This morning on Twitter a friend asked about some possible reading suggestions.
I came up with an idea; a list of basketball books that I have enjoyed over the years.
In no particular order:
Pat Conroy, “My Losing Season.”
Bill Simmons, “The Book of Basketball.”
Dan Wetzel, “Sole Influence.”
Bill Walton, “Nothing But Net.”
Bill Bradley, “Values of the Game.“
Bob Ryan, “Drive: Larry Bird.”
Harvey Araton, “When the Garden Was Eden.”
Terry Pluto and Bob Ryan, “Forty-Eight Minutes.“
Jeff Benedict, “Out of Bounds.”
Darcy Frey, “The Last Shot.“
Kevin Christensen, “Bench Rules.“
Pat Williams, “Daly Wisdom.”
Pat Williams, “How to Be Like Mike.”
Adrian Wojnarowski, “The Miracle of St. Anthony.”
Joe Falls, “Daley Life.“
John McPhee, “A Sense of Where You Are.“
John Taylor, “The Rivalry.”
Jackie MacMullan, “When the Game Was Ours.”
David Shaw, “Wilt.”
David Halberstram, “The Breaks of the Game.” and “Playing for Keeps.”
John Feinstein, “Let Me Tell You a Story.” and “The Punch.”
Mark Kriegel, “Pistol.”
Chris Ballard, “The Art of a Beautiful Game.”
Alexander Wolf, “The In-Your Face Basketball Book.” and “Raw Recruits.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul, “Inside Basketball.”
Wight Martindale, “Inside the Cage.”
John Lucas, “Winning a Day at a Time.”
Pat Riley, “The Winner Within.”
Pat Summitt, “Reach for the Summit.”
Jack McCallum: “:07 Seconds or Less.”
Jim Carroll, “The Basketball Diaries.”
Melissa King, “She’s Got Next.”
Charley Rosen, “Players and Pretenders.”
Phil Jackson, “Sacred Hoops.”
Roy S. Johnson, “Magic’s Touch.”
George Dohrmann, “Play Their Hearts Out.”
Bill Libby, “The Walton Gang.”
Jack McKinney, “Tales From Saint Joseph’s Hardwood.”
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