Hoops Prospects Podcast (HPP)

The guys preview the West Coast and Mountain West Conferences, with predictions for the championship team, the NCAA Tournament bids, the Player of the Year, the Defensive Player of the Year, and the Newcomer of the Year in both the WCC and MWC. CHAPTERS: WCC Preview (02:21) MWC Preview (1:16:09)

Continuing HPP’s in-depth preview of the Mountain West Conference, Rich Harris sits down with two Player of the Year candidates — Boise State forward O’Mar Stanley and Utah State guard Ian Martinez .  An All-Mountain West selection last season, Stanley averaged 12.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the floor.  In terms of metrics, he ranked in the top 10 of the confe...

Jake and Rich continue their Mid-major Conference previews, breaking down the CAA, CUSA, Ivy, MVC, SoCon, Southland, Sun Belt, and WAC.  They also sum up the past two episodes with their Mid-major Top 10.  Two special guests join the show — Louisiana Tech big man Daniel Batcho and Troy guard Myles Rigsby — both of whom are Player of the Year candidates in their respective conferences.  Last year a...

Jake and Rich preview 14 mid-major conferences — the AEC, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Horizon, MAC, MAAC, MEAC, NEC, OVC, Patriot, SWAC, and Summit — with their predictions for the 2025 champion and Player of the Year for each conference.  CHAPTERS: AEC Preview (4:27) ASUN Preview (10:42) Big Sky Preview (17:16) Big South Preview (27:34) Big West Preview (34:28) Horizon Preview (46:30) MAA...

With September nearly upon us, HPP begins to preview every basketball conference in DI, starting with the mid-majors.  In this episode, Rich Harris sits down with Head Coach Steve Smiley of Northern Colorado, Abilene Christian wing Quion Williams , and High Point forward Kimani Hamilton . Coach Smiley has been in charge of the Bears’ program since 2020, after serving as the associate head coach fo...

Rich, Cam and Drew hand out NBA offseason grades for the teams in the Western Conference, talk with the reigning Ivy League POY, Cade Pierce, and discuss the Foo Fighters. Pierce just finished competing for Team USA in the U23 3x3 Tourney in Mexico, helping the squad qualify for this year’s World Cup.  Last season as a sophomore for Princeton, he averaged 16.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists...

Rich, Cam, and Drew give their final thoughts on the 2024 Summer Olympics and hand out offseason grades for all 15 NBA teams in the Eastern Conference.  CHAPTERS : 1.  Wrapping up the Olympics (5:17) Final thoughts on the basketball tourney Which international players at the Olympics could/should be in the NBA? Best memories from this Olympics in general 2.  NBA Notebook – Offseason Grades for the...

Rich, Drew, and Jake tip off Season Four of the Hoops Prospects Podcast by previewing the Olympic Basketball Tourney and recapping the 2024 NBA Summer League.  Enrique Freeman, a participant at Summer League and a 2024 second-round pick of the Indiana Pacers, joins the show to talk about his incredible journey to the pros.  Prior to the draft, Enrique played five years for Akron in the MAC.  This...

Rich Harris and the rest of the guys return to closeout Season 3 by grading each team's performance in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Cam and Rich discuss the top players still in the portal, the teams that are winning and losing in the transfer battle, and the latest early entries in the 2024 NBA Draft.  Coach James Jones, the all-time winningest men’s basketball coach at Yale, joins the show and talks about Bulldog hoops and the state of college basketball.  Also, Doc joins the guys to examine the NBA Playoffs and answer a few...

The show switches gears, as Cam Reihl, Doc Louallen, and Rich Harris preview the 2024 NBA Playoffs with injury updates, analysis, and predictions.  The guys also take a look at the teams that over- and underachieved during the regular season, and they discuss whether Zion will ever live up to expectations and if the Golden State Dynasty has ended.  CHAPTERS: 1.  NBA Notebook (2:31) Fearless Foreca...

Rich, Drew and Cam wrap up the 2024 college basketball season, announcing Hoops Prospects’ annual season awards and sharing their final thoughts on the NCAA Tournament.  The guys also look ahead to the 2025 season, discussing possible rules changes, expansion of the Big Dance, tweaks for the seeding process, portal developments, the biggest transfer commitments, coaching changes, the top early ent...

Caleb, Cam, Drew and Rich review the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, present a March Madness edition of the Draft Stock Report, and make their picks for the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight.  The guys also discuss the fate of the NIT tournament, the latest transfer portal developments, and the very early entries into the 2024 NBA Draft.  Chapters: 1.  College Hoops Notebook (2:21) Most E...

The Hoops Prospects staff members pick their annual collective March Madness bracket.  The guys discuss every matchup all the way to the National Championship game. CHAPTERS: East Region (5:46) South Region (48:15) West Region (1:30:11) Midwest Region (2:03:41) The Final Four (2:33:26)

Drew Barton and Rich Harris preview Championship Week and make some fearless predictions.  Roddy Gayle joins the show to talk about his game and the red-hot Ohio State Buckeyes, who just may sneak into the Big Dance.  Rich and Drew also review the Player of the Year winners in a number of conferences, talk about recent key injuries, and debate the latest bracket projections.  Gayle, a former 4-sta...

Rich Harris and Drew Barton, along with special guest Tyon Grant-Foster, cover everything you need to know for the final weekend of the regular season and the beginning of March Madness.  Topics include injury updates, the latest bracket projections, a special Stock Report (The Player of the Year Candidates Edition), and picks for the early conference tournaments and season finale games. Grant-Fos...

Continuing the “Hidden Gems” series, Rich Harris talks with Dayton wing Koby Brea, Appalachian State forward Tre’von Spillers, and Nevada forward Nick Davidson.  All three are All-Conference candidates and will very likely be competitors in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.    Playing for the 21st ranked Dayton Flyers, Brea is one of the top shooters in the country.  He leads all DI players with a 3-point...

Rich Harris and Jake Copestick talk with a trio of hidden gems, Xavier’s Quincy Olivari, Utah State’s Great Osobor, and Northern Colorado’s Saint Thomas, who are near the top of their respective conferences in scoring plus a number of other categories.  All three are also Player of the Year candidates in their respective conferences.  Olivari is a two-time All-CUSA selection who currently ranks se...

In this special episode, Richard Harris sits down with a trio of DI stars: USF’s Jonathan Mogbo, Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard, and Clemson’s PJ Hall.  All three currently play for teams in the mix for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, and each player is in the running for postseason awards. Mogbo, a POY candidate in the WCC, leads the country in FG% (67.3) and PER (34.1).  He ranks in the top 10...

In what has turned out to be a crazy season, Rich Harris and Drew Barton discuss all things college basketball, including the coaching change at Ohio State, the dysfunction at USC, Wisconsin’s slump, and the latest bracket projections.  The guys also make their Picks of the Week and analyze a handful of prospects in the latest NBA Draft Stock Report, including Zach Edey and Reed Sheppard. CHAPTERS...

In a new College Hoops Notebook, Rich, Caleb, and Drew discuss a host of topics, including teams on the “Bubble,” Miami’s total collapse, and fans at Baylor, Kansas State, and Alabama.  A new NBA Draft Stock Report includes breakdowns of UNC’s Harrison Ingram and FAU’s Johnell Davis, and the guys also make their picks for a big slate of games.  As always, the episode is separated into chapters so...

Bruce Pascoe, who covers Arizona MBB for the Arizona Daily Star, joins the show for an in-depth discussion on the Wildcats, Caleb Love, and the Pac-12.  Hosts Rich Harris and Drew Barton also do the usual segments: the College Hoops Notebook, the NBA Draft Stock Report, and the Picks of the Week. CHAPTERS : 1.  College Hoops Notebook (5:38) Devo Davis steps away from Arkansas Injury news  Drew’s u...

Rich Harris and Caleb Slaton discuss Zvonimir Ivisi’s debut with Kentucky and the upset epidemic in college basketball, and revise their Final Four picks.  They also present another NBA Draft Stock Report, including analysis of the latest composite draft board rankings, and they make their picks of the week for top games in college basketball.    CHAPTERS : 1.  College Hoops Notebook (2:45) Rash o...

Rich Harris talks with the versatile leader of the 8th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, Tre Mitchell, discussing his interesting journey, UK’s chances to win the National Championship, his dog, Aura, and more.  In a new College Hoops Notebook, Rich covers the major developments in DI basketball and key injuries, including those suffered by three top-10 NBA Draft picks.  He also makes his predictions for...

Back from the holidays, Rich Harris and Drew Barton discuss a bunch of different topics, including the roster shakeups at Memphis, the legal problems for Illinois’ Terrence Shannon and Texas Tech’s Pop Isaacs, the latest injury news, and the draft stock of Texas’ Dillon Mitchell and Duke’s Tyrese Proctor.  The guys also analyze which teams are pretenders and contenders and make their “Picks of the...