Miracles on the hardwood : the hope-and-a-prayer story of a winning tradition in Catholic college basketball /

"In MIRACLES ON THE HARDWOOD, author John Gasaway traces the rise of Catholic college basketball - from its early days (Villanova made an appearance in the Final Four in the first NCAA tournament in 1939) to the dominance of the San Franciso Dons in the 1950s and the ascendance of powerhouses G...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gasaway, John, 1964- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Twelve, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	NCAA Basketball Tournament > History. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics > History. National Collegiate Athletic Association > History. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA Basketball Tournament. Basketball > United States > History. College sports > United States > History. Jesuit universities and colleges > United States > History. Small colleges > United States. Basketball teams > United States > History. Basketball. Basketball teams. College sports. Jesuit universities and colleges. Small colleges. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Parish and plains
North American originals
The Mikan Reformation
Cousy and the era of The Veteran
Pride goeth before destruction
The Catholic moment at The NIT
Gola and Russell
Perfection
Polarization
Loyola Chicago and milestones
McGuire and Marquette
Gavitt and Thompson
The rise of the Big East
The "Perfect Game"
Parity in the Big East
Loyola Marymount and time
Gonzaga and mystery
Wright and Villanova
Epilogue: Identities.