Jersey Jump Shot: Talkin' College Hoops in the Garden State

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Jersey Jump Shot: Talkin' College Hoops in the Garden State episodes

June 15 Jersey Jump Shot with NBA reporter Alex Schiffer
TOP: NBA writer (and Jersey guy) Alex Schiffer on Knicks-Spurs, Karl-Anthony Towns, Dylan Harper, and NJ's all-time hooper rankings

39:30: On Rutgers roster

44:10: On Seton Hall's roster & mailbag questions

60:30: NJ mid-major retention rundown
1 hr 7 min
April 07 Jersey Jump Shot with NJ native and Howard GM Daniel Marks
TOP: Basking Ridge native and Howard general manager Daniel Marks goes in-depth on the duties of a college basketball GM and the player marketplace.

30:00: Thoughts on the NCAA final, free agency, and all the BS floating around this time of year.
43 min
April 02 Jersey Jump Shot: When the Meadowlands hosted the 1996 Final Four
TOP: When the Meadowlands hosted the 1996 Final Four – interview with Rutgers' Kevin MacConnell, who was the tournament manager. The inside story on the last Final Four in a basketball arena, and last in the Northeast, 30 years ago.

26:00: On Brett MacConnell, Yaxel Lendeborg, Dan Hurley, Rutgers and Seton Hall
38 min
March 25 Jersey Jump Shot with Fox and SNY analyst Vin Parise
TOP: Fox and SNY analyst Vin Parise on St. John’s, the Big East, his former coaching colleagues Shaheen Holloway and Kevin Willard, pairing with John Fanta, and his old team Rutgers. Plus the art of broadcasting -- and his Christmas Eve fish menu.

28:00: My favorite Big Dance story lines.

33:45: A special email.

37:20: Things that bug me.
46 min
March 18 Jersey Jump Shot with Rutgers wing Darren Buchanan
TOP: Rutgers wing Darren Buchanan on the Crown, finishing strong and the New Brunswick food scene

17:30: Seton Hall turns the page; what’s next

30:15: Monmouth & NJIT proved they belonged

33:20: Big Dance thoughts
43 min
March 09 Jersey Jump Shot with NJIT wing Ari Fulton
TOP: NJIT forward Ari Fulton on his America East quarterfinal buzzer-beater and favorite door-dash order

14:00: Rutgers’ promising young core

28:15: Seton Hall and Shaheen Holloway wringing the sponge

42:30: Door’s open for Monmouth
45 min
March 03 Jersey Jump Shot with Rutgers AD Keli Zinn
TOP: Rutgers AD Keli Zinn on fundraising, RAC renovation, RU’s hoops programs and much more

23:50 Seton Hall-UConn fallout

29:55: Mid-major & D-3 shout-outs

34:15: Happy 80th, Pops Carino
37 min
February 23 Jersey Jump Shot with Merrimack coach and NJ native Joe Gallo
Intro music by Jason Reiser

TOP: Merrimack coach and Milltown’s own Joe Gallo on building a winner, Budd Clark, and more

25:00: Can Seton Hall and Najai Hines find that extra gear?

37:40: On Rutgers and Tariq Francis

42:30: NJ mid-major shout-outs

47 min
February 17 Jersey Jump Shot with Seton Hall AD Bryan Felt
TOP: Seton Hall AD Bryan Felt on a wide range of topics

29:45: On the Hall’s huge week ahead

38:30: A feel-good weekend for Rutgers and its legends

44:00: Princeton's pain

48:45: Mid-major shout-outs

51:30: Montclair State!
55 min
February 09 Jersey Jump Shot with NJIT coach Grant Billmeier
TOP: Grant Billmeier on how he built 1st-place NJIT

27:50: Seton Hall therapy session

37:20: Rutgers roster evaluation

49:20: NJ mid-major shout-outs
53 min