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The big dance : the story of the NCAA basketball tournament
- Title
- The big dance : the story of the NCAA basketball tournament / Barry Wilner & Ken Rappoport.
- Author
- Wilner, Barry.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network, ©2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV885.49.N37 W47 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rappoport, Ken.
- Description
- ix, 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, March Madness has become an American phenomenon. This is the story of the tournament, from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as an eight-team "bracket" to today's sixty-eight-team format from "Cinderella" teams, to perennial powerhouses, to buzzer-beaters, upsets, and dynasties.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- McGuire's miracle -- The Dynasty Boys -- The first -- Great performances -- The coaching giants -- TV lights the way -- Simply perfect -- Grand Slam kids -- Black and white -- Tourney blunders -- Classic confrontations -- Not only a man's game -- Extra bounces -- Youth movement.
- ISBN
- 9781589796218
- 1589796217
- 9781589796225
- 1589796225
- LCCN
- 2011033207
- OCLC
- ocn742512067
- 742512067
- SCSB-1640737
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library