Playing for Knight: My Six Seasons with Coach Knight
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Steve Alford, a standout guard who earned All-American honours, recounts his years playing under Bob Knight, the demanding and famously temperamental coach at Indiana University. He describes life inside the Hoosiers program, from the pressure of daily practice and competition to the relationship between a fiercely driven coach and the players who worked under him. The story builds toward the team's march to the 1987 NCAA championship, offering an insider's view of one of college basketball's most intense programs.
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