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ACC Basketball : The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference by Not Available (2014, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-101469619083
ISBN-139781469619088
eBay Product ID (ePID)203684827
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Book TitleACC Basketball : The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), History, Basketball
IllustratorYes
FeaturesNew Edition
GenreSports & Recreation, History
AuthorNot Available
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-015088
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAcademically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports.-- History of Education Quarterly, "ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began."-- North Carolina Historical Review, "ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began." -- North Carolina Historical Review, These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time.-- SLAM Magazine, "These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time." -- SLAM Magazine, A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men's college basketball and the ACC. -- Journal of American History, "These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time."-- SLAM Magazine, ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began.-- North Carolina Historical Review, A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men's college basketball and the ACC.-- Journal of American History, Does an excellent job of recounting the events, players, rivalries, scandals, and coaches that made the ACC a prominent player at the national level. . . . A must-read for anyone interested in ACC basketball.-- Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, Does an excellent job of recounting the events, players, rivalries, scandals, and coaches that made the ACC a prominent player at the national level. . . . A must-read for anyone interested in ACC basketball. -- Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, "A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men's college basketball and the ACC."-- Journal of American History, Academically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports. -- History of Education Quarterly, "A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men's college basketball and the ACC." -- Journal of American History, "Academically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports." -- History of Education Quarterly, "Academically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports."-- History of Education Quarterly, ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story|9781469619088|, These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time. -- SLAM Magazine, "Does an excellent job of recounting the events, players, rivalries, scandals, and coaches that made the ACC a prominent player at the national level. . . . A must-read for anyone interested in ACC basketball." -- Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians, ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began. -- North Carolina Historical Review
Dewey Decimal796.04/3/0975
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisSince the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history. In ACC Basketball , J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dramatic changes that occurred both on and off the court during the conference's rise to a preeminent position in college basketball between 1953 and 1972.Walker vividly re-creates the action of nail-biting games and the tensions of bitter recruiting battles without losing sight of the central off-court questions the league wrestled with during these two decades. As basketball became the ACC's foremost attraction, conference administrators sought to field winning teams while improving academic programs and preserving academic integrity. The ACC also adapted gradually to changes in the postwar South, including, most prominently, the struggle for racial justice during the 1960s. ACC Basketball is a lively, entertaining account of coaches' flair (and antics), players' artistry, a major point-shaving scandal, and the gradually more evenly matched struggle for dominance in one of college basketball's strongest conferences., Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history. In ACC Basketball , J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dramatic changes that occurred both on and off the court during the conference's rise to a preeminent position in college basketball between 1953 and 1972. Walker vividly re-creates the action of nail-biting games and the tensions of bitter recruiting battles without losing sight of the central off-court questions the league wrestled with during these two decades. As basketball became the ACC's foremost attraction, conference administrators sought to field winning teams while improving academic programs and preserving academic integrity. The ACC also adapted gradually to changes in the postwar South, including, most prominently, the struggle for racial justice during the 1960s. ACC Basketball is a lively, entertaining account of coaches' flair (and antics), players' artistry, a major point-shaving scandal, and the gradually more evenly matched struggle for dominance in one of college basketball's strongest conferences., Since the inception of the Atlantic Coast Conference, intense rivalries, legendary coaches, gifted players, and fervent fans have come to define the league's basketball history. J. Samuel Walker traces the traditions and the dramatic changes that occurred both on and off the court during the conference's rise to a preeminent position in college basketball between 1953 and 1972.
LC Classification NumberGV351.3.S684W35 2014
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