| Cheated: The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports Contributor(s): Smith, Jay M. (Author), Willingham, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612347282 ISBN-13: 9781612347288 Publisher: Potomac Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2015 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Education | Higher - Political Science | Corruption & Misconduct |
| Dewey: 796.043 |
| LCCN: 2014042237 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.13" W x 9.36" L (1.30 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Locality - Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 93 Choice 09/01/2015 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For twelve years the women's basketball rivalry between UConn and Tennessee was the most iconic matchup in women's sports. Even now, twenty years since the annual series started, the competition between these two storied programs still provokes heated argument and bitter resentment. Led by Hall of Fame coaches Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt, UConn and Tennessee combined for nine national championships, with the UConn Huskies winning five-including four against the Tennessee Lady Vols. In all, UConn won thirteen of twenty-two matchups during the rivalry, and along the way the two coaches-with distinctive and brash personalities and a shared determination to rule their sport-clashed privately and publicly, generating enough heat to make women's basketball relevant in the national sports landscape as never before. On the court, the two teams produced a series of memorable games, from overtime thrillers to timeless classics that defined the sport. Off the court, the coaches' encounters were often marked by their seemingly genuine dislike for each other, until the conflict reached a breaking point in 2007 and Summitt stunned the basketball world by canceling the series for reasons neither side has ever revealed. Now, eight years after the last game, Unrivaled uncovers the on-court and behind-the-scenes story of this intensely personal rivalry between coaches, players, and the two most passionate fan bases women's sports has ever known. Jeff Goldberg was the UConn women's basketball writer for the Hartford Courant from 2001 to 2006 and is the author of Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a Women's Basketball Classic (Nebraska, 2011). Rebecca Lobo played for coach Auriemma at UConn and on three teams in the WNBA. She is now a television basketball analyst for ESPN. |
Contributor Bio(s): Willingham, Mary: - Mary Willingham worked in the Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling at UNC-Chapel Hill until 2014. Both she (in 2013) and Smith (in 2014) received the Robert Maynard Hutchins Award from the Drake Group for integrity in the face of college sports corruption. Willingham now works as a middle school reading teacher for Kipp Public Charter Schools in Chicago. Smith, Jay M.: - Jay M. Smith is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served in a variety of administrative capacities involving the management of undergraduate education. |
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