define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); NCAA public recognition award – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 13 May 2010 20:47:33 +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 Prepare Yourselves, Duke Fans http://rushthecourt.net/2010/05/13/prepare-yourselves-duke-fans/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/05/13/prepare-yourselves-duke-fans/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 20:47:32 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=21684

This should make for some interesting in-game chants next season for opponents of the Duke Blue Devils, especially if Butler, Michigan State, or West Virginia is the opponent.

Of the squads taking part in the Final Four in Indianapolis this past March, three of them — Butler, Michigan State, and West Virginia — achieved Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores good enough to put them in the top 10% of all men’s college basketball teams, and therefore earn themselves an NCAA Public Recognition Award.  Yes, you read that right.  The only Final Four team not earning the award [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/05/13/prepare-yourselves-duke-fans/feed/ 1