2017 Kevin Sylvester text and illustrations Edited by Linda Pruessen Designed by Sheryl Shapiro The charts and graphs in this book are meant for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect exact ratios or measurements Annick Press Ltd All rights reserved No part of this work covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical without the prior written permission of the publisher We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council and the participation of the Government of Canada la participation du gouvernement du Canada for our publishing activities Cataloging in Publication Sylvester Kevin author Basketballogy supercool facts you never knew Kevin Sylvester Includes index Issued also in electronic formats ISBN 978-1-55451-932-3 hardcover ISBN 978-1-55451-931-6 softcover ISBN 978-1-55451-934-7 PDF ISBN 978-1-55451-933-0 EPUB 1 Basketball Miscellanea Juvenile literature I Title GV885 1 S95 2017 j796 323 C2017-901401-3 C2017-901402-1 Published in the U S A by Annick Press U S Ltd Distributed in Canada by University of Toronto Press Distributed in the U S A by Publishers Group West Printed in China www annickpress com www kevinsylvesterbooks com Also available in e-book format Please visit www annickpress com ebooks html for more details To Noah Sara Zev Judah and Ellie My Basketball Buds K S
Contents Introduction Peach Baskets and Blizzards Follow the Bouncing Ball Wood You Like to Play a Game Don’t Quibble with the Dribble Tick-Tock Timing Is Everything 1 2 3 The Free Throw What Would You Do The Arc and the Angle Slam Dunk Feet Firsts Incredible Feet The Color Barrier Integration The Women’s Game Is Born Women Go Pro Title IX Globe-Trotting Who’s from Where The Street Game A Drop of Water in the Ocean 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48
