The Dribble Drive

We take a break from the preview episodes this week to talk about the Big Ten women's basketball preseason accolades handed out last week. We're joined by Dalton Shetler (MSU radio network) to dive into the preseason all-Big Ten team as well as the preseason rankings of teams in the conference. 

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We squeeze two teams into one episode this week! First, we talk Northwestern women's basketball with Sammy Krimstein, who calls the games for WNUR in Evanston. We discuss how Northwestern can use its returning talent to try and make a jump back into the conversation in the Big Ten, and much more (Time stamp 02:38-18:22). Then, we shift our attention to Wisconsin women's basketball, with the voice of the Badgers, Jon Arias. We talk Serah Williams' jump, Ronnie Porter's mind-boggling rebounding numbers, and more (Time stamp 18:22-end).

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Iowa women's basketball has been the talk of the Big Ten conference the last couple seasons, with 3 straight Big Ten Tournament titles, back to back national championship appearances, and oh yeah, the best women's college basketball player of all time, Caitlin Clark. We discuss all that as well as what to expect for a Iowa team without it's coach and four starters for this upcoming 2024-25 season with the voice of Iowa women's basketball, Rob Brooks.

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Our preview season rolls on, this week focusing on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Play-by-play voice of Rutgers WBB, Ralph Bednarczyk, joins the show to talk about how Rutgers can build off this season's roster continuity, transfer and freshman additions, the great play of Destiny Adams, Big Ten scheduling and much more.

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Our next team preview is all about the Lady Lions of Penn State. One of the voices of Penn State, Joe Putnam, joins the show. We talk about how Penn State improved last year and what ultimately kept them from getting into the NCAA Tournament. We also discuss the offseason for PSU, with a lot of new players coming into the program. And you can't have a discussion about Penn State without talking about the Creamery!

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On this episode, Indiana assistant coach Ali Patberg joins us! She talks about her transition from player to support staff to assistant coach, her relationship with Teri Moren, and gives us a preview at what the 2024-25 Hoosiers could look like.

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We jump back into team previews with an Oregon Ducks episode. We're joined by the voice of the Oregon women's basketball team, Chris Clayton. He talks about what went wrong in 2023-24, how the Ducks have filled out the roster through the transfer portal, the outlook for this upcoming season, and so much more. A great preview for the upcoming Oregon season!

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Episode 9 is our longest episode yet, as we're joined by ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme. We discuss how he got into bracketology, the strategies behind it, and how Big Ten teams stack up in his eyes. He has high hopes for the LA schools, and we go in depth on some of the others trying to position themselves for a postseason berth. How high can Illinois go? How far do Indiana and Iowa fall? Can Michigan make the tournament? We discuss it all on this episode!

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The USC Trojans are expected by many to not only be the top team in the Big Ten, but potentially the country when the preseason polls are released. Juju Watkins, Kiki Iriafen, Talia van Oelhoffen, and others all pair together to form a formidable addition to the Big Ten. We chat with the newly minted voice of USC women's basketball, Eli Kleinmann, about what the Big Ten should expect when this Trojan team joins the league.

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It's time to get to know the new teams entering the Big Ten, and we'll start with the UCLA Bruins. The play-by-play voice, Dave Marcus, joins the show to talk about the exciting 2023-24 season, the returning talent on a deep roster, expectations for the inaugural season in the Big Ten, and much more.

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