Beyond the Basket

This is the most STACKED episode of Beyond the Basket we have had since the show started. Brandon shares his opinion on Creighton's Head Coach Greg McDermott and his situation. Then he takes a deeper look into the Big East teams who looking like will be dancing when Selection Sunday comes rolling around. Nick Sehnert who used to podcast with Brandon joins the podcast and their give their predictions in six conference tournaments. ( SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 12, PAC-12, and Big 10) Nick and Brandon will be going over their bracket next Monday! MARCH IS HERE!

Brandon covers the games from this past week and the games include all 11 Big East basketball teams. Paul Scruggs wins Big East Player of the Week on this podcast after an amazing performance on his senior night against the ranked Creighton Bluejays. The new AP Poll results have been posted, how far did Villanova and Creighton drop after losing? Brandon talks about seeding and he has a new number one seed and hint it is NOT Illinois. Find out who that team is on this episode of Beyond the Basket!

As Selection Sunday is only weeks away the Big East conference gets so competitive that as many as 7 teams enter the tournament or as as little as 3 teams. This week Brandon covers the big games from last week and covers the Big East Conference Standings. Towards the end of the podcast we have a HUGE announcement regarding the second part to the bracketology episode as well as a bonus episode.

As we get closer and closer to the Big East tournament the Big East conference becomes more questionable on who will actually control the conference when it comes to March. This week's episode we talk about how all 11 teams are scrambling to get to the top, will it be a sleeper team or can Villanova stay on top of the standings. This is Beyond the Basket.

This week was all about St. John's basketball as they knocked off the third ranked Villanova Wildcats. Brandon also takes a look at a close one between Marquette and Butler as well as the fall of the Creighton Bluejays against the Georgetown Hoyas. At the end of the podcast we also take a look at the seeding for the Big East team in March Madness.

Welcome back to Beyond the Basket! Brandon goes over some key games in the Big East conference this week. Which Big East team will join Villanova and Creighton in the AP Poll next? The first part of Bracketology is covered with all four regions! Who would you have winning the entire tournament? Who is your cinderella team? Can a Big East team win March Madness? Let's here your opinions!

This week's Big East games were all focused on the underdogs of the division.  Posh Alexander and the Red Storm caged the #23 ranked UCONN Huskies as the Providence Friars sent the #11 ranked Creighton Bluejays back to their nest. DePaul also got their first conference win against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Did one of these underdog teams win the Big East Team of the week? Bracketology starts next week!

The Big East conference this week gave it their all and gave every tooth & nail to try to get a mark in the win column.  The Villanova Wildcats return by facing the Seton Hall Pirates this week, can Kevin Willard make the #3 ranked Wildcats walk the plank? After DePaul kept up with the UCONN Huskies should they still be taken lightly in conference play? Can Mike Anderson and St. John's keep up with the conference after a tough loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles? Is Marcus Zegarowski the true leader of the Creighton Bluejays after he was unable to play and watched his team lose in overtime? Who got Big East Player of the week? Big East Team of the week? Big East Bench Player of the week? Does Michigan truly deserve to be #7 in the nation after losing by double digits to the Minnesota Gophers?

In the Tip-Off episode of Beyond the Basket, Brandon reviews Creighton vs Seton Hall, UCONN vs Marquette and Xavier vs Providence. In around the league coverage he takes a look at the Oregon Ducks trying to get their first win in Boulder, Colorado. The weekly Big East awards were given out. Is David Duke from Providence the obvious candidate for this week? Was Creighton destroying Seton Hall enough to get them Big East team of the week or was it UCONN with their 2nd half rally against Marquette? Who committed enough off the bench this week to be awarded the Big East bench player of the week? The icing on the episode is covering the AP Poll where Villanova stays at #3 while Creighton drops a spot and UCONN gets ranked for the first time this season.