Best Isaac Schade Podcasts (2024)

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NCAA Tournament expansion is inevitable, and could happen by 2026 | CBB event set for Opening Day! 30:38

1h ago30:38

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The NCAA is preparing to expand the NCAA Tournament to either 72 or 76 teams, altering the current play-in format which includes a 68-team field. Specific details were not disclosed, but the expansion could happen as soon as the 2025-26 college basketball season. Despite public pushback, the idea of expanding the tournament keeps coming up thanks t…

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5 NBA teams interested in drafting Bronny James! | Draft sleepers: Shead, Simpson, Mogbo, Freeman 29:09

7h ago29:09

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Bronny James' agent, Rich Paul, discussed the interest in his client ahead of the 2024 NBA draft. James has only worked out for two teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, but Paul indicated the Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors, and Minnesota Timberwolves all have interest, even implying Toronto might take Bronny at No. 31 overall. Do we b…

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Kevin Young keeps COOKING at BYU! | Mark Few and Gonzaga finalize roster | Bracketology in June? 28:47

1d ago28:47

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Kevin Young and the BYU Cougars landed another one-and-done caliber talent in Kanon Catchings, a former Purdue commit who is ranked No. 35 in the 2024 recruiting class. BYU now has two high level incoming freshmen, as Catchings joins Russian guard Egor Demin in an electric class. Is it enough for the Cougars to compete in the loaded Big 12? Gonzaga…

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Taking the Celtics back to COLLEGE...Where'd they go? Championships? Stats? | Oswin Erhunmwunse re-class for Providence 27:56

2d ago27:56

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The Boston Celtics are the 2024 NBA Champions. In light of that, it’s time to take a look back the college version of this roster that just won. Other than Porzingis, they all went to an American college. Who had the highest single-season scoring average among the group? (Hint: He wore green). Did any of the Celtics win national championships (What…

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Coleman Hawkins picks Kansas State | How will Jerome Tang manage frontcourt minutes? 30:44

3d ago30:44

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Coleman Hawkins has selected his landing spot – Kansas State. It’s unlikely where he, or anyone else, thought he would wind up, but here we are. Jerome Tang’s Wildcats now have eight transfers, two incoming freshmen, and three returners – utilizing all 13 available scholarships. The frontcourt might be overloaded as Hawkins adds to a group that alr…

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Private Equity (and a new name!) is coming for the Big 12 | Virginia signs Tony Bennett through 2030 26:32

6d ago26:32

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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is working on securing a $1B investment from a private equity firm, who would then own a 20% stake in the conference. This deal would ensure Big 12 programs are earning similar amounts of money to the Big Ten, but it's a wild step in the ever changing college athletics landscape. The Big 12 is also looking for a ti…

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2024 SEC/ACC Challenge Pairings Announced | Players Era Festival is official | RIP to The Logo 28:42

7d ago28:42

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ESPN, on Wednesday, announced the pairings for the second annual ACC/SEC Challenge. With the expansion of both conferences, the event, which will take place on Tuesday, December 3 and Wednesday, December 4, will feature 16 matchups between a team from each conference, with Stanford and SMU the lone teams left out. The featured games include North C…

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5 AP All-Americans (Broome, Davis, Dickinson, Love, Sears) RETURN to College Basketball for 2024-25 | Is this a trend? Or an outlier? 25:08

8d ago25:08

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For the 2024-25 college basketball season, we will have five returning AP All-Americans: Johni Broome (Auburn), RJ Davis (North Carolina), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Caleb Love (Arizona), and Mark Sears (Alabama). This is the highest number of returnees in the last five years (3 in 2023-24; 2 in 2022-23; 3 in 2021-22; 2 in 2020-21; 2 in 2019-20). W…

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Dan Hurley STAYING with UConn Huskies, rejects $70M from Los Angeles Lakers! | Can UConn three-peat? 29:29

9d ago29:29

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Dan Hurley passed on the Los Angeles Lakers and instead will remain in Storrs to coach the UConn Huskies, in an attempt to lead them to a third straight college basketball national championship. Hurley reportedly turned down $70M from the Lakers, and is working on a restructured contract with UConn for $50M over six years. Hurley's return is great …

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No Danny Hurley news yet? That's news | Wooga Poplar heads home to Nova | Coleman Hawkins' odd list 32:11

10d ago32:11

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We’ve reached the end of the weekend and received still no definitive word on Dan Hurley’s decision to either stay at UConn or head west to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. But no news? That’s still news. We expect to hear more on Monday. Wooga Poplar is headed home to Philadelphia where he will join Kyle Neptune’s team at Villanova. Will they finally…

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Is Dan Hurley headed to the Lakers? | Replacements? | Would Alex Karaban or others leave? 33:12

12d ago33:12

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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a Woj-bomb on Thursday morning that the Lakers were in hot pursuit of back to back national champion UConn head coach Danny Hurley. What does this mean for the Huskies? IF he goes, who replaces Hurley in the short term? In the long term? Would any players opt to enter the portal at that point? Or would they circle …

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Elmarko Jackson OUT, Shakeel Moore IN for Kansas! | Pangos camp stock risers | Meleek Thomas update! 26:45

14d ago26:45

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Kansas Jayhawks guard Elmarko Jackson suffered a torn patellar tendon and will miss the 2024-25 season, a huge blow for Bill Self's team. Kansas struck quickly adding a replacement via the transfer portal in Mississippi State guard Shakeel Moore. Tobias Bass of The Athletic joins the program to discuss Jackson's freshman season, replacing him with …

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Trevon Brazile BACK for Arkansas, John Calipari's final piece? | Ugonna Onyenso lands at Kansas St 26:05

15d ago26:05

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John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks will have a familiar face in Fayetteville this college basketball season after Trevon Brazile committed to the Hogs out of the transfer portal. Brazile slots in perfectly as a stretch four for coach Cal, alongside Jonas Aidoo, Zvonimir Ivisic, and Adou Thiero. Speaking of Calipari, his former center Ugonna …

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CBS Sports Classic pairings confirmed: UNC vs. UCLA, Kentucky vs. Ohio St. | Give coaches a BREAK! 24:56

16d ago24:56

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The matchups for the 11th iteration of the CBS Sports Classic were confirmed on Monday – with UCLA facing UNC, while Ohio St. and Kentucky will face off. This year’s event is rumored to be in Madison Square Garden, but with a solid date of December 21. Ohio St. and Kentucky featuring their new coaches will be entertaining to watch. Can Mark Pope an…

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College Basketball Transfer landing spots | Who lands Coleman Hawkins? | Arthur Kaluma? Trevon Brazile?...& more! 32:59

17d ago32:59

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The NBA Draft Early Entry withdrawal deadline brought about a second wave of top-flight transfer portal talent coming back to college. Coleman Hawkins is the biggest name on the market, who will probably command the biggest bag of the group. He has said he doesn’t want to go back to a Big Ten school and wants to be at a football school (which likel…

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Jaxson Robinson COMMITS to Kentucky Wildcats - Mark Pope's final addition? | N'Faly Dante vs. NCAA 28:09

21d ago28:09

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Jaxson Robinson withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA draft and committed to play for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats out of the transfer portal, becoming the first former BYU player to follow Pope to Lexington. With 12 scholarships now accounted for, are the 'Cats done roster building? And where does Robinson slot into the mix for Kentucky? Oreg…

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Alex Karaban, Mark Sears among key college basketball stars withdrawing from NBA draft! | Transfer Portal adds big time stars 34:54

21d ago34:54

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The 2024 NBA draft withdraw deadline has passed and college basketball retained many key stars - including UConn's Alex Karaban, Alabama's Mark Sears, and Arizona's Caleb Love. More surprising were the returns of Hunter Sallis to Wake Forest and Payton Sandfort to Iowa, keeping even more star power in the game next season. There were some key depar…

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WEDNESDAY 30:45

23d ago30:45

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Today is Wednesday, May 29, a.k.a. NBA Draft Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline Day. The deadline is set for 11:59pm ET and there are still multiple big names on the board that need to make a decision, but JT Toppin has already he announced he is returning to college. He won’t, however, be headed back to New Mexico. Instead, the rising sophomore will …

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Trevon Brazile is back...but where's he headed? | Why are players taking so long to decide on NBA? | RIP Bill Walton 30:50

24d ago30:50

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News dropped on Memorial Day that Trevon Brazile is planning to pull out of the NBA Draft and return to college. The only question is…which school? Brazile could return to Fayetteville and new coach John Calipari. The Hogs have only used eight of their 13 scholarships and could really use a nice Power Forward. Brazile would fit just perfectly. But …

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Does Arkansas have their PG in DJ Wagner? Maybe | Chaz Lanier: Tennessee's next big transfer scorer 26:03

24d ago26:03

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News broke on Sunday evening that DJ Wagner is headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas to join Coach John Calipari and his Kentucky teammates Zvonimir Ivisic and Adou Thiero (plus the incoming freshmen of Boogie Fland, Karter Knox, and Billy Richmond. Will Wagner give the Hogs the point guard skill set they need? Perhaps, but the Hogs should target one wi…

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2024 NBA draft withdrawal deadline: Who will return to college basketball? | UNC lands transfer big! 29:29

27d ago29:29

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The deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to college basketball is less than one week away, and we discuss the players whose decision will have the biggest impact on college hoops - including Villanova's Eric Dixon, Wake Forest's Hunter Sallis, Alabama's Mark Sears, and Arizona's Caleb Love. We also discuss players in the draft as well…

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Max Shulga SPURNS Villanova and Kyle Neptune is in trouble | Georgia Tech generating buzz in the ACC 25:36

28d ago25:36

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Kyle Neptune and the Villanova Wildcats were dealt tough news when Max Shulga decided to return to VCU and his longtime coach Ryan Odom, rather than play for 'Nova out of the transfer portal. Neptune's squad is already in rough shape and could struggle to finish in the top half of the Big East, now they desperately needed at least one of Eric Dixon…

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Zach Edey, Stephon Castle among NBA draft stock RISERS after combine | What to make of Bronny James? 33:09

29d ago33:09

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The 2024 NBA draft combine wrapped last week and multiple college basketball stars saw their draft stock rise with strong performances, including Purdue star Zach Edey and UConn national champion Stephon Castle. A pair of energy bigs looked good at the combine as well in Yves Missi from Baylor and Adem Bona from UCLA, who should both be first round…

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Markus Burton, KJ Lewis return to school | Chris Jans extension | USC / Clemson's rosters set?! 26:39

1M ago26:39

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The NBA Draft Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (11:59pm ET on May 29) is just eight days away. Who will come back to college? Who will stay in? Some names have started trickling in of those who will come back, including Notre Dame’s Markus Burton, Arizona’s KJ Lewis, Ohio State’s Meechie Johnson, and more. We will once again get a power-5 matchup on…

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Bluegrass Battle: Rather have Kentucky or Louisville's roster? | Dillon Mitchell (Cincy), AJ Hoggard (Vandy) commit 31:46

1M ago31:46

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Noah Waterman committed to Louisville, meaning that both the pre-eminent programs in Kentucky (both Cards and Cats) have a nearly filled out roster. Would you rather have Louisville or Kentucky’s roster? Both school’s seem like they’ll add at least one more player. Dillon Mitchell transfers from Texas to Cincinnati, meaning that he’ll stay in the B…

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Did Kentucky FINALIZE roster with Ansley Almonor? | Duke keeps building! | Kugel to Mississippi St 28:04

1M ago28:04

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Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats landed Fairleigh Dickinson forward Ansley Almonor in the transfer portal, the 11th newcomer for the 'Cats as they look to rebuild in the post John Calipari era. Is this the final addition in Lexington for UK, and if so what might the starting lineup and rotation look like at Kentucky? Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blu…

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Louisville adds 10th(!) transfer | 2025 Maui field is set...& it's underwhelming | Atlantis finds Creighton replacement 25:08

1M ago25:08

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Louisville landed their 10th transfer this week in the form of South Florida’s Kasean Pryor, a lanky forward who should be a great addition to Coach Pat Kelsey’s first team of Cardinals. But then Coach also landed Michigan signee Khani Rooths, who is top 30ish in the class of 2024. Rooths committed on Wednesday, Coach Kelsey’s birthday. The 2025 Ma…

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Coach Cal is headed back to Rupp...in red | Doug Gottlieb gets Green Bay job (& keeps radio show) 31:02

1M ago31:02

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The SEC released conference opponents scheuldes for the 2024-25 season on Monday afternoon. While we are getting a home and home with Arkansas and Kentucky, the Hogs do have to travel to Lexington, meaning that John Calipari will be back in Rupp in a different color. What will his reception be? Chris Beard and Ole Miss don’t have to travel to Texas…

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$2M for Great Osobor! | Bronny James to stay in NBA draft, right move? | More conference realignment 27:45

1M ago27:45

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The Washington Huskies reportedly dropped a $2M bag to land former Utah State big man Great Osobor, reuniting him with head coach Danny Sprinkle. Is Osobor really going to get paid out a full $2M, and what kind of impact can he have on the Huskies as they move into the Big Ten? Bronny James is reportedly staying in the 2024 NBA draft process, endin…

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Players Era MTE to PAY teams $1 mil in NIL money?!? | Duke adds Tulane's Sion James | WF & those guards 32:22

1M ago32:22

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The Players Era MTE (multi-team event) will take place in Las Vegas during Feast Week this season and include eight teams – Creighton, Alabama, Houston, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Oregon, Notre Dame and Rutgers. Ho hum, another MTE, fine whatever. Not so fast my friend (shouts to Lee Corso). This MTE will pay each team $1 million in NIL money to b…

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Who are the BEST college basketball stars in the transfer portal? | Will DJ Wagner follow Calipari? 29:46

1M ago29:46

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The college basketball transfer portal window is officially closed, but there are still a bunch of excellent players looking for a new home. We look at the best at each position, starting with the guards and discussing former Kentucky point guard DJ Wagner, BYU's Jaxson Robinson, and Miami's Wooga Poplar. On the wing we discuss Texas forward Dillon…

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Riley Kugel OUT at Kansas! Jayhawks still in great shape | Caleb Lohner transfers to Utah..football? 33:51

1M ago33:51

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The Kansas Jayhawks will not have former Florida guard Riley Kugel next season as he opts to reenter the transfer portal. How big of a loss is this for Bill Self's team, who already added multiple other guards in AJ Storr, Rylan Griffen, and Zeke Mayo? And where might Kugel end up now that it won't be in Lawrence? The Arizona Wildcats have quietly …

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Rick Pitino, St. John's RELOAD in transfer portal | Is Virginia back? | NBA draft profile: Ryan Dunn 34:26

1M ago34:26

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Rick Pitino and Saint John's added a pair of dynamic, versatile guards from the transfer portal in Seton Hall's Kadary Richmond and Utah's Deivon Smith. Will the duo help the Red Storm get back into the NCAA Tournament, or does the team need more shooting in order to compete in the Big East? Virginia struck on a trio of transfers this past week: Sa…

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Adou Thiero is the latest Kentucky Wildcat to follow Cal to Arkansas | Norchad Omier to Baylor 37:50

2M ago37:50

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Adou Thiero's final 5 teams in the transfer portal were Kentucky, Arkansas, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Indiana. Thiero took a surprise visit to Fayetteville last week and has subsequently committed to the Hogs. He becomes the second Wildcat from last season to follow John Calipari to Arkansas (Zvonimir Ivisic) plus three of the incoming 2024 f…

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Alabama lands Cliff Omoruyi - SEC Preseason Favorite? | Duke transfer Sean Stewart commits to Ohio St 29:53

2M ago29:53

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Alabama & Nate Oats got great news early Sunday when Rutgers transfer Cliff Omoruyi committed to the Tide over North Carolina, Kansas St., and Georgetown. For Bama, are they now the SEC favorites...particularly if Mark Sears comes back? On the UNC side of things, the Tar Heels continue to search for Armando Bacot's replacement. Duke transfer Sean S…

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Kansas, Michigan big WINNERS as transfer portal closes! | Who are the losers? | Baylor's next move? 31:19

2M ago31:19

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The college basketball transfer portal window closed on May 1, and so far the Kansas Jayhawks are the big portal winners. They did not lose a single player to the portal and added tremendous talent like AJ Storr, Riley Kugel, Zeke Mayo, and Rylan Griffen. Other portal winners include Gonzaga, Michigan, and California. On the other side, the biggest…

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Kentucky lands Koby Brea & Kerr Kriisa - starting backcourt? | Kalkbrenner stays put at Creighton 25:47

2M ago25:47

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Kentucky landed the services of both Koby Brea AND Kerr Kriisa on Wednesday. The question is: Is this UK’s starting backcourt? How does Lamont Butler factor into that backcourt? What about Otega Oweh? Elsewhere, Creighton got the news that Ryan Kalkbrenner is coming back (and it sounds like Steven Ashworth as well). This is welcome news for the Blu…

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Will Kentucky win the Koby Brea sweepstakes by default? | Arkansas gets Johnell Davis! | Vlad Goldin follows Dusty May to Michigan 26:49

2M ago26:49

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Dayton transfer Koby Brea listed a Blue-Blood-heaven final five schools including UConn, Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, and North Carolina. Will he end up oing to Lexington almost by default? What fit would Brea be in Mark Pope’s offense? Kentucky also picked up a commitment from Oklahoma St. transfer Brandon Garrison (whom Isaac accidentally referred to …

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UConn Huskies RELOAD with Aidan Mahaney, Liam McNeeley | Creighton adds a little 'Pop' to lineup 27:41

2M ago27:41

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The UConn Huskies made a pair of big moves, securing a commitment from Saint Mary's transfer guard Aidan Mahaney as well as 2024 five-star small forward Liam McNeeley. Danny Hurley's roster looks fairly set as they look to try to three-peat as college basketball national champions, but is Mahaney the kind of guard capable of leading them to a title…

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Kansas gets Hunter Dickinson back, adds Rylen Griffen | The Pope adds a Kentucky trio (Butler, Oweh, Carr) 29:58

2M ago29:58

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Kansas learned (in hilarious fashion) that Hunter Dickinson will return to school and also picked up a transfer commitment from Alabama’s Rylan Griffen, who will bring the shooting punch that the Jayhawks lacked last year. Meanwhile Mark Pope and Kentucky picked up a trio of transfers in Lamont Butler (San Diego State), Otega Oweh (Oklahoma), and A…

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Miami's Norchad Omier and Wooga Poplar enter transfer portal | Under Pat Kelsey, is Louisville BACK? 29:32

2M ago29:32

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The Miami Hurricanes had a disappointing 2023-24 college basketball season, and now coach Jim Larranaga will have to rebuild without Norchad Omier or Wooga Poplar after the two stars entered the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday. Kyshawn George won't be of help either as he is keeping his name in the 2024 NBA draft, putting the 'Canes in a tough spo…

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RJ Davis to return for North Carolina, is he the National Player of the Year front runner? | 6-Pack! 29:46

2M ago29:46

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RJ Davis is reportedly set to return to Chapel Hill to play for Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels for a fifth year, is he now the favorite to win college basketball's National Player of the Year Award? And with Seth Trimble also returning for the 'Heels, is North Carolina positioned to be a top three team in the preseason? Or do they st…

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14 high major college basketball programs have new coaches - who made the best hire? | Pope or Cal? 35:00

2M ago35:00

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14 high major college basketball programs have new coaches heading into the 2024-25 season, but who made the best hire? We discuss all 14, including Mark Pope replacing John Calipari at Kentucky, who replaced Eric Musselman at Arkansas, who replaced Andy Enfield at USC. Plus, a handful of highly regarded mid-major coaches moved up to the high major…

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Baylor snags Jeremy Roach, is Aidoo on the way? | Indiana raided the Pac12 | Michigan doing work! 30:54

2M ago30:54

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Baylor lands Jeremy Roach in the transfer portal and it should be a great get for Scott Drew, who decided to stay in Waco rather than taking the Kentucky job. The Bears look poised to also bring in Tennessee transfer Jonas Aidoo. Indiana has been on an absolute tear. What is what Mike Woodson had to have in order to keep his job? Michigan, while no…

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Kentucky loses EVERYONE (& all but 1 incoming freshman) | Duke almost does the same | Michigan Admissions strikes again 30:05

2M ago30:05

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Kentucky has now lost every scholarship-level player from last season’s roster (and lost all but one of the incoming freshmen). Mark Pope has a long, uphill climb ahead of him, but should be able to navigate. Can he get anyone to stay in Lexington? Adou Thiero? Can he convince anyone to come with him from BYU to Kentucky? Duke is in a similar boat …

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Way-too-early college basketball top 25! Kansas or Houston No. 1? Are Kentucky and Arkansas ranked? 32:06

2M ago32:06

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The College Basketball offseason is still in its early stages, but that doesn't mean it's too early to take a look at a top 25 projection for the upcoming season. Both the Kansas Jayhawks and Houston Cougars look like they'll compete for top billing out of the Big 12 conference next season, but where does defending champion UConn fall? Duke has see…

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What should BYU expect from the Kevin Young era? | What will BYU's roster look like? | Tarris Reed to UConn 30:23

2M ago30:23

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BYU hired Kevin Young from the Phoenix Suns at a faster-than-normal pace. Because of his NBA ties, it’s hard to know what to expect moving forward for the Cougars. Young will stay with the Suns through their playoff run, so the expectation is that assistants will handle recruiting in the mean time. Will Coach Young be able to entice back players li…

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Jeremy Roach on the move, Duke gets younger | Oumar Ballo to Indiana - is it the right fit? | BYU has their man 31:57

2M ago31:57

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Duke’s Jeremy Roach announced on Tuesday that he is both declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft and entering the transfer portal. His departure makes a Duke team that was already projecting to be young all the younger. How will Coach Jon Scheyer utilize his three open scholarships to help alleviate that inexperience? Where will Roach ultimately land if h…

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Mark Pope has the vibes right, but Kentucky's roster needs work! | Ivisic joins Calipari at Arkansas 33:18

2M ago33:18

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Mark Pope's first press conference as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats could not have gone better, helping raise the vibes in Big Blue Nation. Support from former UK coach Rick Pitino didn't hurt either, and it sounds like Kentucky and Saint John's will square off at Rupp Arena this season in what should be a huge treat for folks in Lexingto…

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Mark Pope's intro presser for Kentucky a smashing success | Duke's Kyle Filipowski, Jared McCain off to NBA 31:11

2M ago31:11

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Kentucky’s brand new head coach Mark Pope held his introductory press conference on Sunday afternoon. By all accounts, he handled it really well. What happens next? What sort of roster will Pope be able to build? Will he be able (or want) to bring and of his BYU Cougars with him? Aly Khalifa? Will any of the Kentucky players in the portal come back…

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