Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
12306
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
112
Points per Page
0.017857
Series
Basketball Hall of Famers
Description
This book is a biography of Oscar Robertson, the professional basketball player nicknamed the "Big O." It recounts his childhood in poverty and his experiences facing racism as he rose to become one of basketball's greatest players. The book follows his college career at the University of Cincinnati and his NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks, where he became the first player to average a triple-double for an entire season.