The Hoops Southbound Show

It's NBA Draft Combine week and this could be a week we start seeing players come back to college and huge portal moves take place once again. Plus Arkansas's Boogie Fland has pulled his name out of the draft. Where is he headed next? And what about Tahaad Pettiford, Karter Knox, Otega Oweh and others? And over the last week there have been big developments in the House case. You may not know the name, but this is the case that centers around revenue sharing in college sports. And Donald Trump and Nick Saban could be getting involved? Yeah, those are two names we didn't think we'd talk about on this show. Finally, the CBS Sports Classic has been announced, and we have Mark Pope facing his old coach Rick Pitino. That's today and more on the Hoops Southbound Show!#collegebasketball #basketball #nbadraft #arkansas #arkansasrazorbacks #kentucky #kentuckywildcats House Case Law Article: https://www.avemarialaw.edu/house-settlement/

The transfer portal is closed for this cycle. It opened, it closed, but it's not over yet! Xaivian Lee and MacKenzie Mgbako make huge splashes to the SEC as they join the Florida Gators and the Texas A&M Aggies. Plus, Nate Ament joins the Tennessee Volunteers as one of the best freshmen in the country. And John Calipari makes the announcement of several returners to next year's Arkansas Razorbacks. All these stories and more on today on the Hoops Southbound Show!

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The Missouri Tigers have great recruits and excellent transfers. But somehow, Missouri is being picked toward the bottom of the SEC this season. With players like Boating, Crews, and Perkins, how is that even possible. Well, it turns out, that Maddy and David don't even agree with each other about Missouri. So how will the Tigers do in 2024-25?

The Texas A&M Aggies are being picked towards the top of the SEC and regularly in the top 25 teams in the country. The Aggies return Wade Taylor IV, Henry Coleman, and several other big time players. There's a lot of praise going around for Texas A&M. But Maddy and David don't agree on Texas A&M. How do you feel about the Aggies?

The LSU Tigers are returning several core players but lost significant production and key players to graduation, the portal, and the NBA Draft. Now the Tigers are bringing in Sears, Bailey, and more players from the portal. But several writers still have McMahon's team at the bottom of the SEC. Are we all wrong about LSU?

The Texas Longhorns are playing their first season of basketball in the SEC. Texas has always been one of the better teams in the Big 12, can they carry over that success this season to their new conference?

The Auburn Tigers are returning several names you are already familiar with this season. While they may be a long shot to win it all, trends and talent may be propelling them toward a class of elite teams nationally.

The Georgia Bulldogs have not heard their name called on Selection Sunday in what will be 10 years in March. Is this year different? One thing Georgia has done well is recruit talent under Mike White. While this team is young and has great NBA prospects like Asa Newell and Somto Cyril, do they have what they need to break into the tournament?

Jonas Aidoo, Clifford Omoruyi, Johni Broome, Alex Condon, the SEC is loaded with big guys with big talent in the frontcourt this season. But who has the best frontcourt in the SEC this year. Auburn has the experience. Arkansas has the transfers. Alabama made the moves. Missouri has the recruits. Here's our top 5 list.

Here we go again, it's our annual Top 5 lists. Today we're counting down the top 5 backcourts in the SEC for this coming season. Does Mark Sears and Alabama have the backcourt to lead the country on offense? Where do Kentucky and Arkansas fit with new coaches? Should newcomer Texas make the list? And what about Auburn, Tennessee, or Florida? Let's work through it and find out.