It’s March Madness time! The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams that compete in seven rounds for the national championship. Listen to these audiobooks to feel the hype of competition all month long!

Five Banners: Inside the Duke Basketball Dynasty

Written by John Feinstein
Performed by John Feinstein
Published by Recorded Books

Coming in April! Pre-order now!

“Nobody captures the essence of sport better than John Feinstein, and he’s written another great one.”― Jay Bilas, ESPN

In Five Banners, Feinstein tells the inside history of Coach K’s forty-two-year career at Duke and its five NCAA championships, from the first, against Kansas in 1991, to the most recent, in 2015 against Wisconsin. With unparalleled access to Coach K, the team, and its staff, Feinstein takes readers on a mesmerizing ride into the locker room and onto the court. Full of intimate details, personal memories, and previously untold on- and off-court stories, it is a book that only Feinstein could write.

 

Three-Ring Circus

Written by Jeff Pearlman
Performed by Brian Hutchison
Published by Recorded Books

“Pearlman [is] an amazing journalist with an eye for the revealing detail . . . NBA fans will absolutely devour this book.”— Booklist, starred review

The inside story of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and ShaquilleO’Neal combined—and collided—to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the team as a powerhouse franchise. 

 

 

 

Play It Forward: How Women Are Changing Sports to Change the World

Written by TOGETHXR
Performed by various narrators
Published by Recorded Books

Coming in May! Pre-order now!

“An essential contribution to sports collections…Each chapter is a testament to diverse female athletes of all ages from around the world breaking barriers and a reminder: if you see it, you can be it.”― Booklist, starred review

New from TOGETHXR—the sports media company that set the sports world on fire with their defining statement “Everyone watches women’s sports”—this inspiring collection of stories shines a light on the grit, smarts, and determination of record-setting and boundary-breaking female athletes around the world and across sports. Play It Forward features twenty‑five inspirational stories of badass women from all corners of the sports universe.

 

Shot Clock

Written by Andrew Bourelle
Performed by Emma Love
Published by Dreamscape

“A pulse-pounding thriller where every second counts. Readers won’t be able to put it down.” ― Victor Methos, bestselling author of The Silent Watcher

Basketball star Garrett’s brother has been kidnapped – and if he doesn’t fix the NBA championship, Jake will be dead before the final buzzer in this edge-of-the-seat thriller set in the dark, criminal underbelly of Sin City

 

 

 

Above the Rim

Written by Jen Bryant
Performed by Cary Hite
Published by Dreamscape

Winner of the 2021 Orbis Pictus Award

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisite telling of the life of an under recognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.

 

By the Grace of the Game

Written by Dan Grunfeld
Performed by Chris Lutkin
Published by Dreamscape

“This story is the embodiment of the American Dream. It shows why we should never stop fighting and never give up.” — Ray Allen, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, two-time NBA champion

In By the Grace of the Game, Dan Grunfeld, once a basketball standout himself at Stanford University, shares the remarkable story of his family, a delicately interwoven narrative that doesn’t lack in heartbreak yet remains as deeply nourishing as his grandmother’s Hungarian cooking, so lovingly described. The true improbability of the saga lies in the discovery of a game that unknowingly held the power to heal wounds, build bridges, and tie together a fractured Jewish family.

 

 

I’ll Show You

Written by Derrick Rose
Performed by David Sadzin
Published by Tantor

In 2012, Derrick Rose was on top of the world. After growing up in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard known to his family as “Pooh” was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and electrifying fans around the world. In 2011, he became the youngest MVP in league history. He and the Bulls believed the city’s first berth in the NBA Finals since the Jordan era was on the horizon. Rarely had a bond between a player and fans been so strong, as the city wrapped its arms around the homegrown hero. Six years and four knee surgeries later, he was waived by the Utah Jazz, a once surefire Hall of Fame career seemingly on the brink of collapse. Many speculated his days in the NBA were over. But Derrick Rose never doubted himself

 

 

Tuff Juice: My Journey from the Streets to the NBA

Written by Steve Springer and Caron Butler
Performed by David Sadzin
Published by Tantor

“Butler’s sports memoir. . . .provides a bold, candid opportunity to appreciate a talented, complicated athlete. ― Publishers Weekly

Tuff Juice shares Caron Butler’s extraordinary journey from his delinquent youth in the streets of Racine to his role as an accomplished pro basketball player, dedicated husband and father, active philanthropist and burgeoning businessman. Along the way, the book explores the incredible impact his single mother’s unconditional love and his college coach’s unwavering support had on him, and what drives him to be so successful in basketball and in life.

 

 

Basketball (and Other Things)

Written by Shea Serrano
Performed by Sean Crisden
Published by Tantor

#1 New York Times bestseller

“The ultimate book on basketball fandom.” — NPR

Basketball (and Other Things) presents listeners with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano.