Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: • What kind of podcast would we be without another portal update? • Seeing the NIL from all sides. • 3x3 halfcourt is basketball in its purest form. • Fran tells Chris and Kevin abo...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: • The portal’s still popping. • How the NCAA can get back on track with a change of leadership. • Duke coach Jon Scheyer is already putting his own stamp on the program. • Alex talk...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: • Villanova (twice), Virginia, and now Kansas winning titles with experienced dudes. It’s a thing! • Was coach K’s legacy tarnished in the Final Four? Give us a break! • North Carol...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: • Chris’ bracket was a disaster, but he doesn’t care. • Brett Friedlander talks about Final Four memories and breaks down Duke vs. North Carolina. • New USBWA Hall of Famer and long...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: • Our fearless Sweet 16 forecasts. • Trying to figure out the SEC landscape after a flurry of coaching hires. • Kevin partakes of a Cincinnati delicacy after a final round trip of t...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: * Trying to decipher the ways of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. * Is SEC going to set Guinness Book world record for coaching changes in one month? * Patrick breaks down t...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: * Chattanooga, where Chris happens to teach a sports writing class, cashes in its dance card with a shot for the ages. * Kevin gives us the latest from Tampa, the site of the SEC To...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome long-time broadcaster Wes Durham. Some of the topics of discussion: * The homecourt advantage has worked like a charm for the top four teams in the Southeastern Conference standings—except for one game Kevin covered. Is the dude a black cat or what? * The...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome long-time Providence beat writer and Blue Ribbon contributing editor Kevin McNamara. Some of the topics of discussion: * Do not get rid of the handshake line in college hoops. * Farewell to a good coach and even better man, Tubby Smith. * The other Kevin...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) discuss a variety of college basketball topics. Some of the topics of discussion: * What’s the deal with the biathlon? * Gonzaga’s impressive run atop the rankings. * Shaquille O’Neal was a double- and triple-double machine at LSU. * Kevin talks about the overlap...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Blue Ribbon contributing editor and ace Pac-12 reporter Bruce Pascoe. Some of the topics of discussion: * Discussing the pros and cons of court storming. * After a slow start in Big Ten play, Purdue is once again looking like a national title threat. * Ar...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Blue Ribbon contributing editor and Big Ten reporter Kevin Brockway. Some of the topics of discussion: * Kevin’s take on the Big O. No, not Oscar Robertson, but Kentucky’s rebounding machine Oscar Tshiebwe. Could he be the national player of the year? * K...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome ESPN’s Rece Davis. Some of the topics of discussion: * Chris Mack’s somewhat surprising, somewhat not departure from Louisville. * Penny Hardaway’s travails at Memphis. * Rece talks about transitioning from football to basketball in midseason. * Rece reve...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome SEC Network analyst Dane Bradshaw. Some of the topics of discussion: * Kevin and Chris pay tribute to the late Joe B. Hall, the Kentucky coaching legend who had a far greater influence than some realize. * Baylor gets back on track with a big road win. *...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome basketball guru Patrick Stevens, a long-time Blue Ribbon and Washington Post contributor. Some of the topics of discussion: * Patrick enters the elite field of bracketologists. * Kevin calls his first Kentucky game as Vanderbilt PXP man. Hint: he says the...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg. Some of the topics of discussion: * Kevin talks about the latest addition to his growing list of college basketball arenas visited—Arkansas’ majestic Bud Walton Arena. * Kevin and Chris catch up on what’s happening in the SEC....

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Brendan Quinn of The Athletic. Some of the topics of discussion: * What does the latest round of program pauses because of COVID mean for the college hoops season? Who knows, but we give it a go anyway. * Brendan Quinn takes us inside his profile on Tenne...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Bob Valvano. Some of the topics of discussion: * The Alabama-Houston finish * Surprise teams * Bob’s successful battle with cancer * The great work of the V Foundation * Bob’s successful coaching career All Blue Ribbon college basketball podcasts are avai...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Blue Ribbon contributor Mike Ashley. Some of the topics of discussion: * How the SEC is faring so far this season * The sudden departure of former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon * Vanderbilt set to honor members of a historic Loyola Chicago team All Blue Rib...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome ESPN play-by-play announcer and friend of the show Rich Hollenberg. Some of the topics of discussion: • Duke and Purdue are some bad dudes • Kevin’s first hoops road trip since 2020 • Rich’s first two primo gigs in Charleston and Brooklyn • Rich paying it...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome Brett Friedlander, who has covered the Atlantic Coast Conference for many years and is a Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook contributing editor. Some of the topics of discussion: • Recapping the first week of play. • The changing of the guard in the...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome in the godfather of bracketology, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. Some of the topics of discussion: * Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook selling briskly * Kevin and Chris preview the Southeastern Conference * Joey Brackets issues his “you-heard-it-here-first” pr...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome in CBS and ACC Network analyst Dan Bonner. Some of the topics of discussion: * Blue Ribbon Yearbooks are shipping! * Cousy Award candidates * Wishing Dickie V the best in his fight against cancer * Dan talks about being the dean of ACC analysts * What it’...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome in Duke’s director of analytics and video scouting, Zach Marcus. Some of the topics of discussion: * The rise of analytics in basketball * Numbers all fans should know * More conference shifting * Kevin’s travelogue * Blue Ribbon print edition nearly fini...

In the newest episode of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, hosts Chris Dortch ( @cdortch ) and Kevin Ingram ( @KIngramSports ) welcome in Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes. Some of the topics of discussion: * Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is at the printer. * Why the older Rick Barnes gets, the faster he wants his teams to play. * How Barnes replaced half a team and two assistan...