Contents:ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgements1: In Walks Bud2: Curley Builds Cole3: Maryland Makes NCAAs4: Changing Times5: College of Coaches6: The Left-Hander Cometh7: Pit Stops8: Showtime in Slow Motion9: The Greatest Game10: The Wild Bunch11: Four on the Floor12: Len Bias, Superstar13: The Death of Bias14: My Old School15: A Wizard Named Walt16: Joe and Keith17: Sir Francis18: Thunder and Lightning19: At Last, a Final Four20: That Championship SeasonEpilogueSourcesIndex
Cole Field House is one of those real special places for college basketball. The enthusiasm of the student body, right on top of you, just makes it so unique. This place gets electric. -- Dick Vitale Cole is special and people will miss it. There are certain places that have that mystique that made the ACC what it is. This is one of those places. -- Digger Phelps In Maryland Basketball: Tales from Cole Field House, Paul McMullen captures all the glory, emotion, and excitement of one of college Basketball's all-time great arenas. This is my 24th year as Voice of the Terrapins. Having spent 23 of the 47 years of Cole's existence broadcasting Maryland Basketball, Paul McMullen brings to life the games, coaches, and players who made Cole Field House such a great place to play. From Elmore and McMillan to Bias, Smith, Francis, and Dixon. From Coaches Bud Millikan, to Lefty Driesell, to Gary Williams, Paul never misses a beat, climaxed by the Terps winning their first ever National Championship in 2001-2002. This book is a must read for every fan of Cole Field House, and every fan of Maryland Basketball. -- Johnny Holliday, ABC Sports "Voice of the Maryland Terrapins"
Paul McMullen has been a sports reporter for the Baltimore Sun since 1981. From 1993 through 2000, he was a beat reporter covering Terps football and then basketball. He has reported from seven Final Fours, the 2001 Orange Bowl, college football's national championship game, the Super Bowl, the Masters golf tournament and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is the father of three and the grandfather of three, and lives in Baltimore with his wife, Mary, and two of their children.
The definitive book on the Terps' basketball history. -- Dick Heller Washington Times
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