The Outside Shot (Laurel-Leaf Books)
When Lonnie Jackson leaves Harlem for a basketball scholarship  to a midwestern college, he know he must keep his head straight and his  record clean. That's the only way he'll have a chance of making it to  the pros someday.But his street smarts haven't prepared him for  the pressures of tough classes, high-stakes college ball, and the  temptation to fix games for local gamblers. Everyone plays by a whole  new set of rules -- including Sherry, who's determined to be a track  star. Her independence attracts Lonnie, but their on-again, off-again  relationship is driving him crazy.Lonnie has one year to learn  how to make it as a "college man." It's his outside shot at a bright  future. Does he have what it takes?