Rushed Reactions: Arizona 83, Oregon 80
Arizona left no doubt that it is the most complete Pac-12 team this season. The Wildcats beat UCLA and Oregon on back-to-back nights, and they did it with star big man Lauri Markannen taking only four...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Instareaction: Pac-12 Teams
We thought that the Pac-12 Tournament champion would be rewarded with the West Region’s best available seed. The release of the committee’s bracket confirmed as much and here we are. With the Pac-12...
View ArticlePac-12 Tournament Prospectus
The Pac-12 ended up with fewer seeds in the NCAA Tournament than the ACC, Big 12, SEC, and Big 10. Of course, it was always quality (Arizona, Oregon, UCLA) and not quantity for the Conference of...
View ArticleGetting to Know the Pac-12: Arizona
The footprint of the Arizona fan base is vast and the program’s history and prestige mean few teams on the West Coast get more media attention. But these Wildcats don’t have the same brand names and...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: #2 Arizona 69, #7 Saint Mary’s 60
Arizona endured Saint Mary’s deliberate pace as well as their incredible discipline to advance to the West Region semifinals next weekend in San Jose. Ultimately, a strong second half on both ends of...
View ArticleNCAA Regional Reset: West Region
Rush the Court is providing comprehensive coverage of the NCAA Tournament from start to finish over the next three weeks. New Favorite: #1 Gonzaga (34-1). If the Zags were the West region favorite...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: #11 Xavier 73, #2 Arizona 71
RTC is providing coverage from start to finish of the NCAA Tournament for the next three weeks. Xavier’s Cinderella Dance Continues for a Couple More Days. (USA Today Images) Key Takeaways. Xavier Just...
View ArticleIntroducing the RTC Preseason All-America Teams
With the season tipping off on Friday, there’s no better time to roll out our 2017-18 RTC Preseason All-America Teams. More than anything, these three groups of outstanding players are here to foster...
View Article2017-18 Pac-12 Big “Ifs”
The Pac-12 has had a starring role in the extracurricular tomfoolery brought to life by the FBI this offseason. Certainly this story has no expiration date on the horizon, but the games are coming and...
View ArticleFrom Your Phone or TV? The Thanksgiving Hoops Conundrum
It’s 2017 and Little League parents are having Twitter wars with the President. It’s also, perhaps, an inflection point in cord-cutting. For years now we have heard reports of ESPN losing subscribers...
View ArticleAnalyzing Arizona’s Three Consecutive Losses
The approach to analyzing Arizona’s unprecedented fall from the Top 25 to unranked over the last week can take many approaches. There’s the physical — diving deep into lapses on the defensive end that...
View ArticleArizona Against the Zone and Colorado’s Strategy
With modest success this season, teams have been throwing zone defenses at Arizona. The Wildcats have played nearly 25 percent of their offense against the zone, the 35th-highest percentage in college...
View ArticleOn Arizona’s Uncertain (Immediate?) Future…
Allonzo Trier’s suspension yesterday came with great emotion, at least from the perspective of an Arizona fan. Immediately, it’s upsetting. Trier is in his third season in Tucson but it’s been closer...
View ArticleWhat’s Trending: FBI: 1, Sean Miller: 0
What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host. The past week will go down as one everyone will remember...
View ArticlePac-12 NCAA Tournament Prospects Looking Slim
And then there were three. The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee took its Excalibur Sharpies and scrawled in the names of Arizona, UCLA and Arizona State onto its 68-team bracket and left an entire...
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