The HPP crew rolls out a new NBA Draft Stock Report, talks about Kansas' three-game skid, and much more.  Also, Doc and Mav discuss the Rui Hachimura trade, and get into another debate; this time, it concerns the top 15 players in the NBA. 

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Chat (2:34)

• With Rui Hachimura traded to LA, what else do the Lakers need to do if they want to make it to the playoffs?
• Now that the NBA Season is at the mid-way point, name the top-15 players in the league.

2.  College Hoops Notebook (40:17)

• Injury Updates:  Nick Smith, Malachi Smith, Kobe Elvis, Jett Howard, Isiaih Mosley, Terquavion Smith, and Matthew Murrell
• Thoughts on Houston losing to Temple at home?
• Kansas is on a three-game losing streak.  Concerned?
• Thoughts on Mike Bray resigning and the state of Notre Dame basketball?
• Of these unranked teams, who has the best chance to go to the Sweet Sixteen and beyond:  UNC, Duke, Dayton, Creighton, Indiana, Illinois, Rutgers, Nevada, USC, Kentucky, and Arkansas?

3.  Draft Stock Rising (1:03:53)

• Jalen Wilson, Kansas
• Mike Miles, TCU
• Matthew Cleveland, Florida State
• Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State
• Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana
• LJ Cryer, Baylor
• Kam Jones, Marquette
• Tyler Kolek, Marquette

4.  Draft Stock Falling (1:43:22)

• Adama Sanogo, Connecticut
• Caleb Love, North Carolina
• Dariq Whitehead, Duke
• Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
• Jahvon Quinerly, Alabama
• Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky

5.  Game Predictions (2:15:00)

• JANUARY 25 — #13 Xavier at #19 UConn
• JANUARY 25 — #3 Houston at UCF
• JANUARY 25 — Wake Forest at Pittsburgh
• JANUARY 26 — Iowa at Michigan State
• JANUARY 26 — #8 UCLA at USC 
• JANUARY 26 — #1 Purdue at Michigan 
• JANUARY 28 — #13 Xavier at Creighton
• JANUARY 28 — Texas Tech at LSU
• JANUARY 28 — #12 Iowa State at Missouri
• JANUARY 28 — #11 TCU at Mississippi State
• JANUARY 28 — Arkansas at #17 Baylor 
• JANUARY 28 — #10 Texas at #4 Tennessee
• JANUARY 28 — Florida at #5 Kansas State
• JANUARY 28 — Ohio State at Indiana
• JANUARY 28 — #9 Kansas at Kentucky
• JANUARY 28 — #22 Saint Mary's at BYU
• JANUARY 29 — Michigan State at #1 Purdue
• JANUARY 30 — #17 Baylor at #10 Texas

6.  Mailbag (2:34:45)

Covering college basketball and the NBA Draft inside and out, the HPP crew presents a new College Hoops Notebook and a new Draft Stock Report, including updates on Jett Howard and Emoni Bates.  Also, Maverick Swenson and Doc Louallen have another lively NBA debate, this time discussing the most surprising and disappointing teams.

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Chat (1:33)

• In the East, the Raptors are 11th in the standings, the Hawks are 9th, and the Heat are 7th.  Who is in the most trouble and who can turn it around?
• The Knicks are 6th in the East; can that last?
• In the West, the biggest disappointments would have to be the Clippers (6th), Warriors (7th), and Suns (12th).  All three were considered championship contenders.  Who do you think has the best chance of making a long run in the playoffs?
• The Kings are currently fourth in the West.  Have they finally figured it out?

2.  College Hoops Notebook (28:00)

• College action is really heating up; was there any particular game from the past week that stands out in your mind?
• What’s going on with:
  1. UConn — lost four of five, including a home defeat to St. John’s
  2. Arizona — lost two of last three, including an 87-68 hammering at Oregon
  3. Arkansas — lost four of last five, including a 13-point defeat at Vanderbilt
• Takeaways from Kentucky’s win at Tennessee?
• Clemson is undefeated in the ACC, with a two-game lead.  Is this going to last?
• Baba Miller, Vince Iwuchukwu, and Fardaws Aimaq make their debuts.

3.  Draft Stock Rising (1:04:20)

• Kris Murray, Iowa
• Jett Howard, Michigan
• Bryce Hopkins, Providence
• Souley Boum, Xavier
• Tucker DeVries, Drake
• Marcus Carr, Texas
• PJ Hall, Clemson
• Jordan Walker, UAB

4.  Draft Stock Falling (1:38:41)

• Dereck Lively, Duke
• Dillon Mitchell, Texas
• Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan
• Daniel Batcho, Texas Tech
• Tolu Smith, Mississippi State
• Kerr Kriisa, Arizona

5.  Game Predictions (2:03:15)

• 1/17 – Kansas @ Kansas State 
• 1/17 – Tennessee @ Mississippi State
• 1/17 – Texas @ Iowa State 
• 1/17 – Clemson @ Wake Forest 
• 1/17 – Georgia @ Kentucky
• 1/18 – Providence @ Marquette
• 1/18 – Arkansas @ Missouri
• 1/19 – Rutgers @ Michigan State
• 1/19 – UCLA @ Arizona State
• 1/21 – Miami @ Duke
• 1/21 – UCLA @ Arizona
• 1/21 – TCU @ Kansas
• 1/21 – Texas Tech @ Kansas State
• 1/21 – Texas A&M @ Kentucky
• 1/21 – NC State @ North Carolina
• 1/22 – Michigan State @ Indiana
• 1/23 – Kansas @ Baylor
• 1/23 – New Mexico @ Nevada
• 1/24 – Kansas State @ Iowa State

6.  Mailbag (2:23:35)

A couple of new faces are added to the mix, and the HPP crew has a healthy debate about the NBA’s MVP race.  Also, the biggest surprise and most disappointing teams at the college halfway point are discussed, plus a new Draft Stock Report and game predictions for the coming week. 

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Chat (7:29)

2.  College Hoops Notebook (27:14)

• Among the many surprising teams this season, there are 12 schools that are either ranked or receiving a lot of consideration in the polls:  Clemson, NC State, Providence, Marquette, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri, Mississippi State, Charleston, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Wisconsin.  Out of these 12 teams, which are serious contenders to make noise in March Madness and which are pretenders?
• There are 12 teams that received a lot of recognition in the preseason polls who are underperforming:  Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Duke, Villanova, Creighton, Oregon, Dayton, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor.  Of these teams, which are finished and which could still make a long run in March?
• In Arizona’s last three games, all of which were vs. unranked opponents, the Wildcats have not scored over 70 points, which included a home loss to Washington State. Concerned?
• Updated Final Four picks

3.  Draft Stock Rising (1:05:09)

• Brandon Miller, Alabama
• Gradey Dick, Kansas
• Jordan Hawkins, Connecticut
• Noah Clowney, Alabama
• Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
• Taylor Hendricks, UCF
• Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
• Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara

4.  Draft Stock Falling (1:38:13)

• Tyrese Hunter, Texas
• Pete Nance, North Carolina
• Andre Curbelo, St. John's
• Taran Armstrong, California Baptist
• Jamarion Sharp, Western Kentucky
• Skyy Clark, Illinois

5.  Game Predictions (1:59:48)

• 1/10 — UNC @ Virginia 
• 1/10 — Michigan State @ Wisconsin 
• 1/11 — Indiana @ Penn State 
• 1/11 — Alabama @ Arkansas 
• 1/11 — UConn @ Marquette
• 1/11 — Creighton @ Xavier 
• 1/11 — TCU @ Texas
• 1/12 — Michigan @ Iowa 
• 1/12 — Gonzaga @ BYU
• 1/13 — Michigan State @ Illinois
• 1/14 — Kentucky @ Tennessee
• 1/14 — Kansas State @ TCU
• 1/14 — Providence @ Creighton
• 1/14 — Iowa State @ Kansas
• 1/14 — Miami @ NC State
• 1/14 — Wisconsin @ Indiana
• 1/14 — Duke @ Clemson
• 1/15 — Marquette @ Xavier 
• 1/15 — Ohio State @ Rutgers
• 1/16 — Purdue @ Michigan State 

In the HPP Christmas special, Drew and Rich discuss the biggest news in college hoops and talk about the prospects whose draft stock is rising or falling. They are joined by TWO special guests, K-State’s Keyontae Johnson and UNC Asheville’s Drew Pember.  Also, Santa makes a surprise appearance for the "25 Game Predictions of Christmas." 

CHAPTERS:

1.  College Hoops Notebook (6:33)

• Creighton’s blues continue.  Team has lost six straight, the last three without center Ryan Kalkbrenner.
• UCLA is back in the race after back-to-back top-25 wins.
• Time to give Kansas some love?  KU rolls Indiana in “The Phog.”
• Feeling better about UNC?  Tar Heels have won three straight.
• Duke is still waiting for Dariq Whitehead and Dereck Lively to emerge.  Blue Devils lost at Wake Forest on Tuesday without both 5-star freshmen.
• Virginia drops second straight, losing on Tuesday at Miami.  Concerned?

2.  Drew Pember Interview (44:29)

3.  Keyontae Johnson Interview (1:15:57)

4.  Draft Stock Rising (1:32:27)

• Jarace Walker, Houston
• Chris Livingston, Kentucky
• Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
• Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)
• Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State
• Anton Watson, Gonzaga
• Oso Ighodaro, Marquette

5.  Draft Stock Falling (2:06:13)

• Julian Phillips, Tennessee
• JJ Starling, Notre Dame
• L.J. Cryer, Baylor
• Trey Alexander, Creighton

6.  Game Predictions (2:26:53)

• 12/21 — Michigan at North Carolina
• 12/22 — Illinois at Missouri
• 12/28 — Alabama at Miss State
• 12/30 — Miami-FL at Notre Dame
• 12/30 — E. Michigan at South Carolina
• 12/31 — UConn at Xavier 
• 12/31 — Arizona at Arizona State
• 12/31 — Baylor at Iowa State
• 12/31 — Marquette at Villanova
• 12/31 — San Diego State at UNLV
• 01/01 — Maryland at Michigan
• 01/03 — Miss State at Tennessee
• 01/03 — Kansas at Texas Tech
• 01/04 — Duke at NC State
• 01/04 — TCU at Baylor
• 01/05 — Purdue at Ohio State
• 01/05 — Indiana at Iowa
• 01/07 — Creighton at UConn
• 01/07 — Kentucky at Alabama
• 01/07 — Wisconsin at Illinois
• 01/07 — Michigan at Michigan State
• 01/07 — Xavier at Villanova
• 01/07 — Oregon at Utah
• 01/07 — Arkansas at Auburn
• 01/07 — UNLV at New Mexico 

7.  Mailbag (3:24:11)

Drew and Rich discuss the biggest news in college hoops and talk about the NBA Draft prospects whose draft stock is rising or falling.  They are also joined by Toledo’s star forward JT Shumate, who is leading the MAC in scoring with 19.5 PPG.

CHAPTERS:

1.  College Hoops Notebook (4:04)

• Iowa’s Kris Murray has a rough week — a non-factor vs. Duke and is now sidelined due to injury.
• Illinois has an up-and-down week, upsetting Texas at the Garden and then losing at home to Penn State.
• UNC gets healthy vs. Georgia Tech — Armando Bacot returns, freshman Jalen Washington debuts, and RJ Davis snaps out of his slump.
• Contenders or Pretenders?  Houston, Auburn, Maryland, and Missouri all fall from the ranks of the undefeated.
• Isiaih Mosley, arguably Mizzou’s most talented player, didn't play in the loss to KU; it was Mosley's second game without seeing the court while active.
• Are the Razorbacks still a top-10 team?  Arkansas rolls Oklahoma without forward Trevon Brazile, who is out for the year with an ACL injury.
• Creighton drops its fourth straight, with the latest loss coming on the road vs. BYU.
• Is UConn the top team in the country?  
• Updated Final Four picks

2.  Interview with JT Shumate (48:27)

3.  Draft Stock Rising (1:00:00)

• Jordan Hawkins, Connecticut
• Donovan Clingan, Connecticut
• Jaden Bradley, Alabama
• Noah Clowney, Alabama
• P.J. Hall, Clemson
• Hunter Tyson, Clemson
• Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech
• Matthew Mayer, Illinois
• Taevion Kinsey, Marshall
• Jordan Miller, Miami (FL)
• Jalen Pickett, Penn State

4.  Draft Stock Falling (1:31:40)

• Dariq Whitehead, Duke
• Colin Castleton, Florida
• Johni Broome, Auburn
• Wendell Green, Auburn
• Terrance Arceneaux, Houston
• Daimion Collins, Kentucky
• C.J. Fredrick, Kentucky
• Skyy Clark, Illinois

5.  Game Predictions (2:01:06)

• Arizona State vs. Creighton (at Las Vegas)
• Memphis at Alabama
• UCLA at Maryland
• Creighton at Marquette
• Indiana at Kansas
• Wake Forest at Rutgers
• Gonzaga at Alabama
• Houston at Virginia
• North Carolina vs. Ohio State (at NYC)
• UCLA vs. Kentucky (at NYC)
• Nebraska at Kansas State
• Portland at Oregon
• Tennessee at Arizona
• Auburn at USC

Drew and Rich open the College Notebook and review the biggest news and developments in college hoops, and in a new Stock Report, they talk about the prospects whose draft stock is rising or falling. They also take an in-depth look at the Michigan State Spartans with Chris Solari from the Detroit Free Press.  

CHAPTERS:

1.  College Hoops Notebook (3:49):

• ACC wins the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (8-6), while Big East and Big 12 finish in a 5-5 tie for the third straight year.
• Baylor has a weird week
• Gonzaga finds a way to lose in closing minutes
• Michigan drops two this week, and Hunter is naughty again
• Rutgers is now healthy and beats Indiana for the sixth time in a row, ninth time in 10 meetings
• North Carolina loses two more games, now four straight
• Villanova beats OU, as freshman Cam Whitmore makes his debut
• Bill Walton says undefeated UConn is the best team that he’s seen this year
• Texas, Maryland, and Virginia win big games and also remain undefeated
• Arkansas — star freshman Nick Smith makes his first start in blowout over San Jose State; Omari Moore looks good in defeat
• Arizona goes down at Utah
• Creighton drops two, including 63-53 at home to Nebraska

2.  Inside Michigan State Hoops with Chris Solari (58:56)

3.  Draft Stock Rising (1:17:25):

• GG Jackson, South Carolina
• Amari Bailey, UCLA
• Kris Murray, Iowa
• Jett Howard, Michigan
• Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
• Ricky Council, Arkansas
• Reece Beekman, Virginia
• Hakim Hart, Maryland
• Branden Carlson, Utah
• Norchad Omier, Miami (FL)

4.  Draft Stock Falling (1:48:00):

• Drew Timme, Gonzaga
• Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
• Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
• R.J. Davis, North Carolina
• Harrison Ingram, Stanford
• Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State
• Pelle Larsson, Arizona

5.  Game Predictions (2:21:56):

• Illinois vs. Texas (at NYC)
• Iowa vs. Duke (at NYC)
• Maryland at Wisconsin
• Dayton at Virginia Tech
• UConn at Florida
• Rutgers at Ohio State
• Iowa State at Iowa
• Washington at Gonzaga
• Arkansas vs. Oklahoma (at Tulsa)
• NC State at Miami-FL
• Alabama at Houston
• St. Mary’s vs. San Diego State (at Phoenix)
• Xavier at Cincinnati
• Kansas at Missouri
• Arizona vs. Indiana (at Las Vegas)
• Marquette at Notre Dame
• Maryland vs. Tennessee (at Brooklyn)
• Wisconsin at Iowa

6.  Mailbag (2:37:36)

Drew and Rich discuss the biggest news in college hoops, talk about the prospects whose NBA draft stock is rising or falling, and make game predictions for the coming week.  They are also joined by Portland Trail Blazers’ insider, Aaron Fentress, who shares his insight on the team and its players, including star rookie Shaedon Sharpe.

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Chat (4:02)

2.  Portland Trail Blazers with Aaron Fentress (18:58)

3.  College Hoops Notebook (53:34)

• Maui Jim Maui Invitational: Arizona, Creighton, San Diego State, and Louisville
• Empire Classic: St. John’s and Syracuse
• Battle 4 Atlantis: Tennessee, Kansas, and Dayton
• Phil Knight Invitational: UConn, North Carolina, Alabama, Michigan State, Villanova, and Portland
• Phil Knight Legacy: Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga, and Xavier 

4.  Draft Stock Rising (2:04:01)

• Brandon Miller (Ala)
• Anthony Black (Ark)
• Kyle Filipowski (Duke)
• Souley Boum (Xav)
• Oumar Ballo (Ariz)
• Ryan Nembhard (Creh)
• Judah Mintz (Syra)
• Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio St.)

5.  Draft Stock Falling (2:29:23)

• Dereck Lively II (Duke)
• Arthur Kaluma (Creighton)
• DaRon Holmes (Dayton)
• Armando Bacot (UNC)
• Matt Bradley (SDSU)
• Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Louisville)
• Brandon Slater (Nova)
• Marcus Bagley (ASU)

6.  Game Predictions (2:49:54)

• Syracuse at Illinois
• Baylor at Marquette
• Virginia at Michigan 
• Ohio State at Duke 
• Providence at TCU
• UNC at Indiana
• Michigan State at Notre Dame 
• Creighton at Texas 
• Baylor at Gonzaga 
• Illinois at Maryland 
• Syracuse at Notre Dame 
• Oklahoma at Villanova 
• Wisconsin at Marquette 
• St. Mary’s at Houston 
• Michigan at Kentucky 
• St. John’s at Iowa State 
• Oregon at UCLA 

7.  Mailbag (3:00:13)

Drew and Rich discuss the biggest news in college hoops and talk about the draft prospects whose stock is rising and falling.  They are also joined by Notre Dame’s star wing Dane Goodwin and Eugene Repay, who covers the Villanova Wildcats for VUHoops.com.

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Notes (6:18)

2.  College Hoops Notebook (20:51)

• New “Flop Rule” stinks
• Kentucky at Gonzaga
• Illinois vs. Virginia 
• UCLA vs. Baylor
• Houston at. Oregon 
• Florida State starts 0-4
• Michigan State better than we thought
• UConn is 4-0 and now healthy

3.  Villanova Hoops with Eugene Rapay (1:15:25)

4.  Draft Stock Rising (1:33:52)

• Tyrese Hunter
• Trayce Jackson-Davis
• Jalen Wilson
• Drew Peterson
• Trevon Brazile
• Cliff Omoruyi
• Armaan Franklin
• Nate Laszewski

5.  Dane Goodwin Interview (1:57:22)

6.  Draft Stock Falling (2:12:59)

• Gonzaga Guards
• Adem Bona
• Max Abmas
• Seth Trimble
• Yohan Traore
• Henry Coleman
• Nijel Pack

7.  Holiday Tourney Predictions (2:37:22)

• Maui Jim Maui Invitational 
• Empire Classic 
• Battle 4 Atlantis
• Phil Knight Invitational
• Phil Knight Legacy

Mav and Rich discuss the biggest news in both the NBA and college hoops and present the first NBA Draft Stock Report of the season.  They are also joined by two special guests, Ohio State big man Zed Key and Bruce Pascoe, who covers the Arizona Wildcats for the Arizona Daily Star. 

CHAPTERS:

1.  NBA Notes

• Nets, Kyrie, & Ben Simmons (2:55)
• Joel Embiid (7:54)
• LA Lakers (20:28)
• Phoenix Suns (23:29)
• Shai Gilgeous Alexander (25:38)

2.  College Hoops Notebook (33:05)

3.  Arizona Wildcats with Bruce Pascoe (52:21)

4.  Draft Stock Rising (1:28:53)

• Emoni Bates
• Gradey Dick
• Mark Mitchell
• Jaylen Clark
• Jett Howard
• Terrence Shannon
• Adama Sanogo
• Josiah James
• Keyontae Johnson
• Jordan Walker
• Zed Key

5.  Zed Key Interview (1:47:57)

6.  Draft Stock Falling (2:01:11)

• Kel'el Ware
• Will Richardson
• Harrison Ingram
• Matthew Cleveland
• Tyrese Proctor
• Kevin McCullar
• Isiaih Mosley
• Eric Gaines
• Matthew Mayer

7.  Game Predictions (2:20:02)

• Michigan State vs. Kentucky
• Duke vs. Kansas
• Gonzaga at Texas
• Indiana at Xavier
• Virginia vs. Baylor
• Villanova at Michigan State
• Illinois vs. UCLA

The HPP crew continues to preview the 2022-23 college basketball season, discussing the top players and teams in the country, including Houston, Arkansas, Duke, and Dayton.  In "Part of 2" of this special two-part episode, Rich, Drew, and Mav also make their predictions for Sweet Sixteen surprises, the Final Four, the National Champ, the Player of the Year, the Freshman of the Year, and the Coach of the Year.  Lastly, we learn that Drew underestimates the size of his bladder. 

CHAPTERS:

1. Tennessee Preview (0:05)
2. Texas Preview (5:54)
3. Houston Preview (10:04)
4. UCLA Preview (18:14)
5. Creighton Preview (24:41)
6. Arkansas Preview (29:31)
7. Duke Preview (36:48)
8. Kansas Preview (43:00)
9. Baylor Preview (48:23)
10. Auburn Preview (52:25)
11. Alabama Preview (59:10)
12. Villanova Preview (1:06:32)
13. Arizona Preview (1:13:21)
14. Indiana Preview (1:19:09)
15. Illinois Preview (1:23:03)
16. Virginia Preview (1:27:23)
17. Xavier Preview (1:31:51)
18. Michigan Preview (1:37:48)
19. Miami-Florida Preview (1:42:16)
20. Texas Tech Preview (1:48:48)
21. Dayton Preview (1:53:19)
22. Florida Preview (1:59:18)
23. Season Predictions (2:07:28)
24. Mailbag (2:16:05)