The Rebound Rundown

Feast Week is underway in Las Vegas and Hawaii with the Players Era and the Maui Invitational. - Recaps from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Northern Kentucky - Postgame audio from Darrin Horn - Paul's Pick of the Day is down in the dumps --------------------- Leave a voicemail to be played on the show! Dial 330-REBOUND (330-732-6863) Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

- Louisville beat Cincinnati on Friday night at Heritage Bank - Xavier split their trip to Charleston - Wins around the board for the other local teams - Voicemails to kick off Feast Week - Back end of the show is the audio from Sunday's postgame Spaces after Xavier's win against West Virginia --------------------- Leave a voicemail to be played on the show! Dial 330-REBOUND (330-732-6863) Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

One of the most loaded Rebound Rundowns in the history of the show. Here's what's included: - Recaps from Miami and NKU wins on Thursday night - An exclusive interview with Miami head coach Travis Steele after the game - A full preview of Xavier/Georgia - Audio from Pat Kelsey about Elder/St. X, and audio from George Washington head coach Chris Caputo about the current state of scheduling in college basketball - The first segment of listener voicemails - Cardinal Authority's Jody Demling joins the show to recap Louisville's start to the season, plus his thoughts on Friday night's game against Cincinnati --------------------- Leave a voicemail to be played on the show! Dial 330-REBOUND (330-732-6863) Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

- A look back at a wild Wednesday night, including Dayton upsetting Marquette in Milwaukee, Arizona beating another top 10 team, and Alabama outlasting Illinois in Chicago - Connor Lemons, who covers Ohio State for Land-Grant Holy Land, joins the Rebound Rundown to break down the Buckeyes and their prospects for the season - Preview of Thursday night with Miami at home and Northern Kentucky on the road - Paul's Pick of the Day was a winner PLUS: You can now CALL the show! Leave a voicemail with question/comment/etc and it will be played the next day. Dial 330-REBOUND (330-732-6863). --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Lots to talk about from a busy Tuesday night: - Xavier snapped their two-game losing streak with a historically good offensive performance against Old Dominion - Richard Pitino postgame audio included - What's going on with Kentucky?? - Mark Pope postgame audio included - Dayton/Marquette preview, plus everything else to look forward to on Wednesday night - PPOTD didn't stand a chance on Tuesday --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

It's Champions Classic night! Kentucky and Michigan face each other at 6:30 before Duke and Kansas at 9pm. Also, Xavier hosts Old Dominion in a buy game at the Cintas Center. Paul's Pick of the Day was a winner on Monday night. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Extended Monday show to recap a busy weekend around college basketball: - Xavier's growing pains from Friday's loss at Iowa - Louisville, Kentucky, Miami, Dayton, and NKU were all winners in the last three days - National storylines - Paul's Pick of the Day has been streaky --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Friday morning which means...time to look forward to the weekend: - Xavier travels to Iowa for their first high-major test of the season - Rest of the area preview - National landscape for the weekend Paul's Pick of the Day is guaranteed a winning week after three wins to start it off, but can we go 4-1? Tune in to hear Friday night's pick. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Thursday's episode features a quick recap of NKU's loss at ETSU on Wednesday before replaying the audio from Wednesday night's Twitter Spaces call-in show. Also, Paul's Pick of the Day is hot. Three wins in a row. *Apologies for sub-par audio quality on the Spaces call. Will work to fix in future.* --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Tuesday night was a high-powered evening of hoops across the country, and especially in the Cincinnati area. Cincinnati beat Dayton in a tough game at Fifth Third Arena. Louisville handled Kentucky with relative ease. Tons of scores and storylines nationwide. Paul's Pick of the Day was a winner again. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Tuesday night is one of the biggest nights of the year for the Rebound Rundown's coverage area. It features Dayton traveling to play Cincinnati and Kentucky visiting Louisville. The show starts with a recap of Xavier's blowout loss at the hands of Santa Clara last night, before previewing the other games and finishing with Paul's Pick of the Day. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

The first weekend of the college basketball season is in the books! Cincinnati survived a small scare against Georgia State behind a huge performance from Baba Miller. Dayton also squeaked by UMBC. Blowouts from elsewhere around the area. Santa Clara visits Xavier on Monday night. Scores, headlines, news, and nuggets from around the country over the weekend. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

- Xavier beat Le Moyne at Cintas - Louisville had no problem with Jackson St. - Preview of the first weekend of the college basketball season --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

- Xavier hosts Le Moyne at Cintas - Jackson St. visits Louisville at the Yum Center - Some audio from Richard Pitino, Mark Pope, and Mick Cronin - Paul's Pick of the Day is on the board with its first win of the season

Kentucky had a rough night from three, but the Wildcats opened their season with a win. In Charlotte, No. 6 Duke beat Texas. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Every local team got started on the right foot Monday night. Wins all over the place. Tuesday features Kentucky's season opener plus Texas and Duke in Charlotte. --------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Dayton Daily News' David Jablonski joins Paul Fritschner to break down the Flyers ahead of the 2025-2026 season. ------------------------------------------------------ ALL PLATFORMS: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

College basketball is back! Xavier, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, ----------------------------------- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown All platforms: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Northern Kentucky radio analyst Rick Broering joins the show to talk with Paul Fritschner about what the Northern Kentucky Norse will look like on the court for the 2025-2026 season. ------------------------------------------------------ Darrin Horn interview: https://youtu.be/nhtdrnrIbDA?si=egg9xzJ5MYvr0enS Vlog with Ethan Elliot: https://youtu.be/WCaLUFi47Nw?si=_7AuTlb9jvxfnhDB ALL PLATFORMS: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Paul Fritschner is joined by Miami (OH) broadcaster Luke West Poley to preview the 2025-2026 season for the Redhawks. --------------------------------- Travis Steele interview: https://youtu.be/sNN6sjzMBc0?si=soqSnvsz7c_bO-JB ALL PLATFORMS: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Paul Fritschner interviews Bearcat Journal's Keegan Nickoson to get his insight on the Cincinnati Bearcats ahead of the 2025-2026 Season. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Paul Fritschner interviews Musketeer Report's Rick Broering to get his thoughts ahead of the 2025-2026 season for the Xavier Musketeers. This episode also features interviews with head coach Richard Pitino, and players Tre Carroll, Malik Messina-Moore, Filip Borovicanin, and Anthony Robinson from Big East Media Day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

An update on Paul's plans for the 2025-2026 season of the Rebound Rundown. ------------------------------------------------------- Check out the Rundown on all platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

At Big East Media Day on Tuesday, Paul Fritschner caught up with Xavier head coach Richard Pitino, along with players Tre Carroll, Malik Messina-Moore, Filip Borovicanin, and Anthony Robinson. Also, Rick Pitino shared his thoughts on his son Richard's new journey at Xavier. Audio courtesy of Shelby Dermer/Cincinnati Enquirer.

Paul Fritschner attended Big East Media Day at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. There, he had the chance to talk with Fox Sports broadcaster Nick Bahe to get his Media Day takeaways as well as overall thoughts on the league. Then, Jeff Borzello explained where he thinks the Big East is positioned now within the sport and what the future might hold for the league. To wrap the show, audio is included from Tom Izzo and Bill Self who were both very outspoken this week about the inclusion of G-League players in the college basketball ranks. ----------------------------- Check out the Rundown on all platforms: linktr.ee/reboundrundown

As one of five active head coaches to win four straight conference titles, Tod Kowalczyk knows what it takes to build a roster. But how has the transfer portal affected his Rocket's reign over the Mid-American? Coach Kowalczyk sits down with Paul Fritschner for a conversation on resetting the Toledo Rockets, his commitment to player development, a lesson from Dwyane Wade and more. ------------------------- Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel if you haven't already. ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Brad Redford was an elite shooter for the Xavier Musketeers from 2008-2013. After spending several years in medical device sales, Redford is now a licensed NIL agent. Redford shares his thoughts on the current climate of college basketball from an agent's perspective, what revenue sharing means for the sport, and also reminisces on his time in a Xavier uniform. ------------------------- Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel if you haven't already. ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Josh Pastner is on the third stop of his head coaching career. After succeeding John Calipari at Memphis in 2009, leading Georgia Tech from 2016-2023, and then two years in television, Pastner has taken over as the head coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. Paul Fritschner sits down with Pastner to discuss what it will take to get UNLV back to their former glory, how the program is a sleeping giant, and much more. ------------------------- AUDIO PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Josh Schertz is entering his second season as the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens after a historic season at Indiana State in 2024. Schertz sits down with Paul Fritschner to discuss his system and style, how he's grown as a coach (including a story about Bill Self), this year's Saint Louis team, and much more. ------------------------- WATCH Saint Louis Vlog: https://youtu.be/LtFh2oo4qIY?si=qeITCawh-O0zbdya ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Jeff Boals is entering his seventh season as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats, and his 31st season overall as a coach. Boals sat down with Paul Fritschner inside the Convocation Center to give a preview of the 2025-2026 Bobcats, reflect on his coaching career, share his thoughts on the new era of college basketball, and discuss some of his favorite interests outside of basketball. ------------------------- WATCH Ohio Bobcats Vlog: https://youtu.be/LguOB6Zku8c?si=2dQWZCJ-4_i9gZKE ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Amy Mallon, head women's basketball coach of the Drexel Dragons, shares what it's like to lead a program she's been part of for over two decades. She also discusses the '25-'26 Drexel WBB roster, the growth of the sport of women's college basketball, and how NIL has affected the women's game. ------------------------- ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Zach Spiker, head men's basketball coach of the Drexel Dragons, joins the Rebound Rundown to give a breakdown of the 2025-2026 Drexel roster, how he approached putting together this upcoming season's non-conference schedule, what it's like to coach in this new age of the sport, the importance of top-down alignment as a head coach, and much more. ------------------------- ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

The Towson Tigers were CAA regular season champions in 2025. Pat Skerry, head coach of the Tigers, joins the Rebound Rundown to discuss getting his best two players back for this upcoming season, some of the scheduling difficulties he's encountered, and what it's like coaching in this new age of college basketball. ------------------------- ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Shannon Russell, former beat writer for Xavier and Louisville, and longtime writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer, joins the Rebound Rundown to share stores from her time covering the teams. ------------------------- SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheReboundRundown ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

On this emergency pod... News broke on Thursday per Musketeer Reports Rick Broering that Xavier's Gabriel Pozzato tore his meniscus in summer workouts and had surgery to repair it. Cincinnati announced this week that last year's leading scorer Jizzle James was dismissed from the team. To conclude the show, a brief update on some upcoming content.

Travis Steele, the head coach of the Miami (OH) RedHawks, sits down with Paul Fritschner to talk about the resurgence of Miami's program, building for the future, what he'd like to see change about the college basketball scheduling process, and more. ------------------------- AUDIO PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

Darrin Horn, the head coach of Northern Kentucky men's basketball, joins the Rebound Rundown to share his thoughts on the current climate of college basketball, what the transfer portal is like at the mid-major level, the facilities at NKU, and what the '25-'26 Norse will look like on the court. ------------------------- AUDIO PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/reboundrundown

McNicholas High School Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Trey Scotti, sits down with Paul Fritschner to talk about the impact of NIL & Transfer Portal on high school players. Scotti offers unique insight on the challenges that the new college landscape presents to his high school athletes with aspirations of playing at the next level. His experience as a college video coordinator, high school varsity basketball head coach, and AAU director allows for a different perspective on one of the biggest topics in college hoops.

CBS Sports college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein joins the Rebound Rundown to share his thoughts on the state of the transfer portal, Xavier's hire of Richard Pitino, how Xavier has done in the portal, the Big East in general, the pressure on Cincinnati next season, what the Bearcats have done in the portal, and what the Big 12 looks like heading into '25-'26.

Roddie Anderson III joins the Rebound Rundown to talk about his re-commitment to play for Xavier under Richard Pitino, his goals for the offseason, what he enjoys about Xavier, his interest in other Xavier sports, and more. Plus, some Q&A at the end. Watch the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/p3bIdugiAGI?si=nxyB-ULMDee3hMlz

Paul Fritschner brings on three guests to talk about the most recent additions to Xavier's roster from the transfer portal: - Jevin Redman, the voice of the Evansville Purple Aces, joins the show to talk about Gabriel Pozzato - Christian Proscia, who works in sports media in Florida, joins to talk about Tre Carroll - Riley Corcoran, voice of the Montana Grizzlies, joins to talk about Malik Moore - Q&A to close the show Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/LQIAa3e6mbY?si=Iq4WeBz0q7qx4o-Z Watch Christian's interview with Tre Carroll: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOlPpwBvxR

- Florida beats Houston to win the 2025 National Championship - Portal news from Cincinnati and Kentucky - Soundbite from Rick Pitino on the hiring of Richard at Xavier - Final regular episode of '24-'25 Thank you all for listening this season!

- Recap of the Final Four - Preview of Monday night's title game between Houston and Florida

- Cincinnati's season ended on Thursday night with a loss to UCF - Portal updates for the local teams - Final Four weekend preview

- Cincinnati plays their second game in the Crown - Buzz Williams introduced at Maryland

- Cincinnati beat DePaul in the opening round of the Crown - Richard Pitino was introduced at Xavier - Takeaways from Pitino's press conference - Portal updates, including Xavier's first commitment

- Cincinnati takes on DePaul in the first round of the Crown - Richard Pitino's introduction at Xavier is set for Tuesday - Watch the introduction here: https://goxavier.com/Watch?Live=5780&type=Live

- University of New Mexico beat writer Geoff Grammer joins the Rundown to talk about what kind of a coach Xavier is getting with Richard Pitino - Watch Geoff's exit interview with Pitino: https://youtu.be/j7flOQPs1Mc?si=uDjkDLMfzy-KQ6ad - Recap of the Elite 8 - The Crown begins on Monday

- Kentucky's season came to a close on Friday night in Indianapolis - Sweet 16 and Elite 8 recaps and previews

- Kentucky and Tennessee play for the third time this season, this time in the Sweet 16 - Does Kevin Willard end up at Villanova soon? - Game of the Tournament so far between Arkansas and Texas Tech