A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast: Recent Episodes

Bob Rathbun

A podcast dedicated to the stories of the great men and women involved with the Naismith Trophy--the most prestigious individual national honor in amateur basketball! The family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Hosted by Emmy-Award winning basketball play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun.

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This week, Bob reveals the 12 chosen for Team USA for the FIBA World Cup in September, a list that includes six former Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Women's College Player of the Year winners! Later, Bob will be joined by Zach Osterman of the IndyStar for his thoughts as the 26-27 college season approaches.

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This week, host @bobrathbunTV welcomes the winningest coach in Notre Dame history: Coach Mike Brey! They talk about summer college hoops and more! Presented by Jersey Mike's

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Could the Elam Ending ever become a part of college basketball? Bob discusses the idea with Elam Ending creator Dr. Nick Elam! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, Bob catches up with Kentucky's All-America Clara Strack! The Buffalo native will be all over our Jersey Mike's Watch Lists in just a few months!

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This week, ESPN.com's National Recruiting Director and Naismith Awards voting member, Paul Biancardi, joins Bob from Las Vegas, where Paul shares breaking news concerning Marcus Spears, Jr.

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The basketball season switches gears into Summertime mode! We check in with former Houston Cougar freshman sensation Kingston Flemings! He chats with Bob about his game, his family, and what life was like as a Cougar! Plus, the week's news and notes!

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This week, a tribute to the late Kenny Klein with Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68, after Bob salutes our Jersey Mike's Naismith Award winners and finalists chosen in this week's NBA Draft.

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With the NBA Draft approaching next week, Coach and hoop analyst Tom Crean joins us to discuss the draft, the discovery of OG Anunoby in Suwanee, GA, and much more with Bob! Presented by Jersey Mike's! Listen to Tom this week and next on SiriusXMNBA Radio's draft coverage!

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This week, insights on the college hoop scene, and Notre Dame Men's Basketball, from Luke DeCock lukedecock.bsky.social of HoopsHQ! He joins Bob for a great discussion on the college game. Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, head coach Fred Hoiberg joins Bob to look back on the most incredible hoop season in Nebraska history! Plus, the weekly news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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Last season, the Emory University Eagles made a legendary run to the NCAA Division 3 National Championship game, which came down to the final second! Our 2026 Whack Hyder Georgia men's coach of the year, Jason Zimmerman, talks about it with Bob this week, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, more NCAA Tournament discussion with the great Christy Winters Scott! Bob starts us off with a news note from the week, all presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, award-winning basketball writer Mike DeCourcy joins Bob to discuss the expansion of the NCAA tournament field and today’s media landscape! Presented by Jersey Mike's

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The NCAA Tournaments are expanding!

Bob leads off this week's show with that blockbuster! Later, he chats with our 2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Girls High School Coach of the Year: Aundre Cummings from Ontario Christian School in Ontario, CA!

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This week, we salute our 2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy men's winner, Duke freshman sensation, Cameron Boozer! Back to Indianapolis we go, presented by Jersey Mike's

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This week, we shine our spotlight on the 2026 Naismith Awards Women's Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE—Notre Dame great Hannah Hidalgo! A Trophy Life is presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, it's back to the podium in Indianapolis to meet our 2026 Naismith Awards Men's Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE: Florida's Rueben Chinyelu!

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This week, we start the recaps of our fabulous Naismith Award presentations from Phoenix and Indianapolis! In this edition, the announcement of the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Coach of the Year to Arizona MBB Head Coach: Tommy Lloyd. Our podcast is presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, we’re off to Phoenix and the Women’s Final Four where we announced UConn’s Sarah Strong as the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy winner; Vanderbilt’s Shea Ralph the Werner Ladder Women’s Coach of the Year; and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo the 2026 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year, presented by MOLECULE.

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Our big week is here! Stay locked and loaded to all of the Naismith Awards social channels for the latest announcements of the most prestigious awards in College Basketball!

This week, Bob chats with our 2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys’ High School Coach of the Year: Glenn Farello of Saint Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, VA!

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This week, our 2026 Naismith Awards Outstanding Contributor to Basketball winner, Tara VanDerveer joins Bob for a look back at her amazing career. Plus, a recap of the March Madness first week! All presented by Jersey Mike's

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Get ready for the NCAA Tournaments and our Naismith Trophy announcements in the coming days! This week, Louisville WBB Head Coach Jeff Walz joins Bob as the Cardinals begin their bid for another Final Four! Presented byJersey Mike's.

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This week, Bob chats with the voice of the Razorbacks: Chuck Barrett about their amazing freshman star, Darius Acuff, Jr.! And the weekly news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The head coach of the 23rd ranked Saint Louis Men's Basketball: Josh Schertz joins Bob to talk about the 25-3 Billikens! Plus, this weekend's key games, all presented by Jersey Mike's!

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To preview the heavyweight matchup between Duke and Michigan in DC, Duke voice David Shumate joins Bob on this week’s podcast, presented by Jersey Mike's.

Bob also has a rundown of the other key games this weekend!

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Welcome to this week's podcast! Bob chats with ESPN's Terrence Oglesby about the ACC year-to-date and who he likes for our major Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder awards!

Plus, we've announced the winners of our 2026 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Basketball Courage Awards! Check out the story on our website www.naismithawards.com!

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Big games abound this weekend, and none bigger than the first place showdown in the SEC with Florida traveling to Texas A&M! The Voice of the Aggies: Andrew Monaco joins Bob to preview the matchup. Plus, a rundown of the nation's big matchups, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, Madison Hock of FOX Sports and FS1 joins Bob to preview this weekend's Big 12 WBB showdown between TCU and Texas Tech! Plus, the weekly news and notes presented by Jersey Mike's

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The Voice of Vanderbilt women's basketball, Jake Lyman, joins Bob to discuss Sunday's big matchup in Columbia as unbeaten Vandy squares off with South Carolina!

Plus, we'll highlight the weekend's top men's games, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, Bob is joined by former Georgia Tech star Brian Oliver of Lethal Weapon 3 fame! Plus a look ahead to Saturday's key men’s games. Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The beloved Voice of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Paul Keels, is our guest, talking Ohio State Hoops (and maybe a little football). Bob gets us started with a recap of some of the week's best performances and crazy comebacks!

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This week, the Voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell joins Bob to talk Carolina and ACC hoops for 2026!

Plus, Bob has the rundown on the weekend’s key matchups! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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Happy New Year! We close out the pod for 2025 with a conversation with St. John's Hall of Famer Bill Wennington! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

Conference play begins next week!

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This week, UCLA WBB star Lauren Betts joins Bob to talk about her winning the 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award, presented by MOLECULE!

Bob highlights the key games for the men and women on our news and notes feature, presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, Chattanooga Mocs head coach Dan Earl joins Bob to preview Saturday’s game against Auburn in the Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta (UGA faces Cincinnati in the first game)

Plus, a look ahead to Saturday’s Hawks Naismith Holiday Classic at Norcross! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, join Bob as he previews a blockbuster first-weekend-in-December slate and welcomes the Voice of the Florida Gators Sean Kelley to recap that incredible Duke-UF game from midweek! Presented by Jersey Mike's

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Happy Thanksgiving! A complete Feast Week recap with Hall of Famer Debbie Antonelli and Bob, presented by Jersey Mike's!

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Remember when Butler made those back-to-back runs to the National Championship? The point guard of those great Bulldog teams, Ronald Nored, joins Bob this week. Plus, a recap of some of the week's amazing finishes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, what was it like to be Rick Pitino’s point guard, back when it all began? Find out from Glenn Consor who joins Bob this week on the podcst! He gets us started with the latest news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The new college basketball season is underway! This week, Zach Osterman of the Indy Star joins Bob to talk about the Hoosiers and the Big Ten! Bob starts us off with the first week's News and Notes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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It's time to celebrate! This is our 300th episode of A Trophy Life! And who better to join than the President of the Naismith Awards and the Atlanta Tipoff Club: Eric Oberman! He joins Bob this week, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is Bob Rathbun's guest! Plus, the weekly news and notes as college basketball draws ever closer! Presented by Jersey Mike's

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A Trophy Life welcomes Terrences Oglesby back to the show this week to go over who he is keeping an eye on as the preseason games get underway! We've got that whole conversation and more!

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This week, we feature the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys National High School Player of the Year, current freshman Darryn Peterson! Plus Bob with the week's news and notes.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our 14th annual Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament presented by Jersey Mike’s!

Our biggest fundraiser was a huge success! This week, Bob sits down with our featured speaker, Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer as they discuss all things hoop! The Q&A was the centerpiece of our Sunday night welcome dinner.

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This week, the latest on the coaching change at Auburn with auburnundercover.com's Jason Caldwell! Plus, the week's news and notes, with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The 2026 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament is headed to Duluth, GA, and we spoke with FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff about that and her team for this season!

Plus, our Silent Action to support the Naismith Awards is now open through 8 pm on Sunday, September 21st, 2025. Click on this link to bid!

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This week, we salute our 2025 Naismith College Officials of the Year! Bryan Kersey is the men’s recipient while the late Rachelle Jones is our women’s award winner. Our 1997 women’s award winner, the great Dee Kantner, joins Bob to honor the memory of Rachelle! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The passing of Hall of Fame coach George Raveling headlines our news of the week. Georgia Tech’s legendary coach, Bobby Cremins, joins Bob to talk about George and tales from the ACC. Presented by Jersey Mike's

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Happy Labor Day! This week, we hear from two-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Brittney Griner! Bob leads us off with the weekly news and notes!

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This week, we are excited to welcome the Head Coach of the Arizona Wildcats, Tommy Lloyd, to the podcast presented by Jersey Mike's!

Bob starts us off with our news and notes, and a spectacular performance from a former Naismith Trophy winner, Paige Bueckers!

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This week, a visit with ESPN college basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby!

He and Bob start discussing Will Wade's immediate impact on NC State and much more! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, the latest on Caitlin Clark, Juju Watkins and more from Debbie Antonelli with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, join Bob as he welcomes from Fox Sports and FS1 Nick Bahe!

Nick is our newest Naismith Awards National Selector, and they discuss Nick's story and get ready for the new season! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, Fox Sports college basketball analyst Matt Muehlebach joins Bob to talk Arizona Men's Basketball and all things college hoop!

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This week, we catch up with Eric Devendorf, talking about his Syracuse career, his ED23 Foundation, and his involvement in The Basketball Tournament with Bob: presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The basketball world is spinning fast, and we have you covered this week with ESPN's Recruiting Director Paul Biancardi! You won't want to miss this one—Paul tells us who has impressed so far during the summer evaluation period! Bob has the week's news and notes, all presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, Bob with news on 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year JuJu Watkins of USC. Later, a conversation with Jersey Mike's CMO, Rich Hope! Happy 4th of July!

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This week, we salute our Naismith NBA draftees! Then, Bob chats officiating with the ACC coordinator of men's officiating, Bryan Kersey! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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Summer is here, and that means we are one season closer to a new season of college hoops! This week, Bob highlights the key matchups for the ACC/SEC challenge for both the men and the women. Later, he welcomes Kevin Blossom, SVP and GM, Retail of MOLECULE to talk about the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, presented by Molecule, and the benefits of sports sponsorships.

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This week, Bob chats with our 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, presented by MOLECULE --Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner! He's one of the Creighton's and Big East's all-time greats! Plus, our weekly news and notes!

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This week, we welcome our 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year: Coach Cori Close!

Plus, Bob with a newsy note on tournament expansion!

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This week, a look back at the 1987 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's Player of the Year: David Robinson on this Memorial Day weekend 2025. Plus, Bob with a special podcast tribute.

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The 2025 WNBA season started this weekend, and with that in mind, we welcome author Howard Megdal to talk about his new book: Becoming Caitlin Clark, available from Triumph Books on June 17th!

A great conversation about our 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year! Plus, this week's news and notes!

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Happy Mother's Day to all of our basketball moms worldwide! And this Mother's Day weekend, we check in with Hall of Famer Debbie Antonelli and her 7th annual 24HoursNBN.com to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics! Join Debbie and your Bob presented by Jersey Mike's

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This week, we turn the page and start getting ready for the 25-26 college season! We welcome the new FSU head coach Luke Loucks to talk about his vision for Noles basketball! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, we conclude our review of our Naismith Trophy awards program from San Antonio! Our MC Fran Fraschilla announces our 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year and our 2025 Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE.

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This week, Part One of our look back at our fabulous Naismith Awards Ceremony from San Antonio. In this edition, MC Fran Fraschilla introduces our 2025 Jersey Mike's men's national player of the year Cooper Flagg from Duke! Plus his coach, Jon Scheyer joins the program!

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This week, we continue our look-back at our fabulous awards ceremony in Tampa at the Women’s Final Four! We got back to the podium and host Debbie Antonelli for the announcement of the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year and the Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year!

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This week, we share our big awards weekend with you! Thanks to our title sponsors—Jersey Mike's, Werner Ladders and Molecule! We start our recap by joining our host Debbie Antonelli in Tampa at the 2025 Women's Final Four awards ceremony!

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This week, we salute our Georgia college player and coach award winners! The Georgia Tech Women's Basketball program swept the women’s awards, with Kara Dunn winning Player of the Year and Nell Fortner Coach of the Year! Nell joins Bob to discuss the Jackets season and Dunn’s fantastic campaign!

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This week, we salute our 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year, Andrew Moran, from Columbus High School in Miami, Florida! Bob chats with the coach of the country's #1 high school team!

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What does it take to host a Final Four? Find out from the NCAA VP for Men's Basketball, JoAn Scott, as she joins Bob! Our weekly news and notes as the mid-majors take center stage! Plus, follow us for this week's semifinalist announcements!

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This week, Fran Fraschilla joins Bob for a lively discussion as college basketball's regular season turns for the home stretch! And we announce our 2025 Jersey Mike's Girls and Boys High School Coach and Players of the Year!

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A stroll down memory lane with former ACC standout and UVA great John Crotty with Bob! And the latest from a wild week in college hoops!

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This week, the author of the Wilner Hotline, Jon Wilner from the San Jose Mercury News, provides a late-season West Coast update! Bob starts us off with this week's news and notes and two key injuries that occurred in the past few days.

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This week on A Trophy Life, Bob welcomes in Vanderbilt's head coach Shea Ralph to talk about her amazing career and Vandy women's hoops! Plus, our news and notes highlights a fantastic weekend ahead with key games in the SEC driving an amazing slate!

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This week, The Voice of William and Mary Jay Colley joins Bob to chat about one of the craziest stats in NCAA basketball! As always, a Super Bowl weekend spotlight on the key men's and women's games!

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This week, Bob welcomes in the great Austin Carr! The College Basketball Hall of Famer and 1983 Naismith Player of the Year from Notre Dame relives his impressive Irish career and talks about the three-point explosion in today’s game! Bob runs down the key Saturday games in our news and notes!

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This week, the encyclopedia of college basketball, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports joins for his mid-season update! Bob starts us off with the key games this weekend in women's college basketball!

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Check out the 24-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys and Girls Mid-Season teams! Online at naismithtrophy.com and our social channels! Then, join Bob and Coach Sharman White to discuss the great players and teams in high school hoop!

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This week, Autumn Johnson joins Bob for the latest on our top Naismith Awards teams and players in women’s basketball! Plus, Bob highlights key Saturday matchups!

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Happy New Year! The conference seasons begin in earnest this week! John Fanta from CBB on FOX and The Field of 68 joins Bob to breakdown the men’s pecking order! And our news and notes highlights some of the weekends top games!

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We ring in the New Year with a visit from the legendary Voice of the Maryland Terrapins, Johnny Holliday! A fun conversation that highlights Johnny’s amazing career that has spanned over 50 years in DC alone! A big weekend ahead that Bob chronicles in the weekly news and notes!

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A great weekend of college hoops is here, and ESPN and BTN analyst Meghan McKeown joins to share her insights on the women's season so far! Bob starts us off with the latest news and notes! All presented by Jersey Mike's! Happy Holidays from our Naismith family to yours!

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After Thursday night's thrilling UConn vs. Notre Dame game, the Voice of the Irish Sean Stires joins Bob to discuss it! Plus, the news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, Big Ten Network, NBC Sports and CBB on FOX analyst Robbie Hummel joins Bob for the latest on the week in college hoops. The men's and women's ACC/SEC Challenge highlights this week's news and notes!

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This week, our prep guru @BrandonClayPSB joins to update us on some of the top high school boys and girls and how they have fared in the early season! Host @BobRathbunTV wraps up a crazy week of Holiday hoops!

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Two huge women’s matchups on the weekend horizon, plus the Thanksgiving tournaments, kick into high gear! Bob Rathbun welcomes in the Voice of the St. Joe’s Hawks, Matt Martucci to talk about this week’s Legends Classic in Brooklyn and more!

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This week, long-time Voice of the Tennessee Volunteers, the great Bob Kesling, joins Bob to talk hoops and Bob's amazing career in Knoxville! Plus, the news and notes for the week!

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The new college basketball season is off to a glorious start! News and notes from the first few days, a look ahead to the weekend, and a great conversation with Jamie Shaw of On3 Recruits with Bob Rathbun!

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The new season is here! And to kick off our women's coverage, HOFer Debbie Antonelli joins Bob to preview the top teams and players! Plus our News and Notes highlights Monday's big games!

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The new season is here! Joining us this week is college basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby! He shares his insights on the five media days he covered in preparation of the season! Great insights! Bob also has this week's news and notes.

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This week on the podcast, New York Times best-selling author Mirin Fader joins Bob to discuss her new book, DREAM, the Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. Mirin discusses his arrival in the USA and his fantastic college career!

Plus, the pre-season polls are out!

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Our 2018 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year: Vic Schaefer, joins Bob this week to talk about the Texas move to the SEC and more! Plus, there's an under-the-radar event this weekend for USA Basketball!

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This week, our reigning 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's National Coach of the Year Head Coach Dan Hurley joins Bob Rathbun! Plus, the weekly news and notes around college basketball!

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This week on A Trophy Life, we celebrate the legacy of our outgoing Naismith Awards chairman: Barry Goheen! Plus, Bob relays our weekly news and notes!

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This week, former Wyoming and Clemson Head Coach Larry Shyatt joins the podcast!

Our silent auction in support of the 13th annual Jersey Mike's Naismith Awards Celebrity Invitational Golf tournament is here! Join in the bidding for trips, VIP experiences, memorabilia, and more!

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A Trophy Life is pleased to welcome head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers! Bob Rathbun starts us off by announcing the winners of the 2024 Naismith College Officials of the Year.

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This week, former Memphis and Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner joins host Bob, as we gear up for the 24-25 season! Plus, Atlanta is awarded the 2031 Men's Final Four. That and more in our news and notes!

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This week, veteran Indianapolis sportswriter Bob Kravitz drops by to salute our 2024 Jersey Mikes Naismith Trophy women's winner Caitlin Clark and her phenomenal first year in the WNBA. And the other Bob starts us off with the week's news and notes!

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This week, new University of Southern California Men's basketball coach Eric Musselman stops by to talk about Trojan's basketball and his excitement about taking over the program!

Bob Rathbun provides the weekly news and notes that include a record crowd in Boston and the Maui Invitational matchups!

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This week, USBWA Hall of Famer David Teel stops by to chat about the new college season with all of its conference realignment starting with the new school year. Bob Rathbun starts us off with news and notes about former Furman Men's Basketball great Frank Selvy, who passed earlier in the week.

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This on A Trophy Life, our guest is Clemson Men's Head Coach: Brad Brownell. He and Bob Rathbun talk about the Tigers' amazing run in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and what's ahead for 24-25! Plus, the weekly news and notes.

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In this edition of A Trophy Life, presented by Jersey Mike's, a visit with the longtime Voice of the Louisville Cardinals, Paul Rogers! Plus, Bob Rathbun with more on the Paris Olympics and the college influence in basketball.

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As the Olympics get underway, ESPN's Paul Biancardi joins Bob Rathbun on the show this week to talk about all of the summer news, NIL, college and high school players to look out for as the summer comes to an end. Plus this week's News and Notes.

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This week on the podcast, Bob Rathbun welcomes our 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girl's High School Player of the Year: Sarah Strong. She talks about some of her takeaways from the year and her goals moving forward into college.

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In this edition of A Trophyy Life, Iowa State Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger joins host Bob Rathbun! T.J. was a Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Men's college coach of the year finalist in 2024! Plus, the weekly news and notes!

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Happy 4th of July to all! This week on A Trophy Life, presented by Jersey Mike's, Bob Rathbun is joined by ESPN and Stadium basketball expert Fran Fraschilla! Bob and Fran discuss the three Naismith Trophy award winners from 2024 who heard their names called during the NBA Draft. Plus.. the news and notes from the week!

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This week, we welcome our 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girl's High School Coach of the Year, Sue Phillips from Archbishop Mitty High School!

Bob recaps our award winners who were selected in the NBA Draft's first round, plus our weekly News and Notes!

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This week on A Trophy Life presented by Jersey Mike's, Bob Rathbun welcomes author Ben Kaplan and his new book 'Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA'! Plus don't miss our weekly News and Notes at the top of the show!

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This week, Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman joins Bob Rathbun for a fun discussion about all things basketball and her amazing career! We also honor the life and legacy of hoops icon Jerry West. It's all here on A Trophy Life, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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Welcome to this week's episode with our new presenting sponsor: Jersey Mike's!

Our guest is the great PJ Carlesimo, the long-time college and NBA head coach! His broadcast duties include the NCAA Tournament for Westwood One Sports, and he'll be on the call of the #NBAFinals for the NBA on ESPN Radio!

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The Atlanta Tipoff Club and the Naismith Awards mourn the passing of basketball legend Bill Walton.

This week, we dedicate our podcast to the life and legacy of our dear friend, who passed away on May 27th. We celebrate Bill's incredible spirit with this podcast, with archived comments from his work for us over the years. Rest in Peace.

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Please enjoy a safe Memorial Day weekend! ESPN College Basketball Analyst and the longtime successful Final Four head coach Tom Crean joins the podcast! Plus, this week's Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun!

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The uncertain times in college basketball is the top of discussion with USA Today's Sports national columnist Dan Wolken with Bob Rathbun.

Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes featuring a former Werner Ladder Women's Coach of the Year!

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This week, USC Women's Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins Bob Rathbun as we salute our national award nominees! Lindsay was a finalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Awards women's college coach of the year in 2024, leading USC to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, our guest is the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Men's College Coach of the Year: Dan Hurley of the NCAA champions! And as always Bob starts us off with the Jersye Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, we take you back to Phoenix and resume our encore presentation of the 2024 Naismith Awards Brunch at this year's Final Four with Bob Rathbun,

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This week, we take you back to Phoenix for the announcement of the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's College basketball Player of the Year, Zach Edey of Purdue!

Re-live our ceremony as Zach made history as a repeat winner!

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This week, we begin our recap of the 2024 Naismith Awards, reliving the women's awards from Cleveland! Also, Bob salutes the retiring Tara VanDerveer. a three-time Werner Ladder Naismith Awards Women's college Coach of the Year, in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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Join us this week for our Final Four awards weekend!

Our signature Naismith Awards celebration is underway in Cleveland and Phoenix! Stay up to date on our social media channels to listen and watch all weekend long.

This week, Bob talks with Debbie Antonelli at the Women's Final Four! Big thanks to Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder!

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This week, the Sweet 16's for the men and the women! Matt Norlander joins the podcast from CBS Sports to dive into the first weekend and what's ahead.

Bob also reveals the Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year finalists for the men and women and fans can now vote for their favorites!

Once again we are asking fans to participate in the process through the Naismith Awards Fan Vote presented by Jersey Mike's. Simply visit Naismithfanvote.com or our X page (@naismithtrophy) to participate and no registration is required. Voting runs through April 2.

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This week, we chat with the great Fran Fraschilla on the NCAA Tournament plus the Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun.

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This week, we celebrate Selection Sunday and the excitement of the NCAA Tournaments for the men and the women! In this edition, the esteemed sportingnews.com college basketball writer Mike DeCourcy joins Bob to discuss the season's top players and coaches.

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In this edition, the Naismith Trophy is proud to announce our 2024 Jersey Mike's High School Player and Coach of the Year award winners! Join Bob as he reveals the boys and girls winners and chats with Coach Kevin Boyle of Montverde Academy!

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This week, Bob chops it up with former Duke star, broadcaster Alaa Abdelnaby! Plus, the weekend’s key games on the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, WSU Men's Head Coach Kyle Smith joins Bob Rathbun as the Cougars have entered the Top 25 for the first time since 07-08! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, Notre Dame Women's Basketball star Hannah Hidalgo joins Bob Rathbun to talk ACC Women's Basketball and more!

Plus, we've released our Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy men's and women's College Player of the Year Midseason teams! Check them out on Twitter, Instagram, and our website: naimsithtrophy.com

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This week, Bob chats with Hall of Fame play-by-play man Mike Gorman! If you are a fan of Big East men's basketball, you won't want to miss this!

Plus, we salute 8x Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma on win number 1200 in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week we feature the red-hot Richmond Spiders, as host Bob Rathbun chats with head coach Chris Mooney! Plus, this week's Jersey Mike's News and Notes spotlights the amazing Caitlin Clark!

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This week, ESPN's Fran Fraschilla joins the podcast for a mid-season look at the powerful Big 12 race. Plus, Bob updates us on another big week in college hoops in the Jersey Mike's news and notes segment!

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In this edition, Bob Rathbun is joined by Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watchlist star: (@Igetbuckets_35) Armando Bacot of UNC! The Tar Heels have won six straight and are ranked fourth in the nation! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, the Voice of the Houston Cougars: Jeremy Branham joins host Bob Rathbun to talk about life on the road in the Big 12 Conference and the HOFer: Elvin Hayes! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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In this edition, host Bob Rathbun chats with BYU Men's Head Coach Mark Pope about the Cougars season and the move to the Big 12! On our Jersey Mike's News and Notes, a look at the remaining unbeaten teams in college basketball!

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Happy New Year! With conference play looming in the days ahead, Bob welcomes in TV analyst Terrence Oglesby to talk about the conference races! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes highlight key games this weekend!

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Merry Christmas from the Naismith Awards! This week, recently retired Coastal Carolina head coach, the great Cliff Ellis joins Bob for a special state of the game interview. Plus, Cliff recalls great stories from his memorable career!

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This week, Philadelphia hoops legend and Head Coach Fran Dunphy joins the podcast! Plus Bob runs down a great slate of weekend games on our Jersey Mikes News and Notes!

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This weekend, our annual Atlanta Hawks Naismith Award Holiday Classic features ten outstanding high school programs in Georgia! Jon Babul from the Naismith board joins us to discuss! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, Bob welcomes in one of UNC Basketball's all-time greats: Brad Daugherty! Plus, a recap from a crazy week in college hoops and a look-ahead in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, ESPN/ABC college basketball analyst and Naismith Trophy contributor and WBB Hall of Famer: Debbie Antonelli joins the podcast! Bob starts us off with a holiday recap with the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week on A Trophy Life, Bob Rathbun chats with former Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's College Player of the Year—and WNBA Rookie of the Year: Aliyah Boston!

Plus, a strong candidate emerges for the men's award and another women's upset in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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The new college season is underway! We chat this week with ESPN and Westwood One analyst Jon Crispin about the upcoming campaign. Plus, Bob Rathbun highlights some of the critical matchups over the next week ahead on our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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The new season is here!

Join Bob Rathbun and Gary Parrish as they discuss the new season and the passing of legendary coach and multiple Naismith Trophy award winner Bob Knight. Plus our Jersey Mikes News and Notes to open the show!

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This week, the head coach of Baylor Women's Basketball, Nicki Collen joins us on A Trophy life as we are less than two weeks away from Opening Night! Plus, this week's Jersey Mike's news and notes with Bob!

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This week on A Trophy Life, we hear from our reigning Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's Player of the Year: Zach Edey of Perdue! Plus, the week's Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun.

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More updates on conference realignment and how it will affect the 23-24 college basketball season and beyond from Matt Brown the author and publisher of the Extra Points newsletter! Bob Rathbun starts us off with the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week our guest is the winningest coach in Notre Dame history, Coach Mike Brey! Mike talks with Bob Rathbun about his Fighting Irish days and his new challenge, joining Quin Snyder's Atlanta Hawks staff in Atlanta. Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes for the week!

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This week on A Trophy Life, we welcome the head coach of the Lady Vols: Kellie Harper! She joins Bob talking all things Lady Vol and SEC women's basketball! Plus, this week's Jersey Mikes News and Notes.

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You don't want to miss this one! Bob is joined by our 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Men's College Coach of the Year: Jerome Tang!

Coach Tang shares a treasure trove of stories from his life and last season's K-State Men's Basketball magical run to the Elite Eight!

Plus, this week's Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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This week, Bob Rathbun welcomes in new Georgia Tech Men's Head Coach: Damon Stoudamire!

Plus, your chance to bid on our auction items for the 12th annual Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament presented by Jersey Mike's.
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This week, the latest from Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group on the PAC-12 implosion and how it relates to college basketball! Join Bob Rathbun as we prepare for the 23-24 college basketball seasons!

The ACC expanded by three schools, including SMU. What's the reaction in Dallas and the Southwest? Longtime Dallas play-by-play voice, Chuck Cooperstein joins me to talk about the Mustangs, hoop in Texas, and the Big 12! And the Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun.

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We welcome ESPN College Game Day host and game analyst Jay Bilas! Great insights into the business of college basketball with Bob Rathbun. Plus, the start of the FIBA World Cup top the week’s Jersey Mike's news and notes.

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This week, Paul Biancardi of ESPN drops by to update us on the summer high school scene! Plus Bob Rathbun with the Jersey Mike's News and Notes of the week!

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This week, our guest is the 1977 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men’s award winner: Marques Johnson . Plus, Bob Rathbun salutes this weekend’s Hall of Fame inductees!

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This week on A Trophy Life, Bob Rathbun spends time with Duke great and long-time ACC commentator: Mike Gminski! Conference realignment news dominates the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, Bob connects with a former Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Coach of the Year Trophy Winner: James “Satch” Sullinger! Satch takes us back to coaching his son, Jared, in high school, rejoining him on the bench for TBT, making history with USA Basketball and more!

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Join Bob Rathbun and Robbie Hummel from TBT and their thoughts on the college game.

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This week, we feature out 2023 Jersey Mike's Naimsith Trophy Winner, Iowa superstar: Caitlin Clark! Join host Bob for this very special interview and podcast presentation!

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This week, join host Bob as he chats with award-winning hoops journalist Eamonn Brennan of his new college basketball newsletter, Buzzer! And the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, time to get fired up for the 2023-24 college season with Terrence Oglesby of The Field of 68! Join Terrence and Bob for an exciting preview of great things to come in college basketball. Plus, don't miss the Jersey Mike's News and Notes of the week!

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

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This week, we get set for the NBA Draft and the 2023-24 college season with Field of 68 broadcaster John Fanta! Plus, host Bob delivers this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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This week, we salute the NCAA National Champion and the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player: Adama Sanogo! Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, we catch up with Iowa Men's Basketball star and Jersey Mike's Naismith National Semi-Finalist Kris Murray! Plus, the Jersey Mike's New's and Notes with Bob Rathbun at the top of the episode!

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This week, we catch up with our 2022 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky Men's Basketball #BigBlueNation. Plus, this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, we salute the presentation of the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy to Zach Eady of Perdue. Plus, the weekly news and notes with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, we salute our 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boy's High School Coach of the Year: Ty White of John Marshall High School in Richmond, VA!

Plus, Bob brings the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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Happy Mother's Day from Naismith! Today we have a special guest, our 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girl's High School Coach of the Year: Christina Raiti!

Join Bob and Coach Raiti for a great chat about her experience coaching and how successful this past season was for her Long Island Lutheran High School team!

Plus don't miss Bob's Jersey Mike's News and Notes at the top of the episode!

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This week look back on honoring Coach Roy Williams, our 2023 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Men’s Basketball award winner during our 2023 Naismith Awards Weekend

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This week on 🏆A Trophy Life🏆, join Bob Rathbun as we continue our salute of the 2023 Naismith Award winners!

In this episode, we highlight our 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year, Jerome Tang of Kansas State

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This week, more from the Naismith Awards brunch from the men’s Final Four in Houston! We salute our men’s national defensive player of the year, Jaylen Clark of UCLA! Plus the weekly news and notes!

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This week, we continue the review of our Naismith Trophy award shows, saluting our 2023 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball: Chris Plonsky!

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This week, we feature our 2023 Jersey Mike's Women’s Naismith Trophy winner, Caitlin Clark from the University of Iowa!

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This week, we reveal our Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder National Women’s Award Winners! And Bob chats with CBS Sports Clark Kellogg on the eve of the men’s Final Four in Houston!

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This week, we’ll recap a crazy first weekend of March Madness with Jon Crispin. Bob brings us the Jersey Mike's News and Notes on the Women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 and we announce our Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists! A jammed packed pod to get you ready for the week ahead!

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The latest on Thursday’s men’s NCAA Tournament action from the great Mike DeCourcy with Bob Rathbun! Plus, the latest injury news on our Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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The big weekend is upon us! The NCAA Tournament fields are about to be announced! The latest from The Athletic's College Basketball senior editor Brain Bennett with Bob Rathbun.

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March Madness has arrived! We chat with The Field of 68’s and Stadium’s Jeff Goodman about it all! Bob Rathbun also brings this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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This week, Fran Frashcilla joins us to talk about our national Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder awards! Plus the latest news and note ahead of another monster weekend of hoops with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, join Bob Rathbun as he chats with Chris Rastatter, the NCAA’s national Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating, about the season and upcoming Final Four!

Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes and check out our latest watch list postings at naismithtrophy.com

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What is it like to organize a Final Four? Find out from this week’s guest, Holly Kesterson, the President of the Houston Local Organizing Committee! Plus, tons of big games to preview in our Jersey Mike’s News and Notes segment with Bob Rathbun.

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This week, we have announced our Jersey Mikes 2023 Boys and Girls High School Player of the Year National Semi-finalists! We dive into the girls list with Bret McCormick of Blue Star Basketball! Plus, Bob reviews all of the weekend’s big games for the women and men!

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This week, Hall of Fame Basketball Writer Mike Lopresti (@LoprestiSports) of NCAA.com joins Bob Rathbun. They’ll discuss Mike’s love affair with the NCAA Tournament, plus teams and players to watch as we approach March Madness. We also mourn the passing of our 2009 Outstanding Contributor to Men’s Basketball, long time broadcaster: Billy Packer. And the usual batch of Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, Bob Rathbun is joined by CBS Sports College Basketball insider Jon Rothstein and they cover the men’s college scene from coast-to-coast!
Jon also gives up his top four players jockeying for the Jersey Mike's Naismith POY. All that and more key games for the men and women on News and Notes!

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This week, ESPN analyst and host Chris Spatola joins Bob Rathbun to discuss college hoops across the country! Plus, checkout naimsithtrophy.com for this week’s announcement of our 22-23 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls and Boys High School Mid-Season teams!

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On the eve of Thursday’s UCLA and USC matchup at Pauley Pavilion, we spent some time with LA native and former Trojan Onyeka Okongwu! Plus host Bob Rathbun previews some of the key men’s and women’s matchups for the weekend on our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, an ACC women’s update from the ACC Network's Kelly Gramlich. Plus, Bob Rathbun with the latest on some of the top men’s player of the year candidates in our Jersey Mikes News and Notes! Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays! This week on A Trophy Life, Casey Jacobsen with Fox Sports joins Bob to talk all things West Coast Basketball!

Plus, the latest Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, three-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year: Coach Kevin Boyle joins us from Montverde Academy Athletics!

Host Bob Rathbun starts us off with the weekly news and notes!

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The week, a stroll down memory lane—talking SEC basketball—with former UGA Basketball superstar and Hoop Hall inductee: Dominique Wilkins!

Plus, big upsets and huge performances highlight our Jersey Mike’s news and notes with your host Bob Rathbun!

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Happy Thanksgiving! This week, California Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Fox joins host Bob Rathbun after this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, one of the ACC’s all-time greats, Duke legend Mike Gminski joins us! Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes for the week with your host Bob Rathbun!

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Our reigning 2022 Jersey Mike's Naismith Award Winner, Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky Men's Basketball headlines our 2023 Top 50 watch list! And joining me this week is the Voice of the Wildcats Tom Leach!

This week, Debbie Antonelli from ESPN and CBS joins the podcast for her annual women’s basketball preview! Our Jersey Mike's Top 50 Watch-List for the ladies has been announced here. Plus, the weekly news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, we salute officials with the announcement of our 2022 Naismith College Officials of the Year! Plus, a conversation with long-time referee Bob Delaney! Bob and host Bob Rathbun talk about his amazing career and his new book, Heroes Are Human. And don't miss out on our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

How to find Bob Delaney's book: Heroes are Human

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This week, hear from the University of Massachusetts Head Coach Frank Martin as he takes over the Minutemen program! Plus our weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, Bob Rathbun checks in from the road with longtime CBS and ACC broadcaster Dan Bonner! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, hear from the new UGA Men's Head Coach Mike White! Plus, a salute to USA Basketball on winning the Women’s World Cup in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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Attention Wisconsin Badger fans! This week, hear from the 2015 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s player of the year: Frank Kaminsky with host Bob Rathbun!

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This week, we share the great Sunday night Q&A between host Bob Rathbun and Providence College Head Coach Ed Cooley plus the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

The event was our welcome dinner for the 2022 Jersey Mike's Celebrity Golf Classic, that was staged this past Monday at the Atlanta National Golf Club!

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This week, host Bob Rathbun sets the stage for the Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament. And the latest conference schedule releases highlighting our Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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This week, the latest on the Texas Men's Basketball Longhorns from Head Coach Chris Beard! And our salute to 2002 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Basketball Player of the Year Sue Bird!

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This week, Coach Shaka Smart joins host Bob Rathbun to discuss the 22-23 Marquette Men's Basketball season and Shaka’s amazing coaching career! Plus the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This weekend, hear from Texas Women's Basketball Head Coach Vic Schaefer as the Longhorns ready for the new season! Plus, host Bob Rathbun brings the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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The first of two podcasts this week features the new head coach of the Georgia State Men's Basketball and Atlanta-native Coach Jonas Hayes! Plus the week’s Jersey Mike's news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

The head coach of the Baylor Lady Bears, Nicki Collen, is Bob’s guest! She talks about transitioning back to the college game from the WNBA, and being a super mom to husband Tom and their three children here in Atlanta while she is in Waco, TX. Plus the weekly news and notes.

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This week, our guest is the 2003 Werner Ladder Naismith men’s national coach of the year, Tubby Smith! Plus the latest news and notes from around the world of college basketball with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, the latest from the summer High School Elite camps from the guru, ESPN’s Paul Biancardi! He sets the table for the 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naimsith boys High School Player of the Year candidates!

And Bob updates up on his weekend travels covering The Basketball Tournament for ESPN this weekend!

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This week, the President and COO of the Atlanta Dream, Morgan Shaw Parker is our guest! Host Bob Rathbun has the Jersey Mike's News and Notes of the Week!

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This week, our guest is Shane Battier -- He’s the only Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s winner from both High School in 1997 and in college at Duke in 2001, NCAA Champion, and NBA champion! Plus, news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla joins us to talk about how the latest wave of college conference realignment effects college basketball. Plus, the pro debut of our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys Player of the Year from 2021, Chet Holmgren with host Bob Rathbun.

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We have the latest on the stunning news of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten from Adam Finkelstein of 247sports.com and CBSSports.com. Adam has the implications for college hoops plus he looks at the Jersey Mike's 2023 high school stars with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX!

Val Ackerman, the Commissioner of the Big East and 2006 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball is our guest to celebrate this landmark event, and what it has meant for the growth of women’s basketball and women’s athletics!

Plus, host Bob Rathbun recaps the Naismith Award winners and finalists who were selected in this week’s NBA Draft.

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This week, Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award finalist Ochai Agbaji of the national champion Kansas Jayhawks joins host Bob Rathbun. They discuss Kansas’ amazing tournament run and what it meant to be a Naismith finalist!

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This week, we catch up with Brady Manek after his amazing run to the March Madness NCAA Tournament Title game with UNC Men's Basketball.

Plus, this week’s Jersey Mike’s News and Notes!

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This week, join host Bob Rathbun and his guest, 2009 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s National Coach of the Year Jamie Dixon! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike’s news and notes!

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This week, we salute our Jersey Mike’s 2022 Naismith Men’s Player of the Year, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe!

Plus the weekly news and notes from around men’s and women’s college basketball!

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This week, we salute Auburn's Walker Kessler, our 2022 Naismith men’s Defensive Player of the Year winner! Plus host Bob Rathbun with the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes from around college basketball!

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This week, Bob Rathbun interviews 2x All-America and 2x Big East Player of the Year Collin Gillespie on his remarkable career at Villanova University!

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This week, host Bob Rathbun salutes 1993 Werner Naismith women’s college COY Vivian Stringer on her retirement, plus we hear from our 2020 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball: Beth Bass during her acceptance speech on Final Four weekend!

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This week, we salute our 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Girls High School Coach of the Year, Tamika Dudley from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC! Join Bob Rathbun for this week’s news and notes and a great interview!

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This week, we salute our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year, Luke Barnwell from Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas! Plus news and notes!

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This week, we begin our re-cap of our award winners! First up, the great Jim Nantz of CBS Sports! Jim was our 2022 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to men’s basketball, and joined us, on stage, in New Orleans at the Final Four.

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This week, we began our awards recaps as our Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Ed Cooley of Providence College joins host Bob Rathbun. We salute all of our men’s winners as well. Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men's Player of the Year and Walker Kessler of Auburn our Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.

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This week, host Bob Rathbun honors our Women’s National Winners—Dawn Staley, our Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year and her star player, Aliyah Boston, the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year! Plus we catch up with our Jersey Mike's Naismith 2001 Women’s Naismith Player of the Year Ruth Riley Hunter of Notre Dame!

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We are deep into tournament talk this week as host Bob Rathbun welcomes Mike Lopresti from NCAA.com to unpack all of the tournaments ups and downs. In addition they dive into what all of our Jersey Mike's Naismith Award finalists and Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists are up to as the Fan Vote gets underway!

Vote for your pick at http://naismithfanvote.com! Voting closes on March 29th!

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The NCAA Tournaments are here! A preview from Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News! Host Bob Rathbun also spotlights potential breakout players in both the men’s and women’s brackets!

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This week, we catch up with the 1971 Naismith Trophy winner, Austin Carr of Notre Dame! He set NCAA Tournament records that stand to this day!

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March is here! We kick off our big month with the ACC's Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, Wes Moore of NC State! Host Bob Rathbun set the scene with our Jersey Mike's News and Notes plus what to watch this week!

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This week, an info-filled update on our Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder Naismith Awards from Andy Katz! Join Andy and host Bob Rathbun and set your TV viewing schedule! As aways, News and Notes!

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This week, the great Seth Greenberg from EPSN joins host Bob Rathbun to talk about the leading Jersey Mike's Player the Year and Werner Ladder Coach of the Year candidates. Plus, the latest hoop news!

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This week, Head Coach Lisa Bluder talks Iowa Women's Basketball and the amazing Caitlin Clark with host Bob Rathbun going into the Hawkeyes key Big 10 game with Minnesota Wednesday! As always, the latest Jersey Mikes News and Notes and What to Watch for the week!

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This week, the Naismith spotlight shines on the Mountain West Men’s basketball race! Bob Rathbun is joined by the head coach of the Boise State Broncos Head Coach Leon Rice heading into their key game at Wyoming tonight! Plus, the key games coming up in men’s and women’s basketball on the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, host Bob Rathbun welcomes SEC Network host and analyst Steffi Sorensen to talk about all things women’s basketball! Plus, the latest Jersey Mike’s News and Notes sets the table for this week’s big games!

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This week, the big game in college basketball is #12 Kentucky at #2 Auburn! The head coach of the Tigers Coach Bruce Pearl joins host Bob Rathbun to talk about his team and Jersey Mike's Naismith Award watch lister Jabari Smith! Plus, we have the latest news and notes from around the world of men’s and women’s college basketball!

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This week, get the latest on SEC Basketball from ESPN’s Carolyn Peck plus host Bob Rathbun previews an exciting week of conference play across the country with our Jersey Mike's what to watch and news and notes!

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This week, our guest is the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Steve Forbes! Plus, the latest Jersey Mike's News and Notes with host Bob Rathbun from the world of men’s and women’s college basketball!

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This week, get the latest on Saturday’s Big 12 showdown between Baylor and Iowa State from the man who will call the game on ESPN Fran Fraschilla!! Plus the Jersey Mike's news and notes with your host Bob Rathbun TV!

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Happy Holidays from everyone at the Naismith Award and Atlanta Tip Off Club! We're back this week with ESPN's Jon Crispin and Bob Rathbun for another episode covering all the important games in college basketball. Lots of news and upsets so stay tuned weekly for everything Naismith!

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Today, get the absolute latest on this weekend’s college basketball slate (Covid and all) from CBS Sports Reporter and Analyst Matt Norlander! Stay informed with the weekly Jersey Mike’s news and notes plus Bob and Matt discuss What to Watch this weekend!

Enjoy our jam packed 100th episode!

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We at the Naismith are excited to welcome Chris Spatola from ESPN and the ACC Network to the show to talk college ball! Bob and Chris deep dive into the current situation in the ACC and other teams that are making waves!

Bob also gives us the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes Update along with his "What to Watch" list for this week!

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This week we take a look at how things are developing on the women's side! A great interview with Aaron Barzilai. one of our Naismith Board of Selectors, from Herhoopstats.com breaking down all the happenings with the conferences!

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This week, college basketball fans have already enjoyed two #1 vs. #2 matchups! Get the latest from Jeff Goodman, Stadium’s basketball analyst and The Field of 68 co-host. Plus, the key holiday matchups still to come on the Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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This week, FSU Head Coach Leonard Hamilton stops by to chat about his amazing coaching career plus the latest Jersey Mike's News and Notes, highlighting the big games for the men and women this weekend!

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The new season is underway! This week, a women’s preview from ESPN’s and Naismith Board of Directors: Debbie Antonelli! Plus, Bob has a review and preview of all the big games!

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The new season is here! And no one better to preview it than Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News! As always, we'll start of with our weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes! Let the games begin!

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This week, join Bob Rathbun and get your 2021-22 women’s college basketball preview from Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press! Plus the Jersey Mike’s News and Notes!

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This week, Bob Rathbun is joined by Terrence Oglesby: the host of The Field of 68 and college analyst.

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This week, get a complete overview of the new men’s season with the Encyclopedia of College Basketball, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and host of the College Hoops Today podcast! Plus, the latest Jersey Mike’s news and notes!

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This week on A Trophy Life, our guest is Mercer's own Men's Head Basketball Coach: Greg Gary! Join Greg and Bob as they talk about the upcoming season and the success Coach Gary has had with the Bears since taking over!

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This week, join Bob Rathbun as he chats with Emory's Men’s Head basketball Coach Jason Zimmerman! Jason is a three-time winner of the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Whack Hyder Men’s Georgia Collegiate Coach of the Year!

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This week, we recap last Sunday's Naismith Awards program! You’ll hear from the family of Tom Jernstedt and Carol Stiff of ESPN, the 2021 Naismith Outstanding Contributors to men’s and women’s basketball. Also, Will Perdue and Tubby Smith join Bob for a panel discussion!

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This week, kick off the 2021-22 college basketball season with insights from Ken Pomeroy, the man behind kenpom.com, the analytics engine of college basketball!

Learn how Ken made thew switch from meteorology to forecasting college basketball outcomes
Who is his #1 team heading into the new season
What are the Four Factors that every college fan should know about?

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This week, hear from the head coach of the Northwest Missouri State D2 NCAA championship team Ben McCollum! Plus, the latest Jersey Mike's News and Notes for Hall of Fame weekend!

Keys to the show

Northwest Missouri State has won three of the last four NCAA Division 2 championships
How Ben crafted his super-efficient offense
His philosophy on team building

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This week on A Trophy Life we welcome UGA Men's Basketball Head Coach: Tom Crean! He and Bob talk about the evolving coaching dynamic in the college realm and more.

Stay tuned for our weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes Update for all of your college info!

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Today's episode features our Jersey Mike's News and Notes, followed by by some insight from our partnership with Invesco and Dick's Sporting Good at our court dedication event at the Carver Family YMCA.

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This week, Bob chats with long-time NCAA and NBA referee and administrator Don Vaden. From his early days calling JV games in Virginia, to becoming a VP in charge of the NBA’s staff, Don offers great stories and insights on the game!

Getting started in the business
Trying out for the NBA
How he currently aids players and teams with rules instruction

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This week, Brandon Clay, the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award national voting coordinator for our high school awards joins Bob to discuss the ever-changing high school basketball landscape!

The top boys and girls players heading in to the 21-22 season
What NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) means for high school players
Thoughts on elite players by-passing college for professional development teams

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This week, Bob Rathbun speak with our former Georgia Mr. Basketball, Sharife Cooper! The former McEachern High School product was recently drafted by his hometown Atlanta Hawks.

Sharife talks about his amazing high school career, having his #2 retired
May not be the best player in his family
Getting ready to play for his hometown pro team

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Bob is in Dayton, Ohio this week at calling the games with Dan Dakich and so naturally we needed to have him on the show to talk about all the big shakeups this week in college basketball!

Along with our Jersey Mike's News and Notes at the top of the show, stay tuned for a great chat with Dan and Bob.

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This week, recently retired University of Oklahoma men’s’ head coach Lon Kruger joins Bob Rathbun to talk about his incredible coaching career!

On this week’s show Lon discusses:

His coaching legacy
Coaching 2016 Jersey Mike’s Men’s Naismith winner Buddy Hield and Trae Young at Oklahoma
Playing for, coaching under, and succeeding Jack Hartman at Kansas State
Son Kevin, taking over as the head coach at UNLV

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This week, Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Head Coach Josh Pastner is the guest! Josh talks about the Jackets run to the ACC Championship, putting and keeping a team together, plus what ever happened to his face shield?

Plus a Jersey Mike's News and Notes with a USABasketball men’s update.

Josh on the Jackets red hot finish to the regular season and the ACC title
Navigating NIL
The famous face shield

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This week, USA Basketball Women’s National team director and 2019 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women's Basketball: Carol Callan is Bob’s guest!

Get ready for the Olympics with Carol!

Carol remembers the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a seminal moment for women’s basketball
Leadership lessons from coaching and teaching in high school
Looks back on her amazing run as the national team director (100-1 during her tenure in world competition)

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This week, Bob chats with NBA Draft expert Matt Babcock of basketballnews.com plus this week’s Jersey Mike’s News and Notes!

Matt’s top 5 in the upcoming draft
Growing up in a basketball family
The impact of the new ‘pro teams’ taking top high school talent away from the colleges

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This week, we catch up with 2013 Werner Ladder Naismith men’s Coach of the Year Jim Larranaga from the University of Miami!

Jim talks about his early mentors in high school and college
What advice he received to get a job in coaching
His thoughts on the NCAA and the NIL legislation.

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This week, we salute our 2021 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball, Carol Stiff, the Vice President, Women’s Sports Programming and Acquisitions at ESPN.

In her conversation with Bob, they talk about:

The moment she fell in love with women’s college basketball
How the Tennessee-UConn rivalry came to be
What’s ahead in media for the women’s game

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This week, we hear from Duke Men's Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski on his masterful career at Duke as he announced his retirement after the upcoming 21-22 season. Plus, lots of Jersey Mike's News and Notes this week:

Coach K on opportunity and belief
Basketball world back on track for a fresh re-start in the fall
A key Sunday WNBA matchup with former Naismith winners

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This week, hear from our 2021 Whack Hyder Georgia Women's College Coach of the Year, Joni Taylor of the University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs!

Hear from Joni on the Bulldogs run to the SEC Championship game
Her roots in the SEC
How basketball is a 24/7/365 proposition in her household

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This week we celebrate memorial day weekend with an update from our good friend, ESPN's Fran Fraschilla who joins Bob this week on a A Trophy Life podcast.

We hear Fran’s take on Baylor's national championship including head coach Scott Drew. The latest on the Olympic games, and his opinions on the transfer portal.

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This week, three-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year award winner in 1981, 82, and 83: Ralph Sampson joins Bob Rathbun on the anniversary of his dramatic shot that knocked the Lakers out of the 1986 playoffs! And much more on the NBA and college basketball!

Ralph talks abut the current state of the NBA game, and the big man’s roll in it
What’s ahead for college basketball with the transfer portal and NIL
His latest non-profit financial project!

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This week, ESPN women’s basketball analyst Debbie Antonellijoins Bob to discuss her big weekend! She’s again hosting her 24-hour Nothing But Net Special Olympics fundraiser , talks about the big coaching changes in the SEC and the Big 12 and adds a great personal story on HOFer to be Tamika Catchings for this weekend in Springfield!

How the Special Olympics fundraiser started
Kim Mulkey to LSU and Nicki Collen to Baylor
Thoughts on Tamika Catchings

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This week, Scott Drew, the head coach of the National Champion Baylor Bears is our guest! He chats with Bob about the Bears incredible run to the title, playing thru a major Covid scare, and much more!

Scott chronicles Davion Mitchell’s rise to stardom, winning the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award
How Baylor plans to use that award to inspire future Bears
On playing thru a 21-day shutdown

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This week, our guest is Al Honor, the 2021 Jersey Mike’s national Girls High School Coach of the Year! Join Bob and Al this week as they discuss:

How Al got started in coaching
His basketball family, including son Nick at Clemson
His career before basketball

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This week, a conversation with the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith boys High School Coach of the Year, Luke Barnwell! Learn about Luke’s journey to coaching stardom and why the Naismith means so much to him personally!

Luke guided Sunrise Christian Academy to the title game of the GEICO Nationals in 2021
All five starters are headed to D1 scholarships
Plus this week’s News and Notes!

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This week, meet our 2021 Naismith Men’s defensive Player of the Year Davion Mitchell of the national champion Baylor Bears! Plus we announce our 2021 Jersey Mike’s Courage Award winners!

How defensive became important to Davion
How the Bears overcame their Covid Shutdown
Life in the Indy bubble

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This week our Jersey Mike's 2021 Naismith Mens player of the year Iowa's Luka Garza is our featured guest! His conversation with Bob Rathbun is here.

Luka talks about what the Naismith means to him and his family
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JOIN US THIS Saturday 1pm EST on CBS Sports Network for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Women's and Men's Players of the Year Announcement!

Our big weekend is here! Join Bob Rathbun for the latest on the 2021 Naismith Defensive Player Award winners, 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coaches of the Year, and a preview of the Final Fours!

Plus, we’ll catch up with 2018 Naismith Defensive POY Jevon Carter!

Tune in to CBS Sports Network Saturday 4/3 at 1 PM ET for the Jersey Mike’s Men’s and Women’s Naismith Player of Year Awards!
Bob reveals the 2021 Werner Ladder National Coaches of the Year
Plus, a conversation with West Virginia’s Jevon carter (now of the Phoenix Suns) the 2018 men’s defensive POY!

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This week, it’s the Sweet 16 for the men and the women in the NCAA Tournaments! Get the latest from Texas Athletics Chief of Staff and Exec. Sr. associate AD Chris Plonsky! Plus, Bob Rathbun reveals the Naismith defensive players of the year finalists and the Georgia college players and coaches of the year!

Chris talks about her 33-year career at Texas
Playing thru the pandemic
The key games this weekend in out Citizen What-to-"watch"!
The Jersey Mike's news and notes highlights our award winners and nominees!

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This week’s the Naismith Trophy announced the finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Players of the Year and the Werner Ladder Coaches of the Year! Bob Rathbun welcomes The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy back to the podcast to discuss all of the men’s finalists!

Topics from the interview include:

The Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award finalists for the men and women
The Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists
Mike DeCourcy breaks down the all of the men’s players and coaches to help you vote

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Join Bob Rathbun and ESPN’s Paul Biancardi as they discuss the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Players of the Year and All-America selections!

Boys HS POY: Chet Holmgren, Minnesota (Minnehaha Academy)
Girls HS POY: Raven Johnson, Georgia (Westlake HS)
Plus the latest on the NCAA Tournaments!

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This week, join us for great college basketball convo with Joe Lunardi of ESPN and Alabama Men's Head Coach Nate Oats with Bob Rathbun! Plus, the latest Jersey Mike’s News and Notes and the Citizen What-to-'Watch' schedule highlights!

4 major announcements this week for jersey Mike’s Coach of the Year semifinalists and Werner Ladder Coach of the Year semifinalists
Joe Lunardi on his new book ‘Bracketology’ and how that started for him
Alabama coach Nate Oats on the ultra-competitive Southeastern Conference.

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This week, University of Virginia head coach and two-time Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach of the year Tony Bennett joins to discuss the year in college basketball!

Plus the latest Jersey Mike’s News and Notes plus Citizen's What to "Watch" this weekend!

Tony comments on lessons learned over the last three seasons
Influence of his dad, coaching legend Dick Bennett
What Malcolm Brogdon, De’Andre Hunter and others meat to his program

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This week, the latest on the Pac-12 and WCC from Fox Sports Casey Jacobsen! We’ll check in with Jersey Mike’s CMO Rich Hope on our sponsor’s spotlight. Plus, news and notes, What to Watch, and more!

Jacobsen on surprising USC
Casey says Gonzaga is more than legit for a national title
Latest high school and college Naismith Award update

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This week, we hear from NCAA men’s basketball coordinator of officials J.D. Collins, and Pitt head coach Jeff Capel stops by to fill us in on the great season of the Panthers’ Justin Champagnie. Plus, Jersey Mike's News and Notes and Citizen's What to 'Watch' for!

Episode Highlights
-J.D. Collins on officiating games in empty gyms
-Capel on the tenacity of Champagnie
-Mens and Women’s Player of the Year mid-season teams announced.

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Western Kentucky's Coach Rick Stansbury joins the show this week on A Trophy Life. As always, Bob Rathbun runs us through the news and games of the week including important announcements for the Naismith Outstanding Contributor Award and more!

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This week, ESPN's Fran Fraschilla joins Bob Rathbun for the latest insights into this crazy college basketball season! Get Fran’s take on the nation’s top Naismith Awards Defensive Player of the Year candidates and much more! Download and subscribe!

Inside the interview..

Fran’s take on the Naismith Awards Watch Lists
His take on Saturday’s Big 12-SEC Showdown game in Waco between Auburn and Baylor
Playing thru the pandemic

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Legendary coach Bobby Cremins is this week’s guest! He’s one of only three men to be named Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year and receive our Outstanding Contributor to basketball award!

Here's a peak at some of the stories he shared:

His first big recruit at Georgia Tech
Lessons learned from Fran McGuire
Changes he would make if he were still coaching

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Our guest is the Tennessee Volunteer's head basketball coach, and 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, Rick Barnes! Join Bob Rathbun as they discuss the Vol's season, the two former Jersey Mike's Naismith winners he coached, Kevin Durant and TJ Ford, plus a lot more!

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We've got another week of A TROPHY LIFE, welcoming back Andy Katz, analyst with Turner Sports, NCAA.com, Fox Sports, the Big 10 Network and host of the March Madness 365 Podcast!

Today's episode is jam packed episode with our Jersey Mike's News and Notes along with our Citizen "What to Watch" segment for everything this week in college basketball.

Check out Andy's Podcast, March Madness 365, here!

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This week, our guest is the winningest women’s college basketball coach of all-time, Stanford's Head Coach Tara VanDerveer! She discusses her career and what it’s like leading during this crazy pandemic!

Lasting 42 years in college coaching
Significance of winning the 1996 Gold Medal for Team USA
Uprooting the entire program and not being at home, probably all season.

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This week, Jon Crispin joins Bob Rathbun with his latest thoughts and opinions on the college season to date!

Jon shares his thoughts about the surging Rutgers Scarlet Knights, what it was like broadcasting from Bubbleville, and the blessings of playing the game.

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This week, our guest on A Trophy Life is ESPN’s lead college basketball play-by-play man Dan Shulman. He talks about broadcasting games remotely during a pandemic, how he got started, and his current Naismith Watch List

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This week we are joined by Senior Point Guard and Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year candidate Remy Martin!

He and Bob have a chat about what its been like playing during a pandemic, how it was being recruited by and playing for Bobby Hurley, and returning to Arizona State for his senior season.

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This week, we get the latest from CBS Sports writer and broadcaster Matt Norlander, reflecting on his coverage of “Bubbleville” at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut over the last week and early Naismith takeaways!

Matt shares his experience covering games inside “Bubbleville”
Great comments on this weekend’s #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 Baylor
His early Naismith watch list!

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Celebrate the start of the new college season with host Bob Rathbun and guests Eric Musselman Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and ESPN's Women's Basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli

In this week's episode...

Coach Musselman is reminded of his coaching past in dealing with the pandemic
Musselman shares his thoughts on the season ahead for Arkansas
Debbie Antonelli shares her must see women’s TV games this weekend.

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This week, Bob Rathbun welcomes award-winning college hoops writer Rob Dauster to talk all things NCAA Basketball, and his new venture as founder of The Field of 68 Podcast.

Rob comments on the NCAA relating the tournament to Indiana
Top Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year candidates
A freshman poised to take the Big 12 and the country by storm

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This week, a western men’s and women’s college basketball preview with ESPN’s Dave Pasch (@davepasch) and the Pac-12 Network’s Krista Blunk (@KristaBlunk).

Krista’s shares her top pick in a loaded Pac-12 race and Dave comes with a great Bill Walton story along with his pick for the team that he felt was the best when last season ended.

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Today, get the latest on the start of the 20-21 college basketball season from ESPN’s Seth Greenberg! The network’s College Game Day co-host and game/studio analyst talks with Bob about the top players, teams, and leagues to watch.

They take a look at:

Seth’s take on the two strongest leagues in college basketball this season
What teams and coaches need to do to work around COVID-19
Seth’s pick for the player who plays the hardest in college hoops

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This week, Coach Nell Fortner joins Bob Rathbun on a Trophy Life!

Nell talks about her amazing coaching career and guiding the USA Basketball Women’s team to the 2000 gold medal in Sydney. They also discuss:

How her Georgia Tech Women’s team is approaching pre-season practice during the pandemic.
What she learned from her work at ESPN
Learning from great coaches and how her coaching philosophy has changed.

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This week Bluejay Head Coach, Greg McDermott, joins Bob Rathbun as we get you ready for the upcoming college 20-21 season!

Coach McDermott talks about getting his program restarted after the shutdown, stories of coaching his son, Doug, the 2014 Naismith national player of the year, what happened to Doug’s trophy and reliving last season’s dramatic end to a magical run.

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Introducing our 2020 Naismith Men’s College Official of the Year, Mike Eades! Join Mike and host, Bob Rathbun, as they discuss Mike’s outstanding on-court career and what’s ahead for him this season.

How he got his start in officiating
Getting the word he would be working his first Final Four
His new job with the Southeastern Conference

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This week, join NCAA men’s basketball Managing Director JoAn Scott as she and Bob Rathbun talk about her remarkable sports marketing career and what’s ahead for the new season.

How she landed her first job at USA Basketball
What she learned in 17 years at Nike
How the NCAA is helping launch men’s basketball and the 2021 NCAA Tournament

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1988 Naismith College Player of the Year, Danny Manning, joins us on a Trophy Life this week to recount his High School and College experience growing up in both North Carolina and Kansas and how he came to be known as Danny Manning and the Miracles.

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This week, we are joined by 1996 Naismith Trophy winner Marcus Camby @MarcusCamby23 of UMass! Relive the Minutemen’s amazing run to the Final Four and great stories from Marcus on his journey: growing up in Hartford and choosing UMass, what made that UMass team so tough, and what he’s up to these days!

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With the official news that the college hoops season will begin Nov. 25, Bob’s guest is Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein of CBS Sports. They discuss the details of the start up, and more!

—The latest on the new start date for men’s and women’s college basketball
—His front runners for the 2021 Naismith Award
—Conference-by-Conference breakdown of the top teams for 20-21

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This week, Bob Rathbun chats with former UCLAMBB HOFer and Bucks legend Marques Johnson about the ’75 title and his ’77 Naismith Trophy! marquesjohnson8.com

Marques' epic high school career at Dorsey and Crenshaw High Schools
Playing for UCLA and John Wooden
Coach Wooden’s retirement and the Gene Bartow years

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This week, Bob Rathbun, John Feinstein, and Josh Pastner remember the lives and legacies of two basketball icon that passed in the last week: John Thompson, Jr., and Lute Olson.

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Fran McCaffery, Head Basketball Coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, joins A Trophy Life this week.. He is welcoming back Naismith Player of the Year candidate Luka Garza to his roster -- which means he and Bob get to dig into what makes Luka Garza so dominant, some great stories of Luka’s high school recruitment, and the latest on the start of the 20-21 college season.

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This week, Bob chats with Kentucky Men's Basketball legend Jack Givens, the 1978 Final Four Most Outstanding Player! Today's interview goes over:

Winning Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in high school, but missing out on a state title
Despite growing up in Lexington, not a guarantee that he would attend UK
A meeting with Coach Rupp that Jack still remembers

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This week, Stadium basketball analyst Jeff Goodman joins Bob to discuss how this week’s events will shape the coming basketball season. Jeff discusses how the Power 5 have reacted to the football postponements, how college basketball can get its season going, and his previews of the top teams in 20-21.

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This week, Bob chats with 2017 Naismith Outstanding Contributor Ann Meyers Drysdale! Now a VP with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and color analyst for the Phoenix Suns, the Naismith Hall of Farmer talks about her life in basketball. Growing up in a competitive sports home and signing a contract with the Indiana Pacers are just a few of the stories she shares with us today.

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Dan Dakich, former player, assistant coach, interim head coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers and former head coach at Bowling Green State University joins us this week on A Trophy Life! He and Bob dig into how college basketball coaches are working through the pandemic, a look ahead for college sports this fall, and the front runners for the 20-21 college basketball season!

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Paul Biancardi joins us on A Trophy Life this week! He updates us on all of the latest news on college sports restarting in addition to going over the new Georgia high school basketball rule changes. Paul also breaks some news on one of the latest college commits!

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Another week, another episode of a Trophy Life! Bob's back home from Indiana, so we've got another great interview from the vault, this week featuring Villanova Head Coach and recipient of the 2006 and 2016 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year: Jay Wright! A great listen in on the night he received the award, and a great coach to learn from!

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Bob is in Indiana this week covering the The Basketball Tournament (TBT) on ESPN so we've got a special interview this week! In 2019, the Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball was awarded to Verne Lundquist and he and Bob shared a great interview at our ceremony after receiving the award.

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Bob chats with our 2020 Jersey Mike’s National Girls High School Coach of the Year winner, Terri Bamford from La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego!

Terri explains how the coronavirus stopped her 30-1 team cold
Great stars that played at LJCDS
And Terri recounts her mentors in coaching

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On this week's episode of A Trophy Life we welcome this 2020's Jersey Mike's Naismith Boy's High School Coach of the Year, Kevin Boyle!

He and Bob have a great discussion covering what it takes to coach elite prep athletes, how Montverde Academy has become recognized worldwide, and the effects of the new G-League Developmental Program will have on future players!

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This week, Bob chats with legendary Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Conradt about her career and the state of the game today! Discussion includes:

The new AD at Texas that helped change women’s basketball
The Perfect Season of 1985-86
Opening of campuses in the midst pandemic and race relations

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Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Mimi Griffin is this week’s guest. Mimi is also the winner of the Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball Award in 2018. She and Bob talk about how she started on TV covering women’s basketball and what it was like becoming the first woman to serve as a color analyst for a men’s NCAA Tournament game.

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This week, Bob interviews legendary Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Coach Bobby Cremins! They talk about his start as a college head coach at age 27, how he thought he wasn’t going to get the Georgia Tech job and his experience coaching the in 1996 Olympics.

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This week, Bob interviews the 2020 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball, Beth Bass! Beth talks about how she got her start from the Low Country of South Carolina, her first job with legendary Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, and what the future holds for sports marketing in the post-pandemic college space!

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Will Perdue joins us this week on 'A Trophy Life'! He was named 1988 SEC Player of the Year at Vanderbilt and went on to earn four NBA championships with Chicago and San Antonio and currently an analyst for the Chicago Bulls and Westwood One Sports.

Will and Bob touch base on the impact of 'The Last Dance', on the younger generation of NBA Players, and what it was like playing for both Gregg Popovich and Phil Jackson.

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This week's guest is easily one of the greatest officials of all time. Joe Forte, winner of the first Naismith College Official of the Year Award is the only referee in history to officiate a high school state title, NCAA title, NBA Finals, and Olympic Gold medal game.

He and Bob talk about what it was like calling NBA games in the 80s and 90s with Michael Jordan and the Bulls and more!

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This week's guest on A Trophy Life is none other than the 3-time Werner Ladder Coach of the Year and Notre Dame legend: Muffet McGraw!

She and Bob touch on her fantastic career as the head coach at Notre Dame, where she lead the team to two national championships in 2001 and 2018! A fantastic leader and a great listen this week.

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This week we celebrate the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, Dawn Staley! In our interview this we she touches on her unique Naismith honor, who she says is the “unquestioned” greatest player of all time, the scouting report on her Gamecock WNBA draftees, and how she stays connected during the coronavirus!

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In this week's episode of A Trophy Life - we are joined by 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, Dayton's Anthony Grant! He and Bob reflect on Dayton's amazing 2020 performance, talk about his coach mentors, his relationship with Billy Donovan, and what coaching his alma mater means to him.

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DiDi Richards, the Naismith 2020 Defensive Player of the Year, joins us this week as we kick off our series covering all of this year's Naismith Award Winners. She shares some of her start with basketball, plans for her future, and what she did to prepare against all of the tough defensive matchups in her college career.

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Award season is here! All of the Naismith Trophy Awards have been announced this week and we've got them all right here!

2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Winners
2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coaches of the Year
2020 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year

Next week we will be on break! Join back with us on April 15th as we kick off weekly interviews with our award winners from this year!

Our guest this week is Rick Jone, CEO of Fishbait Sports Marketing. He and Bob talk about these unprecedented times in sports. They share some great stories on the evolution of March Madness and what we can do and what sports can do to help bring our nation back.

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In this week's episode of A Trophy Life, Bob interviews with John Feinstein talking about John's new book "The Backroads to March" along with some great personal stories on Bob Knight, Lefty Driesell, Dean Smith, John Thompson, and Mike Krzyzewski!

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After an unprecedented week in college basketball, Bob is joined by Sporting News columnist and Big 10 analyst Mike DeCourcy. They unpack this week's developments and explore all the important takeaways of the five finalists for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy.

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This week on A Trophy Life, we are joined by ESPN's Holly Rowe and she and Bob discuss some of her favorite candidates for this year's Player of the Year honor and more!

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This week on A Trophy Life, we are joined by 1989 Naismith Player of the Year Award Winner Danny Ferry. They talk about growing up in basketball family, the coaching influences with Coach Wootten, Krzyzewski, and Popovich and detail his near upset in the NCAA Tournament against Mississippi Valley State in 1986 in this week's interview.

And as always Bob also dives into whats happening as March Madness takes sway over NCAA teams, fans, players, and coaches!

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Double Interview Episode! Today we are joined by two guests - The 2018 Naismith Player of the Year Award Jalen Brunson and CBS College Sports Analyst Clark Kellogg join Bob as they both weigh in on the college game and their experience.

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Two time Citizen Naismith Trophy Award Winner Dawn Staley joins A Trophy Life this week. Coach Staley and Bob discuss her mentors in northern Philadelphia, the strength of the leaders in this year's women's tournament, and more!

Dawn Staley @dawnstaley
Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV

DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY BOB?
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For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.
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In this week's episode of a Trophy Life, Bob talks with Ralph Sampson: 7-foot-4, three-time winner of the College Player of the Year, and first selection in the 1983 NBA draft. Ralph went on to secure his place in the NBA Hall of Fame during his career.

Ralph Sampson @RalphSampson50
Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV

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Bob is joined by Brandon Clay, the national voting coordinator for the Jersey Mike's National Naismith Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and All-American Teams.

Yesterday, The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the 10 semifinalists for the 2020 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Trophy for Girl's Player of the Year. They also discuss candidates for the boy's semifinalists and who to watch for!

Brandon Clay @BrandonClayPSB
Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV

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This Wednesday, Bob Rathbun is joined by Debbie Antonelli as they unpack the busy weekend in college sports, Sabrina Ionescu with Oregon and her Citizen Naismith Player of the Year Candidacy, and the impact of Kobe Bryant on the basketball community.

Debbie Antonelli @debbieantonelli
Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV

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In this show, host Bob Rathbun chats with Fox Sports and NCAA.org college basketball reporter Andy Katz about his top Citizen Naismith Trophy candidates at midseason, the latest news and notes from around college basketball, and a look ahead to this week’s key games!

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March Madness 365 Podcast with Andy Katz
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/march-madness-365-with-andy-katz/id1325823631

Welcome to our premier episode of A Trophy Life. A podcast dedicated to the stories of the great men and women involved with the Naismith Trophy over the years.

Our host, Bob Rathbun will be sharing interviews with some of the biggest names in men’s and women’s basketball…all with strong ties to the Naismith Awards. Their stories are impactful and memorable, both on and off the court.

A Trophy Life's first guest is Fran Fraschilla. Former head coach for Manhattan, St. John's, and New Mexico, Fran currently serves as a broadcast analyst for ESPN covering the Big 12 conference.

A Trophy Life episodes are available for download every Wednesday at 11 a.m anywhere you can find podcasts.

A preview of "A Trophy Life", a podcast dedicated to the stories of the great men and women involved with the Naismith Trophy--the most prestigious individual national honor in amateur basketball! The family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Hosted by Emmy-Award winning basketball play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun.