Chapters 10-12 Summary and Analysis

Coach Wooden says he wants to coach in the Big Ten where he had played college ball. ISU attends the NAIA tournament during his second year as coach — the young black man was welcomed this time. The team earns a runner-up spot and several coaching offers are offered to Coach Wooden.

He considers jobs at the University of Minnesota and UCLA. Both schools offer him jobs, but Minnesota must get approval for him to bring one of his assistant coaches along with him. Minnesota will call him at 6:00 one night while UCLA is set to call at 7:00. A snow storm keeps the Minnesota rep from calling on time so when the UCLA call comes at 7, he accepts the job. He knows the facilities at UCLA are poor but is surprised to find that the team is also horrible...