Black Market
An Insider's Journey into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball

Absolutely riveting. I read it in less than 24 hours and marked so so many parts to share with my high school Sports & Entertainment Marketing students. Can’t recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in college sports or the high stakes world of sponsorships in general.......more

This is a pretty detailed review of the recruiting processes common in college basketball, and of the role that athletic wear companies play in it. It touches on the recent fbi investigation and on the role racism plays in college sports. This is definitely a must read for college sports fans.......more

This was definitely a very insightful and interesting read. My only reservation is that a lot of the story is also just Merl Code providing his own experiences in college basketball and all of the NBA stars that he had interacted with throughout this career - I think this is helpful in establishing......more

Really eye opening - never knew that much about the basketball world, both NCAA and NBA! Learned a lot from this book......more

The author gives us an insider's account of the pay-for-play system prevalent at the elite level of black basketball players funded by the sneaker companies, that's why I chose the book. Written just as "Name Image & Likeness" was introduced, the author failed to explore the impact of NIL on the fut......more