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Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA - Softcover

Nelson, Murry R.

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9780786472444: Abe Saperstein and the American Basketball League, 1960-1963: The Upstarts Who Shot for Three and Lost to the NBA
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786472448 ISBN 13: 9780786472444
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2013

Synopsis

This book examines the American Basketball League and its short history, beginning with its conception in 1959-60 and its two seasons of play, 1961-1963. The league was the first to use a trapezoidal, wider lane and a 30-second shot clock, as well as the 3-point shot. With a team in Hawaii, the league created an adjusted schedule to accommodate the outsize distance. Many players such as Connie Hawkins and Bill Bridges and coaches such as Jack McMahon and Bill Sharman later found their way to the NBA after the collapse of the league, but it took more than 15 years for wide acceptance of the 3-point shot. John McLendon and Ermer Robinson were the first two African American coaches in a major professional league as they both debuted in the ABL.

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About the Author

A professor emeritus of education and American studies at Penn State University, Murry R. Nelson has written histories of the New York Celtics, the American Basketball League, and the National Basketball League, as well as biographies of Bill Russell and Shaquille O'Neal.

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Publisher
McFarland & Company
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786472448
ISBN 13 
9780786472444
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
220
Rating
  • 3.67 out of 5 stars
    9 ratings by Goodreads