Cinderella: Inside the Rise of Mid-Major College Basketball

by Michael Litos

Book Overview

The NCAA tournament has always been an enormous spotlight for the underdog. Bracket-clenching fans root for teams from smaller schools to upset the elite squads and score an unexpected win on their tournament sheet...if they picked them, that is. And normally that's all the fans expect-one or two incredible upsets. But in 2006, the underdogs broke through...

Cinderella is an inside look at the NCAA's mid-major basketball...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402212526
• ISBN13: 9781402212529
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Reminiscent of Feinstein at his best!

I thought this was a very enjoyable book and an easy read. The style/format is reminiscent of the better Feinstein basketball books (i.e. Season on the Brink, A Season Inside, The Last Amateurs, etc.). The book opens at the 2006 CAA tournament (which I attended), then spends several chapters talking about the major issues surrounding the mid-majors (such as the difficulties scheduling games with BCS schools). These chapters tended to drag a little but were informative. The remainder of the book follows the 2005-06 CAA season in-depth in the style of the aforementioned Feinstein books. This book will be especially enjoyed by fans, students, and alumni of the CAA schools. I admit to being biased in that I am a graduate of VCU. As someone who really enjoys this genre of writing; however, I believe the average fan of college basketball will enjoy this book as well.