Tri-State College Basketball Podcast

:00- 24:00 UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley joins host Bryan DeNovellis to preview the Huskies' NCAA first round matchup with Iona. Hurley also comments on a record-setting Day 1 of the Transfer Portal "It's become in some ways like a version of the G-League."24:00-33:00 Bryan also breaks down Princeton's matchup with Arizona in 15 vs 2 1st round game33:00-42:00 The NIT with Rutgers and Seton Hall

New Jersey college basketball writer, Jerry Carino joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk Seton Hall and Rutgers in the Big East and Big Ten Tournaments. What does each team need to do to have a chance to dance?Plus FDU is one of the best stories in all of college basketball, as the Knights have qualified for the NCAA Tournament one year after winning just 4 games.And who will NJIT hire as its next basketball coach? Jerry has 3 names to consider.

:00 Bryan DeNovellis recaps Seton Hall's loss to Villanova; plus post-game comments from Shaheen Holloway, Tyrese Samuel and Femi Odukale16:30 First-year Fordham Head Coach, Keith Urgo joins host Bryan DeNovellis to talk about his surprising Rams who have taken the A-10 by storm. Fordham is enjoying its best season in 32 years, and Urgo is a big reason why.

:00-19:40 Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Rutgers Play by Play Announcer, Jerry Recco on Rutgers 19-point comeback at Penn State, Rutgers biggest comeback since overcoming a 20-point deficit at PITT in 1996.19:40-30:00 Plus Bryan recaps UConn's win over St. John's at MSG. You'll also from UConn Head Coach Danny Hurley on his bench and the UConn fans in the Garden.

#18 UConn dominates #20 Providence on 2-Dollar Miller Lite Night; Ed Cooley has a message for spoiled UConn fans; Dan Hurley says UConn will be "a tough out for anybody" in March; and Bryan DeNovellis talks with Rider Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Baggett about the Broncs season and quest for a MAAC Title

UConn men's basketball play-by-play announcer, Mike Crispino, joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the state of the Huskies, their matchup versus Seton Hall, and his personal broadcasting career as a kid from East Catholic High School to Connecticut Sportscaster, to Boston, to New York and back to Connecticut at UConn.Plus Bryan also recaps:(1:00) Seton Hall's win over Georgetown(7:00) Rutgers stunning loss to Nebraska(43:50) St. John's win at DePaul in 2OT(49:30) Rider(51:00) Fordham

New Jersey City University's Jason Battle and teammate Ryan Savoy hit 3-pointers in the final 5.2 seconds to lift NJCU to an improbable victory over #23rd ranked Rowan University, 73-71. It's one of the greatest finishes in college basketball history.Jason and NJCU Head Coach Marc Brown join host Bryan DeNovellis to talk about this miraculous victory by the Gothic Knights.

Rutgers Basketball Writer, Chris Iseman, joins Bryan DeNovellis to recap Rutgers win over Michigan St. at Madison Square Garden, and preview Rutgers upcoming games at Indiana and Illinois.Plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" with:UConnSeton HallPrincetonRiderFairleigh Dickinson

CBS Sports Broadcaster, Andrew Catalon, joins Bryan DeNovellis to assess both Seton Hall and St. John's following Seton Hall's 84-72 win over the Red Storm at Carnesecca Arena. Catalon was court side with the call on CBS Sports Network alongside his partner, former Villanova and Manhattan Head Coach, Steve Lappas.

From 4 wins a year ago, to first place in the Northeast Conference, Fairleigh Dickinson is the surprise of the Northeast Conference. First year head Coach Tobin Anderson joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk about his team's meteoric rise and his personal journey from a D3 player and coach, to D2 success at St. Thomas Aquinas, and now to the D1 level at FDU. Plus Bryan recaps wins for St. John's and Seton Hall, and previews their upcoming matchup at Carnesecca Arena.

Bryan DeNovellis interviews Sacred Heart Coach Anthony Latina on the Pioneers recent wins over St. Francis (PA) and Fairleigh Dickinson. Latina also talks about the wide-open race in the Northeast Conference.Bryan recaps the previous week for:St. John's loss to Villanova - 28:00Seton Hall's upset of UConn and loss to Marquette - as Shaheen Holloway sounds off on the status of Power Forward Alexis Yetna - 34:00UConn's win over Butler - 43:00Princeton's wins over Penn and Dartmouth - 45:30

Host Bryan DeNovellis is joined by Rutgers radio analyst and former player Austin Johnson to recap Rutgers thrilling wins over Northwestern on a Cam Spencer 3, and Ohio State in Overtime. Johnson has high praise for the work ethic of Spencer and teammate Mawot Mag, and also discusses the commitment of 5-star 2024 recruit, Airious "Ace" Bailey to Rutgers.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Seton Hall's Women's Basketball Coach Tony Bozzella about his team's 11-1 stretch; The Pirates have one of the most electrifying players in the country in 5 foot 3 PG Lauren Park-Lane, who's on the Nancy Lieberman Watch List for the best point guard in the country. Bryan also recaps the week for Rutgers, UConn, Seton Hall and Princeton men's teams.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews ESPN's Seth Greenberg on Rutgers upset of Number One and undefeated Purdue at Mackey Arena. It's the second straight year Rutgers has beaten the top-ranked Boilers. Greenberg calls Rutgers a "second-weekend team."Plus Bryan also recaps St. John's loss to Marquette at Carnesecca Arena and Seton Hall's loss at Creighton.

Host Bryan DeNovellis provides a full recap and analysis of Seton Hall's 88-66 win over St. John's on New Year's Eve. Plus you'll hear postgame reaction from St. John's head coach Mike Anderson, Seton Hall head coach Shaheen Holloway and Pirates players.Is Mike Anderson on the hot seat? Bryan gives his opinion and possible successors should Anderson not return next season.Bryan also looks ahead to an important week for UConn, Rutgers, Seton Hall and St. John's.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps UConn vs Villanova, St. John's vs Xavier and Seton Hall vs Marquette.UConn improves to 14 and Oh for just the third time in program history. Meanwhile, St. John's loses at home to Xavier while Seton Hall gets throttled at Marquette. This sets up a "must-win" for both Seton Hall and St. John's when the Pirates host the Red Storm on New Year's Eve. Bryan previews the matchup and offers 3 keys for both teams.

Host Bryan DeNovellis and Joey Wahler of ABC News Radio, break down Seton Hall's 45-43 upset of Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena. Joey and Bryan discuss what went well for Seton Hall and what went wrong for Rutgers, and where do both teams go from here.

Host Bryan DeNovellis is joined by former Rutgers great and current Stetson assistant coach, Jonathan Mitchell. "J-Mitch" discusses Stetson's upsets over Florida State and South Florida this season. And he relives his memories of the Rutgers-Seton Hall rivalry, and his infamous 4-point play to upset No. 10 Villanova in 2011.

Host Bryan DeNovellis is joined by Seton Hall Radio Broadcaster, Dave Popkin who breaks down the Pirates back-to-back losses to Oklahoma and Siena to close out the ESPN Orlando Invitational.Dave also discusses Coach Shaheen Holloway's critical comments about his team following the Siena loss during his post-game radio interview.Bryan goes around the Tri-State as well, recapping UConn's championship performance in the Phil Knight Invitational, St. John's 7-0 start behind the play of Joel Soriano, and Rutgers' perfect 2-oh week.

Host Bryan DeNovellis goes around the Tri-State, highlighting St. John's 6-0 start, Rutgers bounce back win over Rider and previewing UConn's and Seton Hall's Feast Week Tournaments.Plus an interview with Wagner Head Coach Donald Copeland who breaks down his team's 3 and 2 start and life as a first-year head coach.

David Borges, who covers UConn men's basketball for the New Haven Register and the Hearst Media Group, breaks down the Huskies 2 and 0 start, and looks at their remaining non-conference matchups with Florida, Oklahoma State and potential opponents in the Phil Knight Invitational at Thanksgiving.Host Bryan DeNovellis will also preview the Gavitt Games matchups between Seton Hall and Iowa, and St. John's and Nebraska.

Along with a preview of the Rutgers men's basketball season for 2022-23, host Bryan DeNovellis previews Fairfield and recaps the Scarlet Knights exhibition game against the Stags. You'll also hear from both head coaches, plus Bryan talks one on one with Rutgers Cliff Omoruyi and Paul Mulcahy.

Host Bryan DeNovellis previews the 2022-23 Big East men's basketball season including capsules of Creighton, Xavier, Villanova, UConn, Providence, St. John's and Seton Hall. Bryan also goes one on one with St. John's Mike Anderson and Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway at Big East Media Day at Madison Square Garden.

Princeton Coach Mitch Henderson joins Bryan DeNovellis to share his thoughts and anecdotes on legendary Coach Pete Carril who died on August 15 at the age of 92. Henderson played for Carril at Princeton and was a starter on the Tigers team that upset UCLA 43-41 in the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

:00 Zach Braziller from the New York Post, joins Bryan DeNovellis to discuss the impact of transfers David Jones and Andre Curbelo to St. John's. Zach also gives is "Way Too Early" Big East rankings.21:12 Newark's Al-Amir Dawes transfers from Clemson to Seton Hall, giving Shaheen Holloway his 2nd transfer of the spring.

Jerry Carino shares his thoughts on what's wrong with the transfer portal and how it could actually hurt college basketball. Plus Jerry also discusses the transfer news on Rutgers and Seton Hall and the firing of Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson and who could replace him as the Knights men's basketball coach.

Seton Hall women's basketball coach Tony Bozzella joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the Pirates historic run to the WNIT Championship game as well as the team's 24-win season; plus three St. Peter's players enter the transfer portal - Daryl Banks III, Doug Edert and Matthew Lee.

Shaheen Holloway's introductory press conference as men's basketball coach at Seton Hall; Bryan DeNovellis interviews Coach Holloway, Seton Hall Director of Athletics Bryan Felt, and former Seton Hall greats, Terry Dehere and Marcus Toney-El on the hiring of Holloway

College Basketball Analyst and two-time Duke All-American, Jim Spanarkel joins Bryan DeNovellis to discuss St. Peter's magical run to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.As a Jersey City native who grew up 3 blocks from St. Peter's, Jim knows the history of the Peacocks program and the significance of their wins over Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue. Plus Jim also breaks down the Final Four matchups between Duke and North Carolina and Villanova and Kansas.

Host Bryan DeNovellis speaks with St. Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway on advancing to the Sweet 16 and his matchup with Purdue. Then Forbes.Com writer, J.P. Pelzman who covers Seton Hall, joins Bryan to discuss Kevin Willard's introduction as Maryland Head Coach and his legacy at the Hall.3:30 - Shaheen Holloway Interview13:00 - Bryan's 3 Keys for St. Peter's vs Purdue17:30 J.P. Pelzman on Kevin Willard's move to Maryland and his legacy at Seton Hall

Host Bryan DeNovellis goes 1 on 1 with Seton Hall senior Jared Rhoden to preview the Pirates 1st round matchup with TCU in the NCAA Tournament; Bryan also breaks down the 1st round games for Rutgers, Seton Hall, UConn, St. Peter's and Yale; plus, Bryan reveals his choices for which double-digit seeds will pull off a 1st round upset.1:00 - Rutgers/Notre Dame preview5:20 - Seton Hall/TCU preview including interviews with Jared Rhoden and Myles Cale16:10 - UConn/New Mexico St. preview21:05 - St. Peter's/Kentucky AND Yale/Purdue preview

Chris Iseman, who covers Rutgers basketball for northjersey.com and app.com, joins host Bryan DeNovellis to preview the 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Chris offers his predictions for Rutgers as well as his pick to win the Tournament, and discusses Steve Pikiell's contract extension.

Hall of Fame College Basketball Analyst Bill Raftery joins Bryan DeNovellis to preview the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden.

Andrew Catalon gives his analysis of Seton Hall's 73-68 victory over Georgetown. He and host Bryan DeNovellis talk UConn, St. John's, Providence and Georgetown. Plus Andrew provides his picks for First-Team All Big East, Conference Coach of the Year and which teams can win the Big East Tournament.

UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the first half of the Huskies game against Villanova, but that didn't stop his #21 Huskies from pulling out a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the final minute.Coach Hurley discusses his double-technical/ejection in the first half. He has high praise for his associate head coach Kimani Young and his entire coaching staff, and he breaks down the Huskies game-winning plays in the final 26 seconds.

Tri-State College Basketball Podcast Season 2/Episode 17Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews David Borges, UConn men's basketball beat writer for the New Haven Register and the Hearst Connecticut Group. David and Bryan preview Tuesday's matchup between No. 21 UConn and No. 8 Villanova at the XL Center. With two weeks left in the regular season, David also gives his "early" selections for Big East Player of the Year and First-Team All Big East, as well as his favorites to win the Big East Tournament.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Rutgers Men's Basketball Play-By-Play Announcer, Jerry Recco following the Scarlet Knights first win ever in Madison, Wisconsin over the Badgers. Jerry and Bryan talk about Rutgers historic run of defeating 3-straight Top 25 opponents (#13 Michigan State, #16 Ohio State and #14 Wisconsin) - a streak that's placed Rutgers firmly in the discussion of earning an at large bid for the NCAA Tournament.

Tri-State College Basketball Podcast Season 2/Episode 15Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps Rutgers stunning comeback vs #16 Ohio State at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights outscored the Buckeyes 10-0 over the final 3:48 to win 66-64 and keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. It marked the first time Rutgers beat a ranked opponent in back to back games since 2008.Bryan also interviews Seton Hall Basketball Radio Color Commentator, Dave Popkin following the Pirates 73-71 victory over #25 Xavier. The win improved Seton Hall's record to 15-7 overall, 6-6 in the Big East.:00-12:30 - Rutgers' win over Ohio State12:30-42:00 - Interview with Dave Popkin and Seton Hall's win over Xavier

Tri-State College Basketball Report Season 2/Episode 14Host Bryan DeNovellis is joined by ESPN College Basketball Analyst and former College Basketball Head Coach, Seth Greenberg.With 5 weeks left in the regular season, Coach Greenberg provides his analysis of UConn, Seton Hall, St. John's, Rutgers and Iona. Plus he also shares his memories of playing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, for legendary coach Al LoBalbo.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps St. John's stunning and decisive 84-63 win over Seton Hall at Walsh Gymnasium, just two days after Seton Hall beat the Red Storm at Madison Square Garden 66=60. It's St. John's first Quad 1 win of the season. You'll also hear post game reaction from both Mike Anderson and Kevin Willard on their team's performance, as well as Seton Hall post-grad, Myles Cale.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps Rutgers grind 'em out 48-46 victory over Iowa that included an incredible defensive effort by the Scarlet Knights and a controversial foul on Purdue's Keegan Murray with 1.9 seconds remaining. Includes interviews with Ron Harper, Jr. and Head Coach Steve Pikiell. With the win, Rutgers improves to 11-6 and 5-2 in the Big Ten.Plus Bryan interviews former Rutgers head coach and 2x Seton Hall assistant coach, Fred Hill, Jr. who created a basketball academy for under recruited high school players and a one-of-a-kind Basketball Reunion for the state of New Jersey!:00 Analysis and Interviews from Rutgers win over Iowa18:00 Interview with Fred Hill, Jr.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Zach Braziller from the New York Post about St. John's, Seton Hall and the Big East Conference. St. John's dropped to 1-2 in the Big East following an 86-78 loss to UConn in OT.And Bryan also interviews Caldwell University Head Coach Mark Corino, who became the winningest men's basketball coach in the state of New Jersey (Division I, II or III) when the Cougars defeated Holy Family University 61-55 on January 8, 2022.:00 - Interview with Zach Braziller25:30 - Interview with Mark Corino

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps a Big East thriller between Seton Hall and UConn, won by the Pirates 90-87 in overtime. Includes post-game reaction from coaches Kevin Willard and Dan Hurley, as well as Seton Hall players, Kadary Richmond and Jared Rhoden.22:00 - Bryan interviews Princeton Sophomore Guard Matt Allocco whose 3-point shot at the buzzer stunned Cornell 72-70.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps big wins for Rutgers over Michigan and Seton over Butler. Bryan also speaks with Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell, Geo Baker and Ron Harper, Jr. following the program's first-ever victory over Michigan.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Monmouth University Head Coach King Rice who has his team off to a 10-2 start. It's the Hawks best start ever since upgrading their athletics to Division 1 in 1983. Monmouth currently has 7 road wins - the most of any Division 1 men's program.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps the 2021 Garden State Hardwood Classic won by Seton Hall over Rutgers, 77-63. With the win, the Hall improved to 9-1 and moved up to number 16 in the AP Poll, while Rutgers drops to 5-5. Bryan analyzes the Pirates victory and what went wrong for the Scarlet Knights. You'll also hear postgame press conference thoughts from both teams, plus Monmouth picks up another high-major victory over Pitt on the road.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps an historic Thursday for New Jersey college basketball as Rutgers takes down Number 1 Purdue while Seton Hall was knocking off Number 7 Texas. And former Seton Hall great Marcus Toney-El joins Bryan to preview the Seton Hall/Rutgers game and relive some of the memorable moments in this Garden State rivalry.

Host Bryan DeNovellis interviews Monmouth University PG Shavar Reynolds on the Hawks 7-1 start, including their upset at Cincinnati. Reynolds talks about his rise from walk-on to scholarship player and starter at Seton Hall, to becoming Monmouth's starting PG and second-leading scorer.

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps "Feast Week" in College Hoops with college basketball writer and AP voter, Jerry Carino from the Asbury Park Press. Bryan and Jerry discuss Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John's, UConn and Monmouth's upset of Cincinnati during Thanksgiving week.

Host Bryan DeNovellis breaks down Seton Hall's 67-65 upset of 4th-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor, with former 89.5 WSOU Play-By-Play Announcer, and Seton Hall basketball aficionado, Joey Wahler.