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Darcy Frey is an American writer and educator from New York. His 1994 book The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams won awards and inspired a movie. Frey has published articles in New England Monthly , Rolling Stone , Harper's , and The New York Times Magazine .
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May 14, 2014 · Basketball. ‘The Last Shot,’ 20 Years Later. Two decades after Darcy Frey’s seminal work on New York City basketball, Lincoln High School, and four boys from Coney Island, we look back at the book’s legacy and enduring importance. by Amos Barshad on May 14, 2014.
Jan 1, 1994 · Darcy Frey. 4.20. 5,893 ratings201 reviews. Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four young men as they navigate the NCAA recruitment process, their only hope of escape from a life of crime, poverty, and despair. It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that.
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Darcy Frey is an American author and journalist known for his narrative nonfiction style. He has written for publications such as The New York Times Magazine and Harper's Magazine. Frey is perhaps best known for his book 'The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams', which chronicles the lives of four high school basketball players from ...
Darcy Frey, the author of The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams, has been a longtime Contributing Writer to Harper's and the New York Times Magazine. His essays and journalism have received numerous awards, including a National Magazine Award, and been anthologized in Best American Essays, Best American Science Writing and The Library ...
Darcy Frey. Senior Lecturer on English. (On leave Fall 2023) Education: B.A., Oberlin College (1984) Interests: Narrative journalism; essay; memoir; travel writing; literary science writing. Selected Works: “George Divoky’s Planet” (forthcoming, Pantheon). *The Last Shot* (1994). Contact Information. Office: Lamont Library 406.
Sep 22, 2013 · Darcy Frey. Nieman Class of 2011. Frey wrote the 1994 book The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams, about inner-city basketball players hoping for athletic scholarships to college, and is a contributing writer at the New York Times magazine. He has also contributed to Harper’s and Rolling Stone.
