Time to Recognize the Other Point Guard at Baylor: AJ Walton
ESPN’s Brent Musburger and Fran Fraschilla gushed about a bunch of Baylor players during its victory over Oklahoma State Monday evening. They talked about how the 34 NBA scouts in the building surely...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 01.29.13 Edition
Going into last night, I thought Kansas was getting set to do terrible things to West Virginia. We instead saw a Jayhawks team playing with fire against an inferior opponent for the second time in...
View ArticleBig 12 Power Rankings: Week 14
It’s not too early to call tonight’s game between Kansas and Kansas State the Game Of The Year in the Big 12. Not with first place on the line and a chance for K-State to put the Jayhawks two games...
View ArticleSet Your DVR: Weekend Edition
Brendon Mulvihill is an RTC contributor. You can find him @TheMulv on Twitter. See bottom of the post for the Official RTC Star System. While there may not be as many marquee match-ups this weekend,...
View ArticleBig 12 NCAA Resumes: Baylor Bears
Over the next few weeks, we’ll break down where each Big 12 bubble team stands in terms of its current NCAA Tournament resume. This time: the Baylor Bears, who are trying to make back-to-back NCAA...
View ArticleThe Big 12 Tournament, Broken Down
The Big 12 Tournament begins this evening with a highly-anticipated, once-in-a-lifetime showdown between 13-18 West Virginia and 10-19 Texas Tech. That’s followed by Texas vs. TCU, another elite...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 03.14.13 Edition
The first set of fireworks at the Big 12 tournament were set off last night as Texas Tech beat West Virginia 71-69. After losing a 14 point lead earlier in the game, junior Dejan Kravic’s putback with...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: Oklahoma State 74, Baylor 72
Danny Spewak (@dspewak) is a Big 12 microsite writer. He filed this report after Oklahoma State’s 74-72 victory over Baylor in the Big 12 quarterfinals. Three Key Takeaways: Tough, Tough Loss For the...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 03.27.13 Edition
Oklahoma was a pleasant surprise this season. Lon Kruger worked his magic to lead a struggling program to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since Blake Griffin roamed the streets of Norman, so...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 04.03.13 Edition
Another day, another win for the Baylor men. The Bears took care of BYU for the second time this season with a 76-70 win in the NIT semifinals. Cory Jefferson had his third consecutive 20-point effort...
View ArticleAssessing the Season: Baylor Bears
I don’t know who Baylor’s biggest basketball rival is, but I imagine whoever it was laughed at the Bears for winning the NIT last week — something about being the 69th best team in the country. Of...
View ArticleBig 12 Season Wrap: the Highs, the Lows, All the In-Betweens
In a big-picture sense, the Big 12 provided us with no surprises this season. Kansas won the league again, TCU finished in last place, five teams made the NCAA Tournament, and all was right with the...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Detour For PJ Hairston on His Way to the NBA
Most every high school star and prominent AAU recruit dreams of the traditional ascent to the professional ranks. That typically includes playing for a shoe-sponsored AAU team, getting recruited at the...
View ArticleBig 12 M5: 02.06.14 Edition
Last night was the zillionth reason why winning a road game in the Big 12 is a you-know-what. Oklahoma arrived at WVU Coliseum to face West Virginia about 90 minutes before tip-off due to winter...
View ArticleNo Matter What Happens Tonight, Scott Drew Deserves a Fair Shake
Ever since Baylor blew the doors off of Creighton on Sunday, the public tide has started to turn in Scott Drew’s favor. He hasn’t shaken all of the criticisms — that he’s underachieved with top-flight...
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