Basketball Gifts: Perfect for Giving or Receiving

Whether you are shopg for a loved one or want to help your family get you something other than an ugly sweater this year; this list of basketball gifts can really help you out during the holiday season.

The following is a list of our favorite gift ideas we think might be useful to you or a basketball player in your life.  Having the right tools as a player or coach makes a huge difference. So that is why we got together with our partners at Amazon and compiled a list of some great gifts for all of the basketball fans out there. Some of the gifts are specific to working on skills, while others are simply watching a great basketball movie. If you are shopg for a basketball fan, we have what you need!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Basketball HQ!

Top 25 Basketball Gifts:

• Nike Elites - Basketball Socks Every Player Wants

• 94 Fifty Ball - Technology meets basketball... this ball has a sensor that communicates to your phone app.  Rotation, Arc, Shot Release speed, dribbling speed and power measured.

• "Wooden" Book by Seth Davis - Long and detailed biography that is for serious student of the game or coach.

• "Stuff Basketball Player Should Know" - the founder of Point Guard College Breaks down the game in bite size nuggets.  Belongs on every player's nightstand.

• My Losing Season by Pat Conroy:  Author of the Prince of Tides, Great Santini, and Lords of Discipline also played basketball at the Citadel and shares lessons learned from losing with us.

• Practical Modern Basketball by John Wooden- Tons of details, philosphy, skill development and drills to benefit both coaches and players

• The Last Shot by Darcy Frey: Great story about up and coming basketball player in NYC.

• Basketball HQ Membership: Sure you could keep sifting thru the garbage on youtube to find the occasional gold nugget for free...OR you can spend that time on the court doing drills that are taught by college or pro coaches, demonstrated by college or pro players AND actually accelerate your skills.  1000s of drills all mobile optimized so you can bring your drills to the gym with you on your phone.

• Dribbling Goggles - Yep, the ones with the shades at the bottom to prevent you from looking down at the ball while dribbling.  Cheap and they still work.

• Ball Hog Gloves: Reknowned basketball trainer Koran Godwin invented them and they are slick and make ballhandling drills more focused and engaging.

• Basketball Movies:

Hoosiers: Classic.

• Coach Carter: Sir to you.

• Hoop Dreams: Documentary about inner city basketball dreams and realities.

• Glory Road:  Fabulous story of UTEP basketball.

• Basketball Coach Clipboard: Perfect for drawing up buzzer beater plays.

• Oversize Wall Sticker: perfect decor for any hoop lover's room or office.

• Wilson-NCAA-Basketball-Leather-Folder: A great gift to keep it classy at school or the office.

• Wilson Evolution Basketball (get the correct size) our favorite ball.

• The k Evolotion Basketball For Girls: The girls love this ball.

• Weighted Basketball Trainer: learn how to put dents in the floor with your dribble.

• Ballers KD Back Pack: you know the one all the cool kids show up to ball with.

• Signed John Wooden Pyramid of Success: Interesting piece of memorabilia, make sure authenticity is legit.

• The D Man: This guy has a hand up on every jump shot you take to insure you learn to shoot under pressure.

• Agility Ladder: Get faster, quicker and work on footwork.

• Weighted Speed Vest: More effective and safer than ankle weights.

• The Portable Basketball Hoop with Prime Delivery in time for Christmas- Put a ribbon on this in your driveway for years of fun.

• The Lifetime Double Shot Indoor Hoops Game:   Like Pop a Shot but better!

• NBA 2K15 Basketball Video Game:   Absolutely no basketball value whatsoever, but tons of fun.

Bonus Basketball Gift Idea:

Mini Hoop from Sklz: Great for bedroom or office basketball.

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