Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 080783503X
Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history. In ACC Basketball, J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dram
Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 31,4 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0316378089
It's the book in which America's favorite sportswriter returns to the arena of his most successful bestseller, A Season on the Brink. It's the book that takes us inside the intensely competitive Atlantic Coast Conference & paints a portrait of how college baskettball is coached & played at the highest level. It's the book that takes us onto the courts, into the locker rooms, & inside the high-pressure world of the talented coaches who have helped make the ACC's nine colleges - Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Maryland, Wake Forest, & Florida State - world-renowned for their championship basketball teams. The author's afterword to this edition will recap the ACC's current season & preview the 1998-99 rivalries.
Author : Jason Porterfield
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404213807
Describes the history, key people, teams, important games, and mascots of the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA basketball.
Author : Joe Menzer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 26,83 MB
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803283008
Explores the mania for college basketball in North Carolina, tracing the history of the state's top four teams over the past fifty years and profiling the professional giants to come from them.
Author : Espn
Publisher : Espn Books
Page : 1234 pages
File Size : 22,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0345513924
A comprehensive reference provides historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams, season-by-season summaries, ESPN/Sagarin rankings of top-selected college basketball programs, and more.
Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,25 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1469630249
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is one of the iconic events in American sports. In this fast-paced, in-depth account, J. Samuel Walker and Randy Roberts identify the 1973–74 season as pivotal in the making of this now legendary postseason tournament. In an era when only one team per conference could compete, the dramatic defeat of coach John Wooden's UCLA Bruins by the North Carolina State Wolfpack ended a decade of the Bruins' dominance, fueled unprecedented national attention, and prompted the NCAA to expand the tournament field to a wider range of teams. Walker and Roberts provide a richly detailed chronicle of the games that made the season so memorable and uncover the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that set the stage for the celebrated spectacle that now fixes the nation's attention every March.
Author : Tim Peeler
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 29,41 MB
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0807899704
In this fascinating official history of the first 100 years of the North Carolina State University men's basketball program, Tim Peeler and Roger Winstead recount the traditions and innovations that have shaped Wolfpack basketball as well as the history and customs of college basketball itself. In a nation once dominated by football and baseball, visionary coaches from NC State--Gus Tebell, Everett Case, Norm Sloan, and Jim Valvano--helped push basketball to the forefront of the national imagination, igniting a passion and excitement for the game that made the Atlantic Coast Conference the center of the college sports universe. This book, with 230 captivating photographs, showcases the many college basketball traditions made famous at NC State, including cutting down the nets, spotlighting players during introductions, and even the alley oop. All the legendary players and unique personalities that have passed through the doors of Thompson Gymnasium, Reynolds Coliseum, and the RBC Center are here, from Ronnie Shavlik and David Thompson to Sidney Lowe and Julius Hodge. With two national championships, 17 conference championships, and countless memorable moments, NC State Basketball remains one of college basketball's proudest programs. Wolfpack fans and college basketball lovers alike will find much to celebrate in this enthralling history.
Author : Dick DeVenzio
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781933538518
STUFF Good Players Should Know may very well be the best book ever written for basketball players. It is conversational and easy to understand, yet filled with subtle insights into the game of basketball. STUFF is page after page of creative concepts, common sense, and special tips that can not be found anywhere else. ? How do you guard a stronger player? ? How do you set up a game-winning steal? ? How do you ?strip? a rebound? ? How do you score with a strong-handed dribble while going to the weak side? ? How do you practice shooting for maximum game effectiveness? ? How do you recognize defensive changes? STUFF is like having a coach right beside you, in your room, discussing the fine points of the games. How do you think in the minutes of the game? How do you react to mistakes? What is your attitude about fouls? Eating? Superstitions? Injuries? All this and more makes STUFF a book that players will find indispensable. Basketball fans will enjoy it, but players won't do
Author : Pamela Grundy
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,20 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807849347
Explores the significance of athletics in North Carolina's colleges and universities, and examines how sports in the state have reflected social and economic shifts and issues, including women's competition and racial integration.
Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0804173176
On March 18, 1980, the Duke basketball program announced the hiring of Mike Krzyzewski, the man who would restore glory to the team. The only problem: no one knew who Krzyzewski was. Nine days later, Jim Valvano was hired by North Carolina State to be their new head coach. The hiring didn't raise as many eyebrows, but the two new coaches had a similar goal: to unseat North Carolina's Dean Smith as the king of college basketball. And just like that, the most sensational competitive decade in history was about to unfold. In the skillful hands of John Feinstein, The Legends Club captures an era in American sport and culture, documenting the inside view of a decade of absolutely incredible competition. Feinstein pulls back the curtain on the recruiting wars, the intensely personal competition that wasn't always friendly, the enormous pressure and national stakes, and the battle for the very soul of college basketball.
