Beyond the Basket

After an exciting 2021 Draft, Brandon covers the results. Which college prospect in the draft will be the next Lebron James? Or the next biggest bust like Anthony Bennett? Next week we are back on track with College Basketball by taking a glimpse of the next season for the Big East Conference!

Welcome back to Beyond the Basket! Season 2 kicks off with Brandon talking about the possibility of the dissolution of the Big 12 conference vy 2025. Since this Thursday is the NBA Draft, Brando gives his mock draft for all first round picks. It is AMAZING to be back! 

In this episode Brandon discusses a different timeline where the conferences have changed and are tested by the COVID-19 season. Some teams get conference upgrades and face many new challenging teams. The cool thing about this scenario it keeps the skill level and location close so every conference game would be a good one for fans to watch and safe for those who are traveling since the away games are even nearby.

First off Brandon is battling a cold and we apologize for all the sniffling and voice. Brandon takes a look at the top 30 prospects from CBS Sports and gives them an NBA Player Comparison. How will they do in the NBA? Can they be an All-Star pick like Kyrie Irving or are we looking at Busts like Anthony Bennett.

Next week there will be no podcast due to finals, thank you for your understanding:)

First off, I wanted to apologize, during the podcast I said I didn't know why they would fire John Brannen, Now I realize because it is because of an ongoing investigation and understand his firing.- Brandon Mueting

This episode talks about the new Gonzaga commit in Chet Holmgren. He is a very versatile big man who needs to improve on his post game, nether less he is the top prospect in the 2021 class. Brandon also talks about some coaching changes, ones he didn't see coming, ones that he loved, and ones that could have gone a different direction. If you haven't already checked out the Beyond the Basket blog the link is www.beyondthebasketcollegehoops.blogspot.com .

After the underwhelming National Championship game between the Baylor Bears and Gonzaga Bulldogs. How did the Bears take down the Bulldogs who dominated multiple teams this season? Brandon takes a look at 2021 recruiting with prospoects like Chet Holmgren, Jaden Hardy, etc. The 24/7 Sports released their NBA mock draft and Brandon looks at the top ten picks and picks each player and team apart.

Here is the new Beyond the Basket blog, if you haven't already check it out!: beyondthebasketballcollegehoops.blogspot.com

We are down to the final 2. The undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs who look to win their first National Championship vs the Baylor Bears who dominated most of the Big 12 conference. Who takes the trophy home? Since Roy Williams retirement, North Carolina has to look for new head coaching candidates, Brandon covers a few candidates that would fit the program. If you haven't checked out the Beyond the Basket blog it is beyondthebasketcollegehoops.blogspot.com! A new blog post will be posted this week, go ahead and take a look at the two articles already posted!

This week Brandon takes a look at the remaining eight teams left in the tournament and looks at their tournament resume. Is Gonzaga the true favorite to win the national championship? Then he covers a part of his blog post where the rest could be seen on the new website, beyondthebasketcollegehoops.blogspot.com!

In this episode of Beyond the Basket, Brandon covers the first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament and covers some second round results. The end of today the Sweet 16 field will be set, which teams will go from being sweet to elite? Brandon also make an announcement regarding the podcast! Has your bracket been busted yet? After Loyola-Chicago's upset win, Brandon's is in the trash. 

Nick Sehnert joins Brandon Mueting as they cover the winners, sleepers, Cinderellas and losers of each bracket. The play-in games starting on Wednesday and Round 1 starting on Saturday how much madness will their truly be? Brandon also has two wild upsets that involve a 1 & 2 seed. Is he crazy? I mean it is possible but we are in March. Feel free to join the BeyondtheBasket group on the MarchMadnessLive app to see how you stack up against others!