Basketball Science

Basketball Data Science: From Match Events to Board Decisions is a practical and strategic guide to the use of data analytics, artificial intelligence, performance metrics, and executive dashboards in modern basketball organisations. Professional basketball now produces vast amounts of data: shots, passes, screens, rebounds, turnovers, fouls, possessions, tracking signals, video tags, player workloads, scouting reports, ticketing patterns, sponsorship evidence, and fan engagement indicators. The challenge is no longer data collection alone. The real challenge is turning basketball data into...

Revolutionize your coaching and unlock unprecedented insights with the power of basketball analytics and video breakdown! Welcome to the cutting edge of basketball coaching, where intuition meets data-driven precision. In "Utilizing Technology for Enhanced Coaching: Analytics and Video Breakdown Tools," seasoned coach Bryce Patton guides you through the seamless integration of digital tools to elevate your team's performance and foster superior player development. This isn't about complex algorithms; it's about fundamentally understanding how technology can sharpen your strategic decisions ...

Autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball star Clyde Drexler, one of basketball history's most dynamic players. Through his fifteen-year career as an NBA player, Clyde Drexler played with elegance and flair, leadership and poise, integrity and an ability to come through in the clutch. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and helped the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship in 1995. A ten-time All-Star, a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team, and now a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame, Drexler reached the top of his profession without revealing many of his inner thoughts on himself or the game.

Moses and Troy Horne here. Your mental-toughness guides! We know exactly how you feel. If you are reading this, you probably have a young athlete who struggles with in-game stress and maybe even sports performance anxiety. That is why this version was mostly written by Moses. As of the time of the writing of this book, Moses Horne is a 15-year-old elite athlete who can talk directly about the triumphs and struggles of working toward being mentally tough. This is the only book that I know of with input from an actual young athlete.

In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of cardiac arrest brought on by extreme emotional...

Discover the next frontier in sports training—improving your mental game, no matter your age or experience—and how to become the Playmaker, both in your professional and personal life. Coaches search for it. Parents dream of it. Fans love it. Athletes want it. The playmaker on any sports...

Public speaker, transformative teacher, and CEO of Peak Potentials, Adam Markel has been inspiring people to find their best work for years. Now, for the first time, he presents his practical program for people who are looking to reinvent themselves. Here’s how to “get in touch with your...

A basketball coach turned business consultant shares high-performance secrets and shows how you can build the mental fortitude necessary to stay on top of your game. What makes the best the best? Ultimately the best are where they are because of the mindset, habits, and rituals they have—both...

From baseball to biology, an award-winning journalist highlights the power of team chemistry in this "terrific" data-driven investigation of human relationships (Billie Jean King). Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and...

In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are...

By the Fall of 1966, Syracuse had become a city at the crossroads–literally and figuratively. Situated at the geographic heart of New York and the intersection of two all-new interstate highways, the city found itself on a collision course with not only time, but circumstance.

Basketball Genius: The Court Scientist tells the inspiring story of Theo Lawson, a 14-year-old high school freshman who loves basketball and science. While Theo lacks the height, speed, and strength of his teammates, he has something unique: a brilliant mind. Using his knowledge of physics, geometry, and strategy, Theo begins to unlock the secrets of the game, crafting the perfect jump shots, passes, and defensive moves. As Theo blends science with basketball, he earns the respect of his team and becomes an integral player, facing challenges from intimidating rivals and high-stakes games. ...

In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral. Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit...

Pete Axthelm follows the 1969 - 70 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighborhoods of New York City. Throughout, he writes clearly, intelligently, and passionately about the game, bringing alive the players’ efforts, accomplishments, and failures.

Why have athletes of African descent dominated sprinting for generations? Why have Black athletes transformed basketball, boxing, and American football? Why has Jamaica produced so many world-class sprinters despite its small population? Why do East African runners dominate marathon racing? And if Black athletes are naturally superior, why don't they dominate soccer, skiing, ice hockey, and other winter sports? These questions have sparked debate for decades among sports fans, scientists, coaches, journalists, and scholars. Yet few discussions move beyond stereotypes, assumptions, or ...

The Math of Sports Performance Explained: Physics, Trajectories, Spin Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Biomechanics, and Optimization Strategies in Basketball, Baseball, Cycling, and Elite Athletics reveals the hidden equations behind elite competition. From the arc of a three point shot to the spin of a curveball, from aerodynamic drag in cycling to data driven decision making in modern analytics, this book shows how physics, probability, and optimization shape outcomes on the field, court, and track. Whether you are an athlete, coach, sports fan, or student of science, this guide uncovers the ...

How can you maximize success—and limit failure? Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Cohen brilliantly investigates the mystery and science of streaks. ""A feast for anyone interested in the secrets of excellence."" —Andre Agassi For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and...

“As lively, thorough, and engaging as the team it chronicles” (Nathaniel Friedman), Betaball is a compelling look at how the Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices, next generation science, and Silicon Valley’s technocentric culture not only to produce one of the greatest...

This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them. Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild...

Eagle Blue follows the Fort Yukon Eagles, winners of six regional championships in a row, through the course of an entire 28-game season, from their first day of practice in late November to the Alaska State Championship Tournament in March. With insight, frankness, and compassion, Michael D’Orso climbs into the lives of these 14 boys, their families, and their coach, shadowing them through an Arctic winter of 50-below-zero temperatures and near-round-the-clock darkness as the Eagles crisscross Alaska in pursuit of their - and their village’s - dream.