In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood’s most promising players. What they have going for them is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication. But working against them are woefully inadequate schooling, family circumstances that are often desperate, and the slick, brutal world of college athletic recruitment. Incisively and compassionately written, The Last Shot introduces us to unforgettable characters and takes us into their world with an intimacy seldom seen in contemporary journalism. The result is a startling and poignant expose of inner-city life and the big business of college basketball.

    Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires and sometimes consumes kids, coaches, families, teachers, and all of Fall River.Fall River Dreams is the story of one season's quest-a classic book about sports, youth, time, hope, and memory in American today.

    From Simon & Schuster, The Big Three by Peter May is the story of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish—the best frontcourt in the history of basketball.The Big Three presents a combined biography of these three of the greatest players in Boston Celtics history, showing how they joined forces to become the NBA's greatest front court

    Traces the history of professional basketball, explains its rules, and provides statistics for all NBA players past and present.

    An exploration of the professional basketball league in Italy, where NBA hopefuls and fading stars go to hone their skills, pursue their dreams and rake in the lire.