Chapel Hill, North Carolina is home to one of college sports' finest traditions and programs—University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball. When head coach Bill Gutheridge announced his retirement in 2000, only three years after replacing the legendary Dean Smith, Carolina kept it all in the family when filling one of the most coveted collegiate coaching positions in the country by naming Matt Doherty, former UNC player and first-year head coach of Notre Dame, to follow in Dean's footsteps. True Blue is an inside look at this fascinating transition of tradition. Author David DeWitt intensely followed Matt Doherty's first season at the helm of Carolina hoops—from the tumultuous days of Doherty's hiring to the top of the college basketball rankings to the ultimate disappointment of falling short of the Final Four. DeWitt takes you inside the locker rooms and huddles to reveal the courage and camaraderie of the players and coaches as they chased their collective dream of a national championship. More than just a story of one season, True Blue is a celebration of a program building on its rich roots and beginning a new era in its hoop history.
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The retirement of Bill Guthridge, the courting of Roy Williams, and the hiring of Matt Doherty was an extraordinary period in the storied history of Carolina Basketball. Dave DeWitt gives an exceptionally detailed look behind the curtain of the decision-making process, the transition, and Doherty's first season. True Blue is a unique opportunity to get a front row seat inside the Carolina program. (Jay Bilas )
The retirement of Bill Guthridge, the courting of Roy Williams, and the hiring of Matt Doherty was an extraordinary period in the storied history of Carolina Basketball. Dave DeWitt gives an exceptionally detailed look behind the curtain of the decision-making process, the transition, and Doherty's first season. True Blue is a unique opportunity to get a front row seat inside the Carolina program. (Jay Bilas )
With Dave's basketball knowledge, feel for the game, writing skill, and dogged reporting, you'll feel so much like a member of the team that you may need to keep a towel handy to wipe off the sweat...never before has a book like this been written about North Carolina basketball. (Mick Mixon )
Dave DeWitt is right when he writes that North Carolina's storied program carries the weight of history. And who better to chronicle a new chapter than a former college assistant who had excellent access to Matt Doherty, the man who now sits in Dean Smith's chair, and the compassion to understand the players who are committed to keeping the Tar Heels' legacy alive. (Dick Weiss New York Daily News )
Dewitt's access to the historically closed-off North Carolina program is surpassed only by his attention to detail. The information is staggering, and skillfully delivered. If you're a basketball fan, you ought to read this book. And if you're a UNC fan, you simply must. (Gregg Doyel Charlotte Observer )
Inside glimpses of the Carolina basketball program are rare. A book like this, written with the trained eye and skill of a talented journalist, has never been done on Tar Heel basketball. Dave DeWitt has produced a work that will continue to be a reference point on Carolina basketball for years to come. (Adam Lucas Basketball America )
The retirement of Bill Guthridge, the courting of Roy Williams, and the hiring of Matt Doherty was an extraordinary period in the storied history of Carolina Basketball. Dave DeWitt gives an exceptionally detailed look behind the curtain of the decision-making process, the transition, and Doherty's first season. True Blue is a unique opportunity to get a front row seat inside the Carolina program. (Jay Bilas )
With Dave's basketball knowledge, feel for the game, writing skill, and dogged reporting, you'll feel so much like a member of the team that you may need to keep a towel handy to wipe off the sweat...never before has a book like this been written about North Carolina basketball. (Mick Mixon )
Dave DeWitt is right when he writes that North Carolina's storied program carries the weight of history. And who better to chronicle a new chapter than a former college assistant who had excellent access to Matt Doherty, the man who now sits in Dean Smith's chair, and the compassion to understand the players who are committed to keeping the Tar Heels' legacy alive. (Dick Weiss New York Daily News )
Dewitt's access to the historically closed-off North Carolina program is surpassed only by his attention to detail. The information is staggering, and skillfully delivered. If you're a basketball fan, you ought to read this book. And if you're a UNC fan, you simply must. (Gregg Doyel Charlotte Observer )
Inside glimpses of the Carolina basketball program are rare. A book like this, written with the trained eye and skill of a talented journalist, has never been done on Tar Heel basketball. Dave DeWitt has produced a work that will continue to be a reference point on Carolina basketball for years to come. (Adam Lucas Basketball America )
About the Author
David DeWitt is a former college basketball player who coached the game for five years at the collegiate level (NCAA Divisions II and III). His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Basketball America, Basketball Times, and various other newspapers and magazines. He currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
David DeWitt is a former college basketball player who coached the game for five years at the collegiate level (NCAA Divisions II and III). His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Basketball America, Basketball Times, and various other newspapers and magazines. He currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
David DeWitt is a former college basketball player who coached the game for five years at the collegiate level (NCAA Divisions II and III). His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Basketball America, Basketball Times, and various other newspapers and magazines. He currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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A book you cannot put down,
By Ken Thomas (NC, State) - See all my reviews
This review is from: True Blue: Matt Doherty Returns to Carolina Basketball (Hardcover)
Pick up this book for the first time and you will not be able to put it down until you've finished it. You'll be more into this book than Jeff McInnis was into Phil Ford's wife.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Best fiction ever!,
By John Dunn (Chaped Hole, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: True Blue: Matt Doherty Returns to Carolina Basketball (Hardcover)
This book really helped me get all the way through college. It was an excellent resource for my relationships and human behavior project for my Psychology class. I think my future is really bright after studying Coach Doherty's style of coaching. I plan to buy more copies for Christmas presents for my friends Roy, Rasheed, and MaryJane. I must say David DeWitt is as brilliant as Art Chansky!
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Not How It Was,
By Brian Morrison (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: True Blue: Matt Doherty Returns to Carolina Basketball (Hardcover)
Well, this book isn't really the way it happened. Some of you may recall that I was initially recruited to UNC starting with Coach Guthridge, and then followed up with Coach Doherty. I had some concerns about Matt and his lack of experience, but I thought I'd try to stick it out.That was a horrible mistake. Coach Doherty was all sweetness when talking in front of my parents, but in practice his mouth was fouler than a longshoreman. Life in Chapel Hill was a living hell for me and my teammates. Since it was clear I was in Doh's doghouse from day one, I decided to transfer. Lo and behold, they changed coaches at UCLA, too.
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