Undefeated: From Basketball to Battle: West Point's Perfect Season 1944

by Jim Noles

Book Overview

In 1943, the West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5-10 record, and for the 1944 season coach Ed Kelleher's hopes in reversing Army's fortunes rested on his five starters. They consisted of three seniors - team captain "Big Ed" Christl, John "Three Star" Hennessey, and class president Bobby Faas - and two juniors, Dale Hall and Doug Kenna. At the academy, Kelleher molded his cadets into a new kind of team, and, as the new season...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161200511X
• ISBN13: 9781612005119
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"