The Perfect Season
A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces
1st Edition
Published on 19. September 2016
277 pages
978-0-253-02324-7 (ISBN)
Description
In 1964, the Evansville College Purple Aces raced undefeated through the Indiana Collegiate Conference, posting a perfect 24-0 regular-season record and winning the College Division NCAA championship. The skeleton of this season exists in newspaper archives and in books that capture the on-court action, but the flesh and blood has never been written-until now. This is the story of Russell Grieger, a starting guard, and his observations, feelings, reactions, and struggles of that season. It provides a game-by-game look into the team, showcasing Grieger's teammates, Coach Arad McCutchan, and Evansville's love for the Aces. The Perfect Season is an insider's inspiring story of a team whose motto-"If you're going to go, go big time or don't go at all"-inspired them to achieve their dream.
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The Perfect Season is an important addition to Indiana's cultural sports history, evoking a time forever past. The Perfect Season is an important addition to Indiana's cultural sports history, evoking a time forever past.(Indiana Magazine of History)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 b&w illus. - 16 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-0-253-02324-7 (9780253023247)
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09/2016
Indiana University Press
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Person
A native of Evansville, Indiana, Russell Grieger was a starting guard on the undefeated 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces NCAA Championship basketball team. A licensed clinical psychologist, he now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Content
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part One: The Aces Get Ready
1. The Armory Days
2. Carson Center Preparation
3. The Iowa Hawkeyes
Part Two: The Aces Grows Up
4. The Beginnings
5. From Bullpup To Bulldog
6. Flailing and Falling
7. Flying
8. St. Louis Blues
9. Return to Evansville
10. A Dream Comes True-Almost
Part Three: The Aces Succeed
11. Northwestern
12. Notre Dame
13. Holiday Feast
14. The Black Hills and The Badlands
15. Larry, Then The Holy Grail
16. Fans into Redshirts
17. Southern Illinois Surprise
18. DePauw and More
19. Five Games, Five Snapshots
20. Southern Illinois Redux
Part Four: The Aces Triumph
21. The NCAA Regional
22. The NCAA Finals
Prologue
Part One: The Aces Get Ready
1. The Armory Days
2. Carson Center Preparation
3. The Iowa Hawkeyes
Part Two: The Aces Grows Up
4. The Beginnings
5. From Bullpup To Bulldog
6. Flailing and Falling
7. Flying
8. St. Louis Blues
9. Return to Evansville
10. A Dream Comes True-Almost
Part Three: The Aces Succeed
11. Northwestern
12. Notre Dame
13. Holiday Feast
14. The Black Hills and The Badlands
15. Larry, Then The Holy Grail
16. Fans into Redshirts
17. Southern Illinois Surprise
18. DePauw and More
19. Five Games, Five Snapshots
20. Southern Illinois Redux
Part Four: The Aces Triumph
21. The NCAA Regional
22. The NCAA Finals
