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New Years Eve Date with Indiana Offers Iowa Basketball a Grand Stage for its Return

KTrahan — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:46:49 +0000

The loudest I’ve ever heard a crowd at a sporting event was at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was Big Ten-leading Iowa vs. #20 Michigan on February 20, 2006, and I was a seventh-grader who put tickets to an Iowa basketball game at the top of my Christmas list. Those days in Carver-Hawkeye were special; they were the beginning of my love of college basketball. The Hawkeyes walloped Michigan 94-66 on that particular day en route to a Big Ten Championship season. I sat there taking in the atmosphere, preaching to my dad — a Syracuse fan — that nowhere in the [...]

Morning Five: 06.07.12 Edition

rtmsf — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:31:56 +0000

Coaches who are fired from their plum head coaching positions have to end up somewhere, and two former power conference guys who were not quite able to get it done at that level have resurfaced this week at a pair of unusual destinations. First, former rising star Todd Lickliter, the NABC Coach of the Year at Butler in 2007 but a miserable failure subsequently at Iowa with an overall record of 38-57, was formally hired on Wednesday as the new head coach at NAIA school Marian University, located in the same part of Indianapolis as the program he helped put [...]

NCAA Tournament Tidbits: 04.04.11

Brian Goodman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:13:53 +0000

Throughout the NCAA Tournament, we’ll be providing you with the daily chatter from around the webosphere relating to what’s going on with the teams still playing.

Butler

Many felt that it would be impossible for a mid-major to ever win a national title; nevertheless, Brad Stevens and Butler are about to turn what once was a myth into a reality. If the Bulldogs are able to cut down the nets tonight, the question emerges whether Butler can still be considered is a mid-major. Athletic Director Barry Collier has made it known that keeping head coach Brad Stevens is a major priority. [...]

The RTC Interview Series: One On One With Brad Stevens

jstevrtc — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:10:27 +0000

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

It used to be that the first thing that people thought when they saw Butler head coach Brad Stevens was something along the lines of, “He’s a head coach? How old is he?” That changed on April 5th. By saying things changed for him after the [...]

Morning Five: 07.02.10 Edition

nvr1983 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:39:09 +0000

We’re back with another a Friday edition of The Morning 5. The end of the (work) week means that we are one week closer to Midnight Madness. We hope you all enjoy your Fourth of July celebrations and be safe with whatever you are doing.

As an example of what not to do on your holiday weekend (or any time for that matter) we turn to Atlanta, where Georgia athletic director Damon Evans was arrested for a DUI late Wednesday night. We’re expecting quite a bit of talk about this over the next week, but one Atlanta columnist is [...]

The Argument for the 96 Team Tournament? 31 Fewer Hot Seats

nvr1983 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:36:01 +0000

Since the whispers started about the NCAA expanding March Madness to 96 teams opinion on the issue has been divided into camps: the traditionalists (bloggers) and the radicals (coaches). Wait a minute. What?!? Yes. That’s right. Bloggers want to stay old school and coaches want to throw a wrench into the established system. . .

While coaches like to pontificate about expanding tournament to let more “deserving” teams in and give more players a chance to play in March Madness it is pretty clear to most neutral observers that the real motive is quite clear–keeping their jobs. [...]

Morning Five: 12.11.09 Edition

rtmsf — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:33:15 +0000

Want some John Wall hype beyond what you got here on Wed. night? Try this, or this, or this, or this. Is that enough gushing for you? Put simply, Wall is the most talented player in America. But if you’re here, you already knew that. Well, Mike DeCourcy got half of it right (Graeter’s ice cream: right; the Cincinnati chili: wrong). Fanhouse checks in with Isiah Thomas at FIU after the initial blast of media attention withered away. In case you missed it, FIU is now 3-8 with wins over Florida Memorial, NC Central and Florida A&M. The last one was at [...]

Iowa’s Todd Lickliter Has Carotid Tear Repaired

jstevrtc — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:34:34 +0000

Iowa head coach Todd Lickliter underwent placement of a stent to one of his carotid arteries on Saturday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, according to reports from ESPN and from The Hawk Eye. Lickliter had evidently complained of severe headaches while coaching his Hawkeyes in the CBE Classic in late November, and upon evaluation and testing on Friday, a tear in one of his carotid arteries was found. This led to the decision to access the carotid and place a stent, a small semi-rigid mesh-like tube, into the artery to keep it open and intact. He was released [...]

ATB: Don’t You EVER Give Up…

rtmsf — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:22:56 +0000

Jimmy V Classic. As someone whose family and loved ones have been seriously impacted by cancer, this is always one of our favorite events of the season. We vividly remember the night at the ESPYs in March 1993 when Jim Valvano gave his inspirational speech, and even sixteen years later, it continues to stand the test of time. “Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up” became a mantra for people of our generation, and the positive effects that the Jimmy V Foundation has produced over the years gives Valvano a lasting legacy that many of his fellow coaches, [...]

RTC Conference Primers: #1 – Big Ten

rtmsf — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:02:29 +0000

Josh & Mike from Big Ten Geeks contributed this preview for the Big Ten Conference.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Purdue (14-4) MSU (14-4) Minnesota (12-6) Michigan (12-6) Ohio St. (11-7) Illinois (9-9) Wisconsin (8-10) Northwestern (6-12) Penn St. (5-13) Indiana (5-13) Iowa (3-15)

All-Conference Team:

Kalin Lucas (G), Michigan State (110.2 ORtg, 28.6 Shot Percentage) William Buford (G), Ohio State (108.1 ORtg, 27.6 Shot Percentage) Evan Turner (F), Ohio State (108.3 ORtg, 25.3 Shot Percentage) DeShawn Sims (F), Michigan (108.6 ORtg, 30.3 Shot Percentage) JaJuan Johnson (C), Purdue (112.3 ORtg, 8.1 Block Percentage)

6th Man. Robbie Hummel (F), Purdue.

Impact Newcomer. D.J. Richardson (G), Illinois.

What You Need to Know.

The Big 10 is Very Good This Year. No, really, we [...]

Boom Goes the Dynamite: Regional Semifinals Day Two

nvr1983 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:01:36 +0000

We’ll be doing a full BGtD today so you won’t have any interruptions in coverage tonight. Honestly, last night’s games were kind of disappointing. Pittsburgh–Xavier was entertaining, but that was the only game that I would say was memorable from a pure basketball standpoint. Now the other games did have their own interesting subplots. UConn rolled over Purdue in a game that was close at points in the 2nd half, but I never really got the sense that the Huskies were in any danger of losing. I was particularly impressed with how the Huskies played despite the media [...]

Big 10 Wrapup & Tourney Preview

nvr1983 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:43:02 +0000

Josh & Mike from Big Ten Geeks are the RTC correspondents for the Big Ten Conference.

The Season That Was Politicians often talk about “Two Americas” – there’s the super-rich, lighting Cuban cigars with $100 bills, and then there’s the rest of us. Well, this year, there were “Three Big Tens.” First, there was Michigan State, who won the conference title in a walk by four games. That’s the largest margin in a very long time (over 10 years). And just like this little credit crisis hasn’t forced Warren Buffett to fly coach [Ed. Note: [...]

Checking in on the… Big 10

rtmsf — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:14:31 +0000

Josh & Mike of Big Ten Geeks are the RTC correspondents for the Big Ten Conference.

Looking Back

It was a fairly uneventful week for the Big Ten, as most member squads feasted on cupcakes while preparing for finals. There were, however, a few exceptions. Ohio State won a defensive struggle against previously-undefeated Butler, giving the Buckeyes their third straight win over a top 40 team (according to Pomeroy). Ohio State continues to look a lot better than we Geeks expected, and it’s all due to the nation’s best defense according to adjusted defensive efficiency. Dallas Lauderdale’s insane [...]

2008-09 Conference Primers: #6 – Big Ten

rtmsf — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:40:58 +0000

Josh & Mike at Big Ten Geeks are the RTC correspondents for the Big Ten Conference.

Michigan State (29-6, 16-2) Purdue (27-7, 15-3) Wisconsin (24-8, 13-5) Ohio State (20-12, 10-8) Illinois (18-13, 9-9) Minnesota (21-10, 9-9) Michigan (16-14, 8-10) Penn State (18-12, 7-11) Northwestern (13-17, 6-12) Iowa (12-18, 4-14) Indiana (8-20, 2-16)

WYN2K. This is not your father’s Big Ten, or rather, it’s not your older brother’s Big Ten. Gone are dominating big men of the past, such as Greg Oden, DJ White, Kosta Koufos, and James Augustine. They’ve been replaced by guards such as Manny Harris, Kalin Lucas, E’Twaun Moore and Demetri McCamey. A solid big man (such as the [...]