Cinderella at the Big Dance

Great Underdog Teams of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Ron Snyder (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

238 Seiten

2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8561-8 (ISBN)

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March Madness holds the sporting world captive for a few weeks each year and changes the lives of players. Drawing on dozens of original interviews, this book chronicles the tournament’s many underdog championships, with insights into the teams beyond their exploits on the hardwood.

One of the biggest draws on the sports calendar, the NCAA men's basketball tournament routinely thrills fans with "bracket buster" upsets. From Loyola Marymount's emotional 1990 run following the death of team leader Hank Gathers to UMBC in 2018 becoming the first 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed, March Madness holds the sporting world captive for a few weeks each year and changes the lives of players. Drawing on dozens of original interviews, this book chronicles the tournament's many underdog tournament runs, with insights into the teams beyond their exploits on the hardwood.

Ron Snyder is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience and is the author of four books. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Loyola Marymount (1990)

2. University of Tennessee–Chattanooga (1997)

3. Valparaiso (1998)

4. Gonzaga (1999)

5. George Mason (2006)

6. Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)

7. Florida Gulf Coast University (2013)

8. Dayton (2014)

9. Loyola Chicago (2018)

10. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2018)

11. After the Madness

12. A Launching Pad

13. Finding a Path After College

14. A Lifetime Connection

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2022
Zusatzinfo	25 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
ISBN-10	1-4766-8561-4 / 1476685614
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8561-8 / 9781476685618
Zustand	Neuware