Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman, and the Cincinnati Royals. The University of Cincinnati and Xavier University in their annual crosstown shootout, one of the nation's great rivalries. Legendary coaches like Mary Jo Huismann and Bob Huggins. The longest game in college basketball history (seven overtimes!) and the creation of long baggy basketball shorts. The venerable Cincinnati Gardens and the Armory Fieldhouse. These are just a few of the people, places, and events in the colorful history of basketball in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Hoops is the story of basketball in an American city. The heritage of basketball in Cincinnati has never been fully revealed, and this book tells the complete story from the game's arrival in the Queen City to the present, exploring the cultural and social history of the sport. The role of women, segregation, amateur, and collegiate basketball, and the big business of the professional game are all documented in over 200 classic images.
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Kevin Grace is an archivist, and teaches courses on sports and society at the University of Cincinnati. He is a member of the Association of Professional Basketball Researchers and the North American Society for Sport History.
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It was the women's teams of the 1890s that kept basketball alive at the University of Cincinnati as the male students struggled to make hoops a viable sport for themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
University of Cincinnati, New York, Xavier University, Oscar Robertson, Armory Fieldhouse, Jerry Lucas, Boston Celtics, Christ Church, Wilt Chamberlain, World War, Cincinnati Royals, George Wilson, Jack Twyman, James Naismith, Lisa Ventre, Los Angeles, Paul Hogue, Tom Thacker, Andrew Higley, Cincinnati Athletic Club, Cincinnati Gardens, Byron Larkin, Connie Dierking, Harrison Club, Jerry West New!
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It was the women's teams of the 1890s that kept basketball alive at the University of Cincinnati as the male students struggled to make hoops a viable sport for themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
University of Cincinnati, New York, Xavier University, Oscar Robertson, Armory Fieldhouse, Jerry Lucas, Boston Celtics, Christ Church, Wilt Chamberlain, World War, Cincinnati Royals, George Wilson, Jack Twyman, James Naismith, Lisa Ventre, Los Angeles, Paul Hogue, Tom Thacker, Andrew Higley, Cincinnati Athletic Club, Cincinnati Gardens, Byron Larkin, Connie Dierking, Harrison Club, Jerry West New!
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- University of Cincinnati by Kevin Grace in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Cincinnati on Field and Court: The Sports Legacy of the Queen City (OH) (Images of Sports) by Kevin Grace in Back Matter
- Walk of a Lifetime by Alex Meacham in Back Matter
- A History of Basketball for Girls and Women: From Bloomers to Big Leagues (Lerner's Sports Legacy Series) by Joanne Lannin in Back Matter
- City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports (Sport and Society) by Steven A. Riess in Back Matter
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