College Basketball Coast To Coast

We are ready for the final weekend in February and the "march to March" starting up on the "Nation's College Basketball Show." Host T.J. Rives is back and ready to discuss the midweek results, including teams like Michigan State, Arkansas and San Diego State getting large wins at home.First up is USBW Hall of Famer and SportingNews.com Sr. Writer Mike DeCourcy on the show. Mike gives his thoughts on Michigan's latest win Thursday night that has apparently solidified them as potential #1 seed in the NCAA tourney. Mike also has some quick opinions on the NCAA coming up with Covid 19 contingencies for the field of 68 and what happens if a team is picked an can't play? We also play a little "in or out" with some bubble teams right now, as well.Then, ESPN/SEC Network analyst Mark Wise is back on the show and ready to talk about some SEC results and he has thoughts on how good the Mountain West is for tourney at-large hopes? Mark is also working the Friday night Sun Belt conference showdown with South Alabama and G

It's a brand new midweek edition of the nation's college basketball show. Host T.J. Rives is back for some insight and analysis with Colby Dant of "The College Experience" podcast on the "Sports Gambling Podcast" network of shows. Colby is one of the premier CBB handicappers in the country and gives his thoughts on some of the midweek action. This includes games with Bama at Arkansas, Marquette at UNC and Iowa heading to Michigan.Why aren't West Virginia and Baylor in the Big 12 playing later this week? What is really going on with that decision?T.J. and Colby also debate Gonzaga and BYU potentially skipping the WCC Tourney in Vegas and will it set a bad immediate precedent for others to not play their tourney too?Hear all the takes and analysis on "College Basketball Coast to Coast" and make sure to subscribe/5 star review us on Apple Podcasts, as well.

It's latest edition of our show/podcast as we get ready for the 3rd weekend of February in major college hoops play. Host T.J. Rives is back with his thoughts on several subjects, including how good are the Michigan Wolverines? What about the possibilities of teams in mid-major conferences like Gonzaga, Loyola-Chicago, Houston, etc. potentially choosing to skip their conference tourney out of fear of Covid 19 infection hurting them for NCAA tourney play? T.J. shares why that is a "pandora's box" for an avalanche of teams deciding to not play in conf. tournaments.Then, Chris Stewart, Alabama p x p voice on radio is aboard to talk about the top seeded Tide in the SEC. Chris explains why coach Nate Oates has already transformed the Bama squad into a 3 point shooting dynamo? And, how the Tide are shaping up for the NCAA tourney, where they might be as high as #2 seed in a few weeks. T.J. also gets some "In or Out" current situations for teams like Arkansas, Mizzou and LSU. Hear it all as part of "College Basketba

It's the latest edition of show, as host T.J. Rives is back recapping the weekend and looking ahead to the important mid-week action in College Hoops. And, he's joined by Chris Dobbertean of BloggingTheBracket.com, who has great insight on the field and the seeding of the NCAA Men's tournament.Chris has thoughts on Michigan and FSU resuming off Covid 19 pauses to win impressively and what it means for each in the Big Ten and the ACC respectively. He also gives insight into the imbalance of the number of games played in a conference and how it will be viewed.Do both Loyola-Chicago and Drake had an at-large hope in the Missouri Valley Conference?And what are the In or Out statuses of the likes of UConn, Stanford and others right now?Hear it all as part of "College Basketball Coast to Coast" Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, and hear us streaming 24/7 on the "TAG Sports Group" Tunein Channel under "Sports"

It's a weekend preview edition of our show. Catch host T.J. Rives and Mark Wise of ESPN/The SEC Network discussing the college landscape, including some PAC 12 action from Thursday night and analysis of what Western teams have the best shot at the Big Dance.Also, Michigan is slated to resume Big Ten play this weekend after over 3 weeks away due to Covid 19. How good are the 13-1 Wolverines and how tough is their remaining schedule in conference about to be? The Wolverines play at Wisconsin Sunday in what is the toughest conference in the land.Mark also has his "3 Wise Men" segment on which players/coaches/ADs etc. have caught his eye.And, we talk some SEC hoops, including the game Mark is working Saturday with Ole Miss and South Carolina. And, he has top seeded Alabama twice next week.Hear it all on "College Basketball Coast to Coast" and make sure to subscribe/rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!!

It's a brand new edition of "The Nation's College Basketball Show"/podcast. Host T.J. Rives is back and ready to discuss some of the top teams on the college hardwood, what's wrong with the "blue blood" programs and more. And, he's joined by special guest DeShaun Tate out of Atlanta with "Tate's Take" the online show and podcast.What is wrong with Duke? Can they correct it? How stale is Michigan off their Covid 19 layoff? Will Baylor be affected by the same thing? T.J. and DeShaun debate.Plus, the Missouri Valley Conference has two top teams, Drake and Loyola-Chicago getting ready to play each other head to head twice this weekend. Are one or both of them NCAA tourney worthy? Hear more about it.And make sure to Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, etc and it comes automatically to you with new episodes twice a week! And also, hear the show streaming all the time on Tunein on the "TAG Sports Group Channel" under the "Sports" Category

5 years ago in Indianapolis, Wisconsin scored as memorable Final Four upset, as anyone could get. But, they lost to iconic/hated Duke two nights later. Which is more memorable for Badgers fans? Matt Zemek of Badgerswire.com gives his thoughts on both.

It's one of the greatest finishes in NCAA Championship game history and T.J. Rives and Ari Russell were there in Houston, as Villanova's Kris Jenkins made the game winning three pointer at the buzzer as the Wildcats won their 2nd ever title. Hear the guys re-live the moment, including Ari being on the floor immediately after around the celebration and trophy presentation.

What was it like to be in the "The Pit" in Albuquerque, New Mexico the night of the historic N.C. State historic last second win over mighty Houston? Analyst Mark Wise recalls what he saw from his seat in low level as Lorenzo Charles' dunk and Jim Valvano running around after made history.

Former UConn p x p voice Joe D'Ambrosio, who was on the call for all four men's national title wins, recounts how special the first one was by beating Duke in in 1999.

It's another edition of the Nation's College Basketball show and host T.J. Rives is serving up some great guests and stories, even though we don't have a 2020 Final Four.First, legendary voice of the UConn Huskies, Joe D'Ambrosio, comes on to talk UConn's four national title wins that he called and was part of from 1999-2014. Hear him talk about the first win over mighty Duke, the amazing '11 team that won 5 games in 5 days at the Big East tourney just to make the "Big Dance." And, the year that he worked both the Men's and Women's Final Four calls for the Huskies on the radio going back and forth to two different cities in the same four days!Next, Ari Russell is on from New York talking GREAT stories including the 2006 Final Four, where he and T.J. were in the path of serious bad weather during that weekend and had to evacuate the hotel with Final Four fans. Ari also has a great story from court side about the game winning buzzer beater for the National Championship for Villanova in 2016 in Houston. Then, Ma

We're still trying to get through not having the 2020 NCAA Tourney, but host T.J. Rives and his special guests are here to reminisce about great moments past in the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8 through the last 40 years or so.First, hear Memphis play by play man Dave Woloshin, who also hosts afternoon radio on the all sports station in town, is on board talking Tigers and famous moments in the 1985, 1992 and 2008 Sweet 16 weekends. From Keith Lee to Penny Hardaway to Derrick Rose, Wolo has seen and been there for all of it. Get ready for some great stories.Then, former Georgia Tech All American, Kenny Anderson, is on the show to talk the 1990 Sweet 16/Elite 8 dramatic wins for the Jackets to put them in the Final Four that year. Kenny's last second shot against Michigan State in the Louisiana Superdome still resonates three decades later. Hear what it meant to play for Tech, Bobby Cremins and represent Atlanta in that tourney.Last but not least, Ari Rusell, a correspondent for CBB Coast to Coast for the last 15 y

It's a bizarre situation that we're all in with no "March Madness" due to the outbreak worldwide and in the U.S. of the Coronavirus. So, we are making due with another special opening round edition of reminiscing about past tourneys on our show!Host T.J. Rives has special guests as Hall of Fame basketball writer Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News joins him to talk about his favorite memories of the opening Thursdays and Fridays of the tournament. And, the guys go over some specific upsets that stand out to them.Then, DeShaun Tate of 92.9 FM "The Game" All Sportsradio in Atlanta is on the show to also talk first days of the tourney upsets and memorable moments, including UMBC winning as a 16 seed and his beloved Michigan St. Spartans being beaten in the 2016 tourney.Finally, Matt Zemek of Badgerwire.com and USC Trojanwire.com is also on to remember about the 1991 tourney opening days and also tell the story of how the Pac 12's last tourney Champ, AZ, almost didn't get out of the first weekend, twice, in 1997.H

Bummed that there's no "March Madness??" Aren't we all. So, we decided to do a little "group therapy" edition on the nation's college hoop show without a "Selection Sunday" bracket reveal. Host T.J. Rives is joined by analyst Mark Wise of ESPN/Tunein and DeShaun Tate of 92.9 FM "The Game" the All Sportsradio station in Atlanta and "Tate's Take" the Hoops podcast on this edition.T.J. Mark and DeShaun debate whether the selection committee should have gone ahead and released their 68 team bracket, even without incomplete information on all the teams. They also discuss the proposal that had been considered by the NCAA that they only have 16 teams play at the same site over the course of one week and whether it would have been good or not?Hear it all on this edition of "College Basketball Coast to Coast!"

It's a Championship week preview on the "Nation's College Basketball Show." Hear host T.J. Rives and his guests go over the teams that are already automatically in, preview more "auto bid" conference title games early in the week and look ahead to the Power conference tourneys beginning mid week.First, Tim Brando of Fox Sports, fresh off calling Maryland's win over Michigan Sunday for a share of the Big Ten title is on to talk Terps and the power of the conference. Tim is also working the Big East conference tourney in NYC and has thoughts on the finish to their regular season and how dramatic that tourney might be this weekend.Next, Matt Zemek of (Wisconsin) Badgerwire.com and (USC) Trojanwire.com is back on talking about both of those schools basically locking up tourney spots at large. Plus, Matt discusses the Pac-12 tournament draw, now that seeds are set.Continuing, Chris Dobbertean, the guru of BloggingTheBracket.com is back with his latest updates early in the week. Did San Diego St. and Baylor cost th

We're back with the first episode of "The Nation's College Hoops Show/Podcast" for March of 2020! Hear host T.J. Rives with his guests get you ready for the end of the regular season in the power conferences and the start of Championship tourneys this weekend in others!First, Dan Leach, host on 97.1 FM "The Ticket" Sportsradio in Detroit, is on the show talking his beloved Michigan Wolverines, plus the Big Ten as a whole. T.J. and Dan also talk Horizon League Championship upcoming and can Wright State win the auto bid for a second time in three years? The guys also talk the 30th anniversary of the tragic death on the court of Loyola-Marymount hoop star Hank Gathers. Out of that tragedy/controversy, his team went on a magical run in the NCAA Tourney over the next two weeks.Next up, is analyst Mark Wise of the SEC Network and ESPN. Mark and T.J. discuss his game Wednesday night with LSU at Arkansas and how the rest of the SEC sits? Mark gives thoughts on a conference we aren't talking about enough and has his "

It's a brand new edition of "the nation's college basketball show," as host T.J. Rives is back with his guests to talk everything from Pac 12 to Big East and more!First, Chris Dobbertean of BloggingTheBracket.com is back to debate whether San Diego St. and Gonzaga have cost themselves possible #1 seeds with their losses last week? Chris also has thoughts on UCLA, N.C. State, Providence and Texas and whether some or all are in or out of the tourney picture at this point?Next, Matt Zemek of both Trojanwire.com and Badgerwire.com is back on the podcast to discuss those two programs and their at-large chances? Plus, Matt and T.J. discuss who the best and worst foul shooting teams are headed to the month of March and #FTAwarenessMonth.Finally, our top analyst, Mark Wise of the SEC Network and ESPN, is back on talking mid-week hoops that he's working between South Carolina and Georgia. And, he's got insight on the rest of the conference with Alabama, Mississippi State, etc. vying for an at large spot. Mark also has

It's a brand new edition of the "nation's college basketball show" as we get ready for some more important regular season action. Host T.J. Rives is back with usual guests to discuss it all with insight and analysis.First, Chris Dobbertean of BloggingTheBracket.com is back with his insight on which teams are just barely in the field of 68 and who's out, right now. Chris talks some PAC 12 matchups, as well as taking a specific look at Virginia, Cincinnati and Georgetown and their cases.Then, Mark Wise of ESPN and the SEC Network is back on board, as he readies to call the Mississippi State vs. South Carolina mid week game in "Stark-vegas" that is huge for both team's at large hopes. Mark has insight on that matchup and the rest of the conference's "bubble teams." Plus, he and T.J. talk a little Gonzaga, San Diego State and Dayton and which one of those three non-power conference teams has the best chance to reach Atlanta and the Final Four?Hear it all as part of "College Basketball Coast to Coast"

It's our latest edition of the nation's college basketball show! Host T.J. Rives is back talking the amazing Duke-UNC finish from Saturday night and some about Bobby Knight's return to Indiana in 20 years after his dismissal.Then, he's joined by Mark Wise of ESPN/SEC Network to talk some midweek action in the Top 25, and the SEC, etc. Mark has thoughts on the Duke escape in Chapel Hill and on Knight's return to Bloomington, too. He also reveals his latest edition of "3 Wise Men" for accolades this week.Finally, Chris Dobbertean of BloggingTheBracket.com is back, as well, to update his latest projections on the field of 68. Chris talks about teams like Memphis and Florida who are now damaged but others like Oregon State and East Tennessee State are right on the line to get in and he gives his analysis on why.Hear it all on the latest College Basketball Coast to Coast!

We are back to preview the weekend in College Hoops on the "Nation's College Basketball show and podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and two guests will give you insight and analysis on the mid-week action and then, the important games to keep an eye on for Saturday and Sunday.First, Matt Zemek who is based in the West, but also writes for Badgerwire.com about Wisconsin Hoops in the Big Ten, is back on. Matt discusses not only the implications the loss by the Badgers at Minnesota, but the rest of the Big Ten race. We also breakdown the winners and losers in West coast hoops Thursday, including the top two teams in the Pac 12, Colorado and Arizona. And, we look ahead to weekend matchups out West tooThen, Chris Dobbertean is back from BloggingTheBracket.com of SB Nation and ready to look at the important Saturday and Sunday games. Those include LSU at Auburn, Seton Hall and Villanova in a huge first regular season meeting in Philly and, of course, Duke vs. Carolina Saturday night. We also discuss some American Conference