{"product_id":"underdawgs-david-woods-9781451610581","title":"Underdawgs: How Brad Stevens and Butler University Built the Bulldogs for March Madness","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In the best John Feinstein tradition\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) the greatest college basketball story in decades--the Butler Bulldogs and their improbable run to two straight NCAA National Championship games--now updated in paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eButler University in Indianapolis became the smallest school in forty years to reach the NCAA championship game.\u003c\/b\u003e Calculated as a 200-to-1 shot to win, Butler came \u003ci\u003ethis close\u003c\/i\u003e to beating the heavily favored, perennial leaders of college basketball: the Duke Blue Devils in 2010. And in 2011, Butler advanced again to the finals, ultimately losing to UConn--but accomplishing so much. \u003ci\u003eUnderdawgs\u003c\/i\u003e tells the incredible and uplifting story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eButler's coach, thirty-three-year-old Brad Stevens, looked so young he was often mistaken for one of the players, but he had quickly become one of the best coaches in the nation by employing the Butler Way. This philosophy of basketball and life, adopted by the program, is based on five principles: humility, passion, unity, servanthood, and thankfulness. Even the most casual observer could see this in every player, on the court and off, from 2010 NBA first-round draft pick Gordon Hayward to the last guy on the bench. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch more than a sports story, \u003ci\u003eUnderdawgs\u003c\/i\u003e is the consummate David vs. Goliath tale--the Bulldogs proved they belonged in the spotlight and, in the process, won the hearts of sports fans everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451610580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451610581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"David Woods","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076259115263,"sku":"9781451610581","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe145661-4d43-4d68-af25-2397492914fe.jpg?v=1685464014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/underdawgs-david-woods-9781451610581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}