One fantastic ride : the inside story of Carolina basketball's 2009 championship season / Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner, and Matt Bowers ; with a foreword by Roy Williams ; Jeffrey A. Camarati, photo editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Adam, 1977-

Contributor:

Kirschner, Steve (Steven A.)

Bowers, Matt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Basketball.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

North Carolina Tar Heels (Basketball team).

NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PROLOGUE: June; ONE: Opening Day; TWO: Trips with Purpose; THREE: "They're Dead"; FOUR: Dog Days; FIVE: Moments of Doubt; SIX: Teetering; SEVEN: Road Warriors; EIGHT: 4-0; NINE: Meltdown; TEN: Winning Ugly; ELEVEN: Senior Day; TWELVE: Postseason; THIRTEEN: Senior Motivation; FOURTEEN: The Duckmaster; FIFTEEN: Five Guys Moving; SIXTEEN: Business Trip; SEVENTEEN: Waiting; EIGHTEEN: Champions; NINETEEN: The Storybook; TWENTY: The Program; STATS AND NOTES; Acknowledgments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

979-88-908860-8-8

0-8078-9923-2

OCLC:

676696264