Seven Sweet Scoops: USA Basketball Developmental Camp, Ivan Rabb Receives...
Seven Sweet Scoops is a weekly column by Sean Moran, the RTC recruiting guru. Once a week he will bring you seven notes from the high-stakes world of college basketball recruiting. We also encourage...
View ArticleMcDonald’s All-American Game: A Big 12 Viewer’s Guide
Tonight the 38th Annual McDonald’s All-American Game will take place at the United Center in Chicago. Twenty-four of the top high school players in the country will showcase their skills in front of a...
View ArticleBig Ten Storylines Heading Into Next Season
There are still some dominoes to fall in terms of Big Ten roster turnover in coming weeks but we already have a pretty good idea of how the league will look next year. Here are a few things to ponder...
View ArticleFreshmen Big Men May Determine Big Ten Race
Even in an era where many teams within both college and pro basketball are making the decision to go smaller with their lineups, the massive post player is not dead. Need proof? Look at top-three NBA...
View ArticleDefense is the Only Thing Holding Indiana Back
There’s not many programs out there that will be more interesting to follow this season than Indiana. For starters, Hoosiers’ head coach Tom Crean is on the hot seat. Given his team’s lofty preseason...
View ArticleDiamond Stone: RTC Preseason Big Ten ROY
Sometimes it’s best to keep your analysis simple. There are four elite recruits coming into the Big Ten this season, and all of them are large in stature and pedigree. Each is 6’8″ or taller and played...
View ArticleFeast Week Previews: Maui, Legends, CBE & Cancun Tourneys
There are talented tournament fields everywhere this Feast Week. The Gulf Coast Showcase has a relatively strong mid-major field headlined by Murray State, Duquesne (which absolutely BLASTED Penn State...
View ArticleThree Takeaways From Indiana’s 1-2 Finish in Maui
Indiana headed to Maui with a 3-0 record and an offense averaging 92.0 PPG. The Hoosiers left with a 4-2 record that included a pair of losses to middling teams, and now have more questions to answer...
View ArticleIndiana Uses Different Approach to Pick Up Quality Win
Things were looking bleak for Indiana at the Crossroads Classic, similar to how they looked in the Hoosiers’ three previous losses this season. Sloppy and ill-timed turnovers coupled with uninterested,...
View ArticleBig Men Standing Out Among Big Ten Freshmen
Fall semesters have wrapped up across Big Ten campuses, and that means that league freshmen have now played 11 to 13 games and put a full semester of the collegiate experience behind them. As usual,...
View ArticleBig Ten M5: 01.04.16 Edition
Michigan State has started off 1-1 in Big Ten play and 2-1 overall since losing senior Player of the Year front-runner Denzel Valentine. The Spartans have especially struggled on the offensive end of...
View ArticleBig Ten M5: 01.11.16 Edition
Purdue dropped to 14-3 (2-2) on the year after losing to Illinois, 84-70, on Sunday night, and a familiar formula has emerged in each its three losses this season. Turnovers and shoddy offensive play...
View ArticleBig Ten M5: 01.13.16 Edition
Northwestern kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive last night when the Wildcats edged Wisconsin at home, 70-65, its best win of the season so far. They were led by Bryant McIntosh, who scored 28...
View ArticleBig Ten Weekend Look Ahead: 02.13.16 Edition
Finally! After two weekends of mediocre action, Big Ten fans are treated to a packed slate of games with the top six contenders playing against one another or facing teams nipping at their heels. These...
View ArticleIndiana’s Relying On Yogi Ferrell Too Much
While it has been a sensational season for Yogi Ferrell (16.8 PPG, 5.7 APG), Indiana may need to find ways to beat teams without its point guard playing so prominent a role in the offense. In recent...
View ArticleThe RTC Big Ten Podcast: And Your Big Ten Champion Is…
The Big Ten microsite crew is back to chat the league as the regular season winds down. In the second RTC Big Ten Podcast, Alex Moscoso (@AlexPMoscoso), Brendan Brody (@berndon4) and Patrick Engel...
View ArticleHanding Out Big Ten Awards and Superlatives
With the regular season complete, it’s time for our Big Ten postseason awards. Here are our three all-conference teams, all-rookie team and individual award winners as voted on by our microsite staff....
View ArticleRushed Reactions: #5 Indiana 99, #12 Chattanooga 75
Rush the Court will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of each of the NCAA Tournament from each of the 13 sites this year. Follow our NCAA Tourney specific Twitter accounts at @RTCEastregion,...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: #5 Indiana 73, #4 Kentucky 67
Rush the Court will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of each of the NCAA Tournament from each of the 13 sites this year. Follow our NCAA Tourney specific Twitter accounts at @RTCEastregion,...
View ArticleBig Ten Key Offseason Questions: Part IV
In three parts over the last week, we’ve examined a key offseason question for 10 of the 14 Big Ten teams. Part I reviewed Rutgers, Minnesota and Illinois; Part II featured Nebraska, Penn State and...
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