1989 in Basketball - 1988-89 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season, 1989-90 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season, 1990 NCAA Men's Divi (Paperback)

Chapters: 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, 1988-89 ACB season, 1989-90 ACB season, 1989 NBA Finals, ABC Championship 1989, 1989 NBA Draft, 1989 NBA Playoffs, 1988-89 Detroit Pistons season, 1988-89 Chicago Bulls season, 1989 Tournament of the Americas, 1989 National Invitation Tournament, 1988-89 Charlotte Hornets season, FIBA Africa Championship 1989, The Shot, 1988-89 Miami Heat season, 1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers season, 1989 PBA season, FIBA Oceania Championship 1989, EuroBasket 1989, 1989 PBA Draft, 1989 NBA All-Star Game, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 107. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 63 games were played. Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher, won the national title with a 80-79 overtime victory in the final game over Seton Hall, coached by P.J. Carlesimo. Glen Rice of Michigan set an NCAA tournament record by scoring 184 points in six games and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Just prior to the start of this tournament, Michigan coach Bill Frieder had announced that he would accept the head coaching position at Arizona State University at the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler promptly fired Frieder and appointed top assistant Fisher as interim coach; stating, famously, that "a Michigan man is going to coach a Michigan team." Two 16-seeded teams came within one point of victory in the first round, and a third came with six points. This tournament was also unusual in that all four 11-seeds ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4381086