Butler Basketball Legends

Author : Stan Sutton
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253035171
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Butler Basketball Legends written by Stan Sutton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Curse of the Indy 500 takes to the court to showcase the celebrated Bulldogs who made their marks on college basketball. Although many fans think Butler University basketball took off with its back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011, the Butler Bulldogs have a long history of tenaciously outplaying larger and better-known teams. In Butler Basketball Legends, veteran sports writer Stan Sutton profiles the legacy of the Butler University basketball program and the coaches, players, and fans who give it heart. Sutton takes readers behind the scenes to meet Butler’s legendary stars and hear their stories, including players like Darnell Archey, Gordon Hayward, Matt Howard, and Mike Green, and unforgettable coaches like Thad Matta and Brad Stevens, and of course, Tony Hinkle. For 41 years Mr. Hinkle was the cornerstone of the athletics department and built a winning basketball program around small guards, short but stout centers, and players other coaches thought inadequate, leading Butler to over 550 victories. From the fabled feats of past teams all the way up to the first season of new head coach LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Legends is a must-read for all who love the game.

Author : Susan S. Neville
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253223121
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Butler's Big Dance written by Susan S. Neville and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The electrifying story of the undefeated Butler Bulldogs as their run for the NCAA National Championships became a national phenomenon.

Author : David Woods
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451610580
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underdawgs written by David Woods and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the story of the Butler Bulldogs college basketball team and their improbable run to the 2010 NCAA National Championship game under the leadership of their young coach and his unique philosophy of basketball and life.

Author : n/a
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1625210507
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tournament Time written by n/a and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the regular season in college basketball is over, March Madness begins! Learn about the NCAA tournament's greatest players, coaches, games, and records.

Author : David Woods
Publisher : Cardinal Publishers Group
ISBN 13 : 9780981928937
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Butler Way written by David Woods and published by Cardinal Publishers Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Butler Way opens with a discussion of the Butler Way. Barry Collier, a former Butler player, was hired as coach in 1989 and slowly rebuilt a program that has declined since the days of Tony Hinkle. Collier emphasized the Butler way which featured team play. Fans will also be pleased to read about the famed Hinkle Fieldhouse, the greatest coaches, teams, players, and great moments in the storied history of Butler basketball.

Author : Angus G. Garber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781854220684
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basketball Legends written by Angus G. Garber and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Blaine Wiseman
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1489648003
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basketball Legends written by Blaine Wiseman and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basketball was invented in 1891. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has regulated the sport since 1949. Today, basketball is a highly paid professional sport. From Michael Jordan to Kevin Durant, discover the game’s greatest players and their achievements in Basketball Legends, a Hall of Fame book.

Author : Jackson Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Butler written by Jackson Carter and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to see an NBA All-Star and to think their life has been one big cakewalk filled with fame and fortune. But when you dive deeper into Jimmy Butler's history you can see all the adversity and hardship he has overcome.In Jimmy Butler, we follow the unlikely superstar's path from sleeping on friends' couches to becoming one of the NBA's most dominant players.

Author : Clayton Geoffreys
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781523800834
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Butler: the Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Best All-Around Shooting Guards written by Clayton Geoffreys and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Incredible Story of the Chicago Bulls' Basketball Superstar Jimmy Butler! Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! In Jimmy Butler: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Best All-Around Shooting Guards, you will learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier shooting guards, Jimmy Butler. Since quickly emerging as one of the key leaders of the Chicago Bulls franchise, Jimmy Butler has estbalished himself as one of the best two-way players to play in today's game. While Derrick Rose was the leader of the Chicago Bulls for the first few years of Butler's career, it could be argued that Butler has since become the main leader of the Bulls when Rose unfortunately came down with a series of tough injuries. Once overlooked in the NBA Draft, as Butler was drafted with the 30th overall pick in 2011, Butler has proven all the scouts wrong on their initial assessments of his abilities, as Butler had demonstrated a high degree of athleticism, basketball intelligence, and influence over games. It will be interesting to watch as Jimmy Butler continues to develop his basketball career, what accomplishments he will be able to achieve. Here is a preview of what is inside this book: Early Life and Childhood College Years (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Year) Jimmy Butler's NBA Career (through halfway of the 2015-2016 season) Butler's Personal Life Jimmy Butler's Impact on Basketball Butler's Legacy and Future An excerpt from the book: Finding the true road to success usually comes with a few bumps along the road. Those can include having to deal with a period of not having a permanent home and trying to find places to stay on a nightly basis. Or having your family kick you out of the home and forcing you to rely on yourself. But sometimes, rewards await those who persevere, and Jimmy Butler is a perfect example of that. The thing about Jimmy Butler is that he has started to become one of the many stars of the National Basketball Association. His debut didn't carry the same weight as some of his peers who came straight out of high school, or after just one season in college basketball. In fact, Butler played his freshman year at a junior college and then three years at Marquette University, where he finished his studies in communication studies. He rarely played at first, at least before others above him were injured. Then he became accustomed to the difficulty of playing in the NBA, and now he averages more than 20 points per game with playoff contenders, the Chicago Bulls. He hasn't won any championships, Most Valuable Player nominations, or any scoring titles like other superstar players who became synonymous with the franchise - like a certain "Airness" out of North Carolina. And yet he continues to get better. Consider it the fruits of labor of someone who didn't want to fail. Maybe those fruits were planted by seeds from someone who wanted to not let his rough childhood define who he was; a young teenager who became homeless because his mom couldn't stand to look at him.Fans know him as the member of the Chicago Bulls who is more than willing to play every second of the game - including overtime - just to help the team get another win, no matter if they are playing in the season-opener against the worst team in the league, or in a game against the defending NBA champions. Tags: jimmy butler bio, jimmy butler basketball, derrick rose, jimmy buckets, chicago bulls, joakim noah, kirk hinrich, pau gasol, facts about jimmy butler

Author : David Woods
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 9781451610574
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Underdawgs written by David Woods and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butler University in Indianapolis became the smallest school in 40 years to reach the NCAA championship game. Prior to the tournament, a statistician calculated the Bulldogs as a 200-to-1 shot to win. But as fascinating as what Butler accomplished was how they did it. Underdawgs tells the incredible and uplifting story. Butler’s coach, 33-year-old Brad Stevens, looked so young he was often mistaken for one of the players, but he had quickly become one of the best coaches in the nation by employing the “Butler Way.” This philosophy of basketball and life, adopted by former coach Barry Collier, is based on five principles: humility, passion, unity, servanthood, and thankfulness. Even the most casual observer could see this in every player, on the court and off, from NBA first-round draft pick Gordon Hayward to the last guy on the bench. Butler was coming off a great 2009–10 regular season, but its longtime existence on the periphery of major college basketball fostered doubt as March Madness set in. But after two historic upsets, one of top-seeded Syracuse and another of second-seeded Kansas State, and making it to the Final Four, the Bulldogs came within the diameter of a shoelace of beating the perennial leaders of college basketball: the Duke Blue Devils. Much more than a sports story, Underdawgs is the consummate David versus Goliath tale. Despite Duke’s winning the championship, the Bulldogs proved they belonged in the game and, in the process, won the respect of people who were not even sports fans.