Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts

By Robert D. Bradley

The Basketball Draft Fact Book is the first detailed and comprehensive listing of all professional basketball drafts in the history of the sport since the first draft in 1947. Each season's draft is summarized, noting significant events and circumstances pertinent to that year and providing insight into the unique conditions and notable players involved. Following the summary is a complete list of all players drafted that season. Additional sections cover expansion and dispersal drafts, international players selected in the draft, the processes used to determine the order of the drafts, the impact of trades, and more. Containing corrections to hundreds of errors in the draft information currently available, this volume is a valuable resource for basketball fans, historians, writers, and researchers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810890682
• ISBN13: 9780810890688
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"