NSMA's Top Five

From David J. Halberstam at Sports Broadcast Journal

From Cassandra Negley at Yahoo Sports

From Chris Bengel at CBS Sports

From Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger at Sports Illustrated

From AP Press at Winston Salem Journal

From Jimmy Traina at Sports Illustrated

From Joshua Rhett Miller at New York Post

From Michael Rosenberg at Sports Illustrated

From Zach Lowe at ESPN

From Spencer Ross at Sports Broadcast Journal

From Amelia Holland at Sports Broadcast Journal

After over forty years in Division 1 athletics, Mack McCarthy has documented his journey as a graduate assistant, an assistant coach, a head coach, an athletic administrator, as well as a television and radio analyst, in What I'm About To Tell You Is The Truth, Or Could Be.

Coach McCarthy has worked with and coached some of the most talented and colorful people in the game of basketball. While reviewing his own career, Coach shares an inside look at the game of college basketball and the reality behind the newspaper headlines and television broadcasts.

Coach Mack helped guide teams that went to eight NCAA tournaments and won a dozen championship rings. He also coached more than a dozen NBA Draft selections including multiple lottery picks like Charles Barkley, Chuck Person, Chris Morris, and Johnny Taylor. As a head coach his teams beat the likes of Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Louisville, NC State and many others.

In this fun to read book, Coach McCarthy has chronicled his relationships with players, coaches, media, administrators, friends, and boosters throughout his career.

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