m<br > INTRODUCTION<br > by Mike Douchant<br >I first decided to write a comprehensive guide Iege Basketball Yearbook. So I m well aware that<br > to college basketball while browsing through "repeat" publication needs to be refined in sub<br > periodicals at book stores. There， I noticed sequent editions in order to continue to be dis<br >longstanding and respected encyclopedias cov- tinctive and edify diehard fans. I think reader~<br >ering major league baseball， the NFL， and NBA. already exposed to the book let alone newcom<br >I found it irksome， given my passion fur the ers will be pleased by much of the fine-tuning.<br >game， that a similar comprehensive volume on<br >college basketball wasn t available. If no one else College basketball in general also nee&<br >would tackle the project， I d be willing to take it modification， although the engaging spor<br >on. After all， "Final Four" has ascended to a remains grand and has become an essential lab<br >spotlight previously reserved for marquee ric gracing our lives. It has become my goal tha<br >events such as the Masters， Super Bowl， World whatever level of interest you possess will b(<br >Series， Indianapolis 500， Kentucky Derby and piqued and you ll enjoy the vigor of collegc<br >major New Year s Day football bowl games. In hoops even more by making yourself familiaJ<br >1994， the Encyclopedia of College Basketball was with this handy guide.<br >published. Now an annual publication affiliated<br >with Inside Sports magazine， a monthly sports What s in the Book?<br >journal showcasing some of the best sportswrit- Naturally， the bulk of a much-needed sourc~<br >ers in the world， the Encyclopedia has become for today s college hoops fan needs to accentu-<br >Inside Sports College Basketball. I believe it ate major college basketball and the incredibly<br >remains the most authoritative book that anyone popular NCAA Division I Tournament. This<br >can find on college basketball， enterprising edition also includes pertinent<br > material on other significant levels of competi-<br > I was on the ground floor in helping create tion such as the NIT， small colleges (NAIA，<br >publications such as The Sporting News Basketball NCAA Divisions II and II1， and junior colleges)，<br >Yearbooks， Official NBA Register， and Lindy s Col- women s basketball， and the Olympics.<br >