Butler Basketball Legends [Hardcover]

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. InButler 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 Legendsis a must-read for all who love the game.

- Butler basketball has a large following around the US due their history of outplaying more well-known teams.

- Winner of back-to-back NCAA tournaments.

- Sutton takes the reader through feats of the past teams to the new head coach LaVail Jordan.

- The author is a member of the Indiana Sports Writers and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

Stan Sutton takes readers into the locker room to meet Butler's best players and hear their stories, makingButler Basketball Legendsa must-read for all who love the game.

1. Hinkle Home Away From Home for IU

2. Program Turns the Corner

3. Green and Graves Set Stage for Hayward and Mack

4. Its a Dogs World at Butler

5. A Dutch Treat for Bulldogs

6. Bulldogs Pounded Wake Early

7. Sharpshooters Shoot Down Louisville

8. A New Kid on Campus

9. Help Was on the WlÃ&