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- Butler Basketball Legends
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Indiana University Press
Although many fans think Butler University basketball took off with its back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011, the Butler Bulldogs have a long history of tenaciously outplaying larger and better-known teams. In Butler Basketball Legends, veteran sports writer Stan Sutton profiles the legacy of the Butler University basketball program and the coaches, players, and fans who give it heart.
Sutton takes readers behind the scenes to meet Butler's legendary stars and hear their stories, including players like Darnell Archey, Gordon Hayward, Matt Howard, and Mike Green, and unforgettable coaches like Thad Matta and Brad Stevens, and of course, Tony Hinkle. For 41 years Mr. Hinkle was the cornerstone of the athletics department and built a winning basketball program around small guards, short but stout centers, and players other coaches thought inadequate, leading Butler to over 550 victories. From the fabled feats of past teams all the way up to the first season of new head coach LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Legends is a must-read for all who love the game.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xx
- 3. Graves and Green: “Fire and Ice”
- pp. 10-12
- 4. It’s a Dog’s World at Butler
- pp. 13-16
- 5. Bulldogs Get a Dutch Treat
- pp. 17-18
- 6. Bulldogs Pound Wake Early
- pp. 19-20
- 7. Sharpshooters Outshoot Louisville
- pp. 21-22
- 8. A New Kid on Campus
- pp. 23-26
- 9. Help Is on the Way
- pp. 27-29
- 10. Jukes Foundation Supports Kids
- pp. 30-31
- 15. A David-and-Goliath Story
- pp. 42-45
- 16. Coming Down off the Mountain
- pp. 46-50
- 18. A New Role for the Dawgs
- pp. 53-54
- 19. Some Days Shots Won’t Fall
- pp. 55-56
- 20. All in the Family
- pp. 57-58
- 21. Mack Follows Hayward to the NBA
- pp. 59-60
- 22. Looking Past the Horizon
- pp. 61-62
- 23. Jones Is One of a Kind
- pp. 63-65
- 25. Just a Hop, Skip, and Jump Away
- pp. 69-70
- 27. Worse Than a Death in the Family
- pp. 75-77
- 28. Barlow’s Floater Dooms Hoosiers
- pp. 78-79
- 29. It Wasn’t Miller Time
- pp. 80-82
- 30. Brad Stevens in Disguise?
- pp. 83-85
- 31. Changes Make a Difference
- pp. 86-87
- 32. The Citadel Takes a Beating
- pp. 88-89
- 33. Butler Reaches out to Baldwin
- pp. 90-91
- 34. Third Season Is the Charm
- pp. 92-93
- 36. Has Butler’s Rise Affected IU?
- pp. 97-98
- 37. No Ordinary Road Trip
- pp. 99-100
- 38. Help from the Outside
- pp. 101-102
- 39. Kelan Martin Strong in Any Role
- pp. 103-104
- 41. Dawgs Reach the Sweet Sixteen
- pp. 108-145
- 42. Lavall Jordan Takes Over Bulldogs
- pp. 146-148
- 43. Talent Is Everywhere, Just Find It
- pp. 149-151
- 44. Hinkle Fieldhouse: A Historic Site
- pp. 152-154
- 45. Butler Bowl Is Full of History
- pp. 155-156
- 46. Stevens Leads by Example
- pp. 157-159
- 47. Hayward in High Demand
- pp. 160-161
- 48. “On the Ground Floor of Integration”
- pp. 162-165
- 49. Archey’s 85 Straight Free Throws
- pp. 166-168
- 50. “You Can’t Teach Shooting”
- pp. 169-170
- 51. Bulldogs Fight for Recognition
- pp. 171-172
- 52. Size Doesn’t Matter Here
- pp. 173-174
- 53. Hinkle Stars As Navy Coach
- pp. 175-176
- 54. The Bulldogs’ First Nit Trip
- pp. 177-181
- 56. You Want to Come to Butler, Kid?
- pp. 187-189
- 57. IU Recruits Plump Aggressively
- pp. 190-191
- 58. Fun Days in the ICC
- pp. 192-195
- 59. Plump Is Shy off the Court
- pp. 196-197
- 60. Down Goes Michigan
- pp. 198-199
- 61. “A Truck and a VW Beetle—No Match"
- pp. 200-202
- 62. Hinkle’s Criticism Is Subtle
- pp. 203-204
- 63. Billy Shepherd, Small but Mighty
- pp. 205-206
- 64. Bevo Francis Played Here—Once
- pp. 207-208
- 65. Tony's Last Game
- pp. 209-211
- 66. Getting Noticed by the Old Coach
- pp. 212-213
- 67. Buckshot Is a Good Shot
- pp. 214-215
- 68. IU Backs out of Hoosier Classic
- pp. 216-217
- 69. Tony at Purdue?
- pp. 218-219
- 71. Norm Ellenberger’s Varied Career
- pp. 221-222
- 72. A Rugged First Round
- pp. 223-224
- 73. Was Dampier Driven Away?
- pp. 225-226
- 75. Chad Tucker Is Still Butler’s Top Scorer
- pp. 228-229
- 76. Oscar Was The Guy
- pp. 230-231
- 79. Butler’s National Championships
- pp. 236-237
- 80. Back in the Old Days
- p. 238
- 81. Beneath the Hoosier Sky
- pp. 239-240
- References
- pp. 249-253
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