Pete Carril, Princeton’s Hall of Fame basketball coach, passed away on August 15, 2022 at the age of 92. During Carril’s time at Princeton, his team won the National Invitational Tournament in 1975, won 13 Ivy League titles, and earned … Continue reading Remembering Pete Carril
The following is from Brandon Vogel, co-author of Dream Like a Champion: Wins, Losses, and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way with John Cook (Nebraska, 2017). Vogel is the managing editor of Hail Varsity magazine and has covered University of Nebraska athletics since 2011. His sportswriting has … Continue reading From the Desk of Brandon Vogel: How Husker Volleyball Does It
Basketball season is officially underway and while you’re waiting for your team to tip off, pick up some of our best books on college basketball, historic games, and more. The Baron and the Bear David Kingsley Snell “This is a … Continue reading Reading List: Basketball
Scott Winter wrote Nebrasketball (Nebraska, 2015) while working as an assistant professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He now teaches journalism and English at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hanging with his mentor Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles gets serious about … Continue reading From the Desk of Scott Winter: Tim Miles and his mentor
The following is an excerpt from Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a Women’s Basketball Classic (Nebraska, 2011) by Jeff Goldberg. This book and others are now on sale now for March Madness. CHAPTER ONE Storrs, March 6, 2001 Sue … Continue reading Excerpt: Bird at the Buzzer
Jeff Goldberg was the UConn women’s basketball writer for the Hartford Courant from 2001 to 2006 and is the author of Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that Transcended Women’s Basketball (Nebraska, 2015) and Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a … Continue reading From the desk of Jeff Goldberg: My Memory of Pat Summitt
Scott Winter is an assistant professor of journalism at Bethel University. He is the author of Nebrasketball: Coach Tim Miles and a Big Ten Team on the Rise (October 2015). Follow Scott on Twitter or visit his website. Miles: Right where he wants to be As Nebraska prepared to play Indiana at Assembly Hall Wednesday, I daydreamed about researching my book Nebrasketball: Coach Tim Miles and a Big Ten Team on the Rise. During that season two years ago, my favorite moment happened in Bloomington, Indiana. I had limited resources to research the book, a lack of time and money. I … Continue reading From the desk of Scott Winter
Steve Smith is an award-winning communications professional who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the author of Forever Red: More Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan (September 2015). Follow Steve on Twitter. It’s almost over. In less than a week, the University … Continue reading From the desk of Steve Smith: This Season
Jay M. Smith is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served in a variety of administrative capacities involving the management of undergraduate education. Mary Willingham worked in the Center for … Continue reading From the desk of Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham
Jon Hart has written for the New York Times and an array of outlets that have sadly bitten the dust. He graduated first in his class from mascot school. Then again, he was the only person in his graduating class. As … Continue reading From the desk of Jon Hart
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