My Losing Season

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My Losing Season
Author Pat Conroy
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Autobiographical novel
Publisher Nan A. Talese
Publication date 2002
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 416 pp (hardback edition)

My Losing Season is an autobiographical novel by Pat Conroy. It mainly deals with his senior season as the starting point guard on the basketball team of The Citadel, from 1966 - 1967. Conroy describes his tumultuous relationship with his coach, Mel Thompson, as well as the harsh, malevolent, male-dominated society of The Citadel. The book also deals with the team's experience of losing. In his final season, his team finished 8-17.