ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference
"A lively account of the ACC's rise as a basketball powerhouse."--The Wall Street Journal"A must for any sports-history collection in ACC territory."--Booklist"These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time."--SLAMMagazine"Recommended. All Readers."--Choice"Academically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports."--History of Education Quarterly"ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began."--North Carolina Historical Review"A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men's college basketball and the ACC."--Journal of American History"This is serious (though fun) history. One hopes that a sequel is in the works."--Star-News