ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia

The incredibly successful ESPN College Football Encyclopedia has nearly 100,000 copies in print, and its basketball cousin will be its equal, allowing readers to journey to every corner of the college basketball nation—with the unparalleled analysis and scope that makes ESPN the undisputed leader in college sports. Some of the highlights include:

• Historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams
• Season-by-season summaries and highlights dating back to the origins of the game
• Annotated brackets and box scores for every NCAA tournament
• Contributions from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dick Vitale, and ESPN’s Andy Katz, Jay Bilas, and others
• Extensive coverage of historically black colleges and the indelible mark they have made in the game
• The ESPN/Sagarin ranking of the greatest college basketball programs of all time

From Midnight Madness to March Madness, the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia is a celebration of all that’s great in college hoops.

Scott Burton is a senior editor at ESPN The Magazine.
Bill Vourvoulias is a senior editor at ESPN Books.
John Papanek is senior vice president, editor at large ESPN Digital Media, and the first editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine.

Bill Bradley has been a three-time basketball All-American at Princeton, an Olympic gold medalist, a Rhodes scholar, and a professional player for ten years with the New York Knicks. Elected to the Senate from New Jersey in 1978, 1984, and 1990, he has authored extensive legislation, including the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Bradley is the author of five other books: Time Present, Time Past, a New York Times bestseller about his life as a senator and his travels throughout the country; Values of the Game, another New York Times bestseller; The Journey from Here; The Fair Tax; and Life on the Run. Bill Bradley is married and has one daughter; he is currently a managing director at Allen & Company LLC in New York.

“A great history book and argument settler, with countless stories about the game’s biggest stars, best teams and most enduring traditions.”—Lute Olson