Inside Syracuse Basketball: Recent Episodes
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The Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast will see a host of guests from former SU players such as Derrick Coleman and Leo Rautins to basketball experts like Jay Bilas and Dick Vitale to tell stories and discuss the game of basketball as it relates to Syracuse, the ACC and beyond. Host Mike Waters has been covering Syracuse University basketball for over 30 years.
Mike Waters and Jim Satalin bat around potential players who could one day join an exclusive club: having their Syracuse basketball jersey hang in the Dome rafters. Satalin is a former star parochial player at St. John the Baptist in Syracuse and at St. Bonaventure University. He later coached at his alma mater and at Duquesne before joining the radio broadcast team for SU games. In addition to Satalin, Waters polled dozens of former players for insight on who they think deserve to be honored by the university. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN broadcaster Sean McDonough joins Mike to describe last week’s surprise roast for Jim Boeheim at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester. McDonough played a role in pulling off the surprise with former Seton Hall and NBA coach P.J. Carlesimo before helping emcee the evening. About 500 of Boeheim’s closest friends, family members and former players attended the event, including John Wallace, Eric Devendorf and Roosevelt Bouie. Others who spoke were St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, former Maryland coach Gary Williams and Eric Lautenbach, Nike’s director of college basketball marketing. 2:00: How McDonough helped pull off a surprise roast with P.J. Carlesimo15:00: Jay Bilas wasn’t there, but the relationship is ‘fine’20:05: McDonough called Boeheim last season after testy exchange with student reporter Follow @MikeWatersSYR (https://twitter.com/MikeWatersSYR) on X Find our Syracuse basketball coverage on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SyracuseBasketball | Twitter: https://twitter.com/syrbasketball For all your Syracuse basketball coverage head to https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Description: Katie Kolinski, a former graduate assistant for Syracuse under Jim Boeheim and a West Genesee graduate, joins Mike on the podcast after getting hired as an assistant coach for the Le Moyne women’s program. Kolinski comes aboard as the school transitions to the Division I level. She also brings with her 3-year-old daughter Kaiya. Kolinski discusses coaching and recruiting while being a young mother. Later in the podcast, she describes how Nancy Lieberman has been a mentor to her in the profession.
1:05: Taking a new job at Le Moyne 4:10: Getting her start with Felisha Legette-Jack 10:00: Coaching and recruiting as a single mom 20:05: Nancy Lieberman becomes a mentor and delivers an incredible Final Four experience
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Luke DeCock, sports columnist for the Raleigh News & Observer, joins Mike to examine the state of college sports as conference realignment heats up. As schools look to further enrich themselves, how much does the revenue gap really matter, and when might that change? DeCock opens the show lambasting Florida State for threatening to leave the ACC. Later, the two scribes gaze to the West as the Pac-12 fights for survival and wonder if the ACC missed a chance to enhance its position. 2:00: A 5-minute diatribe on why Florida State is ‘insane’ for threatening to leave the ACC 13:00: How much does the revenue gap matter, and when might that change? 20:00: The ripple effects of the Pac-12 falling apart and a path to an ACC bonanza 26:00: What the ACC could look like by 2030 Follow @MikeWatersSYR (https://twitter.com/MikeWatersSYR) on Twitter Find our Syracuse basketball coverage on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SyracuseBask...Twitter: https://twitter.com/syrbasketball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Waters welcomes Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack on the podcast for his first one-on-one interview discussing the basketball coaching transition from Jim Boeheim to Adrian Autry. Wildhack details the meetings held with Boeheim, Autry and Gerry McNamara and why Syracuse did not conduct a national search to replace Boeheim. Wildhack also addresses the LeQuint Allen suspension and reinstatement to the SU football team, what to look for in the NIL space after a new state law was signed and the likelihood that Syracuse University will bid to host NCAA Tournament games.
5:00: Why Wildhack didn’t conduct a national search to replace Boeheim 8:00: A ‘bittersweet’ meeting with Jim Boeheim near the end of the season 15:45: Wildhack’s first comments on the LeQuint Allen lawsuit 21:00: What a new NIL law in NY means for Syracuse athletics 24:30: Syracuse’s interest in hosting NCAA tournament games in a renovated JMA Wireless Dome 25:55: Wildhack’s future at Syracuse University
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Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog and NJ.com joins host Mike Waters on the podcast to talk about Peach Jam, Syracuse’s recruiting and thoughts on Donnie Freeman and Elijah Moore. Zagoria and Waters also discuss how coaches can manage and build their rosters in the transfer portal and NIL era. Later in the podcast, some thoughts on high-profile recruits such as Kiyan Anthony and Cameron and Cayden Boozer and how the sons of NBA players will handle recruiting.
1:40: Donnie Freeman and what Syracuse is getting 5:45: Elijah Moore: ‘The best shooter we’ve ever had’ 13:25: Roster building and ‘salary cap management’ in the transfer portal and NIL era 19:40 Kiyan Anthony and other legacy recruits Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @MikeWatersSYR (https://twitter.com/MikeWatersSYR) on Twitter Find our Syracuse basketball coverage on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SyracuseBask...Twitter: https://twitter.com/syrbasketball For all your Syracuse basketball coverage head to https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasket... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Waters is joined by Syracuse basketball assistant coach Brenden Straughn. The new face on the SU coaching staff, Straughn talks about a whirlwind hiring process and how word got out at the Final Four in Houston that Straughn was joining Adrian Autry’s bench. An accounting major in college, Straughn recounts his path to coaching in the podcast and what Syracuse fans can expect in recruiting. Straughn also talks about the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry and which game he attended.
7:30: How he formed a connection with Adrian Autry 12:00: The mentors who gave him career advice 16:00: An accounting major breaks into the coaching industry 22:45: Straughn’s experience with the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry
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Mike Waters reconnects with Mookie Jones after bumping into him at a summer league game played just outside Syracuse. Jones, a highly recruited forward who was known to let it fly during a shortened four-year career from 2008-12, talks about why he’s playing in a league with players 10 years younger than him. Jones then recounts the personal issues that led to his early departure from the university, and chronicles his time away from basketball, which included applying for social welfare programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse basketball beat writers Mike Waters and Donna Ditota unpack her revealing conversation with Jim Boeheim during a recent charity golf outing at Turning Stone. It was the first lengthy local interview with Boeheim since the end of his 47-year run as Syracuse basketball coach in March. The writers also touch on how he will spend his time in retirement, and Boeheim gives an early appraisal of the first few months of the Adrian Autry era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, a former manager for the Syracuse basketball team, joins the podcast to talk about his memories of the 2003 team and its recent reunion weekend along with his thoughts about Carmelo Anthony and how he spotted Jim Boeheim walking alone in New Orleans in the early morning hours after SU’s championship win over Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Roosevelt Bouie joins the podcast to talk about his love for fishing, how he learned to fish with his grandmother, how he discovered basketball at age 14, his thoughts on this year’s Syracuse team and his connection with current SU center Jesse Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player James Southerland joins the podcast to talk about Ron Naclerio, the New York City legend who was his coach at Cardozo High School coach; his Syracuse career, including the night he made nine 3-pointers at Arkansas; and a pro career that has stretched from the NBA to Europe and this season in the NBA’s G-League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Ryan Blackwell explained why he initially went to Illinois, why he transferred to Syracuse, his pro career that led him to Japan where he met his wife and began a career in coaching that continues today at Liverpool High School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Ryan Blackwell explained why he initially went to Illinois, why he transferred to Syracuse, his pro career that led him to Japan where he met his wife and began a career in coaching that continues today at Liverpool High School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Howard Triche joined the podcast to talk about growing up in Syracuse, initially wanting to go away to school and how he eventually decided to play for his hometown school. He went in-depth on his Syracuse career and the run to the 1987 NCAA championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Howard Triche joined the podcast to talk about growing up in Syracuse, initially wanting to go away to school and how he eventually decided to play for his hometown school. He went in-depth on his Syracuse career and the run to the 1987 NCAA championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Cole Swider joined the podcast to talk about his decision to turn pro, what was it like going undrafted, at what point during the NBA draft did he know he would be signing with the Lakers, his amazing run in the NBA’s summer league and the prospects of going up against LeBron James in the Lakers’ training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Cole Swider joined the podcast to talk about his decision to turn pro, what was it like going undrafted, at what point during the NBA draft did he know he would be signing with the Lakers, his amazing run in the NBA’s summer league and the prospects of going up against LeBron James in the Lakers’ training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tyus Battle joins Mike Waters and talks about the recovery from a foot injury that ended his season last year in Israel, whether he would ever play for Boeheim’s Army, his experience playing basketball in Russia and if he would ever go back and play professional basketball there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse women’s basketball coach Felisha Leggette-Jack joins the podcast to talk about returning to her hometown as the head coach of her alma mater. Why did it seem to take SU so long to hire her? How she got here, who are her mentors and what are her goals for the program? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a standout prep career at Boys High in Brooklyn, Sam Penceal came to Syracuse in the same recruiting class as Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim. That class turned around a moribund program. But Sam is equally noteworthy for his efforts in education and administration. We talked about all of that in this edition of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A mural featuring Dolph Schayes, Breanna Stewart, Manny Breland and Earl Lloyd is being painted on a building in downtown Syracuse. On June 22nd, the mural will be dedicated. Syracuse and NBA player Dan Schayes talks about his father, Dolph, one of the greatest players in NBA history. Dolph won an NBA title with the Syracuse Nats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse basketball player Otis Hill talks about his SU career, playing in the 1996 national championship game, his time working in a juvenile detention center and his new-found love of horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Gbinije, the leading scorer on Syracuse’s 2016 Final Four, joins the podcast. What was it like to transfer from Duke to Syracuse and then have to play in front of the Cameron Crazies? What are his on Coach K’s retirement? And pickle juice. We had to talk about pickle juice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball walk-on Rob McClanaghan, who has become a renowned trainer to NBA stars like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, seemed to have it all. A glamorous career, a wife and two kids. His suicide attempt in 2019 shocked his friends and colleagues. Rob is now talking about mental health. He recently visited Syracuse University where he gave a presentation to SU athletes on emotional well-being. He joined the podcast to talk about his own struggles and what advice he has for those who are struggling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse basketball player Joe Girard joined the podcast to talk about this past season for the Orange, how he handles haters on social media and how his role could change dramatically next season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Jimmy Boeheim talks about his one year at Syracuse, his thoughts on this past season, and his future plans both on and off the court. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Buddy Boeheim is the guest on this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Buddy talked about his Syracuse career. What it was like for him and his brother, Jimmy, to play for their father, the disappointment of a losing season and the punch that resulted in him being suspended from the last game of his college career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Sonny Spera talked about why he came to Syracuse, how he almost transferred after his junior year, his memories of the legendary Pearl W
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Jeff Goodman, college basketball reporter with The Stadium and the Field of 68 podcast, joined Mike Waters to talk about the current state of the Syracuse basketball program and what the future has in store for the Orange. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Kris Joseph talks about growing up in Montreal where he and his older brother would play ball with trash cans, how he became a Syracuse fan because of Carmelo Anthony, his Syracuse career and his memories of the late Fab Melo.
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Former Syracuse basketball player Arinze Onuaku talks knee injuries, the famous 6-OT game against UConn and the Orange’s loss to Butler in the 2010 Sweet 16. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Chuck Richards discusses transferring from Army to Syracuse, playing with Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim, spending over 25 years with the FBI and what it was like investigating the Ku Klux Klan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse.com basketball reporters Donna Ditota and Mike Waters analyze this year’s Syracuse basketball team. What areas are the biggest concern? Which players are the biggest keys? And what it’s like for them to be back in arenas and interviewing players face-to-face? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Terrence Roberts talks about playing for legendary coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School; the knee injuries he suffered in high school and at Syracuse and how he recently lost nearly 50 pounds after taking up cycling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Hart joined the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. The conversation included Hart’s playing career at Syracuse where he remains the school’s all-time leader in steals, his new job as the head coach of the G-League Ignite, and why he left college coaching after nine years at Southern California. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Matt Roe joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about why he transferred from Syracuse, how he almost didn’t transfer after visiting four other schools and why years later he decided to return to his hometown. He also talked about John Thompson yelled at him after he had made four 3-pointers and going to see the original Batman movie with the late Hank Gathers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse star Stephen Thompson joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Thompson is now an assistant coach at Oregon State where he coached his sons, Stephen Jr. and Ethan. He talked about what it was like to coach his sons; Stephen Jr. and Ethan, at Oregon State and what Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim will face this season with sons Buddy and Jimmy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Derrick Coleman talks about why he came to Syracuse, his loyalty to the university and the effort to support minority students through the Coming Back Together weekend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN’s Andrea Adelson joins Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters to talk about the recent departures of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference. What impact will those moves have on the ACC and Syracuse? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris McCullough played just 16 games at Syracuse after a knee injury ended his freshman season. But McCullough has always wanted to play for Boeheim’s Army in the TBT. Why hasn’t he been able to play before this year? And why he believes this is the year Boeheim’s Army can win it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryan Blackwell, who has coached Boeheim’s Army for the past five years, joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Blackwell talked about this year’s team, including the remarkable Eric Devendorf and some key additions to the roster from outside the Syracuse family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pete Thamel, college sports reporter for Yahoo Sports, joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Pete and host Mike Waters discussed the recent retirement announcements from North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. And they talked about how long Jim Boeheim will keep coaching and how Syracuse eventually goes about replacing the legend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN’s NBA reporter Dave McMenamin joins the podcast to talk about being a student manager at Syracuse, the success and failure of Syracuse players in the NBA, and how he played collegiately at the University of Limerick in Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Borzello joins Mike Waters to talk Syracuse recruit Benny Williams, Class of 2022 commit Kamari Lands, SU’s other recruiting targets and his thoughts on the state of the SU program. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse recruit Benny Williams joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Williams explains why he fell in love with Syracuse early in the recruiting process. He also talks about growing so fast that the growing pains forced him to miss an entire summer of basketball. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Symir Torrence joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Podcast to talk about his decision to transfer from Marquette to Syracuse and what he expects his role to be with the Orange next season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jimmy Boeheim spent the first three years of his college career at Cornell, but next year he will be a graduate transfer at Syracuse where he will join his younger brother, Buddy, in playing for their father, Jim Boeheim. Jimmy joined the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about what went into his decision to transfer to Syracuse, his hopes for next season and what he expects his role to be on next year’s team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cole Swider is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Swider recently decided to transfer from Villanova to Syracuse. The 6-foot-9 junior forward talked with podcast host Mike Waters about his decision, how he sees himself fitting in with the Orange and the phone call he received from Buddy Boeheim after announcing his decision. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Eric Devendorf joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about the Orange’s amazing run to the Sweet 16. What did he see in Syracuse’s two NCAA tournament wins? What is the difference between the Orange now versus a month ago. And his personal insights into Buddy Boeheim’s incredible hot streak. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Herman Harried is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Harried talked about playing for Baltimore prep power Dunbar High School, how he suffered the knee injury that impacted his career, playing with the likes of Pearl Washington and Derrick Coleman and how he got the nickname Tree. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Matt Gorman joins this week’s edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Gorman played at SU from 2002 to 2007 and was a member of the 2003 national championship team. He was part of the same freshman class as Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara. Gorman talks about fishing with GMac, dunking on Carmelo and why after not playing much in his first two years at SU, he chose to stay and redshirt rather than transfer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Which Syracuse assistant coach didn’t think Danny Schayes was good enough to play for Syracuse? Which member of the Basketball Hall of Fame was he named after? And why does he have a Mr. Spock cookie jar prominently displayed on his bookshelf? All this and more as the former Syracuse star joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Syracuse University graduate and ESPN announcer Dave Pasch is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Pasch talks about becoming the Voice of the Syracuse Orange at the age of 26, the advice he got from SU alums like Sean McDonough, Mike Tirico and Dick Stockton, why he left Syracuse for ESPN and his many hilarious stories about on-air partner Bill Walton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leo Rautins joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast this week. Leo played at Syracuse from 1980 to 1983, but he picked two other schools before coming to Syracuse. Rautins’ tip-in at the end of the third overtime helped Syracuse beat Villanova for the 1981 Big East Tournament championship, but two days earlier he had injured his knee so badly that he spent the night in the hospital. And Leo tells us how often he has to vacuum with one cat and three dogs (with a guest appearance from Charlotte). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse player Josh Pace joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. He talks about his impressions of Carmelo Anthony, his memories of the 2003 national championship run and how he became the head coach of the women’s basketball at Western New Mexico University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball player Trevor Cooney joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Cooney, who played in both the 2013 and 2016 Final Fours, shares several stories from his career, including what Jim Boeheim said to the team when the Orange trailed Virginia at halftime of their 2016 Sweet 16 game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this installment of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters is joined by former Syracuse University basketball star Rafael Addison. Addison talks about how he was recruited to Syracuse, his memories of teammate Pearl Washington and his experiences as an NBA rookie on a Phoenix Suns team with veteran players doing cocaine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Syracuse set to host Georgetown at the Carrier Dome this weekend, who better to have on the Inside Syracuse Basketball Podcast than Rich Chvotkin? Chvotkin is the only radio play-by-play announcer in the history of Georgetown basketball. He started broadcasting Georgetown games in 1974 and has continued on the air ever since. On Saturday, he will call a Georgetown versus Syracuse game for the 81st time. Chvotkin joins Syracuse.com reporter Mike Waters to talk about his favorite memories of the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry, his favorite Syracuse player and his relationship with the late John Thompson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Billy Owens, one of the greatest players in Syracuse history, joins Syracuse.com reporter Mike Waters on this week’s Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Despite spending just three years at Syracuse, Owens is the only player in school history who ranks in the top 13 for career points, rebounds, steals and assists. Listen as Billy talks about his brother’s influence on his commitment to SU, having his son on this year’s team and the time he and Derrick Coleman tossed Jim Boeheim into the high jump mat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Syracuse basketball great John Wallace joins Mike Waters on this week’s Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Wallace played at Syracuse from 1992 to 1996 and still remains third in school history for both points and rebounds. On the podcast, Wallace talks about coming to SU despite an ongoing NCAA investigation, his memories of taking the 1996 team to the NCAA title game and his work now with the New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s Senior Vice President of Basketball joins the show. Gavitt is the son of former Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt. Dan has a rich background in college athletics, he’s now the unofficial czar of college basketball. Gavitt joins podcast host Mike Waters to talk about how college basketball teams are trying to navigate a season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and how the NCAA hopes to avoid last year’s cancellation of the NCAA tournament. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former Syracuse star Etan Thomas joins the show. Thomas played at Syracuse from 1996 to 2000 before going into a 10-year career in the NBA. But Thomas is also an author, a social activist, and the host of his own radio show. Thomas joins podcast host Mike Waters to talk about how his high school coach convinced Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim to recruit him, meeting his wife during his freshman year at Syracuse and how his own experiences with racism have shaped his opinions on current events. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas joins the show. Bilas talks about his days playing for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, earning his law degree and his criticisms for the NCAA. But he also reveals the hilarious stories behind his movie role as an alien police officer, his appearance on The White Shadow TV show and how he once issued a subpoena for Barney the Dinosaur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Syracuse legend Dave Bing joins the show. Bing shares stories of his days growing up in Washington D.C., and playing high school ball against future Georgetown coach John Thompson. He also talks about why he decided to play at Syracuse, his NBA career and his time as the mayor of Detroit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast will see a host of guests from former SU players such as Derrick Coleman and Leo Rautins to basketball experts like Jay Bilas and Dick Vitate to tell stories and discuss the game of basketball as it relates to Syracuse, the ACC and beyond. Host Mike Waters has been covering Syracuse University basketball for over 30 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices