Did Minnesota Make a Mistake In Firing Tubby Smith?
Deepak is a writer for the Big Ten microsite of RTC. Follow him on Twitter for more about B1G hoops at @dee_b1g. After six seasons in Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota fired its head basketball...
View ArticleIt’s Love/Hate Relationship: Volume XIV
Jesse Baumgartner is an RTC columnist. His Love/Hate column will publish each week throughout the season. In this piece he’ll review the five things he loved and hated about the previous seven days of...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 03.29.13 Edition
Texas Tech once hired Bob Knight. So why not Tubby Smith? Sources indicate the Red Raiders have met with Smith, a one-time national champion at Kentucky and the recently-fired head coach at Minnesota....
View ArticlePac-12 M5: 03.29.13 Edition
Another day another UCLA coaching search update. With Shaka Smart officially out of the picture, talk about Butler’s Brad Stevens is starting to heat up. First, ESPN broke the completely obvious news...
View ArticleMorning Five: 04.01.13 Edition
We are nearly at the finish line as we have whittled the field down to four. The Regional games were not exactly things of beauty as outside of two games (Michigan-Kansas and Ohio State-Arizona) the...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: April Fool’s Day Edition
It appears the entire Kansas team took a harder shot below the belt than Michigan’s Mitch McGary on Friday night. The Jayhawks coughed up a 14-point second half lead to the Wolverines, capped off by a...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 04.02.13 Edition
The worst kept secret in college basketball these past few days came to light Monday as Texas Tech has formally agreed to hire Tubby Smith to be its new basketball coach. Smith won’t coach a game for...
View ArticleIt’s A Love/Hate Relationship: Volume XV
Jesse Baumgartner is an RTC columnist. His Love/Hate column will publish each week throughout the season. In this piece he’ll review the five things he loved and hated about the previous seven days of...
View ArticleGoodbye and Good Riddance to Rutgers Coach Mike Rice
In a move that everyone seems to agree probably should have happened back in December, Rutgers finally fired basketball coach Mike Rice for everything from demeaning his players with gay slurs to...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 04.04.13 Edition
The very best in high school basketball came together for the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago last night. Sure the West beat the East 110-99 but fans were watching to see how their favorite...
View ArticleAll Things Considered, Texas Tech Hits Home Run With Tubby Smith
Tubby Smith never finished above .500 in the Big Ten during his six seasons at Minnesota. That got him fired. His previous employer, Kentucky, essentially pushed him out after he couldn’t live up to...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Hiring Of Richard Pitino Is A Great Move Given Realistic...
Deepak is a writer for the Big Ten microsite of RTC. Follow him on Twitter for more about B1G hoops at @dee_b1g. Minnesota has agreed to a deal with Richard Pitino, a former assistant to his father...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 4.8.13 Edition
Kansas center Jeff Withey has been named the co-defensive Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced on Sunday. Indiana’s Victor Oladipo shares the award with the...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 04.12.13 Edition
The coaching carousel has been as busy as ever this offseason, and ESPN‘s Jason King takes a deeper look into the resulting coaching changes. Texas Tech made headlines recently when it hired former...
View ArticleAssessing the Season: Texas Tech Red Raiders
As the season winds down and Big 12 teams continue to find themselves eliminated from the post-season, we’re taking a look back on a team-by-team basis at the 2012-13 season. Next up: the Texas Tech...
View ArticleMorning Five: 08.21.13 Edition
It’s never too early — repeating, never too early — to begin talk of undefeated seasons. After all, all 350 Division 1 basketball schools are unbeaten in August, and September, and even October. A...
View Article2013-14 RTC Class Schedule: Arizona Wildcats
Bennet Hayes is an RTC columnist. He can be reached @HoopsTraveler. Periodically throughout the preseason, RTC will take an in-depth look at the schedules of some of the more prominent teams in college...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 10.16.13 Edition
Bill Self was one of a few coaches to comment on the new emphasis that will be placed on hand-checking by on-ball defenders this season. According to a report from ESPN‘s Jeff Goodman, NCAA officials...
View ArticleThe RTC Interview Series: Big 12 Preview with Fran Fraschilla and Jason King,...
Rush The Court is back with another edition of One on One: An Interview Series, which we will bring you periodically throughout the offseason. If you have any specific interview requests or want us to...
View ArticleThe RTC Interview Series: Big 12 Preview with Fran Fraschilla and Jason King,...
Rush The Court is back with another edition of One on One: An Interview Series, which we will bring you periodically throughout the offseason. If you have any specific interview requests or want us to...
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