College Basketball Talk On Nbc Sports Podcast

Rob Dauster was joined by Myron Medcalf from ESPN.com on Friday morning to talk through all of the week's biggest college basketball stories, from Jahvon Quinerly and the fake Instagram hack to Quade Green's transfer to whether or not Kentucky can still recruit basketball players that matter.

Rob Dauster was joined by Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports to break down everything that happened in college basketball this weekend. Is there an actual good basketball team in the Pac-12? Is Kentucky a top 25 team? Is there a top tier of teams in the sport, and where does Kansas actually fit into that top tier? We get into all of it in this podcast.Open: Is the Pac-12 a one-bid league?11:45: Tennessee beat Gonzaga and The Admiral is awesome23:30: Is there a top tier of teams, and where does Kansas fit in it?30:10: Kentucky is not a top 25 team41:00: Getting to the Elite Eight was actually a bad thing for Bruce Weber

Shaka Smart is fascinating. He's 41 years old with six Division I head coaches in his tree - more than Jay Wright, Tom Izzo, Billy Donovan - and they're all thriving. Yet it's his fourth season and he hasn't gotten Texas going the way he envisioned. Why is it taking him time to get Texas rolling? And why are ADs still flocking to hire coaches from Shaka's staff? I think I figured it out, and the answer has to do with what Shaka Smart does better than anyone in college basketball.

Rob Dauster was joined by Brendan Quinn of The Athletic and of the Moving Screen podcast on Monday morning to breakdown everything there is to breakdown about the Michigan Wolverines and their unbelievable start to the season. They also sprinkled in some talk about Michigan State's loss to Louisville, and take a stroll around the rest of the Big Ten conference.

Rob Dauster was joined by Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast twitter feed and Barstool Sports to talk through everything from the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Is Michigan elite? How concerning is North Carolina's slump? How good is Virginia? Is Michigan State overrated. Then, the two talk through the latest NBC Sports Mock Draft and why Zion Williamson is a lock to be the top pick, Bol Bol can't defend and gives you the two players that are going to shoot up draft boards.Here is the rundown:11:55: So just how good is Michigan right now?23:05: Just how worried do we need to be about North Carolina?29:00: Were you more impressed with Virginia or Maryland?35:40: Quick-hitters on the rest of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge46:30: With the NBC Sports Mock Draft now live, Zion Williamson is a lock for the No. 1 pick.56:35: Where are we getting rich this weekend?

Rob Dauster was joined by Sam Vecenie of the Athletic and the Game Theory podcast on Monday to dive into the Monday Overreactions podcast. Is Virginia elite? Is Gonzaga really better than Duke? Is Kansas actually better than both of them? If Villanova back? That, and more, as they break down everything from the last seven days in the world of college hoops. Here is the rundown:OPEN: Thanksgiving food and the NET's first release16:30: Does Virginia belong in the conversation with Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas?26:00: Is the secret out on Duke?39:30: Just how good is Gonzaga?48:30: Kansas hasn't hit their stride yet. Is that good or bad?55:30: Quick-fire overreactions on Michigan State, Texas Tech and Villanova.

Rob Dauster was joined on on Monday by Aaron Torres to talk through everything that happened in college basketball over the course of the last seven days, from Villanova falling out of the top 25 to Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten looking like the best conference in the land to UConn's resurgence as a basketball program.

Rob Dauster was joined by Jeff Goodman of Stadium and the Good N Plenty Podcast to walk through what has been a wild week in college basketball. Villanova was embarrassed at home by Michigan. UConn went into the Garden and beat up on Syracuse. Are Michigan and UConn for real? Should we be worried about the Orange? They get into all of that.The rundown:OPEN: Goodman's podcast and how he weighs journalistic principles in a new medium.12:00: What has been the most surprising result of the season to date?16:05: Is Michigan a title contender this season?27:00: UConn beat Syracuse. Should the Orange be worried or is UConn #actuallygood?33:30: Some Maui preview talk.

Rob Dauster was joined on Monday by Dalen Cuff, an analyst at ESPN, to break down everything that has happened in the first week of the college hoops season. Here are the overreactions they dive into on Monday's podcast:OPEN: Auburn is the best team in the SEC?19:30: We really should be worried about Kentucky.31:20: Can anyone beat Duke this season?36:30: C.J. Massinburg with the performance of the season?

Rob Dauster is back to breakdown everything that happened at the Champions Classic on Tuesday night, from Kansas looking like a No. 1 team in the country for all of two hours, until Duke showed up and let us know who college basketball's best is this season.

Basketball is finally back! After months of talking about not basketball, Rob Dauster was joined by CJ Moore of The Athletic on Monday to breakdown the Champions Classic -- Kentucky! Duke! Michigan State! Kansas! -- while also working through some prop bets for the season and some predictions on All-Americans that aren't that teams outside the top 25 poll that should be in there. OPEN: Power forwards are no longer powerful. They're skilled. The rise of the playmaking four.11:30: Kansas vs. Michigan State28:00: Duke vs. Kentucky47:30: College basketball prop bets!

Rob Dauster was joined by Scott Phillips to break down everyone in the SEC. A year after the league sent eight teams to the NCAA tournament, they enter the 2018-19 season with three teams in the top ten and as many as nine teams in the mix for an NCAA tournament bid. Can they get there? Will Kentucky win a national title? Can either Auburn or Tennessee repeat as SEC champs? Just how good is Florida, or LSU, or Mississippi State? What happens with Missouri after Jontay Porter's injury?It's all here:Open: Alabama11:40: Arkansas14:45: Auburn 22:15: Florida 28:40: Georgia32:10: Kentucky43:20: LSU48:40: Mississippi State54:05: Missouri58:35: Ole Miss1:00:05: South Carolina1:02:10: Tennessee1:08:35: Texas A&M1:11:25: Vanderbilt

Rob Dauster was joined by Raphielle Johnson for the Pac-12 Preview edition of the College Basketball Talk podcast. The two break down the entire conference, going through each team alphabetically while detailing precisely how and why each team will finish where they finish. Is this the year Steve Alford gets fired? Can Washington actually win the league? Will Arizona or USC come out of the FBI's investigation into college basketball better than they were a year ago? What should be make of Bol Bol?It's all in here. Enjoy.Open: Arizona11:30: Arizona State18:00 Cal20:25: Colorado26:45: Oregon35:10: Oregon State40:00: Stanford46:20: UCLA55:10: USC1:02:45: Utah1:06:55: Washington1:12:30: Washington State

Rob Dauster was joined by Scott Phillips on Thursday morning to dive into everything Big Ten. Can Michigan repeat last season's run to the national title game? What do we make of this Michigan State team after losing Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson? Is Romeo Langford worth the hype? Is Carsen Edwards? Can Wisconsin get back to their winning ways?That and more can all be found here:4:49: Illinois10:09: Indiana17:59: Iowa22:09: Maryland26:19: Michigan32:14: Michigan State41:19: Minnesota43:54: Nebraska48:34: Northwestern52:39: Ohio State57:04: Penn State59:49: Purdue1:05:44: Rutgers1:08:44: Wisconsin

On Tuesday, Rob Dauster was joined by Travis Hines to walk through the Big East team by team. Is this Villanova's league to win again? Just how good is St. John's now that Mustapha Heron is eligible? Can Marquette actually get any stops this season? Can Providence, Creighton or Seton Hall sneak into the top five of the league? Where is Xavier in the post-Chris Mack era?You can get it all here:9:40: Butler14:10: Creighton19:05: DePaul21:40: Georgetown27:20: Marquette35:30: Providence40:50: Seton Hall49:55: St. John’s57:05: Villanova 1:04:55: Xavier

Rob Dauster was joined on Thursday morning by Travis Hines to walk through each and every team in the Big 12, breaking down what they lost, what they bring back and who has a chance to take down Kansas and win the league. (Hint: It's probably no one.) Is Kansas State really worth being a borderline top ten team? What happens to Press Virginia now that Jevon Carter is gone? Is TCU for real? Will Kansas have this season wiped from the record books.It's all in here.OPEN: Baylor9:33: Iowa State14:55: Kansas22:53: Kansas State31:33: Oklahoma33:53: Oklahoma State36:24: TCU41:38: Texas47:05: Texas Tech52:05: West Virginia

Rob Dauster was joined by Travis Hines on Thursday to talk through the American Athletic Conference and to provide a preview of the teams in that league. In addition to talking about the likes of Memphis and UConn, the two spent the open of the show on the trial that has engulfed the basketball world and whether or not it will ever live up to the disastrous potential that the investigation had when it was first revealed more than a year ago.OPEN: So let’s talk about this trial and its ramifications.23:15: The bottom of the AAC25:25: Memphis31:30: Temple34:15: UConn41:00: Wichita State43:40: SMU46:15: Houston49:45: Cincinnati53:30: UCF

Rob Dauster was joined on Monday morning by Scott Phillips to roll through the College Basketball Talk ACC preview podcast. Just how good will Duke’s freshmen end up being? Can Virginia overcome the demons of the worst tourney loss of all-time? Why is Theo Pinson a bigger loss for North Carolina than Joel Berry II? Which of the mass of teams in the middle of the league can get to a Final Four?It’s all here.Open: Boston College7:12: Clemson11:57: Duke20:42: Florida State26:27: Georgia Tech29:27: Louisville33:57: Miami38:47: NC State43:57: UNC50:12: Notre Dame53:27: Pitt54:57: Syracuse1:03:37: Virginia1:09:27: Virginia Tech1:12:25: Wake Forest

As the NBCSports.com College Basketball Talk podcast returns, Rob Dauster was joined by Raphielle Johnson to breakdown the NBC Sports preseason top 25 and the preseason All-American teams that were released this week. Here is a full rundown of today's podcast:OPEN: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Gonzaga are the clear-cut preseason top four.19:30: Which top ten team is the most likely to be a bust?22:30: What should we do with Loyola-Chicago heading into 2018-19?25:15: Washington vs. Oregon as the Pac-12’s best.30:00: Which team outside the top 25 will get to the Final Four?32:05: R.J. Barrett vs. Carsen Edwards for Preseason Player of the Year and Zion Williamson vs. Tyus Battle for 1st team All-America.39:40: Kentucky is No. 2 but doesn’t have a player on our 1st, 2nd or 3rd team All-America.43:30: Who are the National Player of the Year sleepers?