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Ish and Brune are joined by the great Scott Drew to talk about his program's success, what to expect from this season, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ish and Brune are back to talk to Houston WBB head coach Ronald Hughey about the past season, his transfers, the new strengths, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ish and Brune are joined by the energetic Jason Burton who takes over at North Texas after nine years at A&M Commerce and is one of the most successful coaches in the state!
The guys are joined by UTSA WBB head coach Karen Aston to talk about her success in 2023 and what's to come in 2024 as she returns a full roster led by star forward Jordyn Jenkins.
Ishmael and Brune are joined by Matt Wilson of Between Two Bears to talk about everything Baylor basketball, from last year's downfall to the hopes for this season and the exciting roster turnoover.
Brune and Ish are joined by Anthony North of FrogsOWar with SBNation to talk about the Horned Frogs' 2022-23 season, replacing the all-conference back court, and more!
The guys are joined by Andrew Hattersley who talks about the Buzz Williams tenure, the pressure going into 2023-24, and Joni Taylor's womens team!
On this edition of the Zone Star State podcast, Ish and Brune break down the latest movement in the transfer portal for both men and women, then get into the draft outlooks for Jarace Walker and Keyonte George.
Matthew Brune from On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss LJ Cryer going from Baylor to Houston and how they see the fit. Then they talk about other portal moves including Tramon Mark leaving the state, Jada Walker giving Baylor WBB a big boost, Sedona Prince to TCU and Dyani Robinson leaving Texas A&M-Commerce.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson recap their weekend at the women's Final Four before talking about North Texas MBB's NIT win. Then they transition to the coaching carousel and go in-depth on Grant McCasland to Texas Tech. They wrap up with some early thoughts on the transfer portal.
Matthew Brune on On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas' disappointing exit to Miami in the Elite Eight, how it happened and the prospect of Rodney Terry being named the full-time men's basketball head coach. What does Texas' future look like?
The guys discuss Texas and Houston MBB both advancing to the Sweet 16 while Baylor gets ran by Creighton and TCU couldn't slow down Drew Timme and Gonzaga. Texas WBB gets routed by Louisville at home while Baylor loses but gives optimism for Nicki Collen's future.
The guys react to the insane first round of NCAA Tournament games in order of which teams impressed them most before concluding with Texas A&M's egg vs Penn State. NIT talk on the back end with Texas Tech and SMU WBB facing off and Sam Houston and North Texas MBB set for a clash on Sunday. WBB talk coming next week following the first round games.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson go through both the men's and women's NCAA and NIT/WNIT brackets. Who you got in a possible second round Texas/A&M game? How far does Baylor and Texas WBB go?
Matthew Brune on On3 and Ishmael Johnson talk about the Mark Adams situation at Texas Tech before recapping Texas State's run in the Sun Belt Tournament. Then, they talk through the remaining conference tournaments for both the men's and women's teams in Texas, who has a chance to win and who's looking to salvage the season.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas State WBB's chances in the Sun Belt Tournament and then the men's...chances? They wrap up with a bracketology discussion on both the MBB and WBB side headed into the final few days of the regular season.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas A&M MBB's turnaround in the SEC now that they've all but solidified a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Then, more on the Big 12 MBB race and if they'd put money on Texas or Kansas to win the regular season. Then on the women's side, what to make of Conference USA right now.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Houston MBB's win over Memphis and if that answers all of their concerns. Should we be worried about TCU's skid even though it happened without Mike Miles? Then, they talk through UTSA WBB's overtime win at North Texas and what that wins says about the state of both programs.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson rave about Steve Lutz's second season with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and how the Islanders may run it back with THREE first-team all-conference players. Then Brune takes his victory lap about Rice MBB before both talk about the downward spirals of Baylor and Texas Tech WBB.
Matthew Brune from On3 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech MBB's recent run and if the Red Raiders can SOMEHOW sneak into the NCAA Tournament. Plus, some A&M MBB talk after another convincing win in the SEC. Then, they wrap up with Houston WBB's win over ranked USF and a Southland WBB cacth-up.
Matthew Brune of On3 and college editor Ishmael Johnson discuss UTA MBB firing Greg Young and where the program goes from here after still not being able to replace Scott Cross. Then they get into the most disappointing teams in MBB this season before giving credit to Lamar. On the WBB side, they talk about TCU's bad season and Texas State's run in the Sun Belt.
Matthew Brune of On3 and DCTF college editor Ishmael Johnson talk about how Baylor may be better positioned now to win the Big 12 with JTT back in the lineup, plus how to assess Texas' run. Then they get into Sam Houston MBB's disappointing loss to UTA. And UTSA WBB BEAT NO. 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas MBB's loss to Tennessee and rebound vs Baylor and discuss whether or not they feel Rodney Terry can do enough to secure the fulltime head coaching job. Then Brune issues another mea culpa, this time on Mean Green WBB who suddenly look like a CUSA threat.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Sam Houston MBB's rise back to WAC contender status before going into the upcoming SEC vs Big 12 Showcase this weekend. Then they round out with WBB talks with who's more likely to win the conference and the most disappointing teams this season.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Baylor MBB's recent stride and how this team could emerge from an insane Big 12 race. Plus, Brune continues his season-long mea culpa on Rice MBB after they beat UNT. Then they end the show talking about what it means to have zero ranked WBB teams in the Top 25 for the first time ever.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson talk about how Texas WBB looks like the best team in the Big 12 once again and how it's about more than just Rori Harmon. Then they go into why Texas/Texas Tech said more about the Red Raiders and how they're likely out of the NCAA Tournamnt hunt. Then they talk about Houston MBB's schedule and hurting their resume.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas A&M's hot start to SEC play and how they're making up for a disappointing non-conference start. Later, they go into Houston actually being PRETTY GOOD LIKE THEY SAID ALL ALONG. Plus some on Texas A&M-Commerce WBB and whether Tech MBB looks cooked.
MBB
0:00 Ish’s trip to watch North Texas
10:34 Texas A&M is rolling
17:35 Texas beats TCU
23:50 WAC update
WBB
25:25 Houston is 3-0!
29:28 Rice has fallen off
33:15 A&M Commerce leads the Southland
36:22 UTA struggles continue
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson FINALLY talk about the WAC in both MBB and WBB. Are you concerned about Sam Houston MBB's slip? Does SFA WBB slipping outside the Top 3 worry you? Before wrapping up with a little SEC and Big 12 talk.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas firing Chris Beard and what the Texas job is. Who should they target and does Rodney Terry have a shot at the full-time gig? Then they run through TCU MBB beating Baylor before giving an update to the Dre'una Edwards saga at Baylor WBB.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss the crazy opening weekend of the Big 12 in MBB before Brune talks about how he continues to have to dig up the corse of Rice MBB. Texas WBB looks fine as Baylor remains the lone ranked team in the state. Also...it's time to bury UNT WBB this year.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson take a look at the conference slate of games to kick off 2023 before going into detail on what...the hell is going on with Buzz Williams and Texas A&M and if this needs to be the year something's done.
MBB
3:57 Big 12 preview
12:55 Major C-USA results - UNT, Rice
22:50 WAC play begins - SHSU, SFA
26:45 Houston enters AAC play
WBB
30:36 Game of the year: Houston beats UTSA in OT
36:55: Rice and UTEP preview
40:10 Texas A&M is in trouble
43:43 Let’s talk about Buzz Williams and A&M MBB
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss the Chris Beard situation at Texas off the top. Then they go on the court with Rice MBB's impressive near-upset of the Longhorns. Then it's the ask a simple question, is SFA still the state's best WBB program in the Group of Five?
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss both Houston and Texas MBB's first losses of the season and whether or not there's anything significant to take from them. Then they run through Texas A&M WBB's blowout loss to Little Rock and if Baylor WBB's blowout vs UTA is a great sign.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson talk about their concerns with Baylor MBB after two weird results vs Marquette and Gonzaga before airing out thoughts on Texas WBB even with Rori Harmon back in the fold. Plus, Brune digs up the grave he dug for Rice MBB after a nice win of wins.
MBB
3:05 Texas MBB beats Creighton
10:26 Concern for Baylor?
21:45 Houston stays at No. 1
22:38 Rice beats Texas State
26:45 SMU is cooked
30:42 Is Texas A&M good?
WBB
34:00 Texas WBB loses to USF…
38:14 SMU improves to 7-2
40:05 Texas A&M loses to Kansas
43:48 Texas State beats UTSA
46:42 #RankRice
Matthew Brune of On3 talk about what it means for Houston and Texas MBB to be ranked No. 1 and 2 in the nation before talking about Baylor WBB showing more fight despite key players missing. Then they discuss Rice WBB's convincing win over a young Texas A&M.
MBB
2:25 1. Houston, 2. Texas, 6. Baylor in new AP Poll
7:52 TCU returns to form, beats Iowa
12:35 UTEP beats A&M CC
16:30 UNT improves to 5-2
WBB
22:48 Rice beats Texas A&M!
28:40 Do we buy back in on Baylor?
34:56 UTSA loses, but Jordyn Jenkins is a bucket
36:15 Rundown of UTA, UNT, SHSU, Tech
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson on in-depth on Texas Tech and Houston MBB and their impressive starts before talking about TARLETON CHAOS BALL. Then they ask if Baylor's going to be okay if Sarah Andrews plays like she did against Maryland. They finish off talking a bit about UTEP WBB's hot start.
MBB
3:40 Houston beats Oregon
14:23 Texas Tech splits in Maui
24:05 SMU’s disappointing start
28:30 Baylor splits vs. UVA and UCLA
32:55 Terrifying Tarleton State!
WBB
38:23 Texas concerns?
44:47 Baylor overcoming injuries
47:25 UTSA beats ACU!
49:56 UTEP is back?
52:50 Others: TXST MBB, UTSA MBB beats PV
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson talk about No. 11 Texas MBB's dominant performance over No. 2 Gonzaga and ask whether or not Texas has three of the top five MBB teams in the nation. Then they talk about Texas Tech WBB's strong start and how Baylor WBB could be in trouble.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson discuss why they're officially on Red Alert with TCU MBB following a bad loss before talking about Texas WBB's loss to UConn and why they're more impressed than worried about Vic Schaefer's team.
MBB
1:35 TCU loses to Northwestern State
16:48 Texas Tech beats LA Tech
20:55 Texas Southern does it again, beating Arizona State
23:20 Houston throttles ORU
27:27 Worried about UNT?
WBB
28:52 Texas loses to UConn
33:38 Rice takes down ACU
36:42 Texas State concerns?
38:30 Two games to look ahead to this week
Matthew Brune of On3 is already out on UTSA MBB and Ishmael Johnson isn't worried about SFA WBB...yet. Plus, a few teams we're not too concerned about but we're keeping a close eye on throguh the early season.
Matthew Brune of On3 and managing editor Ishmael Johnson discuss the first night of college basketball. Is Sam Houston's backcourt fun, what we learned about UTSA WBB and SFA WBB and why Brune's already done with Rice after a blowout loss to Pepperdine.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson go through and make conference predictions for all 25 DI men's basketball programs.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson give their official predictions for the women's basketball season with conference record projections for all 25 DI programs.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson fantasy draft 10-man teams using players and coaches in Texas women's basketball. Be sure to vote on Twitter for who you'd think would win.
Matthew Brune of On3.com and Ishmael Johnson continue their preview of the 2022-23 season with a men's basketball FANTASY DRAFT where they construct teams using players only in the Lone Star State.
Matthew Brune or On3 and Ishmael Johnson rank the best frontcourt's in the state in both MBB and WBB.
Matthew Brune of On3 and managing editor Ishmael Johnson discuss the top 10 backcourts in both men's and women's basketball for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
Matthew Brune of On3 and Ishmael Johnson are back with their first preview episode (hopefully) under the new Zone Star State banner. The guys talk about transfers such as Jordyn Jenkins to UTSA, Tyrese Hunter to Texas and Aijha Blackwell to Baylor while naming their top five transfer acquisitions for the upcoming season.
Matthew Brune of on3 and managing editor Ishmael Johnson talk with UTSA WBB head coach Karen Aston about coming back to the G5 world, the rebuild job with the program and where her mentality is with building out the roster with San Antonio players.
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk with North Texas men's basketball head coach Grant McCasland about the Mean Green's CUSA-winning season, UNT's defensive identity, tempo, how the team is adapting with more lenth, plus the TBT run from Bleed Green.
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk with Baylor men's basketball head coach Scott Drew about retooling Baylor's title-winning team last season, the new additions to watch for this season, such as Keyonte George and Jalen Bridges, and his long-time assistant Jerome Tang taking over at Kansas State.
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk with UTEP MBB head coach Joe Golding following his first full season in El Paso. What compromises did he have to make working with a different roster than what he's used to and what can we expect from the Miners this year after only returning three players?
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson speak with Texas State women's basketball head coach Zenarae Antoine about the unique group of "OGs" at her disposal with five super seniors returning, and having a roster filled of mostly post-graduate players.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson are back with an off-season catch-up show where they discuss who has the best MBB lineup in the state after the transfer frenzy has settled. Is Houston clearly the best right now? Also they talk about the recruiting landscap in WBB now that Joni Taylor's quickly given A&M a boost in the market.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk Texas A&M MBB with Andrew Hattersly of 247 before touching on Joni Taylor's hire as the new WBB head coach at the end.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk with Anthony North, the managing editor of Frogs O' War, about TCU's surge toward the end fo the season and what they can expect from Jamie Dixon's team heading into 2022-23.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson chat with Tim Watkins of Bears Illustrated about Baylor MBB's season and what their eventual shortcomings were before discussing why Watkins thinks Nicki Collen's first year in Waco was still a success.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk with Matthew Bartlett of The Roost about Rice MBBs up and down season including Scott Pera's time so far and where the program goes from here.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk with Jarret Johnson of 247Sports' InsideTheRedRaiders.com about Mark Adams' first season in Lubbock, the off-season additions and departures and also the reignited rivalry with Texas.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson are joined by On3's Billy Embody to discuss what...all happened with SMU men's basketball this past season from a summary of the Tim Jankovich era and how it went wrong, to Rob Lanier's hire and Kendric Davis' career.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk with Adrian Broaddus of 600 ESPN El Paso about the state of UTEP men's and women's basketball. What's Joe Golding building with the men's program and what happened to the women's team we expected to see?
Matthew Brune 247 and Ishmael Johnson go through more transfer news including Terrence Shannon leaving Tech for Illinois and Michigan's Hunter Dickinson calling out Tech MBB head coach Mark Adams. Then later in the show, they talk about USC's top scorer, Jordyn Jenkins, committing to UTSA and Karen Aston's project in San Antonio.
Rundown:
Men:
3:45 Texas Tech’s busy week in the portal
23:15 Other news around Texas — Boum to Xavier, Mayer to portal, Disu to Draft, UNT news, TCU and Adam Miller.
Women:
31:15 Karen Aston wins the offseason
37:07 Stephanie Visscher to Michigan State
40:08 Texas adds Taylor Jones
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about former SMU point guard Kendric Davis heading to AAC rival Memphis before talking about Marcus Carr, Timmy Allen and Kevin Obanor returning for another year in the Big 12. Then they run down some WBB transfers as well.
Rundown:
2:35 Kendric Davis chooses Memphis…
17:25 Carr and Allen return to Texas
25:30 Obanor returns to Tech
26:55 Other MBB departures
34:13 The latest WBB news and transfers
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give a rundown of the transfer portal news in both MBB and WBB. They play "Where Will He Go?" with big-time names like Kendric Davis and Stephanie Visscher.
Rundown:
3:54 Men’s transfer portal news
32:45 Women’s portal news and updates
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson run through a host of individual and team awards they made up that represent certain play styles and results of certain teams and players including the Mark Vital Award, the Audrey Warren Award, etc.
MBB
3:30 Reggie Miller (Not that one) Award
6:18 Mark Vital Award
8:48 Kevin Durant Award
11:10 Most Defined Role Player Award
14:55 Jackson-N-Wallace Award
WBB
18:18 Charli Collier AWard
20:55 Underrated Underclassman Award
24:30 Audrew Warren Award
26:20 Must-Watch Award
Team
28:30 Most Inconsistent Award
32:12 Iron Five Award
35:20 Most Unique Team Award
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson review the men's national championship, Texas A&M in the NIT final and some early MBB transfer portal news. Then they review the DCTB All-Texas Basketball awards revealed last week.
Rundown:
1:29 Recaping the Final Four
7:45 A&M MBB loses in NIT title game
12:34 Transfer portal talk: Shannon, Ramey, Asberry, McBride, Gipson…
35:00 DCTB All-Texas Women’s awards
41:30 DCTB All-Texas Men’s awards
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson run through Houston MBB's ugly Elite Eight loss to Villanoca before going into why Texas WBB fell victim to the reigning national champs in the Elite Eight. Then they quickly go through Texas A&M's NIT run before discussing new hires at SMU MBB and Texas A&M WBB.
Rundown:
3:10 Houston men loses to Nova in Elite 8
14:05 Texas women falls vs. Stanford in Elite 8
26:42 Texas A&M men in the NIT semis!
32:28 SMU MBB hires Rob Lanier
38:40 A&M WBB hires Joni Taylor
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson break down Texas' Sweet 16 win over Ohio State before getting into a small preview of the pending rematch with the Cardinal in the Elite Eight.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give an apology to Kelvin Sampson and Houston MBB on counting them out this season before discussing how Tech simply fell victim to Coach K Duke Devil Magic. Then, they give a preview of Texas WBB vs Ohio State in the WBB Sweet 16.
Rundown:
1:40: Houston dominates Arizona!
16:10 Previewing Houston vs. Villanova
23:20 Duke ends Texas Tech’s season
35:23 Previewing Texas WBB vs. Ohio State
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas' refusal to double Trevion Williams and Zach Edey, Baylor WBB going ICE COLD vs South Dakota and TCU's near-upset of Arizona. Of course there's good too, Houston and Tech MBB advance as does Texas WBB in impressive fashion.
Rundown:
MBB
2:00 Houston beats Illinois
8:16 TCU nearly stuns Arizona
15:15 Tech wins ugly vs. Notre Dame
23:35 Texas’ can’t match Purdue
41:18 NIT wrap up - SMU, UNT, A&M
WBB
35:18 Texas rolls to Sweet 16
36:09 Baylor collapses, loses to South Dakota
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss the first few days of the NCAA Tournaments. Texas shooting the lights out vs VaTech and TCU/Houston shutting their opponents down. Then, they talk about UTA's late struggles in a near-upset vs Iowa State (still fraudulent). New episode discussing the rest of the WBB bracket and first weekend of the MBB tournament coming Tuesday.
MBB
:57 North Texas beats Texas State in the NIT!
5:04 Texas upsets Virginia Tech!!
14:54 TCU smacks Seton Hall
17:52 Houston proves itself…again
26:50 Baylor vs. UNC preview
WBB
29:58 UTA caps great season, nearly beats Iowa State
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give you all you need to know about the Texas teams in the MBB and WBB NCAA Tournaments including the teams with the best regions/paths. They also run through the NIT and WNIT fields. But first they start off with a rundown of the boys and girls high school state tournament from the past few weekends.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson go through all the conference tournaments and their expectations for Texas teams...except for the SEC and Texas A&M because they hate them and are biased.
...No, it's just because they geniunely forgot. Apologies to the Aggie listeners.
Rundown:
3:17 Sun Belt Men
7:30 Sun Belt Women
9:33 AAC Men
15:05 AAC Women
16:34 Big 12 Men
24:08 Big 12 Women
31:00 C-USA Men
36:15 C-USA Women
40:38 WAC Men
48:03 SFA…I mean WAC Women
49:20 SWAC Men
52:55 SWAC Women
54:16 Southland Men
1:00:18 Wouthland Women
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson list the most disappointing teams in the state this year, four in MBB and four in WBB. From Gary Blair's final A&M team to three letdown teams across Conference USA.
Rundown:
WBB
3:33 Texas A&M
11:10 Houston
17:30 UTEP
23:35 TCU
MBB
30:22 Abilene Christian
35:33 Rice
44:12 Prairie View A&M
47:53 UTSA
Matthew Brune os 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about how Houston MBB pummeled SMU before eventually discussing Baylor WBB's dominant win over Iowa State to win another Big 12 Championship. Then they get into a small preview of the men's and women's Sun Belt Tournament.
MBB
1:25 Houston pummels SMU
10:52 UNT wins C-USA again
13:18 The wild wild Big 12
36:00 Sun Belt tournament preview
WBB
41:35 Sun Belt tournament preview
45:00 Baylor blows out Iowa State
48:57 HBU beats A&M CC for the top spot!
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss SMU's ceiling now that Kendric Davis is back plus the look of the WAC after SFA's close win over Sam Houston. Then they examine Baylor WBB's ceiling in the tournament before discussing Vic Schaefer's rant on Texas' poor attendance.
Rundown:
MBB
2:08 SFA beats Sam Houston, WAC standings outlook
12:51 SMU is living on the bubble
17:15 Previewing Baylor-KU, UNT-LA Tech, ACU-SFA, Tech-TCU, & SMU-Houston
WBB
38:30 What is Baylor’s ceiling?
45:37 UNT needs to beat LA Tech
47:58 Vic Shaefer’s rant on Texas’ poor attendance
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk big about Tech vs Texas Pt. II before they dissect all the Texas teams that have a chance to win their regular season conference champiosnhip.
MBB
11:08 Texas Tech beats Texas again
27:49 North Texas continues its incredible season
31:36 Texas State leads the Sun Belt
36:30 Rundown of the WAC, AAC, Southland, and the SWAC
WBB
44:05 Texas routs Iowa State, Big 12 rundown
50:13 UNT wins six straight
52:35 Recapping the Sun Belt and Southland races
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk through Baylor MBB's dominating win over Texas before getting into why CUSA WBB has disappointed this season. Then they play "Hate It or Love It" in the spirit of Valentine's Day and 50 Cent's performance as the Super Bowl.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas Tech WBB's near upset of Texas in Lubbock before asking if SMU MBB's upset over Houston says more about the Mustangs or Coogs.
WBB
0:55 What if college basketball had trades?
4:56 Texas WBB beats Tech WBB in Lubbock
MBB
11:08 SMU upsets Houston!
26:55 Tech loses to Mo Gibson and OU
32:55 UNT beat UTEP
38:13 A&M’s collapse
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson go in-depth on Baylor and Texas WBB's two games last week and ask if Baylor's still that much ahead of Texas. Then Brune praises UTA WBB's run so far. Are we worried about Baylor MBB yet? And lastly, Houston is STILL that team.
WBB
1:02 Baylor sweeps Texas over the weekend
20:02 UTA improves to 8-2 in the Sun Belt
MBB
23:20 Are we worried about Baylor?
36:18 Houston refuses to slow down
49:05 SHSU loses
51:35 Quick CUSA recap
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson give their immediate thoughts on the incredible atmosphere in Lubbock during Chris Beard's return to Texas Tech in which the Red Raiders won 77-64.
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson open with raving out how SFA WBB's hit its stride and are now the clear WAC favorites. Then they discuss the Big/SEC MBB Challenge and ask if it was really necessary for all involved. Then a quick preview of Tech/Texas MBB.
Rundown:
WBB
4:10 SFA is back on top
17:50 Texas loses to OU
MBB
23:23 SEC-Big 12 challenge recap and takeaways (TCU, Texas, Tech, Baylor)
38:00 North Texas with a huge road win over LaTech
43:52 Texas Southern beats Prairie View A&M in OT
45:47 Previewing Texas-Texas Tech
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss both Texas A&M MBB and what they're doing well this season before later talking about how Baylor WBB has looked more like the dominant force we expected. They also preview the SEC-Big 12 Challenge coming up this weekend.
Rundown:
MBB
2:20 Just how good is Texas A&M?
12:28 UTA takes down Texas State
17:33 Texas beats TCU
20:45 UTEP and UTSA get big wins
WBB
26:58 Baylor outlasts Tech
34:12 Texas and UTA are stacking up the Dubs
41:00 Guess the Kenpom!
49:02 SEC-Big 12 Challenge predictions
Matthew Brune 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech's encouraging double overtime loss at Kansas and ask if Terrence Shannon should be "The Guy" for this team before examining the current state of WBB across Texas...it's not looking great.
Rundown:
MBB
5:32: Texas Tech proved itself yet again
25:56: TCU looks legit?
32:48: Sam Houston: Kings of the WAC
39:14: SWAC update, what's going on???
WBB
44:04: Overall struggles of women’s basketball at the moment
51:27: Texas and Baylor are back! Are we back to "normal" in the Big 12?
Matthw Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about SMU MBB's impressive run. Plus, are Rice and Sam Houston turning their seasons around. Then Ishmael talks about UTA's last-second win over Texas State.
Note: We were originally slated to talk about both SMU MBB and WBB but the women had both games postponed this week. We'll be sure to talk about Toyelle Wilson's squad when they're back on the court.
Rundown:
MBB
4:02 SMU beats Memphis, asserts itself in AAC hunt
15:58 Texas loses to K-State…
22:50 North Texas is one of the most impressive programs in Texas
27:37 Is Rice actually turning it around?
30:20 Sam Houston State to the moon
36:11 Texas A&M hangs with Kentucky
WBB
39:00 Texas State blows late lead, loses to UTA
42:20 Texas bounces back with road W over Iowa State
44:50 Look away Texas A&M fans...
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson can't help but talk a little about the wild, dumb Big 12 MBB weekend again, but don't worry, they're here to let you spread the gospel of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's basketball.
Rundown:
2:10 Baylor MBB loses second straight
11:16 Texas MBB is what it is
20:24 Tech MBB finally has a letdown
23:52 Ish recaps SMU MBBs win over Tulane, plus other quick WBB recaps
31:54 Why you need to pay attention to both Texas A&M-CC MBB and WBB
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech MBB's upset over Baylor, what to think of Houston MBB still winning without Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark and Texas flashing its defensive potential. Then they take a look at...whatever is happening in the Big 12 on the women's side with Baylor, Texas and Texas Tech all dropping games this week in worrying fashion.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech WBB beating Texas and flashing its big-game ceiling. Then they have a lengthy discussion about what Mark Adams has sustained at Tech MBB while Chris Beard's Texas MBB has yet to secure a quality win.
WBB
2:08 Texas Tech flashes potential, beating Texas
MBB
12:02 Shorthanded Tech beats Kansas!
18:27 Texas Loses to Oklahoma state…Time to panic?
41:58 CUSA: UNT loses to UAB, then Rice beats UAB??
46:33 A&M is 3-0 in SEC play, was Brune wrong?
51:43 WACTION chaos!
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss whether this year's Baylor MBB team holds up against last year's title winners before discussing Houton MBB's ceiling in the AAC. Then later, they talk about whether or not Bayor WBB are the favorites in the Big 12 right now.
MBB
2:19 More Baylor dominance, is this team better than last years?
20:18 How much do Houston’s injuries lower its ceiling?
26:18 Should SMU be favored to win the American?
30:05 Quick takes: UNT is good…Rice is not. Texas Southern loses, Texas still hasn’t played anyone, RGV-SHSU chaos.
WBB
37:10 A&M loses to LSU
38:49 Baylor loses to Kansas State by double digits…
45:37: SMU smokes TCU? Excuse me?
The second of our two primers for conference play, featuring Justin Carter. With conference play rolling out and college football season winding down, we figured it'd be a great time to welcome you all in who maybe weren't quite paying attention to college basketball yet. What'd you miss? What's new, what's different and what should you watch out for?
Rundown:
4:00 UNT and Baylor continue to impress
11:40 A&M’s new style, same success?
14:18 Should we be concerned about SFA?
18:23 New-look Texas’ success
23:12 Texas Tech troubles
27:51 Watch out for UTA!
31:00 UTEP and ACU quick evaluations
31:53 The best of the rest?
36:33 MVP and newcomer of the nonconference
With conference play rolling out and college football season winding down, we figured it'd be a great time to welcome you all in who maybe weren't quite paying attention to college basketball yet. What'd you miss? What's new, what's different and what should you watch out for? This is the men's basketball episodes with a women's primer coming soon.
Rundown:
What We Know
5:30 Baylor is great
8:15 Houston is Houston, but now lost Marcus Sasser
13:10 UNT is a contender again
16:15 SFA is underrated
16:55 We still love Texas Southern
What We Don’t Know
18:10 Just how good is SMU?
28:00 How can Texas Tech improve?
31:42 New Texas, Same Chris Beard
34:50 Is TCU’s improvement for real?
40:10 Is A&M Good Pt. 4?
43:32 Buy or Sell recap!
47:45 Game Predictions
53:43 Midseason MVP and Newcomer/Breakthrough picks
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson discuss Baylor WBB's loss to Michigan and how the team's adjusting to Nicki Collen before dissecting Texas Tech MBB's issues so far. They also touch on Houston MBB's win over Oklahoma State before talking about some games over the final stretch of non-conference.
Rundown:
3:30 Baylor WBB loses to Michigan — and we’re concerned.
17:45 Texas State WBB’s four game losing streak
22:05 Texas Tech MBB can’t keep up with Gonzaga
31:25 Baylor’s secret weapon
36:17: Quick MBB updates on UNT, UTSA, UTRGV, TSU
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Baylor as the best team in the country, Houston MBB's loss to Alabama and the big issues with Texas MBB and Texas A&M WBB so far.
Rundown:
1:44 Baylor Mbb is No. 1…again!
12:58 Is Texas mbb in trouble?
26:20 TCU wbb stuns Texas A&M!
34:43 Houston mbb proves itself against Alabama
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson break down Texas Tech's sloppy win over No. 13 Tennssee before they go through Texas Southern's massive win over No. 20 Florida and how it happened.
Rundown:
0:55 Texas Tech MBB pulls out ugly win over Tennessee
13:42 Texas Southern MBB takes down Florida
23:50 Previewing A&M vs. TCU, Baylor and Houston weekend games
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas WBB's huge win at Texas A&M before reflecting on Texas State MBB's comeback against Rice MBB. Then they discuss what exactly Texas Tech MBB...is right now before playing some Kenpom game that Brune came up with.
Rundown:
2:30 Texas WBB beats Texas A&M!
16:42 Rice MBB collapses, loses to Texas State
23:50 The confusing Texas Tech MBB team?
31:10 UNT WBB rolls SMU
33:50 Texas Tech WBB loses to Georgia
35:52 A rundown of scores to know form this week!
40:05 Guess the Kenpom ranking!
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson recap some of the holiday tournament results before playing a little bit of Buy or Sell. They throw out prompts and either defend them or argue against.
3:22 Baylor wins the Battle For Atlantis
8:04 A few other notable results from the week
14:50 Buy or Sell! Ish and Brune debate their hot takes on Texas Tech WBB, Baylor MBB and WBB, and others!
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas WBB's loss to Tennessee before talking about Houston and Texas A&M the Maui Invitational so far. Then, they end it with a brif Q&A and get into who they think are the two most underrated MBB and WBB teams in Texas.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas A&M WBB's huge win over SFA before hitting on the UTA WBB/Houston WBB overtime clash and conclude with what the UTA MBB program is at this point.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss a young Texas WBB's huge win over the reigning national champions before touching on why Texas' loss to Gonzaga doesn't concern them. They also touch on Texas A&M-Commerce MBB's upset of UTSA.
Time Stamps:
2:23: Texas women pull off the upset at Stanford
17:42: Texas men unable to keep pace with Timme and Gonzaga
30:17: recap of other notable scores in Texas college BB
Matthew Brune saw Texas State MBB play LSU in person and gave his thoughts before they run down some more games that caught their eye including Sam Houston MBB giving Nebraska some run and SFA WBB blowing out Houston.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the second DFW-ish Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Baylor, North Texas and UT-Arlington. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson go across the state on the first day of the season and pick at results that stood out in the men's and women's game.
Is it too early to worry about Baylor WBB's short rotation? Why did it take overtime for Houston MBB to beat Hofstra? Plus more results from around Texas.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the previews to both MBB and WBB programs for Texas, ACU and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the second Houston-area Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Sam Houston, Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the East(ish) Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin and Lamar. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference.
Editor's Note: This podcast was recorded prior to Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair's announcement that this would be his final year.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first DFW (And the Valley, don't question our groupings) preview of both MBB and WBB programs for TCU, SMU and UTRGV. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first "San Antonio" preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas State, UTSA and Incarnae Word. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first Houston-area preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas Tech, UTEP and Tarleton. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first Houston-area preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Houston, Rice and Houston Baptist. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247Sports get into an on-the-spot debate about Johnny Jones, Jamie Dixon and Tim Jankovich before collectively ranking Top 10 returning backcourts in women's basketball.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247Sports get into some on-the-spot debates in the build-up to the season before collectively ranking Top 10(11) returning backcourts in MBB.
2:00 - Discuss the progress of the magazine
7:45 - On The Spot debates
33:45 - Ranking the top 10 MBB backcourts in Texas
Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson grabbed the new, and energetic, UTEP head coach Joe Golding on what attracted him to the job, the brand of basketball we can expect from the Miners and the crop of talent he has to work with.
Matthew sat down with Baylor men's basketball head coach Scott Drew for a one-on-one interview where they talk about the national title game, what he tweaked as a coached and a quick look at this year's edition of the Bears.
The guys chat with Texas State women's basketball head coach Zenarae Antoine about COVID, her 10 years at the helm and what to expect from her experienced Bobcats this year.
The guys sit chat with UNT's Grant McCasland about last season's C-USA Conference Championship run, the NCAA Tournament, the Mean Green's returning talent before concluding with his time at Baylor under Scott Drew.
The newly FULL-TIME EMPLOYED Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk former Texas A&M guard Zaay Green transferring to UAPB. Also, Texas State guard Kennedy Taylor penned a mental health column after Simone Biles pulled out of a few competitions in the Olympics.
Then the guys finish talking about some of the Texas college NBA rookies who've impressed them in Summer League including Davion Mitchell and Jericho Sims.
1:33 A&M’s Zaay Green transfers out and Texas State poin guard Kennedy Taylor pens mental health column
7:20 Thoughts on six Texas players selected in NBA Draft
16:05 Our reaction to the rookies balling in NBA summer league
New intro theme! Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 Sports discuss native Texans headed to the Olympics, some key MBB players who withdrew from the NBA Draft to return for another season. Plus, some NBA Draft stock discussion.
Rundown:
2:52 -Texans playing in the Olympics
8:10 - Kendric Davis returns to SMU, does this make the Mustangs an AAC front-runner?
14:25 - Terrence Shannon returns to Texas Tech
24:05 - Isiah Small returns to Texas State
26:40 - NBA Draft Stocks!
The guys discuss some of the marquee transfers across the state, including UTEP's Bryson Williams going to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State's Ja'mee Asberry joining Nicki Collen's Baylor. How experienced are Texas MBB teams going to be next year? Plus, some late-round/undrafted NBA prospects and whether or not some should stay another year in school.
Rundown:
1:32 UTEP F Bryson Williams commits to Texas Tech!
11:00 The Terrence Shannon situation in Lubbock
19:45 Moon Ursin Joins Mulkey at LSU, Baylor WBB reloads with Jamee Asberry
Prospect previews:
25:07 Terrence Shannon
29:26 Macio Teague
36:10 Matthew Mayer
42:23 Kendric Davis
47:55 Jericho Sims
52:30 Jhivvan Jackson
58:04 Keaton Wallace
Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson give a brief update on how the WNBA rookies are doing and their thoughts on Nicki Collen's hire by Baylor before giving their insight on how the state's top NBA Draft prospects will fair in the league.
News
2:00 - Early WNBA season update
4:50 - Nicki Collen replaces Mulkey at Baylor
NBA Draft scouting reports
8:35 - Davion Mitchell
17:43 - Kai Jones
24:06 - Jared Butler
30:30 - Greg Brown
38:00 - RJ Nembhard
42:50 - Quentin Grimes
50:50 - Mac McClung
56:30 - Javion Hamlet
The guys discuss Kim Mulkey leaving and where Baylor WBB goes from here before discussing and debating the All-Texas picks. And no, your Twitter mentions aren't changing Ish's mind on picking Kelvin Sampson over Scott Drew.
1:18 - Kim Mulkey leaves Baylor for LSU
13:38 - A look at the DCTB Womens All-Texas awards
21:25 - Ish defends his DCTB Mens All-Texas awards
TRANSFER WILD WEST! Plus getting around to the coaching moves around the state such as Chris Beard to Texas, Joe Golding to UTEP, Karen Aston to UTSA and Texas Tech promoting Mark Adams.
DID Y'ALL JUST SEE THAT???
Instant reaction to Baylor's dominating win over Gonzaga for Texas' first men's basketball national title since 1966. How the Bears did it, what we'll remember about this team and where Baylor stacks up in comparison to recent MBB teams. We also touched on Houston at the end since we didn't get a chance to record after the Final Four game. Be sure to set a counter for how many times Matthew Brune says "THATS WHAT THEY DO!"
Houston's on-brand handling of Syracuse and Oregon State and Baylor's two-faced performances against Villanova and Arkansas. Can Houston stimy Baylor's outside shooting? Can Baylor keep the Cougars off the offensive glass? What type of game needs to unfold for either team to make the national title?
Episode re-do! Baylor runs into a re-emerging UConn powerhouse, Texas' first-year run under Vic Schaefer comes to an end but why we're still excited and Texas A&M's squad depth not being enough against Arizona.
WBB writer Justin Carter joins Texas 24 to talk about JORDAN NIXON DOING THE DANG THING FOR TEXAS A&M, Texas' impressive win over UCLA and how Baylor's basically been the juggernaut we've expected. Plus, a recap of the first two rounds of the women's basketball tournament thus far.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the second round of games in the MBB Tournament. Is Baylor finally looking like the national title contender we expected them to be and how did Houston survive Rutgers? Plus we give our eulogies of Abilene Christian, North Texas and Texas Tech.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the state's two biggest upset wins and run through the rest of the first two days of the MBB Tournament. Does Saturday's result change Shaka Smart's future at Texas?
0:52: ACU shocks Texas in opening round
17:45: North Texas pulls out wild win over Purdue, advances to second round
30:29: Rundown of the other four Texas men’s teams in the tourney
WBB writer and DCTB contributor Justin Carter joins Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson for a WBB NCAA bracket breakdown, Houston getting "snubbed", SFA's prospects and Baylor and Texas A&M's paths. In the latter half, the guys break down the first weekend of tournament games in MBB, including where they feel Texas Tech could struggle against Utah State.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the high school boys and girls state championships before giving their initial reactions to the Texas teams' seeding from Selection Sunday.
Stay tuned later this week for the WBB bracket breakdown as well as full previews of both tournaments from the Lone Star State perspctive.
Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 give a quick rundown of the girls basketball state championships before running through the upcoming men's basketball tournaments coming up this week. This was recorded Monday evening so a few things may be referenced out of date, such as the absolutely IMPOSSIBLE scenario in which App State wins the Sun Belt Championship...that ended up actually happening.
We recorded an episode last weekend but it was lost to the technical gods so this is the "first official" episode.
Coming soon to podcast platforms.