Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast

On the tenth episode of the of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill wrap-up the 2015 season with a recap of the NCAA Tournament, Stanford's classy grab of the NIT title as well as a look-ahead to what's in store for Pac-12 basketball teams during the 2015-2016 season.

 

The duo welcome Pac-12 Networks analyst and former Arizona basketball star Matt Muehlebach to the chronological recruiting segment of "The Recruit" as KO and Muehlebach conclude their journey as a recruiter and recruit during their time as Wildcats. You don't want to miss the conclusion of the unique relationship the two have shared over the past 10 podcast episodes.

On the ninth episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill dive into the conference tournaments and playoffs just around the corner as well as why rushing the court should be a finable offense. The duo move onto the dilemma medical marijuana cards may pose for student-athletes and the NCAA in the future. Yes, it's a jumble of content this week for ya!

Don't fret, the serial podcast segment "The Recruit" delivers big this week with 1987 Arizona freshman standout Matt Muehlebach and KO reliving the team's trip to the Final Four Matt's first year on campus. It's a firsthand tale of one of the greatest sporting events in the world from an assistant coach and his recruit you don't want to miss.

The eighth episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast with Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill begins with KO's suggestion for the removal of halftimes as well as some other nuggets on how we could make the college game more entertaining. O'Neill also reveals his current No. 1 seed predictions for the NCAA tournament and what he told his teams when they were on the bubble.

The duo move on to reveal KO's favorite rapper and he weighs in on the length of Mike's sideburns. This week on our serial segment "The Recruit," former Arizona standout Matt Muehlebach and former Wildcat assistant coach O'Neill recall the aftermath of Matt's refusal to redshirt and what that meant for how hard KO rode Matt in practices to ensure he was prepared to take over as Arizona's point guard in the following years. Let's just say the two had a fiery relationship that first year at Arizona.

On the seventh episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill start the episode out strong with some solid analysis on what the possibilities are for teams like Oregon State and Cal to make the NCAA Tournament. KO points out that OSU needs to get a W on the road. The two digress to more fruitful topics such as KO's Valentine's advice to his past players as well as his yearly tradition with his wife, Roberta. 

This week on the serial segment "The Recruit" which follows the relationship between KO during his time as an assistant coach at Arizona and former Wildcat standout, Matt Muehlebach, the two rehash the conversation in which Matt was KO's first recruit to refuse to redshirt. 

It's an episode you truly don't want to miss.

On the sixth episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill take you through exactly what coaches are looking for from different prospects on the recruiting trail and KO shares a devastating buzzer beater Tim Hardaway Jr. knocked down to send Arizona packing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

On this week's serial installment of "The Recruit" chronicling the story of how KO recruited Arizona star Matt Muehlebach, the two recall when Matt finally caved and committed to Arizona for his collegiate career plus his first weeks on campus when Matt finally realized he was playing Division I basketball.

On the fifth episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Matt Muehlebach makes the trek up to San Francisco to join Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill face to face in studio to tell exactly what happened on his Arizona campus visit when KO recruited him as an assistant coach more than thirty years ago.

On the fourth episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O’Neill dive into how the NCAA could change up some rules to increase game scores as well as field some social media input about which Pac-12 player has the most NBA potential. With Duke’s head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th win on the horizon, KO shares his favorite Coach K story as the opposing assistant coach during an Arizona game. 

The duo close out the show with “The Recruit”, a serialized story giving us an inside look about the journey KO and Arizona basketball star Matt Muehlebach shared during their time as Wildcats. This week the two share how each felt during Matt’s first visit to Tucson— from the car ride, to campus, to the stretched truths KO told Matt about his possibilities of snagging the starting point guard position.

On the third episode of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, Mike Yam and Kevin O'Neill discuss what Arizona's first Conference loss means for the rest of the Wildcats' season and KO shares a personal story from his time as an assistant coach at Arizona when they were ranked No. 1 and lost big to unranked New Mexico.  

The two close out the show with the weekly serialized segment of "The Recruit." This week KO and former Arizona standout Matt Muehlebach talk about the courting process between a high school basketball recruit and college recruiter of daily phone calls and contact. We even get a special reading of a few of the actual postcards KO sent to Matt almost thirty years ago as well as why he attached sticks of gum to each of them.

On the second edition of the Pac-12 Networks Basketball Podcast, hosts Mike Yam and Kevin O’Neill discuss their random run in at the gym at Coronado Beach, what UCLA needs to do to turn their season around and KO shares some personal stories.

There’s never a shortage of entertaining stories from Kevin O’Neill, but this week he brings his A game. KO tells us about the time he took on Stanford and was so infuriated he had to do everything he could to restrain himself from tackling the Stanford Tree. The final 20 minutes of the podcast are dedicated to “The Recruit”, a weekly chronological tale of how KO landed Arizona basketball star Matt Muehlebach during his as an assistant coach at Arizona. This week, both parties share their versions of what exactly went down on the home visit with Lute Olson.