define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); bo kimble – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Past Imperfect: The NCAA’s Greatest Weekend http://rushthecourt.net/2011/03/24/past-imperfect-the-ncaas-greatest-weekend/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/03/24/past-imperfect-the-ncaas-greatest-weekend/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:06:49 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=36156

Past Imperfect is a series focusing on the history of the game. Each week, RTC contributor JL Weill (@AgonicaBoss| Email) highlights some piece of historical arcana that may (or may not) be relevant to today’s college basketball landscape. This week: the greatest Sweet 16 and Elite Eight ever, the 1990 NCAA Tournament.

By the time the 1990 NCAA Tournament hit its second weekend, fans had already been treated to quite a show: 16th-seeded Murray State pushing top seed Michigan State to the wire; Loyola Marymount’s emotional return to the court following the tragic passing of All-American [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/03/24/past-imperfect-the-ncaas-greatest-weekend/feed/ 2 RTC Remembers Loyola Marymount 1989-90: Interview With Jeff Fryer http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:58:01 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=18708

March 4, 1990.

Quarterfinals, West Coast Conference Tournament.

Loyola Marymount vs Portland.  13:34 left, first half.

Hank Gathers had just scored on a dunk to put his Lions ahead, 25-13.  Unfortunately, we all know what happened soon after.

Twenty years to the day have passed since that moment, one of the most tragic in the history of college basketball.  Gathers, of course, was much more than the leader of the most exciting college team ever to take the floor, and what he meant to people as a friend and family member cannot be explained or summarized [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/03/03/rtc-remembers-loyola-marymount-1989-90-interview-with-jeff-fryer/feed/ 1