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One Fantastic Ride

Author : Adam Lucas,Steve Kirschner,Matt Bowers
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0807899232

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One Fantastic Ride by Adam Lucas,Steve Kirschner,Matt Bowers Pdf

One Fantastic Ride is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the unforgettable journey to the University of North Carolina's 2009 basketball national championship, the program's fifth NCAA Tournament title. Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner, and Matt Bowers were with the Tar Heels every step of the way, interviewing coaches, players, and staff. As the 2008-09 season opened, national pundits widely considered the Tar Heels the hands-down favorite to win the title. But injuries to key players, surprising midseason losses, and formidable ACC competition made the ride bumpier than expected. In the crucial last month of the season, however, a veteran team drew on their experience--and subtle adjustments by coaches and players--to achieve the goal they'd set for themselves after their disappointing defeat in the 2008 Final Four. More than just a season-in-the-life of a perennially excellent program, this book captures the crowning achievement of a senior class that exemplified the proud tradition of Carolina Basketball, both on and off the court. They became the most decorated class in UNC Basketball history while enjoying every aspect of their Tar Heel experience. With "Thoughts for the Day" taken directly from Carolina Basketball practice plans and more than 200 color photographs, this book is a unique keepsake for fans everywhere. Full of insights from players and coaches, One Fantastic Ride takes an intimate look at how the Tar Heels pulled it all together to come out on top.

University of North Carolina Basketball

Author : Adam Powell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738541508

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University of North Carolina Basketball by Adam Powell Pdf

When the University of North Carolina fielded its first varsity men's team in 1911, nobody could have imagined the mark its program would make on the history of college basketball. University of North Carolina Basketball chronicles the long and distinguished history of the Tar Heels, including the school's numerous Southern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference titles and its national championship teams. North Carolina has produced arguably the finest group of basketball minds and talent the sport has ever known. The list reads like a "Who's Who" of influential figures in college and professional basketball history, including Jack Cobb, George "The Blind Bomber" Glamack, "Bones" McKinney, Frank McGuire, Lennie Rosenbluth, Dean Smith, Doug Moe, Donnie Walsh, Larry Brown, Billy Cunningham, Charles Scott, George Karl, Mitch Kupchak, Phil Ford, James Worthy, Michael Jordan, Rasheed Wallace, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, and Roy Williams.

Game Changers

Author : Art Chansky
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781469630397

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Game Changers by Art Chansky Pdf

Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott, the first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drawn together by college basketball in a time of momentous change, Smith and Scott helped transform a university, a community, and the racial landscape of sports in the South. But there is much more to this story than is commonly told. In Game Changers, Art Chansky reveals an intense saga of race, college sport, and small-town politics. At the center were two young men, Scott and Smith, both destined for greatness but struggling through challenges on and off the court, among them the storms of civil rights protest and the painfully slow integration of a Chapel Hill far less progressive than its reputation today might suggest. Drawing on extensive personal interviews and a variety of other sources, Chansky takes readers beyond the basketball court to highlight the community that supported Smith and Scott during these demanding years, from assistant basketball coach John Lotz and influential pastor the Reverend Robert Seymour to pioneering African American mayor Howard Lee. Dispelling many myths that surround this period, Chansky nevertheless offers an ultimately triumphant portrait of a student-athlete and coach who ensured the University of North Carolina would never be the same.

Carolina Basketball

Author : Adam Lucas
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807834107

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Carolina Basketball by Adam Lucas Pdf

In This Definitive Centennial History of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team, Adam Lucas chronicles the coaches, players, venues, rivalries, challenges, and triumphs that have defined the program through its first 100 years. Boasting six national championships and numerous Hall of Fame coaches and players, Carolina Basketball has come a long way from the first season---when the campus newspaper published a notice asking an unknown culprit to return the team's basketball. These pages are packed with little-known stories from the program's earliest days and new insights into its best-loved moments. All the greats are here, from Jack Cobb and the "Blind Bomber" George Glamack to Lennie Rosenbluth, Phil Ford, James Worthy, Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, and Tyler Hansbrough. Drawing on unparalleled interviews with those around the UNC program, Lucas reveals the meaning of the "Carolina Family" and the origins and evolution of Tar Heel traditions that have made North Carolina one of the premier men's basketball teams in college sports. The stories here are brought to life with more than 175 color and black-and-white photos; a foreword by Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith and an afterword by fellow Hall of Famer Roy Williams; and an appendix of records and statistics. Some 25 sidebars feature first-person recollections from prominent players, including Rosenbluth, Ford, and Jordan; opposing coaches like Lefty Driesell; and famous Carolina alumni like Peter Gammons and Alexander Julian. This is the must-have book for Tar Heel fans and college basketball lovers everywhere.

More Than a Game

Author : Thad Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UOM:39015054130177

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What it Means to be a Tar Heel

Author : Scott Fowler
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Basketall players
ISBN : 1600783783

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What it Means to be a Tar Heel by Scott Fowler Pdf

Taking a decade-by-decade approach to the University of North Carolina basketball tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the program. The spirit of Tar Heels basketball is not captured by just one phrase, one season, or one particular game; instead, the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over the decades blend their experiences to capture the true essence of their beloved school. Tar Heels fans will relish the intimate stories told by the figures they have come to cherish.

Four Corners

Author : Joe Menzer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0803283008

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Four Corners by Joe Menzer Pdf

Explores the mania for college basketball in North Carolina, tracing the history of the state's top four teams over the past fifty years and profiling the professional giants to come from them.

Going Home Again

Author : Adam Lucas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781461748892

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Going Home Again by Adam Lucas Pdf

"Roy Williams is awesome, baby, with a capital 'A.' "--Dick Vitale As he traveled across the state of North Carolina in the summer of 2003, Roy Williams delivered a repetitive refrain to the thousands of University of North Carolina basketball fans who packed his public appearances: "Ol' Roy ain't that good." Carolina fans didn't care to hear it, because they firmly believed that ol' Roy was, indeed, more than good--he was great. He was the prodigal son who served as Dean Smith's assistant coach, turned down the Carolina job in 2000, and finally accepted it in April of 2003. Williams became the Tar Heels's head coach after fifteen spectacular years at Kansas, and the immediate expectation was that he would find similar success in Chapel Hill, a once-proud program that had stumbled under former head coach Matt Doherty. But Williams knew something that it would take casual fans months to realize: Teaching the team of moody basketball players to play winning basketball would be about much more than simply what happened on the court. Williams had established a successful program at Kansas by connecting with the players he had recruited over their four-year careers. At Carolina, he had less than twelve months to turn a group of talented individuals into a basketball team that could function at the highest level of NCAA competition--the Atlantic Coast Conference. Going Home Again is the story of Roy Williams's first season as North Carolina's head basketball coach. Author Adam Lucas takes you inside the locker room and behind the scenes with the nation's most revered basketball program, providing a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of the country's most secretive college sports dynasties.

Best Game Ever

Author : Adam Lucas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461746300

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Best Game Ever by Adam Lucas Pdf

The Best Game Ever is a revealing look at the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' 1956–57 season, one of the most storied in college basketball history. From the first day of practice, when forward Lennie Rosenbluth predicted a winning season, to the final game, a triple-overtime victory over Wilt Chamberlain's legendary Kansas team, the season developed into what many sports historians believe was the start of college basketball hysteria not only on Tobacco Road, but nationwide. The 1956–57 Tar Heels finished a perfect 32-0. The only previous team in Carolina history to achieve perfection was the 1924 team, years before the NCAA Tournament was created.

North Carolina Tar Heels

Author : Scott Fowler
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Basketball
ISBN : 9781582619422

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North Carolina Tar Heels by Scott Fowler Pdf

Profiles of UNC basketball players from 1955 to 2001.

ACC Basketball

Author : J. Samuel Walker
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780807835036

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ACC Basketball by J. Samuel Walker Pdf

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 dram

Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room

Author : Rappoport Ken
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781683581475

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Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room by Rappoport Ken Pdf

Ken Rappoport’s Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room is a compilation of the best notes, quotes, and anecdotes from North Carolina lore. Meet a coach nicknamed “Bloody Neck,” a player called “The Blind Bomber,” and a team known as the “White Phantoms.” And, of course, there is the extraordinary Michael Jordan. Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room captures the anecdotes and memories that have defined this team from the early twentieth century up through their incredible success in the 2000s and beyond. A must-have for any Tar Heels fan!

The Silencing of Emily Mullen and Other Essays

Author : Fred Hobson
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0807130974

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The Silencing of Emily Mullen and Other Essays by Fred Hobson Pdf

Perhaps the preeminent contemporary scholar of southern letters, Fred Hobson is adept at cutting through the many myths and self-illusions spun about the South and exposing a far more intriguing reality. In his inaugural collection of essays, Hobson offers both an astute and deeply personal take on American and southern life. He touches on history, literature, religion, family, race, and sports as he ponders various famous and obscure biographical and autobiographical figures. Rife with stimulating writing and thought, The Silencing of Emily Mullen informs, moves, and entertains all at once. Hobson's own great-grandmother inspires the title essay, in which he investigates the whispered family rumor that Emily Mullen Gregory committed suicide by jumping down a well in the late nineteenth century. Besides the facts of Mullen's death, Hobson inquires into the plight of southern middle-class women's lives generally in that era. A happier female relative animates another absorbing chapter: Hobson's great aunt who left the benighted South with the intent of bringing enlightenment to China as a missionary and teacher from 1909 to 1941, and who became both friend and critic of Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Ruminative appraisals of H. L. Mencken, W. J. Cash, progressive journalist Gerald W. Johnson, social critic James McBride Dabbs, man of letters Louis D. Rubin, Jr., African American author Mary Mebane, novelist Richard Ford, and twentieth-century southern literature add incrementally to the collection's overall intellectual pleasures. Hobson's concluding three pieces take a more intimate turn. He reflects on his connection to the hills of North Carolina, the impact the book The Mind of the South had on him, and the love of college basketball he shared with his father. The Silencing of Emily Mullen captures both the richness and deficiencies of the South within the American society at large. It is a book that makes for exceptionally rewarding and enjoyable reading.

The Carolina Way

Author : Dean Smith,Gerald D. Bell,John Kilgo
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Basketball
ISBN : 159420005X

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The Carolina Way by Dean Smith,Gerald D. Bell,John Kilgo Pdf

The most successful coach in college basketball history, and among the most beloved, offers his comprehensive program for building and maintaining winning teams in sports, business, and life.