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Author:   Russell Grieger
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.349kg
ISBN:  

9780253022769

ISBN 10:   0253022762
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 September 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Prologue Part One: The Aces Get Ready 1. The Armory Days 2. Carson Center Preparation 3. The Iowa Hawkeyes Part Two: The Aces Grows Up 4. The Beginnings 5. From Bullpup To Bulldog 6. Flailing and Falling 7. Flying 8. St. Louis Blues 9. Return to Evansville 10. A Dream Comes True—Almost Part Three: The Aces Succeed 11. Northwestern 12. Notre Dame 13. Holiday Feast 14. The Black Hills and The Badlands 15. Larry, Then The Holy Grail 16. Fans into Redshirts 17. Southern Illinois Surprise 18. DePauw and More 19. Five Games, Five Snapshots 20. Southern Illinois Redux Part Four: The Aces Triumph 21. The NCAA Regional 22. The NCAA Finals

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The Perfect Season is an important addition to Indiana's cultural sports history, evoking a time forever past. The Perfect Season is an important addition to Indiana's cultural sports history, evoking a time forever past. * Indiana Magazine of History *

The Perfect Season is a winner! Russ Grieger was part of the 1964-65 Purple Aces Evansville College perfect season and takes us through that magical time. Grieger also shares how the lessons learned on the court with a team helped him later succeed in life. Kyle Keiderling, author of Trophies and Tears, The Story of Evansville and the Aces

Russell Grieger has lovingly captured a time and a place-Indiana a half-century ago-when basketball mattered so much to that part of the world, and when a boy who happened to be very good at the game enjoyed the sweetest season that any player anywhere could dream of. -Frank Deford, author and commentator We've all wondered what really goes on inside a player's mind during the tension of a close game, in a wild arena, when big things are on the line. We've all wondered if these kids have egos and self-doubts. Russ Grieger answers those questions and more while introducing us to one of college basketball's all-time underappreciated great teams-and a season and a coach to match. -Bob Hammel, author of All The Way: NCAA Indiana Relying upon his considerable skill as a master psychologist and his unique experience as an integral part of a star-studded national championship team, Russ Grieger not only captures all the excitement and thrills of the Evansville Aces perfect season of 1964-65 but also provides a very personal and in-depth analysis of what it meant to grow up in Indiana with a passionate love of basketball. Along the way, we get fascinating insider's portraits of Coach Arad McCutcheon and superstars Jerry Sloan, Larry Humes, and the rest of that slick and talented team that accomplished the ultra-rare feat of an undefeated national championship season. This is the story of a basketball odyssey filled with ups and downs and challenges both internal and external-a great story and a great read! -Mike Roos, author One Small Town, One Crazy Coach: The Ireland Spuds and the 1963 Indiana High School Basketball Season Russ Grieger's poignant memoir is more than just a sports book. It is a book about how a quiet, genius coach and five very different personalities melded to produce something extraordinary, and how one of those personalities came to understand that he was not just a basketball player-he was a unique person who happened to play basketball. -Tom Tuley, retired journalist The Perfect Season is a winner! Russ Grieger was part of the 1964-65 Purple Aces Evansville College perfect season and takes us through that magical time. Grieger also shares how the lessons learned on the court with a team helped him later succeed in life. -Kyle Keiderling, author of Trophies and Tears, The Story of Evansville and the Aces

Author Information

A native of Evansville, Indiana, Russell Grieger was a starting guard on the undefeated 1964–1965 Evansville College Purple Aces NCAA Championship basketball team. A licensed clinical psychologist, he now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

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