17 Mar Hoosier Hysteria
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) determines the Division I men’s college basketball national champion with a single-elimination tournament. Branded as March Madness, the annual tournament consists of 68 teams. The 86th edition of the tournament will begin on Tuesday, March 18, and end on Monday, April 7. In the tradition of Hoosier hysteria (excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana), we compiled a list of books below about Indiana colleges and universities that have recently participated in the tournament. Click on a book title to place a hold on a physical copy through the Evergreen catalog.
Butler’s Big Dance: The Team, the Tournament, and Basketball Fever, Susan Neville
As a Butler University professor, Susan Neville observed (and participated in) Hoosier hysteria firsthand. In Butler’s Big Dance, she intertwines her recollections of the Butler Bulldogs’ improbable run to the 2010 NCAA National Championship with interviews, anecdotes, and photographs to give readers a taste of the on-campus and courtside excitement of the David-and-Goliath bid for the national title.
Most Memorable Moments in Purdue Basketball History, Lafayette Journal and Courier
From Ward ‘Piggy’ Lambert to Gene Keady, John Wooden to Glenn Robinson, the glorious history of Purdue Boilermaker basketball is documented in Most Memorable Moments in Purdue Basketball through Lafayette Journal and Courier game stories, news reports, features, and columns. Ten new features enhance the stories and photos, filling gaps in the careers of Purdue’s greatest players and coaches.
Tales from the Indiana Hoosiers Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Indiana Basketball Stories Ever Told, John Laskowski with Stan Sutton
In this action-packed collection of stories, Hoosier alum John Laskowski and veteran sportswriter Stan Sutton take readers onto the court and up to the basket with some of the greatest Indiana University players to ever grace the hardwood. Memories of the school’s hundreds of lettermen reveal the program’s history and legacy. With this book, readers can relive all the excitement, disappointment, laughter, and celebration that has turned IU basketball into a statewide religion.
