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Big time : the history of Big Ten basketball, 1972-1992 / Murry R. Nelson.

by Nelson, Murry R., author.

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Bloomington, Indiana : Red Lightning Books, [2024]

Big Ten Conference (U.S.) -- History.

Basketball -- Middle West -- History.

College sports -- Middle West -- History.

9781684352180 (paperback) :

viii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

The early 1970s : the Big Ten asserts its strength as a league -- Indiana all the way : Big Ten Basketball between seasons -- Coaching in the 1970s in the Big Ten : the Knight effect -- The Big Ten in the late 1970s -- The 1978-79 season : the Big Ten proves its mettle and tenacity -- Into the 1980s : the Big Ten remains assertive -- The Big Ten : 1981-83 -- Rules and referees -- The Big Ten in the mid-1980s -- Ending the 1980s : the Big Ten renewal -- The end of the 1980s and into the 1990s -- The last years of just ten : 1990-92.

"In this sweeping history of two decades of Big Ten basketball, Murray Nelson chronicles the conference's zenith, when it was the most successful of any conference in the nation. Coaches such as Lute Olson, Lou Henson, Johnny Orr, Gene Keady, and Bob Knight led the nation in national titles, influencing the league with their play styles, changes to rules, recruitment, and, of course, intensity. Readers can also follow Joe Barry Carroll as he leads the Purdue Boilermakers to the Final Four in 1980, Steve Alford as he takes the Hoosiers to a national championship win, Kent Benson's undefeated conference records, and Magic Johnson as he leads the Michigan State Spartans to multiple titles and championships"--

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