The Hoops Southbound Show

“The Future starts today, not tomorrow.” And over the last few weeks we got a look at the future of college basketball. Big games ahead, a record breaking player, and changes to the NCAA Tournament. The match-ups for the ACC/ SEC Challenge have been announced, Florida has a really, really tall new player that went viral on social media, and yes, Dan Gavitt was talking about NCAA Tournament expansion. You might be excited or skeptical of what the future might hold, but we’re talking about it today on the Hoops Southbound Show!

There’s a new MTE on the way and it's making a ton of noise across college basketball and college sports! Could the new Players Era Festival be a game changer in college sports? Could it forever change Feast Week Basketball, could it save bowl games in college football, could college baseball model their MTE’s after this new event? Time will tell. But what we do know is two SEC teams will be competing in Las Vegas in the inaugural event! Also the sport of basketball says good-bye to one of the legendary figures of the game, Jerry West. Plus, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team is playing in Copa America this week. We’re going to give you a road map to understanding the tournament, by comparing every team to an SEC basketball team.

The SEC continues to bring in top talent in the transfer portal. Since our last episode, Arkansas is bringing in DJ Wagner, Tennessee got Chaz Lanier, and so many other big names made big moves.

Dalton Knecht, Rob Dillingham, Reed Sheppard, Justin Edwards and Trevon Brazile are all SEC players trying to earn a pick in the NBA Draft. We take our first good look at this year's draft.

The Alabama Crimson Tide locked down Clifford Omoruyi. Arkansas picked up Jonas Aidoo and Johnell Davis. Mark Pope is bringing his offense to life with Koby Brea, Kerr Kriisa, Brandon Garrison, and Andrew Carr.

Alijah Martin, Amari Williams, Sean Pedulla, Felix Okpara, and other were all commits out the top 150 players in the transfer portal heading now to an SEC team next season. We’ve three days left until the transfer portal closes. We’re breaking down the players coming in, looking at who is still out there in the portal, and looking at the work still left to do. Plus Arkansas and Alabama had a big week on the recruiting trail picking up freshmen in the top 35 in the country. We’re talking about it all today on the Hoops Southbound Show.

Excuse our silliness but today we are talking the transfer portal. We’re also going to give some smaller updates on the Freshmen Decommits that have taken place and a quick SEC look at the NBA Playoffs.

We recorded this episode this morning. Here are some updates that have occurred since this morning:

The offseason is here in the SEC. College basketball's transfer portal is going crazy. Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Kentucky make changes at head coach. Players like Rob Dillingham are declaring for NBA Draft. So let's get caught up on everything that's gone down since March Madness.

UConn wins back-to-back national championships! Dan Hurley has solidified himself as one of the best coaches in the sport. But will he stay at UConn? Arkansas created tidal waves, hiring John Calipari as its new head basketball coach. Now one of the biggest jobs in the country, Kentucky, is searching for its new coach. The Wildcats fanbase is hungry to win. Who will they go after?

The Alabama Crimson Tide are headed to their first ever Final Four! Nate Oats and company got revenge on a tough Clemson Tiger team. No matter what anyone says, Alabama is heading to Phoenix. We look at the upcoming game against the UConn Huskies as well.