The Big Dance
The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Published on 16. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-58979-621-8 (ISBN)
Description
Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, "March Madness" has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team "bracket" to today's sixty-eight-team format. From the "Cinderella" teams like Butler and Gonzaga to perennial powerhouses such as UCLA and Kentucky, covering buzzer-beaters, upsets, and dynasties, the story of one of the most-followed sporting events in history is comprehensively told here.
Reviews / Votes
The Big Dance is a great chance to hear and learn from the sport's best teachers-John Wooden, Coach K, Pat Summitt, Geno Auriemma-and hear the opinions of a man who helped make the game so popular: Dickie V. And I'm on page 163. -- Jim O'Connell, The Associated Press ...[S]erves as a nice primer for the 2012 tournament... * Publishers Weekly * Wilner and Rappaport's fan energy is the book's driving force: they glow in the light of a game they love. Their eagerness to talk ball is contagious, and their detailing of game-by-game strategy is enlightening. * The Christian Science Monitor *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58979-621-8 (9781589796218)
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E-Book
02/2012
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€9.88
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Persons
Barry Wilner has been a sports writer for the Associated Press since 1975. He has covered virtually every major sporting event, including twelve Olympics, nine World Cups, twenty-six Super Bowls, the World Series, and the Stanley Cup finals, and has written thirty-nine books. He lives in Garnerville, N.Y.
Ken Rappoport is the author of more than fifty sports books for adults and young readers, including The Little League That Could for Taylor Trade Publishing. Working for the Associated Press in New York for thirty years, he has written about every major sport. His assignments included the World Series, the NBA Finals, and, as the AP's national hockey writer, the Stanley Cup Finals and the Olympics.
Ken Rappoport is the author of more than fifty sports books for adults and young readers, including The Little League That Could for Taylor Trade Publishing. Working for the Associated Press in New York for thirty years, he has written about every major sport. His assignments included the World Series, the NBA Finals, and, as the AP's national hockey writer, the Stanley Cup Finals and the Olympics.