Light Blue Reign How a City Slicker, a Quiet Kansan, and a Mountain Man Built College Basketball's Longest-Lasting Dynasty

by Chansky, Art; Smith, Dean

• ISBN13: 9780312650162
• ISBN10: 0312650167
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

The 09rs"'10rs" NCAA college basketball season marks the 100th anniversary of North Carolina basketball. The Tar Heels have earned top-five rankings in preseason polls four of the last five years, twice at #1. But they werenrs"t always seen as a power - house team. Their strength has been decades in the making. Light Blue Reign documents the building of a program, a behindthe- scenes, far-reaching, wide-angle perspective on one of the most formidable college basketball teams in the country. Art Chansky, a sportswriter who has covered basketball on Tobacco Road for more than 30 years, uses first-hand accounts from interviews with people who were present during the fifty-year dynasty to construct an intimate, detailed narrative of what it was like to play and work for the three Hall of Fame coaches who defined this era of success.

Author Biography

Art Chansky is a veteran journalist and the author of three books on UNC basketball, including Blue Blood. He is also a sports marketing executive who developed an all-sports competition between Duke and Carolina called the Carlyle Cup. He lives in Chapel Hill with his family.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments: Thank You!	p. viii
The Ten ôWhat-If'sö of Carolina Basketball	p. xi
Foreword	p. xii
Introduction: Unlikely Dynasty	p. xv
Prologue: The Season That Wasn't	p. 1
Beginnings	p. 25
Born to Coach	p. 51
The Irishman	p. 81
ôDeansö of the ACC	p. 117
Perfect Storms	p. 151
Defining Final Fours	p. 187
The Larry Brown Bond	p. 221
Living Legacies, Family Ties	p. 253
Great Expectations	p. 289
One for the Ages	p. 313
For the Record	p. 337
Index	p. 343
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