The Perfect Game by Frank Fitzpatrick

 

 

Author: Frank Fitzpatrick

Publication Date:  January 2013

Time Setting: April 1,1985

Pages: 304

Geographical Setting: Lexington, Kentucky

Appeals: fast paced, easy to read, and compelling

Writing Style: Descriptive

Point of View: narrative

 

Subject: Basketball -- United States -- History. 
Villanova University -- Basketball. 
Georgetown University -- Basketball. 
NCAA Basketball Tournament -- History.

 

 

Synopsis:  The Perfect Game details the 1985 National Championship Game between Villanova University and Georgetown University and the lasting impact of Villanova’s victory had over the landscape of college basketball.  Through interviews and coaches, the book details how each team got to this game and how each team’s personality was through their coaches Rollie Massimino for Villanova and John Thompson for Georgetown.

 

 

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