Portland State Vikings Podcasts

Coach Barret Peery and Mike Lund talk about the ramifications on the Big Sky Conference with all of the basketball games canceled due to COVID. A review of a difficult loss to Northwest Nazarene and a look ahead to two games at Montana State this week. Also, tough week for Coach Peery's football teams: Pittsburgh and Ohio State (check out his nationally championship score prediction)... "aggressive masks" and name checks of former Vikings Brian Towne and Jamie Snook. UPDATE: Thursday night's game time at Montana State has been moved to 6 p.m. MT/5 p.m. PT. Disregard the references in this podcast to the 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT start. Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

Portland State women's basketball player Ruchae Walton hosts another player roundtable as she's joined by Syd Schultz, Marina Canzobre and Jada Lewis. The players talk New Year's resolutions, the differences between U.S. and international basketball, and finally settle the debate about who besides Canzobre and Itziar Ugarte speaks the best Spanish on the team. This episode is presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

Head Coach Barret Peery talks about a "romantic drive" up to Cheney, WA... or was it a 12-hour commute for a single practice? Also, the mental challenge of canceled games, practice time vs. game time, and previewing upcoming games with Sacramento State. Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

A look back at the first six games of the season as the Vikings enter a 10-week stretch of Big Sky Conference play. Head Coach Barret Peery reviews the game at Oregon State and looks ahead to a weekend at defending Big Sky Conference Champion Eastern Washington. Plus... James Scott, 1000 points; Ian Burke 0 turnovers; and a look at Christmas basketball tournaments past...  Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

Head Coach Barret Peery reviews the opening weekend of Big Sky Conference play as the Vikings split a pair of games with Weber State. He talks about the lineup change with James Scott moving to point guard and Ian Burke into the starting lineup. Coach Peery also previews the Tuesday night game with Oregon State. Perhaps most important, will he get his Christmas shopping done in time? Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

Portland State women's basketball players Ruchae Walton, Tatiana Streun, Kylie Jimenez and Labrea Denson sit down for a roundtable discussion on topics in an out of basketball. Topics covered include holiday traditions, the NBA bubble, future aspirations, and travel.

This week's episode includes a preview of Big Sky Conference play as the Vikings host Weber State this weekend at Viking Pavilion. Barret and Mike talk about a couple of newcomers, Paris Dawson and Amari McCray. Also, the challenges of traveling during a pandemic, a review of the game at Washington State and more. Coach Peery also gives a shoutout to superfan Matt Haggard. Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

This week's episode includes a wrapup of the first two games of the season, and a look ahead to Washington State. Also, Barret and Mike recognize some outstanding PSU athletics staff members who put in tremendous work to get a home basketball game going during the pandemic. Finally, where does Coach Peery stand on Christmas shopping two weeks before the big day? Presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union.

Tatiana Streun of the Portland State women's basketball team breaks down her international debut with Switzerland on the latest episode of The Viking Podcast, presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union. Streun details the COVID-19 protocols she had to go through to make the trip, as well as the other logistics around playing for Switzerland. She also previews her redshirt senior season at Portland State, which gets underway Monday, Nov. 30, as the Vikings open their season against Simpson.