The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball

The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope, and Basketball

The inspiring true story of a remarkable coach whose superb undefeated high-school basketball team in 1980s Baltimore produced four NBA players and gave hope to a desperate neighborhood and cityâ€”â€œa feel-good story that is timely as well as trueâ€ (Glenn C. Altschuler, Florida Courier).

As the crack epidemic swept across inner-city America in the early 1980s, the streets of Baltimore were crime ridden. For poor kids from the housing projects, the future looked bleak. But basketball could provide the quickest ticket out, an opportunity to earn a college scholarship and perhaps even play in the NBA.

Dunbar High School had one of the most successful basketball programs in the country; in the early 1980s, the Dunbar Poets were arguably the best high school team of all time. Four starting playersâ€”Muggsy Bogues, Reggie Williams, David Wingate, and Reggie Lewisâ€”would eventually play in the NBA, an unheard-of success rate. In The Boys of Dunbar, Alejandro Danois revisits the 1981-1982 season with the Poets as the team conquered all its opponents. But more than that, he takes us into the lives of these kids, and especially of Coach Bob Wade, a former NFL player from the same neighborhood who knew that the basketball court, and the lessons his players would learn there, held the key to the future.

â€œ[Danoisâ€™] tale of the basketball exploits of a handful of high school students in the 1980s shows young men motivated by their coach and other recreation leaders to dream beyond the hardship of their geographyâ€ (Bijan C. Bayne, The Washington Post). â€œInspirational stories can be found everywhere in high-school sports, but Dunbar and its legendary coach, Bob Wade, stand outâ€ (Booklist). The Boys of Dunbar will leave you cheering every victory.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-09-13
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781451666991

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-09-13
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9781451666991