Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team

ISBN: 0593351266

Author: Maraniss, Andrew

Condition: New

From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of womens Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US womens 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 Womens Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top.Twenty years before womens soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the 76 US womens basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of womens 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 womens basketball, Inaugural Ballers is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.