NBA Draft Lottery
As we watched the NBA Draft Lottery last night, we wondered if the ultimate settling and selection of the envelopes in the hopper represented another cruel fait accompli to long-suffering NBA fans in...
View ArticleUNC: Let’s Not Go Sucking Each Other’s [redacted] Just Yet
Yeah, like most everyone else, we’re equally in awe of what Carolina has been able to do thus far in the season. We are on record saying that the Heels wouldn’t be able to get through a pretty tough...
View ArticleJT2 to JT3: Georgetown Needs More Thugs
We’re old enough to remember the mid-80s, when Hoya Paranoia ruled the national college basketball scene. Back then, the word Georgetown was synonymous with high-flying, athletic but brutish players...
View ArticleRTC Bracket Prep: South Region
This is the first of our four quick-and-dirty region breakdowns. This will serve to help the quick triggers who like to fill out their brackets first thing on Monday morning. For the rest of you, we’ll...
View ArticleBest Dressed: Hoya Paranoia
John Gorman is an RTC contributor. Every week throughout the long, hot summer, he will highlight one of the iconic uniforms from the great history of the game. We plan on rolling out 24 of these...
View ArticleThe “Secret” Scrimmage Schedule and The Best Games We Won’t See
College basketball teams play each other before the season starts. It’s not really a secret. Over the years it’s become increasingly public knowledge that teams will often travel to other schools to...
View ArticlePac-12 Morning Five: 11.16.11 Edition
Less than a week ago, there was excitement around the UCLA program for the upcoming season. Now, after an opening game loss to Loyola Marymount, the suspension of last year’s leading scorer Reeves...
View ArticleChronicling the Georgetown-Syracuse and Duke-Carolina Rivalries
Evan Jacoby is a regular contributor to RTC. You can find him @evanjacoby on Twitter. Two of the four or five greatest rivalries in college basketball resume this evening in one of the best nights of...
View ArticleGeorgetown Has Lost Its Street Cred, But Does it Matter?
Once upon a time the Georgetown Hoyas struck fear in the hearts of any opposing player or fan who dared step into their path. With all due respect to Kid Rock, the Hoyas were the original American bad...
View ArticleBig East Mount Rushmore
With all due respect to the legions of legendary players the Big East has produced in its storied history, the Big East has always been a coach’s league. This makes perfect sense given that the...
View ArticleThe RTC Interview Series: One on One With Charles Barkley
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...
View ArticleThe Dream Team 20 Years Later: Reflecting On Their College Careers
On Wednesday night, NBA TV will air “The Dream Team,” a brand new documentary that relives the 1992 Men’s Basketball USA Olympic Team that’s better known by that same name. This summer marks the 20th...
View ArticleEwing, Reed, Ford, Hall, Monroe, Others Recognized By College Hall Of Fame
Brian Goodman is an editor and contributing writer to RTC. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined its seventh class of inductees Sunday night in Kansas City, paying tribute to 10...
View ArticleBig East M5: 01.03.13 Edition
With Syracuse’s 78-53 takedown of Rutgers at the Carrier Dome last night, Jim Boeheim took sole ownership of second place on the Division I all-time wins list with 903 victories, passing Bob Knight....
View ArticleBig East Preview Part I: Key Questions for DePaul & Georgetown
With the season just a few weeks away, Rush the Court’s Big East preview will tip off its coverage by posing season-defining key questions for each team. #10 DePaul – Is this the year the Blue Demons...
View ArticleReviewing Marcus Derrickson’s Breakout Season at Georgetown
To nobody’s surprise, the Hoyas have largely flopped this season. Their 15-13 overall record is padded by an extremely soft non-conference schedule, and their 5-12 Big East record leaves much to be...
View ArticleBig East Burning Questions: DePaul & Georgetown
The NBA season tipped off last week, which makes it the perfect time to roll out some new Big East content to drown out the monotony of early-season professional basketball. Over the coming weeks, the...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending: A First Win, a Major Upset & Plenty of Highlight Moments
What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host. This season marks the first year of Division I competition...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: #1 vs. #2 Leads the Weekend Intrigue
Rarely do the Champions Classic and Maui Invitational take a backseat to a game later in the week, but with top-ranked Gonzaga taking on Baylor, that will be the case this weekend. In addition to that...
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