Focusing on the development of a top college basketball program, the narrative reveals the strategies, challenges, and pivotal moments that contributed to its success. It delves into the behind-the-scenes efforts of coaches, players, and the community, highlighting their dedication and teamwork. The book captures the essence of ambition and resilience, showcasing how a shared vision transformed a team into a national powerhouse.
Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball
coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott, the
first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North
Carolina. In Game Changers, Art Chansky reveals an intense saga of race,
college sport, and small-town politics.
Blue Blood is a thrilling chronicle of the Duke-Carolina rivalry as it has evolved over the last fifty years. With unparalleled insider access, veteran journalist and author Art Chansky details the colorful, revered, and respected rivalry--for the first time ever."It's not about me versus Dean, or me against Roy or Dean against Vic Bubas. Duke and Carolina will be here forever."--Mike KrzyzewskiFor fifty years the rivalry between Duke and Carolina has featured famous brawls, endless controversy, long-nurtured hatred--and some of the best basketball ever played in the history of the sport. For Duke and UNC players and fans, the competition is not about winning a prize, trophy or title--it's about bragging rights and raw pride.The Duke-Carolina rivalry has fostered more than thirty former players from the two schools playing or coaching in the NBA; it has enchanted a nation of spectators to watch games between the archrivals--garnering some of the highest regular-season TV ratings in history. Blue Blood celebrates the history of this rivalry, the traditions, the heritage, and, most importantly--spectacular basketball.
