The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss UNC-Duke delivering again, Kansas handling Houston at Allen Fieldhouse, Kentucky-Tennessee, and Purdue surviving Wisconsin (1:32). They then run through some other happenings from the weekend in college basketball, including Rick Pitino's post-game rant following St. John's loss to UConn, Gonzaga fans throwing trash on the court, Xavier's Quincy Olivari's 43-point game, Morgan Freeman's courtside antics, and more (42:10). Finally, th...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 34 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by Robbie Hummel for some long overdue Purdue talk, other Big Ten sleepers, what actually constitutes a flagrant 1 foul, early Final Four picks, and more (1:42). Then Tate and Kyle recap their USC-Oregon court-side experience, before closing the show with some shoutouts and games to watch this weekend (46:48). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Robbie Hummel Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find ...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 28 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Ed Cooley's wild return to Providence as Georgetown's HC, Iowa State upsetting Kansas and addressing spying allegations in the same day, and Arkansas searching for answers after another loss (1:28). Then they talk about Clemson's collapse vs. Duke, BYU-Texas, South Carolina finding their footing, UConn's dominance, Jay Bilas taking a stand against court-storming, New Mexico's impressive home record, more despair for Louisville fans, ...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 29 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss some NPOY candidates who have emerged to try to compete with Zach Edey, the ACC's struggles with advanced metrics, and women's basketball trending way up (24:08), before discussing the OSP Title Tiers: Tate's Top 25 title teams broken down into categories (2:21). Finally Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, including the TCU women's team holding 'The Replacements'–style tryouts, bizarre inflatable mascots, great postgame quot...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 21 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss the good, the bag, and the ugly in college basketball, including Dusty May and Florida Atlantic escaping UTSA in overtime, Bruce Pearl and Auburn emerging as true contenders, and the Caitlin Clark court-storming fiasco at Ohio State (1:53), before running through some other college basketball happenings including Zvonimir "Big Z" Ivišić's Kentucky debut, Pitt's Blake Henson celebrating on the scorer's table in Cameron Indoor, Mick Cr...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 31 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Terrence Oglesby to discuss the risers, fallers, and ballers of college basketball, including New Mexico's stock rising after beating SDSU and Utah State, Shaheen Holloway and Seton Hall rising to the top of the Big East, Gonzaga concerns, St. John's looking lost without Rick Pitino, Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht commanding respect, Will Wade's success at McNeese State, Louisville's nightmare, and more (1:26). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs ...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 9 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to answer the question, "Who is the no. 1 team in college basketball?" They then discuss Texas's loss to West Virginia, as well as HC Jamie Dixon and TCU securing their second top-10 win in a row after losing to Kansas (2:20). Later, they talk the Big 12 "dog park" (21:40), Rick Pitino's colorful postgame interview after St. John's 1-point loss to Creighton, Texas A&M's upset win over Kentucky, SDSU–New Mexico, Bill Walton's super awkward broad...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 28 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss some more major upsets in college basketball, including Houston falling to Iowa State, no. 1 Purdue losing to Nebraska, Kansas-UCF, Tennessee–Mississippi State, Butler-Marquette, Virginia Tech–Clemson, and Oklahoma-TCU (2:00). Then they discuss the current iteration of the possibly underrated ACC as North Carolina ascends to the top, Alabama's oddly high position in the NET rankings, questions surrounding Michigan basketball, Woode...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss the only remaining undefeated team in college basketball, the Houston Cougars (1:37), before discussing a wild basketball weekend, including Miami–Wake Forest, TCU-Kansas, Kentucky-Florida, Marquette–Seton Hall, BYU-Cincinnati, Clemson-UNC, Michigan State–Northwestern, and more (17:51). Then they take a look at the NET rankings, Tom Izzo's post-game tirade, Juwan Howard giving coaching duties up to Phil Martelli at Michigan for only ...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 42 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss The Good, the Bag, and the Ugly in college basketball, including the state of L.A. basketball, Marquette head coach Shaka Smart's on-court antics, the Juwan Howard experience, and a hard look at Bennetball at the University of Virginia (1:42). Then they run through a Christmas break college basketball ICYMI filled with an impressive number of shout-outs (40:49). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringe...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 35 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by three-time NBA champion B.J. Armstrong to discuss Tate's basketball wish list, including his dream NBA Finals matchup, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. De'Aaron Fox in the playoffs, a point guard for Wembanyama, the return of Detroit basketball, and more (1:48). Then Tate runs through some college basketball shout-outs, covering a couple of Big East upsets, Baylor's fall to Duke, UCLA's loss at home to CSUN for the first time in 23 years, Penny Hardaway and Memp...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 20 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Kentucky's win over North Carolina (1:27), before they talk Arizona-Purdue and Kansas-Indiana (41:04), Then they talk a little Good, Bag, and the Ugly, including Andy Enfield and USC's loss to Auburn, Will Wade and McNeese State winning in style, and the released footage of the Oak Hills Christian 108-14 loss to North Dakota State (55:37), before they close the show with some shout-outs (1:12:10). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Ma...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 27 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss Will Wade's return to the spotlight, a bit of good news for RaeQuan Battle and WVU as a judge granted a TRO giving ReQuan and other two-time transfers temporary NCAA eligibility (1:55). They also discuss Memphis adding Nae'Qwan Tomlin from Kansas State, Tom Izzo's stagnant start to the Michigan State season, surprising losses stacking up for Creighton, Rick Pitino's plea to Tommy DeVito, a debacle in Louisville, and a preview to an...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 20 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Louisville's painful loss to DePaul Bronny James's college debut in USC's home game against Long Beach State, Eric Musselman getting himself ejected in Arkansas's loss to Oklahoma, the stranger-than-fiction Juwan Howard mystery, Miami's shocking blowout loss to Colorado, a check-in on the undefeated teams, and more, before later closing the show with some shout-outs. Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 23 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by Terrence Oglesby to discuss the undefeated teams of college basketball, UConn beating UNC in the Jimmy V Classic, and a NPOY check-in (1:33), before looking at the diminished state of the ACC, and where ACC teams would go if the conference was ever dissolved (35:07). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs including another record for Caitlin Clark, another puzzling Rick Pitino quote, and more (1:02:09). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Terrence Oglesby Pro...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 34 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Tate’s disliking of the NET rankings and why using it as an end all be all is a faulty argument (3:04). Then they talk about Northwestern’s upset victory against Purdue, college basketball’s war against TikTok, and Villanova’s early season struggles (10:59). Later, they shout-out Arizona's head coach Tommy Lloyd, break down Kentucky’s upset loss to UNC Wilmington, and share their main takeaways from the Kansas-UConn game over the wee...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss Coach Cal’s PR redemption tour following the Kentucky blowout against Miami (2:40), Arkansas’s much needed win over Duke, and the greatest offensive half we’ve seen from North Carolina in a minute. Next, Tate and Eamonn discuss Virginia’s return to form as an elite defense (28:50), Louisville’s snubbing from the ACC-SEC challenge and Kenny Payne’s wild post-game comments about Ty-laur Johnson’s tights (41:30), and Villanova’s disap...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to talk about the biggest takeaways from Feast Week! The guys get into Zach Edey’s dominance, Marquette’s backcourt, Shaka Smart’s Duke-like antics, a Samuel L. Jackson tweet, Gonzaga, Dwyane Wade’s appearance on the sidelines, Villanova in the post–Jay Wright era, and a whole lot more. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hos...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 28 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Jay Williams's bizarre rant during UConn-Indiana (1:30), Bryant stunning Dusty May and Florida Atlantic, Houston beating Dayton in the Charleston Classic, and the skirmish between Shaheen Holloway and Donald Copeland in the handshake line following Seton Hall–Wagner (33:10). Next they discuss Trey Alexander's NPOY campaign, Arkansas falling to UNC Greensboro, Miami winning the Baha Mar Hoops tournament, and exciting upcoming games, i...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by ESPN's Kevin Connors to discuss some major upsets in the early games of the college basketball season, Grand Canyon's push to improve, the Rick Pitino experience for St. John's, Syracuse year one without Jim Boeheim, the best mascots in college basketball, and more (2:11). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, including Nebraska becoming a basketball state, Ed Cooley, Thad Mata's new roommate, exciting tournaments, and more (32:25). Host: Tate Fra...
Nov 17, 2023•48 min
The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann for a bonus episode to recap the Champions Classic. They start with Kansas’s comeback victory over Kentucky and what they learned from that game (1:45). Then, they discuss Duke beating Michigan State and what’s next for those two teams (17:25). They wrap up with their bigger-picture thoughts on the Champions Classic, and a couple other notable games around the country (32:21). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Isaiah Blakely Lear...
Nov 15, 2023•38 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann for the first Good Guy, Bag Guy segment of the season. They also talk about the Tony Bennett–Cory Alexander beef, Georgetown being upset by Holy Cross, the Asheville Championship, and more before closing the show with some shout-outs. Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional de...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 22 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss their top 10 stories in college basketball since the start of the season, including bats in the Lawlor Events Center, USC's strong start vs. Kansas State, Indiana's struggles vs. Florida Gulf Coast, James Madison's upset of Michigan State, and more (2:15), before they remember Indiana coach Bob Knight (51:05). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Eamonn Brennan Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please chec...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to celebrate the return of college basketball before running from no. 25 through no. 1 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season. #25 - #20 (4:40) #19 - #11 (31:54) #10 - #1 (1:09:49) Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more abou...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 46 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to run from no. 50 through no. 26 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season (1:44), before discussing the NIT changes and what they signal for the possible future of college basketball (1:14:30). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Eamonn Brennan Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Cooper Flagg's commitment to Duke (1:35), before running through no. 75 to 51 of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season (12:49). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 41 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier runs through the top 30 names in college basketball for the 2023-24 season and where to find them, including some absolute gems like Tennessee Rainwater, Po'Boigh King, Puff Johnson, and more (1:57). Then Tate is joined by basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby to discuss Tate's big questions about the upcoming NCAA season, including "Will the Pac-12 win one more championship before it implodes," "Will Kenny Payne be the Louisville HC at the end of the season," and more (3...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann agree that character counts! That's why they're running through no. 100 to no. 76 (as well as some honorable mentions) of the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2023-24 season! Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 18 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by ESPN's Drew Carter to discuss Jim Boeheim joining ESPN, Carter's time at Syracuse and live Boeheim press conferences, as well as his new gig as play-by-play announcer for the Boston Celtics, calling the NFL 'Toy Story' game, and more (2:10). Then, Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, including some good news from Dickie V, Angel Reese's new Reebok deal, the 2024 freshman class, and more (40:30). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Drew Carter Producer: Kyle Cri...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss the release of the preseason AP Top 25 (2:01), players you don't know yet but will (17:08), secret scrimmage season (29:56), and "unbreakable" college basketball records (40:43), before closing the show with some shout-outs (46:17). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
