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NCAA basketball coach Summitt tells her remarkable story, of victory, resilience, and overcoming crippling health problems. 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team, Summitt spent the next 38 years breaking records and winning more games than any NCAA team in history. She's coached an undefeated season, co-captained the first women's Olympic team, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, been named Sports Illustrated...
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Kobe lives and breathes basketball. While other basketball legends fade into obscurity after retirement, Kobe is out there pursuing new endeavors and building a business empire. It's a testament to his relentless thirst for knowledge and never-ending quest to be better.
This book is a front row ticket to Kobe's journey through life as he reveals how he used the Mamba Mentality as a blueprint to his success, whether on-court or off-court. An insight...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
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920L
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"Learn about Hall of Fame basketball player Michael Jordan in this sports biography. See how Michael became arguably the best basketball player ever and changed the Chicago Bulls organization forever. Read about how he even retired from basketball to play baseball!"--Provided by publisher.
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"Elgin Baylor's memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA--during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one--and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald Sterling. People think of Elgin Baylor as one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game--and one of the NBA's first black superstars--but the full extent of his...
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2013.
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Bob Knight argues that the greatest leaders anticipate and prepare for a negative scenario. They succeed by expecting things to go wrong at any moment, and by building a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account. Knight uses fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from his long career to convey the power of negative thinking in sports, business, and life.
66) Anthony Davis
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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780L
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The New Orleans Pelicans selected center Anthony Davis as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. Since then, Anthony has proven to be one of the best big men in the game. Midway through the 2014-2015 season, he was averaging more than 24 points and 10 rebounds per game, and he also led the league in blocked shots per game for the second straight year. Voted to the NBA All-Star Game as a starter for the first time in 2015, he is on top of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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950L
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"Point guards run the offense for basketball teams. The best point guards are team leaders who can dribble, pass, and score. Discover basketball's top 10 point guards and create your own list of great players"--Provided by publisher
68) WNBA superstars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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IG 750L
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"Today's top WNBA players appear on TV, in arenas around the country, and in this book! Learn about the most talented players in the top women's pro league in the world. Additional features to enhance the text include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research"--Provided by the publisher.
69) Derrick Rose
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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770L
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A biography of the first overall champion in the 2008 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft: Derrick Rose.
71) Steph Curry
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"It takes truly special athletes to be superstars, whether they're catching touchdowns, scoring goals, or slamming home acrobatic dunks. The Sport Superstars series takes a look at some of these legendary athletes, their origin stories, and how they have influenced their sport"--Page 4 of cover.
72) WNBA young stars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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IG 630L
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In basketball, players waiting for a court say, 'We got next!' This book reveals the WNBA players who are 'next' to become famous superstars. Meet the young players making their marks on the league and aiming for a WNBA title.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Before he was an NBA superstar, Kevin Durant was a kid who loved playing basketball. Durant grew up to be the second overall pick in the NBA Draft. After a season in which he won NBA Rookie of the Year, his team moved to Oklahoma City, where Durant led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012. This book takes readers through Durant s impressive career, including scoring titles, All-Star games, and winning the NBA s Most Valuable Player Award in 2014....
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2023.
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"The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had...
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"The autobiography of the legendary coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whose achievements on and off the basketball court reflect America's unresolved struggle with racial justice"--
After five decades at the center of race and sports in America, Thompson was ready to make the private public, and he completed this autobiography shortly before his death. His book drives us through his childhood under JIm Crow segregation to our current moment of racial...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1120L
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LeBron James: NBA Champion examines the life and career of a player who's been in the spotlight since he was in middle school and rose out of poverty to become an NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and world-famous philanthropist. Features include a timeline, a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a...
77) Kyrie Irving
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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850L
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Kyrie Irving was a National Basketball Association (NBA) star before he played a game in the league. Kyrie was the first pick in the 2011 NBA draft, and Cleveland Cavaliers fans were anxious to see what the high-flying guard could do. Kyrie was ready for all the attention. He scored almost twenty points per game for the Cavs and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2014, Kyrie won the Most Valuable Player award at the NBA All-Star Game. Read more...
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"The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells...
79) Dwyane Wade
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
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English
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In this book you will learn more about the amazing athlete Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat basketball guard.
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An elaborate collection of the greatest Indiana high school basketball stories--newly updated!It is often said that while Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Massachusetts, the sport was raised and ultimately came of age in the high schools of Indiana, the state where politics, religion, and sweet corn fall in line behind the game played with the round orange ball. Tales from the Indiana High School Basketball Locker Room, now newly revised,...
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