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Chapters: John Wooden, E'twaun Moore, Matt Painter, Brad Miller, Kevin Stallings, Rick Mount, Elmer Oliphant, Carl Landry, Brian Cardinal, Glenn Robinson, Robbie Hummel, Terry Dischinger, Joe Barry Carroll, Chris Kramer, Jerry Sichting, Cuonzo Martin, Jajuan Johnson, Steve Scheffler, Herm Gilliam, Kyle Macy, Jaraan Cornell, Dave Schellhase, Jimmy Oliver, Billy Keller, David Teague, Lewis Jackson, Mel Taube, Lamar Lundy, Roosevelt Barnes, Frank Kendrick, Dutch Fehring, Walter Jordan, Jim Rowinski, Pete Brewster, Doxie Moore, Tom Scheffler, Chris Booker, Todd Mitchell, Russell Cross, Paul Hoffman, Stretch Murphy, Mel Mccants, Doug Lee, Keith Edmonson, Everette Stephens, Howie Williams, Bob Ford. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 215. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910) is a retired American basketball coaching legend. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories; only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharman have since been so honored. His 10 NCAA National Championships in a 12 year period while at UCLA are unmatched by any other college basketball coach. Born in 1910 in the small town of Hall, Indiana, Wooden moved with his family to a small farm in Centerton in 1918. As a boy one of his role models was Fuzzy Vandivier of the Franklin Wonder Five, a legendary basketball team that dominated Indiana high school basketball from 1919 to 1922. After his family moved to the town of Martinsville when he was 14, he led the high school team to the state championship finals for three consecutive years, winning the tournament in 1927. He was a three time All-State selection. After graduating in 1928, he attended Purdue University and was coach...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=505605 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bo Ryan, Dick Bennett, Sean Miller, Tony Bennett, Rob Jeter, Stan Van Gundy, Brad Soderberg, Stu Jackson, Ray Mccallum, Bill Cofield, Steve Yoder, Walter Meanwell, Harold E. Foster, John Powless, John E. Erickson, Tim Buckley, Guy Lowman, Bob Beyer, List of Men's Basketball Head Coaches at the University of Wisconsin-madison. Excerpt:William Lawrence "Bill" Cofield (1940 in Carrier Mills, Illinois , United States - June 20, 1983 in Madison, Wisconsin , United States ) was an American basketball coach and was the first African American head coach of a major sport in the Big Ten Conference when he was hired by the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1976. Background Cofield grew up in Carrier Mills, Illinois. He played college basketball at Casper Junior College in Casper, Wyoming and McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education in 1963. He received his master's degree in Physical Education from the University of Kentucky in 1967. Career His first coaching assignment was at H.E. Davis Junior High School in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963. After two years he was named to coach East-Technical High School in Cleveland, where his team went 20-1 in 1965-66. His first year of collegiate coaching came at Kentucky State University , where he spent one year as an assistant before being named to head the Lincoln University of Pennsylvania team. His two-year record of 38-12 included two conference championships and NAIA playoff berths. Cofield moved to Prairie View A ... Read more