The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball | 
 enlarge | Authors: Bert Nelli, Steve Nelli, Humbert S. Nelli
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1144807
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2 Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 276
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 081312087X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3236309726947
EAN: 9780813120874
Publication Date: October 1998
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Product Description
Basketball players and coaches come and go, but at the University of Kentucky, two things remain: the fans and the Winning Tradition. In its 95-year history, the Kentucky Wildcats have won more games than any other college basketball team. Their winning percentage is the highest in the country. They share the record for the most 20-win seasons. They have been ranked number one in the college polls more than ally other team save one. And fabled coach Adolph Rupp held the record for the most wins of any Division I college basketball coach until only last year. This new and expanded edition of The Winning Tradition brings the history of Kentucky basketball up to date. Building on the first edition's substantive history of the program from its beginnings B.R. (Before Rupp) through Joe B. Hall's tenure, Bert and Steve Nelli bring the tale into the present: the scandals during Eddie Sutton's tenure, the return to glory under Rick Pitino, and a full accounting of Tubby Smith's history-making first year are all included.
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A history worthy of the greatest basketball program October 27, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is the best UK basketball history that I have ever read. It was extremely well researched and written, and combined a genuine love for the University of Kentucky and its program with a recognition that wrongs have been done in the past. It is a "warts and all" story, but one still sympathetic to the subject. The pictures and anecdotes are all great, and in the appendix there is a comprehensive statistical summary of all the games and all the season records. If you are a Wildcat fan, buy this book.
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