define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); gary cunningham – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:42:43 +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 Reign of Doughnut Man http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/03/past-imperfect-the-reign-of-doughnut-man/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/03/past-imperfect-the-reign-of-doughnut-man/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:45:16 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=32441

Past Imperfect is a new series focusing on the history of the game. Every Thursday, RTC contributor JL Weill (@AgonicaBoss) highlights some piece of historical arcana that may (or may not) be relevant to today’s college basketball landscape. This week: the sine-wave career arc of Doughnut Man.

It’s still one of the NCAA tournament’s most indelible moments: disheveled Princeton coach Pete Carril grinning in disbelief moments after his backdoor-cutting Tigers stunned defending national champion UCLA in the first round of the 1996 NCAA tournament. Replayed over and over through the years, the moment resonates because [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/02/03/past-imperfect-the-reign-of-doughnut-man/feed/ 3