Buzzer beaters and memorial magic : a memoir of the Vanderbilt Commodores, 1987-89 / Barry Goheen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goheen, Barry, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vanderbilt Commodores (Basketball team)--History.

Vanderbilt Commodores (Basketball team).

Vanderbilt University--Basketball--History.

Vanderbilt University.

Basketball.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Edition:

First.

Place of Publication:

Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The late 1980s were a boom time for college basketball, and the Vanderbilt Commodores were right in the middle of it. Led by Hall of Fame Coach C.M. Newton, All-America center Will Perdue, and a group of three-point shooters known as "The Bomb Squad," the Commodores made their mark in the Southeastern Conference and challenged for the conference title in 1988 and 1989. Along the way, they played--and, often, beat--many of the game's national powers, including Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisville, Duke, Notre Dame, Indiana, Michigan, and Kansas. Here is the inside story of those Commodore teams as told by Barry Goheen, the Vanderbilt guard and "Bomb Squad" member who became nationally known for his numerous clutch shots and "buzzer beaters" that lifted the 'Dores to victory. Goheen and his Commodore teammates encountered many of the greatest players and coaches of the era--Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Danny Manning, Chris Jackson, Digger Phelps, Denny Crum, Steve Alford, Rex Chapman, Glen Rice, and many more. They captured thrilling wins, endured painful losses, and achieved several firsts for the Vanderbilt basketball program. This is a story centered in Nashville, Tennessee, particularly Vanderbilt's venerable Memorial Gym, with stops in Hawaii and Taipei; Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina; Bloomington and South Bend, Indiana; and Lincoln, Nebraska. Even the casual basketball fan will enjoy BUZZER BEATERS AND MEMORIAL MAGIC"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Perdunks and the Bomb Squad: The 1987-88 Season p. 5

1 Great Expectations p. 7

2 Opening Statements p. 15

3 Carolina in My Mind p. 21

4 Hoosiers p. 29

5 Merry Christmas, Unhappy New Year p. 37

6 Turnaround p. 44

7 Redemption p. 51

8 The Bomb Squad p. 57

9 Maintaining Momentum p. 68

10 Fighting the Irish p. 75

11 March Badness p. 84

12 Quiche: Breakfast of Champions p. 92

13 Friday the 18th p. 100

14 Pitt p. 107

15 Afterglow/Aftershock p. 118

16 Manning Up p. 132

Part 2 Without a Will, There's Still a Way: The 1988-89 Season p. 141

18 Aloha, Oy p. 148

19 A Hell of an Explosion p. 153

20 December Chill p. 162

21 Righting the Ship p. 169

22 Last Chance at Rupp p. 176

23 Zenith p. 183

24 500 p. 193

25 Resignation p. 200

26 The Tennis Ball Game p. 208

27 Character p. 216

28 So Much for Conflict of Interest p. 226

29 In the Zone p. 234

30 Rematch p. 247

31 Goodbye, Memorial p. 256

32 The Knoxville Flop p. 263.

ISBN:

9780881467147

0881467146

OCLC:

1123181641