Alexander Wolff
Alexander Wolff spent thirty-six years writing for Sports Illustrated and is the author or co-author of seven books on basketball, including The Audacity of Hoop: Basketball and the Age of Obama; the New York Times best seller Raw Recruits; and Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure, a 2002 New York Times Notable Book. In 2011 he received the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award for lifetime coverage of the game. His "Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Odyssey," an account of a year spent chasing basketball around the world, was published in 2002., with 27 chapters on 27 stops.He also served as editor for the brilliant Basketball :Great Writing About America's Game, an anthology which includes some the best collection of basketball writing ever assembled,Wolff joins host Pat Price to talk about his love for the sport, memories from his journey around the globe writing Big Game, Small World and other pieces, his current projects, and the future of sports writing. For many of us, sport is what creates fascinating life experiences. The vehicle of sport. Wolff is one of basketball's greatest advocates, and certainly one of the most well-versed on the global impact of the sport. Thanks again for listening.