Basketball

 
     

General References

  Brenner, Morgan G.
College Basketball's National Championships: The Complete Record of Every Tournament Ever Played.
  Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
  Location: Firestone Library
  Call Number: GV885.45.B74 1999
 
  Buchanan, Michael J. and Daniel J. Slottje.

Pay and Performance in the NBA.

  Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press, 1996.
  Location: Firestone Library
  Call Number: GV885.515.N37 B83 1996
 
  Hubbard, Jan, ed.
The Official NBA Encyclopedia.
  3rd ed. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: GV885.515.N37 O36 2000
 

More Resources

Periodicals

Association for Professional Basketball Research

Bballsports.com

InsideHoops.com

National Basketball Association

Women's National Basketball Association

Federation Internationale de Basketball (international basketball)

History of Basketball

Statistics

Association of Professional Basketball Research. Statistical Database

Basketball Salaries Database

Patricia's Various Basketball Stuff

Basketball-Reference.com

General Statistical Resources

Biographies

  Porter, David. L., ed.
   Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary
  New York: Greenwood Press, 2005.
  Location:  Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: GV884.A1 B37 2005
 

Includes 557 biographies. Covers primarily USA basketball players, coaches, or executives with impressive statistical records who have made a major impact on basketball.

  Porter, David L., ed.
  Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Basketball and Other Indoor Sports.
  New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
  Location: General/Humanities Reference, Trustees Reading Room (DR)
  Call Number: GV697.A1 B494 1989
 

Including more than 550 biographies, this dictionary includes notable American amateur and professional men and women athletes participating in basketball, bowling, boxing, diving, ice hockey, figure skating, gymnastics, and other indoor sports who have influenced the development of their sport. Supplements for 1989-1992 and 1992-1995 can be found on the Biographies page.

  Taragano, Martin
  Basketball Biographies: 434 U.S. Players, Coaches and Contributors to the Game, 1891-1990.
  Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1991.
  Location: Firestone Library
  Call Number: GV884.A1 T37 1991
 

 

General Biographical Resources

For biographies of individuals, search the Main Catalog using the Subject Heading: Basketball players- United States