NBA Playoffs Preview: (4) Clippers vs (5) Mavericks
As we move to the western conference we find ourselves with another rematch from last year’s playoffs. The Clippers defeated the Mavericks in six games. However, much like the previous matchup d...
NBA Playoffs Preview: (2) Nets vs (7) Celtics
Well well well, how the turntables… Unless you’re new to basketball, then you should know about the infamous trade the Nets made to acquire washed versions of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce...
Dana Altman, Oregon, Land Syracuse Transfer Quincy Guerrier
One of the college basketballs best players left in the transfer portal committed Thursday afternoon. Stretch big Quincy Guerrier announced that he will be joining the Oregon Ducks. Guerrier will join...
NBA Playoffs Preview: (3) Bucks vs (6) Heat
Here we have a rematch of last year’s second-round matchup where the Heat upset the Bucks in five games in their cinderella run to the Finals. To a lot of people, this upset wasn’t as surp...
NBA Playoffs Preview: (4) Knicks vs (5) Hawks
It is that time of the year where everyone on NBA Twitter is going to make their opinion on any given player. If they suck, then they choke in the playoffs. They play well but don’t win a champi...
NBA Play-In Tournament Predictions: The East
With the regular season coming to a close this past Sunday, it is now time for the NBA to show off their new toy! Seeds 7 through 10 in each conference will be fighting for two spots. The 7 and 8 seed...
Russell Westbrook Becomes All-Time Triple-Double Leader
With his 182 triple-double on Monday night in Atlanta, Russell Westbrook officially breaks his two day tie with NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robinson to become the NBA’s all-time triple-double leader...
The Timberwolves are Finally Winning… They Shouldn’t Tank
Wolves are Streaking After going 59 straight games without winning two games in a row, Minnesota held on for a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on April 26th, led by a 27-point, 12-assist night from DeA...
Early All-NBA and Awards Debate
Tyler and Jacob are back again with just 15ish games left in the NBA regular season to go into depth on the players who could and should be considered for the All-NBA teams this season. They also disc...
NBA Prospect, Former Kentucky Guard, Terrence Clarke Passes in Car Crash
Thursday afternoon, NBA prospect Terrence Clarke tragically passed in a car crash in Southern California. Clarke, 19 years old, was an electrifying athlete for Coach Calipari who suffered from injurie...
Julius Randle’s Most Improved Season Leads Knicks to Relevancy
Madison Square Garden Will Host a Knicks Playoff Game For the First Time Since 2013 In what is becoming the best New York Knicks season in recent memory, Julius Randle is poised to lead them to the pl...
Robert “Time Lord” Williams: The Key to Boston’s Success
Time Lord Has Always Needed More Playing Time Robert Williams, known by many Celtics’ fans as Time Lord, has shown flashes of greatness ever since the beginning of last season. Most notably on Novem...
Down to 6 Contenders, Suns Are a Year Away, and MVP Voting
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss the Jamal Murray injury and how it impacts the West moving forward. The two discuss the six teams that can win the NBA Championship and go in depth on why the ...
UNC to Hire Hubert Davis as New Head Coach
One of college basketball’s most prominent jobs was filled this past Monday Afternoon (April 5th) . North Carolina’s Board of Trustees met to approve the hire of assistant coach Hubert Dav...
Meet Joe Ingles: The Most Legendary Shooting Role Player Ever
Jinglin’ Joe has silently been the true 6th man of the year this season While Jordan Clarkson is the odds-on favorite to win 6th man of the year in the NBA this season, so much so that Vegas h...
There Isn’t a Debate: Nikola Jokic is This Season’s MVP
Joker is Finally Getting Noticed Many NBA fans think that with the injuries to Joel Embiid and LeBron James, Nikola Jokic will now step in as the most favorable MVP pick… Truth is, he has been the M...
Re-Ranking The Sweet 16 Teams
As we head into the weekend, 16 teams remain in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Those 16 include some usual suspects, and some… unexpected faces. The average seed for this year’...
NBA Trade Deadline: Biggest Improvements
What a wild and unexpected finish we came to at this year’s trade deadline! Owners and management took the NBA universe for a crazy ride on Thursday. While some fans are shaking their heads abou...
NBA Trade Deadline: Miami Steals Oladipo and Orlando Feeds Denver, Chicago, and Boston
Tyler and Jacob talk about the aftermath of the NBA trade deadline and discuss who added nice pieces and how these new players will impact teams. The duo discusses Orlando finally rebuilding, Fournier...
NBA Trade Deadline Results Cheat Sheet
Trade Deadline Results and Tier List Now, while I had time to stare at twitter all day until the trade deadline passed at 3:00pm ET, I’m aware that most of you NBA fans have jobs, families, classes,...
Five Story Lines from the NCAA Tournament’s First Weekend
The first weekend of The Dance gave us two years worth of madness. Filled to the brim with huge performances, late-night clutch moments, huge upsets and heartbreakers. Let’s reflect on the story...
March Madness Round of 64: The All-Upset Team
Upsets Galore Tonight ended in dramatic and fitting fashion with #14 seeded Abilene Christian shocking the Texas Longhorns in a 53-52 upset, forcing them to commit 23 turnovers and holding them to the...
Veterans Moving to Contenders, Are They Pretenders?
Over the past week, teams that are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs are fine tuning their lineups. With superstars locked into their teams for the remainder of the season, it will be veteran...
ACC Basketball 2020-2021: A Season to Forget
Is 2021 the lowest point in ACC basketball history? Just one day into the round of 64, the Atlantic Coast Conference has gone from 7 teams in the dance, already down to 3. With Virginia Tech, Georgia ...
Men of March: 24 Hours Away from Madness We Filled out Our Brackets
Austin and Nate fill out their brackets live on the pod to break down literally every matchup of the NCAA Tournament. They go through region by region, giving little nuggets about every single team in...
2021 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview
The 2021 Midwest Region may just be the most interesting region in March Madness this year. Headlined by Illinois, the region also contains several teams that could be on fraud watch (i.e. Houston, We...
2021 NCAA Tournament: South Region Preview
The South Region in the 2021 NCAA Tournament has no shortage of story lines. t sees Scott Drew trying to take Baylor to the Final Four for the first time in 70 years. Also we get to watch Chris Beard&...
2021 NCAA Tournament: West Region Preview
The wait is finally over. After cancellation last year, March Madness finally returns on Thursday. The 2021 tournament should be one of the craziest we’ve ever seen, and it’s impossible to...
2021 NCAA Tournament: East Region Preview
March Madness is back. We will have 4 regions of 16 teams, culminating in 4 winners. Those 4 winners will be known as the Final 4. From there we play 3 games. After the 3rd game? We will crown a CHAMP...
2021 NCAA Tournament: Over and Under Seeded Teams
To College Basketball fans, the month of March represents the best time of the year. High level regular season games, conference tournaments culminating in the release of the field of 68. With that be...
Men of March: Episode 7 “We Have a Bracket”
The full crew is back together again to give their initial reactions to Selection Sunday. We start with a quick recap of Championship Weekend and then quickly give a general overlook of each region di...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 3/15/21
On this week’s HTR, IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME! We have a bracket for the first time in two years and the Hawks are the highest they’ve ever been! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, ...
March Madness Bracketology: Two Underdogs, A Major Upset, and A Cinderella
The time has come yet again to fill out brackets and personalize them like a beautiful painting with your own upsets, underdogs, and Cinderellas… Only to then regret them in hindsight after watching...
How Strength of Schedule Will Alter the Standings and Trade Deadline Talk
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss the recent and potential buy-out players in the NBA, what teams should be active at the trade deadline, and debate which players could be on the move. They the...
The Midway Point: NBA Award Season
Now that the NBA is back in action as of last night, let’s reflect on the successes and hard work of the league’s best talents. If some of these players were not to continue with the seaso...
2021 AAC Conference Tournament Preview
The AAC Conference Tournament will be an interesting one to monitor this week. Wichita State enters as the 1 seed, with Houston as the 2. In spite of that, Joe Lunardi currently projects the Cougars t...
Planting the Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor & … Who Else?
As the College Basketball regular season and conference championship schedule blends together for the final two weeks leading into Selection Sunday, only three things seem certain one year removed fro...
2021 SEC Tournament Preview
The SEC is improving as a conference. Elite coaching hires over the last decade has turned the league on its head. What was once a football conference that Kentucky dominated in basketball has turned ...
2021 Big Ten Tournament Preview
Bracket Favorite: Michigan (+150) The Juwan Howard-led Michigan Wolverines ended the season with a 19-3 record, placing them No. 2 in the Top 25. Freshman big man Hunter Dickinson posted a stat line o...
2021 Mountain West Tournament Preview
If it plays out how it’s supposed to, the Mountain West might have the most exciting semifinal pairings during the week. Four at-large hopefuls and a potential bid stealer will duke it out in th...
2021 ACC Tournament Preview
While this may not be the ACC of years past, the five day tournament in Greensboro to end the season is always entertaining. With usual powerhouses Duke and UNC struggling, the field seems as wide-ope...
2021 Big 12 Tournament Preview
Arguably the most competitive league in college hoops will begin tournament play this Wednesday. The Big 12 is stacked this season, with multiple teams capable of making deep runs in March. The confer...
2021 Big East Conference Tournament Preview
One of college basketball’s most competitive leagues begins tournament play this week. The Big East always brings us big moments and NCAA favorites. There’s certainly a top-tier this seaso...
2021 Big West Conference Tournament Preview
Mid-Major favorites have been dropping like flies early in conference tournament week. UC Santa Barbara are trying to avoid that fate and go dancing for the first time in a decade. They will have to f...
2021 C-USA Tournament Preview
2021 C-USA Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: Louisiana Tech (+175) The Bulldogs enter this year’s tournament searching for their first-ever C-USA tournament victory. Louisiana Tech went 20-6 d...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 3/4/21
On this week’s HTR, the boys talk about the hideous Michigan game and the beautiful Ohio State game. We are ready for March Madness, and we also drafted our favorite beers to have. Subscribe to ...
NBA All-Star Weekend Concerns and Predictions
The halfway point of the season is officially upon us. All-Star Weekend, or should I say “All-Star Sunday” is going to be much different than the All-Star Weekend’s of old. How will ...
Campus Cover Ep. 075: NBA Top Shot Mania
NBA Top Shot is blowing up on social media and we’re here to help teach you about it! Cody Goggin and Jonathan Terry give their experiences with Top Shot and answer questions around it while con...
2021 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Preview
The Ohio Valley Conference annually delivers fireworks the first weekend of conference tournaments. Even with limited fans, 2021 should be no different. With a revamped format, the four days in Evansv...
2021 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
“Arch Madness” returns to the midwest this year, as the Missouri Valley ramps up for another conference tournament. Here at The U, we’re taking a look at all of the main factors for ...
Men of March Episode 3: It’s Finally March:
The calendar has finally turned to be the most exciting sports month of the year, March Madness. College basketball is full swing, the Men of March boys got everything covered for you. For everyone th...
Mid Major Monday: San Diego State
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Preview
Surely one of the most exciting Mid-Major conference tournaments will be held in Dayton, Ohio. The Atlantic 10 has a bevy of teams attempting to cement an at-large spot or steal a bid to the dance. Wi...
NBA Top Shot: Why Are People Paying for GIFs?
For the past couple of weeks, my Twitter feed has been consumed by something called NBA Top Shot. If you aren’t familiar with this, Top Shot is the new market for virtual NBA trading cards, aka ...
Penn State Needs Coaches; I Applied to Every Vacancy
Out of school and unemployed, eventually, my career as a DoorDash driver and reckless college basketball gambler isn’t going to cut it. Luckily, Penn State University has a wide range of opportu...
Mid Major Monday: The Boise State Broncos
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/18/21
On this week’s HTR, the Hawks have hit a grove and the boys break down their recent success. They also spend 30 minutes talking about types of people they hate! Subscribe to the show on Apple Po...
Mid Major Monday: The VCU Rams
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
The All-NBA Value Team: Low Cost, High Capability Players
In this episode, Jacob Bautista and Tyler Key discuss their 10 best bargain players this season. All of these players out-produce their season salary and make their teams’ GMs look like geniuses...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/10/21
On this week’s HTR, is the sky falling? Iowa basketball had lost four of five games and the boys let out their frustrations. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or PodBean. Follow ...
Mid Major Monday: Grand Canyon University
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
Mid-Major Monday: The Belmont Bruins
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player...
Who are the Pelicans? and Why are the Wizards so Bad?
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob discuss the first quarter of the NBA season and do a deep dive into two struggling teams, the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards. They discuss how Robin L...
Remembering Kobe Bryant a Year after his Death
January 26th represents the unfortunate year anniversary of the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. News of the tragedy shook the not only the basketball world, but the entire world of pop culture. As ...
NBA Power Rankings: Post Harden Trade
Some crazy stuff has happened in the past week. A top player has been moved and the league dynamic has completely shifted. Even before this trade, this has been a hard year to judge. There have been i...
Mid Major Monday: The Winthrop Eagles
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I will spotlight a team and player tha...
How Every Team Won The James Harden Trade
A historic day in NBA history as one of the best scorers the games has ever seen is headed to a team that also has two historic scorers at their respective positions. James Harden to the Nets. Teaming...
The Confusing Nets, Rising Suns and 76ers, and Magic and Mavs Talk
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss what a weird season it has been so far in terms of blowouts, COVID taking its toll on the NBA, and loads of bad teams upsetting good teams. They talk about the...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report- 1/2/20
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we recap a wild game against Rutgers and power rank the teams we hate the most. This was also the first show we’ve ever done at a sponsors house. To...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/29/20
On this week’s HTR, we welcome a new sponsor, talk about the meltdown in Minnesota, discuss how much we hate Missouri, and we power rank our top tree nuts. Follow the show on Twitter, IG, and Fa...
The Decision: Picking My NBA Team
The decision is here. They’re saying that this is the most anticipated decision since Lebron took his talents to South Beach. I know that the approximately three people who have read these artic...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/20/20
On this week’s HTR, we break down the Gonzaga game for basketball and talk about the Bull coming back to IC for football. Austin’s Tinder game is also discussed. Follow the show on Twitter...
Why Your Team Needs To Trade For James Harden
James Harden wants out of Houston, if that wasn’t clear already. He seems to have his eyes set on contenders in the Eastern Conference. Yet, fans of those teams don’t want him? My only que...
Reaction To ESPN Top 100 NBA Players for 2020-2021
Over the past week ESPN released their projected top 100 NBA players for the 2020-2021 season. Although you need an ESPN+ account to see the full list, some of the rankings have been released on Twitt...
2020-2021 NBA Predictions, Hot Takes and Roasting the ESPN Top 100 List
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob make their official 2020-2021 season predictions, including their projected standings for the Eastern and Western conferences and give their HOT takes for the upcoming...
Badger Basketball Brief: URI
After the first loss of the season, Badger basketball controlled the entire game against last-minute opponent, Rhode Island. Record Setting Night There were two different Badger basketball records cel...
Top 5 Best/Worst 2020-2021 NBA City Jerseys
Over the past few weeks, NBA teams have been releasing their new Nike NBA City Jerseys for the upcoming season. The City jerseys were introduced in 2017 by Nike. They have done a pretty solid job gett...
The Badger Basketball Report: 12/7-12/13
I shouldn’t have made this a weekly series. It’ll be hard to face the music when there are performances like Friday night for our Badger basketball team. Last Week The Badgers dropped 9 sp...
NBA Pre-Season Rankings
With the NBA Season beginning in just a few weeks it is now time to see where everyone stacks up after the draft and all the important free agent decisions have been made. Much like in my NFL Power Ra...
The Suffer Index: NBA Fanbases
The Suffer Index is back, this time taking a look at the misfortunes of NBA fanbases. Like with the NFL, I want to take the emotion out of it. I want to look at the cold, hard facts to really determin...
How Much Does Russell Westbook Help the Wizards?
It has been a quiet few days in the NBA world. So, naturally, the NBA had to do something to get your attention back. If you’re reading this, you already know that Russell Westbrook has been tra...
Anthony Davis Signs Long-Term Deal With Lakers
Anthony Davis will be coming back to the Lakers. The free agent agreed Thursday to return to LA on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract. The 27-year old Davis is coming off of his first NBA titl...
Los Angeles Lakers Extend Lebron James
It took less than two months after winning the NBA Championship for the Los Angeles Lakers to extend Lebron James. On Tuesday it was reported by Lebron’s agent Rich Paul that Lebron and the Lake...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/2/20
The HTR boys are back! After a short hiatus, Luke, Joey, and Stin gathered at Luke’s new apartment to talk about the hot-as-hell football and basketball teams! Luka is the GOAT and Brian Ferentz...
The Badger Basketball Report: 11/30-12/6
It’s basketball season once again folks and YOUR Wisconsin Badgers basketball squad is a beautiful 2-0 to start the season. Currently ranked the 4th best team in the country, wins against Easter...
It’s Time to Move on From Koby Altman
Since winning the 2016 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have shown no interest in even making an effort to emulate a team that made 4 straight Finals appearances just a few seasons ago. It’s ...
NBA Fandom Search: Elimination #1
As I outlined in last week’s article, I am engaging in my search for an NBA franchise to pledge my fandom to. After one week in the search, I have been able to eliminate ten teams from the 30 we...
Syracuse basketball survives vs. Bryant
In 2008, Bryant basketball began its transition to the Divison I level after having big success at the Division II level. Now, they were just one point away from upsetting Syracuse as both teams playe...
Houston Rockets: From Finals Contenders To Blowing It Up (Probably)
A lot has changed for Houston over the last three seasons. Shoot, a lot has changed since I last wrote about them, when I made the defense that they could win a championship with “micro-ballR...
L.A. Lakers: The Rich Get Richer
Now that free agency is coming to a close, we finally get a great look of how this 2020 season is going to pan out. What I noticed about this year though is that you did not see many teams get noticea...
Way Too Early 2020-2021 NBA Season Predictions
The 2019-2020 NBA season was wild, to say the least. From the pause in action due to the pandemic, the playoffs with no fans at a mutual court, etc., it was maybe the most unusual season in history. A...
Opening My NBA Recruitment: Part 1
The NBA is obviously one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world. Not just for the game, but also for the off-court storylines, crazy player movement, and the social media foll...
Early NBA Offseason and Draft Winners
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob begin the 2nd season of their podcast and discuss who the early offseason winners have been via the recent trades. They discuss the Klay Thompson injury and what the W...
How much sense does Harden to the Nets actually make?
The NBA world has once again been shattered with the report that James Harden has requested a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, turning down an extension that would make him the first player to make $50 mil...
Six Names To Look For In Potential Trades
As free agency is about to begin, there could be a lot of trades to make room for other players, or trying to replace a player they had lost. Here we will look at six names to look out for in trades d...
NBA Free Agency: Where Will They Go?
Recently Sports Illustrated posted their ‘Top 50 Free Agents‘ for this upcoming NBA free agency. I’d figure I would go through some of the top names on that list and predict where th...
5 Potential Trades For Russell Westbrook
On November 11th, Russell Westbrook requested a trade from the Houston Rockets. Westbrook’s tenure for the Rockets was short-lived, as he only spent one season there. Houston acquiring Westbrook...
2020 NBA Draft: Studs and Duds
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob discuss the 2020 NBA Draft. Before getting into it, the two touch on the recent Russell Westbrook rumors and where he may be heading: New York, The Clippers, Charlotte...
Which NBA Stars are Actually #1 Options?
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob go through all 22 players that have made All-NBA in the last two seasons and debate whether or not they are actually a #1 or #2 option on a championship team. The duo ...
The Lakers Assembled the NBA’s Greatest Meme Team
Now NBA Bubble champions, the 2020 Los Angeles Laker solidified their position among the all-time great squads, but took a commanding lead in another category: NBA All-Meme Team. Filled with unique ch...
2020 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
If you told me in January that I’d be writing my first NBA mock for this year in October, I’d have laughed. That, however, is 2020 in a nutshell for a sports fan. We’re in the middle...
Lakers 2020 Champs and Free Agency Predictions
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob talk about the 2020 NBA Champions, The Los Angeles Lakers. They begin the episode by discussing who showed up big in game 6 for the Lakers and why they were so dominan...
Finals Injuries, Rivers to Philly, and LeBron’s Legacy
In this episode Jacob and Tyler react to game 1 of the NBA finals and all the injuries that the Heat have to deal with now. They begin the episode by talking about Doc Rivers signing a 5 year deal wit...
NBA Finals Prediction: What to Look For
Tonight starts the beginning of the end… The NBA Finals are here. What a wild road it has been to get here! The Lakers are finally back in the finals for the first time in about 10 years. Also, ...
Yeah, The Heat are Really Good! and Nuggets vs Lakers
In this episode of Free Throws In The Phog, Tyler and Jacob discuss: Fred VanVleet and his probable return to Toronto What the COVID-scouting combine process will look like. The Heat winning the first...
It Might Be Rebuild Time In Oklahoma City
The Thunder shocked the world this season. This past off-season the Thunder made blockbuster trades that dealt Paul George to the Clippers and Russell Westbrook to the Rockets. Moving Jerami Grant to ...
The Rockets Can Win A Championship With Micro-ball.. Eventually
Everyone hates the Rockets. They hate them because they play a style that’s threatening to their ideals of basketball. People hate them because James Harden is one of few people to the play game...
What 2 Watch 4: Celtics vs. Raptors
Two of the most beautiful words in sports: Game 7. While the Raptors should not have even deserved a shot at this, it is upon us. The Celtics were 0.5 seconds from going up 3-0 before a three pointer ...
Free Throws in the Phog: Toronto’s Miracle & The Red Hot Heat
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob open up and discuss: Thoughts on Steve Nash signing a 4-year contract as the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. Reflect on the Oklahoma City and Houston Game 7. Dis...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Ep 91 w/ guests Bob Ryan and Brandon Sneed
A jam packed episode featuring interviews with Brandon Sneed and Bob Ryan. Sneed just released a book, Sooner, which you can buy now! Then, legendary sports journalist Bob Ryan hops on the podcast to ...
Charlotte Hornets Reveal New Uniforms and They Are GORGEOUS!
The Charlotte Hornets have arguably the best jerseys in the history of the NBA. Who doesn’t love the classic pinstripes? Then came an era of darkness known as the Charlotte Bobcats before the Ho...
What Should The Warriors Do With The 2nd Pick?
The Warriors are in a pretty good position for a team who finished 15-50. They get their MVP back in Steph Curry, along with their second all-star level talent in Klay Thompson. Not to mention they ha...
The Process: No Shortcuts In Contending
The Process is no more. The Process was a failed attempt at thinking you can shortcut your way to building a championship team. To think that all you need is a high draft pick a few years in a row is ...
Where Do The Philadelphia 76ers Go From Here?
Internally the Philadelphia 76ers went into the 2019-20 season with championship aspirations. Yesterday they were swept in the first round, ending a season that was full of disappointment. What went w...
Sixers Fans, How Did We Get Here?
It’s January of 2017, TJ McConnell has just hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating jump shot over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis. This game then sparked an 8-4 run by the Sixers that the pro...
Raptors vs. Celtics Preview
After cruising through their first round match-ups, the Celtics and Raptors meet up in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Although they both one four straight games, the path to this point looked qui...
Takeaways Through Game 3 of Lakers-Blazers
Much to Charles Barkley’s dismay, the Portland Trailblazers are not going to sweep the Lakers. Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead Saturday night after downing Portland, 116-108. So far, there’s b...
5-Star PF Pablo Banchero Commits to Duke
Five-star power forward Paolo Banchero committed to Duke on Thursday, bringing a much-needed breath of hope to the Blue Devils Banchero, the third-best 2021 recruit in the 247Sports Composite, becomes...
Are the Clippers On Upset Alert?
Hope seemed lost when Marcus Morris hit a three to put the Clippers up 18-2 over the Mavericks with 8:30 left in the first quarter. Luka Dončić had already turned the ball over 5 times in the first ...
NBA Playoffs First Round Predictions
Well my friends, we have made it. The time has come for the NBA playoffs and I am absolutely stoked to see who will come out on top in November. Since there are eight series to be played, I’m no...
2020 NBA Playoff Primer
The Portland Trailblazers have taken care of the Memphis Grizzlies in the first ever “Play-In” game, meaning that the 2020 NBA Playoff field is officially set. More than ever before, these playoff...
Four-star PG Jaden Akins Commits to Michigan State
Jaden Akins committed to play basketball at Michigan State on Thursday, adding to the Spartans’ talented future. A four-star point guard, Akins chose the Spartans over other finalists like in-...
Pac-12 Postpones Sports for 2020
The Pac-12 announced Tuesday its CEO group voted unanimously to postpone football, basketball and all other sports through the end of the year. The conference said in its press release it plans to ree...
Top Combo Guard Jalen Warley Bolsters Florida State’s 2021 Class
Five-star guard Jalen Warley committed to Leonard Hamilton and Florida State on Sunday. He joins other top-50 recruits Bryce McGowens, John Butler and Matthew Cleveland as the foundation for the Semin...
“We have big goals in mind” – Garza returns to Iowa City
Sunday was basically Christmas Day for Iowa Hawkeye fans. Since early-April, when Luka Garza announced he was going through the NBA Draft Evaluation Process, Iowa fans had been worried. They feared th...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report Special Edition – LUKA IS BACK, BABY!
Luka Garza has become a god and is coming back to Iowa City for his senior season! Luke, Joey and Austin talked about his announcement and what it means for the Hawks. They got off track and talked ab...
The Houston Rockets: Will ‘Small-Ball’ Work?
This season has been a strange one to say the least for the Houston Rockets. From trading for Russell Westbrook to dishing off Clint Capela to Atlanta, the team has a whole new identity that is turnin...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 7/27/20
On this week’s HTR, Bryce Hopwood (@BeastyHops) from Student Union Sports joins the show. Hopwood is a Wisconsin fan so we discussed the new changes to the B1G schedule, we power ranked the top ...
One Reason To Root For Every Team In The NBA Restart: Ranked Least Compelling to Most
Basketball is back! This week has been nothing short of therapeutic for me. Having different live sporting events on different TV sets at the same time is an experience I haven’t had in nearly 5...
Predicting the NBA Restart
For the last few months, anyone involved in sports journalism has been doing mainly three things: predicting, analyzing, or projecting. With the announcement of the schedule release for the NBA restar...
Winner and Losers of the NBA Restart
Winners The Fans Sports are back! How could we not be the big winners here? Although we missed out on a couple months of hoops, we are setting ourselves up for the weekend in October of the NFL, The M...
SUS Lecture Hall June 25th: Tender Daddy and Cryptids
On this week’s episode of Lecture Hall, the Tender Daddy joins the boys to talk about joining up with Student Union Sports.. and of course tenders. Other topics include American Cryptids and Har...
Lecture Hall 6/17/20: MLB Owner War|NHL Playoffs|Baby Hoppa Speaks?
What is up everyone! The boys are finally back after a slight hiatus. We had to take a slight break due to some ownership transfer that left Producer Liam as Site Majority Owner Liam. Hoppa and Harris...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Max Browne | MLB Players vs. Owners | NFL Power Rankings
Student Union Sports is happy to welcome “Not Gonna Lie” under the SUS umbrella. Check out his interview with former USC QB, Max Browne! You can listen on Spotify, Anchor, or Apple Podcast...
LeBron and Kawhi Looking to Make (more) NBA History
The NBA looks to resume its 2019-2020 season on July 31st in The Walt Disney World Resort by Orlando, Florida under the new “bubble” protocol plan. This plan will involve players not being able to...
Beyond the Shining Moment: Clayton Custer’s College Journey
When college basketball fans hear the name Clayton Custer, the 2018 NCAA Tournament typically comes to mind. Custer and his Loyola Chicago Rambler’s late game heroics became the talk of March af...
Backyard Baseball Dynasty: Game 1
The Little Wombats geared up for their inaugural game as a franchise and nerves were running rampant in the clubhouse. Expectations for the team are sky high. Stars Sammy Sosa and Pablo Sanchez lead w...
Analyzing the NCAA’s Decision to Allow Student-Athletes to Profit off Fame
The NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday decided to allow student-athletes to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses. Per the announcement, deals are restricted to third-party sourc...
Reliving The Last Dance… for the first time.
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I thought I understood the impact of Michael Jordan on the city, on the game of basketball and on the world. I was born in 1999, eleven months after the Bulls rea...
SUS Lecture Hall 4/16: Quarantine Binge Shows + Master’s Re-run
Welcome back to episode 4 of Lecture Hall! Hoppa, Harrison, and Producer Liam are back to keep you entertained going into another quarantine weekend. This week the boys break down their top 5 quaranti...
Way-Too-Early 2020-2021 NCAAB Top 10
I’m incredibly excited to be writing here at Student Union! I thought there would be no better way to make my debut on the site than talking college hoops. Usually around this time of year we wo...
SUS Lecture Hall: Is Baseball Back?| Quarantine House NCAA Edition
Check out this week’s episode of Student Union Study hall featuring Bryce “Big Hoppa” Hopwood and Harrison Sillings....
Kofi Cockburn Declares for NBA Draft
It’s Instagram official. Kofi Cockburn declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year is testing the draft waters, but leaving a return to the Illini starting rotation as an o...
SUS Lecture Hall: American Hunger Games | COVID-19 Ruining Sports
Check out this week’s episode of Student Union Study hall featuring Bryce “Big Hoppa” Hopwood and Harrison Sillings....
NCAA Tournament To Be Played Without Fans Due to COVID-19
The Impact of COVID-19 (Corona Virus,) has hit this year’s March Madness tournament as the NCAA will be limiting attendance to tournament games. This announcement covers both the Men’s and...
Ivy League cancels 2020 tournaments due to Coronavirus
We all know the mass and fast impact the Coronavirus has had on the nation and the world. It has now entered the sports world. Several countries have stopped playing games in front of fans, and all th...
2020 Pac 12 Tournament Preview
The 2020 Pac 12 Tournament should provide plenty of entertainment. A banner year for West Coast basketball has seen seven teams fighting for NCAA Tournament berths this week. There has been resurrecti...
2020 ACC Tournament Preview
2020 ACC Tournament Bracket Favorite to win: Florida State (+175) Leonard Hamilton deservedly was announced as ACC Coach of the Year today and he has his Seminoles ready for battle in the 2020 ACC Tou...
2020 Southern Conference Tournament Preview
The SoCon has been one of the most intriguing conferences in terms of Small Mid-Majors receiving at large bids for the tournament. Last year there was the debate on UNC Greensboro and Furman. This yea...
2020 American East Tournament Preview
2020 American East Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: Vermont (-500) Thinking anyone but Vermont will win the 2020 American East Tournament may be a bit of a fool’s errand. The 66th ranked team...
2020 Summit League Tournament Preview
2020 Summit League Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: South Dakota State (+150) Despite being the number two seed in the tournament, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits are favored to win the 2020 Sum...
2020 Colonial Tournament Preview
The 2020 Colonial Conference tournament will put the madness in March. With its top five teams packed within three games in the final standings, the conference has been competitive all year, and it wo...
2020 Sun Belt Tournament Preview
2020 Sun Belt Tournament Bracket Favorite to win: Texas State The favorite to win the 2020 Sun Belt Tournament goes to Texas State who, after starting 8-8 (1-4), ended the season strong and won 12 of ...
2020 WCC Tournament Preview
2020 WCC Tournament Bracket Favorite to win: Gonzaga It is no surprise that Mark Few’s squad is once again the favorites to capture the 2020 WCC Tournament title. The Zags have won six of the la...
2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
As conference tournaments kicked off on Tuesday with high seeds going 12-0, the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament will hope to provide some upsets into that mix. With some of the heavy hitter...
2020 NEC Tournament Preview
The 2020 NEC tournament is going to be interesting. Merrimack came out of the woodwork, going 14-4 in league play and clinching the regular season, but the Warriors are ineligible for the NCAA, NIT or...
2020 Ohio Valley Tournament Preview
For the last several years, the OVC has annually been the first automatic bid given out during championship week. That changes this year, but the excitement happening in Evansville will surely be at a...
2020 Mountain West Tournament Preview
2020 Mountain West Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: San Diego State (-175) Malachi Flynn and Co. have been one of the most shocking revelations of the college basketball season. In 2020’s wid...
2020 Patriot League Tournament Preview
The 2020 Patriot League tournament brings a lot of intrigue. With one clear cut favorite to win, it puts a ton of pressure for them to pull it off. So while we have a favorite, there are plenty who ar...
2020 Big South Conference Tournament Preview
We start Conference Championship week with a fun and eventful 2020 Big South conference tournament. The past four years there has been a different champion crowned, and it looks like that trend will c...
Horizon League Tournament Preview
College Basketball has been as much of a level playing field as its ever been. Conferences like the Big Ten have seen no one able to gain enough ground to separate themselves from the rest of the pack...
2020 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Preview
Ahhh yes, I can smell it in the air. It’s champ week and the conference tournaments are giving you that sniff of March Madness that you have been trying to get a whiff of since last year. The 20...
Week 19 AP Poll: Kansas Jumps to #1
In the Week 19 AP Poll, the Kansas Jayhawks have jumped to the number one spot. After defeating Baylor in a top five matchup Saturday, Bill Self and Co. are hitting their stride. Whether Kansas would ...
Victory Lap: BYU upsets Gonzaga
I am wrong very often. People exposing me for my bad takes really does not phase me. But when I nail a prediction on the head, I’m going to do some celebrating. On Thursday, I laid out the reaso...
No. 1 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas set to do battle
The game of the year in college basketball is upon us. Two teams that I truly believe are number one seeds in the NCAA Tournament will do battle for the second time this season. The first meeting was ...
College basketball needs Zion
Zion Williamson did the unthinkable in his lone year in college. He made everyone actually pull for Duke. He’s the most must-see TV college basketball player of my lifetime and dominated the con...
Florida State Basketball: No. 8 in Must-Win vs. NC State
Florida State basketball was ranked No. 8 in this week’s AP poll, but it must show up for its game against NC State on Saturday. Sure, win or lose, the Seminoles are going to be in the NCAA tour...
The Arizona Wildcats – The most talented college basketball team no one is talking about
It’s not breaking news that the talent level this year in college basketball is as down as its ever been. The 2020 NBA Draft is going to have multiple lottery picks who didn’t even play co...
Ohio State – Iowa: Big Test for Buckeyes Tonight
There is a huge test for the Ohio State Buckeyes tonight as they go to Des Moines, Iowa to play the #20 Hawkeyes. As many of my friends inform me, Ohio State was just one win away from becoming the nu...
BYU has all the tools to knock off Gonzaga on Saturday
In what may be shocking to some, I think that BYU has all the tools to knock off Gonzaga on Saturday. It is no secret the success that Gonzaga has had in recent years, not just in the WCC but on the n...
No. 6 Duke Upset at NC State
On Wednesday night we had a bit of shocker as we saw Duke upset at NC State. The Duke Blue Devils, who are now 23-4 (12-3) lost in Raleigh to an unranked Wolfpack squad by 22. That is correct, TWENTY ...
Bubble Watch 2020: Purdue Boilermakers
In the words of John Rothstein, “Death, Taxes, Matt Painter.” Painter has had tremendous success with the Purdue Basketball program during his tenure as the Boilermakers head coach. HeR...
Bet Against Us: February 19th, 2020
Success! 2-1 last night gets us back on track. But February 19th is a new day, so go ahead and bet against us. Dayton saved our asses and covered -3.5 against VCU last night with the help of some clut...
Ayo returns, leads Illini past #9 Penn State
When Ayo Dosunmu slipped and suffered a potentially devastating knee injury a week ago, nobody genuinely cared about the unfortunate outcome of the game. While the Illini dropped their home rematch wi...
ACC Supports Transfer Rules, Opens Door for NCAA
The Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) announced on Monday its support to allow student-athletes in all sports to transfer once without having to sit out a year of competition, joining the Big Ten̵...
Obi Toppin: The Correct National Player of the Year
If you don’t know who Obi Toppin is by now, I feel REALLY bad for you. Leading the #5 Dayton Flyers, Toppin is averaging almost 20 points per game (19.7), almost 8 rebounds/game (7.8), all while...
Bet Against Us: February 18th, 2020
Things don’t always flow in our favor. A Notre Dame buzzer-beater victory over the Tar Heels devastated yesterday’s parlay. But it really hit the fan when Xavier and St. John’s decid...
Prairie View A&M and Jackson State Post Game Scuffle
Almost a carbon copy of the brawl in Lawrence between the Jayhawks and Wildcats earlier in the year, this post game scuffle had one major difference: zero wielded stools (or at least none that I was a...
Bet Against Us: February 17th, 2020
I own a career 5-14 record in online sports betting. I’m not good. I don’t claim otherwise. Don’t follow my betting advice. I did not know how to place a parlay bet until today. Knew...
Ohio State Pulls Away From Purdue
In a game where Purdue never had the lead, it always felt like Purdue was within striking distance. That being said, Ohio State really pulled away towards the end of the game, specifically after Kyle ...
New AP Poll drops, mid-majors continue to dominate
This morning, a new AP Top 25 poll dropped for men’s hoops. With that being said, I broke down some of the biggest risers and fallers in terms of conferences and tournament implications. Mid-maj...
Why Maryland is a legit national championship contender
In a season where the field seems wide open, the Maryland Terrapins have emerged as one of the best teams in college basketball. After starting the season with a ton of buzz, being ranked No. 7 in the...
Five must-watch Top 25 games on Feb. 15
College hoops are rapidly winding down as we are just a few weeks away from conference tournaments beginning and tickets to March Madness being punched. Just typing out that sentence gave me goosebump...
Why Tuesday’s game vs. NC State is the biggest of the season for Syracuse basketball
The title of this article is pretty straightforward. While a Tuesday night home game against unranked NC State may not seem that important for Syracuse fans, I’d argue it is the biggest game of ...
Remember When Ohio State Was Good At Basketball?
I mean, the fall of the Ohio State basketball team over a one month span has been absolutely brutal to watch unfold. Ohio State just got demolished by Wisconsin 70-57 on Sunday, falling to a record of...
Illinois Struggles: Blip or Major Malfunction?
After shocking the conference with a seven game win streak, things have cooled down quickly in Champaign. At a time, it seemed the Illini were the only squad capable of winning on the road in the Big ...
Report: Zavier Simpson crashed AD’s family car
After a promising 7-0 start to the season under new head coach Juwan Howard, Michigan basketball looked like it was headed in the right direction. The Wolverines even knocked off North Carolina and Go...
Buckeyes Win in a Tough Environment
The Ohio State Buckeyes win in a tough environment in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night in a back and forth thriller. It was the second half where we got a lot of the action, as it seemed as though the lead ...
DJ Carton Taking a Leave of Absence
Ohio State star freshman DJ Carton announced via Twitter on Thursday that he was stepping away from the program to focus on his mental health. As if the team could afford to lose him as they have hit ...
Value Every Second: Sunday’s Startling Realization
The tragedy of today reminds us that we never really know what’s in store for our lives. I’d just sat down with a stupid smile on my face when I felt my phone buzzing. Inside Coleman Colis...
Kansas-Kansas State Brawl: A Microcosm of College Basketball’s Biggest Problem
It was a Tuesday night and Kansas looked to be closing in on a 20-point home victory over its in-state rival, Kansas State. Viewers at home were dozing off and the crowd was heading for the exits. But...
Fight at the Phog: Kansas-Kansas State Brawl
On Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday, the talk of college basketball was the Kansas-Kansas State brawl. In the waning seconds of Kansas’ 81-60 victory in Allen Fieldhouse,all hell broke loo...
Luke’s Best Bets: Tuesday, Jan. 21
What a weekend it was in college basketball. Baylor hung on in Stillwater, Florida smoked Auburn, Louisville beat Duke in Cameron, Depaul beat Butler, Houston shocked the Shockers, Seton Hall solidifi...
SUS Round Table: Hello 2020 | Gonzaga is Fake News?| Super Bowl Predictions
Hello 2020! The Writers at Student Union Sports decided to get together and throw together a quick Round Table Podcast to recap the past year of sports and discuss what’s been going on around th...
The Value of Having Parity in College Hoops
Gonzaga has been the AP No. 1 team in men’s college basketball for each of the past four weeks, marking the longest tenure anyone has maintained in the top position this season. Whether the stre...
Luke’s Best Bets: Saturday, Jan. 18
With college basketball in full conference swing and college football officially coming to an end, it’s time to turn our eyes to the hardwood. With games tipping at 11:30 AM today and running al...
Oregon Women’s Basketball: The Next Dynasty?
Oregon women’s basketball has been on to something special in recent years. In women’s college basketball, we’ve become accustomed to dominance by traditional powerhouses. The men...
Syracuse, Georgetown renew rivalry
This Saturday, Syracuse travels to Georgetown to take on the Hoyas in the 95th meeting between the two old Big East rivals. The Orange lead the all-time series with a 51-43 record, including a 72-71 w...
Illinois Basketball: Certifiably Good
Things are clicking for the Illini. A big win in Champaign on Wednesday night gives the Illinois basketball program their first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since Tyler Griffey sealed th...- 2 of 4
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