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
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.
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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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