2011-12 Basketball Books Overview

While we still don't know when or if we will get NBA basketball in 2011-12, basketball books are certainly not being locked out of the marketplace. We've unearthed more than a couple dozen books across NBA, NCAA, international and women's basketball in our admittedly exhaustive annual survey. It shapes up to be a pretty good season of hoop books overall, with solid depth and diversity in both the pro and college ranks. Let's get right to it, with the books broken up into subcategories to make things somewhat digestible.THE PROSThe Dream Team: How Basketball's Greatest Team Came Together, Conquered the World, and Changed the Game Forever, by Jack McCallum (release date: July 10, 2012) While there are several intriguing titles right here at the top, the combination of author and subject matter here makes The Dream Team my no-brainer choice for most anticipated basketball book of the season. McCallum has published great reads with Seven Seconds or Less, which follow...