The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast

Travis Magnusson scored over 2,000 points at Georges Valley and has become one of the best coaches in the state of Maine. He joins me on the podcast to talk about coaching both in high school and his son's AAU team, the state game against Fort Kent, the Regional Final win over Spruce Mountain, coaching soccer, and so much more.

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Chris Christie - Maine [email protected] 207-975-4072

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Four national championships. 87.2% winning percentage. Retirement on his terms.

Lucas sits down with retiring CMCC women's basketball coach Andrew Morong fresh off his fourth national title to talk about what it actually takes to build a dynasty in central Maine.

Topics this episode:

How Andrew evaluates recruits in the first 5 minutes of warm-ups

Why parents are now a bigger red flag than the players themselves

The "Junkyard Dog" role and building a blue-collar culture

Josie Friend — the Australian freshman he knew would transcend the program

The case for a high school shot clock

Why the mid-range jumper might be a D1 scholarship hiding in plain sight

What retirement looks like when basketball has been your life for 15 years

Plus Lucas's son Rhys reviews Hoppers and the Mario Galaxy movie.

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In this special edition of the podcast, Jay Baines and I roadtripped from the B State Games in Bangor to the game in Augusta and recapped a super fun two B title games. Presented by Vertical Raise!

Welcome to The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast where Lucas McNelly and Jay Baines dissect their regional tournament predictions and see who picked the best Cinderellas. We'll also look ahead to this weekend's title games and make prediction on who will take home Gold Balls.

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The first four days of the tournament brought surprises (Scarborough!), great performances, blowouts (hello, Valley), and even an ejection of a family of three. Jon Duke is here to break it all down and react to the first four days of the tournament.

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Every year, Jay Baines and I go region-by-region and pick a Cinderella in each one. The premise is simple: we can't pick the favorite and we can't pick our own team. Did we pick your team? And if not, should we have?

This is part 2 where we go through all of the boys regions and includes an introduction from the Augusta Civic Center.

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Every year, Jay Baines and I go region-by-region and pick a Cinderella in each one. The premise is simple: we can't pick the favorite and we can't pick our own team. Did we pick your team? And if not, should we have?

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Chris Christie - Maine [email protected] 207-975-4072

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Dave Chase - Southern Maine [email protected] 603-545-2960

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We're at roughly the half-way point of the season, which means it's a great time to take stock of how the regions around Maine might shake out. Jay Baines joins me to go around the state and figure out who's in, who's out, and who has a chance to move up in the standings.

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Chris Christie - Maine [email protected] 207-975-4072

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Dave Chase - Southern Maine [email protected] 603-545-2960

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We're at roughly the half-way point of the season, which means it's a great time to take stock of how the regions around the state might shake out. Jay Baines joins me to go around the state and figure out who's in, who's out, and who has a chance to move up in the standings.

Subscribe to Maine Basketball Rankings: https://www.mainebasketballrankings.com/#/portal

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Chris Christie - Maine [email protected] 207-975-4072

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Dave Chase - Southern Maine [email protected] 603-545-2960

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