Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. 1. Origins of a League 1
6. Part I. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
7. 2. A Mom-and-Pop Store 9
8. 3. Great Scott 17
9. 4. Multicultural Quakers 22
10. 5. Getting Under Way 5. Getting Under Way 27
11. 6. Roll Crimson Pride 39
12. 7. Backdoor Cuts 45
13. 8. A Tradition Tarnished 54
14. 9. Bright Lights, Big Stages 63
15. Part II. THE HEART OF THE SEASON
16. 10. Harvardization 79
17. 11. Conference Calls 87
18. 12. We Interrupt This Season . . . 96
19. 13. The Road Is the Thing 108
20. 14. Everyone Onto the Court 115
21. 15. Brothers in Arms 125
22. 16. A Rivalry Like No Other 134
23. 17. Topsy-Turvy Weekend 141
24. 18. Dreams Deferred 151
25. 19. And the Winner Is . . . 158
26. Part III. TOURNAMENT HOOPINESS
27. 20. The Wait of Expectations 175
28. Epilogue 185
29. Acknowledgments 197
30. Ivy League Rosters, 2005– 2006 Season 199
31. Index 205