Court justice : the inside story of my battle against the NCAA
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Contributors
McCann, Michael A., author.
Schaap, Jeremy, writer of foreword.
Published
New York, New York : Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp., 2018.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
796.323 OBANN
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Published
New York, New York : Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp., 2018.
Format
Book
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ix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes index.
Description
Gripping memoir about college basketball by game-changing, decorated veteran player Ed O'Bannon, with his co-writer Michael McCann, as they dig deep into O'Bannon's champion athletics and his radical act to bring a watershed, winning legal case against the Goliath that is the NCAA.
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"Like Curt Flood and Oscar Robertson, who paved the way for free agency in sports, Ed O'Bannon decided there was a principle at stake... O'Bannon gave the movement to reform college sports...passion and purpose, animated by righteous indignation." -Jeremy Schaap, ESPN journalist and New York Times bestselling author In 2009, Ed O'Bannon, once a star for the 1995 NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins and a first-round NBA draft pick, thought he'd made peace with the NCAA's exploitive system of "amateurism." College athletes generated huge profits, yet-training nearly full-time, forced to tailor coursework around sports, often pawns in corrupt investigations-they saw little from those riches other than revocable scholarships and miniscule chances of going pro. Still, that was all in O'Bannon's past...until he saw the video game NCAA Basketball 09. As avatars of their college selvesƯ-their likenesses, achievements, and playing styles-O'Bannon and his teammates were still making money for the NCAA. So, when asked to fight the system for players past, present, and future-and seeking no personal financial reward, but rather the chance to make college sports more fair-he agreed to be the face of what became a landmark class-action lawsuit. Court Justice brings readers to the front lines of a critical battle in the long fight for players' rights while also offering O'Bannon's unique perspective on today's NCAA recruiting scandals. From the basketball court to the court of law facing NCAA executives, athletic directors, and "expert" witnesses; and finally to his innovative ideas for reform, O'Bannon breaks down history's most important victory yet against the inequitable model of multi-billion-dollar "amateur" sports.
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In English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

O'Bannon, E., McCann, M. A., & Schaap, J. (2018). Court justice: the inside story of my battle against the NCAA (First Diversion books edition.). Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Bannon, Ed, 1972-, Michael A., McCann and Jeremy, Schaap. 2018. Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle against the NCAA. Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Bannon, Ed, 1972-, Michael A., McCann and Jeremy, Schaap. Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle against the NCAA Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

O'Bannon, Ed, Michael A. McCann, and Jeremy Schaap. Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle against the NCAA First Diversion books edition., Diversion Books, a division of Diversion Publishing Corp., 2018.

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