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Established 1997 added recently Updated 29May06 RECENT BOOKS BY APBR MEMBERS "The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball" by Brett L. Abrams and Raphael Mazzone "Black Fives: The Alpha Physical Culture Club's Pioneering African American Basketball Team, 1904-1923 (Volume 1)" by Claude Johnson "Historical Dictionary of Basketball" by John Grasso "Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot (Exceptional Sports Titles for Intermediate Grades)" by Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy "TOTAL BASKETBALL: THE ULTIMATE BASKETBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA" by Sports Classic Books "PRO BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2003-04" by John Hollinger "BASKETBALL ON PAPER: RULES AND TOOLS FOR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS" by Dean Oliver "SPINNING THE GLOBE" by Ben Green "DAVID THOMPSON: SKYWALKER" by David Thmpson with Sean Stormes & Marshall Terrill "WILT: LARGER THAN LIFE" by Robert Cherry "BASKETBALL IN AMERICA" edited by Bob Bachelor "SKY KINGS: BLACK PIONEERS OF PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL" by Bijan C. Bayne "BEARCATS: THE STORY OF BASKETBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI" by Kevin Grace "THE COMPENDIUM OF PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL" by Robert Bradley NBA NEWSPAPER SITES Atlanta Journal-Constitution Boston Globe Charlotte Observer Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Dallas Morning News [Denver] Rocky Mountain News Detroit Free Press [Golden State] San Francisco Chronicle Houston Chronicle Indianapolis Star-News Los Angeles Times Memphis Commercial Appeal Miami Herald Milwaukee Journal - Sentinel Minneapolis Star - Tribune [New Jersey] Newark Star - Ledger New York Times Oklahoma City Orlando Sun - Sentinel Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News [Phoenix] Arizona Republic [Portland] Oregonian Sacramento Bee San Antonio Express - News Toronto Sun [Utah] Salt Lake Tribune Washington Post NBA MEDIA SITES CNN/SI.com ESPN.com ESPN SportsCentury FOXSports.com Information Please MSNBC.com NBADraftReport.com OurSportsCentral.com TheSportingNews.com Sportsline USAToday.com Yahoo! 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PROFESSIONAL SPORTS HISTORY SITES Baseball Reference.com Pro Football Reference.com Hockey Research Association The Internet Hockey Database Professional Football Researchers Association Racing Reference.info The Society for American Baseball Research The US Soccer History Archives MISCELLANEOUS BASKETBALL LINKS Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes BasketBallBoards.net Doug's NBA and MLB Stats FinalFour.net Hoopskills.com Hoopworld.com Houston Jr. NBA/WNBA International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame - Basketball Jeremy Benson's College Basketball Home Page Jews in Sports NBADraft.net Philippine Basketball Association Pro Exposure Network RealGM.com Team Sports In Birmingham CAGE CHRONICLES The APBR online newsletter · Winter 2000-01 · Spring 2001 · Summer 2001 CONTACT US With a question or for membership INFORMATION ON APBR MEMBERSHIP Welcome to the home page for the Association for Professional Basketball Research. The APBR is an organization founded by Robert Bradley with the following objectives: ·To promote interest in the history of professional basketball. ·To correct historical inaccuracies and uncover missing information. ·To provide a central library and database of books, historical facts and statistics for researchers, authors and fans. ·To promote awareness of extinct basketball leagues and their teams, players, coaches and executives. HOW TO JOIN If you want to join us or update your membership information feel free to contact us. We have members who run their own web sites, work for various basketball organizations, are published authors or basketball researchers, former players, media members and writers, and everyday basketball fans. Due to an increasing number of dead e-mail addresses, we will require the following from all members: ·The member's full name ·A mailing address ·A current e-mail address (if you have one) If you're a member and have recently changed your address and haven't heard from us lately, please e-mail us with the above information. If you're interesting in becoming a new member, just e-mail us with you name, address and preferred e-mail address, or if you don't have e-mail, write to: APBR MEMBERSHIP P.O. Box 35771 Phoenix, AZ 85069-5771 We'll automatically add you to our membership list. We also provide a free e-mail list for anyone who would like to join our continuing discussion of professional basketball history and related topics. Keep in mind that rude behavior will not be tolerated. IS THERE ANY CHARGE OR OBLIGATION? No, we want to provide a service to researchers, and you can feel free to ask for help or provide help. WHAT DOES MEMBERSHIP MEAN? You'll be added to our membership list, and included in the APBR's group of basketball researchers. Occasionally, questions will arise which can't be answered with the information on hand. If you express an interest in being contacted, some of these questions might be referred to you for your help. Likewise, if you're looking for information, you can e-mail the APBR and your question would be referred to an appropriate member. DO I HAVE DO BE SOME KIND OF BASKETBALL EXPERT? Certainly not, we welcome anyone with any level of interest or expertise. Casual fans wishing to learn more about basketball are welcome. Just send us your name, city of residence and a means to contact you. CONTRIBUTORS Chris Anderson · Mark Astolfi · Mel Bailey · David Bender · Christopher Bever · Jack Black · Travis Boley · Robert Bradley · Steve Brainerd · Bob Chaikin · James Clark · Chris Creamer · Joe Cronin · Gene Crowley · Robin Deutsch · Steve Dimitry · Chuck Durante · John Duxbury · Mark Estep · Irv Fettig · Marc Foster · Tom Goddard · Michael Goodman · Jon Goodspeed · John Grasso · Guido Guida · John Guy · Dave Hall · Steve Hartman · Tom Heitz · Bill Himmelman · Al Hoffman · John Hogrogian · John Holcomb · Joseph Hulsebus · Arthur Hundhausen · Rodion Ivanov · Charles E. Johnson · Bob Jordan · Tim Kadlec · J. Michael Kenyon · Bill King · Al Kirk · Dean Lavergne · Daved Litterer · Tomasz Malolepszy · Steve Mau · Matt Maurer · Roger Meyer · Tom Mueller · Dean Oliver · Shawn Oliver · Dick Pfander · Mark Pollak · Patrick Premo · Dave Quinn · James Rasco · Cort Reynolds · Bernie Ruehle · Dylan Sides · John Z. Smith · David Stewart-Candy · Casey Stugielski · Scott Surgent · Greg Thomas · Miroslav Tomasic · Mike Tremble · Rolandas Varanauskas-Eidvilas · Robert Zwarun SPECIAL THANKS Basketball Hall of Fame · Linda Holman Bentley · Bob Carroll · Ben Cooper · Bob Cousy · Darren Everingham · Delaware Blue Bombers · Mark Foshee · Coulby Gunther · Tom Heinsohn · International Basketball Association · Milwaukee Bucks · Morris Revolution · New Philadelphia Firedogs · New York Knickerbockers · Kate Payne · Phoenix Public Library · Terese Sexton · Charles Share · Southwest Basketball League · Bill Tosheff · Carole Towles · United States Basketball League · Turner Sports · Xaler Press THE PLIGHT OF THE PRE-PENSION PLAYERS Find out how the league's pioneer players are getting the short end of the stick. For more information on the Pre-1965 NBA Players Association, or to order copies of Vintage NBA from the Pre-1...