Best Brian Tonsoni Podcasts (2024)

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Offseason Catch-Up Episode (Plus: Why We Went Away For a While) 2:25:13

1d ago2:25:13

2:25:13

We’re back! And happy to be back. On this offseason catch-up episode of The Assembly Call, we discuss all of the following: The IU TBT team, which tips of play on Friday Kel'el Ware's strong play so far in NBA summer league A deep dive on Indiana's non-conference schedule and whether it's good, bad, or too soon to tell Some mailbag questions, inclu…

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AC Radio: Making Sense of the Tectonic Shift in College Sports 1:18:39

1M ago1:18:39

1:18:39

Join us on Thursday evening at 9 ET to discuss the latest Indiana basketball news, as well as a wide-ranging conversation with Galen Clavio about the massive changes coming to the college sports as the artifice of collegiate "amateur" sports continues to crumble. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https…

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AC Radio: Langdon Hatton Scouting Report 1:09:31

2M ago1:09:31

1:09:31

Join us on Thursday night for our weekly discussion about Indiana men's basketball. This week, we'll focus on the newest Hoosier: Langdon Hatton. What skills and experience does Hatton bring to Bloomington? How is he likely to be used? We'll discuss all of that and much more on this week's episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an…

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AC Radio: How to Be a Fan in the Portal Era (Plus: Mailbag!) 1:33:12

2M ago1:33:12

1:33:12

Coach is back! We roll through some Hoosier Headlines and discuss what Indiana is likely to do with one of its final two scholarships. Then we dive into a conversation about how to be a fan in the portal era. What does so much roster turnover mean for the connections we feel with our programs and players? And then we answer a satchel full of listen…

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AC Radio: Luke Goode Scouting Report and Fun With Lineup Combinations 1:20:40

3M ago1:20:40

1:20:40

Join us on Thursday evening for our weekly chat about Indiana University men's basketball. We'll provide our scouting report of Indiana's newest transfer, Luke Goode, and then have some fun discussing some different lineup combinations this IU team will be capable of rolling out there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California …

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Special Edition: Kanaan Carlyle Scouting Report and Fit 1:12:45

3M ago1:12:45

1:12:45

Join Jerod Morris and Tony Adragna for this special edition episode of The Assembly Call, wherein we will break down the official commitment of Kanaan Carlyle, who is transferring to IU from Stanford. We’ll discuss: What he brings to Indiana in terms of strengths and weaknesses His fit alongside Myles Rice and Trey Galloway How to contextualize his…

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AC Radio: Projecting How the New Roster Pieces Fit Together 2:04:39

3M ago2:04:39

2:04:39

Join us for our weekly discussion about IU basketball on Thursday night at 9 ET. We'll roll through some Hoosier Headlines then dive into a discussion about how all the committed (and projected) roster pieces fit together. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Emergency Pod: Oumar Ballo and Myles Rice are Hoosiers 1:10:23

3M ago1:10:23

1:10:23

On Tuesday afternoon, Indiana got a commitment from former Arizona center Oumar Ballo -- ranked by 247Sports as the #1 overall transfer portal prospect. Ballo joins Myles Rice and Bryson Tucker in a recruiting class that is giving Indiana fans legitimate hope of a bounce-back season in 2024-25. In this emergency pod, Jerod Morris is joined by Tony …

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AC Radio: How Certain Portal Targets Might Fit and Title Game Takeaways 1:48:18

3M ago1:48:18

1:48:18

Join us at 9 ET on Thursday evening for our weekly chat about Indiana basketball. We'll take a look at some of the portal visitors Indiana has lined up and discuss how a few notable ones might fit. We'll also reflect on Monday night's title game, the Kentucky-Cal situation, and answer some mailbag questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/…

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AC Radio: Bryson Tucker Scouting Report, Portal Stuff, and Final Four Talk 1:14:32

4M ago1:14:32

1:14:32

In this week's edition, we give our thoughts on Bryson Tucker's game and how he might fit with what we know of Indiana's roster, discuss the recent news of visits for portal recruits, and look ahead to this weekend's Final Four. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…

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Transfer Priorities, NCAA Tournament, and Mailbag 2:02:22

4M ago2:02:22

2:02:22

It's been a while! With the Sweet 16 games taking over Thursday night again, we decided to hop on a day early to discuss a wide range of topics: • The big win over Oklahoma for the women's team • Our observations and favorite players from the NCAA Tournament • A whole bunch of stuff about the portal: Indiana's priorities, a few early names that hav…

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IU-Nebraska BTT Postgame Show 1:22:15

4M ago1:22:15

1:22:15

Join us immediately following Indiana's quarterfinal matchup in the Big Ten Tournament against Nebraska. The Hoosiers season came to an end at 19-14 overall following a 93-66 blowout loss to Nebraska. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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IU-Penn State BTT Postgame Show 1:00:20

4M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Join us immediately following Indiana's Big Ten Tournament opener against Penn State on Thursday night. The Hoosiers won 61-59 as Anthony Leal hit a game winner on an offensive rebound in the final five seconds. They face Nebraska at 9pm Friday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva…

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IU-Michigan State Postgame Show 1:28:39

4M ago1:28:39

1:28:39

Join us immediately following Indiana's Sunday home matinee with Michigan State for The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show. We went live AFTER the senior speeches in a game IU won in a thriller 65-64. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Bracket U: The Alabama Fan Experience 29:28

4M ago29:28

29:28

We welcome Christian Sykes on the show to discuss Alabama basketball. We also discussed Justin Thomas and the new ball coach of Alabama Football.

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Bracket U: The Bubble 42:55

4M ago42:55

42:55

In this episode we discuss 10 teams on the bubble. 10 teams for 5 spots.

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AC Radio: What's Next for Mike Woodson and Indiana? (with Xs and Joes) 2:18:20

4M ago2:18:20

2:18:20

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana basketball. This week, Coach Tonsoni will welcome Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth from Xs and Joes to linger on the Minnesota win and then address what's next for Mike Woodson and Indiana basketball. There is a clear path to success for next season ... but how narrow is it? And ho…

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IU-Minnesota Postgame Show 1:33:36

4M ago1:33:36

1:33:36

Join us immediately following Indiana's late-night Wednesday battle at The Barn with the Golden Gophers. Indiana used a dominant second half to pull away for a 70-58 victory. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Bracket U: The Fan Experience with Jon Altena 39:17

5M ago39:17

39:17

Jon Altena joins host Brian Tonsoni to talk NCAA basketball, Iowa sports and a little Iowa football. Jon is one of our most active followers of Delphi Bracketology

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IU-Maryland Postgame Show 1:20:26

4M ago1:20:26

1:20:26

Join us immediately following Indiana's Sunday afternoon visit to College Park, Maryland to face the Terrapins. The Hoosiers made a huge second half comeback and beat the Terps 83-78 for their second straight win. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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AC Radio: The State of the Program 1:59:14

5M ago1:59:14

1:59:14

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana basketball. We'll look ahead to IU-Maryland, dip in the mailbag, and spend our main segment discussing the current state of the program under Mike Woodson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m…

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Bracket Update - Making Decisions 37:48

5M ago37:48

37:48

In this episode we discuss key decisions to make on seed lines 1-4 and offer some bubble talk

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IU-Wisconsin Postgame Show 1:22:46

5M ago1:22:46

1:22:46

Join us on Tuesday night following Indiana's home battle with Wisconsin. The Hoosiers won 74-70 to end a four game losing streak and beat the Badgers in back-to-back years for the first time since the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in…

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IU-Penn State Postgame Show 59:53

5M ago59:53

59:53

Join us immediately following Indiana's Saturday afternoon battle in Happy Valley with Penn State which the Hoosiers lost 83-74. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Special Edition: IU-Iowa Women's Postgame Show 46:20

5M ago46:20

46:20

Thursday night's incredible IU victory over Iowa inside of a raucous Assembly Hall was so much fun that we decided to hop online for an impromptu postgame show, since the Doing The Work postgame show had to be rescheduled to Friday. So Jerod and Coach do their best to break down the tough, passionate, smart performance Indiana delivered against Cai…

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IU-Nebraska Postgame Show 1:32:17

5M ago1:32:17

1:32:17

Join us immediately following Indiana's 85-70 Wednesday night home loss against Nebraska for another edition of The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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IU-Northwestern Postgame Show 1:06:00

5M ago1:06:00

1:06:00

Join us on Sunday afternoon following Indiana's home game against Northwestern for another edition of The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show. The Hoosiers lost 76-72 as their season continues to go in the wrong direction as they fell to 14-12 overall and 6-8 in the league. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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AC Radio: Holtmann, Postseason Projections, and a Super-Mega Late-Season Mailbag! 1:37:09

5M ago1:37:09

1:37:09

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana men's basketball. We'll discuss Chris Holtmann's firing and what it might mean for Indiana, where the Hoosiers stand in terms of the NIT, and then dive into a super-mega mailbag with questions ranging from what Indiana needs to do down the stretch to rebuild some optimism in …

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The Top 16 Reveal 27:22

5M ago27:22

27:22

We share our top 16 teams ahead of the NCAA Reveal on Feb 17th. Logan Smith and Bradyn Gleason join Coach Tonsoni on this episode

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Seed List update 34:55

5M ago34:55

34:55

Gage Businger joins us tonight to talk the top 4 seed lines, the bubble and more.

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IU-Purdue Postgame Show 1:16:10

5M ago1:16:10

1:16:10

Join us immediately following Indiana's rivalry rematch with Purdue in West Lafayette on Saturday evening where the Hoosiers were dominated 79-59 against the no. 2 Boilermakers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Coach's Corner: IU-Purdue Preview with Joe Jackson of Feed The Post 1:02:39

5M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

Join us at 4 ET for a special edition episode of The Assembly Call. Coach Tonsoni will chat with Joe Jackson, who covers Big Ten hoops for Feed The Post and also hosts a Purdue postgame show. They'll reflect on the first meeting, discuss the keys to victory on Saturday night, assess what paths IU must take to make it a 40-minute game, and talk more…

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Talking Brackets 36:26

5M ago36:26

36:26

Kaleb Hosier, Braydn Gleason, Cayden Gasser join host Brian Tonsoni as we discuss early bracket positions. We discuss teams moving up and down, the top seed line and of course the bubble.

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IU-Ohio State Postgame Show 1:17:27

5M ago1:17:27

1:17:27

Join us immediately following Indiana's Tuesday night road trip to Columbus where Indiana beat the Buckeyes 76-73 in a thriller. Anthony Leal hit the go-ahead three pointer in the final 30 seconds and Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau had huge nights as the Hoosiers rallied from an 18 point second-half deficit. We'll break down everything we see in an…

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Special Edition: Live Postgame Show at Upstairs Pub 1:35:16

5M ago1:35:16

1:35:16

What a weekend it was. On the one hand, the basketball was terrible. Indiana got drilled on its homecourt by a Penn State team that played smarter, harder, and more together. Indiana was good for 15 minutes, then listless thereafter. On the other hand, for us personally, it was an incredible weekend filled with friends, great food and drinks, and t…

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AC Radio: More Takeaways and Lingering Questions From Iowa 1:39:37

6M ago1:39:37

1:39:37

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana basketball. Coach Adragna will join Andy Bottoms and Coach Tonsoni to highlight a few more takeaways and lingering questions from Indiana's win over Iowa. They'll also preview IU-Penn State and dip into the mailbag. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ…

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IU-Iowa Postgame Show 1:15:45

6M ago1:15:45

1:15:45

On Tuesday, Indiana gritted out a 74-68 win over Iowa, despite blowing a 17-point first-half lead and losing Xavier Johnson and Malik Reneau to injury. Anthony Leal had the best game of his IU career scoring 13 points off the bench while Kel'el Ware led the team with 23 points. IU took the lead for good at 69-68 on a Gabe Cupps three-pointer in the…

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IU-Illinois Postgame Show 1:16:33

6M ago1:16:33

1:16:33

On Saturday, Indiana played their best road game in a while but still fell to Illinois 70-62. While the defense was much better, the Hoosiers were done in by 12-22 from the line and not hitting a single three-pointer on the afternoon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…

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AC Radio: Important Storylines to Track Down the Stretch of This IU Season 2:03:48

6M ago2:03:48

2:03:48

Join us on Thursday night for our weekly chat about Indiana basketball. We'll discuss some details of next weekend's meetup, preview IU-Illinois, dip in to the mailbag, and spend time highlighting the most important storylines to track down the stretch of this IU season. Also, a special of AC After Dark in which Ryan shares the story of the infamou…

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IU-Wisconsin Postgame Show 1:27:01

6M ago1:27:01

1:27:01

Join us immediately following Indiana's 91-79 loss at the Kohl Center on Friday night. Indiana struggled all night and still has not won in Madison since 1998. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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AC Radio: Identifying the Positives in an Otherwise Frustrating Season 1:30:52

6M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana basketball. We'll look ahead to IU-Wisconsin, roll through some Hoosier Headlines, pick up the mailbag questions we couldn't get to last night, and also dive into a frank discussion about the positive developments we're seeing on this team even through the season's frustratin…

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IU-Purdue Postgame Show 1:36:14

6M ago1:36:14

1:36:14

On Tuesday, IU was dominated by arch-rival Purdue 87-66 in a game the Boilermakers thoroughly dominated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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IU-Minnesota Postgame Show 1:39:13

6M ago1:39:13

1:39:13

On Friday, IU dominated Minnesota 74-62 where they were in control from start to finish. The team improves to 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the league. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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AC Radio: 1,000th Episode! 2:34:22

6M ago2:34:22

2:34:22

On this very special edition of The Assembly Call, our 1,000th episode, we (mostly) set aside discussion about this year's Indiana basketball team and instead spend time hanging out with several guests who have meant a lot to our show over the years -- including Connor from Homefield, Megan the ChatMob Queen, Chronic Hoosier, and Mike DeCourcy. We …

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IU-Rutgers Postgame Show 1:27:25

6M ago1:27:25

1:27:25

On Tuesday, IU's inconsistency and struggling offense showed up as they fell to Rutgers 66-57 in a game neither team shot well. IU is 11-5 overall and 3-2 in the league now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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IU-Ohio State Postgame Show 1:29:45

7M ago1:29:45

1:29:45

On Saturday, IU picked up their best win of the season by defeating a solid Ohio State team 71-65 at home. Xavier Johnson finally looked healthy and had his best game of the year with 18 points. Malik Reneau led the Hoosiers with 23 points and hit a critical layup late to give Indiana a two possession lead. They are now 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the …

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AC Radio: Mega Mailbag and IU-Ohio State Preview 1:18:09

7M ago1:18:09

1:18:09

Join us on Thursday night at 9 ET for our weekly discussion about Indiana basketball. We'll preview Saturday's important home game against Ohio State, then dive into the mailbag to answer some panicked-but-reasonable questions from our community members. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…

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IU-Nebraska Postgame Show 1:29:38

7M ago1:29:38

1:29:38

On Wednesday, IU suffered its third blowout loss of the season and first in Big Ten play to fall to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in league play. The final was 80-64 in a game that was not close throughout most of the night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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IU-Kennesaw State Postgame Show 1:40:49

7M ago1:40:49

1:40:49

On Friday, IU closed out their non-conference season with a 100-87 win to improve to 10-3 overall. It was a rollercoaster of a game as the Hoosiers jumped out to a big lead early, only to have the Owls cut into it at halftime and take a four point lead about midway through the second half. From there, Indiana took control led by Malik Reneau's care…

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AC Radio: That's True, That Might Be True, That's Ridiculous 1:55:46

7M ago1:55:46

1:55:46

Join us for this week's edition of AC Radio, tipping at our usual time on Thursday nights of 9 ET. We'll be paying an homage to one of our favorite basketball podcasts, The Mismatch, by playing a game of That's True, That Might Be True, That's Ridiculous. We'll also discuss Trayce's NBA breakthrough, preview IU-Kennesaw State, and dip into the mail…

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