- 27 minutes 54 secondsSummer Shootaround: Isaac Trotter breaks down a make-or-break season for Mark Pope and Kentucky
On today's Summer Shootaround, Gary Parrish and Isaac Trotter discuss the pressure-packed season ahead for Mark Pope and Kentucky. Is Mark Pope on the hot seat? Should he be? The fellas discuss this year's team, the schedule ahead and what Kentucky can be in 2026-27.
(0:00) Intro + Summer Shootaround continues!
(2:00) Isaac Trotter joins to talk Kentucky Wildcats
(3:00) Mark Pope seems to be on the hot seat. Is it fair?
(8:45) Roster Breakdown: Frontcourt pieces, big-name transfers & more
(15:00) Are we sure Kentucky’s roster is complete?
(21:00) Let’s talk about the schedule & make some predictions
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7 August 2026, 7:00 am - 29 minutes 58 secondsSummer Shootaround: An old friend stops by the show to talk about the overwhelming pick to be preseason No. 1: Florida 🐊
On today's Summer Shootaround, Gary Parrish (finally!) and Matt Norlander break down the Florida Gators. Is there any argument against Todd Golden's team being preseason No. 1? The roster is loaded with its most important players returning from last season. Plus, schedule breakdown, the SEC and predictions!
(0:00) Intro + GP is back! He’s alive!
(3:55) Let’s talk Florida Gators
(5:15) Love it or loathe it: Golden’s Gators preseason No. 1?
(8:00) Roster Breakdown: loaded and returning + Will Haugh be the clear-cut best gator?
(18:25) Non-conference schedule + SEC schedule breakdown
(22:30) Will the Gators be at the top of the best league in the country?
(25:30) Predictions!
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5 August 2026, 6:13 pm - 52 minutes 24 secondsSummer Shootaround: Ken Pomeroy talks Michigan St. and its quest to make a ninth F4 under Izzo
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander talks all things Michigan State with Ken Pomeroy. How high will KenPom rank the Spartans in the preseason? Is Jeremy Fears the preseason National Player of the Year? Plus, Tom Izzo, win predictions and national hoops chit chat with Ken.
(0:00) Intro + Sparty shootaround time!
(1:00) Ken Pomeroy joins to talk Michigan State
(2:45) Spartans return a ton … how high will they rank preseason?
(5:30) Is Jeremy Fears the preseason player of the year? + Trivia Time!
(12:00) Roster Breakdown: Plenty coming back, center position & newcomer questions
(17:30) Is Ken a Michigan State skeptic?
(22:50) Non-conference schedule (which is still incomplete) + Big Ten schedule
(25:30) Regular season predictions, NCAA Tournament seed
(30:30) College hoops and KenPom questions
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4 August 2026, 7:00 am - 31 minutes 55 secondsSummer Shootaround: Arizona just made its first F4 in 25 years. Here’s why the Wildcats should again be the Big 12’s best
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander and CBS Sports' Cameron Salerno discuss Arizona on the heels of a Final Four. Tommy Lloyd is back, the Arizona roster should be very good and the Wildcats are likely the team to beat in the Big 12. All that and more on the 'Zona edition of Summer Shootaround.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Cameron Salerno joins the show to talk Arizona hoops
(3:30) Fresh off a Final Four, the Tommy Lloyd era is firing on all cylinders
(10:45) Roster Breakdown: A lot to replace, two proven pieces & a 5-star freshman
(18:00) Is Arizona the Big 12 preseason favorite?
(24:15) The non-conference schedule is very good, very tough
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31 July 2026, 7:00 am - 55 minutesSummer Shootaround: Sean Miller joins EOCBB to discuss his Texas team that has legit Final Four hopes 🐂
On this edition of Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander sits down with Texas head coach Sean Miller to discuss last year's tournament run, building a roster in 2026, Marcus Spears Jr. and a Final Four caliber roster in Austin.
(0:00) Intro + Texas head coach Sean Miller joins the show
(1:50) Assessing Year 1 at Texas & Jordan Pope playing through injury
(8:00) What answers does Sean have after one year? How will things change in year two?
(11:00) How to assess chemistry and getting players to gel in the portal era
(15:00) How coaching players is different now versus, say, 15 years ago
(18:30) Marcus Spears Jr. commitment and reclassification
(24:30) A Roster Rundown: Matas Vokietaitis, Austin Goosby & the transfers
(26:50) The nonconference schedule is … a little underwhelming?
(35:25) Rapid-fire questions! Animals, music, Archie Miller and more
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29 July 2026, 7:00 am - 36 minutes 28 secondsSummer Shootaround: Frenemy of the pod Tom Fornelli stops by to discuss Illinois’ case as the best team in CBB 🟠🔵
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander and Cover 3's Tom Fornelli talk Illinois after Brad Underwood's team broke through to the Final Four. How do the Illini replace Keaton Wagler? How good can this team be for an encore? Do they have a case to be the preseason No. 1 team? All that and more!
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Tom Fornelli of Cover 3 fame joins the show to talk Illinois hoops!
(6:30) The 2026 Final Four run + the Illinois fan experience
(12:15) Roster Breakdown: big backcourt shoes to fill, lots of size coming back & more
(14:00) Do Illinois teams usually deliver on this type of expectation?
(16:00) Replacing Keaton Wagler and Kylan Boswell + all the size coming back
(24:00) Is Brad Underwood already the second best coach in program history?
(28:00) Non-conference schedule and predictions
(32:30) Bears corner!
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27 July 2026, 7:00 am - 56 minutes 6 secondsSummer Shootaround: Dan Hurley tips off our 2026 series with an hour-long in-depth chat about all things UConn … and Dan Hurley
Summer Shootaround is back! To kick off this year's series, Matt Norlander sits down with Dan Hurley to talk all things UConn, Braylon Mullins, recruiting and ... Dan Hurley.
(0:00) Intro + Summer Shootaround is here!
(1:30) Dan Hurley joins the show to talk UConn hoops
(2:30) What is going on this time of the year? + Live evaluation amendments
(7:30) Norlander has Dan Hurley drops …
(9:20) Where has the Braylon Mullins shot settled in Dan’s career?
(16:15) The process of getting Mullins back for another season
(20:00) Portaling in 2026 and the methods in place at UConn
(24:30) Roster breakdown & the UConn offense
(32:45) Non-conference schedule
(40:30) Rapid fire!
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23 July 2026, 7:00 am - 2 minutes 31 seconds🗣️ 2026 Summer Shootaround schools revealed!
Summer Shootaround is here! Norlander lays out all the details for the 2026 series.
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22 July 2026, 11:17 pm - 1 hour 16 minutesRecruiting Special: Recapping Cayden Daughtry’s insane July, intel on top 2027 prospects and our fav memories as Peach Jam turns 30 🍑
Matt Norlander and Adam Finkelstein break down everything from July's live evaluation period. The guys dive in to Cayden Daughtry's takeover and notable players to watch in the classes of 2027 and 2028. Then, EYBL's return to Vegas, Peach Jam and more.
(0:00) Intro + Adam Finkelstein joins!
(2:15) Who is Cayden Daughtry? The small guard who dominated the EYBL summer
(14:10) How good – or not good – is the class of 2027? + possible 2028 reclassifiers
(20:45) Running through notable class of 2027 prospects
(21:15) Beckham Black
(23:20) CJ Rosser
(28:20) Adan Diggs
(29:30) Demarcus Henry
(30:35) Nasir Anderson
(32:00) Kager Knueppel
(41:00) EYBL at Vegas was awesome. Every shoe company should be there
(57:00) 30 years of Peach Jam
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20 July 2026, 5:40 pm - 48 minutes 12 secondsWhy 2027 recruits are the losers of 5-for-5; Donovan Dent 🤝 Gonzaga? Mike Boynton's new assistant + more
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander dive in on the latest around college hoops. The guys discuss the five-for-five rule's impact on the class of 2027, Donovan Dent's quest for a fifth season and the uncertain future of Michigan's athletic director.
(0:00) Intro + GP standing next to the greatest GP of all time
(6:10) GP’s column on 5-for-5 and what it means for 2027 recruits
(26:30) Donovan Dent wants a fifth year of college hoops. Hello, Gonzaga?
(32:00) Michigan latest: AD’s future in flux, Boynton’s new assistant
(38:00) Norlander saw Hubert Davis + Leaky Black sighting and golf stuff!
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16 July 2026, 7:49 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesGP & Norlander in Sin City 🎰 Stories from Nike’s return to Vegas + all big headlines from the past four days in 🏀
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander check in live from Vegas and the massive EYBL event in the desert. Plus, Marcus Spears Jr. is headed to Texas a year early and a new trend in college basketball recruiting is at the forefront. Mario Saint-Supery is leaving Gonzaga for Europe and Mark Few has no backcourt to fall back on. Then, the summer of lawsuits and Mike Boynton is officially the new head coach of Michigan on a two-year deal.
(0:00) Intro + GP and Norlander from Vegas
(1:00) What time did GP go to bed last night?
(10:30) EYBL in Vegas is incredible and should be a mainstay on the summer calendar
(24:15) Marcus Spears Jr. reclassifies and commits to Texas & a trio of two-year prospects
(33:40) Mario Saint-Supery leaves Gonzaga … there’s a massive hole in Mark Few’s backcourt
(40:15) We have another lawsuit to discuss, this time in Ohio
(49:30) Seeing Dusty May + MIke Boynton and Michigan finally come to a deal
(1:02:00) Wichita wins bid for second NCAA Tournament opening round site
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