A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast

Send us Fan Mail With the official news that the college hoops season will begin Nov. 25, Bob’s guest is Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein of CBS Sports. They discuss the details of the start up, and more! —The latest on the new start date for men’s and women’s college basketball —His front runners for the 2021 Naismith Award —Conference-by-Conference breakdown of the top teams for 20-21 WANT TO SUPPORT...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob Rathbun chats with former UCLAMBB HOFer and Bucks legend Marques Johnson about the ’75 title and his ’77 Naismith Trophy!  marquesjohnson8.com Marques' epic high school career at Dorsey and Crenshaw High Schools Playing for UCLA and John Wooden Coach Wooden’s retirement and the Gene Bartow years WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob Rathbun, John Feinstein, and Josh Pastner remember the lives and legacies of two basketball icon that passed in the last week: John Thompson, Jr., and Lute Olson. Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV John Feinstein @JFeinsteinBooks Josh Pastner @GTJoshPastner WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on itunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your fe...

Send us Fan Mail Fran McCaffery, Head Basketball Coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, joins A Trophy Life this week.. He is welcoming back Naismith Player of the Year candidate Luka Garza to his roster -- which means he and Bob get to dig into what makes Luka Garza so dominant, some great stories of Luka’s high school recruitment, and the latest on the start of the 20-21 college season. Bob Rathbun @BobRat...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob chats with Kentucky Men's Basketball legend Jack Givens, the 1978 Final Four Most Outstanding Player! Today's interview goes over: Winning Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in high school, but missing out on a state title Despite growing up in Lexington, not a guarantee that he would attend UK A meeting with Coach Rupp that Jack still remembers Bob Rathbun @BobRat...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Stadium basketball analyst Jeff Goodman joins Bob to discuss how this week’s events will shape the coming basketball season. Jeff discusses how the Power 5 have reacted to the football postponements, how college basketball can get its season going, and his previews of the top teams in 20-21. Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV Jeff Goodman @Goodmanhoops DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob chats with 2017 Naismith Outstanding Contributor Ann Meyers Drysdale! Now a VP with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and color analyst for the Phoenix Suns, the Naismith Hall of Farmer talks about her life in basketball. Growing up in a competitive sports home and signing a contract with the Indiana Pacers are just a few of the stories she shares with us today. Bob...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Dakich , former player, assistant coach, interim head coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers and former head coach at Bowling Green State University joins us this week on A Trophy Life ! He and Bob dig into how college basketball coaches are working through the pandemic, a look ahead for college sports this fall, and the front runners for the 20-21 college basketball season...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Biancardi joins us on A Trophy Life this week! He updates us on all of the latest news on college sports restarting in addition to going over the new Georgia high school basketball rule changes. Paul also breaks some news on one of the latest college commits! Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV Paul Biancardi @PaulBiancardi DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY BOB? Shoot us a tweet @N...

Send us Fan Mail Another week, another episode of a Trophy Life! Bob's back home from Indiana, so we've got another great interview from the vault, this week featuring Villanova Head Coach and recipient of the 2006 and 2016 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year: Jay Wright ! A great listen in on the night he received the award, and a great coach to learn from! Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunT...

Send us Fan Mail Bob is in Indiana this week covering the The Basketball Tournament (TBT) on ESPN so we've got a special interview this week! In 2019, the Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball was awarded to Verne Lundquist and he and Bob shared a great interview at our ceremony after receiving the award. Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY BOB? Shoot us a...

Send us Fan Mail Bob chats with our 2020 Jersey Mike’s National Girls High School Coach of the Year winner, Terri Bamford from La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego! Terri explains how the coronavirus stopped her 30-1 team cold Great stars that played at LJCDS And Terri recounts her mentors in coaching Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV Terri Bamford @terri_bamford DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of A Trophy Life we welcome this 2020's Jersey Mike's Naismith Boy's High School Coach of the Year, Kevin Boyle! He and Bob have a great discussion covering what it takes to coach elite prep athletes, how Montverde Academy has become recognized worldwide, and the effects of the new G-League Developmental Program will have on future player...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob chats with legendary Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Conradt about her career and the state of the game today! Discussion includes: The new AD at Texas that helped change women’s basketball The Perfect Season of 1985-86 Opening of campuses in the midst pandemic and race relations Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY BOB? Shoot us a twe...

Send us Fan Mail Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Mimi Griffin is this week’s guest. Mimi is also the winner of the Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball Award in 2018. She and Bob talk about how she started on TV covering women’s basketball and what it was like becoming the first woman to serve as a color analyst for a men’s NCAA Tournament game. Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOU...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob interviews legendary Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Coach Bobby Cremins ! They talk about his start as a college head coach at age 27, how he thought he wasn’t going to get the Georgia Tech job and his experience coaching the in 1996 Olympics.   Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED BY BOB? Shoot us a tweet @NaismithTrophy and your questio...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob interviews the 2020 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball, Beth Bass! Beth talks about how she got her start from the Low Country of South Carolina, her first job with legendary Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, and what the future holds for sports marketing in the post-pandemic college space! #teamadidas #3stripelife #HereToCreate adidas-team...

Send us Fan Mail Will Perdue joins us this week on 'A Trophy Life'! He was named 1988 SEC Player of the Year at Vanderbilt and went on to earn four NBA championships with Chicago and San Antonio and currently an analyst for the Chicago Bulls and Westwood One Sports. Will and Bob touch base on the impact of 'The Last Dance', on the younger generation of NBA Players, and what it...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest is easily one of the greatest officials of all time.  Joe Forte, winner of the first Naismith College Official of the Year Award is the only referee in history to officiate a high school state title, NCAA title, NBA Finals, and Olympic Gold medal game. He and Bob talk about what it was like calling NBA games in the 80s and 90s with Michael Jordan and the Bul...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest on A Trophy Life is none other than the 3-time Werner Ladder Coach of the Year and Notre Dame legend: Muffet McGraw! She and Bob touch on her fantastic career as the head coach at Notre Dame, where she lead the team to two national championships in 2001 and 2018! A fantastic leader and a great listen this week. Muffet McGraw @MuffetMcGraw Bob Rathbun @BobRat...

Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, Dawn Staley! In our interview this we she touches on her unique Naismith honor, who she says is the “unquestioned” greatest player of all time, the scouting report on her Gamecock WNBA draftees, and how she stays connected during the coronavirus! Dawn Staley @dawnstaley Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOUR...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of A Trophy Life - we are joined by 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, Dayton's Anthony Grant! He and Bob reflect on Dayton's amazing 2020 performance, talk about his coach mentors, his relationship with Billy Donovan, and what coaching his alma mater means to him. Anthony Grant @CoachGrantUD Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV CONGRATULATIO...

Send us Fan Mail DiDi Richards, the Naismith 2020 Defensive Player of the Year, joins us this week as we kick off our series covering all of this year's Naismith Award Winners. She shares some of her start with basketball, plans for her future, and what she did to prepare against all of the tough defensive matchups in her college career. DiDi Richards @Deauzya Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV CONGRA...

Send us Fan Mail Award season is here! All of the Naismith Trophy Awards have been announced this week and we've got them all right here! 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Winners 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Coaches of the Year 2020 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year Next week we will be on break! Join back with us on April 15th as we kick off weekly interviews with our award winners from this...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of A Trophy Life, Bob interviews with John Feinstein talking about John's new book "The Backroads to March" along with some great personal stories on Bob Knight, Lefty Driesell, Dean Smith, John Thompson, and Mike Krzyzewski! John Feinstein @JFeinsteinBooks // http://jfeinsteinbooks.com/ Bob Rathbun @BobRathbunTV DO YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION...