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Mar 3, 2004 · 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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May 14, 2014 · In The Last Shot, Frey explains that a physical altercation with his girlfriend led Darryle to believe his college prospects were now nonexistent, and that his future was kaput. Eventually, police arrived and helped talk him down.
Jan 1, 2001 · 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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Jan 24, 1996 · In The Last Shot, author Darcy Frey chronicles the hopes and aspirations of four of Lincoln High's most promising players. What Frey finds is an environment that, by stressing the game above all else, has left its young athletes with nowhere to turn but to the glamorous coaches, slick recruiters, and million-dollar athletic companies who offer ...
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Sep 21, 2015 · 'The Last Shot,' by Darcy Frey. September 21, 2015. By Nick Romeo. Frey’s book is a beautiful work of sports journalism that also has powerful political and cultural implications. Over a...
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Frey published a single book entitled The Last Shot, about basketball and the game's effect on urban youth. Beginning in the summer of 1991, Frey spent nine months with members of the Abraham Lincoln High School basketball team.
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Feb 18, 1996 · THE LAST SHOT: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy Frey (Touchstone: $11; 230 pp.). Frey spent a year observing the often questionable ways in which major colleges recruited four...
