Cinderella at the Big Dance: Great Underdog Teams of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

by Ron Snyder

Overview

One of the biggest draws on the sports calendar, the NCAA men's basketball tournament routinely thrills fans with "bracket buster" upsets. From Loyola Marymount's emotional 1990 run following the death of team leader Hank Gathers to UMBC in 2018 becoming the first 16-seed to defeat a 1-seed, March Madness holds the sporting world captive for a few weeks each year and changes the lives of players. Drawing on dozens of original interviews, this book chronicles the tournament's many underdog tournament runs, with insights into the teams beyond their exploits on the hardwood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476685618
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ron Snyder is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience and is the author of four books. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

1 Loyola Marymount (1990) 7

2 University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (1997) 18

3 Valparaiso (1998) 33

4 Gonzaga (1999) 51

5 George Mason (2006) 69

6 Virginia Commonwealth University (2011) 86

7 Florida Gulf Coast University (2013) 114

8 Dayton (2014) 132

9 Loyola Chicago (2018) 145

10 University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2018) 161

11 After the Madness 179

12 A Launching Pad 200

13 Finding a Path After College 208

14 A Lifetime Connection 211

Chapter Notes 215

Bibliography 219

Index 223