Crashing the Boards: Recent Episodes
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Join Claire Conner, Calvin Kaplan, and Matt Campbell as they break down the past two weeks of men's and women's basketball.
Live from Indianapolis, Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin break down Northwestern's 72-64 win over Minnesota in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. They discuss standout performances and postgame press conferences, including Chris Collins' frustration with the Big Ten for being placed in a hotel without air conditioning. Then, a preview of Thursday afternoon's second-round matchup against Wisconsin.
Northwestern is headed to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament and so are Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin! Before they head to the Hoosier State, they preview Northwestern's path in the conference bracket and go game by game to make their picks for how this week's action will shake out. Then, they discuss the Big Ten awards, including whether Nick Martinelli was snubbed from the All-Big Ten First Team.
It's officially March -- the best time of year in college basketball. Claire Conner and Calvin Kaplan join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to discuss the women's basketball season coming to a close. The group gives out their awards for the season before shifting over to the men's side to recap a scrappy win over Iowa and a near-miraculous comeback against UCLA on Senior Night.
The 'Cats are still alive! Dylan, Aidan and Calvin join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down Northwestern's crucial road victories over Minnesota and Ohio State. With some momentum, do the Wildcats have a path to the Big Ten Tournament? Then, the crew discusses the women's team and makes their picks for the all-important season finale against Nebraska.
Calvin Kaplan and Charlie Jacobs join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down the past week of Wildcat hoops. On the women's side, the team finally secured its first win of 2025. Could the team make a late push for the conference tournament? Then, the guys break down Jalen Leach's injury and how it will impact the men's team before diving into their takeaways from the team's two-game stretch in the Pacific Northwest.
Tomas Moran and Sid Sivaraman join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap a tough stretch of Wildcat hoops. On the men's side, Brooks Barnhizer's Northwestern career is over. The guys debate whether No. 13 should be up in the rafters before shifting to the women's team as they search for their first conference win.
Ethan and Eliav briefly recap the week in men's and women's hoops before answering some of your listener-submitted questions and voicemails. Is Ty Berry's hot streak sustainable? What games are we most anticipating for the rest of the season? We answer that and so much more!
Instant. Classic. Nick Martinelli's buzzer-beater to defeat Maryland in overtime may have just saved Northwestern's season. Fresh off the wild win, Brendan Preisman and Ethan Segall react to an epic battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena and break down what the win does for Northwestern going forward.
It's been a tough week for Northwestern basketball. Calvin Kaplan and Aidan Weiss join Ethan and Eliav to discuss what went wrong for the Wildcats in their loss against Michigan State, which dropped the team to 1-4 in conference play. They then discuss how the women's team can bounce back from a 0-5 start in the Big Ten.
Crashing the Boards is back! Pierson Strandquist and Calvin Kaplan join returning host Ethan Segall and co-host Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap all the basketball we missed over Northwestern's winter break. For the men's team, after a tough week on the road, could we see changes to the rotation? On the women's side, a tough stretch has the crew worried about the upcoming road trip. We break it all down on the mammoth 2025 premiere of Crashing the Boards.
A star-studded crew of Raghav Khosla, Patrick Winograd and Brendan Preisman join Adam Beck to debrief Northwestern's duels in the desert as well as look ahead to two Big Ten games this week. The squad also talks about the women's team's latest run of success and what it all means moving forward.
Raghav, Patrick and Calvin join Adam and Eliav to talk Men's Basketball vs. Dayton, UIC and Montana State as well as breakdown WBB's thriller vs. Utah.
Olivia, Pierson and Wyatt join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown men's basketball's hot start at the women's squad tough loss to Illinois State.
Dylan and Patrick join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown Northwestern's men's and women's basketball teams before the season starts.
BREAKING NEWS! On Tuesday night, both Ty Berry and Matt Nicholson announced they'll be returning to Northwestern for their fifth seasons in Evanston. Ethan, Adam and Eliav hopped on the mics to react to the news, break down what it means for the 'Cats and speculate what moves may be next for Northwestern this offseason. Don't miss this one!
For the final time this season, we're talking Wildcats hoops. New host Ethan Segall is joined by Ally, Raghav and Eliav to discuss Northwestern's thrilling overtime victory over FAU in the Round of 64 and subsequent season-ending loss to UConn. Then, the crew debuts a new segment, reminisces over an unforgettable season and pays tribute to Boo Buie.
Ethan Segall and Raghav Khosla joined Perri Kitei for a very special March Madness edition of Crashing the Boards. It features a preview of Northwestern's Round of 64 game against Florida Atlantic and a broader discussion of the tournament, particularly the East Region, as a whole (with a some hot takes along the way)
For one last go around in the regular season, Taylor, Raj and Patrick joined Perri in the OACR. Tune in for a Senior Day game preview, Big Ten Tourney picks, some March Madness predictions and a final farewell to Boo Buie in his last home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. It's one for the books.
Boo Buie broke the Northwestern all time scoring record and the women's basketball senior class played their final home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Harris, Brendan and Claire joined Perri for some reflecting and predicting as the season heads into its final stretch.
The 'Cats split a road trip last week and Buie looks to break the Northwestern all-time scoring record tonight against Michigan. Claire, Eliav, Adam and David joined Perri to recap, preview, and otherwise chat about all things Northwestern Basketball.
This week's Crashing the Boards episode features Perri and the first years, Claire, Eli and Sammy, discussing an array of topics, including but definitely not limited to: strategizing like Coach Collins' as Northwestern men's basketball approaches a big road stretch, the future of their team potentially without Ty Berry, and previewing the Women's game vs. Purdue tomorrow. It's a good one. You should listen.
Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes brought a pretty special atmosphere to Welsh Ryan last week in their takedown of Northwestern Women's Basketball, but the 'Cats bounced back quickly with a big home win over Wisconsin on Sunday to sweep the season series. The Men's team had a tough road stretch and is looking to bounce back against Nebraska tonight. Jason, Griffin and Ethan joined Perri to talk about all of that and more.
It was an electric week at Welsh Ryan arena as the 'Cats took down tenth ranked Illinois and Ohio State. Now it's time to bring that energy to one of the most anticipated Big Ten rematches of the season: facing Purdue at Mackey Arena. Dylan, Raghav and Taylor joined Perri to break it all down.
The back half of conference play is around the corner and it's time for the 'Cats to make their mark. Raj, Raghav and Megan joined Perri to chat about recent games what's to come in February.
It was a week of wins for both the Northwestern men's and women's basketball programs! Colin Feeny, Harris Horowitz and Brendan Preisman joined Perri to break down those key wins and look ahead to the upcoming games for both squads this weekend.
It's 2024 and Northwestern basketball is off to a not-quite-so-hot start. Patrick, Ryan and Sam joined Perri to break down the current status of Men's and Women's basketball and to offer some predictions for the future.
Can you believe it??? Northwestern did it again and Jason, Michael and Charlie just HAD to get to the studio to recap the gritty win over Purdue.
Griffin, Ally and Jason hop into the studio to recap a busy Thanksgiving break for Northwestern basketball before getting into the weeds about Friday's matchup against No. 1 Purdue.
NU Hoops are back and better than ever! Jason, Charlie and Harris recap the undefeated starts for both teams and take a peek at the upcoming slates
It's back. College basketball is finally back.
Jason, Ally and Raghav give their exhaustive preview of what should be an exciting season for both 'Cats teams, plus some season predictions.
Jason and Brendan join Ally to preview the NCAA Tournament for the 7-seeded Wildcat men's basketball squad.
It's time for the 2023 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament! How will the second-seeded Wildcats fare? Michael, Raghav and Patrick join Ally to discuss Northwestern's potential road to a tourney title and break down the rest of the bracket as well.
The NU women are about to start the B1G tourney, and the men will look to rebound on senior night after dropping two games on the road. Sarah, Jordan and Jake join Ally to talk all about it!
Welsh-Ryan Arena was the place to be this weekend, with both men's and women's hoops picking up B1G wins. Gavin, Ethan and Raj join Ally to talk all about it.
Northwestern men's basketball made HISTORY in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday afternoon ... and then recreated some of the magic against another ranked opponent. Jason, Jake and Raghav join Ally to talk all about one of the best weeks for NUMBB EVER.
Griffin, Michael and Miles join Ally on this week's episode to talk about a big road dub for NUMBB and some tough games for NUWBB. Then, the crew previews some upcoming top-10 opponents coming to town for both squads this week.
Sarah and Jason hop on the pod with Ally to break down the past week of NU hoops, from Chick-Fil-A antics to BIG Big Ten wins.
Max, David and Ashley join Ally to talk NUMBB's defeats over the teams in red this week and NUWBB getting back in the win column.
Jake, Perri and Avrami join Ally on this week's show to talk about the cancellations for NUMBB and break down the struggles for NUWBB during conference play so far.
Crashing the Boards returns after winter break to catch you up on the start of Big Ten play for Northwestern men's and women's basketball. While the women are unfortunately off to a tough, winless start, the men's side shows some March Madness promise. Adam, Raghav and Ethan join Ally to talk all about it.
For the third year in a row, Boo Buie and the 'Cats found a way to take down Tom Izzo and a ranked Sparty squad. On the women's side, unfortunately, this past week wasn't as bright after two tough road trips. Margaret, Miles and Brendan are with Ally to talk all that and more for NU hoops!
NUMBB had a tough return to WRA after a relatively successful trip down in Mexico, and the NUWBB team will head to one of the most legendary college basketball destinations in the country on Thursday. Logan and Raj join Ally to talk all about it.
Margaret, Raghav and Patrick join Ally to talk this week in NU hoops, including a crazy night for NUWBB against Notre Dame and an upcoming meeting with the Mastodons for the men's squad.
Adam, Brendan, Margaret and Miles join Ally to recap the season openers for Northwestern men's and women's basketball, where one team got a dub at home and the other returned home without one.
College basketball is back ... and so is Crashing the Boards! Perri, Luke and Griffin join Ally to kick off this season of our WNUR basketball pod and preview 2022-23 Northwestern men's and women's basketball.
Ally and Eric join Margaret to talk about Sunday's disappointing end of season for the women's team and look ahead to next year. Plus, a recap of the men's trip to the Big Ten Tournament and a short but strong email about Chris Collins.
Ashley, Ally and Avrami join Margaret to chat about Senior Night and tournament expectations for the men's team and recap the women's trip to Indy last weekend.
Eric joins Margaret to preview the upcoming Women's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis and discuss how this weekend can shape the rest of the season.
Brea, Ally, Adam and Viktor join Margaret to break down a busy week of Wildcat basketball. The group discusses Courtney Shaw's explosive game, Pete Nance's future and some postseason hopes for both teams.
Sarah and Ally join Margaret to talk about this week's top 5 2OT win for the women's team and the upcoming top 5 matchup for the men.
Ally, Brea and Alex join Margaret in breaking down this past week's nail biters and why both 'Cats teams could grab Ws this weekend.
Eli + Eli join Margaret to talk about disappointing losses last week and optimism for the weekend.
Noah Coffman and Margaret Fleming join Jake Liker to share their outlooks on the men's and women's teams entering the Big Ten Tournament.
Panelists Karan Gowda and Brea Lassek join Jake Liker to talk about Northwestern basketball––the men's team's 8-game losing streak, and the women's team's strong recovery from the Indiana loss.
Jacob Brown and Avrami Hacker join Jake Liker to discuss the disappointing results of both the Northwestern men's and women's basketball teams' recent games, and how to turn it around.
Kiki Higuchi and Elizabeth Yoon join Jake Liker to offer their analyses on both Northwestern basketball teams' seasons thus far, and take a look at the tough tests coming down the pipeline.