Dragon Hoops

([March] 2020)

Prologue: Mr. Yang (Table of Contents: 1)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie

Synopsis

While contemplating his next graphic novel, Yang realizes he hasn't taken notice of the basketball team at the school where he teaches. He seeks out Coach Richie to learn more about the team.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Oakland

Chapter 1: Coach Lou (Table of Contents: 2)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Spike Lee; Michael Jordan; Mike Phelps; Mike Dones

Synopsis

Lou relates his history from his own high school career at O'Dowd to becoming O'Dowd's basketball coach.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; Manual Arts Toilers; Oakland

Chapter 2: Ivan and Paris (Table of Contents: 3)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; James Naismith; Bill Russell; Gary Payton; Jason Kidd; Damian Lillard; Ivan Rabb; Paris Austin; Franklin Longrus; Arinze Chidom; Jeevin Sandhu; Isaiah Thomas; Mike Hauser; Naseem Gaskin; Je'quari Baggett; Cameron Patterson; Austin Walker; Alex Zhao; Elijah Hardy; Weston Bell; Tony Freccero

Synopsis

Yang recounts the creation of basketball and meets the Dragons' top two players, Ivan and Paris.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Mater Dei Monarchs; Oakland; YMCA

Chapter 3: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. De La Salle Spartans (Table of Contents: 4)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Alex Zhao; Michael Brown; Jeevin Sandhu; Isaiah Thomas; Ivan Rabb; Austin Walker; Arinze Chidom; Lawrence Monroe

Synopsis

Yang watches the Dragons play in an exhibition game which Lou predicts they'll easily win; however, the Dragons lose.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Black Lives Matter; De La Salle Spartans; Oakland

Chapter 4: Coach Phelps (Table of Contents: 5)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Marques Haynes; Felton Gayles; Jackie Robinson; Willie King; William King; Bill Farrow; William Gates; Chick Meehan; George Mikan; Ermer Robinson; Nat Clifton; Wilt Chamberlain; Earvin Johnson; Mike Phelps; John Wooden; Tony Freccero; Brian Shaw

Synopsis

Yang relates how basketball became a popular sport for black men. Lou tells Yang how he was trained by Mike Phelps. Yang considers Phelps a problematic figure and resolves he won't end up in the final book.

Keywords

basketball; Basketball Association of America; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Boston Celtics; Golden State Warriors; Harlem Globetrotters; Hong Wah Kues; House of David; Los Angeles Lakers; Miami Heat; Minneapolis Lakers; National Basketball Association; National Basketball League; Oakland; Orlando Magic; Philadelphia 76ers; Philadelphia Warriors; Portland Trail Blazers; Syracuse Nationals; Tri-Cities Blackhawks; U.C. Santa Barbara Gauchos

Chapter 5: Bishop Gorman Gaels vs. Bishop O'Dowd Dragons (Table of Contents: 6)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Jeevin Sandhu; Ivan Rabb; Paris Austin; Tony Freccero; Chase Jeter; Stephen Zimmerman; Zach Hile; Austin Walker; Isaiah Thomas; Weston Bell

Synopsis

Yang misses the Dragons' game against the Bishop Gorman Gaels but later watches a recording. Yang's newfound enthusiasm for basketball surprises his wife.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop Gorman Gaels; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; Oakland

Chapter 6: Oderah and Arinze (Table of Contents: 7)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Senda Berenson; Sarah Spain; Geogeann Wells; Kittie Blakemore; Bud Francis; Reed Albergotti; Ford Francis; Oderah Chidom; Arinze Chidom

Synopsis

Yang relates the history of women's basketball. Yang meets Oderah, the older sister of the Dragons' player Arinze, and learns of her own triumphs in basketball.

Keywords

Alex Zhao; basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Boston Normal School of Gymnastics; Golden State Warriors; Harlem Globetrotters; Ivan Rabb; Laguna Hills Hawks; Oakland; Smith College

Chapter 7: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Montverde Eagles (Table of Contents: 8)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 36 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Briana Loewinsohn; Thien Pham; Tony Freccero; Jeevin Sandhu; Alex Zhao; Isaiah Thomas; Mike Hauser; Franklin Longrus; Austin Walker; Naseem Gaskin; Elijah Hardy; D'Angelo Russell; Ben Simmons; Luc Mbah a Moure; Joel Embild; Ivan Rabb; Paris Austin; Doral Moore

Synopsis

Yang accompanies the Dragons to Orlando. Ivan repeatedly receives fouls and finally has to be sent to the bench. The Dragons lose the game. Returning home, Yang is contacted by DC Comics, who want him to write Superman.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; Monteverde Eagles; Oakland; Orlando

Chapter 8: Jeevin (Table of Contents: 9)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Jeevin Sandhu; James Naismith; George Mikan; Ray Meyer; Shaquille O'Neal; Ivan Rabb; Guru Nanank; Isaiah Thomas; Mahatma Gandhi; Paris Austin

Synopsis

Yang relates the history of Sikhism as he interviews Jeevin, the Dragons' lone Sikh member.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; DePaul Blue Demons; DePaul University; Golden State Warriors; India; Kentucky Wildcats; Oakland; Pakistan; Roman Catholics; Sikhism

Chapter 9: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Waynesville Tigers (Table of Contents: 10)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Jeevin Sandhu; Paris Austin; Ivan Rabb; Mike Phelps; Mike Hauser; Austin Walker; Elijah Hardy; Dante Patterson; Tony Freccero; Alex Zhao; Arinze Chidom; Franklin Longrus; Isaiah Thomas

Synopsis

Mike Phelps attends a Dragons game but Yang insists he'll never put him in the book. After talking to DC Comics, Yang realizes they want Superman to stop being 'Superman'. He continues to debate accepting the assignment.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; JQH Arena; Oakland; Sacramento High; Springfield; Waynesville Tigers

Chapter 10: Quianjun ("alex") (Table of Contents: 11)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Alex Zhao; Mao Zedong; Yao Ming; Wang Zhizhi; Charles Barkley; Kenny Smith; Shaquille O'Neal; Ivan Rabb; Arinze Chidom

Synopsis

Yang relates how basketball came to China. Yang interviews Alex Zhao, the lone Chinese student on the Dragons team.

Keywords

basketball; Bayi Rockets; Beijing; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; China; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets; Indiana Pacers; Oakland; Olympics; Rhode Island; Saint Raphael Academy; Shanghai Sharks; YMCA

Chapter 11: Moreau Catholic Mariners vs. Bishop O'Dowd Dragons (Table of Contents: 12)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Jeevin Sandhu; Ivan Rabb; Alex Zhao; Paris Austin; Tony Freccero; Austin Walker; Mike Phelps

Synopsis

Yang watches the Dragons win the North Coast Sectional Championship. Lou tells Yang about the injury which ended his basketball career.

Keywords

Alhambra Bulldogs; basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Camplindo Cougars; Castro Valley Trojans; Golden State Warriors; Moreau Catholic Mariners; North Coast Sectional Championship; Oakland; Saint Mary's College

Chapter 12: Austin (Table of Contents: 13)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Austin Walker; Andrew Walker; Gennie Arechiga; Annette Counts; Mike Phelps; Brian Shaw; Tony Freccero

Synopsis

Yang interviews Austin and is impressed that while he's a strong player for the Dragons he has no intention of playing basketball after high school. Yang finally brings up the scandal surrounding Mike Phelps and decides to give up teaching to become a full-time comic book creator.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; Oakland; Sacramento Dragons

Chapter 13: Mater Dei Monarchs vs. Bishop O'Dowd Dragons (Table of Contents: 14)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 54 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Gary McKnight; Asha Thomas; Aisia Robertson; Paris Austin; Jeevin Sandhu; Ivan Rabb; Rex Pflueger; Alex Zhao; Arinze Chidom; Austin Walker; Mike Hauser

Synopsis

The Dragons play for the California State Championship and, for the first time, win. In tears, Lou phones Mike Phelps to let him know.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; California State Championship; Golden State Warriors; Haas Pavilion; Mater Dei Monarchs; Oakland; U.C. Berkeley

Epilogue: Gene (Table of Contents: 15)

Dragon Hoops / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited); Rianne Meyers (art assists); Kolbe Yang (art assists)

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Lark Pien (credited)

Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; sports

Characters

Gene Luen Yang; Lou Richie; Alex Zhao; Ivan Rabb; Paris Austin; Austin Walker; Jeevin Sandhu; Kevin Johnson

Synopsis

Yang tells Lou he's going to give up teaching at the end of the year so he can write Superman. Yang takes his children outside to play basketball with them.

Keywords

basketball; Bishop O'Dowd Dragons; Bishop O'Dowd High School; Golden State Warriors; Oakland

Notes (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

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Gene Luen Yang (credited)

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Bibliography (Table of Contents: 17)

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Gene Luen Yang

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