Marching to Madness
939 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMarching to Madness covers the entire scope of college basketball. Hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross keep you up to date on all things college hoops. The podcast has featured interviews with numerous coaches and analysts around the country, including Bob Huggins, Roy Williams, Frank Martin, Bruce Pearl, Jim Larranaga, Josh Pastner, Kermit Davis, Pete Gillen, Gary Williams, and many more. It's a must-listen podcast for college basketball fans!
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Episode 915: Stetson head coach Donnie Jones
March 13, 2024 11:48 - 11 minutes - 20.9 MBCoach Jones is no stranger to basketball in Florida as he was an assistant at Florida for 11 years and built teams at Marshall and UCF as head coaches at both schools. He came into DeLand, Fla. five years ago and led the Stetson Hatters to 22 wins this season. They finished second in the Atlantic Sun and won the tournament on Sunday with a 94-91 victory over a tough Austin Peay Governors squad. In addition, the NCAA Tournament bid will be the first in Stetson basketball history. Jalen Black...
Episode 914: Coach Tom Penders
March 10, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes - 66.8 MBCoach Penders returns to MTM as we talk Big 12 and how Houston made the trek into the conference from the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars didn’t miss a beat behind Coach Kelvin Sampson as they won by two games over Iowa State. Coach Penders also chats about his life as a coach at 7 different schools where he was at seven stops and won a total of 649 games. He took Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington, and Houston and built those programs as he took the Cougars on the rebuild. Coa...
Episode 913: Appalachian head coach Dustin Kerns
March 08, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBCoach Kerns led the Mountaineers to the best conference record in school history at 16-2 in the rigorous Sun Belt Conference. The 26 wins were the most in a regular season in App history as well. The Mountaineers won a pair of tight four and six-point victories over James Madison as they finished one fame ahead of the Dukes for the regular season title. Topics of discussion include: The defensive characterization inside the on-court attack Only averaging 13 fouls per game The balance ...
Episode 912: North Texas head coach Ross Hodge
March 06, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes - 35.9 MBCoach Hodge steps onto the hardwood at “Marching to Madness” as he is in his first season as the North Texas Mean Green head coach. He discusses his team’s defensive philosophy as he spent six seasons as coach Grant McCasland’s assistant in Denton, Texas. Coach Hodge coached at the junior college level as he rolled up a 146-24 record at Paris JC and Midland College. Topics of discussion include: Coach Hodge’s coaching career The defensive mindset of the Mean Green Jason Edwards’ avera...
Episode 911: Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson
February 29, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 36.4 MBHouston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson comes back onto the “Marching to Madness” college basketball podcast as his Cougars are sitting at No. 1 this week while they lead Iowa State in the Big 12 race by one game. We chat about the toughness and backcourt skills of Jamal Shead, LJ Cryer, and Emanuel Sharp and posts, J’Wan Roberts and Ja’Vier Francis. The Cougars defeated Cincinnati, 67-59, on Monday as they scored 15 points off of 19 Bearcats turnovers. Topics of discussion include: The...
Episode 910: Washington State head coach Kyle Smith
February 27, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBThe Washington State Cougars have had a strong season in the Pac-12 as they sit one game behind Arizona for the league lead. Coach Smith and I talk about the Cougs’ trips into Arizona State last week as well as look at the two home matchups with USC and USC at the end of this week. WSU features a big lineup with Isaac Jones in the middle and Myles Rice, Jaylen Wells, and Andrej Jakimovski as consistent three-point producers. Topics of discussion include: Last week’s trip to Arizona as wel...
Episode 909: UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner
February 21, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 25.5 MBCoach Turner once again has his Anteaters battling for the top spot in Big West basketball. Currently, they hold a one-game lead over UC Irvine and they match up with a solid rival in UCSB on Thursday night before playing at UC San Diego on Saturday evening. This team is known for it’s stingy defense as well as connectivity on offense as those are two keys in building a tough team that has potential in March. Topics of discussion include: The Anteaters’ control of defensive analytics, via...
Episode 908: Baylor head coach Scott Drew
February 18, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 17.1 MBCoach Drew returns to MTM as his Baylor Bears have won four of their last five following a three-game losing streak where all of the losses were one possession. Baylor is one of the top offenses in the nation as the Bears average 82.6 points per game and are ranked fourth on kenpom.com in raw offensive efficiency. Ja’Kobe Walter leads six Bears in double figures as the Baylor offense is one of the toughest matchups inside the game. Topics of discussion include: Following the three-game lo...
Episode 907: Charlotte head coach Aaron Fearne
February 16, 2024 14:00 - 22 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Charlotte 49ers are off to their best start in a league since 2005 in Atlantic 10 play. Coach Aaron Feaene and his staff have developed a physical team that is one game back of first place behind South Florida and tied with Florida Atlantic as they and the Owls have two losses in the AAC. Charlotte is a physical team with several options on offense as they play Pack-Line Defense as their ultimate defensive scheme. Topics of discussion include: Charlotte’s successful first season in th...
Episode 906: Yale head coach James Jones
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 21.4 MBYale Bulldogs head coach James Jones is back on MTM with his Bulldogs in the Ivy League lead at 16-6, overall, and a perfect 7-0 in Ivy League play. Yale has won nine consecutive games as they defeated Cornell, 80-78, to take the outright Ivy lead. Watch 7-0 Danny Wolf, who posted 25 points and 10 rebounds against the Big Red as his versatility gives Jones the ability to run a 5-out offense with Wolf as a threat on the perimeter as well as in the paint. Topics of discussion include: Comin...
Episode 905: Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff
February 12, 2024 14:00 - 17 minutes - 32.6 MBCoach Senderoff and the Golden Flashes are in the middle of the Mac right now where seven teams are within two games each. The MAC only brings eight teams to its conference tournament, so Kent State is among the teams that hope to keep winning down the stretch and create one of those top eight seeds for Golden Flashes hoops. Kent State is a solid three-point shooting team which is a key to their squad’s offensive approach. Topics of discussion include: Kent State moving into the middle of...
Episode 904: Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May
February 08, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MBCoach May has seen his Florida Atlantic Owls portray a solid follow-up to last season’s Final Four as they have recorded an 18-4 record and 8-1 in the AAC at this point. The Owls are tied for first place with South Florida as both currently have once loss each and FAU has currently won seven in a row. Coach May discusses his roster as well as the high level of offensive intensity which has the Owls in the Top 15 in the nation in effective field goal percentage. Topics of discussion include...
Episode 903: High Point head coach Alan Huss
February 06, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 28.2 MBCoach Alan Huss makes his initial entrance to the “Marching to Madness” college basketball podcast in his first season as head coach of the High Point Panthers. Coach Huss has led HPU to a 20-4 record and the Panthers are currently alone at the top of the league with a 9-0 BSC record. High Point is one of the fastest and most viable offenses in the country, averaging 84.9 points per game. Topics of discussion include: Coach Huss’s background at Creighton as he also coached high school, pr...
Episode 902: Bowling Green head coach Todd Simon
February 04, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 21.9 MBCoach Simon joined MTM on Friday as we discussed the transition from Southern Utah to Bowling Green, the play of Marcus Hill, and the play of power forward Rashaun Agee. The Falcons picked up an 81-72 win over Ball State last Wednesday before a tough 77-76 loss to Central Michigan on Saturday. Topics of discussion include: Major parts of Marcus Hill’s overall game Improvement of Rashaun Agee over last season The Falcons’ physical presence of the Bowling Green squad Consistent challe...
Episode 901: Vermont head coach John Becker
February 01, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 21.1 MBCoach Becker discusses his 16-5 Catamounts who are also 6-0 and lead the American East Conference. We talk about Saturday’s 67-57 win over Bryant as that left Vermont alone atop the AEC. Coach Becker and I also discuss his defense and how it is a major point in the Catamounts’ attack again this season. Topics of discussion include: The win over Bryant and the defensive effort in that win How Vermont’s patented defense has once again been a key in AEC play so far in ’23-’24 Shamir Bogu...
Episode 900: Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle
January 25, 2024 14:00 - 17 minutes - 33 MBUtah State Aggies head coach Danny Sprinkle is in his first season as the Aggies’ head coach after four seasons at Montana State where he led the Bobcats into the NCAA Tournament last season. Coach Sprinkle has led USU to a 17-2 overall record and 5-1 in the Mountain West where the Aggies are tied for first with Boise State. Coach Sprinkle joins us on a milestone 900th episode of “Marching to Madness”. Topics of discussion include: Rebounding from the first MW loss to New Mexico with a w...
Episode 899: Cal State Northridge head coach Andy Newman
January 19, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 28.5 MBCoach Newman makes his debut on MTM as his Cal State Northridge Matadors check in at 4-2 in the Big West and 13-5, overall. They are on a collision course with their first winning season since 2008-09 and if they continue to win, CSB can position itself for a high seed in the Big West Tournament. This team plays an exciting style of offense which allows them to shoot 47.2 percent per game. Topics of discussion include: Offensive sustainability De’Sean Allen-Eakins and Dionte Bostic as a...
Episode 898: Belmont head coach Casey Alexander
January 15, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 20.5 MBCoach Casey Alexander is back on MTM as his Bruins have once again been a tough out in the MVC with the transition and three-point games that are clear indicators of the program. The Bruins were tied for first with four other teams going into the weekend after defeating Drake and Illinois State last week. Malik Dia is a huge key for Belmont and could be a possible MVC Player of the Year if he continues to be a consistent producer. Topics of discussion include: Malik Dia’s overall game C...
Episode 897: UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins
January 13, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBCoach Dawkins once again joins “Marching to Madness” as we chatted about the Knights’ 65-60 win over Kansas on Wednesday evening. Coach Dawkins also gave some information on BYU, who visits the Knights on Saturday. Ibrahima Diallo was major in the middle as he scored 13 points and held Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson to 12. The Knights’ had an advantage in athleticism and versatility as those both attributed to the upset of the Jayhawks. Topics of discussion include: The Initial Big 12 wi...
Episode 896: New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino
January 12, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 25.2 MBCoach Pitino discusses the season so far as the Lobos are currently 13-3 overall and 1-2 in what is always a tough Mountain West Conference. We discussed the backcourt of Donovan Dent, Jamal Mashburn, Jr., and Jalen House. we talked about some analytics and we talked about the potential of freshman JT Toppin. Topics of discussion include: New Mexico’s 77-60 win over Wyoming followed by an 83-73 loss at UNLV Donovan Dent’s as a scorer, playmaker, and assist-man An average possession le...
Episode 895: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl
December 15, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutes - 18.8 MBCoach Pearl has entered his tenth season as the Auburn head basketball coach and his Tigers are off to a 7-2 start as they created a strong week with a 104-76 win over Indiana and an 87-62 victory over UNC Asheville. Pearl discusses Auburn’s depth, two monumental wins this week over Indiana and UNC Asheville, as well as his players and Sunday’s matchup with USC at Neville Arena. Topics of discussion include: Having 10 or 11 Tigers who can fit his rotation Wins over Indiana and UNC Ashev...
Episode 894: Utah head coach Craig Smith
December 13, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes - 37.3 MBCoach Smith is back on MTM as he led his Utah Utes to a 73-69 win over rival BYU on Saturday evening which was his first win against the Cougars as Utah’s head coach. The Utes have a deep team that is one of the Top 25 in the nation in offensive efficiency, according to kenpom.com. Seven-foot center Branden Carlson has become a tough matchup as he takes 29.5 percent of the Utes’ shots and leads them in scoring at 17 ppg. Topics of discussion include: Key points on Utah’s win over BYU Ut...
Episode 893: Delaware head coach Martin Ingelsby
December 11, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 27.5 MBCoach Ingelsby discusses Delaware’s 87-80 win over Xavier as well as the effectiveness of Jalun Trent in the win as well as a key overall player. We also discuss the shooting ability of Jyare Davis and Cavan Reilly, as Reilly has shot 45.1 percent from three. Coach Ingelsby has a solid team in finding the open man inside of the offensive structure. Topics of discussion include: Key points in how the Blue Hens won at Xavier Jalun Trent’s ability in the clutch Gerald Drumgoole’s versati...
Episode 892: Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni
December 06, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 23.4 MBCoach D’Antoni is working to remake the Thundering Herd after they lost two key leaders and all-around players, Taevion Kinsey and Andy Taylor. Marshall is working on getting its guards into a rhythm on offense which will help to give it quality output on both ends of the floor. Marshall is currently one of the top teams in the nation in average possession which is at 14.7 seconds. Topics of discussion include: Key issues in the tough start The effects of losing Taevion Kinsey and Andy ...
Episode 891: James Madison head coach Mark Byington
December 04, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 22.4 MBJames Madison head coach Mark Byington sees his Dukes continue their second season in the Sun Belt Conference. JMU already has thrust itself into the Top 25 after a 79-76 opening-night victory over Michigan State. Coach Byington discusses his approach to the running game and its pace in solidifying the Dukes as one of the top transition teams in the nation. Topics of discussion include: The Dukes’ opening day win at Michigan State Team culture in it’s current No. 22 rating The play of...
Episode 890: ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg
December 01, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 31.5 MBCoach Seth Greenberg joined ESPN in 2012 and has been one of the top college basketball minds as a coach or in-studio. On today’s show, he talks about the ACC-SEC challenge as the two conferences split the 14 games with seven wins each. Greenberg looks inside the matchups at some key ideas from each game and he also discusses Florida Atlantic as a solid program once again this season. Coach Greenberg recorded 383 wins in his 22 seasons as a head coach in rebuilding Long Beach State, South Fl...
Episode 889: Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay
November 28, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 28 MBLiberty head coach Ritchie McKay has his Flames off to a 6-0 start as they ready themselves for Florida Atlantic and Charleston this weekend. The Flames are led by Kyle Rode who is the leading scorer so far as he paces five teammates in double figures. After a solid non-conference slate, Liberty looks forward to its first season in the revamped Conference USA. Topics of discussion include: Winning the Myrtle Beach Invitational Kyle Rode leading five Flames in double figures Defensivel...
Episode 887: Arizona associate head coach Jack Murphy
November 17, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 29 MBCoach Murphy is in his fourth season as associate head coach at Arizona as he is known as one of the top recruiters inside the game. Murphy discusses Arizona’s win over Duke as well as players in the Wildcats’ rotation. Arizona lost four key scorers from last season, but Coach Murphy, Coach Lloyd, and the staff did an outstanding job bringing in a new group of Wildcats who will work towards another Pac-12 title and look for a deep run into March. Watch San Diego State transfer Keshad Johnson...
Episode 886: North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll
November 06, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 64.2 MBCoach Driscoll is back on “Marching to Madness” as he and the Ospreys have worked to restructure after losing their top five scorers as four entered the transfer portal while Carter Hendrickson will start his professional career in Poland. Oscar Berry and Chaz Lanier return as Berry shot 40% from three last season while Lanier encompassed a multidimensional game. Topics of discussion include: Analytical thoughts about the players on the overall roster Evaluation of how the transfer por...
Episode 885: Pepperdine head coach Lorenzo Romar
November 02, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes - 24.4 MBPepperdine’s Lorenzo Romar is back on “Marching to Madness” as he discusses the overall production of leading returning scorer Taylor Mallette. Coach Romar also details the additions for the Waves through the transfer portal where former USC Trojan Ethan Anderson returns to southern California after one year at Wyoming. Pepperdine has plenty of depth which should help the Waves establish a solid rotation. Topics of discussion include: Maxwell Lewis who has now transitioned to the NBA with...
Episode 884: Appalachian State head coach Dustin Kerns
October 30, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 48.4 MBAppalachian State head coach Dustin Kerns joins “Marching to Madness” as his Mountaineers are picked in the Top 3 of most every Sun Belt Conference preseason preview or poll. He discusses returning five starters as his team equates to 70 percent of it’s returning scoring and 70 percent of its minutes played. In 2021, Kerns led the Mountaineers to their first conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000. Topics of discussion include: Keys to keeping a roster intact with the a...
Episode 883: Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey
October 26, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36.3 MBCoach Kelsey discusses philosophies which he works on with his players daily to make Charleston a top-level basketball program. The Cougars’ 20 consecutive wins a year ago were a school record as they won the CAA regular season as well as the tournament. Charleston returns its second and third leading scorers in Ante Brzovic (11.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and Will Reyne (10.8 ppg) as well as a solid role player in Ben Burnham, who averaged nearly 17 minutes per game while finding an average of 6.3 shot...
Episode 882: Tulsa head coach Eric Konkol
October 25, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBCoach Eric Konkol is back on “Marching to Madness” as the Golden Hurricane looks to push forward in this season’s remade American Athletic Conference. Tulsa will look to use its defense as a key to being competitive after it gave up around 77 points per game last season. Cobe Williams and Keaston Willis are a pair of solid players who came over with Konkol from Louisiana Tech Topics of discussion include: Williams’ leadership skills for the Golden Hurricane Willis’ improvement and shoot...
Episode 881: Colorado State head coach Niko Medved
October 20, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 27.8 MBCoach Niko Medved returns to “Marching to Madness” as he discusses Rams fifth-year returnee and all-MWC first-teamer Isaiah Stevens. Colorado State also returns a solid three-point shooter in Jalen Lake. The Rams welcome in a solid transfer class and will look to pick things up defensively over a year ago. Topics of discussion include: The growth of Isaiah into a player who could turn down the NBA Draft and remain a Ram for one more season Minutes for Jalen Lake The addition of D-2 Pl...
Episode 880: Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson
October 17, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBCoach Sampson and his Cougars move into the Big XII after being a stellar member of the AAC. Houston is 93-14 in the past three seasons with a pair of AAC regular season titles as well as two AAC Tournament championships with the Final Four appearance in 2021. Houston loses three stellar players in Jarace Walker, Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark, but the return of Jamal Shead plus the additions of Baylor transfer LJ Cryer and Temple transfer Damian Dunn will give the Cougars plenty of scoring p...
Episode 879: UNC Greensboro head coach Mike Jones
October 13, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBCoach Jones built Radford University into a Big South contender and now he has the UNCG Spartans challenging in the Southern Conference. Last season, they finished one game behind Furman and Samford last season in the race for the SoCon crown. Coach Jones returns solid twin brothers, Keyshaun and Kobe Langley as Keyshaun was the leading scorer while Kobe works as a solid playmaker. Topics of discussion include: The Spartans’ foreign trip to Senegal and France Creating depth in the attac...
Episode 878: Coach Jim Harrick
October 07, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 27.9 MBA candid conversation with former UCLA head coach Jim Harrick about the loss of the Pac-12. Ken laments his loss as well as a watcher of many Pac-12 games as he studies the league in football as well as basketball. Coach Harrick gives his ideas on where and how the league was unnecessarily brought to its knees. He also talks about the potential of the upcoming 2023-24 Bruins. Coach Harrick also took Pepperdine to four NCAA Tournaments in his nine seasons and led UCLA, Rhode Island, and Georg...
Episode 877: Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot
October 05, 2023 13:00 - 12 minutes - 23.1 MBCoach Dambrot returns to “Marching to Madness” with three key returning starters in guards Dae Dae Grant, who made 94 triples last season, and Jimmy Clark, an all-defensive A-10 talent. Coach Dambrot discusses 6-7 shot blocker Tre Williams who is also closing in on 1,000 points. Dambrot also welcomes 10 new players for the second season in a row. Topics of discussion include: Duquesne’s Basketball Tip-off Event which is scheduled for Thursday evening Duquesne’s Dae Dae Grant and Jimmy C...
Episode 876: Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery
September 29, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 34.4 MBIowa Hawkeyes’ head coach Fran McCaffery is a guest on “Marching to Madness” once again as he discusses the team’s tour to Spain and France and the importance of the international trips for teams. Coach McCaffery welcomes his returning leading scorer in Tony Perkins, who started all 32 games for Iowa last season. He also comments on the addition of Pryce Sandfort, who joins his brother Payton Sandfort on this season’s team. Topics of discussion include: Six new Hawkeyes includes four fres...
Episode 875: Portland head coach Shantay Legans
September 22, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 38.7 MBCoach Legans checks in as he has finished his second season in command of the University of Portland Pilots. He is in the middle of rebuilding the program as the Pilots have won 33 games in his first two seasons. You have to go back to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to find when Portland was close to that statistic when the PIlots tallied 32 in back-to-back campaigns. Watch Tyler Roberts who will be a key player on both ends of the floor for Coach Legans this season. Topics of discussion include: Pl...
Episode 874: Stanford head coach Jarod Haase
September 18, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 19.7 MBThe Cardinal returned at the end of August after a 10-day trip where they played in Spain and Greece in late August. Stanford and it’s rival, the Cal Bears, have one more Pac-12 season before moving to the ACC with SMU. The Cardinal will be led this season by Spencer Jones, who was an all-Pac-12 forward a year ago and will be key in the Cardinal potentially moving into the top echelon of the Pac-12. Topics of discussion include: Bringing the trip to France and Greece to where it is a spri...
Episode 873: Georgia Tech head coach Damon Stoudamire
September 16, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 28.1 MBCoach Stoudamire, who was the 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year with the Toronto Raptors, checks in as the head coach at Georgia Tech in the ACC. Coach inherits the program as he comes over after a five-year stint as the head coach at Pacific and then a two-year stint as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics. GT looks to get back near the top in the ACC as it won the ACC Tournament in 2021. Coach Stoudamire has an extensive background inside the game with a 12-year NBA career that took him fr...
Episode 872: Minnesota head coach Ben Johnson
September 08, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MBCoach Johnson took over the Minnesota Golden Gophers and is working on a monumental rebuild of the basketball team, which he took over three seasons ago. Coach Johnson played for Minnesota from 2002-2005 and has held assistant positions at five different schools as well as Minnesota (2013-18). This is a really solid and analytical conversation where we learn about Coach Johnson’s thoughts and ideas on a wide range of basketball concepts. Topics of discussion include: Interesting aspects o...
Episode 871: Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland
September 01, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MBCoach McCasland comes to the Red Raiders after taking the North Texas Mean Green to the NIT Championship while the 31 wins last season were the most in a season in NT history. Coach McCasland’s defensive acumen makes him one of the top coaches in college basketball and he now takes his philosophy to Lubbock. The Red Raiders also look forward to the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas in November when they open with Villanova. Topics of discussion include: Leading North Texas to the NIT title...
Episode 870: San Francisco head coach Chris Gerlufsen
August 29, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 22.1 MBCoach Chris Gerlufsen talks about his initial year as the head coach at USF. He piloted the Dons to 20 wins which was the sixth time in seven seasons that USF won at least 20 games. Coach Gerlufsen also discusses his offensive coordinator assignments when he was an assistant to Eran Ganot at Hawaii. Khalil Shabazz and Tyrell Roberts graduated as this was the second time in as many seasons that the Dons had two first-team WCC basketball players. Topics of discussion include: How Shabazz an...
Episode 869: Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry
August 25, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes - 27.6 MBCoach Micah Shrewsberry takes over the Fighting Irish after leading Penn State for two seasons as he was able to place the Nittany Lions into the NCAA Tournament where the win over Texas A&M in Round 1 was the Lions’ first ‘W’ in NCAA play since 2001. Shrewsberry will work on developing an uptempo and three-point offensive attack with the Irish. He has brought in a transfer class that features former Seton Hall Pirate Tae Davis, Penn State transfer Kebba Njie, and Julian Roper, a guard from ...
Episode 868: VCU head coach Ryan Odom
August 24, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 41.5 MBCoach Odom moves to VCU and the A-10 after leading the Utah State Aggies for two seasons. Utah State finished 26-9 in Odom’s second year as the Aggies lost the Mountain West Tournament championship to Final Four participant San Diego State, 62-57, but USU made it to the NCAA Tournament. Coming into VCU, he saw a group of Rams leave, but added a solid group of transfers into the program. Guard Zeb Jackson is the lone returnee who played major minutes last season. Topics of discussion includ...
Episode 867: South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris
August 19, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36.9 MBCoach Paris makes his debut on “Marching to Madness” as he took over the South Carolina basketball program last season. Paris will look at building the offense into a more sustainable part of the program as he brings in a solid transfer class for the upcoming season. Coach Paris built Chattanooga back into the NCAA Tournament as they played Illinois in 2022 NCAAT and lost a tough 54-53 decision to Illinois. He had 20 years as an assistant coach at Akron and Wisconsin as well as D-2 IUP, and ...
Episode 866: Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson
August 14, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36 MBCoach Monson was able to push The Beach back into a winning record after losing two of his top three scorers and then leading scorer Joel Murray was lost for the season with a wrist injury. LBSU led D-1 basketball by taking 48.2 two-point field goal attempts per game. Coach Monson also discusses key returnees plus his two seasons as head coach at Gonzaga in the late 1990s. Topics of discussion include: Leading the nation with 48.2 two-point field goal attempts per game The return of Mar...
Episode 865: UMass head coach Frank Martin
August 11, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes - 62.7 MBUMass head coach Frank Martin visits “Marching to Madness” as he will begin his second season with the Minutemen in the ’23-24 season. Coach Martin led UMass to an 8-1 start last season before injuries derailed the team with six players out for nearly 40 games and that made the Minutemen struggle in the Atlantic 10. Although the injuries left them in peril, UMass returns with leading scorer Matt Cross as well as eight freshmen and two transfers on the season’s roster. Topics of discussion ...