Every year, the NCAA, NBA, and WNBA crown a league champion. Every four years, basketball teams from all over the world compete for Olympic gold. This exciting book explores historic moments in championship basketball and the top teams that have played in these amazing games.

Basketball is born -- Rise of basketball -- Mighty NBA -- NBA finals -- WNBA champions -- Men's college champs -- Women's college champs -- March madness -- B-ball's world cup -- Men's Olympic hoops -- Women's Olympic hoops -- Paralympic basketball -- Basketball around the world -- Basketball fans and future stars -- Learning more -- Glossary and index.