2/17-23 Education and Basketball

Coach Carter
(2 pts. each)

1. Why does Coach Carter insist that his players call him, and their team-mates, “sir” plus no using the N word?
2. What are some of the conditions of the contract players must sign?
3. Why does Coach Carter lock-out the players from the gym?
4. What message does Coach Carter say will be sent to the players if the lock-out is lifted?
5. Describe what generally happens to Richmond students after high school?

2/14-16 Hoop Dreams

After Hoop Dreams--Lecture

Hoop Dreams Wkst.

Journal #2A-B. Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Journal #3 Bill Russell

Big East Mascots

Hoop Dreams Wkst.
A. Arthur Agee B. William Gates C. BOTH

1. Recruited to St. Joseph’s H.S.
2. Played varsity as a freshman.
3. Pt. Guard, freshman team.
4. Scholarship to Marquette University.
5. Father in jail-drugs/burglary.
6. 4th-5th grade reading level as freshman.
7. Had not seen father in 3 years.
8. Reached on grade level freshman year.
9. Attends Jr. College, bad grades you know—can’t make 700 on the SAT.
10. Brother was a great player, but did not make it.
11. Said he would be a better father than his had been.
12. Became a father in high school.
13. Gene Pingatore was his coach.
14. His father says he could play well when he was young.
15. His team never makes it Downstate.
16. Grades were his downfall.
17. Does graduate from college.
18. Injuries probably prevented him from making it big.
19. Became a youth social worker later in life.
20. Isaiah Thomas was his idol, put his nickname on his shoes.

2/8-10 Race and Basketball--The Allure of the Game to the Urban Youth

Hoop Dreams

Arthur Agee ---William Gates

Notes on the Video

2/3-7 Hoosiers

Hoosiers Wkst.

Identify:
1.Jimmy Chitwood
2.Norman Dale
3.James Naismith
4.1937 Bellfountain Bells
5.Myra Fleener
6. George Mikan
7. Bobby Plump
8. Shooter Flatch
9. 1954 Milan

10. Why did Hickory finish their first game with only 4 players on the floor?
11. What point was Coach Dale trying to make?
12. Why was Norman Dale suspended from coaching?
13. How does Ollie save the day in the play-offs?
14. How does Coach Dale try to calm his team before the championship game?
15. Describe the first basketball game. Who, How, When, Rules?
16. Compare the events of Hoosiers to what really happened to the Indiana High School basketball team the movie was based on.

2/2 David vs. Goliath Stories and Basketball

Bellfountain Bells

Milan Indians---Hoosiers

2/1 History of Basketball--Overview

See Basketball Notes in the All Assignments Links for the presentation from class

1/31 Intro to 2nd Semester

Intro to Second Semester

Basketball