- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Triumph Books (Sep 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1572434996
- ISBN-13: 978-1572434998
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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#1,962,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #71 in Books > Sports > Basketball > College & University
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The inspirational and touching story of Gonzaga's rise from college basketball obscurity to near mythic status as everyone's favorite underdog, this book was penned by acclaimed college basketball writer Bud Withers, who has covered the Zags since it all began. In dramatic fashion he reanimates the events of the last few years, adding flesh to the personalities and summoning the details, great and small, that make up this unforgettable story. Readers will meet players such as Blake Stepp, a blue chip high school recruit who selected Gonzaga because of what it wasn't ; Dan Dickau, who became a first-round NBA pick in 2002 after becoming Gonzaga's first All-American player in the history of the men's basketball program; Dan Monson, the former coach who instilled a fearless attitude among the players and began Gonzaga's storied run; Mark Few, the current coach who has continued and expanded upon the program's great success; and Father Tony Lehmann, the school's longtime chaplain who died in March 2002, who was the inspirational leader of the basketball team. This book is a must read for any college basketball fan wanting to know more about Gonzaga, the team that makes deep runs into the NCAA tournament almost every year without compromising on the small-school values that still separate it from the basketball factories it terrorizes each March.
About the Author
Bud Withers is the award-winning college basketball writer for the Seattle Times. He has covered college basketball for more than 30 years and is the former president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for two years. John Stockton is a Hall of Fame point guard who played college basketball at Gonzaga University before spending his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz. He holds the NBA record for most career assists and steals.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
wow, what a bad book,
By Tom Kludt (harlem, ny) - See all my reviews
This review is from: BraveHearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball (Hardcover)
seriously, probably one of the worst books i have ever read. in fact, i used it to wipe... i live in a shack, so i also used chapters 4, 5, and 6 as blankets.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Zag Fans in the Boonies,
By W. J. Rieger (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: BraveHearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball (Hardcover)
Zag Fans who live in the boondocks like I do (Reno, NV) have had to rely on the internet and the GU athletic department web-site for information on the Bulldogs' recent success. BraveHearts provides a succinct recap of the GU basketball program's up and downs over a longer period of time. I attended GU from Fall '75 to Spring '79 so much of what B. Withers covers in this enjoyable book was news to me. The chapter on ex-coach and athletic director Dan Fitzgerald was good reporting and while Withers may not be John Feinstein, he has certainly put in the time and research needed to portray the Bulldog basketball program in a complete fashion-- warts and all.If you're a Gonzaga alumni or related to one, this would make a nice gift.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good school, great team, so-so book,
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This review is from: BraveHearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball (Hardcover)
This was a light, fast, enjoyable read, but in the end, my pleasure stemmed from the subject moreso than the author's skill. Having read many of John Feinstein's works, I was expecting an "inside" look at the Gonzaga program: the story of a season through the eyes and words of players and coaches. Instead, Mr. Withers cobbles together a series of brief histories: of the school, of the coaching staff, of the team, of the WCC, etc. Although there are interviews with coaches, players and recruits, it seemed as though Withers spent most of his time compiling and recounting articles from newspaper achieves and school promotional literature.If you like college hoops, and have enjoyed Gonzaga's seeminingly improbable success in recent NCAA tournaments, then you'll enjoy this book. If, however, you want to know what it's like to be a student-athlete or coach campaigning towards the "big dance" next March, this book doesn't deliver.
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