The Best Book of Basketball Facts and Stats

by Marty Strasen

Everything you need to know about the teams, players, coaches and history. This book is a handy reference of detailed and up-to-date information. All twenty-eight NBA teams are covered from the four major Eastern Atlantic, Eastern Central, Western Midwest, and Western Pacific. Team facts include date of entry into the NBA, number of championships won, and a concise history of the club. Profiles of the game's eighty greatest players are profiled and include such legends A section on basketball's renowned coaches features Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, K.C. Jones, Don Kundla, Dick Motta, Don Nelson, Jack Ramsay, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan and Lenny Wilkens. Basketball's most memorable games are described from 1947 to the 2003 league championship, including the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. The final third of the book contains detailed player and team statistics that

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2003

Reviews

[Savage · Rating 2 out of 5]

The biggest heist of the 21st century is when this author printed the Wikipedia page of “NBA” and called it his book.