The Sons of Westwood: John Wooden, Ucla, and the Dynasty That Changed College Basketball

by John Matthew Smith

Book Overview

For more than a decade, the UCLA dynasty defined college basketball. In twelve seasons from 1964 to 1975, John Wooden's teams won ten national titles, including seven consecutive championships. The Bruins made history by breaking numerous records, but they also rose to prominence during a turbulent age of political unrest and youthful liberation. When Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton--the most famous college basketball players of their generation--spoke...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252079736
• ISBN13: 9780252079733
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"