The last temptation of Rick Pitino : a story of corruption, scandal, and the big business of college...
The last temptation of Rick Pitino : a story of corruption, scandal, and the big business of college basketball / Michael Sokolove.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
[New York] : Penguin Books, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2021/0993
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Family -- Footprints -- Waiting for Brian Bowen -- The 'Ville -- Absolutions -- Fishing in polluted waters -- The Saginaw connection -- The playbook -- When we sin against our nature -- "I feel it was an assassination" -- The Chardonnay crowd -- The spoils of uncompensated labor.
Publication information
Publisher
[New York] : Penguin Books, 2019.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Michael Sokolove lifts the rug on the Louisville scandal and places it in the context of the much wider problem, the farce of amateurism in bigtime college sports. In a world in which even assistant coaches can make high-six and seven-figure salaries, as long as they keep the "elite" athletes coming in, shoe deals can reach into the nine figures,...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The last temptation of Rick Pitino : a story of corruption, scandal, and the big business of college basketball / Michael Sokolove.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Penguin Books
Includes index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2019.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2021/0993
Record Identifier
74VKaRmkgqrA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRmkgqrA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
DDC
796.323092
MMS ID
991024390512202626
