College Basketball Bonanza
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago -Nicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss the biggest stories in men's college basketball, from the blue bloods to the mid-majors!
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April 30 - Texas Scores Big with Abmas; Blaze Radio Finale
May 01, 2023 03:37 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss the biggest moves of the week in men's college basketball, including Max Abmas going to Texas. They discuss Penn State and Ole Miss's interesting gets as well as West Virginia capping off its transfer class with another mid-major star. The boys discuss some of this portal class's best available players and send the Bonanza off into the sunset for the final time.
April 23 - Transfer Portal Season Rolls On
April 24, 2023 03:03 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBNicholas Hodell breaks down the biggest transfer portal news of the past week in men's college basketball!
April 16 - Major Early Transfer Portal Moves
April 17, 2023 03:16 - 57 minutes - 79 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down some of the biggest transfer portal moves from the past week in college basketball! They discuss Jesse Edwards going to West Virginia, Kel'el Ware transferring to Indiana, TJ Bamba joining a very intriguing backcourt at Villanova, Arkansas adding on to another loaded transfer class and more!
April 11 After Party - Analyzing This Year's Top Transfers
April 11, 2023 16:35 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break own Hodell's top 15 transfers as of Sunday in the return of the After Party!
April 9 - 2022-23 CBBonanza Awards Show
April 10, 2023 03:02 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy take one last reflection of the 2022-23 season to hand out their top awards to college basketball's biggest performers.
April 2 - Men's National Championship Preview; State of Women's College Basketball
April 03, 2023 03:58 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the Men's Final Four semifinals from Saturday night and preview the possible individual matchups between UConn and San Diego State for the championship on Monday. They also discuss UConn's position as an ultimate opportunist in men's college basketball and give their takes on where the women's game is going after an outstanding women's March Madness.
March 26 - Final Four Breakdown and Preview; Quick Thoughts on Early Coaching Changes
March 27, 2023 03:36 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the Final Four in a wacky men's NCAA Tournament as well as offer some thoughts on the early high-profile coaching changes of this offseason's cycle. -
March 12 - NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdown + More Postseason Analysis
March 13, 2023 04:33 - 1 hour - 114 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy breakdown the NCAA Tournament bracket and final bubble outcomes. Arizona State photographer Dom Contini joins the program to discuss the Sun Devils' inclusion in the tournament. Hodell and Kennealy alson briefly discuss the NIT and CBI events.
March 9 Bracket Season Recap - Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Thursday
March 10, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBNicholas Hodell reports from the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas alongside Blaze Radio broadcaster Dylan Nichols to breakdown the four Pac-12 quarterfinals in depth and look ahead to Friday's semifinals. Nick Kennealy breaks down the other power conference action of a packed Thursday slate.
March 7 Bracket Season Recap - Four NCAA Tournament Tickets Punched and One Transition Success Story
March 08, 2023 05:24 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down Tuesday's action on the eve of most power conference tournaments.
March 6 Bracket Season Recap - Furman and Louisiana Punch Tickets; Upsets in the CAA and Horizon; Crucial WCC and Summit Semis
March 07, 2023 06:50 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down all of college basketball's action from March 6, including the SoCon and Sun Belt championship games and No. 1 seeds going down in the CAA and Horizon League semifinals.
March 5 - Big South, ASUN and MVC Champions Crowned; Power Conference Brackets Released
March 06, 2023 03:18 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBNicholas Hodell discusses the Big South, ASUN and MVC Tournament championship games in detail and discusses whether those winners and the OVC and NEC representatives can make noise in the NCAA Tournament. He also discusses the power conference tournaments and the bubble teams within them to figure out what they need to do to ensure selection in the Big Dance.
March 4 - First NCAA Tournament Tickets Punched; More Drama in Mid-Major Conferences
March 05, 2023 07:19 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBNicholas Hodell breaks down Southeast Missouri State winning the OVC Tournament championship as well as Fairleigh Dickinson earning the NEC automatic bid to the tournament. He also discusses the major conference tournament semifinals and quarterfinals from Saturday and mentions the final major regular season games before everyone joins in on the conference tournament fun.
March 2 Bracket Season Recap - ASUN Final is Set; Chalk in the Horizon and MVC, Upsets Elsewhere
March 03, 2023 08:04 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down Thursday's conference tournament action at the mid-major level and look ahead to a full day of games on Friday.
March 1 Bracket Season Recap - Sample of Mid-Major Madness
March 02, 2023 06:18 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThe first Bracket Season nightly recap is designed to give you a taste of what's to come all March long! Nicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the first few days of conference tournaments as well as some important regular season results from Wednesday night.
Feb. 26 - Buzzer Beaters Galore; Mid-Major Brackets are Official!
February 27, 2023 03:57 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy recap the major buzzer-beaters of the weekend and Indiana's big season sweep over Purdue. They discuss some of the power conference regular season championship races with more clarity and look at the mid-major schools with the more pressure in early conference tournaments. Arizona State and North Carolina's resumes are also on the docket as the guys discuss the work remaining for each school to make the NCAA Tournament.
Feb. 21 After Party - Kentucky's Back in the Field; Big 12's Quest for Nine Bids; Florida Atlantic's Decreasing Margin for Error
February 22, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss Kentucky's big upset win against Tennessee and how they need to play in the final two weeks of the SEC regular season and the Big 12's quest for an unprecedented nine bids in the men's NCAA Tournament. They also discuss Florida Atlantic''s decreasing margin of error for an at-large bid after an upset loss this past week against Middle Tennessee.
Feb. 19 - Bracket Preview Analysis; Northwestern's Rise in the Big Ten; Mid-Major Title Races
February 20, 2023 03:44 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss this year's March Madness Bracket Preview and analyze whether or not the committee got it right. They also discuss Northwestern's ascent to second place in the Big Ten Conference and the exciting mid-major title races that are coming down to their final week of the regular season.
Feb. 12 - Trouble for Tennessee and Kentucky; Major Bubble Fallers
February 13, 2023 02:00 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBNicholas Hodell discusses troubling weeks for Tennessee and Kentucky as well as Baylor and Kansas setting up a major showdown to be in position in the Big 12 regular season championship race. He also discusses bubble teams who had disastrous weeks this past week on the road to Bracket Season.
Feb. 8 After Party - Clemson's Increasingly Bubbly Situation; Mid-Majors Blowing At-Larges?; The Rise of the Gaels
February 08, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBNicholas Hodell discusses Clemson's downfall over the past week, Charleston and Florida Atlantic's current resume situations after losses and Saint Mary's defeating Gonzaga and making a name for themselves.
Feb. 5 - Purdue Goes Down; Wild Big 12 Title Race; Alabama Bounces Back and Extends Oats
February 06, 2023 03:27 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBNicholas Hodell discusses Purdue's upset loss in Bloomington to rival Indiana and a wild Big 12 regular season championship race as the top stories in college basketball. He also discusses Alabama's decision to give coach Nate Oats another big extension and grades various bubble teams through their last week in the crucial month of February.
Feb. 1 After Party - Pac-12 vs Mountain West; Time to Fire Payne Already?; Mid-Major Title Races
February 01, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBNicholas Hodell discusses the merits of the Pac-12 and the Mountain West and the not-so-greatness of Louisville before discussing some thrilling mid-major title races entering February.
Jan. 29 - Learning Lessons for Iron Rivals, Believing in Creighton, Clemson's Surprise 10-1 ACC Start
January 30, 2023 04:01 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBNicholas Hodell delivers some lessons Auburn and Alabama need to learn from the last week and praises Creighton for its play over the last couple weeks. Tigerillustrated.com contributor Grayson Mann then joins the show to discuss Clemson's surprising 10-1 ACC start. Hodell closes the show with some February recommendations for bubble teams and his game picks for the week.
Jan. 25 After Party - Logjams in the Big Ten, ACC and the Atlantic 10
January 25, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss tight conference races in the Big Ten, ACC and the Atlantic 10 and ponder who they trust more to earn coveted double byes for their respective conference tournaments.
Jan. 22 - Concern for Kansas; Duke and North Carolina's Place in National Picture; Bubble Watch is Back!
January 23, 2023 03:45 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy return to the Bill Austin Radio Studio to discuss all of the biggest stories in men's college basketball, including a surprising two-loss week for Kansas and discussion around the top of the sport outside of Alabama and Purdue as well as Duke and North Carolina's place in the national picture.
Jan. 18 After Party - Bubble Situations in the Mountain West and the American
January 18, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss multiple bubble teams in the Mountain West and the American Athletic Conference as well as Penn State's precarious bubble position.
Jan. 15 - Kentucky Breaks Through; Arizona Continues to Struggle; Is Wisconsin Fraudulent?
January 16, 2023 03:09 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the biggest topics of men's college basketball, including Kentucky's big win over Tennessee and Arizona's continued struggles. They also discuss Wisconsin's losses without Tyler Wahl and Marquette's impressive profile in the Big East. Hotel closes out the show with the exclusive reveal of his latest top 25 rankings.
Jan. 11 After Party - Rough Weeks for Baylor and Arizona; When is National Respect coming for Florida Atlantic?
January 11, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBIn the return of the Bonanza After Party, Nicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss Baylor and Arizona's tough weeks and ponder when Florida Atlantic will receive national respect for a terrific 14-1 start to its season.
Jan. 8 - Post-Beard Era in Texas; Brilliance from Kansas State and Providence and Struggles of Kentucky, Duke, Indiana
January 09, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBIt's a jam-packed extended edition of the show as Nicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy are back in-person! The guys discuss the on-court fallout of Texas firing Chris Beard, get into the struggles of Kentucky, Duke and Indiana and the brilliance of Kansas State and Providence that has those two teams standing out in a murky world in men's college basketball.
Jan. 2 - Sad New Year for Purdue; Major Questions for Kentucky and Michigan
January 03, 2023 03:59 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss Purdue's loss against Rutgers as well as Kentucky and Michigan's question marks heading into 2023. They also discuss the depth of the Big 12 and name the teams with the most to prove heading into 2023 with just two months until Bracket Season.
Dec. 26 - Bad Losses for Illinois, Arizona State, Virginia Tech ; Creighton's Recent Success
December 26, 2022 20:20 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBNicholas Hodell discusses teams with bad losses in the past week as well as Ryan Kalkbrenner's return making Creighton potent against some of the bottom teams in the Big East Conference.
Dec. 18 - Separation Saturday Recap; Inside Creighton's Losing Streak
December 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy analyze Saturday's terrific slate of basketball and try to figure out Creighton's extended losing streak after a 6-0 start. They also give a short taste of their nice and naughty lists for the season.
Dec. 11 - December Testers in Full Swing
December 11, 2022 06:59 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBNick Kennealy gives his analysis on a crazy week in college basketball with Nicholas Hodell joining in with a special live report from Saturday's Jerry Colangelo Classic doubleheader in Phoenix.
Dec. 7 After Party - Order in the ACC and December's Mid-Major Briefing
December 07, 2022 15:30 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBNicholas Hodell gives his thoughts on the current state on the ACC and discusses some important non-conference games from the past week. He also gives his mid-major briefing as the festive season is upon us!
Special Report - 2024 Men's Final Four Logo Reveal
December 06, 2022 20:12 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBNicholas Hotel gives a special report for Blaze Radio on the reveal of the 2024 Men's Final Four logo with exclusive soundbites from Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner and 2024 Division I Men's Basketball Committee Chair Charles McClelland and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt.
Dec. 4 - Conference Challenges and Early Conference Game Madness
December 05, 2022 03:38 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBNicholas Hotel breaks down the final ACC/Big Ten Challenge and the Big East/Big 12 Battle as well as discusses some major early conference matchups in the Pac-12 and the Big Ten. He gives his team, player and mid-major of the week and gives an update on his latest top 25 rankings!
Nov. 30 After Party - Louisville and California's Extended Woes; Big East - Big 12 Battle Preview
November 30, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBNicholas Hodell breaks down what is going wrong for Louisville and California and takes a look at every matchup in this week's Big East - Big 12 Battle in addition to looking at Feast Week's under-the-radar storylines.
Nov. 27 - Recapping Feast Week and Predicting the ACC-Big Ten Challenge
November 28, 2022 04:05 - 54 minutes - 62 MBNicholas Hodell breaks down the best and the worst of college basketball's Thanksgiving week with segments of analysis from Nick Kennealy. Hodell also makes his predictions for this week's ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Nov. 23 Special - November Tournament Preview Week Two
November 23, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the best early-season tournaments of Thanksgiving week in this special edition of the College Basketball Bonanza!
Nov. 22 After Party - More Pac-12 Disappointment; TCU and Texas A&M Not Meeting Expectations
November 22, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss the continued disappointment of the Pac-12 Conference and ponder what went wrong for TCU in a stunning upset against Northwestern State and Texas A&M in a bad weekend at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Nov. 20 - Marquee Early-Season Showcases and Tournaments
November 21, 2022 04:22 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the biggest storylines of the week in men's college basketball from chaos at early-season tournaments across the country to the different lessons learned at last week's Gavitt Tipoff Games.
Nov. 16 Special - November Tournament Preview Part One
November 16, 2022 18:30 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy preview some of the hottest upcoming November tournaments for the next week, including the Charleston Classic, the Continental Tire Main Event, the Maui Invitational and more!
Nov. 15 After Party - Louisville and Florida State's Dire Situations; More Brutality
November 15, 2022 14:45 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss Louisville and Florida State's opening weeks in detail to figure out what went wrong for both ACC schools. They also take a look at buy games losses across the country and make more game picks.
Nov. 13 - Early Trouble for Ranked Teams and the Pac-12
November 14, 2022 04:39 - 57 minutes - 53 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy break down the biggest storylines of college basketball's opening week, including trouble for ranked teams (especially TCU!) and the Pac-12 Conference. Hotel also exclusively unveils his first top 10 ranking of the season as part of his weekly top 25 segment.
Nov. 10 After Party - 2022-23's First Impressions
November 10, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBNicholas Hodell breaks down select games from the opening three nights of the 2022-23 men's college basketball season through detailed analysis and giving some opening overreactions. He also makes predictions for six games this coming weekend.
Nov. 6 - Opening Week Preview
November 07, 2022 04:15 - 48 minutes - 44 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy get to preview and predict actual games together for the first time this season! They also discuss Gonzaga's exploratory discussions to join the Big 12 Conference.
Nov. 2 After Party - Extended Mid-Major Preview
November 02, 2022 15:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss six more mid-major conferences with intriguing storylines in men's college basketball.
Oct. 30 - 2022-23 Mid-Major Preview
October 31, 2022 04:04 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss five of the biggest storylines in the world of the mid-majors for Division I men's basketball and give their top five mid-major teams in the nation.
Oct. 26 After Party - Memphis, Wyoming and Loyola Chicago's Unique Situations
October 26, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discusses three more teams from the near-major conferences who have men's NCAA Tournament aspirations in Memphis, Wyoming and Loyola Chicago!
Oct. 23 - 2022-23 AAC, A-10, MWC, WCC Preview
October 24, 2022 04:30 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss the top teams in the four near-major conferences (after another rant from Hodell on the possibility of expanding March Madness) and give their top players and preseason forecast for ALL FOUR near-major conferences.