The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops

The  Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops by John McNamara with Andrea Chamblee and David Elfin Audiobook
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Sounded ID: 9781982785734

ISBN: 9781982785734

Publication Date: November 01, 2019

Publisher: Author's Republic

Language: English

Author Name: John McNamara with Andrea Chamblee and David Elfin

Narrator Name: Ron Butler

Studio Narrated Audiobook 12 hrs 29 mins | ART | Art and Politics

The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops

Publisher
Author's Republic
Narrator
Ron Butler

Studio Narrated Audiobook

This audiobook is a traditionally narrated work produced in a studio with a live voice actor and contains no content generated using Voice Replica technologies or synthetic narration.

The celebration of Washington D.C. basketball is long overdue. The D.C. metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including E.B. Henderson, the first African-American certified to teach public school physical education, and Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to take the court in an actual NBA game. The city's Spingarn High School produced two players - Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing - recognized among the NBA's 50 greatest at the League's 50th anniversary celebrati...

The celebration of Washington D.C. basketball is long overdue. The D.C. metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game. Countless figures who have had a significant impact on the sport over the years have roots in the region, including E.B. Henderson, the first African-American certified to teach public school physical education, and Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to take the court in an actual NBA game. The city's Spingarn High School produced two players - Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing - recognized among the NBA's 50 greatest at the League's 50th anniversary celebration. No other high school in the country can make that claim.
These figures and many others are chronicled in this book, the first-ever comprehensive look at the great high school players, teams and coaches in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Based on more than 150 interviews, The Capital of Basketball is first and foremost a book about basketball. But in discussing the trends and evolution of the game, McNamara also uncovers the turmoil in the lives of the players and area residents as they dealt with prejudice, educational inequities, politics, and the ways the area has changed through the years.

Chapters

# Title Duration
1. 001TheCapitalOfBasketball-OpeningCredits

0 mins 24 secs

2. 002Dedication

1 mins 35 secs

3. 003Foreword

3 mins 14 secs

4. 004Preface

11 mins 58 secs

5. 005Chapter01

45 mins 30 secs

6. 006Chapter02

1 hr 23 mins

7. 007Hadtheirtimingbeen

1 hr 02 mins

8. 008Chapter03

59 mins 40 secs

9. 009TheHummerbrotherswere

1 hr 32 mins

10. 010Chapter04

1 hr 29 mins

11. 011SchoolconsolidationinAlexandria

1 hr 08 mins

12. 012Chapter05

1 hr 14 mins

13. 013ThedepartureofWood

57 mins 42 secs

14. 014Chapter06

1 hr 22 mins

15. 015Father'sDayJune16th2016

6 mins 35 secs

16. 016Afterword

3 mins 56 secs

17. 017Acknowledgements

1 mins 08 secs

18. 018Credits

0 mins 42 secs

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