Fresh off a Sweet 16 run with Notre Dame, 2018 Maine Miss Basketball Anna DeWolfe joins OT Sessions

Today's episode features the 2021 Mr. Maine Basketball winner and Gatorade Player of the Year Cash McClure, Cash has taken his talents to Bentley University where he is now a sophomore.

Colgate guard and York Maines very own Brady Cummins joins Taylor Mannix on episode 1 of OT Sessions fresh off an NCAA Tournament appearance and a sophomore season that saw him start 18 of 30 games for the Raiders and earn a spot on the Patriot League All Tournament Team. 

Taylor Mannix is joined by Maine Basketball Hall Of Famer and former UMaine, Michigan State and Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie to talk all things Maine basketball.  We get her initial reaction to the Maine/Ohio State outcome, talk former Maine players Amy Vachon and Kelly Flagg, the growth of Maine basketball and much more on this episode of Big Time Hoops The Podcast.

The 2024 NCAAW Tournament has more Maine connections than ever.  Big Time Hoops College Basketball Insider Emily Esposito joins the pod to talk the explosion of popularity in the women's tournament, discuss former teammate Mackenzie Holmes and IUs Final Four chances, talk about the great Anna DeWolfe and the kind of run The Fighting Irish could make, show love to the home state Black Bears and provide some insider tips on who to avoid on your brackets.  All that and more on this weeks episode of Big Time Hoops The Podcast

EP12: Season Wrap

The Starting 5 Podcast brought to you by Big Time Hoops and presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union.

Intro:
CMCC Mustangs Women’s basketball gets close to another National Championship.
UMaine Women's Basketball wins America East.
Brady Cummins lifts Colgate to the NCAA Tournament.
Mainers in March Madness.

Starting 5:
Favorite moments from BTH All-Star Weekend.
Mr/Miss Maine Basketball reactions.
State Champion Power Rankings (girls & boys).
Way too early 2025 predictions.
Southern Maine Stock Market (Rising Stars/Middle School game edition).
Nolan Ames - So - (Camden Hills) 17 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg, 3 spg
Quintin Eason - Fr - (Cheverus) 4.6 PPG, 3 RPG
Madelyn Grimaldi - So - (Spruce Mt) 9 PPG. 3 RPG. 2 APG. 3 steals per game. 1 BPG
Mary Allen - So - (Central) 25 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 4.5 APG, 4.8 SPG, 1.4 BPG
Olivia Breen - 8th Gr - (Oceanside Middle School) 35 ppg 3 apg 11 rpg 4 bpg 3 spg

EP11: Championship Weekend.

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. 

Intro: 
Mr/Miss Maine Basketball Finalists announced 
State Finals Trivia

Starting 5: State Finals Edition
Class B 
Class AA
Class A
Class C
Class D

Special Guesst: 
Greg Levinsky, Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael

Tom and Steve break down all the Northern Region champs after an action packed Northern Maine Tournament week.

Team Captains Chance Mercier, Zach McLaughlin, Addisen Sulikowski and Hayden Madore draft their starters for the 2024 B/T Hoops All Star Game

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. 

Intro: 

• NAC Playoff Updates 

Mens: East #1 Husson 74, East #2 UMaine-Farmington 68 (OT)

Womens: East #1 Maine Maritime Academy 67, East #2 Husson University 61 (OT) 

• NESCAC Playoff Updates (Bowdoin & Bates women advance to Semi-Final)
• Anne Simon and Adrianna Smith both scored 16 points as the UMaine Black Bears women earned their sixth straight win. Maine native Sarah Talon added 15 points for Maine.
• #10 MDI making noise in B North postseason, while the top-seeded Ellsworth Eagles (19-0) set a girls’ tournament record for all classes with 14 3-pointers (including six by Lizzie Boles) as they advanced to the Class B North semifinals with a win over the No. 8 Presque Isle Wildcats.

Starting 5: 

1. AA North & South Headlines
2. Action at the Expo. (Class A/B South discussion)
3. Biggest surprise thus far. 
4. Cole’s Game Ball.
5. Can’t miss games this week. 

Special Guest: Cole Purvis

Tom and Steve break down the boys and girls brackets for all Classes in the North on this weeks episode of Northbound