{"product_id":"full-court-fever-9781561455089","title":"Full Court Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Fred Bowen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peachtree Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peachtree Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports \u0026amp; Recreation - Basketball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Mancino's middle school basketball team is what you might call \"vertically challenged.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey have the skills, but what they lack in height has cost them the first two games of the season. So when Michael and his team meet Dikembe Obiku, a new student from Nigeria, they are sure they've found their saving grace. Dikembe is athletic and taller than most of the teachers, but there's one problem: He's never played basketball before! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir chances of making the ultimate comeback seem impossible. That is, until Michael discovers an old issue of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e about the similarly \"vertically challenged\" UCLA Bruins who won the 1964 NCAA Championship with an aggressive and hard-to-beat full-court zone press. Can their team learn a thing or two from these Davids and take down their own Goliaths in the next game? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the afterword, readers can learn more about the 1964 UCLA Bruins.","brand":"Peachtree Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083865612439,"sku":"9781561455089","price":385.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781561455089.webp?v=1767636198","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/full-court-fever-9781561455089","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}