Hoopla: A Century of College Basketball [Hardcover]

Peter C. Bjarkman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

Despite the increased popularity of professional basketball, college basketball still has a firm grip on most basketball fans. This book looks back at the game that evolved from a set of peach baskets nailed to a wall to today's slam-dunk, in-your-face, trash-talking version, touching on the all-time great players, coaches, teams, and moments along the way. Photos.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 364 pages
• Publisher: Masters Pr (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570280398
• ISBN-13: 978-1570280399
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,779,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Bjarkman is widely recognized as a leading authority on Cuban baseball, both pre- and post-revolution. He has covered the Cuban League and the Cuban national team for the popular website www.BaseballdeCuba.com since 2007 and has traveled widely with the Cubnan national team to international tournaments for the past fifteen years. His volume entitled A HISTORY OF CUBAN BASEBALL, 1864-2006 (McFarland, 2007) is universally considered the seminal work on the history of the island nation's national pastime. Bjarkman has also written widely over the past 20 years on Latin American baseball, major league baseball, and NCAA and NBA basketball. He has appeared in numerous television and radio interviews and in more than a dozen documentary films on baseball and basketball history. Bjarkman can also be found at www.bjarkman.com, www.BaseballdeCuba.com, and on his popular MLB Blog (Bjarkman's Latino and Cuban Baseball History Page) which has been an MLB "Top 100 Blog Site" for the past two years (2008, 2009).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Book on College Hoops, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hoopla: A Century of College Basketball (Paperback)

This is indeed the definite book on college basketball, replacing the now-dated "All the Moves" by Neil Isaacs. "Hoopa" contains the complete story of college basketball across its first full century, with all the necessary rich historical detail, plus the colorful oncourt and sideline figures who made the game one of the nation's leading sports spectacles. Detailed accounts of important games and vital rule changes flesh out the sport's evolution. I highly valuable and nowhere-else-available year-by-year timeline chronicles all of NCAA basketball's highlight moments. There is also an informative chapter on the evolution of increasingly popular women's college hoops. Perhaps all that is lacking in this attractive book is an index which might have further enhanced an already first-rate effort. This book is an absolute must read for any dedicated or casual college basketball fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Volume on College Hoops, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hoopla: A Century of College Basketball (Hardcover)

This is indeed the definite book on college basketball, replacing the now-dated "All the Moves" by Neil Isaacs. "Hoopa" contains the complete story of college basketball across its first full century, with all the necessary rich historical detail, plus the colorful oncourt and sideline figures who made the game one of the nation's leading sports spectacles. Detailed accounts of important games and vital rule changes flesh out the sport's evolution. I highly valuable and nowhere-else-available year-by-year timeline chronicles all of NCAA basketball's highlight moments. There is also an informative chapter on the evolution of increasingly popular women's college hoops. Perhaps all that is lacking in this attractive book is an index which might have further enhanced an already first-rate effort. This book is an absolute must read for any dedicated or casual college basketball fan.