Morning Five: 12.04.15 Edition
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...
View ArticleBlame the System for Utah Bailing on the BYU Rivalry
In a joint statement last night, Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak and athletic director Dr. Chris Hill casually let it leak that the school will break its existing contract with BYU in backing out of...
View ArticleMorning Five: 01.12.16 Edition
The big news over the weekend was UNLV‘s decision to fire Dave Rice resigning at UNLV. On one hand the news isn’t exactly showing as Rice had brought in good recruiting classes, but failed to produce...
View ArticleLock Your Doors: Potential Bid Thieves
No two words strike fear into the hearts of college basketball’s bubble-dwelling teams like “bid thieves.” The aptly named conference tournament crashers have a ripple effect on the rest of the...
View ArticleKeeping the Big 12 Expansion Doors Open
For a little while on Monday, it seemed like the Big 12 might actually expand after months of indecisiveness. As we all know now, the league’s press conference ended up being a whole lot of nothing as...
View ArticlePreviewing Tight Races in the Mid-Majors: Part I
In this NCAA Basketball preview season, we are bombarded with lists. One common list is that of the trendy mid-major ready to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting college hoops world. Unfortunately, some of...
View ArticleO26 Early Impressions: Takeaways From First 10 Days
With Feast Week now upon us and two weekends of college hoops in the books, let’s take a step back and reflect on what we’ve learned, which teams have impressed, and why Florida Gulf Coast’s loss at...
View ArticleWhere 2017-18 Happens: Reason #5 We Love College Basketball
As RTC heads into its 11th season covering college hoops, it’s time to begin releasing our annual compendium of YouTube clips that we like to call Thirty Reasons We Love College Basketball. These 30...
View ArticleMorning Five: 11.14.17 Edition
R.J. Barrett‘s commitment to Duke seems to be a case of the rich getting richer as Mike Krzyzewski continues to rack to highly-rated recruits. It was not that long ago that it seemed like John...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: Mid-December Blues
With temperatures dropping across the country, nothing beats staying in and watching college basketball all weekend long. Here are 10 things to watch this weekend. Butler (USA Today Images) Which Paul...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: Welcome to Conference Play!
As 2017 comes to a close, conference play gets underway all across the country. Here are 10 questions for a busy weekend of conference games. Is Arizona Turning the Corner on This Season (USA Today...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: A Super Slate of Action Ahead of the Super Bowl
While the Super Bowl will have the attention of the sports world on Sunday afternoon across America, there are plenty of critical college basketball match-ups this weekend beforehand. Games involving...
View ArticleTen Questions To Consider: Tests For the Top Teams
Selection Sunday is now fewer than 30 days away. This weekend includes a number of resume-building opportunities for some teams and big tests for others at the top of the projected NCAA Tournament...
View Article2019-20 RTC16: Week 14
Saturday was among the most chaotic regular season days in recent college basketball history. It started with #1 Kansas going to #2 Baylor and using a dominant 23-point, 19-rebound effort from senior...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending: Shuffling Of The Top Five
What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host. Prior to Saturday’s game in Waco, Kansas had won 11...
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