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RTC Live: Creighton @ Northwestern

rtmsf — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:34:36 +0000

Game #48. Mid-major power Creighton heads to the Chicag0 area to take on Northwestern, a team trying to load up on quality wins early.

Get out the Thanksgiving leftovers one more time and have a feast with more hoops. There is a great matchup on Sunday night between the Creighton Bluejays and the Northwestern Wildcats. Both teams could be NCAA contenders this season with many projections having them in the NCAA’s “First Four” expanded tournament. Creighton is sitting at 4-1, their only loss coming to Iowa State on a three pointer that should [...]

Morning Five: 11.19.10 Edition

jstevrtc — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:50:02 +0000

Never let it be said that Michigan State doesn’t take care of its own. Tom Izzo received a $500,000 raise from MSU yesterday as part of his reworked contract, plus 25 hours of personal-use time of a private plane every year. The quotes from athletic director Mark Hollis in this AP report via ESPN.com definitely give you a sense of how much Izzo means to both the school and the state, and that they have no problem doing whatever is necessary to make Izzo happy. Congrats on the raise and the wings, coach, but please, just make that aircraft carrier game happen next year. Mark [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big Ten

Brian Goodman — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:04:26 +0000

John Templon of Chicago College Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Big Ten Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish

1. Michigan State (15-3) 2. Ohio State (13-5) 3. Illinois (12-6) 4. Wisconsin (11-7) T5. Purdue (9-9) T5. Minnesota (9-9) T5. Northwestern (9-9) 8. Penn State (7-11) 9. Indiana (6-12) 10. Michigan (5-13) 11. Iowa (3-15)

All-Conference Team (key stats from last season in parentheses)

G: Demetri McCamey, Illinois (15.1 PPG, 6.8 APG) G: Kalin Lucas, Michigan State (14.9 PPG, 3.9 APG) F: Jon Leuer, Wisconsin (15.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG) F: John Shurna, Northwestern (18.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG) C: JaJuan Johnson, Purdue (15.2 PPG, 7.1 RPG)

6th Man

G: E’Twaun Moore, Purdue (16.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG)

Vegas Odds to Win the Super Six Conferences

rtmsf — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:00:11 +0000

Last week we took a look at the Vegas odds for the 60 or so teams that sportsbooks offer futures wagers on to win the 2011 national championship. In a complete surprise to nobody, Duke was at the very top of the list, but there were several mild eyebrow-raisers in the slots after the Blue Devils — Kentucky at #2, Memphis at #5, UNC at #7. This week we thought it might be interesting to take a look at another futures bet that is offered: the odds for each team to win its conference regular season title. Again, these odds [...]

Morning Five: 09.03.10 Edition

rtmsf — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:07:47 +0000

The wait continues. UConn was expected to release its response to eight NCAA allegations by the end of this week, but today the school released a statement that a second extension (the first was from August 20 until today) had been granted until September 7 (Tuesday next week). Of course, everyone is interested to hear how the school plans to respond to the allegations, but it’ll have to wait until after the Labor Day weekend. A second extension means somebody is going to be locked away in a windowless office all weekend, though — sucks to be them. UNC head coach [...]

The Loss of Kevin Coble Doesn’t Kill Northwestern’s NCAA Hopes

rtmsf — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:17:18 +0000

John Templon of Chicago College Basketball is the RTC correspondent for the Horizon League. He is also very familiar with the Chicago area basketball scene.

By now you’ve heard that Kevin Coble will not play for the Northwestern Wildcats during the 2010-11 season, or ever again. The recovery from his broken foot is taking longer than expected, and instead of continuing through grueling rehab with the chance of injuring it again during the season which would come with possible life-altering implications, Coble has decided to hang up his basketball shoes. Of course, this story is getting a [...]

Morning Five: 07.28.10 Edition

rtmsf — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:48:29 +0000

From the we are completely and utterly shocked, shocked we tell you, department, the two Drexel players who were arrested on Monday on suspicion of armed robbery were suspended indefinitely from the team yesterday. Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip will find it awfully tough to play basketball next year while in lockup anyway. Additional information from the WVU program yesterday revealed that head coach Bob Huggins actually broke seven ribs (#3-#9), not four as was originally reported. He is still having trouble breathing without pain and will continue to be held in a Las Vegas hospital until that pain subsides. Northwestern’s Kevin [...]

Big Ten Tournament Preview

rtmsf — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:17:45 +0000

The big thing from the past week. Big Ten season ends in three way tie. Exciting as the seesaw race was all year, it ended in melodramatic fashion as both Purdue and Michigan State hung on after Ohio State had already won out several days prior. The Boilers and Spartans took care of business, beating teams they were supposed to beat. Michigan State racked up back to back banners, but the big story is that this was the first title for Purdue since 1996. Now to see how many teams can go to the dance based [...]

Set Your Tivo: 01.19.10

nvr1983 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:32:08 +0000

Now that we’re starting to get into the meat of the college basketball conference we are starting to get quality games on a regular basis which means that we will be having the return of our regular feature. There isn’t a “blockbuster” game tonight like Texas-Kansas State, but there are 3 games that feature potential NCAA tournament teams matching up against each other that are worth keeping an eye on while you try to catch up on the last two hours of 24.

Northwestern at #25 Ohio State at 7 PM on Big Ten Network: This is clearly a [...]

RTC Live: Michigan State @ Northwestern

rtmsf — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:26:18 +0000

The last time Northwestern (10-2) and Michigan State (10-3) met the Wildcats pulled out a stunning 70-63 victory on the road. Of course the two leading scorers in that dramatic upset were Kevin Coble and Craig Moore, neither of whom will be on the court this afternoon. Instead the Wildcats are led by point guard Michael Thompson – one of the most underrated players in the Big Ten, forward John Shurna and freshman Drew Crawford. #11 Michigan State was supposed to be the class of the Big Ten this season, but the Spartans have struggled a bit early [...]

Boom Goes the Dynamite: 12.12.09

nvr1983 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:19:35 +0000

We are back with our first Boom Goes The Dynamite of the season (not counting our coverage of ESPN’s 24 Hours of Hoops Marathon). For those of you who are not familiar with this feature, we will be covering all of the important college basketball being played today in a live blog. So for those of you who love college basketball, we invite you to spend part (or all) of the day with us. If you’re still getting back into college basketball after spending the fall following a sport that does not let an undefeated team play for [...]

ATB: Thanksgiving Leftovers…

rtmsf — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:17:01 +0000

Ed. Note: sorry for the delay on Sunday’s ATB, but the travel schedule got in the way…

Over the weekend, there was something in the neighborhood of 145 college basketball games. Many were several times more compelling than watching Tim Tebow praise God one more time in another blowout Florida win or seeing the Charlie Weis Bataan death march at Notre Dame (although the Iron Bowl was good). With that in mind, we’re here to sort through our Thanksgiving leftovers to award the teams that most and least deserve a scrumptious plate of tofurkey and leeks (ok, [...]

ATB: Northwestern Really Misses Kevin Coble

rtmsf — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:38:46 +0000

A quiet day following the storm of the 24-hour marathon and on the eve of two tremendous CvC semifinal matchups tomorrow night in New York City…

Story of the Day. Butler Passes Its First Non-Conference Test. #10 Butler 67, Northwestern 54. It was a balanced effort last night for the Bulldogs who shook off a sluggish opener against Davidson to down the shorthanded Wildcats. Northwestern could have used leading scorer and rebounder Kevin Coble along with senior forward Jeff Ryan (both out with season-ending injuries) against a deeper Butler squad that saw five players notch nine points or better. [...]

RTC Live: Butler @ Northwestern

rtmsf — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:07:24 +0000

Welcome back to RTC Live as we continue our coast-to-coast coverage of key games of national interest. Tonight we’re coming to you from the campus of Northwestern University, along the shore of Lake Michigan, as the Wildcats take on #10 Butler in an interesting game between the Big Ten and the Horizon League. As I’m sure you’re well aware, Northwestern has been hit with a string of bad news lately, losing star forward Kevin Coble to a foot injury for the season and reserve Jeff Ryan to an ACL tear. Butler returns at full strength with stars Gordon [...]

Morning Five: 11.16.09 Edition

rtmsf — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:34 +0000

Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody said today that his star Kevin Coble’s foot bones are “out of alignment” due to an awkward landing last week and, barring an unforeseen diagnosis today, he will need surgery and have to miss the 2009-10 season. When it rains it pours, we guess, as Carmody also confirmed that senior guard Jeff Ryan was also done for the season after tearing his ACL in the Wildcats’ home opener on Friday night. Although Ryan isn’t a scorer, he provides necessary depth in the backcourt. Carmody isn’t taking the ‘blessing in disguise’ approach even though Northwestern will [...]