Marching to Madness
952 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months 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 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 ...
Episode 864: Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May
August 07, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.6 MBFlorida Atlantic head coach Dusty May is back as his Owls flew into the Final Four in March. The Owls keep their players together for this upcoming season as Michael Forest was the only senior on the team. FAU won 35 games, the high for any D-1 team this season, and they return Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin, who are the team’s top two scorers. Topics of discussion include: Care and loyalty keeping the squad together How to take the 35 wins and find the next step to go even further E...
Episode 863: Loyola Marymount head coach Stan Johnson
August 04, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes - 27.7 MBCoach Johnson is building the Lions into a major competitor in the WCC. This past season’s wins over Wake Forest, Nevada, Gonzaga, BYU and Saint Mary’s defined how far the team has come in his three years. We also chatted about his perceptions of summer workouts as well as coaches’ meetings. Topics of discussion include: The 68-67 win at Gonzaga Cam Shelton’s next move in his basketball career Kelli Leaupepe as the leading returning scorer What needs to happen for the Lions to take ...
Episode 862: Cal State Fullerton HC Dedrique Taylor
August 02, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 30.6 MBCal State Fullerton Titans head coach Dedrique Taylor is back as a guest on “Marching to Madness”. Coach Taylor once again led CSF to the Big West championship game after winning 10 out of it’s last 11 games to finish the season. He discusses the Titans’ emergence as well into 44-22 record in the past two seasons as they won the tournament last year and made it to the NCAA Tournament, but lost to UCSB in this season’s championship outing. Topics of discussion include: Leading scorer Latre...
Episode 861: Santa Clara head coach Herb Sendek
July 31, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Santa Clara Broncos finished third in the WCC this season as Coach Herb Sendek once again had a player bound for the NBA. Golden State made Brandin Podziemski the 19th pick in the first round as he led the Broncos with 19.9 points per game while making 48.3 percent of his field goals. Coach Sendek and his staff also turned Jalen Williams into a solid guard who averaged 30 minutes per game at OKC last season. The Broncos are 44-22 in the last two years as guard Keshawn Justice was also a ...
Episode 860: Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard
July 29, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 33.2 MBCoach Chris Beard is back on “Marching to Madness” as he takes over the program at Ole Miss. Coach Beard sports a 70.1 percent winning percentage at UALR, Texas Tech and Texas. In four of his seasons as a head coach, he has taken teams to NCAA Tournaments and in 2019, he had the Red Raiders in the national championship game where they dropped an 85-77 overtime matchup to Virginia. Topics of discussion include: Coach Beard’s relationship with legendary head coach Tom Penders The exciteme...
Episode 859: Washington State head coach Kyle Smith
July 24, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36.7 MBCoach Smith had the Cougars pick their games up this past season as they finished tied for 5th in the Pac-12 and moved back into an NIT berth once again. His Cougars had a 7-game winning streak late in the season, but they lost Justin Powell to the Miami Heat’s Summer League squad as well as TJ Bamba’s transfer to Villanova. This coming season, Coach Smith is going to have more depth in the post as well as more speed in the backcourt. Topics of discussion include: The addition of Idaho gu...
Episode 858: Western Carolina head coach Justin Gray
July 22, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 37.2 MBWestern Carolina Catamounts head coach Justin Gray was a phenomenal shooting guard at Wake Forest for the late Skip Prosser. He averaged 2.7 made three-pointers per game in his 120-game career. Coach Gray led Western Carolina to an 18-16 record and a CBI appearance this past season. He returns a strong backcourt of Tre Jackson and Vonterius Woolbright. Topics of discussion include: The correlation of finding the three-pointer and an inside attack Jackson and Woolbright as a one-two punc...
Episode 857: Coach Pete Gillen
July 20, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MBCoach Gillen once again is a guest on “Marching to Madness” where he discusses San Diego State and their run to the national title game where they eventually lost to UConn. Coach Gillen is an analyst for CBS Sports Network where he also focuses on the Mountain West as one of his conferences. He also discusses the Big East and Providence where the Friars went to the Elite Eight in 1997 before losing an overtime game to eventual national champion Arizona. Coach Gillen won 392 games which were ...
Episode 856: George Mason head coach Tony Skinn
July 18, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MBCoach Skinn checks in as he begins his first season as the head coach at George Mason. He played on coach Jim Larranaga’s Final Four team at George Mason in 2006 as he played on the point and drove the Patriots by Michigan State, North Carolina, and UConn in that run. He takes over after assistant coaching stints at Maryland, Ohio State, Seton Hall and Louisiana Tech. Topics of discussion include: Coach Skinn’s Final Four appearance as the point guard of the Patriots in 2006 The pursuit...
Episode 855: Texas head coach Rodney Terry
July 14, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes - 26 MBCoach Rodney Terry returns to “Marching to Madness” as he took the Texas Longhorns to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight after they won their second Big 12 basketball title in the last three seasons. He took over the Longhorns in Game 9 as they finished 29-9, overall, and 22-8, in Coach Terry’s tutelage. Texas keeps a solid experience level in Dillon Mitchell, Tyrese Hunter, Dylan Disu, and Brock Cunningham. Topics of discussion include: Coach Terry’s impact on Longhorns roundball The in...
Episode 854: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl
July 12, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 33.5 MBCoach Bruce Pearl is back on “Marching to Madness” as he continues his 72 percent winning percentage, overall, which includes a D-2 national championship in 1995 with the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. He has one of the top winning percentages in the game when combined with his D-1 experience at Auburn, Tennessee, and Milwaukee. The Tigers return Johni Broome, Jaylin Williams, and Dylan Cardwell with Lior Berman as the four accentuate experience on the 2023-24 Tigers Roundball team! To...
Episode 853: UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner
July 11, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 29.9 MBCoach Russell Turner returns to “Marching to Madness” as he discusses building the UC Irvine program when he came 14 seasons ago. He has 11 consecutive winning seasons and eight of those have encompassed 20 wins or more. Two that did not were in the COVID years. Coach Turner discusses losing DJ Davis and Dawson Baker in the transfer portal, but he has recruited at a high level again with solid depth a usual foundation for his team. Topics of discussion include: Coach Turner’s building blo...
Episode 852: Kennesaw State head coach Antoine Pettway
July 07, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBCoach Pettway moved from Alabama where he was an assistant coach to Mark Gottfried, Avery Johnson, Anthony Grant, and Nate Oats over the past 15 seasons. He played guard for the Crimson Tide from 2001-2004 and he played with a high level of energy and was a player who made key plays in the clutch of close basketball games. He spent two years as an assistant at Jacksonville State before his run as a top Crimson Tide assistant. Topics of discussion include: Coach Pettway’s mentors in Mark G...
Episode 851: Baylor head coach Scott Drew
July 03, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 25 MBBaylor Bears head coach Scott Drew checks in as he has put together a 19-10 postseason record in Waco with a national championship in 2021 as well as the Final Four and two Elite Eight appearances. He discusses his returning players as well as additions via the transfer portal and recruiting the high school hardwood. Coach Drew also checks in on the NBA opportunities for guard Keyonte George, who was the 16th pick on the first round. Coach Drew was enshrined into the Texas Sports Hall of Fam...
Episode 850: Wichita State head coach Paul Mills
June 30, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MBCoach Mills take over the legendary Shockers program after he led ORU to two NCAA Tournaments in their last three seasons. Shockers big man Kenny Photo is the leading returning scorer after he started all 30 games and shot 49 percent from the floor. Coach Mills discusses his philosophy of prioritizing people and how that makes for the opportunity to help in the many ways he leads his program. Topics of discussion include: Coach Mills’ thoughts on building Wichita State back to it’s highes...
Episode 849: Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans
June 27, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 35.6 MBCoach Jans led the Bulldogs to their second NCAA appearance in the last 13 seasons as they lost a tough 60-59 decision to Pitt in the opener. Mississippi State will return its starting five which should give the ‘Dogs an impactful group as Tolu Smith is a key inside performer beside of the athleticism of 6-7 DJ Jeffries. Cameron Matthews can also score in the paint and guards Shakeel Moore and Dashawn Davis provide MSU with a solid backcourt. Topics of discussion include: The NCAA Tournam...
Episode 848: Florida head coach Todd Golden
June 25, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 25.1 MBCoach Todd Golden took over at Florida last season after three years at San Francisco where he brought the Dons to a 57-36 record and placed them into the NCAA Tournament in 2022 for the first time since 1998. Will Richard and Riley Kugel return from last season’s team as they were the second and third leading scorers. The Gators’ staff has added six transfers as five players left Gainesville via the transfer route. Topics of discussion include: The transition from the Univ. of San Franci...
Episode 847: South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
June 23, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36.1 MBFirst-year USF Bulls head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim discusses last season’s 26-9 finish for his Kennesaw State Owls as he led them to their first D-1 NCAA Tournament and the A-SUN regular season and tournament championships. He also discusses his system and how he looks to build USF within his philosophies and ideology. The Bulls return Selton Miguel, Sam Hines, and Corey Walker, Jr. from last season as well as a talented recruiting class. Topics of discussion include: Building Kennesaw Stat...
Episode 846: Temple head coach Adam Fisher
June 22, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBCoach Adam Fisher enters his first season as a head coach at Temple after he was an assistant at Villanova and Boston University before spending eight years at Miami and two at Penn State, his alma mater. Coach Fisher gives Miami coach Jim Larrañaga credit for helping him to solidify himself inside the game and learn many of the phases of coaching. He also credits Micah Shrewsberry, who was the head coach at Penn State as another key figure in his career ascension on the hardwood. Topics o...
Episode 845: Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes
June 21, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 38.6 MBCoach Barnes discusses his role of being the chair of the NCAA Rules Committee and a couple of rules changes going into this upcoming season. He also talks about His Tennessee Volunteers, who made it to the Sweet 16 this past season, despite the loss of point guard Zakai Ziegler. He has posted 779 career wins at George Mason, Providence, Clemson, Texas, and Tennessee throughout his 36 seasons as a head coach. Topics of discussion include: Working on the rules as the chair of the NCAA Rule...
Episode 844: Coach Bobby Lutz
June 20, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 44.4 MBCoach Bobby Lutz was the head coach at Charlotte from 1999-2010 and he raised the 49ers to a high level of play where they went to six NCAA Tournaments as well as two NITs in that time period. During his 11-year run in Charlotte, Coach Lutz became the winningest coach in program history with 218 ‘Ws’. He then became an assistant at Iowa State, Nebraska, and Ole Miss and the associate head coach at NC State. Topics of discussion include: Coaching assignments in the SEC, ACC, Big 12, and B...
Episode 843: Eastern Kentucky head coach A.W. Hamilton
June 16, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MBCoach A.W. Hamilton makes his debut on MTM as the Colonels have set 49 program records in his five seasons at EKU. The coach talks about his friendship with NC State head coach Kevin Keatts, who has been a solid person throughout his career. Hamilton is a stellar offensive coach whose Colonels averaged 78.6 points per game this past season and they shot 34.3 percent from three. Topics of discussion include: Developing a winning mentality at Eastern Kentucky How NC State head coach Kevin...
Episode 842: Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle
June 14, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 29.7 MBCoach Tinkle discusses this third rebuild in his eight-year tenure as head coach of the Beavers. Oregon State picked up 11 wins this past season which is eight more than two years ago. OSU welcomed freshman point guard Jordan Pope after Georgia transfer Christian Wright was injured last season. Coach Tinkle also discusses ideas and philosophies throughout running the program. Topics of discussion include: How Coach Tinkle and his staff have brought back the Beavers’ culture Three rebuil...
Episode 841: Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes
June 10, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 48.6 MBCoach Steve Forbes is back on “Marching to Madness” as he was one of my first guests on the show back in 2016 when we started. Coach Forbes has a 180-83 (.694) record in five years at East Tennessee State and three at Wake Forest. Currently, he has a top-rated transfer class headed to Wake Forest with key returnees in Cameron Hildreth, Damari Monsanto, and Andrew Carr. Topics of discussion include: The Demon Deacons transfer class and the new freshmen that come into the team Coaching ch...
Episode 840: Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay
May 31, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBCoach Ritchie McKay took his Liberty Flames to the NIT where they took a win over Villanova before a 65-61 loss to Wisconsin. Liberty shared the ASUN regular season title with Kennesaw State before a 67-66 loss to the Owls in the ASUN championship. The Flames lose a stellar point guard in Darius McGhee, who was a three-time ASUN Player of the Year. Liberty moves into the CUSA next season as once again conferences will be stocked with new teams throughout the game. Topics of discussion incl...
Episode 839: Appalachian State head coach Dustin Kerns
May 29, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 27.8 MBCoach Dustin Kerns has just finished his fourth season as the head coach of the Mountaineers as ASU once again possessed one of the country’s top defenses, Coach Kerns returns his starting five which includes Appalachian State’s top two scorers in Donovan Gregory and Terence Harcum. Coach Kerns discussed his thoughts on the four new teams in the Sun Belt which gave the conference 14 members. Topics of discussion include: The consistent defensive stature of the Mountaineers The Sun Belt ...
Episode 838: Saint Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett
May 16, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBSMC’s Randy Bennett picked up his 500th win this season and the Gaels and Gonzaga tied for the top spot in the WCC. Coach Bennett’s team is consistently one of the top defenses in the nation and SMC finished 27-8 as it allowed only 60.1 points per game and allowed opponents only 51.6 field goal attempts, 10th in college basketball. Topics of discussion include: The Gaels’ defensive mantra The dictation of Coach Bennett’s philosophy and his talent The return of Alex Ducas The impact ...
Episode 837: Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni
May 12, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 35.9 MBThe Thundering Herd’s 24-8 record was one win off of Coach D’Antoni’s record of 25 ‘Ws’ in 2018. Marshall finished one game back of Southern Miss in the Sun Belt regular season standings. Tavion Kinsey moves to the next level as he will likely be picked in the NBA Draft as Andrew Taylor and Micah Handlogten decided to work the transfer portal. Topics of discussion include: Analysis of the 24-win season Losses of Kinsey, Taylor, and Handlogten Ability for rising role players to make an...
Episode 836: North Florida head coach Matt Driscoll
April 19, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 74.3 MBNorth Florida Ospreys head coach Matt Driscoll always implores one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the nation as Gonzaga, Washington, Houston, Pitt, Duquesne, and Kentucky. The Ospreys finished in the middle of the ASUN Conference as they lost at the buzzer to Bellarmine in the first round of the ASUN tournament. Coach Driscoll also chats about analytics as he uses certain analytics that coincide with his philosophy of the game. Topics of discussion include: The Ospreys’ usual...
Episode 835: Old Dominion head coach Jeff Jones
April 13, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 35.9 MBODU Monarchs head coach Jeff Jones is back on “Marching to Madness” as he led the squad to a 19-12 overall record and 11-7 inside the Sun Belt Conference. The Monarchs finished 8-2 over the last 10 games and they finished tied for fifth in the conference. From the point, Chaunce Jenkins was the Monarchs’ leading scorer with 13.5 ppg as he shot 36.6 percent from three. Topics of discussion include: Abilities that allowed the Monarchs to go 8-2 late in the season Effects of the transfer p...
Episode 834: Coach Bob Cantu
April 07, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 38.7 MBCoach Bob Cantu is back on “Marching to Madness” as we wind up the college basketball season after UConn took its fifth national championship in the last 24 years on Monday night. The Huskies pulled away from San Diego State, 76-59, after the Aztecs had cut their deficit to 60-55 with just over five minutes remaining in the game. Coach Cantu had his own close relationships with members of the Final Four as he and FAU head coach Dusty May were at USC in 2001 and 2002. Coach Cantu has also k...
Episode 833: Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May
March 31, 2023 13:51 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBCoach Dusty May has had the Owls reaching its highest ground as a basketball program this season as they take on San Diego State in the Final Four in Houston on Saturday. They have registered 35 wins, most in school history, and they have knocked off Kansas State (Elite 8), Tennessee (Sweet 16), and Memphis (opening round). In the Round of 32, the Owls knocked off a tough Farleigh Dickinson team that defeated 1-seed Purdue in the opening round. This is a deep team that plays well together on...
Episode 832: Charlotte head coach Ron Sanchez
March 28, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MBCharlotte head coach Ron Sanchez led his 49ers to the CBI title with the win over Eastern Kentucky last week. Sanchez used a balanced attack as the 49ers were able to win four games against quality opponents in five nights to capture the CBI in Daytona Beach, Fla., at Ocean Center. Leading scorer Brice Williams posted 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Western Carolina while he had 25 as Charlotte knocked off the University of Milwaukee. Jackson Threadgill and Lu’cye Patterson helped ...
Episode 831: Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen
March 27, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 32 MBThe Utah Valley Wolverines won the WAC regular season title and have a 28-8 mark as they match up with UAB in T-Mobile Arena in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday evening. Coach Mark Madsen has a multi-faceted team that plays well on both ends of the floor which includes a mobile fastbreak that averages 14.7 of the Wolverines’ 77.2 points per game. Madsen has raised the Wolverines into one of the top teams in a deep WAC as they are 48-20 over these past two seasons. Kenpom.com had the WAC rated a...
Episode 830: Coach Bob Cantu
March 24, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 42 MBCoach Bob Cantu once again joins “Marching to Madness” as he has worked as an interim coach at USC with assistant coaching jobs at UTEP, Portland, Sacramento State, and Cal Poly. Coach Cantu has coached or recruited 14 NBA players as well as working under four NBA coaches. In this episode, he discusses Thursday night’s NCAA Tournament wins by Kansas State, Florida Atlantic, Gonzaga and UConn before looking at the four matchups on Friday evening. Topics of discussion include: Marquise No...
Episode 829: SEMO head coach Brad Korn
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 20.5 MBCoach Brad Korn has led his Southeast Missouri Redhawks to a four-game trek to when they turned up as winners in capturing the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. The Redhawks took an 89-82 win over Tennessee Tech in the championship game as Phillip Russell scored seven points in the overtime to finish off the championship victory. Topics of discussion include: The presence of Philip Russell and how he affects a game Chris Harris’s presence in the backcourt The Redhawks’ presence on ...
Episode 828: Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl
March 07, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 22.8 MBThe Tigers finished the season on Saturday with a 79-70 victory over No. 17 Tennessee. Auburn shot 49 percent and was 8-of-22 from three as Wendell Green, Jr. led four Tigers in double figures with 24 points. Auburn is the No. 7 seed against No. 10 seed Arkansas on Thursday evening. Topics of discussion include: Positive ballhandling numbers Defense has only allowed opponents to shoot 28.8 percent from three The work of big man Johni Broome on both ends of the floor The overall con...