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Hoops by John Ballard, Walter Dean Myers

Hoops: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hoops audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Ruffin Prentiss (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Teen & YAstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Hoops at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 17,065 Teen & YA audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Teen & YA shelf

1,122 Teen & YA audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Hoops is an audiobook by John Ballard and Walter Dean Myers: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruffin Prentiss, released September 9, 2025, on the Teen & YA shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Ruffin Prentiss
Released
September 9, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Teen & YA
ISBN
9798897568321

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hoops audiobook?

Hoops runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the Hoops audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Hoops?

Hoops is narrated by Ruffin Prentiss.