Hoop Tales
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The Volunteers of Tennessee have a long and lively tradition in the college hoops arena--from their humble beginnings in gyms that only held a few hundred spectators to national prominence and strong showings in the NCAA "Big Dance" tournaments of today. In this book readers will meet Ray Mears, the "Barnum of college basketball"; Gene Tormohlen, a rebounder who routinely squeezed the air out of the basketball; and Allan Houston, a modern-day superstar in the NBA.
The Lady Vols of Tennessee are one of the perennial powerhouses in women's college basketball. From humble beginnings in the late 1960s, when players on the court sometimes outnumbered spectators in the stands, to the recent string of national championships, there are lots of golden moments retold in this book. There are stories on Holly Warlick, aka the "Secretary of Defense"; the "Cornfed Chicks," who led the Lady Vols to their first national championship; and of course, Pat Summitt, the indomitable coach who has been at the helm for more than twenty-five years.