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.