The NBA Draft withdrawal deadline left us with no shortage of names COMING BACK to college basketball. Labaron Philon (surprise!), Tahaad Pettiford and Otega Oweh all returned to school, in addition to a few other key names. How will this impact the SEC? Which player's decision means the most?

01:06 - Labaron Philon returns to school

11:45 - Otega Oweh and Tahaad Pettiford return to the SEC

31:45 - RJ Luis, Adou Theiro remain in the NBA Draft

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Milos Uzan is returning to Houston after flirting with the 2025 NBA draft. How high will Gary Parrish have the Houston Cougars ranked in his preseason Top 25 And 1? Plus: Mr. Haggerty goes to Manhattan ... Kansas. Find out if PJ can be the catalyst to make the Wildcats an NCAA Tournament team in a big year for Jerome Tang. AND Pop Isaacs makes his way from Omaha to College Station — heading into the SEC.

00:00 - Start

00:50 - Milos Uzan returns to Houston, Pop Isaacs is headed to Texas A&M

27:27 - PJ Haggerty goes to Manhattan....Kansas.

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With Boogie Fland officially in the fold and Alex Condon on his way back to school, are the champs by default the No. 1 team headed into the 2025-2026 season? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the case for the Gators. Also, Zakai Zeigler has filed a motion to play another year of college basketball, but should he?

00:45 - Zakai Zeigler wants one more year in college basketball

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Boogie Fland is visiting the Florida Gators on Monday. Will he commit to Todd Golden's crew? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander predict where the rising sophomore will go. Plus will international phenom Dame Sarr become a Blue Devil and the guys update you on all the transfer portal news!.

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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander perform a post-NBA Draft Lottery Mock on today's episode of Eye On College Basketball.

00:00 - Start

00:50 - How do you feel about the Dallas Mavericks winning the number 1 pick?

11:25 - No. 1 Dallas Mavericks - Cooper Flagg (Duke)

19:51 - No. 2 San Antonio Spurs - Dylan Harper (Rutgers)

22:46 - No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers - Tre Johnson (Texas)

26:00 - No. 4 Charlotte Hornets - VJ Edgecombe (Baylor)

29:12 - No. 5 Utah Jazz - Ace Bailey (Rutgers)

37:31 - No. 6 Washington Wizards - Kon Knueppel (Duke)

40:55 - No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans - Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois)

43:33 - No. 8 Brooklyn Nets - Khaman Maluach (Duke)

50:40 - No. 9 Toronto Raptors - Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma)

53:20 - No. 10 Houston Rockets - Derik Queen (Maryland)

56:37 - No. 11 Portland Trailblazers - Carter Bryant.(Arizona)

1:01:22. - No. 13 Atlanta Hawks - Jase Richardson (Michigan State)

1:04:51 - No. 14 San Antonio Spurs - Danny Wolf (Michigan)

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Want one of your questions on a future episode? Email us: [email protected]. On today’s ep: A smorgasbord of listener questions, including: Which coach has the longest tenure without a Sweet 16? Will the college 3-point line move again? Which coach is most likely to use ChatGPT? Is Norlander the Ryan Reynolds of college sports podcasters?

16:24 - Norlander and GP 2025-26 CBB fantasy draft

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Pitino vs Pope!

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UConn got a huge boost with the return of Alex Karaban on Tuesday. Huskies look top-10 good heading into next season, according Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander. Plus: How good is Duke's big portal get Cedric Coward? Will Brad Underwood's ploy to load up on Balkan-bred basketball players make Illinois a Final Four contender? Plus: How much is Shaquille O'Neal actually going to be doing at Sacramento State?

There's two off-the-board convos as well. Naturally, Norlander and GP had to address the debate taking over the internet: would 100 men defeat a gorilla in do-or-die combat? And: Is Kendrick Lamar having the best year of any rapper ever?

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Special episode here! Before we get to all the portal talk, you'll notice a surprise intro. Longtime listeners are aware that one of Matt Norlander’s all-time favorite bands is Guster. And after literal years of waiting, the pod has a new intro theme song. So, to commemorate this, Norlander invited on two Gusters to introduce the song. Entertaining and unhinged. We think you'll enjoy it. For the full/uncut version of their conversation, head here at our YouTube page to watch the 15-minute video.

As for today's show topics: The transfer portal is closed for the 2025 cycle. And some schools picked up some BIG names. GP and Norlander recap the biggest movement in recent days and give an updated read on the top 25 teams.

00:00 - GUSTER ❤️

03:16 - St. John's and Rick Pitino have a claim as the 2025 portal champs

15:00 - Can UConn compete with SJU if it loses Alex Karaban to the NBA Draft?

23:55 - Did PJ Haggerty overestimate his market before entering the portal?

38:18 - A look at Duke's roster situation after losing zero players to the portal

51:01 - Other portal news + notes and a look at Parrish's Top 25 And 1

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The dust has (almost entirely) settled with the coaching carousel in 2025. Now it's time to assess the new faces in new places ... and get some backstory on some of the most notable movers and shakers from the past month-plus. From Indiana to Texas, Xavier to Maryland, Iowa to Miami and much more, check in with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as go through which hirings they think stand out most.

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00:45 - Best fits

18:57 - Trends, stats and big-picture look at the carousel

24:54 - DeVries to Indiana

28:30 - Buzz Williams to Maryland

32:48 - Jai Lucas to Miami

36:41 - Sean Miller to Texas

39:50 - Bucky McMillan to Texas A&M/ Alex Jensen to Utah

45:41 - Ryan Odom to Virginia

47:11 - Ross Hodge to West Virginia

49:18 - Richard Pitino to Xavier

54:07 - Norlander tours through the mid-majors of note

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