Butler's Big Dance

<p>The Butler Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA National Championship basketball game against Duke University upon defeating Michigan State on April 3 2010. With only 4500 students Butler was the smallest school to play for a national championship since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Coached by Brad Stevens--just three years into his position as head basketball coach--the undefeated Bulldogs were a hometown team playing before a hometown crowd on the national stage. Two days later Butler lost narrowly to Duke 61-59 but their run for the championship had become a national phenomenon. From her vantage point as a Butler professor acclaimed writer Susan Neville observed (and participated in) Hoosier Hysteria firsthand. In <i>Butler's Big Dance </i>she intertwines her recollections of the events with interviews anecdotes and photographs to bring readers a taste of the on-campus and courtside excitement of the Bulldogs' David-and-Goliath bid for the national title.</p>