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!

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno are back to catch up on all things Washington Wizards, including a status check of each of the young Wizards. They discuss the Wizards rough night against the Thunder, the lack of playing time for Jared Butler and Justin Champagnie, draft strategy, Alex Sarr's improvement, what happened to Tristan Vukcevic, a great sign from Bilal Coulibaly, and how to get Kyshawn George going. Presented by betonline.ag!

The Washington Wizards are getting (marginally) better. The Wizards have won 4 of their last 11 games and played their most complete game in a recent 125-107 win over the Chicago Bulls. With their strength of schedule set to ease up the rest of the way, several Wizards fans have been asking if there’s a chance of the Wizards playing themselves out of a Top 5 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Greg Finberg joined this week’s Bleav in Wizards podcast to fully react to that question. We also discussed the improved play of Jordan Poole and Alex Sarr, the trade value of Jonas Valanciunas and Kyle Kuzma, and provided our once per-year update on former Wizards draft pick Yannick Nzosa. Presented by betonline.ag!

Georgetown freshman wing and potential future NBA prospect 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!

Matt Modderno goes through the Wizards roster and suggests the ideal holiday gift for each player on the team. He also talks about his experience at Cameron Indoor Stadium, evaluating each of the three potential first-round picks on the Duke roster: Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach, and Kon Knueppel. Plus, a little more draft talk on two local first-round pick candidates in Maryland's freshman center Derik Queen and Georgetown's freshman forward Thomas Sorber. Happy holidays to you and yours! Presented by betonline.ag!

With the Wizards looking like a lottery team for the next several years, it's good to familiarize ourselves with future NBA Draft prospects and there are several elite ones like Nate Ament and Jordan Smith in DMV area. 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!

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno catch you up on all things Washington Wizards! They break down the Wizards win against the Nuggets, what worked, and why it worked. They also discuss how the offensive system isn't putting Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly in the best positions to be successful. How do the Wizards help Coulibaly get going? They also talk about the Wizards veterans like Jonas Valaciunas who are potentially on the trading block. Plus, a reaction to Gilbert Arenas calling Kwame Brown lazy while he was in DC. Presented by betonline.ag!

Matt Modderno breaks down the Wizards game against the Bucks. Malcolm Brogdon, Jordan Poole, Corey Kispert, and Jonas Valanciunas kept the Wizards competitive tonight, but it wasn't enough to overcome Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Unfortunately, the Wizards' youngsters were not so impressive, which is not what fans want to see as the team takes a 14th straight loss. Plus, some chatter about the top 4 draft prospects. Presented by betonline.ag!

Matt Modderno previews the Wizards (2-15) game against the Bucks (9-9). Can the Wizards break their 13-game losing streak and end the Bucks's 5-game winning streak? Tune in to find out! Presented by betonline.ag!

Jim Coulter & Matt Modderno preview the Wizards game against the Knicks. Presented by betonline.ag!