call Me Coach by John R. Wooden and Jack Tobin

Tommy Nunez: A Real-Life Reader Biography by Sue Boulais and Barbara J. Marvis

Trial by Basketball: The Life and Times of Tex Winter by Mark Bender and Phil Jackson

Values of the Game by Bill Bradley and Phil Jackson

Valvano: They Gave Me A Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead by Jim Valvano

Vince Carter: The Air Apparent by Bill Harris

Walk of a Lifetime by Alexander Meechom

The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players by Pat Riley

Winning Sounds Like This: A Season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet,

the World Only Deaf University by Wayne Coffey

The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed The Game by Charley Rosen

Wooden by coach John R. Wooden

Young, Black, Rich and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, The Hip Hop Invasion and the Transformation of American Culture by Todd Boyd

Basketball Technical Books

Series:

101 Basketball Drills by George Mathew Karl, Terry Stotts and Price Johnson

includes: 101 Basketball Out of Bounds Drills / 101 Basketball Rebounding Drills /

101 Defensive Basketball Drills / 101 Offensive Basketball Drills

Art and Science of Coaching by Bob Huggins

Coaching Experts (Series) by Bob Murrey (editor)

Nitty Gritty Basketball Guide (series) by Sidney Goldstein

Books:

101 Post Player Drills by Bruce Brown and Joe Callero

101 Women Basketball Drills by Theresa Grentz and Garry Miller

101 Youth Basketball Games and Drills by Bruce Brown

Analysis of the Triangle Offense by Jack Temple

The Art of Shooting Baskets by Ted St. Martin and Bill Sharman

Basketball ABC: The NBA Alphabet by Florence C. Mayers

Basketball Basics by Howard Marcus

Basketball Bible by Jerry Krause

Basketball: Multiple Offense and Defense (Revised printing) by Dean Smith

Basketball Coaches Guide: Preparing for Special Situations by Larry Brown, Herb Brown and Dale Ratermann

Basketball Coaching and Playing by B. Jagger

Basketball Coaching for Success: A Philosophy of Basketball and Drills to Implement It by Bob Hill

Basketball Coach's Bible: A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide to Coaching by Sidney Goldstein

Basketball Coach's Survival Guide by William E. Warren and L. Chapman
Basketball for Coaching and Playing by Dickie Hill

Basketball for Dummies by Digger Phelps, Tim Bourret and John Walters

Basketball for the Player, the Fan and the Coach by Arnold Auerback

Basketball for Women: Becoming a Complete Player by Nancy Lieberman-Cline et al

Basketball: Learn How To Be A Star Player by Matt Parselle

Basketball Officials Guidebook by Bill Topp

Basketball Playbook 2: All New Plays From the Best Coaches in the NBA by Bob Ociepka and Dale Ratermann

Basketball Player's Bible by Sidney Goldstein

Basketball Skills and Drills by Jerry V. Krause, Don and Jerry Meyer

Be Quick But Don't Hurry by Andrew Hill

Blackboard Strategies: Over 200 Favorite Plays by Eric Sacharski

The Bobcat Way: Coaching a Successful Recreational Basketball Program by Steven E. Little

Coaching Girls' Basketball: From the How-To's of the Game to the Practical Real-World Advice -

Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls by Sandy L. Simpson

Coaching Basketball by Jerry Krause and Ralph Pim (editors)

Coaching Youth Basketball: A Baffled Parent's Guide by David G. Faucher

Common Basketball Rules and Violations Made Simple by Fred Bies

Complete Book of Drills for Winning Basketball by Ken Lumsden

Complete Conditioning for Basketball by Greg Brittenham and Patrick Ewing

Encyclopedia of a Defensive Basketball Drills by Burrall Paye and B. Page

Five-Star Basketball Drills by Howard Garfinkel

Free Throw: 7 Steps to Success at the Free Throw Line by Tom Amberry and contributor Philip Reed

Great Basketball Drills: A Baffled Parent's Guide by Jim Garland

The Illustrated Rules of Basketball by Frank Bennett

Leading With the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business and Life

by Mike Krzyzewski et al

Mom's Guide to Basketball by Vicki Poretta

NCAA Illustrated Men's and Women's Basketball Rules (annual)

Official Rules of Basketball (NCAA 2002)

Official NBA Rules Book by Sporting News

Practical Modern Basketball (3rd edition) by John R. Wooden

Play Better Basketball: An Illustrated Guide to Winning Techniques and Strategies

for Players and Coaches by Jim Pruitt
Rules for Refs: Basketball '02-03 by Bill Topp and Keith Zirbel

Score More Hoops by Steve Pavlovic

Smart Basketball Officiating by Bill Topp and Carl P. Schwartz

Step-By-Step Basketball Fundamentals for the Player and Coach by John W. Scott

Teresa Weatherspoon's Basketball for Girls by Teresa Weatherspoon

Winning the Mental Way: A Practical Guide to Team Building and Mental Training by Karlene Sugarman
The Young Basketball Player by Chris Mullin, Brian Coleman and Dorling Kindersley

Basketball Miscellany / Trivia Books

1001 Basketball Trivia Questions by Dale Ratermann and Brian Brosi

Basketball Crosswords by Dale Ratermann

Standard Catalog of Basketball Cards (annual) by Sports Collectors Digest