The game of basketball
By: by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. Illustrated by Al Fiorentino.
Contributors: Fiorentino, Al, illus.
Series: Garrard sports library
Publisher: Garrard Pub. Co.
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Champaign, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Basketball -- Juvenile literature.; Basketball -- History.
Description: A history of basketball in America, from James Naismith's invention of the game in 1891 through the big stars of pro ball in the 1960's covering evolution of rules, equipment and techniques, development of college and professional play, and some of the great teams and contests.