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.
By:
Stan Sutton
Foreword by:
Barry Collier
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780253035264
ISBN 10: 0253035260
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 11 July 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
"1. Hinkle Home Away From Home for IU 2. Program Turns the Corner 3. Green and Graves Set Stage for Hayward and Mack 4. It's a Dog's 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 Way 10. Jukes Foundation supports kids 11. Nored Sticks to Steph Curry 12. Bulldogs Break onto National Scene 13. For Crone, No Place like Home 14. Part of the Gig Actually Happened 15. A David and Goliath Ending 16. Coming Down Off the Mountain 17. Bulldogs in Final Four Again 18. A New Role for the Dawgs 19. Some Days Shots Won't Fall 20. All in the Family 21. Mack Follows Hayward to NBA 22. Looking Past the Horizon 23. Jones is One of a Kind 24. Clarke's Stay is Brief, but Brilliant 25. Just a Hop, Skip and Jump Away 26. Butler Goes Big Time in Big East 27. Worse Than a Death in Family 28. Butler's Barlow's Floater Dooms Hoosiers 29. It Wasn't Miller Time 30. Brad Stevens in Disguise? 31. Changes Made a Difference 32. The Citadel Takes a Beating 33. Butler Reaches Out to Baldwin 34. Third Season Is the Charm 35. Dawgs Knock Off Number One Cats Twice 36. Has Butler's Rise Affected IU? 37. No Ordinary Road Trip 38. Help Came from Outside 39. Kelan Adjusts to New Role 40. X Marks the Spot of Biggest Rival 41. Dawgs Reach Sweet Sixteen 42. Talent Is Everywhere, Just Find It 43. Lavall Jordan Takes Over Bulldogs 44. Hinkle Fieldhouse: A Historic Site 45. Butler Bowl Full of History 46. Stevens Leads by Example 47. Hayward in High Demand 48. Ground Floor of Integration 49. Archey Made 85 Straight Free Throws 50. Darnell Archey's Record Free Throw Streak 51. ""You Can't Teach Shooting"" 52. Bulldogs Fight for Recognition 53. Size Didn't Matter Here 54. Hinkle Starred as Navy Coach 55. First NIT Trip for Bulldogs 56. Butler Wins Pair in First NCAA Tournament 57. ""You Want to Come to Butler, Kid?"" 58. IU Recruited Plump Aggressively 59. Fun Days in the ICC 60. Plump Shy off the Court 61. Down Goes Michigan 62. No Match, a Truck and a VW Beetle—No Match 63. Hinkle Subtle in His Criticism 64. Billy Shepherd Small but Mighty 65. Bevo Passed through Fieldhouse 66. Tony's Last Game 67. The Old Coach Noticed 68. Buckshot Was a Good Shot 69. IU Backed Out of Classic 70. Tony at Purdue? 71. Hinkle Invented Orange Basketball 72. Ellenberger Had a Varied Career 73. A Rugged First Round 74. Dampier Driven Away? 75. Assistant Gets Job Done 76. Tucker Still Top Scorer 77. Oscar Was the Guy 78. Andrew Smith, Joel Cornette, Emerson Kampen IV 79. Nored Follows Brad Stevens 80. Butler's National Championships 81. Back in the Old Days 82. Beneath the Hoosier Sky"
Stan Sutton is a member of the Indiana Sports Writers and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. During his career, Sutton worked for six newspapers in the Midwest, including 25-years with the Courier-Journal. He is author of The Curse of the Indy 500: 1958's Tragic Legacy, Tales from the Indiana Hoosiers Locker Room (with John Laskowski), and Tales from the 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers (with Landon Turner).
