The Big Dance
The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
1st Edition
Published on 16. February 2012
256 pages
978-1-58979-622-5 (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.
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Barry Wilner has been a sports writer for the Associated Presssince 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.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. McGuire's Miracle
- Chapter 2. The Dynasty Boys
- Chapter 3. The First
- Chapter 4. Great Performances
- Chapter 5. The Coaching Giants
- Chapter 6. TV Lights the Way
- Chapter 7. Simply Perfect
- Chapter 8. Grand Slam Kids
- Chapter 9. Black and White
- Chapter 10. Tourney Blunders
- Chapter 11. Classic Confrontations
- Chapter 12. Not Only a Man's Game
- Chapter 13. Extra Bounces
- Chapter 14. Youth Movement
- Epilogue
