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Cinderella Ball - A Look Inside Small-College Basketball in West Virginia (Paperback)
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For most of the twentieth century, West Virginia was a college
basketball hotbed. Its major programs were a success, but perhaps
even more successful was the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference, composed of fifteen schools that rarely earned
headlines but set many records and became an identifiable part of
small town culture and a source of state pride. This ethos exists
today in small town Kentucky and Indiana but struggles to survive
in West Virginia. Part of the reason is the state's population
decline since the 1950s. That, author Bob Kuska argues, along with
the rise of cable and satellite TV and the major college basketball
empire, stole the thunder--and the crowds--from these small town
communities. And yet, these teams play on in obscurity and still
find success. Against the backdrop of West Virginia's great small
college history, Kuska chronicles the day-to-day struggles and
triumphs of one modern school, Alderson-Broaddus College in
Philippi, West Virginia. What happened to that team during a
rags-to-riches yearlong stretch would've been remarkable at any
level, let alone at a school with very low athletic department
budgets and low visibility that makes recruiting talented players
almost impossible. As he alternates between coaches and players,
past and present, Kuska contrasts the fan enthusiasm of the
conference's early years with the apathy that plagues the teams of
the twenty-first century. If sports fans can get past the media and
the madness that has made college basketball increasingly similar
to professional basketball in its self-indulgence and
sensationalism, they are left with leagues like the West Virginia
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference--scrappy, intelligent, and
spirited--and still finding ways to succeed and thrive.
General
Imprint: |
Bison Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2008 |
First published: |
December 2008 |
Authors: |
Bob Kuska
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
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Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-1392-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Sports & outdoor recreation >
Ball games >
Basketball
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LSN: |
0-8032-1392-1 |
Barcode: |
9780803213920 |
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