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    Miracles on the Hardwood.    John Gasaway. The Hope-and-a-Prayer story of a winning tradition in catholic college basketball. Many books discuss the history of basketball particularly college basketball in this case.     The teams, the coaches, the players, the styles, the trends and the origin.    However, not many books claim to not only delve into college basketball lore but also focus on the concept and rise of how catholic and Jesuit colleges have been part of the growth for this sport nearly since its inception.   In Miracles on the Hardwood, the author, John Gasaway, covers the history of basketball and introduces many players, coaches and schools.      What may set this book apart, though, is the intense discussion of how catholic based schools used the sport to springboard their universities, brand and name while being remarkably successful in doing so. Early in the book, Gasaway, an ESPN colleg...