Charts the rise of the National Basketball League in Australia from its humble 1979 origins in 'tin shed facilities' to its present multi- million-dollar turnover. Features interviews with the game's 'greats' including Ken Cole, Lindsay and Andrew Gaze and Cal Bruton. Other books by the author, an Australian sports writer, include 'The Proud Champions', 'Winfield State of Origin 1980-1991' and 'Ella, Ella, Ella'.