Tales from the Syracuse Orange Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Orange Basketball Stories Ever Told

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Orange is a state of mind for fans of Syracuse University basketball. Think Orange and images of greatness appear, from Vic Hanson in the Roaring 20s through Carmelo Anthony in the 21st century. Think Orange and the sounds of glory are heard, from old Archbold Gym to the gleaming Carrier Dome. Think Orange and the memories of 1,607 victories are stirred, from SUs first win in 1901 over Cornell to its 2003 triumph over Kansas that brought home the national championship. Many of the stories that have contributed to the phenomenon known as Orangemen basketball now come to life in Bud Poliquins updated edition of Tales from the Syracuse Orange's Locker Room.

Dave Bing, Jim Boeheim, Jim Brown (yes, he played hoops, too), Bouie and Louie, Leo Rautins, Pearl Washington, and Derrick Colemanall of them and numerous other SU legends join Hanson and Anthony in the pages of this anecdotal anthology of Syracuse University basketball, certain to complete the bookshelf of any Orange fan. This book looks at the teams infamous 27-game losing streak in the early 1960s; Roys Runts; the Pearls stunning half-court buzzer-beater that knocked off Boston College in 1984; the fabulous Final Four runs of 1975, 1996, 2003, 2013, and 2016; and Anthonys freshman brilliance that delivered the schools first-ever NCAA tournament title in 2006.

Author Bio

Bud Poliquin, the hot topics sports columnist of syracuse.com, has written about sports (and other subjects) in central New York since 1984. Before that, he was both sports editor and sports columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, for which hed earlier covered the NBA. In seven different years, Poliquin has been named to lists compiled by the Associated Press Sports Editors group identifying the Top 10 sports columnists in America. He is co-host of Bud and the Manchild on ESPN Radio. He lives in Skaneateles, New York.