Kansas University Basketball Legends
Nonfiction, Sports, Basketball, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Kenneth N. Johnson PhD | ISBN: | 9781625849038 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kenneth N. Johnson PhD |
| ISBN: | 9781625849038 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
The University of Kansas's men's basketball team is one of the oldest and most successful in the history of college basketball; the very inventor of the sport, Dr. James Naismith, was KU's first coach. Its long and illustrious history began in 1898 and includes some of the biggest names in the game, from legends like Wilt Chamberlain to "secret weapons" like Andrea Hudy, the only female strength and conditioning coach in the division. Longtime Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson offers up a unique and in-depth look at the players, coaches and other personalities who helped make the University of Kansas basketball program the unparalleled tradition it is today.
The University of Kansas's men's basketball team is one of the oldest and most successful in the history of college basketball; the very inventor of the sport, Dr. James Naismith, was KU's first coach. Its long and illustrious history began in 1898 and includes some of the biggest names in the game, from legends like Wilt Chamberlain to "secret weapons" like Andrea Hudy, the only female strength and conditioning coach in the division. Longtime Jayhawk enthusiast Kenn Johnson offers up a unique and in-depth look at the players, coaches and other personalities who helped make the University of Kansas basketball program the unparalleled tradition it is today.
