Campus Chaos - Why the Game I Love is Breaking My Heart - Hardcover

Weiss, Dick; Vitale, Dick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1890073032 ISBN 13: 9781890073039

Publisher: Time Out Pub, 1999

Synopsis

In his 20 seasons on ESPN and ABC, Dick Vitale has been synonymous with college basketball. Through his passion and devotion to the game, Vitale has earned an ever-growing following with an enthusiasm for the game, its players and coaches never before seen in television.

Having coached at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Vitale brings an insider's perspective to each broadcast, and his lifelong relationships with the administrators, coaches and players provide him a wealth of knowledge few can equal.

Behind every "get a TO, baby" and the "slam, jam, bam" resides in Vitale a growing concern for the sport that reels when yet another misguided underclassman announces he's going pro or a new recruiting or academic scandal arises. As much as Vitale is a fan courtside, he's also a champion of the game away from it, spending countless hours lobbying for rules changes or talking with athletic directors about ways to improve the game.

Being so close to the sport, Vitale is infinitely aware of the big-business pressures that affect it today, from the billions of dollars spent by television networks to the controversy surrounding the entrance exam requirements.

And having played and coached basketball, he truly cares about the kids and knows that the success of the sport rides on the shoulders of those student-athletes who proudly wear their school colors into battle.

Here are Vitale's heartfelt thoughts on how to halt the off-court technical fouls of the sport he loves so deeply.

In short, discusses the following:

* clean up gambling * control agents and boosters * keep players in school * reform recruiting * restructure NCAA rules

About this title

About the Author:

Meet Dick Vitale: Since joining ESPN in 1979, Dick Vitale has become synonymous with college basketball. His unbridled enthusiasm and passion for college basketball combined with his thorough knowledge of the game, has made him one of the most recognized sports personalities in America. Currently, he serves as ESPN and ABC's top basketball analyst. Here are just some of Dick's many accolades: * Awarded the Basketball Hall of Fame's prestigious Curt Gowdy Media Award for broadcasting excellence * Coached at the NBA, collegiate, and high school levels * Received American Broadcasting Association Award for TV personality of the year * Inducted into four halls of fame: the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, the University of Detroit Hall of Fame, the East Rutherford, New Jersey High School Hall of Fame, and the Elmwood Park, New Jersey Hall of Fame (his hometown) * Academy of Cable Excellence ACE Award, for outstanding work as a TV basketball analyst * Member of the Board of Directors of the Jimmy V Foundation, in memory of Jim Valvano * Presented with a honorary alumnus degree by the University of Notre Dame * Participates on selection committees for both the Naismith and John Wooden Awards for college basketball player of the year * Basketball guest columnist for USA Today * Member of Washington Speakers Bureau ______________________________________________________________________ Meet Dick Weiss: Dick "Hoops" Weiss has written a column on national college basketball and football for the New York Daily News the last eight years. Before that, he worked for 20 years covering college basketball and the NBA for the Philadelphia Daily News. He has covered 27 NCAA Final Fours, is a member of the U. S. Basketball Writers' Hall of Fame, was the first recipient of the BIG EAST Media Award, and was a 1998 winner of the Curt Gowdy Print Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

He has co-authored five books: Time Out, Baby!, Holding Court and Campus Chaos with Dick Vitale; Refuse to Lose with John Calipari; Full Court Pressure with Rick Pitino, three with the help of his wife, Joan Williamson.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

From Chapter 1: The early exodus of kids to the pros is hurting not only the college game but also the NBA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Time Out Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1890073032
• ISBN 13: 9781890073039
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264