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Inside Syracuse Basketball

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The Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast will see a host of guests from former SU players such as Derrick Coleman and Leo Rautins to basketball experts like Jay Bilas and Dick Vitale to tell stories and discuss the game of basketball as it relates to Syracuse, the ACC and beyond. Host Mike Waters has been covering Syracuse University basketball for over 30 years.
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Episodes

Inside Syracuse Basketball: Otis Hill speaks with Mike Waters

Syracuse basketball player Otis Hill talks about his SU career, playing in the 1996 national championship game, his time working in a juvenile detention center and his new-found love of horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 202235 minSeason 2Ep. 43

Inside Syracuse Basketball: Michael Gbinije with Mike Waters

Michael Gbinije, the leading scorer on Syracuse’s 2016 Final Four, joins the podcast. What was it like to transfer from Duke to Syracuse and then have to play in front of the Cameron Crazies? What are his on Coach K’s retirement? And pickle juice. We had to talk about pickle juice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 202230 minSeason 2Ep. 43

Inside Syracuse Basketball: Rob McClanaghan speaks with Mike Waters

Former Syracuse basketball walk-on Rob McClanaghan, who has become a renowned trainer to NBA stars like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, seemed to have it all. A glamorous career, a wife and two kids. His suicide attempt in 2019 shocked his friends and colleagues. Rob is now talking about mental health. He recently visited Syracuse University where he gave a presentation to SU athletes on emotional well-being. He joined the podcast to talk about his own struggles and what advice he has for those wh...

May 09, 202230 minSeason 2Ep. 42

Inside Syracuse Basketball: Joe Girard with Mike Waters

Syracuse basketball player Joe Girard joined the podcast to talk about this past season for the Orange, how he handles haters on social media and how his role could change dramatically next season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 07, 202235 minSeason 2Ep. 41

On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Jimmy Boeheim talks about his one year at Syracuse, his thoughts on this past season, and his future plans both on and off the court.

On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Jimmy Boeheim talks about his one year at Syracuse, his thoughts on this past season, and his future plans both on and off the court. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 202227 minSeason 2Ep. 40

On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Buddy Boeheim talked about his Syracuse career, the disappointment of a losing season and the punch that resulted in him being suspended from the last game of his college career

Buddy Boeheim is the guest on this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Buddy talked about his Syracuse career. What it was like for him and his brother, Jimmy, to play for their father, the disappointment of a losing season and the punch that resulted in him being suspended from the last game of his college career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 202245 minSeason 2Ep. 39

Jeff Goodman, college basketball reporter with The Stadium and the Field of 68 podcast, joined Mike Waters to talk about the current state of the Syracuse basketball program

Jeff Goodman, college basketball reporter with The Stadium and the Field of 68 podcast, joined Mike Waters to talk about the current state of the Syracuse basketball program and what the future has in store for the Orange. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 202245 minSeason 2Ep. 37

Former Syracuse basketball player Chuck Richards chats with Mike about playing with Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim and spending over 25 years with the FBI

Former Syracuse basketball player Chuck Richards discusses transferring from Army to Syracuse, playing with Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim, spending over 25 years with the FBI and what it was like investigating the Ku Klux Klan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 202146 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Syracuse.com basketball reporters Donna Ditota and Mike Waters analyze this year’s Syracuse basketball team

Syracuse.com basketball reporters Donna Ditota and Mike Waters analyze this year’s Syracuse basketball team. What areas are the biggest concern? Which players are the biggest keys? And what it’s like for them to be back in arenas and interviewing players face-to-face? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 202132 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Former Syracuse basketball player Terrence Roberts chats with Mike about playing for coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School, his time at SU and taking up competitive cycling

Former Syracuse basketball player Terrence Roberts talks about playing for legendary coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School; the knee injuries he suffered in high school and at Syracuse and how he recently lost nearly 50 pounds after taking up cycling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 27, 202148 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Former Syracuse Basketball player Jason Hart joins Mike to chat about his new job as the head coach of the G-League Ignite, why he left college coaching, and his playing career at Syracuse

Jason Hart joined the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. The conversation included Hart’s playing career at Syracuse where he remains the school’s all-time leader in steals, his new job as the head coach of the G-League Ignite, and why he left college coaching after nine years at Southern California. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 202139 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Former Syracuse basketball player Matt Roe chats with Mike about playing for Syracuse, transferring from SU and returning to his hometown

Former Syracuse basketball player Matt Roe joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about why he transferred from Syracuse, how he almost didn’t transfer after visiting four other schools and why years later he decided to return to his hometown. He also talked about John Thompson yelled at him after he had made four 3-pointers and going to see the original Batman movie with the late Hank Gathers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choi...

Oct 05, 202150 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Former Syracuse star Stephen Thompson joins Mike Waters to chat about coaching his sons at Oregon State and what Jim Boeheim will face this season coaching sons Buddy and Jimmy

Former Syracuse star Stephen Thompson joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Thompson is now an assistant coach at Oregon State where he coached his sons, Stephen Jr. and Ethan. He talked about what it was like to coach his sons; Stephen Jr. and Ethan, at Oregon State and what Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim will face this season with sons Buddy and Jimmy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 28, 202138 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Former Syracuse star Derrick Coleman joins Mike Waters to chat about the Coming Back Together weekend and his time at SU

On this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Derrick Coleman talks about why he came to Syracuse, his loyalty to the university and the effort to support minority students through the Coming Back Together weekend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 08, 202157 minSeason 1Ep. 27

ESPN’s Andrea Adelson chats with Mike about the recent departures from the Big 12 and if it will impact the ACC and Syracuse

ESPN’s Andrea Adelson joins Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters to talk about the recent departures of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference. What impact will those moves have on the ACC and Syracuse? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 202132 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Former Syracuse player Chris McCullough joins Mike Waters to chat about Boeheim's Army and all of the places he's played basketball in his career

Chris McCullough played just 16 games at Syracuse after a knee injury ended his freshman season. But McCullough has always wanted to play for Boeheim’s Army in the TBT. Why hasn’t he been able to play before this year? And why he believes this is the year Boeheim’s Army can win it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 202126 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Former Syracuse player Ryan Blackwell chats with Mike about coaching Boeheim's Army and this year's team

Ryan Blackwell, who has coached Boeheim’s Army for the past five years, joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Blackwell talked about this year’s team, including the remarkable Eric Devendorf and some key additions to the roster from outside the Syracuse family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 06, 202132 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Yahoo Sports reporter Pete Thamel chats with Mike about the recent retirement announcements from Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski and about how long Jim Boeheim will keep coaching

Pete Thamel, college sports reporter for Yahoo Sports, joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Pete and host Mike Waters discussed the recent retirement announcements from North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. And they talked about how long Jim Boeheim will keep coaching and how Syracuse eventually goes about replacing the legend. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 08, 202133 minSeason 1Ep. 23

ESPN’s NBA reporter Dave McMenamin chats with Mike about being a student manager at Syracuse and former Syracuse players in the NBA

ESPN’s NBA reporter Dave McMenamin joins the podcast to talk about being a student manager at Syracuse, the success and failure of Syracuse players in the NBA, and how he played collegiately at the University of Limerick in Ireland. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 02, 202133 minSeason 1Ep. 22

ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Borzello talks with Mike Waters about Syracuse recruits and the state of the SU program

ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Borzello joins Mike Waters to talk Syracuse recruit Benny Williams, Class of 2022 commit Kamari Lands, SU’s other recruiting targets and his thoughts on the state of the SU program. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Syracuse recruit Benny Williams talks about why he fell in love with Syracuse early in the recruiting process

Syracuse recruit Benny Williams joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Williams explains why he fell in love with Syracuse early in the recruiting process. He also talks about growing so fast that the growing pains forced him to miss an entire summer of basketball. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 202118 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Jimmy Boeheim joins Mike Waters to talk about his decision to play for his father and joining his brother, Buddy, at Syracuse University next year

Jimmy Boeheim spent the first three years of his college career at Cornell, but next year he will be a graduate transfer at Syracuse where he will join his younger brother, Buddy, in playing for their father, Jim Boeheim. Jimmy joined the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about what went into his decision to transfer to Syracuse, his hopes for next season and what he expects his role to be on next year’s team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about y...

Apr 20, 202122 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Cole Swider talks with Mike Waters about his decision to transfer to Syracuse and how he sees himself fitting in with the Orange

Cole Swider is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Swider recently decided to transfer from Villanova to Syracuse. The 6-foot-9 junior forward talked with podcast host Mike Waters about his decision, how he sees himself fitting in with the Orange and the phone call he received from Buddy Boeheim after announcing his decision. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202112 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Former Syracuse basketball player Eric Devendorf talks about the Orange’s amazing run to the Sweet 16 and Buddy Boeheim's hot streak

Former Syracuse basketball player Eric Devendorf joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to talk about the Orange’s amazing run to the Sweet 16. What did he see in Syracuse’s two NCAA tournament wins? What is the difference between the Orange now versus a month ago. And his personal insights into Buddy Boeheim’s incredible hot streak. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 202117 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Former Syracuse basketball player Herman Harried talks about playing with Pearl Washington and Derrick Coleman and how he got the nickname Tree

Former Syracuse basketball player Herman Harried is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Harried talked about playing for Baltimore prep power Dunbar High School, how he suffered the knee injury that impacted his career, playing with the likes of Pearl Washington and Derrick Coleman and how he got the nickname Tree. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 03, 202135 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Former Syracuse player Matt Gorman talks about playing with Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara, dunking on Carmelo and why he chose to redshirt rather than transfer

Former Syracuse player Matt Gorman joins this week’s edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Gorman played at SU from 2002 to 2007 and was a member of the 2003 national championship team. He was part of the same freshman class as Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara. Gorman talks about fishing with GMac, dunking on Carmelo and why after not playing much in his first two years at SU, he chose to stay and redshirt rather than transfer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informa...

Feb 24, 202132 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Former Syracuse basketball player Danny Schayes talks about playing for Syracuse University, his NBA career and his father, Dolph Schayes

Which Syracuse assistant coach didn’t think Danny Schayes was good enough to play for Syracuse? Which member of the Basketball Hall of Fame was he named after? And why does he have a Mr. Spock cookie jar prominently displayed on his bookshelf? All this and more as the former Syracuse star joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Syracuse University graduate and ESPN announcer Dave Pasch talks about being the Voice of the Syracuse Orange, the advice he got from SU alums and partnering withBill Walton

Syracuse University graduate and ESPN announcer Dave Pasch is this week’s guest on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Pasch talks about becoming the Voice of the Syracuse Orange at the age of 26, the advice he got from SU alums like Sean McDonough, Mike Tirico and Dick Stockton, why he left Syracuse for ESPN and his many hilarious stories about on-air partner Bill Walton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Feb 10, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 12
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