Eye On College Basketball

09/05: Most coaches want more mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament and for their players to have a right to be paid

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander provide one of their strongest episodes of the offseason with long discussions on why coaches want more mid-majors, an...

08/28: Coaches spill their guts on the top league, most underrated jobs and toughest guys to scheme against in college hoops

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Every summer, Parrish and Norlander poll 100-plus coaches to get insight into a number of topics inside and outside college basketball. Today's podcas...

08/14: Nike gets accused in federal complaint of paying elite college athletes; Ken Pomeroy ranks every program in college hoops

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get going on today's episode by revealing how a man who does not play tennis winds up with tennis elbow -- in both arm...

08/07: The NCAA wrongly changed its player-agent rule, angering LeBron James and presidential candidates in the process

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, news leaked that the NCAA made major alterations to its rules regarding which agents could represent players in the pre-draft process. The...

07/29: Colorado Springs podcast! On USA Basketball, recruiting's latest and Kentucky's key weekend commitment

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hello from Colorado Springs! Parrish and Norlander have another from-the-hotel-room pod to share, this time with a recap of July's recruiting calendar...

07/13: LIVE! from the Peach Jam: Will 15-year-old phenom Emoni Bates ever play in college, and is this new recruiting calendar doomed to fail?

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Straight from Norlander's hotel room, it's another face-to-face episode of the pod. Parrish and Norlander open with some unanticipated thoughts on thi...

07/02: The NCAA slams Kevin Ollie, and UConn doesn't care because it's going to the Big East next year anyway

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday, the NCAA's Committee on Infractions levied a three-year show-cause against former UConn coach Kevin Ollie. The university was spared any m...

6/21: Late-night emergency podcast: NBA Draft recap, reactions, biggest takeaways

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go face-to-face for an in-person, late-night podcast to discuss the most interesting things to come out of Thursday ni...

06/13: Let's guess which six schools the NCAA is going to hit with Level I infractions in the coming weeks

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd reported a major story on Wednesday: an NCAA official told Dodd that six men's basketball programs would receive notices of al...

06/06: Book Richardson receives prison sentence, and more college coaches are likely to get the same

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, Book Richardson was sentenced to three months in federal prison. It was a history-making decision by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos. M...

05/30: Winners + losers from NBA Draft deadline decisions; Kansas' flurry of roster ups and downs; college basketball's talent drain

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly 90 underclassmen opted to stay in the 2019 NBA draft pool. And nearly 90 decided to come back. Which schools benefitted most or were hurt signi...

05/22: Michigan gets its best realistic replacement for John Beilein by hiring Juwan Howard

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, Michigan officially hired alumnus Juwan Howard to coach its men's basketball program. The first 20 minutes of this podcast are dedicated...

05/13: John Beilein stuns college basketball by leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The basketball world woke up to surprising news Monday morning: John Beilein was walking on Michigan to take a job with the shaky Cleveland Cavaliers ...

With the second trial over, and more guilty verdicts delivered, which schools were hurt the most -- and what will the NCAA do now?

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our final podcast dedicated to the second college basketball federal trial opens on what the government set out to do, and failed. Then Gary Parrish a...

05/01: The federal trial has been worse for Arizona than maybe everyone was expecting

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

College basketball has maybe never been as newsy and buzzy on the first day of May as it is this. That's because the second of three scheduled federal...

04/24: The second federal trial has Christian Dawkins on video accusing Arizona coach Sean Miller of cheating to get players

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Miller's name is in headlines again thanks to the second college basketball corruption trial, which on Wednesday turned its attention the Arizona...

04/16: LSU shocks the college hoops world and reinstates Will Wade; the Hauser brothers shock Marquette and leave the program

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Minutes before the season premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones started Sunday night, LSU announced Will Wade had been reinstated to his pos...

04/09: Virginia beats Texas Tech and completes one of the all-time incredible stories in college basketball history

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Norlander was right: Virginia won the national title. It did so in a great game, probably one of the 10 best in NCAA Tournament title game history. Te...

04/07: Virginia-Auburn insanity, Texas Tech throttles through again, and now we have an epic defensive title game matchup

07 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in 40 years, a national championship game will feature two schools that have never before made it this far. But first, GP and Norla...

04/07: LIVE! from Minneapolis -- Parrish and Norlander preview and pick Saturday's Final Four games

06 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Who will play for the national championship on Monday night? It should be a pretty interesting Saturday on the way to finding out. Gary Parrish and Ma...

04/02: Kentucky gives John Calipari a lifetime contract; Tom Izzo says he needs to win another title; top Final Four storylines

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don't worry, we've got some Final Four chatter for you on this pod, but the episode starts with the biggest college hoops news of the past 24 hours: K...

03/31: That was probably the best Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament history, and it includes the end of Zion Williamson's Duke career

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a Final Four almost no one had: Virginia, Michigan State, Auburn and Texas Tech. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with their initial though...

03/30: Duke's getting lucky, sure, but let's also get into how enjoyable that Sweet 16 was

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To start, Parrish and Norlander open with Duke barely escaping -- again -- thanks to a bunny missed at the buzzer. Virginia Tech almost had it. But yo...

03/27: Our picks — straight up and vs. the spread — for the Sweet 16 games; coaching carousel hirings, firings and rumors

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tuesday got the college hoops coaching carousel whizzing, so before Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander resume their NCAA tourney convo, they open by talk...

03/25: See ya, Cinderella; this is the strongest Sweet 16 field in NCAA Tournament history

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A chalky run of results in the first two rounds of the NCAAs have Parrish and Norlander recapping and reflecting on the best, and most overlooked, mom...

03/23: NCAA Tournament whiparound: First round breakdown, second round previews and picks

23 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

OK, we had a fun but not insane first couple of days of the Big Dance. So will the weekend make up for it? It's quite possible. Gary Parrish and Matt ...

03/20: Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish pick every first round NCAA Tournament game straight up and against the spread

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A one-off episode that's different from the usual Eye on College Basketball ep. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with some thoughts on Rick Byrd a...

03/17: MEGA NCAA TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN, PREDICTIONS, ANALYSIS PODCAST

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No teases needed. THIS EPISODE IS THE GOODS. Complete NCAA Tournament reaction, analysis and everything you want for the morning after Selection Sunda...

03/15: Zion Williamson is destroying every expectation we have for him; setting the table for Selection Sunday

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zion Williamson's return to Duke was probably the best return from injury in a single game in college basketball history. He went 13-of-13 from the fi...

03/13: In light of Gonzaga losing in the WCC title game, who will be the four 1 seeds on Selection Sunday?

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Saint Mary's stunned Gonzaga Tuesday night to win the WCC Tournament. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on that, Gonzaga's standing on the 1 line a...

03/10: Championship Week is here, so it's time to get fired up over mid-major bubble squads and major-conference trash teams

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This extensive episode leads on making the case for Belmont to be in the field. Matt Norlander brings the evidence, and Gary Parrish has some supporti...

03/08: LSU indefinitely suspends Will Wade, UNC become a 1 seed, and a huge preview of the weekend

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode opens with Gary Parrish flying solo for the first segment, talking the huge news: LSU indefinitely suspending Will Wade. Then Norlande...

03/06: R.I.P. to Kansas streak; with Zion Williamson out yet again, might RJ Barrett overtake him for National Player of the Year?

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time since 2004, Kansas will not finish atop the Big 12 standings. The greatest streak in college hoops history is done. Parrish and Nor...

03/03: THIS. IS. MARCH.

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

That gift off the top -- that's for you, listeners. Thank you for subscribing. Please, if you could, rate the pod five stars and leave an good comment...

02/28: The bad Big East, a big bubble weekend ahead, and the must-watch games to build Saturday around

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery has been suspended two games for accusing an official of being crooked. GP and Norlander open that, then get to St. John's n...

02/27: Which coach came off worse on Tuesday: Iowa's Fran McCaffery or Arizona's Sean Miller?

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Duke lost its second game without Zion Williamson, dropping to 24-4 in the process and losing its spot as the No. 1 overall seed, according to Jerry P...

02/24: Texas Tech obliterates Kansas; Duke's dandy without Zion; Ole Miss players take a knee during the national anthem

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another rewarding, and interesting, weekend of college basketball has GP and Norlander opening with Texas Tech's dominant revenge win over Kansas. Fro...

02/21: Zion Williamson's knee injury was not as bad as initially feared, but it nevertheless ignited a national debate

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zion Williamson's shoe-busting, knee-spraining spectacle less than a minute into the UNC game was the perfect storm of content creation for national d...

02/20: The UNC-Duke preview you crave, plus Kentucky's worrisome injury and VCU as the cream of the A-10

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The greatest rivalry in sports renews on Wednesday night, so Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander prep you for what to expect in Durham. But first, the duo...

02/17: Kentucky's win over Tennessee doesn't mean the Vols were overrated, and the same is true of Gonzaga now

17 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Norlander attended Tennessee-Kentucky on Saturday, then wound up stuck at the Indianapolis airport for more than seven hours. So this is the firs...

02/14: A lovingly fun Valentine's Day episode that previews what's sure to be a sweet weekend in college hoops

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We love our listeners, and so that's why we've made sure to start this Valentine's Day episode with a little love chatter at the top before getting to...

02/13: Louisville blows it vs. Duke; did Kentucky get jobbed vs. LSU?; and how did John Beilein get ejected?

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tuesday night was wild in college basketball. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open on Louisville's epic collapse vs. Duke, then get to the controversi...

02/11: Duke dominates Virginia; UVA-UNC lookahead; recapping selection committee's top 16; Georgia lands No. 1 player

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This Monday episode is loaded with tons from the weekend, plus has a preview of the big Monday and Tuesday night games, with Norlander on site in Chap...

02/07: Kansas loses another player, Arizona loses another assistant, and it's a beautifully loaded weekend

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The latest episode of your favorite college hoops pod starts with Kansas announcing Lagerald Vick is out indefinitely due to a personal matter. From t...

02/06: MSU, Marquette and KU all take different kinds of bad losses; love for Tennessee, shouts to mid-majors

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Parrish and Norlander take a diverse tour through college hoops, touching on a bunch of teams they normally don't get a chance to chat about. It start...

02/03: NCAA bans Kansas' Silvio De Sousa for two years; Michigan schools get upset; NC State scored only 24 points (?!)

03 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was a noisy weekend in college basketball, starting with the NCAA's two-year suspension on Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa. Parrish and Norlander op...

02/01: Villanova is 3-point-shooting its way back into title contention; your weekend preview, bold picks included

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this episode by discussing Villanova's nine-game winning streak and getting into why it's happened. From there, t...

01/30: Kansas is 1-5 on the road and might be broken for good; Ethan Happ and Grant Williams' cases vs. Zion for POY

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kansas' loss at Texas has many wondering if the Jayhawks will fail to finish atop the Big 12's regular season standings for the first time in a decade...

01/27: Kentucky in title form, Kansas is flawed, Purdue snaps Michigan State, Big East is a bunch of mush

27 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest game of the weekend was Kentucky beating Kansas, so this ep opens on UK, then gets to Kansas' glaring issues (9:50). From there, Parrish a...

01/24: Tennessee wins close again, but was the controversial call all that controversial?

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open up on Tennessee's win over Vandy to get to 17-1, then eventually touch on Grant Williams' (11:11) campaign for NP...

01/23: The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 have a bunch of teams swiping and slipping in opposite directions

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Parrish and Norlander open with Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn hitting the skids on Tuesday, then touch on Indiana (8:35), which has now lost ...

01/20: Down goes Virginia! Down goes Michigan! No undefeated teams remain, So who is No. 1 now?

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Saturday represented the busiest day of college basketball on the 2018-19 calender: the 150 games played were the most in one day of any this season. ...

01/18: Weekend preview: Virginia at Duke sets up as the best game of 2019 so far; will the final two unbeatens fall?

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Before the guys look ahead, Norlander and Parrish check in on Kansas State and the Big 12 at the top of this episode. Plus, Iowa State and TCU (7:10) ...

01/15: Syracuse stuns Duke, which loses Tre Jones to a shoulder injury; Indiana hits a troubling skid

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Monday night brought the unexpected: not just a Duke loss to Syracuse, but Tre Jones' troubling shoulder injury that is expected to keep him out for a...

01/13: What's wrong with UNC; how Duke escaped at Florida State; the Big Ten has 10 teams in play for the NCAAs

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

North Carolina continued its bipolar ways this weekend. Just five days after winning at NC State, the Tar Heels lost 83-62 at home to Louisville. GP a...

01/11: Markus Howard challenging Zion for POY; big, extended weekend preview

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Markus Howard became the first Division I player in the past 20 years to have multiple 50-point games when he got 53 in Wednesday's win at Creighton. ...

01/09: Explaining why Zion Williamson is, no exaggeration, tracking to be the best freshman in Duke history

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zion Williamson finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in Tuesday's 87-65 win at Wake Forest. So he's now the first freshman in Duke hi...

01/06: Who will be the last undefeated team -- Virginia, Michigan or Houston?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Norlander's Chicago Bears lost a playoff game to the Philadelphia Eagles in the worst possible way, so he and Gary Parrish open this episode on t...

01/04: Mid-season picks to win all the big leagues; Bol Bol's college career apparently over; previewing the four big games

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A big weekend for Big Ten hoops awaits. On this episode, GP and Norlander open with a note on Michigan, then get into the bad Bol Bol news (6:00). Fro...

12/31: Surprise podcast! Steve Alford was fired, so now UCLA is ringing in 2019 without a head coach

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Early Monday morning, UCLA fired Steve Alford midway through his sixth season. That called for an emergency podcast from Parrish and Norlander. The gu...

12/30: UCLA lost to Liberty. Bruins are now 7-6. Is Steve Alford going to get fired before the season ends?

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

UCLA fell 73-58 (!) at home (!!) to Liberty (!!!!) on Saturday. Bruins coach Steve Alford does not seem long for that job now. Parrish and Norlander o...

12/28: College basketball 2018 Year in Review

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When you take into account everything of consequence that happened in 2018, it's not that hard to make the argument that the sport won't see another y...

12/26: The 2018-19 Almost-Midseason Awards, including updated picks for who will win the national title

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today's day-after-Christmas podcast opens with some holiday cheer (well, sort of!), then gets to Parrish and Norlander's top-three picks for National ...

12/24: Who should be No. 1: Tennessee, Duke, Michigan -- or someone else? Plus, a full recap of a headline-making CBS Sports Classic

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A fun audio stuffing stocker of sorts for our loyal listeners, as Parrish and Norlander didn't let the weekend wrap before getting a good episode in t...

12/21: Duke-Texas Tech reaction, Kevin Keatts' great start at NC State, and a big preview of the CBS Sports Classic

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday episode of the Eye on College Basketball Podcast opens with Duke's comeback win on a quality Texas Tech team that showed some ways in how ...

12/19: Penny Hardaway and Rick Barnes already don't like each other; Duke-Texas Tech preview; Buffalo's awesome 11-0 start

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Memphis-Tennessee rivalry is back on in a huge way, with Penny Hardaway telling Rick Barnes to "get the f--- out of here." Parrish and Norlander o...

12/16: Kansas is No. 1 but doesn't look like it; Gonzaga's hopes for a 1 seed aren't lost; will Big Blue Nation forgive Rick Pitino?

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kansas is 9-0 and ranked No. 1. But the Jayhawks haven’t looked so great much of the season. Is this team overrated? Norlander and GP open on that, ...

12/14: Is Kentucky slipping under John Calipari? And a huge weekend awaits with loads of great games

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Quade Green has transferred out of Kentucky. Are the Wildcats losing a bit of their grip -- or is Calipari losing his touch? Parrish and Norlander sta...

12/12: Villanova is cracking; the Big East is open to expansion chatter; Mark Few takes aim at Mark Emmert

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this episode by discussing Villanova's worst nonconference performance since 2013, with a focus on the drama surr...

12/09: Tennessee proves it's a legit national title contender; Kansas is now No. 1; Kentucky isn't top-25 material

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tennessee upset Gonzaga 76-73 on Sunday afternoon. Incredible game. Parrish and Norlander open on that and touch on a whole bunch with both teams, the...

12/07: Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura might be the POY so far -- and here comes a huge test vs. Tennessee this weekend

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander look ahead to a stacked weekend of good college hoops, but start at the top with Duke landing Vernon Carey Jr., the No...

12/05: Oklahoma seems like it's better without Trae Young; Kansas' big injury; Fred Hoiberg's chances of returning to college

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Norlander was at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night for a doubleheader featuring Oklahoma-Notre Dame and Florida-West Virginia. This episode ...

12/02: Lagerald Vick saves Kansas; Nevada exceeding the hype; comparing the CFP to the NCAA Tournament

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There were no major upsets this weekend. But a handful of good teams -- No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 2 Kansas, No. 20 Texas Tech, etc., -- were pushed by unrank...

11/30: Michigan looks as good as any team in college hoops; Bob Knight documentary; weekend rundown

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michigan is 7-0 with blowout wins over the past two national champions. And the Wolverines are, once again, excellent defensively thanks to John Beile...

11/28: Louisville tops MSU, Duke throttles Indiana, Coach K throttles his jacket, and early thoughts on the NET

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Mack got his first signature win as Louisville's coach Tuesday night when the Cardinals upset Michigan State in overtime. Gary Parrish and Matt ...

11/25: Villanova clicking again, but something's still amiss; Big Ten-ACC Challenge picks and preview

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Villanova got its first quality win of the season by beating Florida State 66-60 on Sunday in the title game of the AdvoCare Invitational. Gary Parris...

11/24: Kansas should be ranked ahead of Gonzaga at No. 1; tourney takes from throughout Thanksgiving week

24 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Parrish and Norlander were all over the country this week, covering top-five matchups in person and reporting on them for CBS Sports. This special Sat...

11/22: Gonzaga puts an end to all that premature Duke-undefeated talk; No. 1 prospect James Wiseman picks Memphis over Kentucky

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The undefeated talk is over. Duke didn't make it past Thanksgiving without a loss. No. 3 Gonzaga beat No. 1 Duke 89-87 in the championship game of the...

11/18: Villanova and Syracuse plummet; a full-blown preview of the stacked Maui Invitational

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At the top, Norlander and Parrish open on Hawaii. Then it's on to Villanova (12:42), which lost again on Saturday — to Furman. Also 2-2: Syracuse (2...

11/16: Michigan's stunner at Nova; UConn's great start under Dan Hurley; Big Ten is the best league to start the season

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Friday's episode leads on arguably the most shocking result of the season so far: Michigan's 73-46 win at Villanova on Wednesday night. From there, Pa...

11/14: Georgetown's Mac McClung is a dunking cult hero; the Big Ten's good start; Cuse-UConn preview

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Georgetown went in and got a road win at Illinois on Tuesday night, doing so behind the entertaining play of freshmen duo James Akinjo and Mac McClung...

11/11: A whiparound wrapup of college hoops' first weekend of 2018-19, with a debate over who has the best resume one week into the season

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After a weekend with a few notable upsets, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with West Virginia being the only ranked team to drop a game to an unr...

11/09: No, Michigan's Fab Five wasn't definitely better—and certainly not more talented—than Duke's current freshman class

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander address, for the first and likely only time this season, some of the absurd early talking points already bubbling up a...

11/07: On-site Champions Classic reactions: Did Duke just pull off the greatest season-opening win in history?

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

No. 4 Duke's 118-84 win over No. 2 Kentucky was record-setting in many ways. The Blue Devils' freshmen showed up, showed out and exceeded the hype. An...

11/04: The season is HERE. Let's preview everything great about opening night (college basketball podcast)

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

College basketball has finally wised up and made the adjustment to its schedule that benefits the sport best. For the first time in the modern era, co...

11/02: Big—and potentially crazy—predictions for the 2018-19 college basketball season (College Basketball Podcast)

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You need this episode, college hoops fans. It's the final piece of wide-ranging preseason college basketball content to hold you over the final weeken...

Our All-America selections and picks at which 2018 NCAA tourney teams won't make in back in 2019 (10.30)

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is the R.J. Barrett love overstated heading into the season? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this episode by discussing the CBS Sports All-Americ...

Let's talk BASKETBALL! A wide-ranging preseason predictions conversation (10.26)

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Now it's time for hoops hoops hoops. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander get into what we can expect for 2018-19, and they start by discussing Final Four ...

Guilty verdicts across the board make for a historic, landmark day in college sports -- and not for the better (10.24)

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A shock wave was sent through college basketball on Wednesday when Jim Gatto, Merl Code and Christian Dawkins were all found guilty on seven total cou...

Kansas, Duke, LSU face the federal fire; Zion Williamson's name attached to case; best players in college hoops (10.19)

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There is a boatload of new information to get to -- and we've got some on-court preview content as well. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open this wee...

Taking you inside a contentious courtroom after a huge week in the federal corruption trial (10.12)

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two critical government witnesses took the stand this week in the case of US vs. Gatto et al., which is the massive trial that has college basketball ...

College basketball's federal trial gets underway with some big opening statements (10.3)

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a few weeks -- but the guys are back! Matt Norlander had a second child, so the podcast went on a brief hiatus, but he and Gary Parrish are ...

Loyola-Chicago's non-con schedule shows why college hoops is still a rigged game (9.5)

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander dive into some details with Rick Pitino's new book and debate over what it really accomplishes. The...

We polled 100-plus coaches on the biggest issues in college basketball; here's what they said (8.31)

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander have a fun-loaded, nearly hour-long podcast heading into Labor Day Weekend that touches on a number of topics. In rece...

The RPI is officially dead; long live the new and improved NCAA Tournament (8.22)

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, the NCAA officially announced the end of the RPI era. The Division I men's basketball selection committee will now use a new metric, kno...

A conversation about Kentucky in the Bahamas and Duke in Canada (8.16)

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's a pretty slow time in college basketball right now. No coaches are on administrative leave. No notable players have been arrested. There's not mu...

Parrish and Norlander give instant reaction to major/controversial NCAA rule changes (8.8)

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The NCAA on Wednesday announced sweeping changes to college basketball's bylaws and recruiting calendar -- and new legislation that gives more entitle...

With the future of the July recruiting period hanging in the balance, how will the NCAA vote? (7.17)

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander spent the week in North Augusta, S.C. and took in their annual viewing of the Peach Jam. There is speculation and real...

Kansas or Kentucky for No. 1? Or ... Gonzaga? (7.6)

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the pod. On this episode, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander try to get to the bottom of who should be No. 1 heading into the season. Kan...

Should Wendell Carter's mom really be 'pissed' at Coach K? Should Kevin Ollie lose millions? (6.27)

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish open with discussing Wendell Carter Jr.'s mother's comments about how she was "pissed" when Marvin Bagley III reclassi...