Sheldon Anderson is a professor of history at Miami University. He is the author of several books, including The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Woman Athlete of Her Time and The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue1. Of God and Games2. City Hoops3. Playing with Germans4. An American in East Germany5. From “Scheiss Preiss” to Bavaria6. Wild Turkeys, WACers, and Southside Johnnies7. Basketball behind the Iron Curtain8. The Shot Doctor of PhilosophyEpilogue

"For readers with a strong interest in personal accounts of life in Cold War Germany and Poland, the book will surely be captivating."-K. P. McDonough, Choice “A delightful, often wry nonfiction basketball bildungsroman, Sheldon Anderson’s Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree is reminiscent of other first-rate sport memoirs. . . . This supple narrative, replete with poignant anecdotes, demonstrates how the love of a game can help shape one’s identity, values, and pave the way for future success. Anderson shoots and scores!”-Daniel A. Nathan, coeditor of Baseball beyond Our Borders and past president of the North American Society for Sport History “Is basketball more than just a game? For Sheldon Anderson, hoops are a sine qua non of life-a prominent theme in this entertaining memoir. Part sport history, part European history, part basketball bildungsroman, part autobiography, Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree reminds us that sport, when played cleanly and fairly and with a respect for one’s opponent, possesses a transcendent power, offering important life lessons and providing opportunities one could have never imagined. Pleasantly written and chock-full of amusing anecdotes, Anderson’s recollection of his experiences in basketball and beyond is an informative, lively read.”-Chris Elzey, coeditor of DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play

Sheldon Anderson is a professor of history at Miami University. He is the author of several books, including The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Woman Athlete of Her Time and The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue1. Of God and Games2. City Hoops3. Playing with Germans4. An American in East Germany5. From “Scheiss Preiss” to Bavaria6. Wild Turkeys, WACers, and Southside Johnnies7. Basketball behind the Iron Curtain8. The Shot Doctor of PhilosophyEpilogue

"For readers with a strong interest in personal accounts of life in Cold War Germany and Poland, the book will surely be captivating."-K. P. McDonough, Choice “A delightful, often wry nonfiction basketball bildungsroman, Sheldon Anderson’s Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree is reminiscent of other first-rate sport memoirs. . . . This supple narrative, replete with poignant anecdotes, demonstrates how the love of a game can help shape one’s identity, values, and pave the way for future success. Anderson shoots and scores!”-Daniel A. Nathan, coeditor of Baseball beyond Our Borders and past president of the North American Society for Sport History “Is basketball more than just a game? For Sheldon Anderson, hoops are a sine qua non of life-a prominent theme in this entertaining memoir. Part sport history, part European history, part basketball bildungsroman, part autobiography, Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree reminds us that sport, when played cleanly and fairly and with a respect for one’s opponent, possesses a transcendent power, offering important life lessons and providing opportunities one could have never imagined. Pleasantly written and chock-full of amusing anecdotes, Anderson’s recollection of his experiences in basketball and beyond is an informative, lively read.”-Chris Elzey, coeditor of DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play

Sheldon Anderson is a professor of history at Miami University. He is the author of several books, including The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Woman Athlete of Her Time and The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue1. Of God and Games2. City Hoops3. Playing with Germans4. An American in East Germany5. From “Scheiss Preiss” to Bavaria6. Wild Turkeys, WACers, and Southside Johnnies7. Basketball behind the Iron Curtain8. The Shot Doctor of PhilosophyEpilogue

"For readers with a strong interest in personal accounts of life in Cold War Germany and Poland, the book will surely be captivating."-K. P. McDonough, Choice “A delightful, often wry nonfiction basketball bildungsroman, Sheldon Anderson’s Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree is reminiscent of other first-rate sport memoirs. . . . This supple narrative, replete with poignant anecdotes, demonstrates how the love of a game can help shape one’s identity, values, and pave the way for future success. Anderson shoots and scores!”-Daniel A. Nathan, coeditor of Baseball beyond Our Borders and past president of the North American Society for Sport History “Is basketball more than just a game? For Sheldon Anderson, hoops are a sine qua non of life-a prominent theme in this entertaining memoir. Part sport history, part European history, part basketball bildungsroman, part autobiography, Jump Shooting to a Higher Degree reminds us that sport, when played cleanly and fairly and with a respect for one’s opponent, possesses a transcendent power, offering important life lessons and providing opportunities one could have never imagined. Pleasantly written and chock-full of amusing anecdotes, Anderson’s recollection of his experiences in basketball and beyond is an informative, lively read.”-Chris Elzey, coeditor of DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play