A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The first of two podcasts this week features the new head coach of the Georgia State Men's Basketball and Atlanta-native Coach Jonas Hayes! Plus the week’s Jersey Mike's news and notes with host Bob Rathbun. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we...

Send us Fan Mail The head coach of the Baylor Bears, Nicki Collen, is Bob’s guest! She talks about transitioning back to the college game from the WNBA, and being a super mom to husband Tom and their three children here in Atlanta while she is in Waco, TX. Plus the weekly news and notes. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts....

Send us Fan Mail This week, our guest is the 2003 Werner Ladder Naismith men’s national coach of the year, Tubby Smith! Plus the latest news and notes from around the world of college basketball with host Bob Rathbun. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the latest from the summer High School Elite camps from the guru, ESPN’s Paul Biancardi! He sets the table for the 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naimsith boys High School Player of the Year candidates! And Bob updates up on his weekend travels covering The Basketball Tournament for ESPN this weekend! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or w...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the President and COO of the Atlanta Dream, Morgan Shaw Parker is our guest! Host Bob Rathbun has the Jersey Mike's News and Notes of the Week! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the N...

Send us Fan Mail This week, our guest is Shane Battier -- He’s the only Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s winner from both High School in 1997 and in college at Duke in 2001, NCAA Champion, and NBA champion! Plus, news and notes with host Bob Rathbun. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the sh...

Send us Fan Mail This week, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla joins us to talk about how the latest wave of college conference realignment effects college basketball. Plus, the pro debut of our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys Player of the Year from 2021, Chet Holmgren with host Bob Rathbun. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedb...

Send us Fan Mail We have the latest on the stunning news of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten from Adam Finkelstein of 247sports.com and CBSSports.com . Adam has the implications for college hoops plus he looks at the Jersey Mike's 2023 high school stars with host Bob Rathbun. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your...

Send us Fan Mail This week marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX! Val Ackerman, the Commissioner of the Big East and 2006 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball is our guest to celebrate this landmark event, and what it has meant for the growth of women’s basketball and women’s athletics! Plus, host Bob Rathbun recaps the Naismith Award winners and finalists who wer...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Jersey Mike’s Naismith Award finalist Ochai Agbaji of the national champion Kansas Jayhawks joins host Bob Rathbun. They discuss Kansas’ amazing tournament run and what it meant to be a Naismith finalist! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we a...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we catch up with Brady Manek after his amazing run to the March Madness NCAA Tournament Title game with UNC Men's Basketball. Plus, this week’s Jersey Mike’s News and Notes! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! Fo...

Send us Fan Mail This week, join host Bob Rathbun and his guest, 2009 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s National Coach of the Year Jamie Dixon! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike’s news and notes! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information ab...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we salute our Jersey Mike’s 2022 Naismith Men’s Player of the Year, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe! Plus the weekly news and notes from around men’s and women’s college basketball!  WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we salute Auburn's Walker Kessler, our 2022 Naismith men’s Defensive Player of the Year winner! Plus host Bob Rathbun with the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes from around college basketball!  WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Bob Rathbun interviews 2x All-America and 2x Big East Player of the Year Collin Gillespie on his remarkable career at Villanova University!  WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Bob Rathbun salutes 1993 Werner Naismith women’s college COY Vivian Stringer on her retirement, plus we hear from our 2020 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball: Beth Bass during her acceptance speech on Final Four weekend!    WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?  Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedb...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we salute our 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Girls High School Coach of the Year, Tamika Dudley from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC! Join Bob Rathbun for this week’s news and notes and a great interview! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, an...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we salute our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year, Luke Barnwell from Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas! Plus news and notes! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we begin our re-cap of our award winners! First up, the great Jim Nantz of CBS Sports! Jim was our 2022 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to men’s basketball, and joined us, on stage, in New Orleans at the Final Four. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show bett...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we began our awards recaps as our Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Ed Cooley of Providence College joins host Bob Rathbun. We salute all of our men’s winners as well. Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men's Player of the Year and Walker Kessler of Auburn our Naismith Defensive Player of the Year. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leav...

Send us Fan Mail This week, host Bob Rathbun honors our Women’s National Winners—Dawn Staley, our Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year and her star player, Aliyah Boston, the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year! Plus we catch up with our Jersey Mike's Naismith 2001 Women’s Naismith Player of the Year Ruth Riley Hunter of Notre Dame! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and...

Send us Fan Mail We are deep into tournament talk this week as host Bob Rathbun welcomes Mike Lopresti from NCAA.com to unpack all of the tournaments ups and downs. In addition they dive into what all of our Jersey Mike's Naismith Award finalists and Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists are up to as the Fan Vote gets underway! Vote for your pick at http://naismithfanvote.com ! V...

Send us Fan Mail The NCAA Tournaments are here! A preview from  Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News! Host Bob Rathbun also spotlights potential breakout players in both the men’s and women’s brackets! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we catch up with the 1971 Naismith Trophy winner, Austin Carr of Notre Dame! He set NCAA Tournament records that stand to this day! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Aw...

Send us Fan Mail March is here! We kick off our big month with the ACC's Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, Wes Moore of NC State! Host Bob Rathbun set the scene with our Jersey Mike's News and Notes plus what to watch this week! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better...