Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Diagram Legend -- Allen, Dr. Forrest "Phog" -- Phog Allen's Recommendations for the Game of Basketball -- Inspirational Coaching -- Auerbach, Arnold "Red" -- Winning is a Matter of Execution -- Berenson-Abbott, Senda -- Basket Ball for Women -- Blood, Ernest A. -- Tips for Success -- Bunn, John -- The Value of Basketball -- Dedication Address for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame -- Analysis of Basketball Technique -- Cann, Howard -- Basketball - It's Now a Game of Speed and Conditioning -- Carlson, H.C. "Doc" -- The Spiritual Side of Basketball -- Carril, Peter J. "Pete" -- Pete's Principles: The Princeton Way of Winning -- Case, Everett -- Stand Up and Face the Issue -- Chaney, John -- Winning Is an Attitude -- Daly, Charles "Chuck" -- Winning in the NBA -- Dean, Everett -- Coaching Philosophy -- Advice from a Master -- Diaz-Miguel, Antonio -- Dreams Do Come True -- Gaines, Clarence "Big House" -- What I Learned from Coaching -- Gardner, James "Jack" -- Building a Championship Basketball Team -- Factors Determining Coaching Success -- Gomelsky, Aleksandr -- Building the Big Player for the USSR -- Hannum, Alexander "Alex" -- Coaching Thoughts -- Hobson, Howard "Hobby" -- The Shot Clock -- The Three-Point Shot -- Holman, Nat -- How We Can Save Basketball -- Julian, Alvin F. "Doggy" -- 26 Winning Basketball Principles -- Keogan, George -- The Requisites of a Good Basketball Player -- Knight, Bob -- Basketball Cornerstones and Credos -- Krzyzewski, Mike "Coach K" -- The Core of Character -- Random Thoughts -- McCracken, Branch -- The Coach and His Players -- McCutchan, Arad "Mac" -- Jump Balls -- Coaching Thoughts -- McGuire, Al -- Basketball and Life -- Naismith, James -- The Origin of Basket Ball -- Newton, Charles Martin "C.M.".

Building a Basketball Program -- Motivating Younger Players -- Nikolic, Aleksandar "Aza" -- The Nikolic Method of Coaching -- Ramsay, Jack -- "Absolutes" in Basketball Coaching -- Communicate, Communicate, Communicate -- Rubini, Cesare -- Team Fundamentals -- Sachs, Leonard "Lenny" -- The Modern Adaptation of the Pro Game -- Smith, Dean -- Play Hard -- Play Together -- Play Smart -- Building Confidence -- Summitt, Pat Head -- The Definite Dozen System for Success -- Teague, Bertha Frank -- Basketball Success -- Thompson, John Robert -- Motivation and Communication -- Wade, Lily Margaret -- A Formula for Success -- Wilkens, Leonard "Lenny" -- Life Lessons -- Wooden, John -- The Pyramid of Success -- Reflective Thinking -- Wootten, Morgan -- Developing a Basketball Coaching Philosophy -- My Favorite Coaching Concepts -- Lessons from the Legends Trivia Quiz -- About the Authors.