Tournament town, Kansas City

By Blair Kerkhoff

Subjects: NCAA Basketball Tournament. fast (OCoLC)fst01408992, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Tournaments, Basketball, Basketball coaches, Big Eight Conference, Basket-ball, Basketball players, Entraîneurs, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, History, Kansas City Kings (Basketball team), Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Joueurs de basket-ball

Description: "The madness started in Kansas City. Long before 68-team brackets, championships in massive stadiums, selection Sunday and even Dickie V., college basketball tournament frenzy was a March tradition in Kansas City. From the first tip-off in 1905--an event that attracted thousands--tournaments of the AAU, NAIA, NCAA and Big Eight/12 found homes in the downdown landscape and became part of Kansas City's sports DNA"--Front jacket flap.