Capturing all the joy and energy that mark the sport of basketball, bestselling and award-winning superstarauthor Derrick Barnes shines a light on the amazing ballers, buzzer-beaters, and record-breakers who havent always gotten the attention they deserve.Who Got Game? Basketball, the second book in his sports series, followingWho Got Game? Baseball, weaves together great storytelling, lively illustrations, and a far-ranging selection of facts, stats, sidebars, and quotes.

Middle-grade readers will discoverthe highest-scoring game in NCAA history. The influential center, George Mikan, who created the modern big man role, and 5'3" Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player ever to star in the pros. The pioneering Senda Berenson Abbott, creator of the womens game. The legendary Rucker Park b-ball court in Harlem, New York. Plus the first African American players and coaches, greatest comeback victories and earth-shattering slam dunks, longest winning streaks, and so much more. This bookwill hit you like athree-pointer from half-court!

Ages 8-12