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2010-11 RTC Season Preview: Complete Overview

nvr1983 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:31:43 +0000

Some of you may have noticed that we at RTC have been pretty busy getting lately. For those of you who have been keeping up to date on everything happening at RTC we would like to thank you. For those slackers who like to procrastinate in getting ready for the season (and you know who you are), we have put together this not-so-brief but comprehensive guide to get you ready for the season.

The RTC Top 25: Hard to pick against Duke this year, as all five of our voters were in agreement that Coach [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big Ten

rtmsf — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:02:29 +0000

Josh & Mike from Big Ten Geeks contributed this preview for the Big Ten Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Purdue (14-4) MSU (14-4) Minnesota (12-6) Michigan (12-6) Ohio St. (11-7) Illinois (9-9) Wisconsin (8-10) Northwestern (6-12) Penn St. (5-13) Indiana (5-13) Iowa (3-15)

All-Conference Team:

Kalin Lucas (G), Michigan State (110.2 ORtg, 28.6 Shot Percentage) William Buford (G), Ohio State (108.1 ORtg, 27.6 Shot Percentage) Evan Turner (F), Ohio State (108.3 ORtg, 25.3 Shot Percentage) DeShawn Sims (F), Michigan (108.6 ORtg, 30.3 Shot Percentage) JaJuan Johnson (C), Purdue (112.3 ORtg, 8.1 Block Percentage)

6th Man. Robbie Hummel (F), Purdue.

Impact Newcomer. D.J. Richardson (G), Illinois.

What You Need to Know.

The Big 10 is Very Good This Year. No, really, we [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #2 – ACC

rtmsf — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:01 +0000

Steven Moore is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

North Carolina (13-3) Duke (12-4) Clemson (10-6) Maryland (10-6) Georgia Tech (9-7) Wake Forest (8-8) Boston College (8-8) Virginia Tech (7-9) Florida State (6-10) Miami (5-11) Virginia (5-11) North Carolina State (3-13)

All-Conference Team (with 2008-09 per-game averages):

Greivis Vasquez (G), Sr., Maryland – 17.5 points, 5 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 33% 3-pt Malcolm Delaney (G), Jr. Virginia Tech – 18.1 points, 4.5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 35% 3-pt Kyle Singler (F), Jr., Duke – 16.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 39% 3-pt Trevor Booker (F), Sr., Clemson – 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2 blocks Ed Davis (F), Soph., [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #3 – Big East

rtmsf — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:43:28 +0000

Rob Dauster of Ballin is a Habit is the RTC correspondent for the Big East Conference.

Predicted order of finish:

Villanova West Virginia UConn Cincinnati Louisville Georgetown Syracuse Seton Hall Pittsburgh Notre Dame Marquette South Florida Rutgers Providence St. John’s DePaul

Preseason Awards.

Player of the Year. Luke Harangody, Notre Dame Newcomer of the Year. Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati Breakout Player of the Year. Kemba Walker, UConn

All-Conference First Team.

Kemba Walker, UConn Scottie Reynolds, Villanova Devin Ebanks, West Virginia Greg Monroe, Georgetown Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

All-Conference Second Team.

Jerome Dyson, UConn Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia Wesley Johnson, Syracuse Lazar Hayward, Marquette

All-Conference Third Team.

Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati Corey Fisher, Villanova Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall Stanley Robinson, UConn Samardo Samuels, Louisville

All-Rookie Team.

Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati Peyton Siva, Louisville Maalik Wayns, Villanova Dante Taylor, Pitt Mouphtaou Yarou, Villanova

What you need [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #4 – Big 12

rtmsf — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:11 +0000

Patrick Sellars is the RTC correspondent for the Big 12 Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Kansas (15-1) Texas (14-2) Oklahoma (11-5) Kansas State (10-6) Missouri (9-7) Texas A&M (8-8) Oklahoma State (8-8) Iowa State (7-9) Baylor (5-11) Texas Tech (4-12) Nebraska (3-13) Colorado (2-14)

All Conference Team:

Sherron Collins (G), Kansas Willie Warren (G) Oklahoma Craig Brackins (F) Iowa State Damion James (F), Texas Cole Aldrich (C), Kansas

6th Man. James Anderson (G) Oklahoma State

Impact Newcomer. Xavier Henry (G), Kansas

What You Need to Know.

KU Dominance. Of the 13 years that the Big 12 has held a conference tournament, Kansas has won the crown six times, which is the most of any Big 12 school. Kansas has been deemed the regular [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #5 – SEC

rtmsf — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:18:26 +0000

Paul Jordan of Wildcat Blue Blog is the RTC correspondent for the Southeastern Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

SEC EAST

Kentucky (13-3) Tennessee (11-5) South Carolina (10-6) Vanderbilt (10-6) Florida (7-9) Georgia (2-14)

SEC WEST

Mississippi State (10-6) Mississippi (9-7) Arkansas (9-7) Alabama (7-9) LSU (6-10) Auburn (4-12)

All-Conference Team:

John Wall (G), Kentucky Devan Downey (G), South Carolina Tyler Smith (F), Tennessee Patrick Patterson (F), Kentucky Jarvis Varnado (F), Mississippi State

6th Man. Terrico White (G), Mississippi

Impact Newcomer. John Wall (G), Kentucky

What You Need to Know. After missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 years, the Kentucky Wildcats are poised to regain their role at the top of the SEC, having added the number [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #6 – Pac-10

rtmsf — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:01:49 +0000

Ryan ZumMallen of LBPostSports.com is the RTC correspondent for the Big West and Pac-10 Conferences.

Predicted Order of Finish:

California (13-5) Washington (12-6) UCLA (11-7) Oregon (10-8) Arizona (10-8) Stanford (8-10) Oregon State (8-10) Washington State (7-11) Arizona State (6-12) USC (5-13)

All-Conference Team:

Nic Wise (G), Arizona Jerome Randle (G), Cal Patrick Christopher (F), Cal Landry Fields (F), Stanford Michael Dunigan (C), Oregon

Impact Newcomer. Abdul Gaddy (G), Washington

What You Need to Know. A legendary NCAA powerhouse, the Pac-10 Conference practically owned property in the Final Four in recent years. Last season, though, no team made it to the promised land with a flurry of budding superstars bolting for the NBA – leaving the Pac-10 fumbling to reload with [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #7 – Mountain West

rtmsf — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:02:23 +0000

Andrew Murawa of The Great Leap Backward is the RTC correspondent for the Mountain West Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

BYU 12-4 UNLV 11-5 San Diego State 10-6 Utah 10-6 New Mexico 9-7 TCU 7-9 Wyoming 6-10 Colorado State 5-11 Air Force 2-14

All-Conference Team:

Jimmer Fredette (G), Jr, BYU (16.2ppg, 4.0 apg) Carlon Brown (G), Jr, Utah (9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.3 apg) Afam Muojeke (F), Soph, Wyoming (13.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg) Jonathan Tavernari (F), Sr, BYU (15.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg) Zvonko Buljan (C), Sr, TCU (12.3 ppg, 7.8 rpg)

6th Man: Billy White, Sr, San Diego State (8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg)

Impact Newcomer: Derrick Jasper, Jr, UNLV

What You Need to Know. The Mountain West Conference is consistently one [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #8 – Conference USA

rtmsf — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:49:18 +0000

RTC is seeking a 2009-10 correspondent for Conference USA. If you’re interested, please email us at rushthecourt@yahoo.com

Predicted Order of Finish:

Tulsa (13-3) UTEP (12-4) Memphis (12-4) Houston (11-5) Marshall (9-7) Southern Miss (8-8) Tulane (8-8) UAB (6-10) Rice (6-10) Central Florida (6-10) East Carolina (3-13) SMU (1-15)

All-Conference Team:

Aubrey Coleman (G), Houston Arnett Moultrie (F/C), UTEP Jerome Jordan (C), Tulsa Ben Uzoh (G), Tulsa Randy Culpepper (G), UTEP

Impact Newcomer. Will Coleman (F), Memphis

6th Man. Kelvin Lewis (G), Houston (not a true “6th man” but could easily be on the first team)

What You Need To Know. Everyone knows about Memphis’ off-season. First and foremost, it’s important [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #9 – Atlantic 10

nvr1983 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:58:03 +0000

Joseph Dzuback of Villanova by the Numbers is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic 10.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Dayton (14-2) Richmond (12-4) Xavier (11-5) La Salle (11-5) Duquesne (10-6) Charlotte (9-7) Temple (9-7) Massachusetts (8-8) Rhode Island (7-9) George Washington (6-10) St. Bonaventure (5-11) St. Louis (4-12) St. Joseph’s (4-12) Fordham (2-14)

All-Conference Team:

Kevin Anderson (G), Richmond (36.8 MPG, 16.6 PPG, 2.8 APG) Rodney Green (G), La Salle (35.3 MPG, 17.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.4 APG) Levoy Allen (F), Temple (31.3 MPG, 10.9 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.5 BPG) Chris Wright (F), Dayton (26.1 MPG, 13.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.3 BPG) Damian Saunders (F), Duquesne (34.6 MPG, 13.1 PPG, 7.6 rpg, 2.4 [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #10 – Missouri Valley Conference

rtmsf — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:51 +0000

Patrick Marshall of White and Blue Review is the RTC correspondent for the Missouri Valley Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Creighton (24-6, 14-4) Northern Iowa (23-6, 13-5) Wichita St. (23-8, 12-6) Southern Illinois (21-8, 12-6) Illinois St. (23-7, 11-7) Bradley (19-10, 10-8) Indiana St. (17-13, 8-10) Drake (13-18, 5-13) Evansville (10-19, 3-15) Missouri St. (9-21, 2-16)

All-Conference Team. This is a guard laden league which will populate the Missouri Valley All-Conference team this season.

Kevin Dillard (G), So., Southern Illinois ( 12.2 pts., 4.2 ast.)—The bright spot for Southern Illinois last season is a tenacious ball handler and defender. Clevin Hannah (G), Sr., Wichita St. (11.2 pts. 4.3 ast.)—Hannah comes in as the leader for [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #11 – Horizon League

rtmsf — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:15:02 +0000

John Templon of Chicago College Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Butler (17-1) Wright State (14-4) Milwaukee (12-6) Cleveland State (11-7) Green Bay (10-8) Loyola (8-10) Valparaiso (7-11) Detroit (5-13) Youngstown State (4-14) UIC (2-16)

All-Conference Team:

Vaughn Duggins (G), Wright State – 13.8 ppg, 2.7 apg in 2008-09 season. Troy Cotton (G), Green Bay – 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg Norris Cole (G), Cleveland State – 13.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg Gordon Hayward (F), Butler – 13.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg Matt Howard (F/C), Butler – 14.8, 6.8 rpg (last season’s Horizon League Player of the Year)

6th Man. Jordan Hicks (G/F), Loyola-Chicago

Impact Newcomer. Milos Milosevic (F), Valparaiso. The 6’7″ Croatian junior college [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #12 – WAC

rtmsf — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:36:17 +0000

Sam Wasson of bleedCrimson.net and Travis Mason-Bushman of Vandal Nation are the RTC correspondents for the Western Athletic Conference.

Travis’ Predicted Order of Finish:

Idaho (11-5) Utah State (11-5) New Mexico State (10-6) Nevada (10-6) Louisiana Tech (8-8) Fresno State (7-9) Boise State (6-10) San Jose State (5-11) Hawaii (4-12)

Sam’s Predicted Order of Finish:

New Mexico State (13-3) Utah State (12-4) Nevada (11-5) Idaho (11-5) Louisiana Tech (9-7) Fresno State (6-10) Boise State (5-11) San Jose State (3-13) Hawaii (2-14)

All-Conference Team:

Mac Hopson (G), Idaho Jahmar Young (G), New Mexico State Luke Babbitt (F), Nevada Sylvester Seay (F), Fresno State Magnum Rolle (C), Louisiana Tech

6th Man. Kyle Gibson (G), Louisiana Tech

Impact Newcomer. Steffan Johnson (G), Idaho

What You Need to Know. [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #13 – CAA

rtmsf — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:14:13 +0000

Ryan Kish of George Mason Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Old Dominion (14-4) Northeastern (13-5) George Mason (12-6) Virginia Commonwealth (12-6) James Madison (11-7) Hofstra (10-8) Georgia State (9-9) Drexel (8-10) Delaware (6-12) Towson (5-13) UNC-Wilmington (5-13) William & Mary (3-15)

All-Conference Team:

Charles Jenkins (G), Hofstra Matt Janning (G), Northeastern Cam Long (G), George Mason Gerald Lee (F), ODU Larry Sanders (F), VCU

6th Man. Sherrod Wright, George Mason

Impact Newcomer. Rashanti Harris, Georgia State

What You Need to Know:

The CAA returns 73 percent of last year’s starters (44 of 60). Last season the CAA sent five teams [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #14 – West Coast

rtmsf — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:45:57 +0000

Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the West Coast Conference. Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Portland (11-3) Gonzaga (10-4) Saint Mary’s (8-6) San Diego (7-7) Santa Clara (6-8) Loyola Marymount (6-8) USF (5-9) Pepperdine (3-11)

All-Conference Team:

Matt Bouldin (G), Gonzaga Kevin Foster (G), Santa Clara Dior Lowhorn (F), USF Kevin Young (F), Loyola Omar Samhan (C), Saint Mary’s

6th man. Nik Raivio, Portland

Impact newcomer. Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary’s

What You Need to Know.

Going International. The 2010 season marks the WCC’s most pronounced bow to international athletes, with every team having at least two foreign-born [...]