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The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball Paperback - 2001

by John Feinstein

Featuring a new Afterword by the author, this is the bestseller in which one of America's favorite sports writers conducts a thrilling journey through the world of college basketball. of photos.

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America's favorite sportswriter takes readers on a thrilling and unforgettable journey into the world of college basketball in this national bestseller.
Like millions who love college basketball, John Feinstein was first drawn to the game because of its intensity, speed and intelligence. Like many others, he felt that the vast sums of money involved in NCAA basketball had turned the sport into a division of the NBA, rather than the beloved amateur sport it once was. He went in search of college basketball played with the passion and integrity it once inspired, and found the Patriot League. As one of the NCAA's smallest leagues, none of these teams leaves college early to join the NBA and none of these coaches gets national recognition or endorsement contracts. The young men on these teams are playing for the love of the sport, of competition and of their schools. John Feinstein spent a season with these players, uncovering the drama of their daily lives and the passions that drive them to commit hundreds of hours to basketball even when there is no chance of a professional future. He offers a look at American sport at its purest.

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  • Title The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball
  • Author John Feinstein
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Back Bay Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-11-01
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780316278423 / 0316278424
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.38 x 5.46 x 1.5 in (21.29 x 13.87 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects College sports - United States, Basketball - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002281574
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323

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Citations

  • Entertainment Weekly, 11/09/2001, Page 103
  • Kliatt, 05/01/2002, Page 44

About the author

John Feinstein is the author of many widely acclaimed and bestselling books on sports, including One on One, Moment of Glory, Are You Kidding Me?, Living on the Black, Tales from Q School, Last Dance, Next Man Up, Let Me Tell You a Story (with Red Auerbach), Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Civil War, A Season on the Brink, Play Ball, and Hard Courts. He is also the author of five sports mystery novels for young readers. He writes for the Washington Post, Washingtonpost.com, and Golf Digest, and is a regular commentator on The Golf Channel.
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