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ACC Trends: The Rise of Three-Point Shooting, Part I

Brad Jenkins (@bradjenk) — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:01:20 +0000

*Ed. Note: This is a repost of an article that first appeared on the site November 8, 2016.

Throughout its long and illustrious history, the sport of basketball has gone through numerous stylistic changes. For many years, the focus was on dominant post players with names like Russell, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar and Walton. In the 1980s a shift to the era of great all-around players began. With apologies to Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson led the charge and Michael Jordan took it to the highest level. This trend of the two-way superstar continued to present day, with Kobe Bryant giving way [...]

Morning Five: 12.04.15 Edition

nvr1983 — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:30:28 +0000

Jim Boeheim finally heard from the NCAA in his appeal of his nine-game suspension that was supposed to coincide with the start of NCAA play. Unfortunately for Boeheim, it was not the ruling he wanted as the NCAA decided to start the suspension immediately with the Syracuse‘s next game, which is against Georgetown on Saturday. Boeheim will still miss the same number of games, but will only miss three ACC games. Boeheim is also not allowed to have any contact with his players during that time. Many pundits have chimed in claiming that it is unfair of the NCAA to wait so [...]

If Canisius Goes Dancing, Billy Baron Could Become the Next March Star

Tommy Lemoine — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:01:11 +0000

Ice Bath, and watch Stephen Curry highlights for an hour.

According to a “10 Questions With…” feature on the Canisius mens’ basketball page, that’s the sum of Billy Baron’s pregame routine. And it makes perfect sense, when you think about it. An ice bath for the ice water that runs through his veins — evident from the game-winning shots he so often takes, and hits — and the Curry highlights to remind him of just how captivating a player he can be, how rare it is to possess the kind of quick-release, out-of-the-gym range he has in his arsenal. Not to mention [...]

ACC M5: 02.12.13 Edition

mpatton — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:01:04 +0000

Tar Heel Blog: North Carolina‘s starting lineup has been a point of contention among fans the entire season. If it’s not replacing Desmond Hubert, it’s replacing Dexter Strickland. The Tar Heels have been getting off to awful starts to games, but it’s not all Hubert and Strickland’s faults. James Michael McAdoo deserves much of the blame in the frontcourt, as he’s currently shooting a smooth 4-of-18 from the field in ACC games up to the first media timeout. Strickland and Marcus Paige are a combined 4-of-20 from the field. Whatever the reason, North Carolina has to quit digging itself such [...]

The RTC Interview Series: One On One With Clark Kellogg

KDoyle — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:05:39 +0000

Rush The Court is back with another edition of One on One: An Interview Series, which we will bring you periodically throughout the year. If you have any specific interview requests or want us to interview you, shoot us an email at rushthecourt@yahoo.com.

This time our interview subject is Clark Kellogg. Most of you probably just know Clark from his work at CBS first as a studio analyst, but eventually as their lead college basketball analyst during March Madness. While that is impressive by itself, just saying that would be selling Clark’s on-court accomplishments short. Clark was a McDonald’s All-American, All-Big Ten, and was the #8 [...]

Handicapping Lillard’s NBA Chances: How Have Prospects From Mid-Majors Fared in the Pros?

EJacoby — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:55:34 +0000

Looking at the upcoming NBA Draft’s projected lottery picks, most of the players represent the big boys around the nation – Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Florida, Connecticut. But smack in the middle between guys that played in a Final Four is a kid from Weber State. Anybody who follows college hoops or draft scouting surely knows about Damian Lillard, but it’s still surprising to see a player ranked so highly who most fans have never seen play a minute of college basketball. Will Lillard, who is projected to go in the top 10 as the draft’s top point guard, [...]

Give Me the Loot — UNC & Duke Headline Top NBA Earners by College Alumni

EJacoby — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:37 +0000

Evan Jacoby is a regular contributor to RTC. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter.

If you want to ask your friends a great trivia question, or perhaps settle a debate, check out the Wall Street Journal’s list of college basketball programs whose players have earned the most money in the NBA since 1985. The WSJ calls it the ‘Basketball Alumni Loot Index.’ This is the kind of intense research that pays off, as this article is now a great bookmark for fans’ reference.

UNC's Rasheed Wallace Made A Lot of Noise in the NBA; He Also Made A Lot of [...]

Kansas Gets Its Point Guard Back Early

dnspewak — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:30:36 +0000

That was fast. Just a little over a week after doctors suggested Kansas point guard Tyshawn Taylor would miss about three weeks after knee surgery, coach Bill Self confirmed Sunday night that the senior will likely play tonight against Davidson.

Tyshawn Taylor Is Back Early For Kansas

That’s a remarkable turnaround from the original prognosis, and it means the Jayhawks will have a steady leader to help them fight a feisty Davidson squad. It’s unknown whether Taylor will start, but it does appear that Self will be quite careful with him.

“He won’t play 30 minutes or anything,” Self said in an [...]

ACC Team Preview: Duke

mpatton — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:30:26 +0000

And then there were two.

Duke is a very tough team to project this season. The Blue Devils lost their top three players (Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler and Kyrie Irving) from last season, but there’s still plenty of talent and a Hall of Fame coach on the sideline in Durham. Thoughtful preseason rankings slot Duke anywhere from fourth to ninth nationally, which seem very reasonable for where Duke could finish the season — not necessarily where it should start.

The team’s two major questions are, “who will run the offense?” and “will any of the frontcourt players finally live up to his [...]

Highlighters & Headsets: The Jimmer Show

jstevrtc — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:13 +0000

Highlighters and Headsets is an occasional look at the coverage of college basketball – from television to print (they still make paper?), blogs to bracket busters, and Gus Johnson to Gameday – written by RTC contributor Steve Moore. He welcomes your comments, column ideas and Dickie (V) jokes at smoore71@gmail.com. You can follow him on Twitter @smoore1117.

With a Mountain West matchup taking a national stage for the first time, I’m sure there were plenty of college hoops fans – and mainstream sports fans (even Simmons was watching) – searching the cable guide for CBS [...]

The Other 26: Week 9

KDoyle — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:00:10 +0000

Kevin Doyle is an RTC contributor.

Introduction

The non-conference is often times a good barometer for determining how strong a team will be and how they will perform within their respective conferences during league play. There are times, of course, when a team will challenge themselves by scheduling many BCS opponents and tough mid-majors, and compile a poor OOC record. Despite the lackluster record, they still may be a quality team. In some instances, however, it simply takes teams longer to gel and come together—conference play is when they finally peak. Likewise, there [...]

The RTC Interview Series: One on One with Dave Telep

rtmsf — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:03:07 +0000

Scouting high school basketball players is a task that probably ranks just above weather prediction and winning trifectas at the track in terms of its certainty, but there are several folks out there who are among the best in the profession. Dave Telep, former National Recruiting Director for Scout.com and current Senior Basketball Recruiting Analyst for [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #16 – Southern Conference

Brian Goodman — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:32:01 +0000

Justin Glover is the RTC correspondent for the Southern Conference, but he is moving on and therefore we are seeking a skilled, knowledgeable writer familiar with this conference.

Predicted Order of Finish

North Division:

Appalachian State: 21-11 (13-5) Chattanooga: 17-14 (11-7) Western Carolina: 16-15 (9-9) Samford: 14-18 (9-9) UNC Greensboro: 9-23 (7-11) Elon: 8-23 (5-13)

South Division:

Wofford: 25-10 (14-4) College of Charleston: 21-13 (13-5) Furman: 17-15 (10-8) Davidson: 16-17 (8-10) Georgia Southern: 13-19 (6-12) Citadel: 10-21 (3-15)

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

Andrew Goudelock (G) – College of Charleston (19.4 PPG) Donald Sims (G) – Appalachian State (20.4 PPG) Amu Saaka (F) – Furman (15.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG) Tim Johnson (F) – Wofford (6.1 [...]

The RTC Interview Series: One On One With Lefty Driesell

nvr1983 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:58:05 +0000

Few college coaches have had careers with as much success at as many different venues as Charles “Lefty” Driesell. After playing at Duke under Harold Bradley, he coached a few years of high school basketball in Virginia finishing with a 57-game winning streak at Newport News High School before accepting a head coaching position at Davidson where [...]

Morning Five: 09.29.10 Edition

rtmsf — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:07:51 +0000

And so it begins… Michigan State’s Korie Lucious will miss two to six weeks as a result of knee surgery to repair a small meniscus tear in his left wheel. It’s a relatively minor injury that Lucious should expect to be recovered from prior to the Spartans’ home opener versus Eastern Michigan on November 12, but MSU fans have to wonder when the nagging injuries with their players will end. It seems that over the last few years Tom Izzo’s team has often represented the walking wounded, which makes you wonder how good [...]