Taylor Mannix, has you covered with a 20-minute recap of all the action from Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, updates from the Expo and ACC included, along with what today's schedule in Portland and Augusta looks like!

Taylor Mannix, has you covered with a 15-minute recap of all the action from the Portland Expo yesterday, updates from the South region in Augusta and what today's schedule in Portland at the Cross Insurance Area & Expo looks like.

Taylor Mannix recaps a busy Monday from Portland and all the action from the Southern Maine Tournament. 

Team Captains Jamier Rose (Noble), Bryce Guitard (Noble), Ella Pelletier (Oxford Hills) and Maren Maxon (Wells) draft their starting fives for the 2025 B/T Hoops All Star game that goes down on March 8th.

The Starting 5 - Tourney Time!!! Presented By Town & Country FCU

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Maine College Round Up: Highlighting Maine programs and athletes in college 

• Simon Chadbourne set the University of Maine at Farmington single season three point record back on February 6th. 
• Bowdoin Women incredible season
• Cooper Flagg & Duke
• UMaine Updates 

Maine Celtics Minute: Brought to you by Nosh Kitchen Bar! 

Starting 5: 

1. Class B boys Quarterfinal recap: Friday night at the Expo did not disappoint! 
2. AA Quarterfinal recap (boys/girls)
3. Class C/D South Tournament updates. 
4. Girls Tournament predictions (All Classes) 
5. Boys Tournament predictions (All Classes)

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S2E9 Presented by Katahdin Trust Company: Community Banking At Its Best! 

Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael break down Class AA, A, B, C and D North for the boys and girls to get your ready for the greatest week of the year, TOURNEY WEEK.

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The Starting 5 - Who's Trending? Presented By Town & Country FCU

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Taylor Mannix is calling an iso and getting fans ready for the greatest stretch of the year, Tourney Time 2025

Welcome back to The Starting 5 Podcast Presented By Town & Country FCU.

S3EP9:

Maine College Round Up: Highlighting Maine programs and athletes in college 

• Cooper Flagg gets his first taste of Duke/UNC rivalry
• USM men are trending towards hosting the LEC Quarterfinal
• Kissy Walker earns 600th win at Husson University
• Alexis Ireland dominating at UMPI
• UMaine Updates:

Maine Celtics Minute: Brought to you by Nosh Kitchen Bar!
Starting 5: 

1. Girls Rundown
2. Boys Rundown
3. Noble boys set a program record for wins in the regular season. 
4. Power Rankings. 
5. Bad behavior at games: A message from Abi & Taylor.

S2E8 Presented by Katahdin Trust Company: Community Banking At Its Best! 

Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael bring you the week the was, some big time performances and the biggest games of the past week.  Many teams close out the season with huge rivalry games, we take a look at which ones to watch and also break down who's trending in the right and wrong directions as we hit tournament time.

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Welcome back to The Starting 5 Podcast Presented By Town & Country FCU.

S3EP8: 

Maine College Round Up: Highlighting Maine programs and athletes in college 

• Bowdoin Women remain undefeated.
• Colby Men hot start to NESCAC play.
• St Joes men and women improve to 5-1 in GNAC.
• It was a memorable trip to Word of Life for both CMCC basketball teams.
• UMaine Updates

Maine Celtics Minute: Brought to you by Nosh Kitchen Bar!

Starting 5: 

1. Headlines:

1. CMCC Game of the week: York & Lake Region boys.

Stats: 

1. Class A South: How it's shaping up down the stretch run. 
2. Most likely to finish undefeated?
3. Miss Maine Basketball rankings (Girls in the South)

S2E7 Presented by Katahdin Trust Company: Community Banking At Its Best! 

Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael bring you the week the was, some big time performances and the biggest games of the past week.  With many teams down to only a couple of games remaining in their regular season, we start looking ahead to the playoffs and picking what teams have legitimate chances of making a run.

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