Making March madness : the early years of the NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Championships 1922-1951
"Throughout the NCAA Tournament's history, the upsets, the underdogs, and the Cinderella stories have captured the attention and imagination of fans. Making March Madness is the story of this premier tournament, from its early days in Kansas City, to its move to Madison Square Garden, to its surviving a point-shaving scandal and taking its games to different sites across the country. Chad Carlson's analysis places college basketball in historical context and connects it to larger issues in sport and American society, providing fresh insights on a host of topics that readers will find interesting, illuminating, and thought provoking"--Back cover
Print Book, English, 2017
University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, 2017