Former Indiana Hoosier Xavier Johnson joins Myles Dread on today's episode of The Heat Check. Xavier Johnson reflects back on his college basketball career with the Indiana Hoosiers, his battles with injuries, the rise of Anthony Edwards, and much much more. 

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:50-Catching Up

02:44-Transferring to Indiana 

06:19-State of College Basketball 

08:06-NBA Goals 

10:38-Trash Talking & HS Basketball

17:31-Anthony Edwards

Myles Dread is joined by former Purdue Basketball standout and B1G Ten Network college basketball analyst, Rapheal Davis, on today's new episode of Heat Check. Myles and Rapheal break down the current state of Big Ten basketball, reflect on the college basketball season, and give some early predictions for the 2024-25 college basketball season.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:38-Caching Up 

02:28-Biggest Surprises In 2023 

06:29-State of Big Ten Basketball

15:14-All-Time Big Ten Defensive Team

18:53-All-Time Big Ten Starting 5

31:22-All-Time Purdue Team

33:43-Closing Thoughts

Myles Dread is joined by college basketball personality Grant Peters on today's new episode of Heat Check. Grant Peters is an avid Kentucky basketball fan and is the Director of Content at Mercury. In this episode, Myles and Grant talk about the state of UK basketball, the downfall of the one-and-done era in college basketball, and why UConn will repeat as NCAA Champions in this year's March Madness. 

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:16-Catching Up

02:18-State of Kentucky Basketball

08:30-AAU Basketball

12:15-One-And-Done Era

16:01-UConn

20:23-Purdue & Tennessee 

26:01-Best College Basketball Rivalries 

32:02-SEC vs. Big 10

36:50-Top 5 College Basketball Teams

38:52-Closing Thoughts

Sam Sessoms joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Sam Sessoms is a former Penn State guard (2020–2022) who finished his career at Coppin State before playing professional basketball overseas. Sam currently plays for SCM Universitatea Craiova in Romania. In this episode, Sam gives viewers an inside look at his decision to transfer to Penn State, what made him eventually leave Happy Valley, and how his transition to overseas basketball has been. Sam and Myles also discuss the current state of women's college basketball, the biggest headlines surrounding the transfer portal, and their March Madness predictions.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:34-Catching Up

02:56-Transferring to Penn State 

06:13-Transfer Portal Chaos

09:38-Leaving Penn State

14:25-Playing Overseas

16:41-Penn State Basketball

22:56-Men’s vs Women’s NCAA Tournament 

26:16-March Madness Predictions 

32:50-Big Ten Trivia

Shep Garner joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Shep Garner is a Penn State basketball legend who played a key role in helping the Nittany Lions win the 2018 NIT Championship. The shooting guard still ranks as the No. 6 scorer in program history with 1,629 points, started 133-of-138 games played, and logged 4,443 career minutes—second in Big Ten history. As a senior in 2018, he set a Penn State and Big Ten record for made three pointers (120) and finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in career threes (336). He was part of 75 wins during his career, which was the most in a four-year span in the program’s Big Ten era when he graduated. 

In this episode, Shep Garner talks about the highs and lows of his Penn State Basketball career, breaking Pete Lisicky's 3-point record, and his transition to coaching with FGCU Basketball.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:27-Catching Up

02:50-Transitioning to Coaching

05:04-2022-23 Season

09:59-Penn State Career

18:13-Favorite Teammate & Big Ten Open

26:31-Top Moments at Penn State

44:49-Favorite Arenas

48:48-Mike Watkins 

52:14-This or That

Pete Lisicky joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Pete Lisicky is Penn State Basketball legend, as he finished his career at Penn State as the program's second all-time leading scorer. Pete led the Lions to one NCAA tournament appearance as a 5-seed in 1996, as well as two NIT Final Fours at Madison Square Garden. After playing 11 seasons of professional basketball in Europe, Pete works as a certified financial planner for Baird Wealth.

In this episode, Pete reflects back on his playing days at Penn State, shares his thoughts on the current landscape of college basketball, offers his predictions for Penn State's outlook this season, gives a few March Madness sleepers and more.

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:23-Catching Up

05:08-Rec Hall vs. BJC

14:01-Landscape of College Basketball 

20:15-Penn State’s Outlook

25:44-March Madness Sleepers

30:23-PSU Basketball’s Mount Rushmore

37:50-Best Coaches of All-Time

40:45-Best NBA Players of All-Time

46:25-Best Shooters of All-Time

49:25-Best Food Types

52:50-Best Movies of All-Time

56:53-Closing Thoughts

Denver Nuggets SG Jalen Pickett joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Jalen Pickett talks about the lessons he has learned playing alongside Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and others during his time with the Denver Nuggets. Jalen also talks about the championship culture that the Denver Nuggets have built, Penn State's 2024 season outlook and more. 

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

02:08-Catching Up 

03:30-Playing on the Nuggets

06:15-Veteran Mentors

07:34-Missing College Basketball 

10:21-Big Ten Basketball

16:48-Penn State’s Season Outlook 

21:45-Heat Check Segment

Penn State's former Director of Recruiting and now Notre Dame Director of Recruiting, Brian Snow, joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Brian Snow explains how college basketball recruiting actually works and reveals what D1 coaches are looking for when evaluating players. Myles and Brian also reflect back on Penn State's Cinderella run in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments in the 2023 season. 

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro 

01:41-College Basketball Recruiting 

09:08-Transitioning from Writing to Recruiting 

11:28-Penn State’s 2023 Season 

26:07-Start, Bench, Cut

31:51-Closing Thoughts

Temple Basketball Coach and former Penn State guard Cam Wynter joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Cam Wynter reflects back on the best moments of his career at Penn State, including some of his buzzer beaters en route to Penn State's 2023 March Madness run. Cam and Myles also talk about Kanye Clary's development this season and explain why PSU has the toughest workouts in college basketball. 

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CHAPTERS

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01:31-Cam & Myles Friendship

04:22-Best HS Basketball in the US?

06:58-Transitioning to Coaching 

11:25-Workouts at PSU

14:50-Road to March Madness

17:53-2023 Senior Night 

19:48-2024 Season Outlook

Former Penn State basketball player Andrew Funk joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Andrew Funk talks about his iconic 27-point performance against Texas A&M in Penn State's 2023 March Madness run, adjusting to life in the G-League, what it takes to fully embrace the shooter mindset, and more. 

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CHAPTERS

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01:59-Catching Up

03:00-The Shooter Mindset

08:50-Silencing Outside Noise

11:23-Transfer Portal 

13:29-Adjusting to the G-League

15:23-Best Players in the Big 10

20:52-Texas A&M Game