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UConn Basketball Books
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Philly's Final Four - UConn Rocks the Cradle of Women's Basketball
Written by the staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Covers the 1999-2000 season of women's college basketball that culminated with UConn's 71-52 victory over Tennessee for the national title. Also traces the roots of modern women's basketball to the early victories of the Immaculata College Mighty Macs from suburban Philadelphia who won the national title three years in a row from 1972 through 1974.
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Inside Women's College Basketball: Anatomy of a Season
Follows 4 teams (UConn, Tennessee, Rutgers and Sacred Heart) throughout the course of the 1999-2000 women's college basketball season which ended with UConn's victory over Tennessee in the National Championship game. It's written by Richard Kent, with a foreword by C. Vivian Springer (head coach of the Rutgers women's basketball team).
The author has a special offer of autographed and discounted priced books for UConn Huskies fans who visit this site. Just send him an email at <bewbr@aol.com> and mention this offer. With the book, you will also get a free sample issue of his Big East Women's Basketball Report, an 8 issue yearly report.
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Dare to Dream : Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March to the National Championship - Jim Calhoun (1999; Broadway Books; Hard cover; 228 pages; ISBN: 0767904753)
Excellent book. Easy to read, reads quick, and has lots of stuff I'd never heard discussed before. Definitely worth reading.
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Husky Mania; The Inside Story of the UConn Men and Women's Basketball Teams - Jim Shea
(1996; Villard Books; Hard cover; 160 pages; ISBN: 067944887X1996)
Covers the Auriemma/Calhoun era.
Hard to find, but I have found it by doing a used book search on AddAll.com or ISBN.nu.
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UConn - 35-0 The Championship Season: Year of the UConn Women - Greg Garber, Bruce Berlet, Mark Leary (Editor), John Scanlan (Editor) (1995)
Covers the women's 1994-95 championship team led by Rebecca Lobo. Written by the staff of the Hartford Courant.
Hard to find. I still haven't found a copy for myself. You can try doing a used book search on either AddAll.com or ISBN.nu.
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UConn's Dream Season : Road to the Final Eight - George Ferencz, David P. Tosatti (1990)
Covers the Men's 1989-90 season, including The Shot. Written by two sports writers from the Daily Campus.
Hard to find, but I eventually found a copy for myself it by doing a used book search on either AddAll.com or ISBN.nu (I don't remember which).
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Holding Court: Reflections on the Game I Love - Dick Vitale with Dick Weiss (1995)
Discusses issues facing basketball as well as other sports-related topics. Mentions UConn and Gampel Pavilion in it.
Out of print but used copies are easy to find. Check ISBN.nu.
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UConn Basketball Videos
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UConn Men's Basketball: An Illustrated History (Championship Edition)
As seen on CPTV, this two-hour video covers UConn's nearly 100 years of basketball history. This video was shown on CPTV in 3 versions. The first edit was a bit rushed, so it was re-edited before releasing it on video tape. The Championship Edition is that second version with footage from the 1999 championship season added to it.
Available at IGA Supermarkets ($13.99, I think).
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Huskymania!
Connecticut's 1989-90 Championship Season. Produced by KTM Productions,
Providence, RI in association with the Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. and the UConn Division of Athletics.
Great video with highlights from the 1989-90 season, plus player and coaches interviews. For the call of The Shot they combined the video from CBS with the audio from WHUS.
Probably impossible to find this anywhere except at a yard sale but definitely worth looking for. I'm still looking for a copy for myself. If you run across one please let me know!
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Yes UConn! - Men's 1999 Final Four Highlights
Every UConn fan's library needs to start with this video.
I've also put together a list of additional NCAA Championship related items available from various places.
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Perfect!: 1995 Women's Final Four Highlights Video
UConn's first basketball national championship.
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UConn Quest - Women's 2000 Final Four Highlights
UConn women's second national championship.
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Arch Madness - 2001 Women's Final Four Highlights
UConn's loss to eventual champion Notre Dame.
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Showdown in Charlotte: 1996 Women's Final Four Highlights Video
UConn's unsuccessful attempt for back-to-back national championships.
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Crescent City Celebration: 1991 Women's Final Four Highlights Video
UConn's first basketball Final Four appearance.
If you've got this video and a scanner please send me a TIFF file of the cover of this video.
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Other UConn Stuff
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eBay
There are usually quite a few UConn items up for auction on eBay at any time.
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2002 Husky Basketball Calendar
This officially licensed calendar was produced for 2000 and 2001. Unfortunately, the publisher is not producing a 2002 calendar. They said it had to do with not being able to find a distributor for it. Feel free to send them an email to let them know that you really wanted one for 2002 and encourage them to produce a 2003 calendar next year.
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NCAA Basketball Books
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Official Rules of NCAA Basketball (For The 2001-2002 Season)
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NCAA Basketball; The Official 2002 Men's Basketball Records Book
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NCAA Basketball; The Official 2002 Women's Basketball Records Book
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NCAA Final Four; The Official 2001 Final Four Records Book
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Encyclopedia of the NCAA Basketball Tournament : The Complete Independent Guide to College Basketball's Championship Event - Jim Savage
(1990; Dell; Hard cover; 745 pages; ISBN: 0440503620)
Great book, but now 10 years out-of-date. Complete history of NCAA basketball champions from 1939-1989. Includes all game box scores. Sure wish they would release an update to this book covering 1990-to-present!
Hard to find, but I have found it by doing a used book search on AddAll.com and on ISBN.nu.
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Other Basketball Books
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A System of Game Execution, Observations of Ralph Miller's Pressure Basketball - Steve Seidler (1998; Pressure Basketbal; Paperback; 262 pages; ISBN: 0966566602)
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Basketball Fundamentals: A Complete Mental Training Guide - Jay Mikes (1991; Human Kinetics Pub; Paperback; ISBN: 0880114428)
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball - Walt Frazier, Alex Sachare, Bill Walton (1998; MacMillan Distribution; Paperback; 400 pages; ISBN: 0028626796)
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Basketball For Dummies - Richard "Digger" Phelps (1997; Hungry Minds, Inc; Paperback; 384 pages; ISBN: 076455042X)
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Rebecca Lobo Stuff
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The Home Team: Of Mothers, Daughters, and American Champions - Ruthann Lobo, Rebecca Lobo (1997; Kodansha International; 192 pages; ISBN: 1568361998) |
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Rebecca Lobo: Sports Superstars Series - Richard Rambeck (1998; Childs World; 192 pages; ISBN: 1567665241) |
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Teamwork: The New York Liberty In Action - Tom Owens, Diana Star Helmer (1999; Powerkids Pr; ISBN: 0823952398) |
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Sports Great Rebecca Lobo - Jeff Savage (1998; Enslow Publishers, Inc; ISBN: 0766014665)
Scheduled to be published July 2001.
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Ray Allen Stuff
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He Got Game - Movie directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, and Milla Jovovich (1998; Available in VHS and DVD formats) |
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Ray of Hope: More Than Basketball and Money - This is a book that was supposed to be released in Sept. 1998 or May, 1999 (Cronopio Publishing - ISBN: 096580481X) but it apparently never was published. I'm not sure if Ray ever actually wrote it, either. It does show up when you do a search on it's ISBN number on most book sites including ISBN.nu and AddAll.com. However, actually buying a copy appears to be impossible. If you know the real story behind this book please let me know. |
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Harvard Man - Movie directed by James Toback and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Adrian Grenier, Joey Lauren Adams, Eric Stoltz, and Rebecca Gayheart. Scheduled for theatrical release in March 2002. |
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Assorted Books
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The Game Of Life - William G. Bowen (2001; Hard cover; Princeton Univ Pr; 378 pages; ISBN: 069107075X
Read Frank Deford's commentary about this book.
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Sports Officiating Career Handbook : You Call the Shots - David Dreimiller (1999)
More info about this book is available from the publisher LR Publishing.
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This is a list of articles that every UConn basketball fan should read and books and videos that they should have. There are also a couple of items that aren't specifically about UConn, but are great to have anyway. You can also check out my personal non-UConn book and video recommendations if you're interested. Anything you purchase from Amazon.com after following one of my links on this page will help defer my out-of-pocket costs to maintain this site. Thanks for your support. :)