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Purdue's Matt Painter believe their Spurs-like mentality gives them an Edge | College Basketball
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish chats with Purdue HC Matt Painter about championship expectations, how they try to emulate the San Antonio Spurs and more! 🎵 Th...
Brad Underwood talks recruiting European players, Illini culture and more!
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At Big Ten Media Day, University of Illinois' head coach Brad Underwood sat with Gary Parrish to discuss how his program has been able to remain consi...
Tucker DeVries talks injury issues, changing schools, playing for dad Darian
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At Big Ten Media Day, Indiana basketball's Tucker DeVries sat with Gary Parrish to discuss his battle with injuries, transferring to Indiana, playing ...
Indiana's Darian DeVries on the Father/Son Duo coming to the Hoosiers
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish sits down with Darian DeVries to discuss year one with the Hoosiers, a third job in three years and his son Tucker who will star for the ...
Iowa's Ben McCollum is READY for Year One with the Hawkeyes
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish sits down with new Iowa head coach Ben McCollum at Big Ten media days ahead of year one at the helm for the Hawkeyes. 🎵 Theme song:...
Wisconsin's Greg Gard on continuing on with Bo Ryan's Legacy
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish sits down with Wisconsin's Greg Gard to preview the Badgers 2025-2026 season 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and cou...
Michigan's Dusty May is focused on WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS in 2025-2026
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish chats up Michigan Head Coach on what following up his 1st season in Ann Arbor looks like, why his team is more athletic, and why his team...
2025 ACC Season Preview & Predictions -- Can Anyone STOP Duke?
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With less than four weeks until the start of the season, it's time to start the conference previews! First up -- the ACC. And the prevailing question ...
Which School Made the Best Coaching Hire in 2025? Which Program do you trust to follow the rules?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Candid Coaches series rolls on with two more poignant questions -- Who made the best new hire in College Basketball in 2025, and do you trust prog...
Who's the BEST X's & O's Coach in CBB? Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey have a terse exchange
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 Coaches Confidential series marches on as the guys break down who the coaches believe to be the best X's and O's coach in college basketball....
Candid Coaches: Who’ll be the best team and player in 2025-26? How much 💰is the right amount for basketball programs + coaching turmoil at mid-majors
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander talk to 100 coaches off the record to get their unfiltered opinions on the state of College Basketball. To...
🚨AUBURN’S BRUCE PEARL RETIRES 🚨
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much for a slow news Monday. Auburn Head Coach Bruce Pearl is retiring, leaving his son Steven Pearl to take over the Tigers' top spot. Gary Parris...
Mailbag! 🧳📬How many active coaches are future HOFers? Tampering in recruiting, dream Final Fours, listener feedback, podcast origin stories
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We haven't done a mailbag in a few months, so before the preseason gets fired up in earnest, it's time to sift through our inbox and read through some...
Bruce Pearl’s future at Auburn; Billy Lange leaves St. Joe’s for the Knicks; NCAA busts/bans three players for fixing their own stat lines last season
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's never a slow news day in College Basketball.....even in September. First, Billy Lange leaves Saint Joseph's to join the New York Knicks coachi...
College hoops news catch-up + CBB fantasy draft: picking the best players of the past 25 years
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ: College Basketball Fantasy Draft -- https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-fantasy-draft-anthony-davis-cooper-flag...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Mystery Team No. 3 has a place in GP’s Top 25 And 1 and should have an All-American coming in
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our thanks to our listeners for making this by far our biggest year yet of Shootarounds. Today’s finale focuses on a team that made last year’s NC...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Mystery Team No. 2 is knocking on the door of Top 25 status
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year, we held three auctions for bonus Shootaround episodes. We're on to the second one, and if you’d like to know which team gets the spotligh...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Mystery School No. 1 Revealed!
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year, we held three auctions for bonus Shootaround episodes. Today is the first, and if you’d like to know which team gets the spotlight, you’...
'25 Summer Shootaround: Is this season the LAST one for Hubert Davis?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's only one question swirling around the North Carolina Men's Basketball Program -- What will it take for Hubert Davis to keep his job? Surrounde...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Few teams have as large of a gap between their ceiling and floor like Arkansas
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arkansas was an overtime away from the inaugural season under John Calipari to be an absolute success. So what will the Razorbacks do for an encore? G...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Darryn Peterson will make sure Kansas won’t be a letdown for a third straight season
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the last two seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks have been just ... there. Not a team vying for a national championship, not even one of the 15 best team...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Louisville shaping up to be one of the most watchable + 3-point-happy teams in CBB
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Louisville ranks among the most interesting teams heading into the season; it's no surprise the Cards get back into the Summer Shootaround mix. Pat Ke...
’25 Summer Shootaround: A long, candid, illuminating conversation with Kentucky coach Mark Pope
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Pope brought the juice back to Rupp Arena and completely reinvigorated Big Blue Nation in Year One. So what's he going to do for an encore? Well,...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Cameron Boozer isn’t Cooper Flagg, but he might be almost as good for Duke this season
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LAST CHANCE TO BID ON ALL THREE AUCTIONS: Link 1: https://tiltify.com/@cbs-sports/auctions/fft-draftathon-2025/b6ef68de-6ac5-4703-a197-df8807210510?o...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Texas Tech spent more than $10 million on its roster. Will it be a top-10 team?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have Gary and Matt talk about YOUR team in this year's run of Summer Shootaround episodes. BID! Link 1: https://tiltify.com/@cbs-sports/auctions/fft-...
’25 Summer Shootaround: Filtering through the fascinating fortes—and flaws—of the Florida Gators after their nat’l title (Three Man Weave crossover ep!)
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have Gary and Matt talk about YOUR team in this year run of Summer Shootaround episodes: Link 1: https://tiltify.com/@cbs-sports/auctions/fft-draftat...
'25 Summer Shootaround: UConn looks to have better balance, but will defense and rebounding issues sink them?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have Gary and Matt talk about YOUR team in this year's run of Summer Shootaround episodes: https://tiltify.com/@cbs-sports/auctions/fft-draftathon-20...
NCAA Tournament STAYING at 68 — at least for now. Reax and next steps. Plus: post-vacation catch-up and summer movie recs!
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read: Norlander on why expansion is unjustified For the 2025 -2026 College Basketball season, sanity will reign and the NCAA Tournament will remain...
'25 Summer Shootaround : Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter enters the chat to preview the Boilermakers' season
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The betting favorite to win it all in 2025-2026? The Purdue Boilermakers. Head Coach Matt Painter sits down with Gary Parrish to discuss how the offse...
Summer Shootaround '25: BYU with Richie Saunders and AJ Dybantsa are poised to have the best year in program history
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the best analytics-based teams in 2025? The BYU Cougars. The Cougars have continued to load up in the portal, adding freshman phenom Rob Wright...
'25 Summer Shootaround: The Houston Cougars remain elite heading into the 25-26 CBB season
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Houston Cougars suffered utter heartbreak in the National Championship game last April. The team will be a bit younger this year, adding a five-st...
Summer Shootaround: After Winning the Big East, Rick Pitino & St. John's are Primed for encore
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The promising resurgence of the St. John's Red Storm short-circuited a few rounds too early in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. So Rick Pitino and St. John's...
🗣️🗣️ Summer Shootaround Announcement !!
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer Shootaround is BACK. But this year it'll be different. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander QUICKLY dive into what to expect in this year's edition ...
Top 25 Stories of the Past 25 Years, Ep. 5: Murder, the FBI, NCAA amateurism dies and the Greatest Almost-Buzzer Beater in History
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final installment of the Top 25 Stories of the last 25 Years of College Basketball is HERE. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the top 5 storie...
State of the 2026 CBB Recruiting Class + Peach Jam Recap - RISERS & Fallers, JJ Andrews named MVP
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/as-college-basketball-enters-its-most-uncertain-era-yet-few-believe-the-new-rules-will-stop-the-flow...
Norlander recruiting recap + Many Coaches OK with NCAA Tournament staying at 68 & NBA/NFL/MLB players associations push back on NCAA's charge on Congress
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA, NFL, and MLB players associations are pushing back on the NCAA’s request for help from Congress — and it could shake up the future of ath...
NCAA Tournament expansion talks stall -- for now. Is there hope to stay at 68? + Why new kinds of NIL chaos have quickly taken hold in college sports
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read Matt Norlander's column on possible tournament expansion: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/heres-the-math-and-data-that-prove-wh...
Top 25 Stories of the Past 25 Years, Ep. 4: George Mason; UMBC over Virginia>>UVA 2019 title; UNC ends Coach K’s career
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special offseason series! The penultimate installment of our look back at the biggest stories this century in men's college hoops....
Top 25 Stories of Past 25 Years, Ep. 3: Zion transcends CBB; Florida + UConn's B2B titles; Carmelo and Cuse
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our special offseason series! The third installment of our look back at the biggest stories this century in men's college hoops includ...
Night 1 draft recap: DAL, UTAH, SA, CHA winners; inside stories on some of the big picks and surprise selections
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 1st round of the NBA draft is OVER and it's time for Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander to react to all of it. 00:00 - Start 02:04 - Ace Bailey DROP...
Mega mock draft: Overvalued/underrated prospects, intel on lottery picks, projecting Cooper Flagg’s career, Ace Bailey’s stock, picks doomed to miss + much more
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The only mock draft that you'll ever need on the internet is HERE! Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone give you the likely EXACT order that th...
2025 NBA Draft Mailbag: VJ Edgecombe's Draft Ceiling, Carter Bryant's Rising Draft Stock
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ - CBS NBA Draft Prospect Rankings : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings/ With less than a week until the NBA Draft, there'...
Top 25 CBB Stories of the Past 25 Years, Ep. 2: Kentucky + Gonzaga almost perfect; Brad Stevens Boston bombshell, Sister Jean goes global
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of five shows in our special offseason series on the 25 biggest men’s basketball stories of the past 25 years. Norlander picks th...
ACC/SEC Challenge matchups revealed; Big 12 sked update; coach’s challenges coming to CBB; Zakai Zeigler denied 5th season
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ACC/SEC matchups are set, and they're headlined by Florida going to Duke and North Carolina heading to Rupp Arena. The Big 12 schedules are being ...
The House case is finally settled. Here’s the good and the bad of what comes next.
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Late Friday night, college sports changed forever (and for good) when Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.8 billion settlement that will usher in an er...
UNC spending $14 million on its 🏀team; UConn + Kansas schedule up — and each other; ranking most surprising careers on NBA Finals rosters
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ: Norlander on Haliburton Inside Carolina reports the Tar Heels are spending $14 million on their roster. Are we SURE they got the best bang for ...
Top 25 CBB Stories of the Past 25 Years, Ep. 1: Jay Wright’s retirement, Stephen Curry shoots Davidson into the Elite Eight
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special five-episode offseason series of Eye on College Basketball. So much has happened in the sport over the past quarter-century, so i...
Draft deadline coups in SEC: Kentucky, Bama, Auburn all get star guards back on final day; why is RJ Luis passing up millions in NIL to be a late 2nd/undrafted player?
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA Draft withdrawal deadline left us with no shortage of names COMING BACK to college basketball. Labaron Philon (surprise!), Tahaad Pettiford an...
Milos Uzan pivots back to Houston; Pop Isaacs defects to A&M: K-State surprisingly lands PJ Haggerty
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Milos Uzan is returning to Houston after flirting with the 2025 NBA draft. How high will Gary Parrish have the Houston Cougars ranked in his preseason...
After playing 138 games, Zakai Zeigler has filed a lawsuit for a fifth year in CBB. Should he get it? Boogie Fland's puts Gators in convo to be No. 1
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Boogie Fland officially in the fold and Alex Condon on his way back to school, are the champs by default the No. 1 team headed into the 2025-2026...
Will Florida land Boogie Fland? Champs are loading up. Plus: how coaches approach handling portal decisions; most intriguing stay-or-go NBA decisions on the board
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boogie Fland is visiting the Florida Gators on Monday. Will he commit to Todd Golden's crew? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander predict where the rising ...
2025 Lottery Mock Draft: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper are clear 1/2. Projecting teams for Tre Johnson, Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen + more
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander perform a post-NBA Draft Lottery Mock on today's episode of Eye On College Basketball. 00:00 - Start 00:50 - How do...
Mailbag 📨CBB fantasy draft; extend the season; should computers replace selection committee; how fast can Parrish run a mile?
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want one of your questions on a future episode? Email us: [email protected]. On today’s ep: A smorgasbord of listener questions, including: Whi...
Breaking news/quickie bonus pod! St. John’s replacing UCLA in CBS Sports Classic, meaning Rick Pitino will face Kentucky next season
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pitino vs Pope! 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free ...
UConn keeps Karaban, cements top-10 status; Coward picks Duke; Alijah Arenas update; Illinois’ Euro roster invasion; Shaq is GM at Sacramento St.
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UConn got a huge boost with the return of Alex Karaban on Tuesday. Huskies look top-10 good heading into next season, according Gary Parrish and Matt ...
Portal = closed🚪Analysis on St. John’s, Duke, Memphis, Kentucky, etc. and GP’s new Top 25. PLUS: Guster joins Norlander at the top and debuts our new theme song!
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special episode here! Before we get to all the portal talk, you'll notice a surprise intro. Longtime listeners are aware that one of Matt Norlander’...
Coaching carousel recap and deep dive: Thoughts + intel on all 14 high-major changes, plus the most notable mid-major job swaps
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dust has (almost entirely) settled with the coaching carousel in 2025. Now it's time to assess the new faces in new places ... and get some backst...
Final Four postmortem: More reflections on Florida-Houston; GP + Norlander share after-hours stories from San Antonio; first look at offseason Top 25 And 1
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ: Norlander on the river with the Gators Because Norlander was on reporting duty late Monday night, he and GP had to link up Thursday for one las...
March Madness 2025 National Championship Recap- FLORIDA HAS EPIC COMEBACK TO BEAT HOUSTON, WIN TITLE
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Florida Gators are your national champions. We gotta discuss how awesome that game was. 00:45 - The Florida Gators are your National Champions. ...
We Need To Talk Now - UConn is UNDENIABLE I UConn vs. South Carolina Women's Basketball National Championship Reaction
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of We Need To Talk Now - The UConn Huskies are national champs ONCE AGAIN. Alicia Jay and Terrika Foster-Brasby break it ALL down, inc...
March Madness 2025 National Championship Game Preview --Who Will Emerge As Champion?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And now, there are only two teams left. The Florida Gators and the Houston Cougars. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down Monday Night's Matchup!...
March Madness 2025 Final Four Recap: Houston ROARS BACK vs. Duke; Florida knocks out Auburn
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
College Basketball is the best. Tonight was just another example. First, Houston held Duke to ONE field goal in the last 11 minutes to earn an NCAA Ch...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Final Four picks and favorite storylines; Johni Broome to miss practice this week; Flagg vs. Broome for NPOY + more
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which Final Four team will have the best story if they win the National Championship: Auburn, Duke, Florida, or Houston? On the latest episode of Eye ...
EOCBB ON CBSSN BONUS: The story behind Kevin Willard leaving Maryland for Nova
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Best Final Four field ever? How Jon Scheyer got the Duke job and exceeded the expectations;
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Final Four is SET! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back with a new Eye on College Basketball episode to discuss the Final Four matchups for th...
Elite Eight Sunday: Norlander + GP in studio! Broome injury scare doesn’t slow Auburn vs. Sparty; Houston obliterates Tennessee to secure four 1-seeds in Final Four
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ: Norlander on Jon Scheyer Folks, we have a historic Final Four. In fact, it's probably the best one ever. And to get into it, here's a treat: Pa...
March Madness 2025 Elite Eight Saturday Recap -- Florida, Duke punch tickets to the Final Four
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two teams have punched their tickets to San Antonio! First, Florida stormed back in the 2nd half vs. Texas Tech to send themselves to the Final Four. ...
Sweet 16 Friday Recap: Houston-Purdue thriller; Auburn flips switch on Michigan; Izzo in his 11th E8; Tennessee gets revenge on Kentucky; a surprise guest joins the show!
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a wild night of games, Auburn stormed back to take out Michigan. Michigan State and Ole Miss got in a knock-down, drag-out match that saw the Spa...
March Madness 2025 Sweet 16 Thursday Recap - Alabama, Florida, Duke, Texas Tech advance to Elite 8
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted great games in the Sweet 16 and WE GOT THEM. Alabama put on a shooting display vs. BYU as they made it to the Elite 8 for the first time in ...
2025 March Madness NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview! Storylines, tourney flashback; F4 + 1 picks
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ONE more show before we get to the games on Thursday night. Norlander and Parrish lay out their favorite angles/storylines for Thursday and Friday, th...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Fav Sweet 16 games; all 1s or zero 1s to Final Four? Plus: portal is open too early; coaching carousel latest; NCAAT survivor picks!
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sweet 16 games are just TWO days away! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander return to CBS Sports Network to discuss their favorite matchups. They also ...
EOCBB on CBSSN: SEC sets record w/ 7 in Sweet 16; Calipari’s redemption; Queen’s buzzer-beater; Sean Miller leaves Xavier for Texas
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sweet 16 is set! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back on a new episode of Eye on College Basketball to preview the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ga...
March Madness 2025 Round 2 Sunday Recap: Maryland buzzer-beater! Florida escapes, Duke, SEC dominate
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Norlander and David Cobb recap all the Sunday action. (1:00) Sweet 16 is set (6:00) Maryland-Colorado State (20:00) Florida-UConn (30:30) Illin...
March Madness 2025 Round 2 Saturday Recap - Arkansas UPSETS St. Johns; Auburn, Michigan, BYU advance
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ -- Norlander:John Calipari's not done yet John Calipari is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time in a while! How did the Arkansas Razorbacks, ...
March Madness 2025: Friday NCAA Tournament recap: Top seeds roll; Duke last ACC Squad left; Big 10 and SEC remain Elite
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NCAA Tournament rolls on, and there's still a ton of chalk. Unfortunately, there are more Pitino's in the 2nd round than ACC teams. The SEC and Bi...
March Madness 2025 Round 1 Thursday Recap - Arkansas sends Jayhawks HOME; McNeese St. UPSETS Clemson
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Calipari and Arkansas got a BIG win, toppling Kansas and sending Bill Self and crew home. McNeese State earned themselves a MASSIVE upset over Cl...
🏀✏️NCAA Tournament preview/mega-pod spectacular: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander pick every March Madness game and reveal their brackets!
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for our Bracket Challenge Ladies and Gentlemen. We made it. The all-encompassing NCAA Tournament preview that will take you from Dayton al...
EOCBB on CBSSN: First Four thoughts; injury news; interesting tourney what-ifs; March Madness flashbacks; Final Four And 1
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The madness starts now! 🏀 In this episode, we break down North Carolina vs. San Diego State—two programs with recent championship pedigrees battl...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Most trustworthy 1-seed? One more chat on the UNC/WVU mess; favorite 1st-rd matchups; coaching carousel latest
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...
🏀🏀🏀THE BRACKET IS HERE: NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday reactions galore! One of our favorite shows of the whole year
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our Eye On College Basketball Bracket Challenge! The Bracket is HERE. North Carolina, Texas, and Xavier got in over West Virginia, Indiana and Bo...
Cooper Flagg’s ankle becomes THE story; Texas pushing to get 14 SEC teams; Thursday recap; Friday lookahead + F4+1; R.I.P. to the great John Feinstein
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Less than 36 hours before Selection Sunday hits, we have no shortage of drama. Cooper Flagg went down in less than one half of postseason basketball. ...
How should committee seed Gonzaga? Indiana coaching candidates; the GREAT story behind Saint Francis making NCAAs; win-or-else Wednesday bubble games
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Must-read: Norlander's story from Tuesday night on Saint Francis Stop us if you've heard this before: Gonzaga wins the WCC Tournament. Norlander and P...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Is Duke’s season a failure without a F4? Picking the Power Five conference tourneys; the 25 biggest stars in men’s CBB since 2000
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...
One week to Selection Sunday: Bama, St. John’s win on buzzer-beaters; race for top seeds tightens; 5 teams dancing🕺🏻; big bubble recap; Kevin Keatts fired @ NC State
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
READ - Norlander : As Tom Izzo reinforces his greatness at 70, new rival Dusty May hunts HUGE pod here. T-minus seven days until we get to Selection S...
Will Saturday determine if ACC is a 3-bid league? Miami, Utah hirings; Sparty takes Big Ten! Previewing final weekend of the regular season: auto-bids await!
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fall of the ACC has been a thing for a few years, but this year has been even worse. Is this Atlantic Coast Conference destined to only get THREE ...
No. 1 Auburn mauled by A&M, Flagg jumps Broome in NPOY race (for now); big-time bubble Tuesday; two 2OT thrillers!
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a Tuesday night! Texas A&M picked a great time to win its first game ever against a No. 1 team. The bubble picture got more interesting because m...
The ACC is holding Duke back; how many teams still have a chance at a 1-seed? Coaching carousel season has begun
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...
THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR IS BACK 🏀🎶🎸🏀🎶🎸
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first episode of March. And you know what that means. Norlander's gift for you awaits right off the top of the show. 06:27 - Auburn secures ...
Ridiculous B2B buzzer-beaters atop the B1G; Auburn-UK, Bama-Tenn, Zona-Iowa St., Bucky-Sparty highlight another STACKED weekend; shoutouts for mid-majors
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read Kyle Boone's terrific feature: Doug Gottlieb Fights Back BIG Friday show for you on this final day of February. We start with two rivals hitting ...
Special bonus ep: Will NCAA Tournament expand? How will committee handle SEC? What to know about selection process: Our 1-on-1 w/ NCAA SVP of Basketball, Dan Gavitt
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don't do guests often on the show, but when we do, they're big ones. So that brings us to this special episode, which was first posted to our YouTu...
Georgia beats Florida, salvages NCAA hopes, 13-bid SEC back in play; Tyrese Proctor injured: what’s happened to Iowa State and Baylor?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The upsets continue as the calendar creeps up on March. Georgia etched a big win to help their NCAA case, but Norlander's got 'em still out. How many ...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Houston locks up B12; Gonzaga’s bubble résumé; ranking the 5 high-major openings; can UNC reboot under Hubert?
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tuesday TV show that's also a podcast. Enjoy the bonus pod, which leads on Houston's win at Texas Tech, then gets into the precarious situation Go...
St. John’s sweeps UConn; Duke destroys Illinois; Sparty swaps w/ Michigan; SEC, Big 12 🫧; February coaching scuttlebutt
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final weekend of February provided a lot of results that will tee up March in dramatic ways. Michigan State took a foothold in the Big Ten regular...
Kelvin Sampson seems on his way to HOF; Iowa St.-Houston preview; the joy of Maryland’s Derik Queen; sensational weekend preview/picks
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kelvin Sampson and Houston are at it again! On the path to winning their second straight Big 12 regular season championship. How far can the Cougars g...
Kansas hits ROCK BOTTOM vs. BYU; UConn has bounceback win vs. Villanova; Wisconsin handles Illinois
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another day, another Kansas Jayhawk loss, making it three losses in their last four games. Can Kansas get it together? The guys discuss. Plus -- Who a...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Where does Bruce Pearl’s career rank? Lackluster ACC having 👎impact on Duke, Cooper Flagg; Baylor = bubble; when will Bill Self get his mojo back?
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...
Auburn rolls Bama, is destined for No. 1 overall seed; Kansas, UConn have fallen from their title-winning ways; Houston, Bucky, Sparty big Ws; weekend whiparound
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Auburn-Alabama was a historic matchup that wound up being just another impressive Auburn W. The guys open there, then get into the two most recent nat...
Who will be 1-16 in Saturday's bracket reveal? Previewing a classicL No. 1 Auburn @ No. 2 Alabama; weekend F4 + 1 picks
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read: Norlander: Auburn vs. Alabama is the Game of the Year. Here's everything to know for No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash We are SO AMPED for Saturday. It's Au...
HUGE Tuesday: Tennessee-Kentucky; K-State wins AGAIN; Indiana shocks Sparty; Michigan takes lead in B1G; and Dan Hurley’s epic own at Creighton: “Two rings, baldy!!”
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday night was a CINEMA. You had Kentucky sweeping the Vols, K-State winning AGAIN, knocking off Arizona and marching toward the bubble. UConn cere...
EOCBB on CBSSN: Pitino/St. John’s a top-3 story in CBB; NCAAT comps to Eagles blowing out KC; more on Indiana job opening; previewing Tuesday night’s slate
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The guys did a special Monday edition of the pod on CBS Sports Network. They lead on St. John's, which leads to Norlander ranking the five most compel...