define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Daquien McNeil – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:45:24 +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 Anonymous Nate Mason Fitting in Nicely at Minnesota http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/11/anonymous-nate-mason-fitting-in-nicely-for-the-gophers/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/11/anonymous-nate-mason-fitting-in-nicely-for-the-gophers/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:31:09 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=106639

After winning the NIT last year, Minnesota‘s fortunes this season were widely believed to be keyed by their veterans. Seniors Andre Hollins, Deandre Mathieu, Maurice Walker and Elliott Eliason all played large roles in last season’s transition from Tubby Smith to Richard Pitino’s NIT championship squad. They are in fact doing so this season, with Hollins leading the team in scoring, Walker leading the team in rebounds and blocks, and Mathieu leading the team in assists. But it has also been freshman Nate Mason who has made his presence felt as the first guard off the bench. His importance has been necessary with the loss of Daquien [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/11/anonymous-nate-mason-fitting-in-nicely-for-the-gophers/feed/ 0 Daquien McNeil Indefinitely Suspended From Minnesota http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/25/daquien-mcneil-gets-indefinitely-suspended-from-minnesota/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/25/daquien-mcneil-gets-indefinitely-suspended-from-minnesota/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:58:10 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=106370

News broke early Tuesday morning that Minnesota will be without one of their guards during their two-game stretch, and possibly for much longer than that. Sophomore Daquien McNeil has been suspended indefinitely as he is being investigated in a domestic violence case. The guard from Baltimore is averaging 3.3 points and 2.5 assists in 18.8 minutes per game so far this season. Gopher athletic director Norwood Teague said: “We are currently gathering information and cooperating with the authorities. This athletics department values respect and positively impacting the lives of others and will not tolerate any form of domestic assault from [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/25/daquien-mcneil-gets-indefinitely-suspended-from-minnesota/feed/ 0