The University of Kansas Basketball Vault
Author : Ken Davis
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,10 MB
Release : 2008
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ISBN : 9780794824402
Author : Ken Davis
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,10 MB
Release : 2008
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ISBN : 9780794824402
Author : Diane Bailey
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1448894190
The University of Kansas basketball team has the most winning seasons of any team in college basketball. The history of KU basketball goes back 115 years. This volume describes many unbelievable game-stopping moments in the history of the game, as well as the most inspiring coaches and players and infamous team rivalries. It includes some incredible historical images from KU basketball history and a timeline for fast reference for the avid sports fan.
Author : Steve Buckner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,70 MB
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1613217331
The night of April 4, 1988 will forever live in the hearts of fans of Jayhawks basketball. On that night, the Jayhawks and their fans raucously celebrated the team’s first national title since 1952. This game for the ages is one of 22 contests joyously recalled in this reissue of Steve Buckner’s Game of My Life Kansas Jayhawks. For fans of the Kansas Jayhawks, Game of My Life is a fabulous stroll down memory lane in which several Jayhawks basketball legends detail the events that culminated in the game of their lives. Players from the 1988 NCAA Championship squad share their insights into the collective game of their lives, as well as the defeat of rival Oklahoma in the national championship game. Former players featured include Mark Turgeon, Drew Gooden, Steve Woodberry, Paul Pierce, Nick Collison, Rex Walters, Mario Chalmers, and Kirk Hinrich, along with former coach Larry Brown and many more legends. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Kenneth N. Johnson PhD
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1625849036
The University of Kansas's men's basketball team is one of the oldest and most successful in the history of college basketball; the very inventor of the sport, Dr. James Naismith, was KU's first coach. Its long and illustrious history began in 1898 and includes some of the biggest names in the game, from legends like Wilt Chamberlain to "secret weapons" like Andrea Hudy, the only female strength and conditioning coach in the division. Longtime Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson offers up a unique and in-depth look at the players, coaches and other personalities who helped make the University of Kansas basketball program the unparalleled tradition it is today.
Author : Mike Stallard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1683581261
One of the most storied collegiate basketball programs in the nation, the Kansas Jayhawks have produced some of the greatest players to ever hit the hardwood. In this updated edition of Tales from the Kansas Jayhawks Locker Room, diehard Jayhawks fans will thrill over the treasure trove of stories and memories from the players and coaches who have made the University of Kansas into a basketball powerhouse. For over a century, Kansas has been the home of storied coaches—from the game’s inventor James Naismith to the current reign of Bill Self—and prominent players including Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Endacott, Danny Manning, Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden, and dozens more. ,i>Tales from the Kansas Jayhawks Locker Room includes stories of all of them and is a must-read for any Jayhawks fan.
Author : John Hendel
Publisher : Walsworth Publishing Company
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 21,53 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781561660728
Author : Triumph Books
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1617490431
Spanning decades with great columns from renowned writers, this time capsule recounts the greatest moments in Kansas lore and tracks the chronological progression of sports writing styles from the esoteric to the ultra-modern. The account details the Jayhawks from their roots of glory to their modern-day triumphs.
Author : Drew Silverman
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1614787220
Kansas Jayhawks is a beginner's history of the University of Kansas men's basketball team. Beginning with program's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments and meet the key players and legendary coaches who made it happen. Short biographies, fun facts, informative sidebars, and revealing quotes and anecdotes combine with action-packed photographs to enhance the Jayhawks' story, allowing your readers Inside College Basketball! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Kenneth N. Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 18,12 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1625852231
KU alumnus and Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson is back with even more legends and firsts. Notable coaches like Danny Manning, who won the national championship as a player in 1988 and again as part of the coaching staff in 2008, have shaped and molded the team throughout the decades. Players like Raef LaFrentz, who became the first Jayhawks player in twenty-seven years to average a double-double over an entire season, keep the fans coming back for more. From the history of the famous Allen Fieldhouse to current coach Bill Self, Johnson offers a closer look at the team's unique contribution to the sport of basketball.
Author : Steve Buckner
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 14,8 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Basketball players
ISBN : 1582619719
Players from the 1988 NCAA Championship basketball squad share their insightsinto their defeat of rival Oklahoma in the national championship game in thischronicle. Photos.