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010      2023009215 
019    1313903847|a1314052429 
020    9781493072767|q(trade paperback) 
020    1493072765|q(paperback) 
020    |z9781493072774|q(epub) 
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050 00 GV885.7|b.S82 2023 
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100 1  Stewart, Wayne,|d1951-|eauthor. 
245 14 The basketball book of why (and who, what, when, where, 
       and how) :|bthe answers to questions you've always 
       wondered about hoops /|cWayne Stewart. 
264  1 Essex, Connecticut :|bLyons Press,|c[2023] 
300    viii, 176 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175). 
505 0  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. 
520    "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"--|cProvided by publisher. 
610 20 National Basketball Association|xHistory. 
610 27 National Basketball Association|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00516112 
650  0 Basketball|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Basketball|zUnited States|xMiscellanea. 
650  0 Basketball players|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  7 Basketball|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00828203 
650  7 Basketball players|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00828280 
651  7 United States|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aStewart, Wayne, 1951-|tBasketball book 
       of why (and who, what, when, where, and how)|dEssex, 
       Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]|z9781493072774|w(DLC)  
       2023009216 
994    C0|bWHP