Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball: 101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans - Softcover

1. Will come out well before March Madness. 2. Great Father's Day gift too. 3. Pat Williams is very well known - active author and public speaker - well respected in basketball industry -high visibility. Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court. Fans will be inspired, surprised, and even amused, by inside stories from well-known coaches and players, fascinating looks behind the scenes, and anecdotes from the people who make it all possible - the fans. Includes first person stories from 21 basketball celebrities, plus Pat Williams: Caron Butler - current NBA all-star for the Washington Wizards Dolph Schayes - former NBA great; one of the top 50 players in NBA history Jim Les - former NBA player and current college coach (Bradley University) Matt Doherty - former UNC player and head coach; current head coach at SMU Ron Hunter - head coach at IUPUI Sam Smith - well-known sports writer/basketball columnist Gregg Popovich - head coach of the San Antonio Spurs Donn Nelson - general manager of the Dallas Mavericks Bob Love - former NBA all-star Ed O'Bannon - collegiate basketball player of the year in 1995 for UCLA Ann Meyers-Drysdale - first woman to play in the NBA; current GM of the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA) Grant Hill - current NBA all-star with the Phoenix Suns Sheila Johnson - president of the Washington Mystics (WNBA) and former wife of Bob Johnson (BET) Adonal Foyle - current NBA player Charlie Villanueva - current NBA player Chuck Daly - Basketball Hall of Fame coach; won two championships with the Detroit Pistons; coached the 1992 Dream Team Chris Paul - current NBA all-star and USA Basketball Olympian Greg Kite - former NBA player Skip Caray - former well-known sports broadcaster Pat Riley - Miami Heat president; former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat John Gabriel - NBA scout and former Orlando Magic general manager

Chicken Soup for the Soul is revitalized, with up-to-date content and fresh new look on its fifteen anniversary. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Co-author Pat Williams is Sr. VP and one of the founders of the Orlando Magic, and a well known sports and motivational author and speaker.