ACC Basketball

“A lively account of the ACC’s rise as a basketball powerhouse.” — The Wall Street Journal

“A must for any sports-history collection in ACC territory.” — Booklist

“These are the stories that laid the foundation for the most dominant conference in the sport. Any reader curious about how it got that way will find the book well worth their time.” — SLAM Magazine

“Recommended. All Readers.” — CHOICE

“This is serious (though fun) history. One hopes that a sequel is in the works.” — Star-News

“A timely and enjoyable text that exposes tensions endemic to big-time college athletics and is a must-read for serious fans of men’s college basketball and the ACC.” — Journal of American History

“ACC Basketball has become an economic and cultural behemoth. It is beloved by the multitudes, continually challenged to blend the disparate goals of winning championships and entertaining fans with real college students. Walker admirably tells the story of how that challenge began.” — North Carolina Historical Review

“Academically rigorous, yet highly readable. . . . A well-written and engaging case study in the history of college sports.” — History of Education Quarterly

“Does an excellent job of recounting the events, players, rivalries, scandals, and coaches that made the ACC a prominent player at the national level. . . . A must-read for anyone interested in ACC basketball.” — Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians

“This is a book that combines Sam Walker’s skills as an historian and a researcher with his passion for basketball — specifically ACC basketball — a passion no doubt enhanced by being the brother of one of the league’s great players. For anyone who has ever felt the warmth and rhythms of an ACC gym on a winter night this is a book well worth reading.” — John Feinstein, sportswriter and author of Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four