Mount St. Mary's (11-6, 4-2 in the MAAC) point guard Xavier Lipscomb is averaging 7.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists while shooting 35% from three and playing elite defense. Xavier joins the podcast this week to discuss battling injuries earlier in his career, his approach on defense, who he models his game after, and how he just tries to make winning plays for his team. He also talks about this year's team, playing for head coach Donny Lind, how they can continue to improve to reach their goals, and his plans for life after basketball. Presented by betonline.ag!

Matt Rogers, a 5th year senior forward for American University, makes a return appearance on the podcast this week. Rogers is averaging 16.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists this season and is an early candidate for Patriot League Player of the Year. Rogers talks about what this season has been like for him, the team's current two-game winning streak, and becoming only the 6th player in program history to surpass 1500 points and 500 rebounds. Presented by betonline.ag!

Brayden O'Connor (@braydenisoconnor on IG) is a starting guard for 11-5 George Mason and is averaging 10.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.1 steals, and is shooting 41.3% from 3. We talk about his role on the team, why he picked George Mason, adjusting to life in the Atlantic 10, what the team needs to do to be successful, and how they can continue to improve on the offensive end. He also shares some of his hobbies off the court, who he models his game after, and talks about the collective mentality of the guys the coaching staff has recruited. Presented by betonline.ag!

Byron Mouton, a key starter on the 2002 Terps title team, joins the Shell Shock Experience this week. Mouton was a big-time scorer at Tulane who chose to sacrifice individual accomplishments for team success at Maryland. He talks about that decision to transfer, why he did it, what he learned from Gary Williams, their relationship, and what he's incorporated from Williams into his own coaching. Mouton is a very successful high school coach at Lanham Christian and coaches youth players of all ages for 6th Man Sports (https://go6thman.com/). He shares about his coaching experience, what he passes on to players, his thoughts on this year's Maryland team, and why it would be great to see more former Terps involved with today's Maryland program. Presented by Vision Media Solutions and Betonline.ag!

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Liam O'Murchu and special guest Abe Rothstein discuss GW men's basketball's 82-62 upset win over Dayton on Saturday and evaluate where the team goes from here. They also talk about where the women's team stands as they get into their A10 schedule.

Topics include:

- Darren Buchanan's injury

- The emergence of Christian Jones

- How this win stacks up against big GW wins in recent years

- The outlook for the women's team

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Georgetown freshman wing Caleb Williams joins the podcast this week to talk about Year 1 at Georgetown, being inserted into the starting five, being part of a culture reset at Georgetown, and his relationship with his teammates and head coach Ed Cooley. Williams, a DMV native, talks about the level of competition in the area growing up, how it helped him prepare for college basketball, the biggest adjustments, and how having two brothers who played help him mature his game. Presented by betonline.ag!

Hosts Liam O'Murchu and David Korn answer questions from viewers, discuss the implications of Miami coach Jim Larranaga retiring and preview A10 play.

Topics include:

- Ideal coaching candidates in the unlikely event Chris Caputo is hired by Miami

- What the team needs to do to have a successful conference slate

- Predictions for A10 play

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James Gist averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks as a senior at Maryland in 2008 before being named Second-Team All-ACC and All-ACC Defensive Team. The high-flying forward was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs before going on to having a historic international career. Gist joins the podcast this week to talk about his experience at Maryland, why he chose Maryland, playing for Gary Williams, and how he was able to be so successful in international basketball. He also gives great analysis of this year's Maryland basketball team & his perspective on Shell Shock as a former TBT participant. It's obvious from his insight that Gist will make an incredible coach based on his IQ, experience, and the coaches he learned from so he'd be a great person for Terps' players to learn from. Presented by Vision Media Solutions!

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Colby Giacubeno (@ColbyGHoops on X) of InsideMDSports.com and MadeHoops.com joins the show to update us on local DMV recruits and how they looked in last weekend's National High School Hoops Festival at DeMatha. The following players were discussed: Nate Ament (Highland), Jordan Smith (PVI), Jaquan Womack (PVI), Adlan Elamin (PVI), Acaden Lewis (Sidwell Friends), Chris Jeffrey (Mt. Zion), Emmanuel Kanga (Mt. Zion), Favour Ibe (Mt. Zion), Kade Sebastian (DeMatha), and Charles Thomas III (DeMatha). Also touched on out of towners Luca Foster and Junior County. Tune in for a breakdown of each of these players! Presented by betonline.ag!

American University guard Colin Smalls on his career night against George Washington, his relationship with his coaches & teammates, learning to play through adversity, his plans after basketball, and avoiding distractions. Presented by betonline.ag!