Hoop dreams down under /
Ever since Luc Longley lit up the court as the first Australian to play in the NBA in 1991, Australians have made an indelible impact on the world's best basketball competition. Longley's journey from Perth to the NBA, alongside Michael Jordan at the Chicago Bulls, paved the way for a gene...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sydney, N.S.W. :
HarperCollins Publishers,
2019.
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| Summary: | Ever since Luc Longley lit up the court as the first Australian to play in the NBA in 1991, Australians have made an indelible impact on the world's best basketball competition. Longley's journey from Perth to the NBA, alongside Michael Jordan at the Chicago Bulls, paved the way for a generation of players to follow in his footsteps. Hoop dreams down under documents the behind-the-scenes stories of twenty Australian men and five women who have played on basketball's greatest stage. From surprise success stories like Matthew Dellavedova to No. 1 Draft picks like Ben Simmons and Andrew Bogut, and indisputable champions like Lauren Jackson, these are compelling success stories of Down under talent that has made it to the top. |
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| Item Description: | "25 Aussie superstars who have taken American basketball by storm"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781460757284 1460757289 |