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John Gorman is an RTC contributor. Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game. We plan on rolling out 24 of these babies, so tweet your favorites at us @rushthecourt or email us directly at rushthecourt@yahoo.com. This week, we go modern with a superb uniform that is as interesting as any you’ll find throughout the annals. To see the entire list to date, click here.

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John Gorman is an RTC contributor. Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game. We plan on rolling out 24 of these babies, so tweet your favorites at us @rushthecourt or email us directly at rushthecourt@yahoo.com. This week, we travel back to an era of powerful and fearsome basketball emanating from our nation’s capital. To see the entire list to date, click here.

You’ve probably asked yourself. “What’s a Hoya?” You wouldn’t be alone. Many think a Hoya is the [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/14/best-dressed-hoya-paranoia/feed/ 4 Best Dressed: Indiana Hoosiers http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/06/best-dressed-indiana-hoosiers/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/06/06/best-dressed-indiana-hoosiers/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=38240

John Gorman is an RTC contributor.  Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game.  We plan on rolling out 24 of these babies, so tweet your favorites at us @rushthecourt or email us directly at rushthecourt@yahoo.com. This week, we honor the timeless classics of our friends from Bloomington, Indiana.  To see the entire list to date, click here.

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John Gorman is an RTC contributor.  Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game.  We plan on rolling out 24 of these babies, so tweet your favorites at us @rushthecourt or email us directly at rushthecourt@yahoo.com. This week, we recall the great Maryland uniforms from the mid-90s through the early 2000s.  To see the entire list to date, click here.

Fear the turtle. A phrase that elicits smiles from same mouth which speaks its words, but before [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/05/31/best-dressed-1995-2004-maryland-terrapins/feed/ 0 Best Dressed: 1980s Syracuse Orangemen http://rushthecourt.net/2011/05/23/best-dressed-1980s-syracuse-orangemen/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/05/23/best-dressed-1980s-syracuse-orangemen/#respond Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:33 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=37767

John Gorman is an RTC contributor.  Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game.  We plan on rolling out 24 of these babies, so tweet your favorites at us @rushthecourt or email us directly at rushthecourt@yahoo.com. This week, we tip things off with the Syracuse threads from the 1980s.  For the complete list to date, click here.

You young whipper-snappers may not remember, but there was a time long before the “men” and “women” were unceremoniously axed from the [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/05/23/best-dressed-1980s-syracuse-orangemen/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part eight) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/09/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-eight/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/09/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-eight/#respond Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:18:56 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24592

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Eight: MARKETING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/09/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-eight/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part seven) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/02/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-seven/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/02/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-seven/#respond Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:14:51 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24590

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Seven: MARKETING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/11/02/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-seven/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part six) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/26/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-six/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/26/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-six/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:14:37 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24585

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Six: MARKETING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting North Carolina, Michigan State hosting Texas and going to Duke. But for the [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/26/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-six/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part five) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/19/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-five/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/19/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-five/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:15:38 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24560

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Five: SCHEDULING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/19/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-five/feed/ 2 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part four) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/12/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-four/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/12/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-four/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:33:25 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24559

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Four: SCHEDULING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting North Carolina, Michigan State hosting Texas [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/12/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-four/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part three) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/05/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-three/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/05/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-three/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:10:34 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24544

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Three: SCHEDULING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting North Carolina, Michigan State hosting Texas and going to Duke. But [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/10/05/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-three/feed/ 4 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level (part two) http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/28/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-two/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/28/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-two/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:11:20 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24535

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

To read the entire In Their Words series, click here.

Part Two: RECRUITING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting North Carolina, Michigan State hosting Texas and going to Duke. But [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/28/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level-part-two/feed/ 0 In Their Words: Life at the Mid-Major Level http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/21/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/21/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:33:35 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24496

Andrew Murawa is the RTC correspondent for the Pac-10 and Mountain West Conferences and an occasional contributor.

Part One: RECRUITING

Over the summer, we’ve spent time hearing about some of the next big-name recruits on their way to college basketball: Jared Sullinger and Harrison Barnes, Anthony Davis and Michael Gilchrist. We’ve heard the big-time schools announce their high profile games on their upcoming schedules: Kentucky going to the Maui Invitational and visiting North Carolina, Michigan State hosting Texas and going to Duke. But for the vast majority of Division I programs, they’ve been flying [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/21/in-their-words-life-at-the-mid-major-level/feed/ 1 The RTC Big Four State Tournament: Championship Game http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/16/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-championship-game/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/16/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-championship-game/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:27:10 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24446

We’re down to the final two of the RTC Big Four State Tournament, and this is pretty much where we all expected to be when the brackets were released, right?  #1 Indiana will take on #2 North Carolina in a classic battle of roundball states chock full of schools who take their hoops very seriously.  There are several interesting storylines here, not least of which is the unusual circumstance that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Butler’s Brad Stevens will once again face off with a national title on the line and several of the same players in tow (Duke’s Nolan Smith [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/16/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-championship-game/feed/ 10 The RTC Big Four State Tournament: Final Four http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/14/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-final-four/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/14/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-final-four/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:03:31 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=24389

We’re now down to the Final Four of the RTC Big Four State Tournament.  Last week was the quarterfinal round, and we saw as three of the favorites (#1 Indiana, #2 North Carolina, #4 Texas) advanced to the Final Four while #3 Pennsylvania was downed at the buzzer by upstart #6 Florida.  There was a very strong public consensus among the top two seeds advancing (85% and 90%, respectively), while the fan vote was a little less confident in Pennsylvania (70%) and Texas (72%).  Of course, we here at RTC had the Sunshine State (with afternoon rain) squad coached by Billy Donovan [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/14/the-rtc-big-four-state-tournament-final-four/feed/ 0