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Chapters: Eddie Jones, Aaron Mckie, Juan Ignacio Sánchez, Dionte Christmas, Lynn Greer, Mardy Collins, Rick Brunson, Guy Rodgers, Marc Jackson, Mark Macon, Donald Hodge, William Cunningham, Duane Causwell, Terence Stansbury, Mark Strickland, Harry Litwack, Tim Perry, Ollie Johnson, Mark Karcher, Johnny Baum, Hal Lear, Bill Mlkvy, Nate Blackwell, Ike Borsavage, Jerry Rullo, Angelo Musi, Mike Bloom, Nelson Bobb, Clarence Brookins, Jerry Baskerville, Walt Byrd. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 90. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Eddie Charles Jones (born October 20, 1971 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is a former American professional basketball player. Jones played college basketball at Temple University and was the 199394 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. A 3-time NBA All-Star, he was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. In his rookie season for the Los Angeles Lakers, he averaged 14.0 points per game and 2.05 steals per game, and played in 64 games, 58 of which he started. He also led the NBA in steal/turnover ratio (1.75), placed 4th in the NBA Rookie of the Year ballot, and was on the 199495 NBA All-Rookie First Team. In the 9495 All-Star weekend Rookie Challenge he won the MVP, posting a game-high 25 points, 6 steals, and 4 rebounds. Jones would become an integral part of the Lakers squad, along with Nick Van Exel and Cedric Ceballos. After his second season, Jones switched from number 25 to 6, as the Lakers had retired 25 for Gail Goodrich. He selected 6 as growing up he was a fan of Julius Erving. Eddie spent his first five seasons with the Lakers, two of which included a trip to the NBA All-Star Game, in 199697 and 199798. Known for his pesky defense, Jones was named to the 199798 and 199899 NBA All-Defensive Second Team, in a competitive late 19...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1223950 ... Read more

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NBA stars Eddie Jones (Miami Heat) and Aaron McKie (Philadelphia 76ers) played together at Temple University for Hall of Fame coach John Chaney. With an assist from Donald Hunt, these two athletes share their experiences, life lessons and challenges posed and met by their demanding coach. Along the way, they reveal a hidden side to this basketball icon and offer lessons of their own for athletes of all ages. ... Read more

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Through the eyes of Eddie Jones and Aaron McKie, Donald Hunt takes us inside Temple basketball and the tough-love world of Don Chaney. It's a thoughtful look at a coach who has made integrity the center of his program. How few other coaches can make the same claim? A longtime observer of the Philly sports scene, Hunt knows this subject top to bottom.

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Paul Robeson, Jim Valvano, Eddie Jordan, Waliyy Dixon, Quincy Douby, Dahntay Jones, Phil Sellers, Luis Flores, James Bailey, Brian Ellerbe, Herve Lamizana, Roy Hinson, Hollis Copeland, John Battle, Nick Dipillo, Keith Hughes, Bob Greacen, Charles Rahmel Jones. Excerpt:Robert Alexander Greacen (born September 15, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from Rutgers University , Greacen was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1969 NBA Draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft. Greacen played two seasons (1969-1971) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks . He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1971. He later briefly played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association . He was a history teacher at Parkland High School (Allentown, Pennsylvania) , where he retired in 2009. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Brian Hersholt Ellerbe (born September 1, 1963) is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant at the George Washington University . The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native served as head men's basketball coach at Loyola-Maryland from 1994 to 1997, and then at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001, where he posted a 62-60 record. However, nearly all of Ellerbe's wins at Michigan were later vacated from official records as a result of the University of Michigan basketball scandal in which four players received money from booster Ed Martin. These infractions dated to the previous coaching staff, and Ellerbe himself was cleared of wrongdoing. Education Ellerbe attended Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland . He was a four-year starter at Rutgers University from 1981 to 1985. Career... ... Read more