Making March Madness

The Early Years of the NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Championships, 1922-1951

Nonfiction, Sports, Basketball, History
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Author: Chad Carlson ISBN: 9781610756150
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press Publication: August 15, 2017
Imprint: University of Arkansas Press Language: English
Author: Chad Carlson
ISBN: 9781610756150
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication: August 15, 2017
Imprint: University of Arkansas Press
Language: English

Throughout the NCAA Tournament’s history, underdogs, Cinderella stories, and upsets have captured the attention and imagination of fans. Making March Madness is the story of this premiere tournament, from its early days in Kansas City, to its move to Madison Square Garden, to its surviving a point-shaving scandal in New York and taking its games to different sites across the country.Chad Carlson’s analysis places college basketball in historical context and connects it to larger issues in sport and American society, providing fresh insights on a host of topics that readers will find interesting, illuminating, and thought provoking.

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Throughout the NCAA Tournament’s history, underdogs, Cinderella stories, and upsets have captured the attention and imagination of fans. Making March Madness is the story of this premiere tournament, from its early days in Kansas City, to its move to Madison Square Garden, to its surviving a point-shaving scandal in New York and taking its games to different sites across the country.Chad Carlson’s analysis places college basketball in historical context and connects it to larger issues in sport and American society, providing fresh insights on a host of topics that readers will find interesting, illuminating, and thought provoking.

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