Hoops in Connecticut

The Nutmeg State's Passion for Basketball

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Don Harrison ISBN: 9781614238478
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Don Harrison
ISBN: 9781614238478
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
Home to both the University of Connecticut�s men�s and women�s NCAA championship teams as well as the Connecticut Sun WNBA team, this small state has made a name for itself in basketball. Infatuation with the sport started here in 1896 with the first intercollegiate game between Yale and Wesleyan Universities. The roster of Connecticut�s round ball greats includes Naismith Hall-of-Famer Calvin Murphy; NBA stars Vin Baker, Marcus Camby, Charles Smith, the late John Williamson, Johnny Egan and John Bagley; and Harlem Globetrotter Alvin Clinkscales. Award-winning sportswriter Don Harrison wows fans with stories of the Nutmeg State�s most notable players and coaches through personal interviews and firsthand accounts.
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Home to both the University of Connecticut�s men�s and women�s NCAA championship teams as well as the Connecticut Sun WNBA team, this small state has made a name for itself in basketball. Infatuation with the sport started here in 1896 with the first intercollegiate game between Yale and Wesleyan Universities. The roster of Connecticut�s round ball greats includes Naismith Hall-of-Famer Calvin Murphy; NBA stars Vin Baker, Marcus Camby, Charles Smith, the late John Williamson, Johnny Egan and John Bagley; and Harlem Globetrotter Alvin Clinkscales. Award-winning sportswriter Don Harrison wows fans with stories of the Nutmeg State�s most notable players and coaches through personal interviews and firsthand accounts.

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