Friday, May 03, 2019

Basketball, Books and "Man vs. Ball"


Basketball Display in the Logue Library




He passes...shoots,...and he scores!!!   Yeah!!!  These are the remarks sports announcers are making during the Philadelphia 76ers  games during their extended season in the NBA Playoffs.

I am not going to discuss what may or may not happen if they win or lose. However,  I would like to thank some of the players and their coach for an exciting season:

Joel EmbidBen SimmonsJimmy ButlerJ. J. RedickTobias Harris and of course, Coach Brett Brown.

Now, let's talk about the Logue Library.....

If you search on the topic of Basketball you will receive over 5,700 results in our catalog which includes over 12 eBooks and 61 Print books on this popular sport.

Some of our books include:

"Man versus ball: one ordinary guy and hi extraordinary sports adventures," by Jon Hart
                                                  

"Mathletics: how gamblers, managers, and sports enthusiasts use mathematics in baseball, basketball, and football," by Wayne L. Wilson
     



                                             

"Sport, culture and the media: the unruly trinity."  by David Rowe


                                             

"The National Basketball Association: business, organization and strategy,"
by Frank P. Jozsa


Honorable mentions:



  





This semester is about to end so maybe it's time to sit back an read a book about a fascinating and popular sport.  Click on the word Basketball to see some of the books in our collection.   You can also see some of the books mentioned in this blog on our Sports  page.

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What book listed above would you most likely read?
Posted by J. Presley, Systems Management Librarian

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