Undefeated : From Basketball to Battle
Subtitle: West Point's Perfect Season 1944
Publisher: Casemate
Published: Nov 16, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781612005119
Description: "In 1943, the West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5-10 record, and for the 1944 season coach Ed Kelleher's hopes in reversing Army's fortunes rested on his five starters. They consisted of three seniors - team captain "Big Ed" Christl, John "Three Star" Hennessey, and class president Bobby Faas - and two juniors, Dale Hall and Doug Kenna. At the academy, Kelleher molded his cadets into a new kind of team, and, as the new season opened in January of 1944, Kelleher's strategy paid handsome dividends. By the end of January, West Point was 6-0; by the end of February, the team boasted a 13-0 record. Of course, during those weeks, it only took a glance at the newspaper headlines to be reminded that there were far bigger contests than intercollegiate basketball afoot in the winter of 1944"--Back cover.
Notes: Source title: Undefeated: From Basketball to Battle: West Point's Perfect Season 1944