Checking In On… the MAAC
Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences. Nonconference play is the norm and story around the country, but especially in the MAAC. Iona’s near-takedown of Purdue raised...
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Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC. Reader’s Take Take Our Poll On-Site: St. Peters vs. Siena The conference’s two most recent champions, St. Peter’s and Siena, tipped off...
View ArticleChecking In On… the MAAC
Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and the NEC. Reader’s Take Take Our Poll The Week That Was The thinking coming into the MAAC season was that the conference title would be a race...
View ArticleMorning Five: 01.09.12 Edition
Over the weekend it was reported that former Pittsburgh freshman Khem Birch was going to announce on Sunday night, but after giving it a little more thought he decided to postpone his decision until...
View ArticleChecking In On… the MAAC
Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences. Reader’s Take Take Our Poll Leading Off Iona avenged a tough defeat in New Rochelle by knocking off Manhattan on their home...
View ArticleOregon State Week: Breaking Down An Unreleased Schedule
Oregon State’s schedule for next season has yet to be released, but through past contracts and other team’s schedule releases, we’ve been able to piece together most of it. There are still times and...
View Article2012-13 RTC Conference Primers: MAAC
Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC. Top Storylines The Redshirts: We are not talking about individual players but a program. In the latter part of the summer, Loyola announced its...
View ArticleOregon State Wins 2K Sports Classic Regional, But NYC Was Booked Regardless
Kenny Ocker is an RTC correspondent. He can be reached on Twitter @kennyocker. Ahmad Starks had an incredible game. By halftime, he had 19 points, five assists and three steals. His first three-pointer...
View ArticleCIO… the MAAC
Ray Floriani is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC. Top Storylines Canisius Surprises. Not a big surprise given the pool of talent here, a good bit better than a lot of people anticipated, and the...
View ArticleBig East M5: End of the World (And I Feel Fine) Edition
The system that Buzz Williams has put into place at Marquette has generally done a good job of preventing major letdowns after the Golden Eagles lose significant contributors. However, this year’s...
View ArticleThe Other 26: Reshuffling the Top of the Deck
I. Renko is an RTC columnist. He will kick off each weekend during the season with his analysis of the 26 other non-power conferences. Follow him on Twitter @IRenkoHoops. It was a wild week for the...
View ArticleSet Your DVR: Week of 01.28.13
Brendon Mulvihill is an RTC contributor. You can find him @TheMulv on Twitter. See bottom of the post for the Official RTC Star System. Things are a little quiet this week with mostly match-ups...
View ArticleATB: Butler Stumbles, Arizona Underwhelms and Illinois Shows Flashes…
Chris Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn. Tonight’s Lede. Top 10 Teams Hit The Road. Two top 10 teams hit the road Thursday night with disconcerting challenges on tap. One...
View ArticleThe Other 26: Niagara Rushes Forth
I. Renko is an RTC columnist. He will kick off each weekend during the season with his analysis of the 26 other non-power conferences. Follow him on Twitter @IRenkoHoops. When you hear the word...
View ArticleMorning Five: 04.23.13 Edition
There have already been plenty of transfers in a little over a month since the season ended, but few transfers will hurt their teams as much as Angel Rodriguez, who announced that he was transferring...
View ArticleBig East M5: 11.18.13 Edition
Villanova is off to a strong start, and the bloggers over at Big East Coast Bias got together to discuss the Wildcats. The writers are all impressed by senior James Bell, who is off to a torrid start...
View ArticleO26 Weekly Awards: Wyoming, Billy Baron, Brian Wardle & George Mason…
We are officially less than one month from Selection Sunday (hooray!), so standout performances (and dreadful upsets) are now more impactful than ever on conference races and NCAA Tournament...
View ArticleIf Canisius Goes Dancing, Billy Baron Could Become the Next March Star
Ice Bath, and watch Stephen Curry highlights for an hour. According to a “10 Questions With…” feature on the Canisius mens’ basketball page, that’s the sum of Billy Baron’s pregame routine. And it...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.22.14 Edition
As we head into Memorial Day weekend, the long summer of college basketball purgatory awaits – June, July and August are fun months for many other reasons, but getting your college hoops fix isn’t one...
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