The biggest & newest event in college basketball is the Players Era. I talk candidly with CEO and Founder Seth Berger about everything. From his background, how the event got founded, how they select teams, the vision for the future of the tournament & much more!

0:00 Intro

0:57 CEO Seth Berger

4:03 The Birth of Players Era

8:05 Players Era vs Maui & the rest

11:33 Money in College Sports

21:13 This Year's Tournament

21:28 Selecting The Field

25:45 NCAAT Resumes

29:20 Jalen Warley

33:40 ELITE games

37:30 Why Vegas?

SUPER PACKED show with tons of great stuff - recapping big games talking on BYU, UConn, Illinois, Purdue. Get into mid major teams on fire like Saint Louis, have the UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman join the show to talk about his Skyhawks on fire. And then the panic meter... is the Big East cooked?

0:00 Intro

1:25 News & Notes

5:20 Homefield Big Ten Blood Drive

6:45 Houston vs Auburn

14:15 Arizona UCLA

17:25 BYU vs UConn

23:43 Purdue vs Alabama

30:00 Texas Tech vs Illinois

34:30 Kentucky vs Louisville

39:11 Mid Majors on Fire

49:23 UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman

1:15:16 Panic Meter

1:25:50 This week's schedule + Q&A

Week 1 of the college basketball season full recap. We go over the top games like Arizona/Florida, UNC/Kansas, MSU/Arkansas and then get into the teams and players that have stolen our hearts so early in the year.

Also talk Seth Trimble injury, Neoklis Avdalas, New Haven & much more!!

0:00 intro

2:15 News & Notes

4:20 Seth Trimble injury

6:20 New Haven Home Arena

9:15 Giveaway Winners!

10:15 UNC vs Kansas

17:39 MSU vs Arkansas

21:10 Arizona vs Florida

27:00 Virginia Tech & NEO

33:00 UT Martin

35:50 IU Indy

39:47 Bonnies

41:46 Gonzaga

44:20 Indiana

45:50 Panic Meter

56:40 This Week's Schedule

102:30 Q&A

The College Basketball Season is SOOOO BACK. Season starts, we go over all of the games to watch this week with what to watch for, make some final four and All American picks.

0:00 Intro

2:00 Braden Smith Podcast

6:48 GIVEAWAY

7:51 Final Four

20:30 NPOY & All Americans

28:57 Opening Week Games

51:44 Q&A

Big East Conference Preview! The season is here, we run through power rankings, all conference teams/awards & everything to look for in Big East basketball.

Also touch on the Arkansas freshmen & Tyon Grant-Foster's eligibility.

0:00 Intro

2:23 Tyon Grant-Foster is Eligible!!!

4:05 Scrimmages

4:38 NBA on NBC

6:09 Big East

8:35 Power Rankings

42:52 Awards

45:45 Q&A

SEC Conference Preview episode runs through the entire SEC - power rankings, thoughts on every team, all conference teams & player awards.

Also talk on the scrimmages, specifically how elite the freshmen in college basketball are going to be & Missouri's new changes to their student section.

0:00 Intro

1:11 Missouri Student Section

3:42 Adam Njie & Dayton

5:39 Elite Freshmen

12:42 Homecourt Advantage

14:17 SEC Preview

15:30 Power Ranks

52:56 Awards

56:57 Q&A

In the Big 12 Conference Preview Episode, talk all things Big 12: power rankings, awards, Darryn Peterson & AJ Dybantsa vs the world, BYU for real?, Texas Tech dark horse title contender & tons more.

Also get into Tyon Grant-Foster eligibility denial & notes from the tons of scrimmages and exhibitions across the country.

0:00 Intro

1:08 Tyon Grant-Foster

3:45 Scrimmage SZN

8:09 BYU Football Crowd

9:57 Big 12 Preview

12:18 Power Rankings

45:38 Awards

50:29 Q&A

Big Ten special episode - Bennett Stirtz joins the show ahead of his first year in the Big Ten. We talk Coach McCollum, his incredible season last year with Drake, Iowa Hoops, his new relationship with Braden Smith, recent engagement and much more.

This is the Big Ten conference preview episode!!! LOTS of long talk on all 18 teams in the conference, power rankings, awards & more. Also get to the KenPom preseason rankings, Sister Jean & lots more.

0:00 Intro

2:10 KenPom Preseason Rankings

5:08 RIP Sister Jean

6:21 Secret Scrimmages

10:22 Oklahoma State Football Fans

12:46 Big Ten Preview

16:25 Power Rankings

1:03:00 Conference Awards

1:08:56 Q&A

NC State Wolfpack brand new head coach Will Wade joins the show in person down in Raleigh, NC. From inside his own office, he talks with Ryan about everything: adjusting to the ACC, team outlook, how to build a culture & program, & much much more.

Enjoy the exclusive inside look to the new look NC State Wolfpack!