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Morning Five: 04.17.13 Edition

nvr1983 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:40:59 +0000

In one of the least surprising early entry decisions ever Shabazz Muhammad announced that he would be leaving UCLA after one season during which he became two years older. Muhammad’s recruitment and arrival at UCLA was one of the more controversial ones and portended a career that was more hype than production. After Muhammad was reinstated (in part due to comments made by the boyfriend of a NCAA investigator on a cross-country flight) he showed flashes of ability that reminded people why he was considered the best player in his class for much of his senior year of high school, but [...]

St. John’s Freshmen Making the Most of a Rebuilding Season

EJacoby — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:43:56 +0000

Evan Jacoby is an RTC contributor and correspondent. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter. He filed this report after Georgetown’s win over St. John’s on Sunday.

As a basketball program, St. John’s and its fans have not had a whole lot to smile about this season. Sunday afternoon was no exception, when Georgetown came into Madison Square Garden and handed the Red Storm their fourth loss in five games with a 69-49 victory. But despite the result, freshman forward Maurice Harkless dazzled a packed crowd with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a comeback effort when his team was [...]

Jumping To Conclusions: The Wheels Are Coming Off The St. John’s Rebuilding Bus

mlemaire — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:46:00 +0000

In 2010, after six lackluster seasons — including zero NCAA Tournament appearances — under head coach Norm Roberts, St. John’s basketball needed to make a switch. But the program didn’t just need a coach who could develop players and win games. They needed a walking, talking defibrillator. Someone who could inject some life and enthusiasm back into one of the country’s most storied programs. What they got was Steve Lavin, an affable former television personality with plenty of coaching pedigree and the desire to talk to everybody he ran into.

Steve Lavin Was Hired To Rebuild At St. John's [...]

Who’s Got Next? Poythress Picks, Carter Commits and More…

Josh Paunil — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:50:18 +0000

Who’s Got Next? is a weekly column by Josh Paunil, the RTC recruiting guru. We encourage you to check out his website dedicated solely to college basketball recruiting, National Recruiting Spotlight, for more detailed recruiting information. Once a week he will bring you an overview of what’s going on in the complex world of recruiting, from who is signing where among the seniors to who the hot prospects are at the lower levels of the sport. If you have any suggestions as to areas we’re missing or different things you’d like to see, please let us know at rushthecourt@yahoo.com.

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Pac-12 Morning Five: 11.17.11 Edition

AMurawa — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:47 +0000

The Reeves Nelson suspension lasted a total of one game, as the mercurial junior power forward was reinstated on Wednesday after having missed UCLA’s Tuesday night loss to Middle Tennessee State. He’ll practice with the team today and travel with the team to play in the Maui Invitational early next week. In a statement announcing the decision, head coach Ben Howland said that Nelson “expressed to me in our meeting earlier that he desires to be a better person and better teammate going forward and, given that, I feel as though I should give him that opportunity.” Nelson issued his [...]

Big East Morning Five: 11.17.11 Edition

Patrick Prendergast — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:00:15 +0000

The St. John’s recruiting exodus continues. Norvel Pelle is the latest player to de-commit from Steve Lavin’s program. The news was initially reported by Johnny Jungle.com on Wednesday morning and confirmed by Pelle via Twitter later in the day. The 6’10” Pelle originally signed with St. John’s as a class of 2011 recruit but was declared academically ineligible in September along with fellow highly regarded signees, small forwards JaKarr Sampson and Amir Garrett. Garrett remains committed and is currently enrolled at Bridgton Academy (ME). However, Sampson re-opened his recruitment shortly after being declared ineligible and re-enrolled at Brewster Academy (NH), the same prep school he attended last year. St. John’s remains in [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big East Conference

Brian Goodman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:01:08 +0000

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The Realignment Circus Continues: The latest blow to the Big East came just recently as West Virginia was accepted into the Big 12. That leaves the Big East with 13 basketball schools remaining and a handful of others (football schools) desperately trying to flee the sinking ship. Commissioner John Marinatto has said he is committed to holding Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia to the 27-month notice provision in the conference’s bylaws but one has to wonder if a financial [...]

Who’s Got Next? Gary Goes Green, Mitchigan for McGary and More…

Josh Paunil — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:20:10 +0000

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Who’s Got Next? Elite Talents Commit, Top Classes Crumble and Prospects Discuss Realignment

Josh Paunil — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:12 +0000

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Morning Five: 09.16.11 Edition

nvr1983 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:36:45 +0000

St. John’s was dealt a major blow yesterday when the NCAA ruled that three of its prized freshman recruits–Amir Garrett, Jakarr Sampson, and Norvel Pelle–were ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the fall semester. This will be a huge blow for Steve Lavin, who was looking to build on his success last season with one of the top freshman classes in the country. St. John’s is planning on appealing to get the trio eligible for the spring semester, but the earliest that they could join the team would be for a practice on December 19 and see their first game-time action [...]

Around The Blogosphere: July 11, 2011

nvr1983 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:15:31 +0000

If you are interested in participating in our ATB2 feature, send in your submissions to rushthecourt@gmail.com. We will add to this post throughout the day as the submissions come in so keep on sending them.

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2011 recruits on campus; Norvel Pelle in summer classes to reach eligibility: “St. John’s banner class is coming to Queens, New York, home of Union Turnpike and a short F-train ride to the bright lights of Manhattan. There’s more excitement for this banner class to hit campus than any other recent season of St. John’s basketball. Most of the players are flying [...]

Who’s Got Next? UConn Grabs Calhoun, Tough Week For Tech, & Teague Carries Indiana…

Josh Paunil — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:14:10 +0000

Who’s Got Next? is a bi-weekly column by Josh Paunil, the RTC recruiting guru. We encourage you to check out his website dedicated solely to college basketball recruiting, National Recruiting Spotlight, for more detailed recruiting information. Twice a week he will bring you an overview of what’s going on in the complex world of recruiting, from who is signing where among the seniors to who the hot prospects are in the lower levels of the sport. If you have any suggestions as to areas we’re missing, please let us know at rushthecourt@yahoo.com.

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Recruiting Rumor Mill: 09.27.10 Edition

nvr1983 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:15:29 +0000

After a prolonged absence from the summer circuit it appears like Sonny Vaccaro, who was once quiet possibly the most powerful man in AAU basketball, is making his triumphant return. As Gary Parrish notes, Vaccaro should make things more interesting.

It’s already almost a week old, but ESPN released its team recruiting rankings and you will be shocked to see who is #1. Arizona was able to land some big names like Josiah Turner and Nick Johnson over the past few weeks, but as we pointed out last week their haul would be coming to an end soon due to [...]

Recruiting Rumor Mill: 09.20.10 Edition

nvr1983 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:15:07 +0000

Dear NCAA, We promise that we have not had any contact with recruits outside the parameters set forth by your upstanding institution.

Sincerely, Rush the Court

Obviously the big news this past week has been the punishment of Bruce Pearl and the effect it would have on Tennessee‘s ability to recruit. It looks like some players including RTC favorite Adonis Thomas are beginning to express some reservations about going to a school that is sure to be closely followed by the NCAA. The big actual recruiting news is that Arizona landed Josiah Turner, the #3 ranked point guard in this year’s [...]