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Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963 : the upstarts who shot for three and lost to the NBA / Murry R. Nelson.
Van Pelt Library GV885.515.A6 N45 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Murry R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Basketball League--History.
- American Basketball League.
- Saperstein, Abe.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, [2013].
- Summary:
- "This book examines the American Basketball League and its short-lived history, beginning with its conception in 1959-60 and its two seasons of play, 1961-1963. John McLendon and Ermer Robinson were the first two African American coaches in a major professional league as they both debuted in the ABL"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The ABL-the "Run Up" 13
- 2 The Formation of a New League, Rules, Constitution, Referees and More 29
- 3 ABL Financing - Expectations, Hopes, Realities 37
- 4 The Exiles and the Deserters 51
- 5 The Coaches and the Starting Fives 70
- 6 Chicago, Battleground of the ABL and the NBA 97
- 7 The 1961-1962 Season (First Half) 109
- 8 The 1961-1962 Season (Second Half) 125
- 9 The ABL Begins a Second Year, 1962-1963 139
- 10 The ABL, and Then What? 158.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786472444
- 0786472448
- OCLC:
- 810120442
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