Dare to Dream
Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March to the National Championship
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2019
Summary
The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team’s breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship—and along the way shares his philosophy for winning.
It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here were the seemingly unbeatable Duke Blue Devils pitted against the first-time finalist Connecticut Huskies, and at stake was the ultimate crown—the National Championship. O…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767929547 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767929543 |
| Author: | Leigh Montville, Jim Calhoun |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 326g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
The crowd roars for Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut Huskies:
“The UConn program is a monument to [Jim Calhoun’s] vision, persistence, and, most of all, superb technical and motivational coaching ability.”
–Boston Globe
“Jim Calhoun isn’t just a good coach or even a very good one, but a great one.”
–John Feinstein, Washington Post
”[Jim Calhoun] turned ordinary UConn into an extraordinary team.”
–The New York Times
About The Author
Leigh Montville
Jim Calhoun has been a highly successful collegiate coach for twenty-seven years, winning a total of 554 games and counting. In thirteen seasons with Connecticut, he has compiled an overall record of 304-120. He has earned numerous honors, including College Basketball National Coach of the Year, and he is the only coach in basketball history to be named Big East Conference Coach of the Year four times. An international lecturer, he is married with two sons and lives in Mansfield, Connecticut. This is his first book.
Leigh Montville is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and a UConn graduate. He is the author of Manute- The Center of Two Worlds.
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