Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Playing the Game 5
The Basics 6
Players by Position 7
Offense 12
Developing Offensive Skills 15
Basketball Position 16
Defense 18
Fouls 22
Rebounding 23
Fun Games to Sharpen Your Skills 25
Chapter 2 History of the Game 29
Game On! 30
Naismith's Rules 32
The BAA-The Beginning of the NBA 37
A Competing League 38
Olympic Dream Teams 40
Chapter 3 Great NBA Players of Yesterday 45
Centers 46
Guards 51
Forwards 55
Chapter 4 Great NBA Players of Today 61
Centers 62
Guards 65
Forwards 70
Chapter 5 Women's Basketball 79
College Women's Basketball 80
The WNBA 81
Great Players 84
WNBA Stars 86
Current Players: Guards 88
Current Players: Forwards 91
Chapter 6 Coaches 97
John Wooden 98
Arnold "Red" Auerbach 99
Pat Sammitt 100
Tara VanDerveer 102
C. Vivian Stringer 102
Dawn Staley 103
Geno Auriemma 103
Nell Fortner 104
Pat Riley 104
Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski 105
Dean Smith 105
Bobby Knight 105
Don Haskins 107
Adolph Rupp 107
Phil Jackson 108
Kim Mulkey 108
Chapter 7 Hall of Fame 109
A Home for the Hall 110
Induction 111
H Hall of Fame Teams 115
Chapter 8 The NBA Finals 119
The Champions by Year 120
Eight of the Top Teams in MBA History 130
Chapter 9 College Basketball and March Madness 133
The NCAA 134
March Madness 135
The Top NCAA Men's Teams of All Time 138
The Greatest College Players 140
Appendix A Glossary of Terms 146
Appendix B Puzzle Answers 154
