The 247Sports College Basketball Show: Recent Episodes
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Tani Levitt hosts experts from 247Sports basketball scouting team and 247Sports beat reporters from across the country to talk all things college basketball. Get behind the scenes recruiting analysis from the experts themselves, and localized information about the hottest teams in College Basketball.
When the Pac-12 announced it was canceling sports through the end of 2020, many college basketball fans worried that CBB would follow college football and splinter in the face of COVID-19. But Matt Norlander has reported that many in the college basketball world are actually quite optimistic. Today, Matt joins Tani Levitt on the show to talk bubbles, contingency plans, the soundtrack to college basketball's return, and more. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Matt Norlander Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The deadline for NCAA players to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school came and went this week, so we've got a whiparound with updates from 5 reporters who cover teams that got back elite talent. Tani talks to reporters from 247Sports' Baylor, Iowa, Illinois, LSU, and Arizona State to give you guys an update on five teams whose expectations for the 2020-2021 season just got a big boost. Host: Tani Levitt Guests: David Eickholt, Jeremy Werner, Tim Watkins, Billy Embody, Chris Karpman Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
247Sports Basketball Recruiting Analyst Brian Snow joins Tani Levitt on the show with the latest news in a fast-moving college basketball offseason. First, Brian gives the scoop on new Iowa State commit Tyrese Hunter, then he breaks down the latest news on 5 star guard Trevor Keels, a pair of 3 stars who transferred schools, and Depaul leaving it's traditional recruiting neighborhood twice in one offseason. Check out Brian's article about Tyrese Hunter and his National Hoops Recruiting Notebook. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Brian Snow Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been a busy week in college basketball recruiting with major commitments every day of the week and a 247Sports rankings update for the class of 2022. To break it all down Tani invited to the most junior and senior members of the 247Sports basketball rankings council, Travis Branham and Jerry Meyer to talk about the commitments and rankings update respectively. Emoni Bates is king, but Travis and Jerry say this class is deep even after #1. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Travis Branham, Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Elite wing Jonathan Kuminga reclassified from 2021 to 2020 and will enter the G-League developmental program. Tani calls up 247Sports College Basketball expert Brian Snow to break it down. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Brian Snow Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Star center Moussa Cisse just announced on 247Sports.com that he will be attending the University of Memphis. the #9 prospect in the 247Sports Composite for the class of 2020 chose the tigers over Florida State, LSU, Kentucky, Georgetown and other major basketball powers. To break down this news Tani calls up Brooks Hansen, the founder of GoTigers247, 247Sports'. Memphis site. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Brooks Hansen Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sam Webb joins Tani Levitt on the show to check in on the Big Ten. With three legit national title contenders, and a sizable group of potential tournament teams, the Big Ten is in contention to be the country's top league for the second year in a row. But before the Big Ten preview, Tani runs down some of the latest college sports news, and breaks down how and why the football and fall sports news matter for basketball. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Sam Webb Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We were all set to run another conference summer check in episode when late on Thursday night, 5 star center Makur Maker, the #17 prospect in the 247Sports Composite for the class of 2020 committed to play for the Howard Bisons over UCLA, Kentucky and Memphis. So Tani called up Steven Gaither from HBCU Gameday to discuss how it all went down, what this means for Howard, and just how good Makur will be in the MEAC. Then, Tani calls up Jeff Ermann, the publisher of Inside Maryland Sports to discuss Under Armour's collapse and their decision to break ties with UCLA. Host: Tani Levitt Guests: Steven Gaither, Jeff Ermann Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emoni Bates, the top player in the class of 2022, and indeed the entirety of high school basketball, committed to Michigan State, and Tani brings on 247Sports Recruiting Analyst Brian Snow to get his immediate reaction to this commitment. Why now? Will Emoni ever attend Michigan State? Will his commitment impact coach Tom Izzo's 2021 and 2022 recruiting? All that and more on this emergency episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Brian Snow Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brian Snow joins Tani on the pod to continue the Summer Check In series on the pod. Today they discuss the wide open SEC. Lots of roster turnover and high level recruiting make the SEC hard to project and very fun to discuss. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas headline, but many others are on their heels. Then in part two, Jerry Meyer joins the show to break down the new top-150 for the class of 2021. With no new games to watch, the recruiting council dug into the tape, added a new five star to the fold, and highlighted some of their favorite players. You can read Kevin Flaherty's SEC Summer Check In along with all of 247Sports' 2021 rankings release content on 247sports.com. Host: Tani Levitt Guests: Brian Snow, Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kevin Flaherty joins Tani on the show to break down the latest news in college basketball including Zion's lawsuit, OJ Mayo's return to USC, and a potential NCAA day off on November 3rd for election day. Then the guys dive deep into Kevin's recent summer ACC check in, and discuss Duke and UNC's elite recruiting classes, Florida State's star recruit, some impact players on lower ranked teams, and whether or not Virginia's offense will be able to catch up to its top ranked defense. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Kevin Flaherty Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Until Covid-19 canceled sports across the world, Nike's Peach Jam championship was supposed to be later this month. Tani was bummed that he wasn't going to be able to attend, so he got the next best thing. Evan Daniels and Jerry Meyer called in to share why they love Peach Jam, and why it's such an important event. Hear which guys went from nobody to 5-star, which. current NBA player goes to the tournament with his whole family, and more. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Jerry Meyer, Evan Daniels Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NBA draft is likely going to be October 15th, and the NCAA withdrawal deadline is August 3rd or 10 days after the NBA combine. Kevin Flaherty joins the Tani Levitt to discuss what does this mean for the prospects who still can return to college, is the August 3rd deadline fair to the players, and other draft/NCAA crossover topics. Then, just as the show was wrapping up, the NCAA announced a series of punishments against Oklahoma State, including a postseason ban in the 2020-2021 season. With Cade Cunningham – the #1 prospect in the 247Sports composite 2020 ranking – set to enroll in Stillwater this fall, Kevin and Tani stay on the line to ponder the possibility that he might leave the NCAA for the G-League, what the NCAA can do to keep him in their system, and what it means that the #1 prospect hasn't played in the NCAA tournament in three of the last six years. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Kevin Flaherty Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
247Sports' Director of Basketball Recruiting Evan Daniels joins Tani to talk about his interviews for 247Sports Social Distancing series. Evan highlights two of his favorite stories from the interviews, including why John Wall almost eschewed Kentucky for Miami, and explains how some high mid-majors could be the big winners of the 2021 recruiting class. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Evan Daniels Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Earlier this week Brian Snow interviewed 5 star guard Khristian Lander about his decision to reclassify from 2021 to 2020, and join Indiana this fall. Today he joins the show to talk with Tani about Khristian's decision to reclassify, Khristian's game, and answer some big picture recruiting questions. Then, hear Evan Daniels interview 2021 five star Patrick Baldwin, and Tani runs down some news items. Host: Tani Levitt Guests: Brian Snow, Evan Daniels, Patrick Baldwin Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fresh off the final rankings of the class of 2020, Tani reaches out to the experts who cover some of the top recruiting classes to find out what impact their freshmen will have on their teams. In under an hour you will hear from experts who cover Kentucky, Duke, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Texas Tech, and learn about some of the best prospects in the class of 2020. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guests: Danny West, Grant Ramey, Chris Fisher, Adam Rowe, Jarret Johnson, & Jeremy Werner Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Follow or Subscribe to The 247Sports College Basketball Show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tani and Jerry dig into the final rankings for the class of 2020, including Jerry's favorite defenders and bucket getters, and a couple surprisingly high recruiting classes. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the deadline to declare for the NBA draft in the past, Tani called up Kevin Flaherty to discuss the players who have declared for the draft but still have college eligibility left. Who should stay in the draft? Who should come back to school? Whose decision depends on whether or not the NBA delays the draft and allows teams to hold workouts? Also, be sure to stay until the end for an announcement about the show's release schedule! Check out 247Sports' List of underclassmen declaring for the 2020 NBA Draft. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Kevin Flaherty Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just as promised, we're back with an emergency episode after Wake Forest hired Steve Forbes to replace Danny Manning. 247Sports' Demon Deacon Digest publisher Les Johns calls in to give y'all the inside scoop from Winston-Salem. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guest: Les Johns Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the G-League developmental teams looming over college basketball, UNC and Texas secured significant recruiting wins this week in Greg Brown for Texas and Kerwin Walton for UNC. To discuss Texas and UNC, Tani invited 247Sports Basketball Analyst Jerry Meyer, Horns247 staff writer Jeff Howe, and Inside Carolina staff writer Sherrell McMillan. All that and more on this week's episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guests: Jerry Meyer, Jeff Howe, Sherrrrell McMillan Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With 5 star prospects Isaiah Todd and Josh Christopher spurning Ann Arbor for greener pastures elsewhere, one might think that all is bad for Michigan. But Michigan still has a top-10 recruiting class in 2020, and Juwan Howard will have a year of head coaching experience under his belt come the fall of 2020. Sam Webb joins the show to explain why things are looking rosy for the maize and blue. Host: Tani Levitt Guest: Sam Webb Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
247Sports Director of Basketball Scouting Jerry Meyer and National Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty join Tani on the show to break down the busiest week in the corona season of college basketball. First Jerry Meyer comes on to talk about Zaire Williams and Josh Christopher's surprising commitments, and Emoni Bates winning national player of the year. Then Kevin Flaherty calls in to discuss Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd's decisions to go pro, and what they mean for College Basketball. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guests: Jerry Meyer, Kevin Flaherty Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On March 24th, Patrick Tape commits to Duke. Then last Thursday, on April 2nd, he de-commits from Duke and stepped back into the transfer portal. Then on Sunday he re-commits to Duke and everybody loses their mind. Why did Patrick choose Duke in the first place? Well, I think we know that. But why did he de-commit? Why did he re-commit? Host Tani Levitt called up 247Sports Duke reporter Adam Rowe, who interviewed Patrick Tape after his recommitment to Duke to try to understand why it went down this way. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guest: Adam Rowe Read Adam's article about the Tape transfer saga here. Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Tuesday night, HBO released The Scheme, a documentary about Christian Dawkins, and the FBI's 2017 investigation into Dawkins' sports agency and corruption in NCAA Men's Basketball. Tani Levitt and 247Sports National Basketball writer Kevin Flaherty break down the film in terms of its impact on the game, the legacy of the FBI investigation, and wonder whether this FBI investigation was the spark that lit the fire of Name Image and Likeness legislation across the country. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Kevin Flaherty Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Fitzgerald calls his friend, former Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin. Martin seemed ready for a long stay in Manhattan until a new university president hired John Currie to be athletics director. A toxic relationship between Currie and Martin drove Martin after a loss in the Round of 32 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament to become the head coach at South Carolina. Martin built the Gamecocks from the ground up and put the long-suffering program in the 2017 Final Four, something no one in Columbia, South Carolina, expected. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Tim Fitzgerald Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Tuesday afternoon, 247Sports Director of Recruiting Evan Daniels spoke over the phone with Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Roy Williams. Evan and Coach Williams talk about recruiting, this past season, and how the Coronavirus has affected Williams' job. Then, the guys from the Inside Carolina podcast break down the interview with insider knowledge. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Evan Daniels Guest: Roy Williams Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Thursday afternoon, 247Sports Director of Recruiting Evan Daniels spoke over the phone with Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Evan and Coach K talk about what it was like on the inside to find out that the season was canceled, how the team handled the news, and what Coach K plans to do moving forward. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Evan Daniels Guest: Mike Krzyzewski Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Evan Daniels joins the show to talk about his two articles that have taken the college basketball world by storm. First, Tani and Evan review Evan's poll of 115 college basketball coaches to see who would have won the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Then, they talk about Evan's interview with Rick Pitino after Pitino's shocking return to college basketball at Iona.
Check out Evan's articles:
Rick Pitino on Iona gig: 'It fulfills everything I want'
15 college coaches vote on who would have won the NCAA Tourney
Q&A: Bill Self on cancelled tournament, why Kansas was surging
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Conference tournaments are tipping off tomorrow so it's time to talk tournament. Jerry and Tani break down all the big losses from the past week and look ahead to the games that will decide regular season conference titles. Plus, Jerry answers a bunch of listener questions. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duke took another bad loss on Monday against Wake Forest. Jerry and Tani dive in to figure out what to make of this high-ceiling, low floor team. Plus, they recap the biggest games of last week, discuss the top-5 players in the new class of 2021 release, and preview games that would clinch a regular season conference championship for two top-ten teams. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March is just 10 days away and every game matters so Jerry and Tani preview four games that could potentially decide the regular season titles in major conferences. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry and Tani go deep on Emoni Bates, the consensus #1 prospect in the class of 2020. Plus, Jerry's favorite picks for the national title against Vegas odds. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coming into this season, Washington was 26th in the AP poll, and had brought two one-and-done NBA prospects onto campus. Yet today they are last in the Pac-12 and staring a lost season in the face? Tani tasks Jerry with the impossible: explain how this could have happened. Plus, a new recruiting ranking tool at 247Sports, and teams Jerry is higher and lower on for March than AP voters. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry and Tani review the 2020 McDonald's All American Rosters, talk about a cool new broadcast choice, and debate end-of-game timeout strategy. Plus, Jerry remember's Kobe Bryant. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kansas State and Kansas had a disagreement at the end of their game last night so we brought in 247Sports' Kansas State Podcast, the Powercat Podcast to break down what happened late at Phog Allen. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Guest Hosts: Tim Fitzgerald, Riley Gates, and Zac Carlson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Texas hired Shaka Smart to lead its basketball program, Smart was coming off of a dominant four year run at VCU, where his Rams were among the leaders in steals and turnovers every year. His frantic Havoc defense helped VCU reach the 2011 Final Four. But since moving to Austin, Smart has not been able to replicate the success or system that he used in Richmond. Tani and Jerry wonder why. Plus, the best #5s in College Basketball history, reactions to the HoopHall Classic, and Luka Garza's case for National Player of the Year. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Arizona is riding a two game losing streak and already has five losses. They brought in a top end recruiting class, but is there reason for Wildcats fans to be nervous? Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are Stanford and Rutgers higher in the NET than in any other ranking? And is it right? Plus, controversies on player and coaching conduct, three-point shooting emphasis in today's game, and Jerry and Tani establish that 3 is 50 percent more than 2. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last week, Evan Daniels wrote about potential #1 pick and Georgia standout Anthony Edwards for 247Sports.com, so Tani and Evan sat down to discuss Edwards' rapid rise to the top of 2020 NBA Draft boards, his training process, and consider how good he would be at football if he never switched sports. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Guest: Evan Daniels Read Evan's article about Anthony Edwards here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With College Basketball on a bit of a hiatus, Tani and Jerry discuss modern basketball, and the way teams are changing the way they define success on a basketball court. As you will hear, things aren't always as they seem. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the final episode of 2019, Tani counts down the 5 craziest college basketball stories of 2019. Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Memphis Tiger center and projected NBA Lottery pick James Wiseman announced this afternoon that he is leaving Memphis to prepare for the NBA Draft. Tani hops on the mic for an emergency reaction pod. Host: Tani Levitt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tani lays out the circumstances surrounding the four transfers, proposes a change to NCAA transfer policies, and reviews the first NET Rankings. Then Jerry joins to discuss Georgetown's on-court product, renewed rivalries, some stories from his playing days, and to preview Kansas at Villanova. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tani and Jerry review Maryland and Louisville's losses on Tuesday night, and consider the importance of good coaching in college basketball. Then, Jerry goes deep on some impressive defenses, and clears up some misconceptions Tani has about playing on the road and recruiting. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After another busy week in college basketball, Tani and Jerry break down the two disappointing losses for the state of Michigan in the Big Ten / ACC Challenge, Obi Toppin's meteoric rise, scouting philosophy, and some 2020 five stars Jerry is excited about. All that and more in the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanksgiving is just two days away, and that means that there are early-season college basketball tournaments. So Kevin Flaherty joins the show to preview the biggest tournaments, and give a quick breakdown of the NET vs the RPI in the process. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The NCAA suspended Memphis star James Wiseman 12 games, and producer Tani has three takeaways. All that and more on this emergency edition of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Jerry Meyer Guest Host: Tani Levitt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trey and Jerry run down what makes each of the top 5 classes in the country special, then get into a spirited discussion about whether AAU ball is really to blame for the NBA's "load management" issue. Hosts: Trey Scott and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Evan Daniels fills in to chop it up on Memphis' James Wiseman saga, whether No. 1 Kentucky's loss to Evansville is that big a deal, Arizona's star freshman trio, Cole Anthony's fool's gold and everything you need to know about the Early Signing Period. Plus, digging into Evan's recent Bronny James story. Hosts: Trey Scott and Evan Daniels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 2019-2020 college basketball season is finally here! Trey Scott and college basketball's assist king Jerry Meyer hop on the mic to react to the Champions Classic, and the ACC opening conference play in November. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #1 are the Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans are deep, well coached, and boast the preseason favorite for player of the year, who might not even be their best player. Will the Spartans spend their March and April cutting down nets? Kevin thinks so. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #2 are the Kansas Jayhawks. Amidst speculation of NCAA sanctions, the Jayhawks have continued with business as usual, putting together another final four contender. Big men Udoka Azubuike and Silvio De Souza have returned from injury and ineligibility to form one of the best front courts in the nation. Pair them with a rebuilt three point shooting core, and the Jayhawks are on the shortlist for the national championship. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #3 are the Kentucky Wildcats. This year Kentucky brings in another top-2 recruiting class and bring back a bevy of veterans, the two components of all of Coach Cal's best teams. Will they make another final four? Kevin says that depends on whether or not they can shoot. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #4 are the Louisville Cardinals. It's been just two years since Louisville fired longtime coach Rick Pitino amid scandal, and the Cardinals are already back among the title contenders. Cardinals fans can thank Jordan Nwora for much of that. The preseason ACC player of the year nearly left for the NBA, but came back to lead the Cardinals one more time. How far will they go? Tune in to this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show to find out. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #5 are the Florida Gators. Most analysts were setting up to place the Gators in their top-25 lists coming into this season, and then they landed graduate transfer Kerry Blackshear, and there is national title talk in Gainsville. Find out why Kevin thinks Florida is the real deal. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #6 are the Duke Blue Devils. 7 months after Duke bowed out of the NCAA tournament, there is still a Zion Williamson shaped crater in Durham. However, Duke is deep with returning players, including star point guard Tre Jones, and they brought in a top-3 recruiting class, that projects to include 4 first round NBA draft picks. What does that mean for Duke? Find out all that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #7 are the Villanova Wildcats. Coach Jay Wright has secured two straight recruiting classes that rank among the best in program history. Villanova's two final four teams were full of veterans, but Kevin thinks that coach Wright can be able to replicate his past success with a significantly younger team. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #8 are the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have made a WCC record 21 straight NCAA tournaments. With Killian Tillie returning from injury and the 13th ranked recruiting class in 2019, Gonzaga is primed to make it 22. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #9 are the Oregon Ducks. Star point guard Payton Pritchard leads a motley crew of players that Kevin thinks are ready to make serious waves on the national stage. There is no greater discrepancy between where the AP top-25 and Kevin Flaherty top-25 rank a team than with the Oregon Ducks. Find out why Kevin is so high on the Ducks on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #10 are the Maryland Terrapins. Maryland has one of the deepest teams in the Big Ten, particularly on the wings, and all of College Park wants to know if Coach Mark Turgeon can do something he hasn't yet: win the Big Ten Regular Season, the Big Ten Tournament, or make an Elite Eight. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball.\ Coming in at #11 are the reigning national champion Virginia Cavaliers. Even after losing multiple players to the pros, Virginia has the tools to challenge for the ACC title again. Tournament heroes Kihei Clark and Mamadi Diakite are back to anchor the Cavaliers, and Coach Tony Bennett is recruiting at the highest level of his career. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #12 are the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Texas Tech has never been a basketball powerhouse, but last year's national championship appearance made perfect sense in the context of coach Chris Beard's career. Now without star Jarrett Culer, the Red Raiders will have to fall back on coach Beard's defensive system and some new faces if they want to maintain their Big 12 dominance. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball.
Coming in at #13 are the North Carolina Tar Heels. When most programs lose a star point guard to the NBA draft lottery they take a step back. Unfortunately for the ACC, Roy Williams brought in Cole Anthony to replace Coby White, so the beat goes on in Chapel Hill. Anthony is ready to compete for All American honors and the Tar Heels are ready to compete for another ACC title. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show.
Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball.
Coming in at #14 are the Seton Hall Pirates. Kevin Flaherty has the Pirates finishing second in the Big East, but that all depends on Myles Powell. Powell projects to be among the leading scorers in the nation, and as he goes, so go the Pirates. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show.
Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball.
Coming in at #15 are the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State brings back most of last year's team, including potential All American Caleb Wesson, along with one of the best recruiting classes in their recent history. Though the Buckeyes are not the class of the Big Ten, Kevin says they are a team to watch out for. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show.
Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #16 are the Arizona Wildcats. Coach Sean Miller brought in the 6th ranked recruiting class in the country and are ready to return to the top of the Pac-12. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #17 are the Memphis Tigers. Five Freshmen starters who were ranked in the top 58 of the 247Sports composite: unprecedented. The #1 recruiting class in the nation in a coaches second year: unprecedented. A coach promising a final four before the season: not unprecedented, but Kevin Flaherty says it might be unwarranted. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #18 is Utah State. At #18 the Aggies are among the highest ranked mid-majors this year. Kevin and Trey wonder how far the Aggies can go this year, and whether that will be at the expense of another mid-major. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #19 are the Baylor Bears. Baylor survived an injury plagued season in 2018-2019, and won 20 games. Now, Baylor is healthy and has new talent on the team, and Kevin expects big things in Waco this year. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #20 are the Xavier Musketeers. Kevin and Trey think that Xavier is a team on the rise, and they wonder if the Musketeers deserve more attention nationally. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #21 are the Auburn Tigers. It's hard to project the Tigers to return to the Final Four, but there is every reason to believe that they will remain a force in College Basketball this year. All that and more in today's episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #22 are the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols lost leaders Grant Williams, Admiral Schoefield, and Jordan Bone to the NBA draft, and nearly lost head coach Rick Barnes to UCLA. Hear why Kevin Flaherty thinks that all is still well under Rocky Top. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #23 are the Saint Mary's Gaels. The Gaels bring back 4 of 5 starters from last year's Round of 32 team, and have a readymade replacement for the last spot in Aaron Menzies. With Gonzaga in a down year, the Gaels look primed to make a run at a West Coast Conference title. All that and more in today's 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. At #24, the LSU Tigers are hoping to build on their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2006, but without Tremont Waters and Naz Reid, who left for the NBA. Will their unique front court and veteran point guard be enough to keep the Tigers in the running for the SEC title? All that and more in today's episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Preview Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In preparation for the 2019-2020 College Basketball Season, the 247Sports College Basketball Show will be reviewing every team in 247Sports National College Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty's preseason top-25. Along with host Trey Scott, Kevin will walk you though everything you need to know about the 25 best teams in college basketball. Coming in at #25 are the Purdue Boilermakers. Hear about their strong sophomore class, an exciting graduate transfer, veteran coach, and more on today's 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Trey Scott and Kevin Flaherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We continue our series of the best prospects Jerry Meyer's ever scouted with a look at the small forwards, perhaps the most impactful position of the decade. Hosts: Trey Scott and Jerry Meyer www.247sports.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Evan Daniels joins us to discuss where college basketball sits in the midst of an ever-shifting landscape that's seen high school players — of varying skill — make proactive decisions to skip college and play anywhere they can at the professional level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We continue our series of the best prospects Jerry Meyer's ever scouted with a look at the shooting guards, a position that's been big on promise but somewhat disappointing in reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry Meyer begins his by-position series of the best players he's ever scouted with the point guard crop, taking a trip down memory lane with the likes of Derrick Rose, John Wall and Shaun Livingston . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reopening the Kevin Durant vs. Greg Oden debate, why Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were late bloomers, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who's No. 1 now, and who's Jerry's pick to top the rankings at the end of the cycle? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Winners and losers of the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, R.J. Hampton's decision, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is John Beilein's decision to leave Michigan for the Cavaliers a sign that college basketball is in trouble (0:45)? Where should the Wolverines turn in their search for a replacement (9:00)? Penny Hardaway has Memphis on an insane recruiting run (14:51) that has elevated expectations for his program. South Carolina hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since their Final Four berth three years ago (23:20); why hasn't recruiting picked up for the Gamecocks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trey and Jerry dig into the final Top247 for the class of 2019, including Jerry's take which player he (unsuccessfully) stumped for being No. 1 overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry was on hand in Atlanta for the Nike EYBL tournament last weekend, and the most newsworthy player in attendance was class of 2023 prospect LeBron James Jr., whose dad you might know from such things as being LeBron James. But there were plenty other players in need of scouting besides Bronny James, so Jerry talks about what it's like to try and work a tournament when one player and their famous family steals so much of the focus. Plus, Jerry talks about the other EYBL standouts (11:03), including Sharife Cooper, RJ Hampton, Ziare Williams, and more. To close out the show, Trey and Jerry run through the latest buzz on a handful of top, uncommitted prospects (14:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There was a bumper crop of elite prospects committing to Tobacco Road schools, with Duke and UNC landing marquee players. Plus, Jerry gets into why the looming threat of NCAA sanctions isn't the albatross it used to be and why coaches prefer man-to-man defending over zone. Hosts: Trey Scott, Jerry Meyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Auburn run-and-gun against Virginia's pack-line defense? Texas Tech has the best NBA prospect left in the tournament — but is Jarrett Culver enough to overcome a balanced Michigan State squad led by star point guard Cassius Winston? We break down those matchups, plus why it's so difficult to make shots in a sprawling indoor stadium and, with the early exits of Duke and Kentucky, whether the one-and-done approach is fool's gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trey and Jerry break down the cost-benefit analysis of going to the NBA vs. coming back for one more year for Tyler Herro (11:30), Keldon Johnson (12:30), Ashton Hagans (14:00), Tre Jones (17:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Texas Tech rides the country's best defense to the Final Four (1:36). Jerry explains how he scouts defenders (4:00). Jared Harper and the unique challenges presented by small guards (7:00). How did Zion not take a shot in the last 1:44 against Michigan State (19:30)? Who deserves more criticism: John Calipari or Coach K? (26:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry Meyer joins the Auburn Undercover Podcast to break down Auburn vs. UNC in the Sweet 16. They also get into some big picture takeaways from March Madness and discuss the SEC's reputation as a basketball conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previewing the Sweet 16 matchups (1:26). What you need to know about future NBA lottery pick Jarrett Culver (4:10) as he prepares to take the biggest stage of his career to this point. Jordan Goldwire isn't a perfect player, but he's playing an important role for Duke right now (20:14). UNC-Auburn is going to be a whole lot of fun (23:44). Trey threatens to move to Lincoln, Nebraska (30:48). Jerry sends us home with a story from his childhood (32:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Was UCF intentionally giving Tre Jones open looks a blueprint for beating Duke (2:15)? UNC getting really good minutes from Nassir Little makes the Tar Heels one of the most balanced teams in the tournament (6:30). How Auburn has turned it on in March (8:00), and how Bruce Pearl's Tigers are different from the squads he built in Knoxville. What's up with P.J. Washington, and can Kentucky make a run without him (11:48)? What the Twitter takelords are getting wrong about Tom Izzo's outburst (14:45). What's up with Admiral Schofield pulling himself out of Tennessee's win over Iowa (29:00)? Was Duke-UCF an all-timer or an error-prone farce? (35:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jerry finishes filling out his March Madness bracket with a couple of detours to discuss whether an NBA team should prefer Cam Johnson or Cam Reddish, wonder why nobody is talking about Kentucky as title contenders, and explore whether an off-game for Zion is even possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trey and Jerry pick their rounds of 64 and 32 winners, Jerry gets excited about Virginia's innovative approach to busting the 2-3 zone, and Jerry explains how Auburn's defensive scouting flummoxed Tennessee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
247Sports CEO Shannon Terry joins the show, as he, Trey, and Jerry discuss Zion's return to action (0:40), the holes in R.J. Barrett's game (1:57), and whether Zion's return immediately makes Duke the best team in the country (3:51). Jerry explains why taking an early shot is not the same thing as poor shot selection (9:48). Shannon and Jerry go back and forth on whether Virginia's play style helps or hurts them in March (13:45), and Shannon explains why he thinks De'Andre Hunter can be the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA Draft. To close out the show, there's some spirited discussion of whether Alabama is a deserving NCAA Tournament team after a stunning come-from-behind win over Ole Miss (19:50), and Jerry gushes some more about Zion's instincts and basketball IQ (22:43). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trey and Jerry discuss the seeding implications of UNC's regular season sweep of Duke (0:50), the Blue Devils' plan for bringing Zion Williamson back into the rotation (4:00), whether LSU can win the SEC Tournament without Will Wade (7:42), how a handful of mid-major auto bids have already created some bubble drama (11:30), how Ja Morant's unique skill set is triggering another evolution for the point guard position, and whether the officials in Duke-UNC were overzealous with their charge calls (17:00). They also pick apart Sean Miller's curious post-game remarks (20:00) and speculate on whether colleges might look to hire NBA coaches this offseason to avoid potential FBI investigation baggage (22:10). To close things out, Trey and Jerry bring it back to Duke by talking about how much the Blue Devils could be hurt by losing Marques Bolden (23:00) and whether their approach to recruiting has hindered the depth of their bench (24:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1:33 —Why LSU can make a deep run in March 5:04 — Why is Vanderbilt so bad, and does Bryce Drew deserve another year? 8:01 —How Texas Tech's recruiting philosophy has shaped their identity 9:52 — Ranking the NBA prospects in Duke-UNC 19:00 — Why Jerry doesn't have any sympathy for bubble teams 24:48 — Why Ja Morant blows Jerry's mind and where he ranks among the elite point guard prospects of the recent past 29:21 — Why has Avery Johnson's tenure at Alabama been so mediocre? 32:25 — How badly is Kansas recruiting suffering from FBI scrutiny? 35:30 — How titght is the race between Indiana and Kentucky for Keion Brooks? 37:13 — What players have impressed Jerry the most this season? Hosts: Trey Scott, Jerry Meyer Producer: Connor Tapp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the debut episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show, Trey Scott and Jerry Meyer survey the college hoops landscape and pick out some favorites (and not-so-favorites) to make a run in March. Will Duke ultimately benefit from having to learn to play without Zion? Is it Kentucky's turn to hold the SEC Crisis Conch after getting blown out by Tennessee? Why do we remain unconvinced by yet another Virginia team that keeps racking up wins? Trey and Jerry dive into these questions and also answer your questions, including whether expanding the lane would make the game better and whether putting up a fence around your home state is a viable recruiting strategy in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices