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Basketball For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Sep 19, 2011 - Sports & Recreation - 432 pages
The easy way to get the ins, outs, and intrigue on this beloved sport

The National Basketball Association (NBA), with 30 teams and an average attendance of more than 17,000 spectators per game, is the richest and most popular basketball league — and arguably the most viewed American sport — in the world. This new edition of Basketball For Dummies not only covers the rules and regulations of the NBA, but offers coverage on the WNBA, NCAA, and international basketball leagues.

Basketball For Dummies is a valuable resource to the many fans of this beloved sport, covering everything from players and personalities in the game to rules, regulations, and equipment. Completely updated with information and intrigue that's occurred in the sport since publication of the previous edition, Basketball For Dummies gets you up to speed on everything from NCAA Tournament brackets to college players en route to the NBA.

  • Coverage of the rules and regulations of the NBA
  • Interesting topics like LeBron the Phenom, ESPN'S influence on the NBA, and the UCONN women's basketball dynasty
  • Digger's take on John Wooden

Whether you're a basketball player or a courtside spectator, Basketball For Dummies is a slam-dunk of information and intrigue for anyone who loves the sport.

  

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Review: Basketball For Dummies, 2nd Edition

User Review  - Alain Burrese - Goodreads

Richard "Digger" Phelps is the former coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team and a college basketball analyst for ESPN. In short, he knows basketball. Along with John Walters and ... Read full review

Review: Basketball For Dummies, 2nd Edition

User Review  - Robert Crowley - Goodreads

this book was informational it had all the rules teams and others Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Richard "Digger" Phelps is the former coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team. Today, he's a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

John Walters is a writer at The Daily, an iPad-only national publication. He was a reporter and staff writer at Sports Illustrated for 14 years.

Tim Bourret is the sports information director at Clemson University.

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