BASKETBALL Libri GmbH Basketball Facts Advent Calendar

288 basketball facts. Twelve a day. Twenty-four days to Christmas.Basketball was invented in December, which makes it the most seasonally appropriate sport there is. This advent calendar counts down from December 1 to Christmas Eve with twelve facts a day, spread across three pages so you can read one with your morning coffee, one at lunch, and one before the evening game.Each day has a theme, running roughly in order from a Massachusetts gym in 1891 to the modern three-point era. You will find out why the rim is ten feet high, what Wilt Chamberlain shot from the free-throw line the night he scored 100, which player finished his career with more blocked shots than points, and why the Utah Jazz are named after a city they no longer play in.Inside: - Twenty-four themed days, from peach baskets and the thirteen original rules to Jordan, the Dream Team, the WNBA, March Madness, sneakers, analytics, and Christmas Day basketball- Twelve numbered facts per day across three clean, uncluttered pages- Clear black-and-white layout with generous type, easy to read on the sofa or in the car- Facts anchored to the season or date they happened, so nothing goes out of date when the next record fallsA gift for the fan who already knows everything, the kid learning the game, and anyone who would rather open a fact than a chocolate.