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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Basketball
2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Honorable Mention for Adventure, Sports
& Rec 2020 Nebraska Book Award Akoy Agau led Omaha Central High
School to four straight high school basketball state championships
(2010-13) and was a three-time All-State player. One of the most
successful high school athletes in Nebraska's history, he's also a
South Sudanese refugee. At age four, Akoy and his family fled Sudan
during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and after three years in
Cairo, they came to Maryland as refugees. They arrived in Omaha in
2003 in search of a better future. In Omaha the Agaus joined the
largest South Sudanese resettlement population in the United
States. While federal resources and local organizations help
refugees with housing, health care, and job placement, the
challenge to assimilate culturally was particularly steep. For Akoy
basketball provided a sense of belonging and an avenue to realize
his potential. He landed a Division 1 basketball scholarship to
Louisville for a year and a half, then played at Georgetown for two
injury-plagued seasons before he graduated in the spring of 2017.
With remaining eligibility, he played for Southern Methodist
University while pursuing a graduate degree. In a fluid, intimate,
and joyful narrative, Steve Marantz relates Akoy's refugee journey
of basketball, family, romance, social media, and coming of age at
Nebraska's oldest and most diverse high school. Set against a
backdrop of the South Sudanese refugee community in Omaha, Marantz
provides a compelling account of the power of sports to blend
cultures in the unlikeliest of places.
Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden once said, "People say Morgan
Wootten is the best high school basketball coach in the country. I
disagree. I know of no finer coach at any level--high school,
college, or pro."
Morgan Wootten has retired from coaching, but his knowledge of
the game remains unsurpassed and keen as ever. "Coaching Basketball
Successfully" contains a wealth of Wootten's timeless wisdom. And,
in this third edition, Wootten adds even more value--the coaching
experiences, methods, and tactics of his son Joe, a successful high
school coach himself.
Loaded with insights, instruction, drills, and Xs and Os,
"Coaching Basketball Successfully" is the best single resource on
making the most of your program, team, and players each season.
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