Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces

By Russell Grieger

Book Overview

In 1964, the Evansville College Purple Aces raced undefeated through the Indiana Collegiate Conference, posting a perfect 24-0 regular-season record and winning the College Division NCAA championship. The skeleton of this season exists in newspaper archives and in books that capture the on-court action, but the flesh and blood has never been written--until now. This is the story of Russell Grieger, a starting guard, and his observations, feelings, reactions, and struggles of that season. It provides a game-by-game look into the team, showcasing Grieger's teammates, Coach Arad McCutchan, and Evansville's love for the Aces. The Perfect Season is an insider's inspiring story of a team whose motto--"If you're going to go, go big time or don't go at all"--inspired them to achieve their dream.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253022762
• ISBN13: 9780253022769
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher