Eye On College Basketball
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Gonzaga lost its best player Monday. Here's why Mark Few's program can now be compared to Duke and Kentucky (college basketball 07/20)
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rather significant headline popped Monday: Gonzaga’s best player bolted on the team and didn’t tell them in advance. Filip Petrusev would’ve bee...
Two big commitments Wednesday: Moussa Cisse is going to Memphis and Jonathan Kuminga is going to the G League (College Basketball 07/15)
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Hardaway and Memphis got a commitment Wednesday from 2020 five-star center Moussa Cisse. Surely nothing will go wrong in the next few months, ri...
What Ivy League's fall-sports cancellation means to college basketball; Makur Maker picks Howard (College Basketball 07/09))
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Ivy League made significant news in college sports when it announced all organized sports within the league would not be permitted t...
06/29: Emoni Bates—WAY ahead of schedule—announces his intention to play for Michigan State. And we think he will.
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the second straight Monday, a No. 1-rated basketball recruit has proven skeptics wrong and announced a commitment to playing college basketball ov...
06/24: Cade Cunningham sticking with Oklahoma State is an abnormally loyal player decision that deserves huge praise
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Big-time college hoops news got the week going on Monday. No. 1-rated 2020 recruit Cade Cunningham announced he will stay at Oklahoma State for next s...
06/15: Huge college sports news on Monday, so let's not waste any time and get right to it
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
And no, we're not talking about Leaky Black's 21st birthday, but that's big too and we want to acknowledge it as well. Eye on College Basketball' is ...
06/11: Zion Williamson’s ex-agent is hell-bent on trying to expose Zion, Nike and Duke
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought the countersuit against Zion Williamson would fade away, you'd be wrong. This week, attorneys representing Gina Ford, Williamson's ex-a...
🚨The NCAA shocks Oklahoma State with a one-year postseason ban and a litany of other sanctions
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friday brought a real NCAA bombshell: Oklahoma State was served a one-year postseason ban for 2021 among a laundry list of other impactful charges, in...
06/04: How the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests have created a positive stir for change in college basketball
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A tragedy in Minneapolis -- the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer -- has catalyzed and sparked worldwide protest efforts to weed out sy...
05/27: Mac McClung picks Texas Tech, but will he be eligible? Plus: Pissed off Bobby Hurley, and remembering Eddie Sutton's HOF career
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How about this: we’ve got a six-topic college hoops pod for you in late May in the middle of a pandemic. And it’s 70-plus minutes at that. Dive in...
05/21: Finally, some good news tied to sports and coronavirus: College players given the OK to return to campus for workouts starting June 1
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have encouraging news to pass along: many college basketball and college football players will be permitted to return to campus for social distance...
05/13: The Zion Williamson story that have plenty of Duke haters hoping the NCAA will somehow manage to punish Coach K's program
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball's had some interesting headlines the past few days, huh? A pandemic isn't slowing talking points or salaciousness in this sport, no...
05/04: Next up in the NCAA's notice of allegations assembly line: The Louisville Cardinals
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Monday brought yet another big headline for college basketball. It's the offseason, coronavirus is still very much a threat to the United States, but ...
🚨We have a replacement for Danny Manning at Wake Forest: It's East Tennessee State coach Steve Forbes (04/30 Emergency Podcast)
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Podcasts on back-to-back days because we love ya that much. On Thursday Wake Forest completed its five-day coaching-search process by deciding that ET...
04/29: NCAA rubber-stamps that college players will be allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness beginning in 2021 -- but here's the catch
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday was a historic day in NCAA history. The organization, through the power of its Board of Governors, announced that name, image and likeness l...
🚨Wake Forest has fired Danny Manning (04/25 Emergency Podcast)
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday morning brought a shock wave to college basketball: Wake Forest fired Danny Manning. We fired up the podcast machine to get an emergency epis...
04/23: BYU beats Kentucky and Texas Tech for the best transfer on the market; sizing up the best first-year coaches from 2019-20
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're now in a time that features a second-year coach of a WCC program beating out the likes of John Calipari and Chris Beard for the most coveted tra...
04/16: Why top 2020 prospect Jalen Green choosing the G League over the college basketball says a lot more about the NBA than the NCAA
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jalen Green, who is almost universally regarded as a top-three prospect in the class of 2020, announced Thursday that he'll be skipping college and in...
04/13: History suggests that Kentucky and Creighton's national title chances for 2021 are now in danger
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two projected top-five teams lost players to NBA draft declarations in the past couple of days: Creighton with Ty-Shon Alexander and Kentucky with Imm...
04/08: The greatest games in NCAA Tournament history; the biggest draft and transfer decisions in the past week in college basketball
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, CBSSports.com published Norlander's exhaustive look at the 101 best NCAA Tournament games since 1985, when the bracket expanded to 64 teams...
04/03: It is time to reveal and debate the 2019-20 National Players of the Year in college basketball
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our final awards episode discusses the winners for the Naismith Player of the Year in men's and women's basketball. There's a lot more as well, includ...
04/02: Unveiling college basketball's 2019-20 winners for National Coach of the Year
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the winners in men's and women's basketball for Naismith Coach of the Year were announced. This Thursday podcast with Gary Parrish and Ma...
04/01: The winners for the 2019-20 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CBS Sports has exclusively teamed up with the Atlanta Tipoff Club to announce its biggest college basketball awards. On this episode, Gary Parrish and...
03/31: Are Will Wade and Sean Miller's jobs in any more jeopardy after the leaked wiretaps were played on HBO's documentary?
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, the anticipated HBO documentary "The Scheme" premiered. It included wiretaps of Arizona coach Sean Miller and LSU coach Will Wade discussi...
03/26: The biggest concerns and crises now facing college sports, plus a few more strolls down NCAA Tournament memory lane
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As you continue to quarantine, we continue to give you loaded podcasts to help you get through your days and nights. This episode opens with an admiss...
03/24: Coronavirus ain't stopping us: Here are the top 25 (and one) teams in college basketball heading into next season
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did ya miss us? Don’t worry, we’ve got another beefed-up pod to help you get through your days as we all continue to adjust to life in this histor...
03/19: Kansas should not be recognized in any way as the 2020 national champion; this isn't college football
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, we're dreaming of what could be, just like you. This was supposed to be one of the best days of the year: the start of the first round of the tou...
03/16: Amid coronavirus situation, NCAA says no bracket is coming; we reveal our All-Americans, Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you’re holding up well, and safely, amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. This podcast isn’t going anywhere. This ep opens with some genera...
🚨Rick Pitino has pulled off a return to college basketball: Iona! (3.14 Emergency Podcast)
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball got a jolt in the arm after its season dramatically was cut short earlier this week. On Saturday afternoon, Matt Norlander broke th...
03/12: March 12, 2020 will forever be remembered as the day the NCAA Tournament died
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday, March 12, 2020. A day that will live in college sports infamy due to the necessary/unprecedented action of canceling not only the Divions I ...
🚨 What now for NCAA Tournament after Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus/NBA suspends season? (3/11 Emergency Podcast)
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another emergency podcast in your feeds to keep you updated on all the latest with how the coronavirus virus is severely affecting the sports world. T...
🚨 The 2020 NCAA Tournament will not allow fans to attend any of the games (3/11 Emergency Podcast)
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your Wednesday night emergency podcast deals exclusively with the news that the NCAA has decided to not allow fans to attend its NCAA tournaments for ...
03/11: It's time to seriously talk about how big of a threat the coronavirus is to the NCAA Tournament
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Will the coronavirus, and concerns surrounding the widespread disease, cause more conference tournaments to ban fans -- and are we headed for the NCAA...
Welcome to the 'Eye on College Basketball' Podcast
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the spor...
03/08: Everything — and we mean everything — you need to know from Saturday, which was the best day of the season so far in college basketball
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball's final Saturday of the regular season was led with the first two of what will be 68 teams into the NCAA Tournament. Congrats to Ut...
03/05: Captivating races -- and our predictions -- for the regular-season wrap-ups in the Big East, SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re giving you a little early present for the weekend: the Friday pod late on a Thursday night. This ep opens with Big East chatter and prediction...
03/04: Kentucky blows it, Michigan State comes together, Maryland comes apart, and two amazing stories: UVM's Josh Speidel and Jackson State's "Snacks" Lee
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special loaded hump day edition of the pod. Tuesday night brought a litany of interesting stories, big results and major talking points. The ep...
03/01: The greatest month ever invented is officially back. HELLO, MARCH!
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than 10 ranked teams fell over the weekend, including Maryland’s first home loss of the season, which came to Michigan State. Since Norlander a...
02/28: UCLA beats Arizona State, USC beats Arizona, which means .... five-bid Pac-12?
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UCLA’s last-second win vs. Arizona State was a great thing that capped off a good night for the Pac-12. You bet the weekend-preview pod starts with ...
02/26: Duke's chances at a No. 1 seed are (likely) done; the story behind the Big Ten becoming the best league in college hoops
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Duke has now taken losses to at least three teams, and maybe four, that will not make the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night's L to Wake Forest probably e...
02/23: Kansas beats Baylor, becomes universal No. 1; Baylor, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Maryland all have huge streaks snapped
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No. 3 Kansas will become No. 1 Kansas when the polls update Monday. Norlander, back from Waco, recaps the scene and details with Parrish the good from...
02/21: Live from Waco, a preview of the biggest game so far this season: Kansas at Baylor
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Norlander is in Waco for No. 3 Kansas at No. 1 Baylor. The Friday preview pod opens with GP and Norlander looking at Duke’s chances of still ge...
02/19: John Beilein and Cavaliers' breakup has college basketball's coaching carousel ready start spinning; Creighton a Final Four dark horse
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Beilein has parted ways with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a report late Tuesday night from ESPN. Obviously Beilein becomes the No. 1 coa...
02/16: The Maryland Terrapins have their best team since winning the 2001-02 national championship
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are less than four weeks away from Selection Sunday. It’s going to be here before you know it, so this episode looks both at where we are now and...
02/14: In which Norlander and Parrish tear down the storyline that college basketball lacks great teams this season
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lovely Friday podcast for you starts with a little Valentine’s talk from Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander, and then a deeper dive into the top of c...
02/12: Penn State is red hot and chasing the best season in school history; listener mailbag!
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Nittany Lions are 19-5, second in the Big Ten and on track for a No. 4 seed. Yes, the pod opens with Pat Chambers' guys after their seventh straig...
02/09: The Dean Dome Double Buzzer-Beater; Bob Knight returns to Indiana; takeaways from Saturday's bracket reveal
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Duke's 98-96 overtime win at North Carolina on Saturday night was one of the wildest conclusions to one of the most memorable games of this season and...
02/07: Why John Calipari and Gary Parrish are both connected to job openings with the New York Knicks
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Knicks hiring two men closely associated with John Calipari has inevitably brought back discussion over whether this means Cal could real...
02/05: Devan Downey, camel fighting and Leaky Black
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michigan State's second straight loss, which came Tuesday night, has Spartans fans pressing. This ep opens with assessing MSU's biggest issues and get...
02/02: Is Bruce Pearl still not getting the respect he should? In the Big East, history made. In the AAC, big tears and a big bite.
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Auburn beat Kentucky, boosting its credentials in the process. The ep opens with a litany of thoughts on those Tigers and Cats, and Bruce Pearl, and t...
01/31: Ohio State's D.J. Carton takes a hiatus to better his mental health; the Pac-12 is eating itself alive; best bets
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ohio State's D.J. Carton announced Thursday that he was taking time away from basketball to improve his mental well-being. The episode starts with Gar...
01/30: Wisconsin's got huge issues; Coach K scolds the Crazies; our predictions for the four 1 seeds come March
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wisconsin just had one starter quit the team and another get suspended for a crotch punch. That's how the pod opens. Then Parrish and Norlander get t...
01/26: The news of Kobe Bryant's death envelops the basketball world, the sports world — and beyond
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There is college hoops to discuss, but we can only start with our shock and reaction Kobe Bryant, his daughters and others dying in a helicopter crash...
01/24: How can the Big Ten be the best conference in America when it doesn't have a verifiable national title contender?
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come on in. This Friday ep starts with some discussion on Indiana beating Michigan State in a gripper on Thursday night, and wanders into some larger ...
01/22: Kansas' Silvio De Sousa indefinitely suspended, plus UVA's chances of missing the NCAAs and Illinois' surge back to relevance
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A carryover conversation from Tuesday's overnight emergency pod, this episode extends the conversation with many thoughts from Parrish on the K-State/...
🚨 K-State/Kansas fight that will surely lead to significant suspensions and fallout — Emergency Podcast (1.21)
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday night, Kansas State and Kansas players were involved in a donnybrook that spilled into the stands and provided an ugly look for college bas...
01/19: Do not curb your enthusiasm: We just had an eventful weekend, so here's loads of thoughts on more than a dozen games
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eight ranked teams took losses over the weekend. This podcast is stacked with a look at the landscape of the sport, starting with Louisville dishing D...
01/17: Shoutout to Devan Downey and shoutout to Chester, South Carolina. The Gamecocks beat Kentucky -- again.
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday night, South Carolina beat Kentucky at the buzzer, paying homage once more to Gamecock legend Devan Downey. There is no other place we co...
01/15: Clemson just beat UNC and Duke in consecutive games for the first time in 30 years. Plus: mailbag!
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hump day edition of the pod opens with Clemson's win over Duke, combined with some thoughts on why predictive metrics still have the Blue Devils at No...
01/12: Rush to judgement? Who is the best team in college basketball: Gonzaga, Duke or Baylor
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode opens with Norlander's playful revenge on Parrish, after Baylor proved him correct by winning at Kansas for the first time in school hist...
01/09: Norlander explains why he ranks Kansas lower than everyone else; Final Four + 1 picks led by big Baylor-KU CBS game
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, Matt Norlander revealed his latest power rankings, and to the surprise of many a confused Kansas fan, he put the Jayhawks seventh. Gary P...
01/08: So, we're gonna start things off by talking about R U T G E R S
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rutgers basketball is on the loose. The Scarlet Knights have their best start in four-plus decades and could make the NCAA tourney for the first time ...
01/05: Gonzaga. vs. Duke vs. Kansas for the best team in college basketball. Who you got?
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, Michigan State got a career-high 32 points from Cassius Winston en route to a dominating and convincing win over Michigan. Gary Parrish and...
01/03: The Pac-12 is better, but really how much better? Plus: why we think Bill Self is Kansas' coach for the longterm
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday night, the Pac-12 had centerstage in college hoops. Colorado beat Oregon and UCLA won at Washington. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open ...
01/01: Happy New Year, listeners! Here's a question to ponder: Who is the best one-loss team in college basketball?
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of 2020 of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast leads with a little NYE chatter, then gets into Butler and the Big East (5:00), whi...
12/29: Kentucky finds its groove, UCLA finds its worse loss in maybe ever, and welcome to the party, WVU!
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The guys have a loaded pod, as always. It starts with some UCLA talk off the top; did you realize the Bruins took their worst loss of the KenPom era o...
12/27: Speculation increases that Cole Anthony might not play again in college; final four + 1 picks
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball has a solid schedule on a weekend that will be highlighted by the college football playoff and the final week of the NFL's regular ...
12/24: Our holiday gift to you, a special podcast: The top 10 stories/events of college basketball in 2019
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We won't spoil the list. You've got to tune in to listen and find out. Plus: we've got mailbag questions as well. And, given the time of year, a nice ...
12/22: If the NCAA tourney started now, UNC and UK wouldn't be in. Butler and Baylor would be 1 seeds. Season's drunk.
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is it actually true that college hoops has no great-great players this season? Bill Self and Jay Wright think so. This hour-long ep opens with some em...
12/20: Why Memphis might have itself to blame for losing James Wiseman. Plus: Danger zone for Kentucky and five best bets for the weekend
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a loaded weekend pod for you. The first 25 minutes are an even deeper dive on James Wiseman’s decision to leave Memphis, and then it’s...
12/19: 🚨🚨EMERGENCY PODCAST: James Wiseman just left college basketball
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two emergency pods in one week for you. Because we love you, listeners. James Wiseman left college basketball and the University of Memphis on Thursda...
12/18: Who's the best in the SEC: Auburn or Kentucky? Plus: debut of the listener mailbag!
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kentucky's been off the national radar the past three weeks, but with UK playing its next two games in Las Vegas, it's time to circle back on the Wild...
12/17: 🚨Emergency pod: Without Cole Anthony for the next 4-6 weeks, are UNC'S NCAA Tournament hopes already done?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
North Carolina announced Tuesday, less than 30 hours before its game at Gonzaga, that Cole Anthony had surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. ...
12/15: Who had the best weekend: Gonzaga, Oregon, Memphis -- or Rutgers? (Rutgers???)
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What a busy weekend we had. Norlander was in Tucson, so the episode opens with Parrish and him talking about Gonzaga's win at Arizona, with some repor...
12/13: Looks like the Big Ten is going to be the best conference in college basketball for the time since 2013
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're reading this, we want your mailbag questions. Here's how to do it: submit your questions -- and a five-star rating -- in the Apple Podcasts ...
12/11: A bearded, crowd-surfing walk-on was the biggest reason Texas Tech beat No. 1 Louisville and flipped the rankings AGAIN
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
College basketball got a great story on Tuesday when unranked Texas Tech knocked off Louisville by 13 points, thanks in no small part to a player name...
12/08: Ohio State has college hoops' best resume and really might be the best team in the sport right now
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You're in for a very fun, very informative episode here. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Ohio State murdering another projected NCAA Tournam...
12/06: It's taken more than 30 years, but the undefeated DePaul Blue Demons are back, baby
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Norlander woke up with a dead deer in his yard. Perhaps it's an omen for end times, as in related news: DePaul is 9-0 and off to its best start in 30-...
12/04: Michigan State was expected by almost everyone to be the best team in college basketball. No: that's Louisville
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your hump day edition of the pod has Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander opening on Michigan State getting de-pantsed by Duke. The convo opens on avoiding...
12/01: Maryland is 8-0; is it one of the three best teams right now in college hoops? Plus: ACC-Big Ten Challenge preview, picks
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Give credit to Maryland: it's having its best start under Mark Turgeon. So how good are the Terps, though? Top-three good? Top-five good? Certainly to...
11/29: The Michigan Wolverines are 7-0 and poised to go from unranked to the top 10 come Monday afternoon
30 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hope you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend so far. This Friday episode leads on Michigan's outstanding run to the Battle 4 Atlantis title. The W...
11/27: Stephen F. Austin's buzzer-beating win at Duke is one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What a Thanksgiving treat: Stephen F. Austin's Nathan Bain provided an all-time memorable moment when his foot-race layup that beat the clock by 0.1 s...
11/24: Nothing brings in those Thanksgiving vibes like the start of the Maui Invitational
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Norlander was at the 48-45 Virginia win over Arizona State on Sunday. UVA's holding opponents to fewer than 43 points per game. So this pod opens...
11/22: Is Georgetown ready for a return to national relevance?
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It'll be Patrick Ewing's Hoyas vs. Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Norlander will be there, but first, he and ...
EMERGENCY POD: NCAA rules Memphis freshman James Wiseman ineligible for 12 games
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander give you two podcasts in one day. This episode is solely dedicated to the NCAA's decision to suspended James Wiseman f...
11/20: The best mid-major team in America, some outrageous stats on Duke -- and Gonzaga's Final Four chances strengthen
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gonzaga brought back Killian Tillie on Tuesday night, which is huge news for the Zags, who are beating opponents by 30 points per game and figure to s...
11/17: The most overrated team through the first two weeks of the season is the Florida Gators
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off watching UConn manage to give Florida its second loss of the season already, Matt Norlander talks with Gary Parrish about why the Gators wer...
11/15: Michigan State-Seton Hall best game of season so far; Memphis folds to NCAA; top five picks of the weekend
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myles Powell's 37 points weren't enough to get Seton Hall a win over Michigan State Thursday night, but they were enough to make Gary Parrish and Matt...
11/13: Evansville's win at Kentucky was statistically and historically one of the biggest upsets in regular-season college hoops history
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to Tuesday night, the last time a mid-major program won on the road against a No. 1 team in men's D-I hoops was in 1993. (Who did it? Listen to ...
11/10: Memphis is giving the middle finger to the NCAA over James Wiseman's eligibility; top wins from opening weekend
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The James Wiseman story at Memphis went from surprising to surreal in a hurry on Friday night. Fear not: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have an exten...
11/08: Jim Boeheim hates playing Virginia, Cole Anthony unleashes the hype and our five favorite bets for this weekend's games
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How did Virginia look in its first game after winning a national title? Oh, just Tony Bennett one-upping himself by holding Syracuse to its lowest poi...
11/06: LIVE from Madison Square Garden, a Champions Classic recap!
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander, as promised, give you an immediate-reaction podcast from Madison Square Garden at 2 a.m. in the wake of Duke upsettin...
11/03: Previewing a historic, unprecedented opening night in college basketball: Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 will face off in the same building
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back with three episodes per week for the entire 2019-20 college basketball season. Excited? Oh, yeah, Here we go:...
10/27: The NCAA tries to take a step into the future, but stumbles and throws up on itself a little anyway
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So, the NCAA is now open to allowing college athletes to "benefit" off their name, image and likeness. But are they, really? What did Tuesday bring us...
10/22: It's our preseason college basketball rankings spectacular!
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander waste little time getting into this week's big news in college hoops: rankings releases. On Sunday, KenPom's list came...
10/16: 2019-20 CBS Preseason All-America selections; the seven college hoops coaches whose jobs are most in danger (non-FBI division)
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander unveil the 2019-20 CBS Sports preseason All-America teams. Fifteen players from 14 schools, and acknowledgement ...
10/09: Mike Krzyzewski tells the NCAA to get its act together; Kansas in horror as Snoop Dogg breaks out the stripper poles
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest news of the week came Tuesday in Charlotte, where Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said the NCAA was lagging and had acted with its head in the ...
10/04: The NCAA is waging a losing fight against paying players for what they empirically deserve
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a fascinating week of college sports, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB206, which will allow California college athletes to...
09/24: The NCAA comes hard after Kansas and Bill Self -- and Self is ready to fight back. Here's what to expect
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The NCAA has formally accused the University of Kansas of five Level I violations. Most of those are connected to the men's basketball program and its...
09/18: Clemson went from just-OK to college football juggernaut in a little over a half-decade. Which college basketball program is set up to do something similar?
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A fun episode awaits you, as Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this one by tossing out theories as to why exactly Duke and Kentucky almost every ye...