The Green Light

Paul and Ian discuss this past week in college basketball including the Arkansas/Houston goaltending controversy, the NCAA's sanctions on Aubrurn, NC State's near upset of Purdue and Baylor's dominating performance over Villanova.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss Duke's early season upset win over Gonzaga and loss to Ohio State, Virginia's rough start to the season, the ending of the Mark Turgeon's tenure at Maryland, and Penny Hardaway's strong message to his Memphis team.

Paul and Ian break down the first two weeks of the college basketball season, highlighting the top storylines and diving into the teams who have impressed the most so far this season.

Paul and Ian preview the top 25 teams heading into the 2021-2022 college basketball season.

Paul and Ian welcome Steve Dagostino to the Green Light Podcast to discuss his career from a player to a trainer, his experience working with USA Basketball, and the current landscape of college basketball and the NBA.

Paul and Ian welcome John Gallagher, Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Hartford, to the podcast to discuss the Hawks monumental 2021 season, their transition out of Division 1, and his career playing and coaching around Philadelphia.

Paul and Ian welcome John Hartofilis, of Gen Z Hoops, to discuss the launch and creation of his numerous podcasts, playing and coaching at Xavier High School, and the grind of working in basketball.

Paul and Ian are joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic to discuss conference realignment and the role the NCAA can play to enhance college basketball.

Paul and Ian preview the upcoming NBA Draft, breaking down each lottery pick, uncovering some late sleepers as well as analyzing the pro futures of Luka Garza and Jay Huff.

Paul and Ian are joined by Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated and the CBB Central Podcast. Kevin discusses his journey in sports media, the impact of the transfer portal and NIL in college basketball, as well as the future of the programs at Duke and UNC with the retirements of Roy Williams and Coach K.

Paul and Ian welcome Special Jennings, Head Coach of Montverde Academy Girls Basketball to the podcast. They discuss her journey from growing up in Cleveland, to her distinguished college career at Xavier, playing overseas in Finland, to transitioning to the coaching world. They dive into the recent trends in recruiting involving social media and the impact that the new NIL legislation will have o...

Ian and Paul discuss the Supreme Court's ruling against the NCAA, the most Game 7's in the NBA playoffs and Brad Stevens' decision to step off the sideline and into the front office.

Paul and Ian discuss Coach K's retirement announcement, the decision to promote Jon Scheyer, and what all of this means for the immediate future of Duke Basketball.

As they begin a series of NBA Playoff game breakdowns, Paul and Ian dive into Game 1 of the Knicks/Hawks series. The guys discuss the environment at Madison Square Garden, the significance of the Knicks back in the playoffs, Julius Randle's disappointing performance, and the questionable decision to bring in Frank Ntilikina for the final defensive possession of the game.

Paul and Ian run through a mailbag of topics including Jalen Green's G League path, Emoni Bate's decommitment from Michigan State, Efton Reid and the Overtime League, as well as the mass exodus of players from UGA Basketball.

Paul and Ian discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the transfer portal.

Paul and Ian discuss what a potential college basketball Super League could look like if constructed. Do the reigning National Champions have a case? Which teams get in, which teams don't make the cut, and which fringe teams are knocking on the door?

Paul and Ian break down the National Championship game between Baylor and Gonzaga and update the current coaching carousel and transfer portal news.

Paul and Ian discuss Roy Williams' retirement announcement and who replaces him, the out of control transfer portal, Chris Beard heading to Austin from Lubbock along with Shaka to Marquette, and preview the upcoming Final Four.

Paul and Ian recap the first week of the tournament, update the coaching carousel in college basketball, and Paul has his mind blown when finding out the age of a legendary college basketball coach.

Paul and Ian fully break down the bracket (including Ian's nightmare Virginia/Ohio matchup), dive into the coaching carousel, and give their picks for the next 3 weeks in Indy.

On the eve of conference tournaments, Paul and Ian discuss the Gregg McDermott controversy, JMU vs. the referees,  Duke/UNC Round 2, Arizona sanctions, Blake Griffin to BK, and preview the upcoming slate of conference tourney week.

Paul and Ian break down the UVA/Duke game, the rise of NBA Top Shot, Cleveland State's massive turnaround, and the current teams sitting on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.

The guys discuss flopping warnings in the NBA, Maine opting out of the remainder of the college basketball season, cancelling the CIT, and the selection committee's initial top 16 seeds.

Paul and Ian are joined by David Zenon to talk about his journey in the hoops world, training NBA, college, and grassroots players as well as the current state of the NBA and college basketball.