Big Time Hoops Podcasts

Tom Bard & Steve Carmichael look back at a hectic first week of 2024, recap their experiences at the Maine Event, try to make sense of Class C girls, look for any potential challengers to Southern Aroostook in Class D and more in this weeks episode of Northbound The Podcast.

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union.

Intro:
Christmas!
Holiday Hoops at the Expo and Augusta Civic Center.

Starting 5:
AA North & South. 
Class A South (Falmouth boys on the rise)
Class C South.
Abi & Taylors Top Five Christmas movies.
Southern Maine Stock Market:
Scarborough girls’
Oceanside boys’
Ashton Leclerc of Gorham (He needs to be in the Mr. Maine Basketball Conversation.)

Interview: Kevin Rugabirwa of the Portland High School Bulldogs

Tom and Steve recap week 1 action from the North, highlight some teams that made a great first impression and are joined at the end of the show by Caribou Vikings head coach Kyle Corrigan on an all new episode of Northbound. 

Starting 5

1. AA Headlines

2. Class B South 

3. Thornton Academy boys/girls

4. Best First Impression?

5. Southern Maine Stock Market (Who is up?) 
6. Bonus Interview with Thornton Academy’s Emma Lizotte 

Intro Discussion: 

Starting 5: 

Interview: Maren Maxon of Wells Warriors joins the podcast with a big announcement. 

Tom and Steve kick off the new show with a season preview for the North.  They get you caught up on some offseason storylines you may have missed (5:05), break down the boys side of things in the North for Classes B, C, and D (14:26) take a look at the girls side for Classes B, C & D (27:05), give you some players that you need to know heading into the season (31:08), highlight some former standout players that are now on the sidelines (47:58) and finally some early season games to get excited for (49:30).  All that and more on Episode 1 of Northbound.

Intro: 

JP getting minutes at Tennessee 

Ashland Girls Basketball

Preseason Action that Abi Watched 

Starting 5

1. Preseason Survey Discussion girls/boys.

2. Girls/Boys we were surprised didn't get more love from peers.

3. A North Coaches Poll, first year coaches in A North.

4. Student Athletes who made commitments over the summer.

5. Mack returns to Maine. (Don't forget about UMaine!)

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg put a bow on the 2022-23 season recapping some of the headlines from the last month and are joined by B/T Hoops Tom Bard to close out the season with a little fun.

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg close out the 2022-23 season recapping the state championships, hand out their all tournament teams, do their way to early 2024 predictions, look back at the McDonalds and Big Time Hoops All Star Weekends, give us their last Power Rankings and are joined by Brock Bradford of Brewer and Elise Macnair of OOB on this weeks episode.

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg break down the state final matchups ahead of this weekends Championship games.  Gorhams Elizabeth Willette and South Portlands Jaelen Jackson also swing by to give some insight before their State Championship games.