College Basketball

Dick Vitale's Fabulous 50 Players and Moments in College Basketball: From the Best Seat in the House During My 30 Years at ESPN
$26.95
I love Dickie V and College Basketball. This book relives some of College Basketball's greatest players and moments in recent years.

I can't imagine a college basketball fan who would not love this book.

Birds, Dogs and Kangaroos: Life on the Back Roads of College Basketball
$16.95
If you enjoy college basketball, you'll enjoy this book. Coach Zvosec shares the behind the scenes stories of players, administrators, etc. that don't end up on the nightly broadcasts. Truly a fun read.

College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009: The Essential Guide to the Men's College Basketball Season (College Basketball Prospectus: The Essential Guide to the)
$21.95
While I thought the articles were decent, I was disappointed by the actual lack of stats in the book. I know you can get stats off the internet, but when I'm watching a game on my couch, I like a book. Compared to the Baseball Prospectus, this is very weak, which was surprising. Most of the magazine annuals have more numbers.

When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball
$15.00
I didn't see the game - heard about it of course. This book lets you in on so much more than just the one game at the end of the season. It tells you how Magic ended up at MSU and how Bird came to be at Indiana State - it wasn't where he started college. It also gives you details about all of the teammates - some of whom, while mostly forgotten by history, were also pretty darned good basketball players. Neither Michigan State nor Indiana State, it turns out, were one man teams. This book takes you through all the important events leading up to the 1978-79 season and it takes you through the entire season. Some of the events and some of the games that occured before the final were as interesting, or more so, than the final game, so that information isn't just filler - not just stuff to take up space until you get to the main event - it's riveting reading. This book isn't a literary masterpiece, but it's a great read about a not-so-long-ago time when things were... different (I'd say better) in college basketball. These days, Bird and Magic would never meet in the championship because they both would already be in the NBA by this point in their careers - and that's a shame.