A lot of happened in the college basketball landscape since Episode 152. Josh and Trevor get you caught up to speed on all of it.

- ACC/SEC challenge schedules were released for the first installment of the new conference vs conference challenge. The games are solid but we explain why we think they fumbled the ball with the matchups and how we would have done it better.

- Bob Huggins steps down as Head Coach. We have the entire timeline of events that lead to the resignation with thoughts on an unfortunate situation and the downfall of another legendary coach.

- Peach Jam updates and a discussion on the top 2 prospects in the class of 2025. Just how good are Cooper Flagg and Cam Boozer? Where do they go to college in a couple of years?

- Antonio Reeves returns and Tre Mitchell transfers into Kentucky. How does this change the outlook on the Cats' season?

-We end the show with a fun hypothetical of who wins a game between two Kentucky teams from the John Calipari era!

We had the privilege of being joined by one of the fastest-rising players in the class of 2025, 4* Guard, Jackson Keith. Jackson is ranked 46th according to rivals.com and plays for Southern Durham in Durham, North Carolina. We talk to Jackson about his recent experience at the famous Pangos All-American camp where he put up some big-time performances. He describes why that camp is a massive honor to be selected to play in, which players impressed him there, and how the camp experience went. Jackson explained to us his early recruiting process as he holds 18 offers at the moment and how he is handling the new exposure that comes from being a top 50 recruit in his class. The poise, charisma, and media savvy shown by such a young man in this interview is incredibly impressive.

The 2nd half of the show is the guys talking about the post-NBA draft deadline decisions and how that's impacted team's rosters for the upcoming season. We take a look at a couple of high-profile names left in the portal, North Carolina loses a 4* to the portal, Charlotte is on the lookout for a new coach and much more!

It's a solo, quicker podcast episode as Josh dives into his thoughts on a quartet of teams.

Kentucky is bringing in the #1 ranked recruiting class, but the roster building by Coach Cal hasn't been great, hear why Josh believes that Kentucky is no longer the "gold standard" of the sport anymore.

Louisville is coming off a historically lousy year, but the vibes are high heading into the summer.

Indiana was tasked with replacing an All-American Center, and they did it by committee. Hoosier Nation will want to listen to Josh's bold predictions on this year's IU team and why he thinks they may be BETTER than last year.

Zach Edey is returning to school, and so is the majority of the Purdue Boilermakers team who swept the Big Ten en route to a 1 seed in the NCAAT. Will they follow in Virginia's footsteps from 2019 or flame out again?

It's the 150th episode and we made it a big one to celebrate!

4* Guard in the class of 2023 and incoming freshman for the Georgia Bulldogs, Silas Demary Jr, stops back by for a chat after debuting on the show last summer. Silas was enjoying his last bit of downtime before heading off to Athens in a few weeks to begin team workouts and explained how he was preparing for the move. Silas talked about why he feels Georgia and Coach Mike White are the best fit for him, his expectations as a Freshman, tells us what SEC venues he is looking forward to playing in, his goals for the season, and why he can't wait to check out some Georgia Football games.

Silas does also answer the question of why he de-committed from USC to attend Georgia. It is a very mature, yet very raw and honest answer to that question.

Before you watch the Freshman Phenom suit up for the Bulldogs this upcoming season, listen to and get to know the person first in Episode 150.

Head Coach of the Rice University Owls, Scott Pera, joins the show for a full-length interview. Coach goes in-depth with us on a number of topics:

Coach Pera goes almost a full hour and gives some incredible peaks behind the curtain that the average college basketball fan doesn't get usually. Rice will return 3 starters and look to make their first NCAA Tournament since 1970.

It is the first episode of the Summer series!

We open the show up with a lengthy discussion on the biggest women's college basketball transfer news in years, Hailey Van Lith transferring to the defending champs LSU. Josh, Phil, and Trevor break down the impact of this transfer on the women's game and have a healthy discussion on the state of Women's cbb. Should Iowa play LSU early in the season to capitalize on high ratings?

Next, we talk about the transfer portal and who has been some of the big winners during the early period. West Virginia looks poised to make a big push after having success from the portal. Also, we talk about who is still in the portal and project where we think they go as their next stop in college basketball or if they ultimately go the professional route.

Lastly, we have summer fun and talk about some of the biggest "WHAT IF's" from college basketball in the last couple of decades. What if Gordan Hayward's half-court heave goes in against Duke and how does that alter cbb history? What If John Calipari takes the NC State job in 2006? It's a fun discussion looking back at some of the biggest scenarios that never happened in college basketball.

For the 5th time in program history, all coming from 1999 and later, Connecticut is the NCAA Champions! The Huskies ran through the NCAA Tournament like a hot knife through butter winning all 6 games by 13 points or better, the first-ever team to do so. The entire ECB crew including the newest member Trevor Everette breaks down UConn's path to victory, and dominance, where this puts them in the Blue Blood discussions, and Coach Dan Hurley's profile now as a Champion.

We take a look back at the 2022-23 season as a whole and discuss what stood out from such a chaotic year. Was this year the beginning of a trend in the sport of mid-majors making deeper runs? Is the Transfer Portal becoming more important than traditional recruiting? Are 1st-year coaches being able to win right off the bat now?

Wrapping up Episode 147 we take out the crystal ball and look into the future as it stands on April 6th for the 2023-24 season. Do the traditional powers bounce back? Has Gonzaga missed their window? Big 10 down year? We answer all these questions and more!

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The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament has completed and we are all set for the Sweet 16. Josh and Phil take a look back on all the madness from the first 2 rounds of the tournament including shockers, Farleigh Dickinson beating 1 seed Purdue, 15 seed Princeton beating Arizona, Furman with a miracle, FAU winning after a Memphis mistake, plus much more from the opening weekend. We then take a deep dive into the Sweet 16 matchups and give analysis on how we think each game plays out. Also, it's silly season in college basketball as we have already saw major shakeups in the coaching carousel.

Get ready for Sweet 16 and Elite 8 with your guys at ECB and episode 146!

It's our biggest show of the year!

It's the mid-week episode, and we are joined by Trevor Everette of The Two Pointers Podcast to discuss the action going on in conference tournaments across America. Bids to the Big Dance continue to get punched and the Power 6 conferences have begun play.