A three-page adaptation from The Audacity of Hoop appears in the Scorecard section of the November 30, 2015 issue of Sports Illustrated. The excerpt makes the case that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who will leave next month after the second-longest tenure among members of Barack Obama's original cabinet, "is the most consequential basketball figure in the administration, on the court and off." It highlights both Duncan's extraordinary career as a competitive 3-on-3 player, and his role in prodding the NCAA to adopt the more stringent standards that caused UConn's men's basketball team to sit out the tournament for deficiencies in its Academic Progress Rate (APR). Read the full excerpt by clicking here.
A Return Visit to the Postmodcast, to Talk Obama and Basketball
In advance of his swing through the North Carolina Triangle on Dec. 1 and 2, The Audacity of Hoop author Alex Wolff caught up with an old friend, Raleigh & Co.'s Postmodcast, to talk Obama and basketball with host Kevin Brewer. Listen to the discussion here.
Why Won't POTUS Play in Shorts? (And Other Pressing Questions . . .)
In this Q&A, GQ political correspondent Jason Zengerle and The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff talk matters hoop and Obama, including presidential basketball hemlines from sweatpants, to pantaloons, to Bill Clinton's signature "Marilyn Monroes."
Talking Obama and why basketball is a digital sport on the @Sree Show
The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff joined digital guru Sree Sreenivasan on his The @Sree Show podcast to talk basketball, Obama and what makes hoop a good fit for the digital generation. Listen to the conversation, in Episode 37, here.
In Conversation with The Tennessean
The Audacity of Hoop author Alexander Wolff spoke with Keith Ryan Cartwright of The Tennessean of Nashville in advance of his Nov. 17 appearance at the John Seigenthaler Center on the Vanderbilt campus. Read their Q&A here.
Excerpt in Basketball Times
Look for an excerpt from Chapter One of The Audacity of Hoop in the November 2015 issue of Basketball Times.
Watch the Trailer
In this seven-minute video from Temple University Press, The Audacity of Hoop author Alex Wolff fields questions about the book--and about Barack Obama, basketball, presidents and sports, and the game in the age of Obama.