Open Looks: My Life In Basketball (Paperback)

John Saker

ISBN 10: 192724918X / ISBN 13: 9781927249185

Published by Awa Press, Wellington, 2015

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Paperback. Basketball is one of the fastest growing sports in New Zealand' - NZ Institute of Sport Sports memoir with a big market Engaging story of how a kid from Wellington became NZ's first international pro basketball player Includes Saker's US trip to look at NBA life of NZ's latest and greatest ever basketball star, Steven Adams Author's book How to Drink a Glass of Wine is an Awa Press lifetime best-seller In this candid and beautifully written memoir, John Saker tells of his lifetime love affair with one of the world's most popular sports, how it changed his life, and the head-spinning moments when this 'minor' sport became the talk of New Zealand. From his early teens, when throwing hoops was a way of dealing with family tragedy, through his scholarship to a US university, career in France as New Zealand's first professional basketball player, and selection to the Tall Blacks, Saker canvasses both highs and lows of a sport where players such as Steven Adams today command multimillion dollar salaries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Open Looks: My Life In Basketball (Paperback)
• Publisher: Awa Press, Wellington
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 192724918X
• ISBN 13: 9781927249185
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In this candid and beautifully written memoir, New Zealand Tall Black John Saker tells of his lifetime love affair with basketball, how it changed his life, and the head-spinning moments when the sport became the talk of the nation. From his early teens, when shooting hoops was a way of dealing with family tragedy, through to his scholarship to an American university, career in France as New Zealand’s first professional player, and selection to the New Zealand Tall Blacks, Saker canvasses both highs and lows of a sport where players such as New Zealand’s Steven Adams today command multimillion dollar salaries.

About the Author

John Saker is a writer and New Zealand’s first professional basketball player. He is a specialist wine writer and the author of How to Drink a Glass of Wine, Pinot Noir: The New Zealand Story, and Vinacular: A Wine Lover’s A–Z.