Big Ten Basketball, 1943-1972

by Murry R. Nelson

From the time conference play began in 1905, the Big Ten was the Western force in collegiate basketball. Minnesota, Wisconsin and Purdue were the first powers in the league, with a combined 23 titles by 1930. Purdue was dominant in the '30s, with seven titles under Coach Piggy Lambert, including a national title in 1935 led by player of the year John Wooden. The creation of a national tournament in 1939 showed the league's early dominance, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476664714
• ISBN13: 9781476664712
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher