A native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, CHARLEY ROSEN led the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world’s foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include The House of Moses All-Stars, a New York Times Notable Book, and Sammy Wong: All-American. His non-fiction works include The Scandals of ’51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball and More than a Game, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY.
“This is not simply a novel about basketball in the dark ages. Mr.
Rosen has much more on his mind here. This is a book about guilt
and redemption, about the loss of innocence, about racism and
bigotry, about class differences … [He] gets the ambiance just
right: the moving from town to town, the sometimes horrid
conditions under which they play, the weariness and sense of
dislocation, the bigotry and ignorance they encounter.” –The New
York Times Book Review
“Rosen … certainly knows his basketball … But his depth and
erudition makes this a tale of much more than sport. Rosen gives us
a sometimes agonizing, often hilarious journey through American
history, and a poignant account of what keeps a man running.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Rosen is one of the few people to even try to write basketball
novels … He [writes] in a gut-wrenching, riveting style that most
novelists would envy.” –The Beacon Journal
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