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A point guard for his school basketball team, Pedro decides to run for class president, but his running mate, Ned, who happens to be the most popular boy in school and Pedro's teammate, does not appreciate the competition.

"Two friends try to outdo each other on the basketball court in an out-of-this-world game of H.O.R.S.E"-- Provided by publisher.

Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player.

Former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson shares his philosophy of basketball and team play, which led his team to multiple championships.

After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream...

Dale Cooper arrived in tiny Invincible, Indiana in 1996, determined to coach his way to a better job. He never bargained for a clueless principal, a bitter star, a racist point guard, and a town fiercely proud of 49 consecutive seasons of finishing exactly .500. When it becomes apparent to Dale that neither the town nor his players have any interest in winning, he devises a way to force the people of Invincible to strive for greatness-- if only to...

The tradition of college basketball excellence that reigns at Indiana University can only be matched by a handful of other elite programs, while the fierce devotion of IU basketball fans has been selling out arenas and inspiring generation after generation of Hoosier fans for over a century. This newly revised edition of the captures the glory, the tradition, and the championships, from the team's inaugural games in the winter of 1901 all the way...

Talent and long practice improves Mel's value on the basketball's team starting lineup but how can he surmount the prejudice of a white teammate who conspires to keep him in the background.

Traces the history of women's basketball in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first, discussing the game's early development at women's colleges and its spread to high schools, industrial leagues, and professional teams.

"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"-- Provided by publisher.