The incomparable Katie Smith joined In the Paint to talk to Christy about her basketball career, playing days at Ohio State, ABL, WNBA, and the Olympics, and her time as a coach, which has led Smith to where she is currently an Assistant Coach with her alma mater, Ohio State. Check out this episode, which is full of great stories and wisdom from on…

A loaded Thursday slate in the SEC/ACC Challenge featured two overtime games (Notre Dame had quite the up-and-down week) and South Carolina doing South Carolina things to a top-10 team. Plus, the release of the NET rankings gives hope to some sneaky power schools and mid-majors alike (bad week for the #3BidA10 movement though). And we have more top…

In this episode of the Kevin O'Connor Show, Kevin is joined by Tom Haberstroh to dive into the latest news and storylines around the NBA. Kevin kicks things off solo as he reacts to the Denver Nuggets getting walloped by the Cleveland Cavaliers, as Kevin goes points out Jamal Murray's inability to help Nikola Jokic win games and whether there's a m…

The 2025 WNBA schedule is out and that means the social media teams are showing their creativity with schedule release videos! But which teams' videos do you need to watch and whose can you skip? Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel rank all 13 in tiers on the latest episode of Coast to Coast. Here are the videos to follow along: • Indiana Fever • New Y…

Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca play roles as Golden State Valkyries front office members on this episode of The Press Break, making picks for the WNBA's newest team's upcoming expansion draft. Plus, NCAA women's basketball Feast Week takeaways from South Carolina-Iowa State, Utah-Notre Dame, West Virginia-Texas and more. See P…

In this week’s episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, Kevin O'Connor and Dan Titus dive into the latest NBA trends, including a closer look at LeBron James and the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Is this the worst stretch of LeBron's legendary career? Can the Lakers stay afloat, or are they cooked? Kevin and Dan discuss the team’s lack of creation, LeB…

Digest all those calories with some hoops talk! Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer recap a busy Feast Week: the massive wins by Notre Dame and UCLA, South Carolina's response against Iowa State (poor Cyclones), and some lesser-heralded victories by the likes of Georgia Tech, Michigan State and Harvard. Then we preview next week's ACC/SEC Challenge, with a L…

On a special Thanksgiving edition of The Kevin O'Connor Show, Tom Haberstroh joins the show to help share what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving. They discuss their favorite players, trends, and statistics across the league this season that make the NBA exciting an entertaining. Among the topics discuss, they cover Giannis Antetokounmpo's impr…

Thanksgiving week provides a feast of women's college basketball games and Coast to Coast with Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel has plenty of thoughts on teams around the country. There's no perfect time to record this week with games all day every day, but tune in to hear about LSU, Duke, Oklahoma, UConn, Vanderbilt, Iowa and many more teams. See P…

It was a huge weekend for NCAA women's basketball in Los Angeles and The Press Break's Tyler DeLuca was there for two big games. Tyler, Jamie Steyer Johnson and Chelsea Leite break down UCLA ending South Carolina's 43-game win streak and Notre Dame earning a road win at USC on this episode of The Press Break. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…

In this week’s episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, Kevin is joined by Tate Frazier to dive deep into the biggest storylines in college basketball, with an eye on the 2024 NBA Draft. They break down the top prospects, sleepers, and potential steals in a packed episode. Cooper Flagg continues to dominate as the top 2024 draft prospect, and Tate and K…

In the inaugural episode of 'In the Paint' Christy Winters Scott chats with the new Head Coach of the Atlanta Dream, Karl Smesko. Coach Smesko talks about his decision to leave Florida Gulf Coast for the Atlanta Dream, the excitement of coaching in the WNBA, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic…

A month after the start of the NBA season, Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh reveal what their award ballots would look like if the season ended today. (01:05) - Magic 119, Lakers 118 (06:30) - KOC visits the Intuit Dome (12:10) - Hornets 123, Pistons 121 (OT) (15:30) - How worried should the Timberwolves be? (17:45) - Should the NBA change playoff…

We survived all the blowouts, and the universe is rewarding us. USC and Notre Dame. UCLA and South Carolina. The basketball gods have blessed us with two top-10 games heading into the weekend. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce preview those games in-depth, plus they recap some of the weekend's more notable results (TCU-NC State; Kentucky-Louisville; UConn-…

Another college coach is heading to the WNBA. On this episode of Coast to Coast, Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel tell us what the Los Angeles Sparks hiring Utah's Lynne Roberts says about the state of the WNBA and what we can expect from Roberts' system with the Sparks. Utah's Gianna Kneepkens, meanwhile, is among the players of the week, as is Har…

Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca react to the results of the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery on this episode of The Press Break. The Dallas Wings getting the No. 1 pick means they'll likely get Paige Bueckers. How does the UConn star fit in with that team? What happens next? Do the Los Angeles Sparks select USC's Kiki Iriafen or go with…

Kevin O'Connor is joined by Mo Dakhil to give their thoughts and takeaway's from Monday night's NBA action. The duo start off with the Los Angeles Clippers beating the Golden State Warriors, as they discuss the Clippers' playoff aspirations and how much the Warriors should still scare teams in the Western conference. Next up is the Atlanta Hawks' d…

Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh discuss the worrying Mavericks and Timberwolves, Victor Wembanyama's and LeBron James's hot shooting, and their rankings of the top NBA rookies so far this season. (00:40) - Are the Mavericks in trouble? (12:20) - Are the Timberwolves worse off than the Mavericks? (17:45) - Is Donovan Clingan the best rookie in thi…

Admittedly there have been better slates of games, but there's still plenty to discuss! Megan Gauer (@megangauer) and Rob Joyce (@r_joyce34) recap the week across the country, both good (takeaways from South Carolina's win over NC State, Maryland's portal pieces looking very good against Duke) and bad (Indiana wyd?). Plus we're joined by Sabreena M…

Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel give us their takes on a slew of recent hires in women's basketball on this episode of Coast to Coast. Most notably, the Atlanta Dream are hiring Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach, while the Minnesota Lynx are losing GM Clare Duwelius to Unrivaled and associate head coach Katie Smith to Ohio State. Plus,…

Jamie Steyer-Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca have big-picture thoughts from some of the biggest games of the NCAA women's basketball season's opening week on this episode of The Press Break. The Ally Tipoff featured two of those games, South Carolina's win over N.C. State and Iowa's win over Virginia Tech. Also, what Oregon taking down Bayl…

Kevin O'Connor is joined by Adam Mares to break down the biggest storylines from around the NBA, including Nikola Jokic's early bid for another MVP, Luka Doncic's struggles with the Dallas Mavericks, the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers, whether Oklahoma City should go all-in, some key injury news and much more. Kevin and Adam start with Nikola Jokic…

The 2024-2025 NBA season is around its 9-game mark as of Thursday night, so Kevin O'Connor is joined by Tom Haberstroh to share 9 observations about the league and its trends at this roughly 10% completion point in the season. Can the Philadelphia 76ers survive their atrocious start without Tyrese Maxey and with Joel Embiid slated to play his first…

The first week of games is nearly in the books and we've got TAKES. Okay, so we're trying to not overreact to what is (for most teams) one game. But Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce do have takeaways from the season's opening week that saw three good games Monday in South Carolina-Michigan, USC-Ole Miss and UCLA-Louisville, plus some upsets on Thursday - …

As this NCAA women's basketball season begins, one of the narratives has been who the next crop of players is following the WNBA entries of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and more. Calvin Wetzel and Crina Mustafa remind us on the latest episode of Coast to Coast that Paige Bueckers has been here all long, but still spotlight some of the …

The 2024-25 NCAA women's basketball season is here! Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca break down what they learned from the first day of games, including: • USC beats Ole Miss, but struggles to fit in some of its new pieces. • UCLA beats Louisville, but needs to get Lauren Betts the ball more. • South Carolina beats Michigan, but…

On today's episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, Kevin is joined by True Hoops' David Thorpe to discuss the biggest headlines from the start of the NBA season. They break down the reason for the Golden State Warriors' hot start this year and what has held back Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton. Also on today's show, they discuss the emergence of …

Kevin O'Connor, along with Tom Haberstroh, wonders if it's time for the Bucks to trade away Giannis and Damian Lillard, how many 5x5 games Wembanyama will have and why aren't rookies playing more? (00:00) - Time for the Bucks to panic? (08:05) - Should Milwaukee trade Giannis and Damian Lillard? (18:00) - Can the Grizzlies survive more injuries? (2…

Hoops season is here. The Gauer Hour crew is back too, for a FULL SEASON of college basketball coverage. Megan Gauer (@MeganGauer) and Rob Joyce (@r_joyce34) give you a full 2024-25 season primer, hitting on all the top teams (33 of them!) from all the major conferences. Plus, Final Four and All-American predictions and more! See Privacy Policy at …

Christy Winters Scott and Debbie Antonelli discuss the WNBA coaching carousel and the future of the league. They also bid a heartfelt "See you next Spring" to the Hoopin' podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Coast to Coast's preview of the women's college basketball season continues as Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel spotlight the teams and players they can't wait to watch, including top-10 and under-the-radar picks. Then, Michigan freshman Syla Swords and assistant coach Natalie Achonwa join the show to discuss their Olympic experience with Canada and…

After another week of coaching news in the WNBA, Chelsea Leite, Jamie Steyer Johnson and Tyler DeLuca take a closer look at the carousel. Why have so many teams decided to make coaching moves now? And who should get which jobs? Plus, the NCAA women's basketball season starts Monday and Chelsea, Jamie and Tyler each pick one game they can't wait to …

On today's episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, Kevin kicks things off with help from Daman Rangoola as the duo give their instant takeaways from Monday night's games, including the Los Angeles Lakers looking promising even in defeat, the Denver Nuggets looking concerning even in victory, Paolo Banchero dropping 50, hype for the Boston Celtics and s…

The first few days of the 2024-2025 NBA season are in the books and there is much to discuss. For the first third of the podcast, Kevin O'Connor is joined by Gibson Pyper (aka @HalfCourtHoops) to discuss Thursday evenings games in which Oklahoma City Thunder pummeled the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly snuck one by the Sacrament…

Christy Winters Scott and Debbie Antonelli discuss the New York Liberty winning their first WNBA Championship in franchise history, the coaching carousel in the WNBA, the WNBPA's opt-out of the CBA, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Coast to Coast returns this week as Crina Mustafa and Calvin Wetzel relive the New York Liberty's epic five-game triumph over the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals and the fantastic crowds throughout. Then, it's on to college. Calvin shares his takeaways from a busy day in Las Vegas for Mountain West Conference and West Coast Conference media days.…

Jamie Steyer Johnson, Chelsea Leite and Tyler DeLuca share their WNBA Finals takeaways on this episode of The Press Break, including how the New York Liberty prevailed to win their first title, Jonquel Jones' MVP performance and officiating controversies. Plus, a look at the AP women's basketball preseason All-Americans. Who is ready to shine this …