The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast

On the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast, we dive into teams who "lost" the offseason. From missing out on big targets, questionably constructing rosters and just not having enough money to be competitive, the upcoming season isn't looking the best for these squads.

In the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball podcast, Austin and Luke go over 10 of their biggest winners of the offseason, due to transfer activity, player retention and coaching changes. Update: since the recording of this podcast, USC guard Alijah Arenas has suffered a potential season-ending meniscus injury

In our yearly coaching grades podcast, we analyze and grade ALL 57 Division 1 college basketball head coaching hires this offseason, from the highest of the high majors to the lowest of the low majors. Update: Tennessee State is in the process of hiring Memphis assistant Nolan Smith as their head coach.

In the latest episode of The SCOOP, Austin and Luke break down their preseason top 25 teams in the country, now that rosters have started to set and the portal movement has largely come to a close. We deeply analyzed each of our top 25 teams, going over their roster, potential improvement points and question marks.

Our second conference preview of the year takes us to the SoCon! In this preview, you'll find - A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season - Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams- Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league - Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on+ more!

We are back with our conference previews, kicking things off with Conference USA! In this preview, you'll find - A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season - Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams - Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league - Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on + more!

The coaching carousel is almost done (looking at you, Maryland Eastern Shore), so we decided to give grades for all 66 coaches hired so far, from the big time brands like Kentucky and Ohio State, down to the low major schools such as UT Martin and New Orleans, on an A+ to F scale. We also went in depth on the hires, so if you haven't been paying attention this offseason, this is the place to catch up!

2024 is near, and with the start of the new year marks the start of conference play! With all we've gathered in the first few months of the season, Austin and Kyle look at college basketball with a wide view and predict what conference standings are going to look like. Also covered in this episode are some main storylines in college basketball, including Terrence Shannon Jr's indefinite suspension and the new transfer rules.

In our latest podcast episode. we touch on all of the major tournaments to happen during the best regular season week, Feast Week, in addition to covering the recent ACC-SEC Challenge games. Purdue won the Maui Invitational, Villanova won the Battle 4 Atlantis, FAU won the ESPN Events Invitational, and many more notable MTEs took place that we touched on. We also looked ahead to the games this week, and gave our predictions.

College basketball is back and so are we with our regularly scheduled podcasting! It was an eventful week one, and even with a underwhelming opening night, there was still lots of excitement, headlined by James Madison's win over Michigan State. We also made a list of who's stock has gone up and down in week one, and lastly predicting the games the next week.

In our final conference preview of the preseason, we move to the high major level with the ACC! The conference was disappointing last year, but Miami did make the final four. This year, Duke is the team to watch, being a consensus top 5 team. Miami still has some key players back, and North Carolina could make it back into contending after such a disappointing season. Also, Clemson and Virginia field solid teams, and have favorable chances to make the tournament. Syracuse, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Pitt have some pieces, and have a chance for the tournament. As always, we look at every team in the conference in depth, and where we have them ranked, and select our all-conference teams. Then, we give our picks for top transfers, breakout players, and all-freshmen team in the conference.

To our next conference preview, we look at the newly named Coastal Athletic Association! Pat Kelsey and Charleston once again look to be at the top of the conference, as he got a very strong portal class, as always. UNC Wilmington, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson should be competitive as well. If Stony Brook gets back to full health, they could be dangerous, in addition to William & Mary and Delaware fielding solid teams. As always, we look at each team in depth and rank them, and select our all conference teams, in addition to giving our top transfers, breakout players and freshmen in the conference.

Next up in our conference previews we have the Big South! UNC Asheville was the tournament representative last year, and has a strong chance at making it back, thanks to elite big man Drew Pember. Elsewhere in the conference, Winthrop should make there was back to the top, Radford, Gardner-Webb, Longwood and USC Upstate have lots of talent, and High Point brought in a loaded transfer class. As always, we individually preview and rank every team, and give our top transfers, breakout players, and freshmen in the conference.

For our next conference, we head to the America East, a conference long dominated by Vermont. Every year, there seems to be a candidate that people like besides Vermont, but the Catamounts always get the job done, and we don't think that'll change this year. However, UMass Lowell and Bryant have lots of talent and potential, and there could be some sneaky other teams with Albany, Maine, and Binghamton looking intriguing. As always, we go in depth and rank every team in the conference, plus look at the top transfers, top breakout candidates, and top freshmen.

For our next conference preview, we move to the lowest rated conference last season, the NEC. Despite being the worst conference, it still won a tournament game, so we should be careful not to sleep on it this year! Fairleigh Dickinson returns a solid amount from that team, but Sacred Heart should be the team to beat in the league. Central Connecticut State, Stonehill and Wagner all have some intriguing pieces, and the league welcomes in a new member in Le Boyne. As always, we look into every team in the league and rank them, them predict our all-conference teams, top transfers, plus breakout players and top freshmen.

Next up in our conference previews, we head to the Patriot League. Colgate is the cream of the crop in the conference, and nothing will change there. However, teams such as American, Lehigh, Holy Cross and Boston U could be competitive. Half of the jobs turned over this offseason, so there's also quite a bit of unknowns. As with every preview, we look over and rank each team, and give our all-conference predictions. There's not many transfers in the league, so we passed on that segment, but still listed our top breakout players and freshmen!

We're back with another conference preview, this time the ASUN! Powerhouse Liberty is no longer around, but this should still be a very competitive league, with Eastern Kentucky returning lots of talent from a hot finish. Kennesaw State still has some pieces back, and Florida Gulf Coast has assembled a very talented roster. Austin Peay head coach Corey Gipson brought in lots of talent. Lipscomb, North Alabama, Queens, Stetson and Bellarmine have intriguing teams as well, and could be up there. As always, we preview in depth and rank every team, give our all-conference predictions, in addition to ranking our top transfers, breakout players and freshmen in the league.

Moving onto our next conference preview, we have the SoCon. Forman has been a high level team in the league, and they still may be the favorites to win it, but Samford, UNC Greensboro, and Western Carolina all bring back top level talent as well, and should all have a chance to take home the title. Some of the other teams, such as Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and even The Citadel, have some intriguing talent. As always, we look at each team in depth and rank them, predict our all-conference teams, and look at the top transfers, freshmen, and breakout players in the conference.

Moving back to the high major level, we preview arguably the best conference in the country, the Big East. It's incredibly strong at the top, with Creighton, Marquette, and UConn all being preseason top 10 teams. Going down further, Villanova has a loaded roster but unproven coach, and St. John's has one of the best coaches of all time, in Rick Pitino. Providence and Xavier also have talent and potential, and overall will make for a very exciting conference. As always, we go in depth and preview and rank every team, give our all conference predictions, in addition to our top transfers, breakout players, and top freshmen.

Moving onto our next conference preview, we have the SoCon. Forman has been a high level team in the league, and they still may be the favorites to win it, but Samford, UNC Greensboro, and Western Carolina all bring back top level talent as well, and should all have a chance to take home the title. Some of the other teams, such as Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and even The Citadel, have some intriguing talent. As always, we look at each team in depth and rank them, predict our all-conference teams, and look at the top transfers, freshmen, and breakout players in the conference.