3:20 Nick Boyd and (uncle/agent) Fred Hill on Boyd's transfer from San Diego St. to Wisconsin. Boyd was undersized and under recruited out of St. Mary's High School in Rutherford. Now he's heading to Wisconsin and the Big Ten for his final season of college ball. Bryan analyzes the recent offseason additions for... 41:45 UConn adds Malachi Smith 45:30 Rutgers adds Tariq Francis 49:15 Seton Hall adds Budd Clark and TJ Simpkins 52:40 St. John's pursues Xaivian Lee...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 25
:00 Ian Eagle previews the Final Four 27:15 St. John's signs Bryce Hopkins 31:00 Seton Hall lands Point Guard Budd Clark from Merrimack
Apr 03, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 24
3:20 Interview with NYU Women’s Coach Meg Barber who’s program won a 2nd straight D3 Championship after going undefeated at 31-0 again. The Violets have won 62 straight games 26:00 St. John’s falls to Arkansas in 2nd Round of NCAAs 43:26 and what’s next as the portal opens? 47:30 UConn loses to Florida in the 2nd Round of NCAAs, snapping the Huskies 13-game win streak in the NCAA Tournament 55:00 Where does UConn go from here? 59:15 Iona welcomes Dan Geriot while Tobin Anderson is a candidate at...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 23
2:50 New York Post sportswriter Zach Braziller on St. John’s historic season. Zach also previews the Red Storm's first-round matchup versus Omaha, and predicts how far St. John's will go in the NCAA Tournament. 26:40 Jim Maisano of College Hoops Chat Podcast discusses the sudden and unexpected firing of Tobin Anderson at Iona, why the move was made, who made it, and where Iona goes from here.
Mar 18, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 22
3:45 - Interview with Jaden Daly (Daly Dose of Hoops) previewing the MAAC Tournament 26:35 - MAAC Postseason Awards and NIL 32:30 - NEC Championship Preview between Central CT and St. Francis (PA) 36:00 - St. John’s ties UConn’s Big East record with 18 regular season win 42:30 - UConn ends the regular season with 4 straight wins 48:45 - Ivy League Tournament Preview; Princeton earns the 4th and final spot 56:30 - Rutgers tops Minnesota in OT in final regular season game...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 21
4:45 Interview with Dave Klatsky (NYU Men) and Meg Barber (NYU Women). Both teams are Number 1 in Division 3 36:30 St. John’s wins the outright Big East regular season title for the 1st time in 40 years 47:45 NEC Tournament Preview; can anyone beat Central Connecticut?
Mar 04, 2025•54 min•Season 5Ep. 20
3:00 - Interview with Drew University Coach Michael McSloy 25:00 - St. John’s sweeps UConn for 1st time in 25 years 37:50 - UConn does not look like a Final Four contender 43:40 - Rutgers wins 2 games it had to have 51:05 - Yale clinches Ivy League regular season title. Princeton still has work to do to make the Ivy League Tournament 55:55 - Quinnipiac keeps pace with Marist atop the MAAC standings
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 19
3:00 Wesleyan University Coach Joe Reilly has his program No. 1 in D3 at 24-0 34:35 St. John’s tops Creighton for 2-game lead in Big East 43:20 Seton Hall stuns UConn and beats the Huskies for the 4th straight time at home 52:30 UConn remains inconsistent in the month of February 58:50 Yale clinches a spot in Ivy Madness while Princeton goes 0-2 and may miss the tournament altogether
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 18
2:25 ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla talks St. John’s resurgence and their relentless Head Coach, Rick Pitino 31:40 What’s going on with UConn? 38:20 Rutgers is on life support 45:50 Yale has a stranglehold on the Ivy League 50:40 Sacred Heart and Iona are hot in the MAAC
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 17
4:40 1st Place St. John’s analysis with CBS Announcer Andrew Catalon 23:15 UConn’s huge road win at Marquette 30:00 Yale bullies Princeton to seize control of the Ivy League 39:40 Central Connecticut takes over 1st place in the NEC
Feb 03, 2025•44 min•Season 5Ep. 16
3:00 Rutgers beat writer Brian Fonseca of NJ.com discusses Rutgers woes after their latest loss to Michigan State, why they've underperformed, and is there any glimmer of hope? 28:50 St. John's is back in the Top 25 and atop the Big East standings 41:20 1st Place Quinnipiac has won 5 straight in the MAAC
Jan 26, 2025•49 min•Season 5Ep. 15
2:25- UConn comes back to beat Providence for its 8th straight win 12:50 St. John’s second half surge gets past Butler 26:20 Seton Hall is a no-show at Xavier 31:10 Rutgers is no match for Indiana 40:10 Interview with Seton Hall’s Faith Masonius who was named Big East Player of the Week on January 6
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 14
2:00 Central Connecticut Head Coach Patrick Sellers talks about his team's 8-4 start, beating Fairfield and Quinnipiac and his "core four" seniors 29:50 Princeton upsets Rutgers again thanks to the late heroics of Caden Pierce 47:10 Zuby Ejiofor and St. John's stun Providence at the buzzer 55:45 Seton Hall's comeback falls short against Georgetown 1:06:40 UConn wins its 6th straight game to improve to 2-0 in the Big East
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 13
2:30 - Rutgers stuns Seton Hall on Dylan Harper’s 3-pointer at the buzzer 16:00 - Seton Hall's worst non-con since 1983, but Shaheen Holloway remains positive 30:40 - UConn takes down Gonzaga for its 4th straight win as Liam McNeeley stars 43:20 - NEC Central Connecticut and Wagner are the teams to beat
Dec 17, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 12
2:00 Columbia Head Coach Jim Engles discusses the Lions 10-1 start, roster retention, upsetting Villanova and his coaching career from Wagner to Rider to Columbia to NJIT and back to Columbia 34:05 Princeton grinds out a win over Monmouth 39:45 Rutgers holds off Penn State to snap a 3-game losing streak. Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper combine for 39 points and 27 rebounds 55:05 Around the MAAC with Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Iona and St. Peter's
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 11
3:25 UConn tops two Texas teams in four days 15:40 St. John’s rallies past Kansas State to honor Lou Carnesecca 30:30 Seton Hall lays an egg vs Oklahoma State 41:35 Rutgers drops Big Ten opener at Ohio State
Dec 09, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 10
2:30 Remembering Lou Carnesecca 9:00 St. John’s regroups from the Bahamans 14:40 UConn puts Maui behind them 19:25 Seton Hall suffers first loss ever to Monmouth 25:30 Rutgers takes positives from Las Vegas and begins Big Ten play 33:30 Ivy League: Princeton's Xaivian Lee makes history with a triple-double, and Columbia is 8-0 for the first time since 1969 41:00 MAAC conference play begins
Dec 05, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Hofstra's Jaquan Sanders was full of pride after upsetting his former team, Seton Hall. Sanders speaks with host Bryan DeNovellis about the victory. Plus Rick Pitino improved to 3-1 against his son Richard, as #22 St. John's defeated New Mexico 85-71 at MSG; Meanwhile, Seton Hall did something it hadn't done since 1947, and #24 Rutgers routs Monmouth despite a record 38 points by Abdi Bashir. 2:40 Jaquan Sanders Interview + Hofstra is 4-0 23:00 St. John’s 39:40 Seton Hall 47:30 Rutgers 54:10 Abd...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 8
St. John's storms back in the 2nd half to beat Quinnipiac and now the Red Storm crack the Top 25 for the first time since 2019; Meanwhile UConn shakes off a ragged 1st half to rout New Hampshire; Seton Hall falls to Fordham for the first time in 34 years; and Princeton comes from behind to win all 3 of their games. 1:55 St. John’s 15:10 UConn 23:50 Seton Hall 37:10 Princeton 44:35 Central Connecticut
Nov 11, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 7
UConn beat writer Dave Borges previews the Huskies and Big East Conference. Can UConn 3-peat as national champions? Who are UConn's biggest challengers in the Big East Conference? Plus Bryan offers his predictions and analysis of St. John's and Seton Hall. 5:00 - Dave Borges on UConn and Big East Bryan's Breakdown: 34:00 - St. John's analysis and prediction 43:30 - Seton Hall analysis and prediction 56:20 - Tri-State Games of the Week
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Bryan DeNovellis recaps an exciting exhibition game between Rutgers and St. John's, won by St. John's 91-85. Bryan gives his analysis of both team's performances and individual players, plus post game comments from Rick Pitino and Steve Pikiell. Podcast Topics 3:40 - 21:30 St. John’s 3:50 Zuby Ejiofor 7:50 RJ Luis 11:00 Kadary Richmond, Simeon Wilcher, Deivon Smith 18:25 Aaron Scott 21:35 - 37:15 Rutgers 22:40 Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey 26:40 PJ Hayes and Jordan Derkack 29:15 Jeremiah Williams ...
Oct 19, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Jaden Daly from "A Daly Dose of Hoops" has been covering the MAAC men's basketball for 14 years. He knows the league better than anyone and offers his team by team breakdown of (Quinnipiac, Iona, St. Peter's, Marist, Fairfield, Sacred Heart, Merrimack and Manhattan) predictions, players to watch, surprise teams and more.
Oct 14, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Full coverage of Rutgers MBB Media Day and observations from open practice. Comments from Steve Pikiell and Bryan's 1 on 1 interview with senior captain Jeremiah Williams (29:00 - 39;00) Other topics include: Impact of freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, Rutgers length and depth, Center battle between Emmanuel Ogbole and Lathan Sommerville, transfers Tyson Acuff, Zach Martini, PJ Hayes and Jordan Derkack, and predictions for Rutgers in the Big Ten.
Sep 28, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Ivy League Player of the Year, Caden Pierce, joins the podcast to preview the Tigers season. Caden also discusses why he ultimately returned to Princeton and turned down NIL opportunities elsewhere. He and fellow junior, Xaivian Lee, promise to be one of the best 1-2 junior tandems in the country, as Princeton tries to regain the Ivy League Title won by Yale last season.
Sep 18, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Author Richard Kent joins Bryan to talk about his latest book, "The Madness of Ivy Basketball" which chronicles a wild season of men's and women's basketball in the Ivy League. Richard, who grew up in New Haven, CT as a fan of Yale and Princeton too, is currently a color commentator for Yale basketball. He offers plenty of anecdotes and insight into the players, coaches and teams from Bill Bradley in the 1960s to Caden Pierce and Bez Mbeng from today.
Sep 13, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 1
As summer workouts are underway at Rutgers, Head Coach Steve Pikiell assesses his most talented roster ever. Pikiell talks about: dealing with high expectations adding experienced players through the portal addressing free throw woes incoming freshman class team size, depth and versatility what the offense will look like 2024-25 schedule and more!
Jun 20, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 36
UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley joins Bryan DeNovellis in the wake of Alex Karaban's announcement that he's returning to Storrs. Hurley covers a number of topics including: Karaban's return His "deepest roster ever" Incoming transfers (Reed and Mahaney) and freshman McNeeley Why he engages opposing fans Next Year's non-conference schedule Quest to 3-Peat
May 31, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Seton Hall Radio Announcer Dave Popkin joins Bryan to discuss Seton Hall's thrilling win over Indiana State to claim the program's 2nd NIT Championship and recap the Hall's 25-win season. Plus Bryan analyzes UConn's dominating win over Purdue to claim their 2nd straight NCAA Title and 6th in program history. Hear Bryan's thoughts along with postgame sound from Head Coach Dan Hurley. :00-22:30 UConn 22:30-45:00 Interview with Dave Popkin 45:00-52:00 Seton Hall's Dre Davis enters the portal...
Apr 10, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Fran Fraschilla previews the NIT Final Four and the NCAA Final Four as Seton Hall and UConn both try to win national titles. Fraschilla will broadcast the NIT Final Four and Title Game on ESPN. He breaks down Seton Hall's road as the Pirates try to win what would be their 2nd NIT Title in program history (1953). And Fraschilla also breaks down UConn's historic quest to win back to back NCAA Championships. 1:30 Seton Hall and the NIT Final Four 17:50 UConn and the NCAA Final Four...
Apr 02, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Veteran CBS Broadcaster Ian Eagle previews the NCAA Tournament, first round matchups in Brooklyn, and his promotion to lead play by play announcer. Ian also recounts a story of when NBA center, Rick Mahorn, gave him a "wedgie" on an airplane! Yes, it really happened! Plus Bryan recaps Wagner's win over Howard and preview's St. Peter's and Yale :00 Bryan DeNovellis talks about Seton Hall and St. John's being snubbed 7:30 Interview with Ian Eagle 32:30 Wagner beats Howard in First Four 37:45 St. P...
Mar 20, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 32
