The Final Four: All about College Basketball's Biggest Event

by Mary E. Schulte, Kazuko Collins (Designed by), Sarah Beckman (Other)

Overview

Each year in March, college basketball teams hope to be part of one of the biggest sports events in the country. The NCAA tournament starts with 68 teams and is gradually reduced to the Final Four. But just one of them will become the national NCAA champion! Discover the Final Four's most historic teams, players, and games.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476501994
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	Winner Takes All
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Mary Schulte has written 13 children's books and numerous articles for children's magazines. She is a photo editor at The Kansas City Star newspaper and teaches photography at a community college. Mary lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her three children, three dogs, two cats, and a bird. Her favorite sport is basketball and she has participated as a player, a coach, and now as a writer about the game.

Table of Contents

1 Last-Second Drama 4

2 Famous Dynasties 12

3 Buzzer-Beaters and Upsets 18

4 Wild Moments and Big Blunders 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

March Madness refers to the intensity associated with the annual NCAA men's basketball tournament which culminates with the crowning of a national champion. Every year dozens of teams begin the NCAA tournament with fond hopes of achieving this noteworthy goal. In the end, after a grueling competition, only one victorious finalist team is crowned as the national champion. Over the years such amazing basketball players as Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar all have starred in this tournament. In The Final Four author Mary E. Schulte captures this passion and enthusiasm in book form and thereby tells the story of the NCAA tournament. In telling this story Schulte takes a look back at memorable games, great victories, tragic defeats, and oddball plays that all are part of the history of the NCAA tournament. Of particular interest are those individual snippets of basketball history that recount the efforts of coaches and players who have contributed to the greatness of March Madness. In the end, readers with any interest in sports will come away from this book motivated to take a look at next year's tournament to get a glimpse of the excitement that is captured in this illustrated work. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck

Children's Literature - Greg M. Romaneck