From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women’s basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown.
A League of Their Own meets Miracle in the inspirational true story of the first US Women’s Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top.
Twenty years before women’s soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the ’76 US women’s basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women’s sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels.
Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the ’76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond—these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong.
Packed with black-and-white photos and thoroughly researched details about the beginnings of US women’s basketball, Inaugural Ballers is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.
Notes. Bibliography. Statistics (rosters, general stats, box scores, and all-time Olympic medal table and jersey numbers). “Notable Moments in US Women’s Sports History.” Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the ...
Category Sports High
Pages Count 352
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Basketball. Female athletes. US women basketball players. History of the Olympic Games. US Women’s Olympic Basketball Team. 1976 Summer Olympics (1976 Montreal Games). Title IX. Sports and recreation.
Lexile 1240L
Trim Size 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2022-09-12
JLG Release Date Oct 2022
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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