Editorial Review Product Description Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Terrell Mcintyre, Terrence Oglesby, Will Solomon, Greg Buckner, Horace Grant, Dale Davis, Sharone Wright, Larry Nance, Trevor Booker, Akin Akingbala, Elden Campbell, Tree Rollins, Mitchell Wiggins, Harvey Grant, Randolph Mahaffey, Keith Williams, Sharrod Ford, Skip Wise, Harold Jamison, Chris Whitney, Billy Williams. Excerpt:Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born 25 March 1983) is a Nigerian professional basketball player. Born in Lagos , Nigeria , Akingbala came to the United States to play basketball and he attended college after playing soccer in the same city where former Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon was raised. He is 2.08 metres (6 ft 10 in) in height and weighs 102 kilograms (220 lb). As of 2009, he played with the French Pro A team of SLUC Nancy . A highlight of his college career was a 21-point, 16-rebound performance in an 86-81 win over Virginia Tech on 1 March 2006. Akingbala attended and played high school basketball for the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut . Pro career In October 2006, he played in two preseason games with the Boston Celtics . Player career Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Billy Williams Billy Williams is an American basketball player who played four years at Clemson University , before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1980 NBA Draft. However, he did not play in the NBA. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Christopher Antoine Whitney (born October 5, 1971, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky ) is a former American professional basketball player. A 6'0" point guard from Clemson University , Whitney was selected by t... ... Read more |