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Category : Basketball
Languages : en
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Bradley University Basketball and Other Scrapbooks
Author: Bradley University Basketball Press and Media Guide
Author: Bradley University Basketball Press Radio and TV Guide
Author: Bradley University Men's Basketball Audio-visual Materials
Author: Bradley University Basketball Programs
Author: Bradley University Men's Basketball Newspaper Clippings
Author: Bradley University Women's Basketball Programs, Media Guides, and Stats Sheets
Author: Bradley Braves Basketball Century of Celebration Souvenir Program
Author: Miracles on the Hardwood
Author: John GasawayPublisher: Twelve
ISBN: 1538717123
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Discover the David vs. Goliath rise of Catholic college basketball, from Villanova to Georgetown to Gonzaga, where small schools perennially shoot past the big power conference programs. In MIRACLES ON THE HARDWOOD, author John Gasaway traces the rise of Catholic college basketball—from its early days (Villanova made an appearance in the Final Four in the first NCAA tournament in 1939) to the dominance of the San Francisco Dons in the 1950s and the ascendance of powerhouses Georgetown, Villanova, and Gonzaga—through their decades-long rivalries and championship games. Featuring interviews with notable coaches, players, alums, and fans—including Loyola Chicago's most famous and dedicated fan, 100-year-old Sister Jean—to get at the heart of how these universities have excelled at this sport. Small in number but devout in the game's spirit, these teams have made the miraculous a matter of ritual, and their greatest works may be yet to come.
The Scandals of '51
Author: Charley RosenPublisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 9781888363913
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The college basketball scandals of 1951 were to basketball what the 1919 Black Sox scandals were to baseball—a loss of innocence, after which the game would be permanently tarnished, its relationship to power and big money firmly established. In Scandals of '51, Charley Rosen identifies all the major figures—including players, coaches, gangsters, clergymen, politicians—that made up the elaborate network that controlled the outcomes to many games or protected those who did so. Rosen shows who got caught and who didn't, and what role class, race, and religion played in determining this.