Robert Bradley's The Compendium of Professional Basketball (Second Edition) is a must-have for all fans of professional basketball in North America Detailing the rise of professional basketball from its earliest days in the late 1800s to the current day, The Compendium of Professional Basketball is every basketball fan's dream: an incredible collection of facts, standings, histories and statistics for all leagues, men's and women's, major and minor, defunct and active. This amazing book includes: Detailed chronologies of the men's and women's major leagues dating from the 1890s; The NBA, the ABA, the old BAA and ABL are included Of the women's leagues, the WBL, the ABL and the WNBA are included; Capsules of each season including important dates, complete standings and playoff scores; Complete records for all major men's and women's teams; Complete history of the playoffs; Award winners and All-Star teams; Player movement and significant trades; All-time rosters, both men's and women's leagues; Complete coaching records and tenures; Game summaries to notable games; Attendance figures; Nicknames; The Amateur Athletic Union; Barnstorming teams including the Harlem Globe Trotters; Standings of the principal minor leagues; And so much more