Eye On College Basketball

CBS Sports Presents - The 'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5' Podcast

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5,' a new daily podcast from CBS Sports is available now. Download and subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and whenev...

Kansas ends Baylor's unbeaten season; Iowa-Ohio State; Big Ten; bubble reaction galore as we turn to March (College Basketball 02/28)

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you are hoping for a certain something, you will need to wait just a little longer. The final episode of February is smash-loaded with so much grea...

NCAA Tournament bracket backup plans, Michigan State is now IN THE FIELD, Final Four + 1 weekend preview (College Basketball 02/26)

26 Feb 2021

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The NCAA has revealed (most) of its plans for bracket contingencies for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish open with a detailed...

Baylor looks shaggy, and a bunch of Big 12 thoughts. Plus: lining up the blue blood at-large case: Duke vs. MSU (College Basketball 02/24)

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Baylor flirted with the biggest upset loss of the season Tuesday night before pulling away from 2-17 Iowa State. The guys open on that, then get into ...

Michigan-Ohio State might've been game of the season; Duke is ALIVE; weekend's biggest wins, worst losses (College Basketball 02/21)

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michigan’s win at Ohio State on Sunday might have been the most enjoyable game so far this season. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander obviously open wi...

Wichita State enters the chat, March Madness will have fans, weekend picks and previews (College Basketball 02/19)

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wichita State’s home win Thursday night over top-10 Houston was good enough to finally catapult the Shockers into the NCAA Tournament conversation. ...

Did Duke's Jalen Johnson opt out or quit? Does it matter? Plus: Ayo Dosunmu is magnificent and BC fires Jim Christian (College Basketball 02/17)

17 Feb 2021

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Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu is college basketball’s premier closer at this point, or so one high-major coach who texted Norlander said. The pod opens on...

Welcome back, Michigan; bracket reveal thoughts; the three biggest overachievers from preseason; weekend whiparound (02/14)

15 Feb 2021

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We are now under a month away from the Selection Sunday’s bracket reveal. Strap in! Our Sunday evening ep opens with Michigan’s come-from-behind b...

Pac-12 trying to be a five-bid league; Duke trying to lock up No. 1 status NEXT season; jam-packed weekend preview, picks (02/12)

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of the more enjoyable episodes this season, we do think. The guys start with an array of thoughts on the Pac-12 … but there is an off-the-rails ...

Chris Beard's epic ejection; North Carolina's maskless fiasco; why Duke won't suck next season; 2021 NCAA tourney latest (College Basketball 02/10)

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Should UNC have had to forfeit its home game Tuesday vs. Miami in light of video surfacing showing players partying without masks? No. Gary Parrish an...

Kansas unworthy of being ranked for first time in 10-plus years; Texas, UNC, Duke, Iowa and more weekend reactions (College Basketball 02/07)

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our Sunday evening podcast was recorded in the early afternoon, before the Super Bowl. The guys open with Kansas’ fifth loss in seven games. Hard to...

Ohio State should now be projected as a 1 seed; reacting to Wednesday's spate of upsets; weekend preview and picks (College Basketball 02/05)

05 Feb 2021

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Ohio State got its seventh Quad 1 win by virtue of beating Iowa on Thursday night, so the guys open with that and spent about 15 minutes on the Buckey...

The case for Baylor at No. 1 over Gonzaga; the case for North Carolina vs. Duke; more Tuesday takeaways (College Basketball 02/03)

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show open: No. 2 Baylor’s 83-69 win at No. 6 Texas, which prompts a discussion about Parrish deciding to keep Gonzaga at No. 1 in his rankings. (Nor...

Biggest wins and losses this weekend, plus a dip into the listener mailbag, and we remember Temple legend John Chaney (College Basketball 01/31)

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The death of John Chaney on Friday is still lingering as the biggest story in college hoops as we exit the weekend. The guys have a long discussion on...

Michigan State's NCAAT chances kaput? Who winds up with No. 1 overall seed? Weekend picks! (College Basketball 01/29)

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen, we’ve got some random stuff in this podcast, but you wouldn’t want it any other way! And as always, the majority of the talk is on college...

Alabama beats Kentucky, has practically locked up the SEC; Big 12 doings; some attention for the A-10 and MVC, too! (College Basketball 01/27)

27 Jan 2021

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How are ya doing today? We hope we find you feeling healthy. The pod opens with Alabama over Kentucky and Auburn over Missouri from Tuesday night. The...

Duke and Kansas skidding, Coach K takes on a student reporter, weekend thoughts, and a happy b-day mailbag for GP (College Basketball 01/24)

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We didn’t have a blockbuster weekend, but there are a few scores and plot lines to dive into. The pod opens with Kansas and Duke’s three-game losi...

Indiana makes us look silly; why many league tourneys should probably not happen; weekend picks! (College Basketball 01/22)

22 Jan 2021

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Let’s have some fun. Today’s episode opens with Indiana’s highly significant upset at Iowa from Thursday night, and so there will be crow to eat...

Alabama is almost as awesome at basketball as it is as football. What? Plus: Duke in trouble, NCAA Tournament rants (College Basketball 01/20)

20 Jan 2021

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with Alabama's record-breaking win at LSU on Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide are a top-10 team at the moment, so ...

Weekend recap: Best win is Virginia, worst loss is Illinois, Louisville or Creighton; Pac-12 top tier; big mailbag segment (College Basketball 01/17)

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We know our Friday preview ep was shorter than usual, so we made up for it with our Sunday recap one. The guys open on Virginia, which had the most im...

Texas Tech's huge week; Indiana's bad loss; NCAA's tourney tweak; weekend picks (College Basketball 01/15)

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The weekend is here. GP and Norlander open with some lingering thoughts from Texas Tech’s nice win at Texas, then touch on Indiana’s problematic h...

Michigan moves into top tier; Duke, Kentucky, Kansas all take different kinds of losses; NCAA kicks the can on NIL (College Basketball 01/13)

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michigan's powerful home win over Wisconsin on Tuesday night was so convincing, it's got us thinking that this is the best team in the Big Ten. The gu...

Texas' Andrew Jones is the top story of the weekend; Gonzaga/Baylor vs. the field; loaded listener mailbag (College Basketball 01/10)

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The weekend wrap-up edition opens with Texas' last-second win at West Virginia, punctuated by Andrew Jones hitting the winning shot three years to the...

Illinois' Hulk-like second-half destruction of Northwestern; 13-0 Drake; weekend picks and preview (College Basketball 01/08)

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What Illinois pulled off Thursday night against Northwestern was among the most unlikely second-half performances in college hoops history. We start t...

UConn's first season in Big East going well; details on NCAA Tournament in Indiana; high-profile transfers (College Basketball 01/06)

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we've led a pod with the UConn Huskies, but after that huge comeback road win at Marquette, it's where we start. Gary Parrish ...

Texas blasts Kansas, Kentucky plot twist, teams that helped themselves the most this weekend, listener mailbag (College Basketball 01/03)

04 Jan 2021

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We hope you got a lot of hoops watching in this weekend. The show opens with some … Leaky Black! Then moves to Texas’ 25-point win at Kansas and K...

Unbeaten Michigan and Tennessee state their cases as the top teams in their leagues; previewing a LOADED Saturday slate (College Basketball 01/01)

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2021! Here’s our reward: a fabulously loaded Saturday, from noon until nearly midnight, of compelling college basketball games. Before No...

Yes or no: Michigan State makes the 2021 NCAA Tournament; Arizona's postseason ban; a look back on the best and worst of 2020 (College Basketball 12/30)

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year’s Eve eve! We open this ep by talking Michigan State and whether it misses making the NCAA Tournament in 2021. Then GP and Norlander ...

Northwestern atop the Big Ten; will the league get 10 tourney bids? And: Why Gonzaga going undefeated is now realistic (College Basketball 12/27)

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Northwestern is 6-1 with a 3-0 record in the Big Ten. Yes, we are opening the podcast talking NORTHWESTERN. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander also discu...

Merry Christmas, everybody! We talk Indiana, preview a great holiday slate and touch on our favorite Christmas go-tos (College Basketball 12/24)

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas, everyone, and happy holidays. Our Christmas Eve episode brings a lot of basketball and holiday cheer. We open with Indiana, then get ...

UNC's fatal flaw; everyone underrated Kansas; Kentucky's ongoing drama, Festivus grievances! (College Basketball 12/23)

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

North Carolina lost at NC State on Tuesday night, bringing to light an unfortunate possibility: the 14-19 team last season might mean UNC struggles to...

The CFP doesn't allow a Gonzaga story to happen; Kentucky isn't making NCAA Tournament; other big weekend takeaways (College Basketball 12/20)

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gonzaga reminded everyone that it’s the best team in the sport with its double-digit win over No. 3 Iowa on Saturday, so the guys start there — an...

Kansas ekes by Texas Tech; Saint Louis, hello!; picks, previews for a loaded weekend (College Basketball 12/18)

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's not good that the biggest discussion topic off a huge Big 12 Thursday game is the officiating. But that's the case with Kansas' 58-57 win at Texa...

Optimistic Keyontae Johnson update, Big East considering pod play in four cities, Marquette should be a tournament team (College Basketball 12/16)

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Might the Big East be the trendsetter in college hoops? Matt Norlander had a report — which you can read here as you listen to the pod — that quot...

Florida's Keyontae Johnson remains hospitalized after in-game collapse; Mizzou is thriving; Kentucky is careening (College Basketball 12/13)

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday morning Florida’s Keyontae Johnson collapsed in the first half of UF’s game at Florida State and was rushed to the hospital. The lates...

Nate Oats takes aim at Coach K, while Duke ends its nonconference schedule; plus -- weekend preview and picks! (College Basketball 12/11)

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Duke will not play Gardner-Webb, meaning it has canceled the remainder of its nonconference schedule. The pod opens with that, plus gets into Alabama ...

Illinois exposes Duke, Coach K questions the season, Iowa proves its worth vs. UNC (College Basketball 12/09)

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You were locked in to a big Tuesday night of hoops, so we’ve got you covered here on a Wednesday. The opener of the pod discusses Duke’s issues —...

CBS Sports Presents - 'The Early Edge: A Daily SportsLine Betting Podcast'

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

'The Early Edge: A Daily SportsLine Betting Podcast' debuts on Thursday, December 10. Download and subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and whene...

Kentucky is 1-3 for the first time in 20 years. Is this John Calipari's worst team at Kentucky? (College Basketball 12/06)

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The two biggest headlines from Sunday in college hoops were Kentucky looking terrible against Georgia Tech and dropping to 1-3 for the first time sinc...

🚨Gonzaga-Baylor called off; both coaches are insistent on rescheduling the game later this season (Emergency Podcast)

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have quick reactions to Saturday's huge and unfortunate news: Gonzaga-Baylor was called off due to two positive COVID-19 test results in Gonzaga's ...

Gonzaga vs. Baylor and Villanova vs. Texas: Teams ranked 1, 2, 3 and 4 in KenPom play each other this weekend (College Basketball 12/04)

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday afternoon on CBS, Gonzaga and Baylor will face off, marking the 43rd time in history college basketball has a 1-vs.-2 game. Gary Parrish a...

Champions Classic reactions on Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State and Kansas; why Bubbleville has been a success (College Basketball 12/2)

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tuesday night's Champions Classic saw Michigan State win at Duke and Kansas win an ugly game over Kentucky. The pod opens with MSU-Duke chatter before...

Kentucky gets rocked by Richmond; can it recover and beat Kansas? Plus: Maui/Asheville preview and predictions (College Basketball 11/30)

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia, Villanova and Kentucky have all lost as top-10 teams through five games of the season. Texas Tech took a surprising defeat as well vs. equal...

Gonzaga dominates but has positive COVID tests, Virginia might have fooled everybody, and Villanova doubles down on casino hoops (College Basketball 11/27)

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gonzaga has looked incredible on the court through two games, beating KU and Auburn. But the outstanding play has been overshadowed some due to the fa...

THE. SEASON. IS. HERE. (College Basketball 11/25)

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Say no more. We have finally made it. Get ready and bask in the regular season by listening to the pod as you watch games all day and all night long. ...

The season starts in two days and cancellations are landing by the hour (College Basketball 11/23)

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's been the longest offseason in 40-plus years in college basketball, but the week has finally arrived. The season will start Wednesday. There will ...

Top 10 Countdown: The Gonzaga Bulldogs are the No. 1 team heading into the start of the season next week (College Basketball 11/20)

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Few has never before had Gonzaga at No. 1 heading into a season, but that is now the case. We wrap up our preseason top 10 series with an episode...

Top 10 Countdown: The Baylor Bears are No. 2 and ready to do what they've never been able to achieve before (College Basketball 11/19)

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Baylor as a top-two team heading into the season? We're a long way from Bill Henderson. Bill who? BILL HENDERSON! Just listen to the pod -- we're less...

Top 10 Countdown: Villanova is the No. 3 team according to Parrish ... but the No. 1 team according to Norlander! (College Basketball 11/18)

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There seems to be a clear top three in college hoops heading into the season. The order they should go in is however you prefer. We discuss Villanova ...

🚨Gregg Marshall has resigned from Wichita State and will be paid $7.75 million to do so (Emergency Podcast)

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After being credibly accused of physical and verbal assault of multiple former players, student-athletes and an assistant coach -- and denying the phy...

Top 10 Countdown: Reigning champion Virginia will have some new faces but still checks in at No. 4

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Bennett has brought Virginia to a plane of existence UVA fans could have never imagined six or seven years ago: the Cavaliers are expected to be ...

🚨NCAA decides to move the entire 2021 NCAA Tournament to one area, likely greater Indianapolis (Emergency Podcast!)

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 2021 NCAA Tournament will be held in one general location, with that location hopefully being the greater Indianapolis area. What is and isn't doa...

Top 10 Countdown: This should be the best team in the history of the Iowa Hawkeyes (College Basketball 11/16)

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, and let this be your first notice that college basketball starts NEXT. WEEK. Our countdown series continues with an examination of Gene Wilder'...

2020 NBA Mock Draft podcast special: Projecting lottery picks and the rest of the first round for Wednesday's NBA Draft

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wednesday night is the 2020 NBA Draft. It's never happened in November and never been so close (only ONE WEEK) up against the start of the college bas...

Top 10 Countdown: The Illinois Freaking Fighting Illini are No. 6 and capable of winning the national title (College Basketball 11/13)

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Illinois doesn't get many seasons like this anymore. Preseason top-10 expectations and boasting two of the 20 best players in the sport. Brad Underwoo...

Top 10 Countdown: Kansas was the best team in college basketball last season; now we think it's No. 7 (College Basketball 11/12)

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kansas was securely the best team in college basketball in 2019-20. That's probably the No. 1 reason why the Jayhawks, who have a roster that's far fr...

Top 10 Countdown: No. 8 Duke doesn't looks as loaded as recent years, but here's why it deserves the benefit of the doubt (College Basketball 11/11)

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Duke is No. 8 in Gary Parrish's preseason Top 25 And 1. Norlander's got Duke No. 12. KenPom rates Duke No. 3 heading into the season. It's an interest...

Top 10 Countdown: Creighton has its most anticipated season in school history thanks to its highest preseason ranking ever (College Basketball 11/10)

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander lay out the case for Creighton as a top-10 team (though Norlander has it No. 11 in his 1-357 rankings) and why the Blu...

Top 10 Countdown: The 10th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers should have one of the strongest frontcourt duos in America (College Basketball 11/09)

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We begin our top-10 countdown series with an examination of the under-hyped Wisconsin Badgers, who are Final Four contenders thanks to so many quality...

NBA Draft Profiles: Cassius Winston will make idiots out of teams if he drops into the second round

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cassius Winston was a highly rated point guard prospect coming out of high school. He went on to a stellar four-year career at Michigan State. No 2020...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: The American could be anywhere from a two-to-five-bid league this season (College Basketball 11/06)

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Houston Cougars are looking like the best team in the American Athletic Conference. Memphis isn't far behind. But then? Well, it's going to get in...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: The Big East has, by far, the biggest gap between its top two teams and the rest of the league (College Basketball 11/05)

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

OK, it's settled. The Big East by far the most unpredictable league Nos. 3-8 in college basketball. Our latest podcast episode takes an informative sc...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: The SEC looks to be a toss-up between loaded Tennessee and brand-new Kentucky (College Basketball 11/04)

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Let's chat now about the SEC, which has NCAA Tournament contenders in Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, LSU ... and then who? There's a lot to be...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: The Pac-12 will be a three-team race and the conference could send seven to the NCAA Tournament

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander do not agree on the best team in the Pac-12 this season. In fact, they might disagree more about this league than any ...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: Baylor is predicted to win the Big 12 for the first time in program history (College Basketball 11/02)

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Big 12 has seven of its 10 teams in position to be NCAA Tournament-good this season. But there seems like there's a top half and a bottom half, th...

NBA Draft Profiles: Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey needs to tighten up a few things about his game, but there's a good case to take him in the lottery

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After seven straight years of producing at least one top-10 pick, John Calipari's Kentucky program is looking at a second straight year of not getting...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: All evidence points to the Big Ten being the best league in America for a second straight season (College Basketball 10/30)

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our conference-preview pod miniseries continues with the B1G. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take a good look at a great league. Ten teams figure to ...

CONFERENCE PREVIEW: The ACC has Virginia in the catbird seat, with Duke, North Carolina, Florida State and Louisville all giving chase (College Basketball 10/29)

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia is our pick to be, clearly, the best team in the ACC. But who's the best player? Best freshman? How many tournament teams are going to come o...

Our picks for All-American teams, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year (College Basketball 10/28)

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy hump day. We've got our preseason awards-show special for you. CBSSports.com published our First, Second and Third All-America teams this week, ...

NBA Draft Profiles: Precious Achiuwa has his draft stocked helped more than any other player thanks to James Wiseman leaving

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We hope you're enjoying our weekly draft profiles, and guess what? For the next month, Eye on College Basketball will be coming into your feed on an a...

Major news: ESPN bails on its Orlando bubble entirely and Arizona has been hit with NINE allegations of wrongdoing from the NCAA (College Basketball 10/26)

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, The Athletic broke the news that Arizona has been assessed with nine NCAA violations, including five of the worst variety, by the NCAA. One...

Who replaces Pat Chambers? Olivier Sarr and Jacob Toppin eligible for Kentucky (College Basketball 10/23)

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We start with the resignation of Penn State coach Pat Chambers after an internal investigation into his conduct (0:10). After the break Gary and Kyle...

2020 NBA Mock Draft: LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards or James Wiseman at No. 1? (College Basketball 10/19)

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

October isn't typically 'Mock Draft' season, but this year is different. On this episode, Gary Parrish is joined by Kyle Boone to go through their pic...

NCAA does the right thing; Gregg Marshall denies assaulting his players; latest with Kentucky getting Olivier Sarr eligible (college basketball 10/15)

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The NCAA's Division I Council voted on multiple significant items on Wednesday, and two of them we get into on this podcast: 1) all winter-sport athle...

CBS Sports Presents: ¡Qué Golazo! A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

'¡Qué Golazo! A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast' debuts on Wednesday, October 14. Download and subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and whenever else ...

NBA Draft Profiles: Iowa State is becoming a reliable factory for NBA picks, and Tyrese Haliburton should be a lottery lock

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest draft-centric episode focuses on the statistically magnificent Haliburton, whose season was cut short more than a month before COVID cancel...

🚨Bombshell allegations against Wichita State coach Greg Marshall: repeated physical and verbal abuse of players and coaches

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday evening, two reports dropped that revealed Wichita State has been investigating its coach, Gregg Marshall, after allegations of multiple i...

College basketball keeps adding huge November and December games; John Calipari responds to Chris Mack; Bob Huggins update

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Norlander broke the news this week that Final Four frontrunners Gonzaga and Iowa have agreed to play each other Dec. 19 in South Dakota. What's t...

NBA Draft Profiles: On Duke's Tre Jones, who could be picked in the teens or the low 30s. We say he's a first-rounder

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tre Jones had a very good two-year run at Duke. He's left the Blue Devils behind and is now a prospect placed anywhere from No. 17 or 18 on draft boar...

Chris Mack going at John Calipari is absolutely amazing; Gonzaga-Baylor announced; Norlander reveals Big 12 December schedule in full

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to share a lively episode -- including a scoop on the Big 12. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with audio of Louisville coach Chri...

NBA Draft Profiles: Villanova's assembly line of reliable NBA picks should absolutely continue with NBA-ready Saddiq Bey

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are back with another appetizer-portioned podcast that focuses on an NBA Draft prospect of note. Today: Villanova's Sa...

The Pac-12 gets cleared to play ASAP; will Louisville and Kentucky be able to figure out a way to play each other in 2020?

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, Pac-12. On Thursday, the presidents and chancellors in the conference voted to allow hoops to return on the proper timetable so that all...

NBA Draft Profiles: On the heels of a historically bad UNC season, Cole Anthony is fighting for top-10-pick status

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Tuesday, everybody. College hoops will have no shortage of news later this week, so be on the lookout for another podcast in a couple of days. B...

The NCAA decides Nov. 25 will be the start date for college basketball's season; here's how we got here

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, the NCAA's Division I Council approved a Nov. 25 start date. That's a good thing ... with some drawbacks. Good to have a date, bad for M...

CBS Sports Presents: 'All Things Covered with Patrick Peterson & Bryant McFadden'

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

'All Things Covered' with Patrick Peterson & Bryant McFadden' debuts on Tuesday, September 22nd with special guest Tyrann Mathieu. Download and subsc...

NBA Draft Profiles: The reasons why Isaac Okoro reminds us Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard when they were drafted

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

News: the NBA Draft's initial target date of Oct. 16 will be pushed back, with the new target being Nov. 18. That in mind, our Draft Profiles series c...

ACC coaches are going to propose that every team in college basketball plays in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Thanks: WE HATE IT.

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday morning an outrageous headline came in: ACC coaches agreed on a conference call to propose to the NCAA an all-inclusive 2021 tournament. ...

NBA Draft Profiles: Onyeka Okongwu is a high-ceiling, high-floor prospect who won't fall beyond the eighth pick

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Labor Day weekend, listeners. Our latest profile pod focuses on a one-and-doner out of the Pac-12 who draws comparisons to Brandon Clarke and Jo...

Remembering the lives and Hall of Fame careers of two coaching legends: John Thompson and Lute Olson

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

College basketball has lost two of its greatest coaches ever in the span of only four days. This episode honors their memories and gets into some pers...

CBS Sports Presents: 'Fantasy Football Today in 5' podcast

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fantasy Football Today in 5, the fastest way to keep up with fantasy football, debuts on Monday, August 31. Download and subscribe now to get the firs...

🚨Will Wade has been accused by the NCAA of offering at least 11 players impermissible benefits to play at LSU

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Two podcasts in one day? In August? We're here for you. This is a quickie emergency pod that addresses serious news that emerged late Wednesday morni...

Jay Wright leaving Villanova doesn't seem likely; when college basketball's season should start; welcome back, Marshall Henderson!

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast is thankful that despite what's going to be the longest offseason in college basketball history, there are indeed headlines that surface w...

NBA Draft Profiles: If Deni Avdija played college basketball last season, he would've almost certainly been a top-10 player

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The fifth discussion in our draft-profile series focuses for the first time on an international prospect. Deni Avdija is now being regarded as a bette...

Gonzaga and Baylor agree to huge game for upcoming season; NCAA officially embracing playing college basketball in bubbles

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If Gonzaga and Baylor can maneuver on a dime and schedule each other for next season, then of course there's real optimism college basketball can pull...

NBA Draft Profiles: James Wiseman played three games in college. He's still in the mix to go No. 1. Is it justifiable?

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's prospect analysis looks at all of the off- and on-court attributes and setbacks that make James Wiseman a fascinating case. Wiseman is our...

The Pac-12 cancels all basketball games until January. Are all other conferences destined to soon make the same decision?

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What was mostly expected Tuesday: the Big Ten and Pac-12 announcing they were pushing football to the spring. What wasn't? The Pac-12 also announcing ...

NBA Draft Profiles: Why Anthony Edwards is going to be the toughest yes-or-no decision for any team drafting in the top three

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The NBA Draft lottery is two weeks away. Whatever teams land in the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots of that lottery will heavily weigh selecting Georgia's Anthon...

NBA Draft deadline decision day arrives and who are the biggest winners? Iowa and Illinois! Full recap ⬇️ (08/03)

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Monday was the NCAA's deadline for college players to declare whether they would remain in the draft pool or return to school. There were less than 10...

MaCio Teague returning to Baylor: Are the Bears the Big 12/national preseason favorites? (College Basketball 7/31)

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The NCAA’s deadline to withdraw from the 2020 NBA Draft isn’t until next week — but Baylor’s MaCio Teague went ahead and made a decision (1:20...

NBA Draft Profiles: Why isn't Obi Toppin in the conversation to be the No. 1 pick?

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the lead-up to October's NBA Draft, the podcast will be adding more episodes to your weekly feed that include breezy but knowledgeable discussions...