define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); ryan boatwright – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:03:37 +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 Five Takeaways from Championship Week Friday http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/14/five-takeaways-from-championship-week-friday/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/14/five-takeaways-from-championship-week-friday/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:05:05 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=108538

As we reach the pinnacle of Championship Week over the next few days, we’ll take a breath each morning to run down the top five storylines from the previous day’s action. There were 44 games spread across 18 conference tournaments on Friday — here’s the TL;DR version of what happened.

1. Which ACC Loss Was More Troubling: Duke or Virginia?

The story of Championship Week Friday is a complex one, but it has to open with what transpired in Greensboro last night. Top-seeded Virginia and second-seeded Duke were toppled in the ACC semifinals by North Carolina and Notre Dame, respectively; and both [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/14/five-takeaways-from-championship-week-friday/feed/ 0 On The Bubble: Reggie Johnson’s Suspension And Miami’s Gamble http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/27/on-the-bubble-reggie-johnsons-suspension-and-miamis-gamble/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/27/on-the-bubble-reggie-johnsons-suspension-and-miamis-gamble/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:33:49 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=63071

Reggie Johnson was suspended by the NCAA indefinitely for his family allegedly receiving improper travel benefits from a member of Frank Haith’s staff. It should sound like a broken record at this point: family receives impermissible benefits; school and player argue the player didn’t know about them. It’s the same defense that kept Cam Newton from missing any games at Auburn en route to the national championship; it’s the same defense that restored Ryan Boatright’s eligibility earlier this season; it’s the same defense that will make a mockery of NCAA rules if not addressed soon.

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