Rising From the Ashes: The Return of Indiana University Basaketball

by Terry Hutchens

Overview

Coach Tom Crean has brought the storied Indiana University Hoosiers basketball program back to national prominence by taking an unranked team at the beginning of the 2011 season all the way to the 2012 Sweet Sixteen.

Indiana University coach since 2008, the story of Coach Crean's successful rebuilding is of interest to serious college basketball fans and coaches everywhere. The success of last year's team and a top ranked incoming class is sure to gain the keen interest of any Hoosiers fan.

The book opens with The Shot by Christian Watford that beat the Kentucky Wildcats to end Indiana's pre-conference schedule. That victory, over then #1 Kentucky, was the point when Hoosiers fans knew their team was back. A history of the program from the departure of Bob Knight through the difficult years faced by coach Mike Davis and the controversial years that followed under coach Kelvin Sampson follows.

The book continues with complete coverage of the rebuilding of the program by Coach Tom Crean. Readers then get to relive that entire exciting season through its end. Author Terry Hutchens then concludes with a look at the highly rated incoming class and what the next four years hold for the program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935628941
Publisher:	Blue River Press
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Terry Hutchens has worked as a sportswriter for the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News since 1991, and is beginning his 13th season covering Indiana University basketball. Hutchens has been honored as Indiana's Sportswriter of the Year three times in the last four years by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He is the author of three books including Hep Remembered.