Morning Five: 07.25.11 Edition
Perhaps never in the history of modern college basketball has such an inconsequential player (to this point of his career) caused so much message board speculation over where he might ultimately land...
View ArticleMorning Five: 11.03.11 Edition
It’s a precipitous drop down the face of a monolith like El Capitan to go from the national championship game to losing to a D-II school at home, but Butler found itself in just that situation...
View ArticleRTC Live: Long Beach State @ Pittsburgh
After another exhausting but fun Hoops Marathon, RTC Live is back tonight with a couple of Big East teams taking on motivated mid-majors at home. Pitt comes in with a 2-0 record and is looking to...
View ArticleJumping To Conclusions: Why Pittsburgh Is Overrated… For Now
Tucked away, within the second-to-last sentence of the preview of his team in this week’s Sports Illustrated, Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs flashed a little bit of braggadaccio. “We’re good enough to...
View ArticleATB: Jimmy V, Jae Crowder, Mizzou & Washington’s Late Game Management Issues…
Tonight’s Lede. We Will Not Give Up. On this same night every year, we feel compelled to join Dick Vitale and the rest in our support of the V Foundation in its fight against cancer. And every year,...
View ArticleKey to UNC’s Title Hopes Lie With Kendall Marshall (But Not the Way You Think)
Will Rothschild is a RTC correspondent. He can be found on Twitter @warothschild. He filed this report following Saturday night’s North Carolina-Long Beach State game from Chapel Hill, N.C. Long Beach...
View ArticleThe Other 26: Week 11
I. Renko is an RTC columnist. He will kick off each weekend during the season with his analysis of the 26 other non-power conferences. Follow him on twitter @IRenkoHoops. It was a brutal week for the...
View ArticleThe Other 26: Bracket Analysis, South and West Regions
I. Renko is an RTC columnist. He will kick off each weekend during the season with his analysis of the 26 other non-power conferences. Follow him on twitter @IRenkoHoops. Regional Threats These are...
View ArticleRushed Reaction: #5 New Mexico 75, #12 Long Beach State 68
Three Key Takeaways. Steve Alford Can Coach. Dan Monson went with some trickery during what could have potentially been the game-winning play down the stretch, using a play called “Iowa” to try to get...
View ArticleMorning Five: 08.28.12 Edition
Long before Coach K, JJ Redick, Christian Laettner, or Johnny Dawkins, Duke basketball was defined by one name only: Art Heyman. One of only 13 Blue Devils to have his number retired and perhaps more...
View ArticleMorning Five: 10.30.12 Edition
The AP on Monday released its All-America squad and there were no surprises with this year’s group. Indiana’s Cody Zeller received all but one vote (64) for the first team (queue the Gary Parrish...
View ArticleCIO… the Big West Conference
John Hurwitz is the RTC correspondent for the Big West Conference. Looking Back Many predicted the Big West conference to have a down year after key departures from previous championship contenders...
View ArticleMorning Five: 01.24.13 Edition
With many observers expecting the NCAA to hand down its notice of allegations soon to Miami, the NCAA instead revealed that it was essentially putting its investigation from the Nevin Shapiro scandal...
View ArticleMorning Five: 06.19.14 Edition
Most college sports fans probably aren’t following the day-by-day action in the Ed O’Bannon vs. the NCAA case taking place in Oakland, California, this month, and why would they? First of all, there’s...
View ArticleEvaluating the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon: 29 Takeaways From 29 Hours of Action
My name is Andy Gripshover (@apgripsh) and I watched the entire ESPN Tip-Off Marathon. All 29 hours of it, from start to finish. Here are 29 takeaways from the proceedings. Denzel Valentine Was the...
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