South English teacher becomes a published author. His latest work is called Madness: The Man Who Changed Basketball.Clarkstown English teacher Mike DeLucia has published two works and has his third, a YA historical fiction novel, available on Amazon 2/4/2019.

Below is a summary:In the days before the NBA, basketball was a filler sport between baseball and football season. Passing and shooting with two hands was at the center of basketball’s stop-set-shoot philosophy, until Hank Luisetti, a forward from Stanford University, defied the establishment by means of a running one-handed shot. With basketball’s integrity on the line, a promoter from New York arranged a grudge match between LIU and Stanford, in a game that would both test Luisetti’s unorthodox style and determine the unofficial national champion. What followed was a revolution that paved the way to the NBA and sparked national college competition in the month of March. Madness portrays the challenges of hall of famer Hank Luisetti to bust past the barriers of haughty basketball purists, as well as his own demons, and usher in basketball’s modern era. Based on a true story. This is the true story of how basketball became a global sport. Availale 2/4/19 on Amazon or go to booksbymikedelucia.com for more details