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Author Stewart, Wayne, 1951- author.

Title The basketball book of why (and who, what, when, where, and how) : the answers to questions you've always wondered about hoops / Wayne Stewart.

Publication Info. Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Adult New Materials  796.323 STEWART    Check Shelf
Description viii, 176 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175).
Contents Introduction -- The origins and early days of American basketball from its birth through 1945 -- The NBA from 1946 through 1999 -- The game today, in the twenty-first century -- Miscellaneous who, what, when, where, why and how.
Summary "How was basketball born? Why is the area in the paint and around the free throw circle known as the key? When did the NBA begin play? What team was arguably the worst NBA squad ever? Who was the highest drafted college player who never played a single game in the NBA? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of basketball. Organized by the sport's three eras--its birth through 1945, the NBA from 1946 through 1999, and the game today--it answers questions about the sport at all levels, from college games to the Olympics. A bonus chapter provides a Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of basketball--the perfect resource to settle arguments or to answer challenging trivia questions"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Basketball -- United States -- History.
Basketball -- United States -- Miscellanea.
Basketball players -- United States -- History.
National Basketball Association -- History.
National Basketball Association (OCoLC)fst00516112
Basketball (OCoLC)fst00828203
Basketball players (OCoLC)fst00828280
United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Online version: Stewart, Wayne, 1951- Basketball book of why (and who, what, when, where, and how) Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023] 9781493072774 (DLC) 2023009216
ISBN 9781493072767 (trade paperback)
1493072765 (paperback)
9781493072774 (epub)
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