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Lady Vols and UConn: The Greatest Rivalry | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Kent
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 55316
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 164
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0595487378
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780595487370
ASIN: 0595487378
Publication Date: March 17, 2008
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Product Description
UConn was a fledging women's basketball program that had been to one Final Four as of 1995. Tennessee was the king of the hill having won 7 National Championships and having produced some of the greatest women's players of all time. Pat Summitt was and is the head coach and is widely considered to be one of the top coaches in women's or men's college basketball history. In fact, she turned down the Tennessee head men's coaching job. She agreed to play Geno Auriemma and UConn in 1995 in an epic battle in Storrs, CT. UConn won that game and won the National Championship that year and off and running was the series. It has produced as much if not more drama than Red Sox-Yankees, Cowboys-Giants and Knicks-Celtics. It has been compared to Carolina-Duke on the men's side. It is certainly produced more National Championships than both of those schools. "What Duke and North Carolina represent in men's college basketball, UConn and Tennessee represent in women's college basketball, the greatest rivalry in the game. Two teams that when pinned against one another in 1995 for the National Championship changed the sport of women's college basketball forever. The cast of characters from the polarized Hall of Fame coaches to the all-American icons have raised the bar, the talent and the media awareness at the national level. Although the characters change from year to year, the national fever of this matchup continues to grow. It is an ongoing saga that defines women's basketball and encapsulates all that is good and possible about athletic competition. Any young player should read this book and understand that without these teams, these coaches, these players, we would be watching women's basketball exclusively in March at the Final Four." Colleen Healey, former UConn women's basketball player.
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Great read!! April 10, 2008
A must read for anyone who is a fan of women's college basketball. Richard Kent really did his homework. His insights were fasinating.Truly excellent!
Great!!!!! April 10, 2008
This book gives great behind-the-scenes scoop on 2 of the most storied teams - and coaches - in womens college basketball. Well-written and well-researched. A must-read for anyone who follows the sport!
Lady Vols and Uconn-- the greatest rivalry April 9, 2008
Unfortunately, women's ncaa basketball fans were not treated to a UConn-Tenn final. For the next closest thing, you can devour this book, which is a chronicle of the best and most intense rivalry in women's hoops. The author, a well known writer and editor on the topic of the women's game, has appeared on ESPN recently to discuss the rivalry. This book is excellent and a must read for college basketball fans.
Excellent March 28, 2008
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I think the book is fascinating. The competition between U Conn and Tennessee is one of the greatest of any sport, considering that women's basketball was a fledgling sport just 15 years ago.The 2 coaches and programs were so different at one point and now go head to head for every great player.The book gives tremendous insight into women's baskteball and the actual recuiting process and is a must read if you love the sport. Hope the teams meet in teh final four this year!
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