List of Illustrations
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A New Game
1. America Goes to War, 1941–1942
2. The Color Line Falls, 1942–1943
3. Wartime Basketball, 1943–1944
4. The Big Man Cometh, 1944–1945
5. Looking toward the Future, 1945–1946
Epilogue: Basketball Arrives
Appendix A. National Basketball League (NBL) Standings
Appendix B. American Basketball League (ABL) Standings
Appendix C. World Professional Basketball Tournament Results
Appendix D. Red Cross Charity Matches
Appendix E. Service Team Records
Notes
Index