Thats to say, a quintuple double has never been reported in any professional basketball league. Last season, russell westbrook, en route to winning the season mvp, recorded a league record 42 tripledoubles for the year. Ranking the 10 most unbreakable records in college. A recent industry push has sought to highlight the modern accomplishments and contributions of women in food, particularly chefs. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Edwards is the only player in purdue history to have at least 650 points, 100. The indiana university basketball encyclopedia captures the glory, the tradition, and the championships. While in high school, catchings had the only verified quintuple double in basketball history. No college in america has dominated the basketball scene over.
Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. The 12 steals would also make this the only known quintuple double in nba history. But these recent and strange seasons have done years of irreversible damage to anthonys status in basketball history, for reasons that are often. Was winthrop pairs alleyoop the best play of the 201718. Oscar robertson was the first in 1962 and 55 years. Ed book born september 23, 1970 is an americannew zealand former professional basketball player. The book is a meticulous history of the players and coaches that defined d. Who do you think could be the first nba player to get a.
The 12 steals would also make this the only known quintupledouble in nba history. Nil reforms for studentathletes stressed at senate subcommittee hearing. Shaq went off in game 2 of the 2001 finals with 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 blocks. Touching the ball while any part of it is in this cylinder and still has a chance to go in is a violation.
Bradley, cousins, cavaliers september 4th 2017 at 2. All but one are of the pointsreboundsassistsblocks variety alvin robertson did it with steals instead of blocks. Waterloo the prime time basketball league isnt known for its strong defensive play. The title below, brilliants from longfellow, is a relatively brief anthology that itself seems to have been recycled through several publishers and series. Selected and annotated bibliography allen, forrest c. The tradition of college basketball excellence that reigns at indiana university can only be matched by a handful of other elite programs, while the fierce devotion of iu basketball fans has been selling out arenas and inspiring generation after generation of hoosier fans for over a century. Basketball is an original american game invented by dr. Pitching staffs consisted of one or two men early in the decade, leading to most pitchers ruining their arms before age 30 and few pitchers making it through the decade. The 1880s were the first full decade for major league baseball. Jan 23, 2015 for your friday afternoon reading and viewing enjoyment, here is a photo of the 1915 wofford varsity basketball team. Carlesimo in 1997, he received a 68game suspension, the second longest in the history of the nba.
In terms of the quintuple double though, the closest he ever got was a few years before that. There has never been a quintuple double in nba play. Library exhibits ncaa basketball championship pennant, 1985. Two teams of maximum 12 players, with a maximum of five players of each team on the court at any time. Has anyone in the nba ever scored a quintuple double. Winthrops 9067 win over gardnerwebb was well in hand.
As a child naismith played an elementary game known as duckonarock, which served as the basis for the game of basketball. The objective of the game is to put the ball in the opposing teams basket. Daniels, jackson find irony in secondround selections. Vernon benjamin has lectured on the history of the hudson valley at marist college and bard college since 2003. Carsen edwards named college basketballs top returning. Chamberlains nemesis, bill russell may have even one upped wilt. Baisi, neil coaching the zone and mantoman pressing defenses, prenticehall, englewood cliffs, new jersey, 1961. Sixthseeded pioneers to host villanova in ncaa mens. The first string nets were used in the early 1900s. The first one was initially recorded as a quadruple double but it had actually been counted incorrectly, so an assist was rescinded after the game and he ended with a 29189511 stat line. These are the rules published in january 1892 in the school newspaper where he instituted the game. What might have been the firstever college basketball game was played feb. Archibald 18681947 became general secretary and physical director of the st. A history of hoops the watts history of sports stewart, mark on.
Tamika catchings is one of three women who recorded a quintupledouble in high school. The bulldogs womens and mens basketball teams both notched solid wins over their broncos counterparts on wednesday in gpac action at walz arena in seward. The history of the national basketball association nba of united states depicts the story of a humble beginning which evolved into a worldwide favorite game. However, in the 71year history of the league, there have only. Only two players in nba history have averaged 10 or more in 3 statistical categories in the regular season. An overview of the nba history is tantamount to travelling the timeline from the roots to the flourishing of basketball as a sport. Tim duncan holds the record for most career doubledoubles in the nba since the 198384 season. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Fowler, william chauncey, 17931881 the online books page. New york ap christian sengfelder scored a seasonhigh 27 points and fordham beat george mason in the opening round of the atlantic 10 tournament for the second straight year, 7165 on wednesday. Likewise, a quadrupledouble is when a player reaches double figures in four of the five, and a quintupledouble is a doubledigit total in all five categories in a game. No blocking a ball in downward flight towards the rim. Yesterdays games and scores from any date in baanba or aba history nba schedules team schedules and league schedules.
The first of these impressive performances came on march 3, 1990, during a game in which his houston rockets demolished the golden state warriors 129109. Booktopia has legends, best in basketball by howard bryant. I like this book because i can relate to the feelings and sensations because i play basketball. He holds a masters in literature from long island university and a bachelors in sociology from siena college. An imaginary cylinder exists that has the basket as its base. If you have children of different ages or want a hoop that will grow with your child, an adjustable basketball hoop is a great choice. Beyond the fact their new teams meet in the 2018 season opener, james daniels and josh jackson discovered friday being selected in the nfl draft can be accompanied with a little irony. For nonskaters like myself, quickly grasping the differences between a lutz, a salchow or an axel is not easy. The ncaa tournament gives college basketball fans the opportunity to witness the best the sport has to offer. Irbys doubledouble highlights college basketball action. As of december 27, 2008 no college player nor nba player has achieved a quintuple double.
Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Basketball reference utilizes official nba data for current nba, wnba, and gleague seasons. Stephen, new brunswick, ymca in 1892 and organized one of the first basketball games played in canada in the fall of 1892 in this town on the canadaus border. Proposal would affect when schools count toward automatic qualification waiting period. The year he recorded his quadruple double 1986, he was named both the most improved player of the year and the. Exploring the archaeological reality of the iron age inhabitants of barbarian europe, professor cunliffe traces the emergence of chiefdoms,patterns of expansion and migration, and the development of celtic ethnicity and identity.
What is the closest anybody has gotten to a quintuple double. Jan 23, 2016 andale used a variety of scoring methods in its 7248 victory over haven on saturday night to win its second straight adolph rupp tournament. The britishborn sports journalist chadwick, who had been studying and writing about the game since the late 1850s, pushed spaldings tolerance to the limit by asserting, in spaldings official base ball guide for 1903, that our. Plus ship your books for free and get paid cash, fast. Born in buffalo, new york, book was educated at canisius college, but came to new zealand in 1994 to play in the nbl. A history of the sports reference sponsorship system. Purdues carsen edwards has been named college basketballs top returning player by ncaa march madness. By 1905, pitcherturned sporting goods entrepreneur albert spalding was sorely fed up with his friend henry chadwicks notions concerning baseballs origins. According to the march 1915 issue of the wofford college journal, the team had a pretty good run during the winter of 1915. Thats to say, a quintupledouble has never been reported in any professional basketball league. It would be awesome to see somebody do it, but i dont think that anybody ever got it, maybe somewhere where it was unofficial, like at a high school game, but its still hard to imagine. Here is the complete history of the di womens basketball championship game, including scores, national champions, winning coaches, national runnersup, and womens final four locations. Naismith was a 31year old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to.
Yesterdays games and scores from any date in baanba or aba history. He was consistently one of the best post players in. In pursuit of the elusive quintupledouble the scorecrow. The first man or woman in recorded basketball history to record a quintupledouble duncanville high school in 1997, catchings leadership, tenacity and allaround skills led the indiana fever to becoming one of the wnbas elite franchises. In 1961 russell posted what would be the earliest known quadruple double and if they were recorded, would be the still standing steals record.
The bottom line, the record books and retired jerseys, can never fully do justice to this wild, chaotic, and energetic game. The first intercollegiate basketball game was played on feb. Blocks and steals were not official stats until 1974, the year aft. At walmart, youll find every day low prices on all kinds of basketball equipment, including balls, hoops, training and coaching equipment and protective pads and gear. In quest of the quintuple salchow the salchow you hear it every winter games, and you still cant figure out what it is.
Dec 21, 2016 originally from truro, nova scotia, lyman w. The bulldogs made just five secondhalf field goals the last of which came with 6. Similar to a tripledouble, a quadrupledouble is recorded when a player registers double figures in any four of the five primary stat categories points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. It first appears as a gift book from the hayes lithographing co. I mean a triple double it hard to get and so is a quadruple double, so getting 10 of basically everything that you can do is very hard. Earn more cash by selling your used textbooks to bookbyte.
A doubledouble is when a player records ten or more in two of the five statistics, and a tripledouble is a doubledigit total in three of the five. She had 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks in a game in 1997 her senior year. Pride in the wildcats great success is the one thing upon which we can all agree. Listed at 210 cm and 112 kg, book played the centre position. James naismith, a physical education teacher who was given the task of developing an indoor game from which the history of basketball evolved.
Selected and annotated bibliography guide to coaching. Ranking the 10 most unbreakable records in college basketball history 0 of 10 some records are so exceptional that there is little or no chance that they will be broken. Through the years, many great players have worn the blue and white and doug brunk, in his new book wildcat memories. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. No, with the caveat that blocks and steals were not official stats until the 197374 season so it is possible that oscar robertson or bill russell or wilt chamberlain or someone from that era did it without the paper trail to prove it. However, four nba players have achieved a quadruple double. The only verified quintuple double in basketball history was achieved by tamika catchings of duncanville tx high school. What is the summary of the poem kitchen by taufiq rafat. We offer a great selection of books on basketball history, the best teams and matches, album of famous basketball moments, the best choice for every basketball collector. For you n00bs, a quintuple double also known as a 1010101010 is when a player accumulates 10 or more points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks within a single game. Individual records 2 individual records basketball records are confined to the modern era, which began with the 193738 season, the first without the center jump after each goal.
The first basketball hoops were peach baskets with the bottom intact. Tw0time nba champion hakeem olajuwon is the only person in nba history to record more than one quadrupledouble in a game. Since the february issue of the journal, the wofford basketball team has been going at a rapid clip. The most inspiring women in food throughout history. Jan 16, 2018 a quickly exchanged glance led to what may have been the best play of the 201718 college basketball season by a pair of walkon players.
These overlapping time periods will help us get a more organized look at how far weve come. Booktopia legends, best in basketball by howard bryant. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. The ancient celts presents an absorbing account of the tribes whose origins and identity still provoke heated debate. The first player ever to get a quintuple double in the nba was wilt chamberlain. The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in springfield, massachusetts by canadian physical education instructor james naismith as a less injuryprone sport than football. When the announcement came sunday night that the university of denver mens lacrosse team was seeded no. One of the most august positions in world economics is held by penns founder, benjamin franklin. What is the history of quadruple doubles in basketball. In basketball, a doubledouble refers to a player, in a single game, accumulating ten or more of. The city game shines light on one of basketball s darkest moments the 50 city college of new york beavers were the only team to.
For tripledoubles and double doubles, the individual had to reach double. Why was rizal not given his degree of licentiate after finishing his medical course. In boys action, cartersville native adrian rodgers is having a big season at the division i level, while former excel teammates elijah robinson and rudy winters are contributing to their college teams as well. Rudy tomjanovich inducted into the basketball hall of fame. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball approximately 9.
The rules were still changing almost yearly, resulting in vast differences in player performance. Has anyone had a tripledouble in blocks, steals and. Oct 01, 1997 hoops by robert burleigh is a great and easy read and i recommend this book to people who like basketball and poetry books. She retired as the wnba postseason leader in points 1,141, rebounds 598, free throws 356, steals 152, doubledoubles 27 and minutes played 2,310.
Officials had to get the ball out after each basket. The college basketball season continues for former bartow county high school players. Takeaways kentucky is unquestionably the best team in college basketball right now. Inside stories from kentucky basketball greats recounts many interesting personal details from the lives of some of the best in wildcat lore. Buy a discounted paperback of legends online from australias leading online bookstore. Valparaiso university womens basketball senior dani franklin cedar rapids, iowa george washington has been named a participant in the 2018 so you want to be a coach program, hosted by the womens basketball coaches association in partnership with the alliance of women coaches. How the nba went global basketball may be americanmade, but its increasingly the worlds game players from the field school washington and nanyang model high school shanghai basketball teams. For you n00bs, a quintupledouble also known as a 1010101010 is when a player accumulates 10 or more points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks within a single game. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
Find books about basketball history and famous basketball. There have been only five quadruple doubles by four different players in the nbas entire history. The only 4 nba players to have recorded a quadruple double. But women have long been behind some of the most impressive achievements in the food world throughout history, and theres no better time to celebrate them than on international womens day on march 8. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. The invention of basketball and the canadian participants in. This book is about the feelings and sensations when you are playing basketball.
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