ACC basketball : the story of the rivalries, traditions, and scandals of the first two decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference / J. Samuel Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, J. Samuel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College sports--Southern States--History.

College sports.

Atlantic Coast Conference--History.

Atlantic Coast Conference.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1 The Crisis in College Sports, 1951; 2 The Founding of the ACC; 3 The Man Who Made ACC Basketball; 4 A Championship Won, A Classic Lost; 5 The Big Four; 6 The Revolt of the Also- Rans; 7 The Integration of ACC Basketball; 8 "College Basketball's Strongest League"; 9 The 800 Rule & the Departure of South Carolina; Notes; Essay on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908833-8-4

979-88-9313-335-6

1-4696-0257-1

0-8078-6912-0

OCLC:

767858302