CBB Review Podcast Network

Mat Mlodzinski, Ariel Puterman, and Sam Bass hand out a slew of awards at the mid-season point in college basketball. Who is the Player of the year to this point? Surprise team of the year? Game of the year? All of those superlatives, plus more, & extra game picks of this week in college basketball.

UAB Blazers guard Jordan "Jelly" Walker joins Mat Mlodzinski to talk about how Jelly Fam started, his road to becoming a college hoops star, and a Blazers team with goals of doing something never done before in program history. Who started Jelly Fam? How did Jordan Walker get to be a part of it? What makes Andy Kennedy such a great coach? Why has UAB been the right fit for Walker? And the most imp...

Nick Lorensen of Mid-Major Madness joins Mat Mlodzinski to preview all aspects of mid-major college basketball for the 2022-23 season. Mid-majors are what set college basketball apart from all other sports! Which mid-major teams should we look out for this season? Who will win the top mid-major conferences? Are there any mid-major players that can take center stage in the sport? And the age-old qu...

Busting Brackets site expert Tristan Freeman joins Mat Mlodzinski for a college basketball preview special.  Who are the top five centers in college basketball? Is there a sleeper big man to watch out for in the "Year of the center?" Who will win each power conference? And who are your Final Four picks before the season starts?

Marquette beat writer Ben Steele joins Mat Mlodzinski on CBB Review Courtside to preview the Golden Eagles' season and the Big East as a whole. Who will step up on a young Marquette team? How will Shaka Smart fare in year 2? Where will the Golden Eagles finish in the conference? And what teams should we look out for in the Big East? 

Rapheal Davis played at Purdue before joining the media crew at the Big Ten Network. He joins Mat Mlodzinski for a conversation on what to expect in the Big Ten this season.

The Purdue Boilermakers have become a mainstay in college basketball but this season they'll have to transition from Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams. Purdue color analyst and former player Bobby Riddell joins Ariel Puterman on the latest episode of CBB Review Courtside for a talk on Purdue's rise to the top of the Big Ten, next years outlook, and Matt Painter's coaching greatness. 

Scott Davenport has had to coach some of the toughest seasons in his career. He transitioned the Bellarmine Knights to the Division I level three years ago and went through the celebration and pain of being nixed from last year's NCAA Tournament, despite winning the Atlantic Sun Tournament. Davenport joins Mat Mlodzinski for a talk on bringing Bellarmine to relevancy, his coaching arc, and an outl...

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Kamari Murphy understands the streetball lifestyle that is in the city. He gets his own taste of that on the highest level in The Basketball Tournament this summer as his team, YGC, is in the Rucker Park Regional. The former Oklahoma State Cowboy and Miami (Fla) Hurricanes player joins Mat Mlodzinski on CBB Review Courtside.

The 2022 Gavitt Games were released and like usual, they offer some compelling matchups. CBB Review senior contributor Sam Bass joins Mat Mlodzinski for a discussion on this year's games between the Big East and Big Ten squads.

Brandon Sherrod was quite the all-around talent at Yale, helping them upset Baylor in the NCAA Tournament and traveling the globe with 'The Whiffenproofs' as an 'A Capella singer. This summer, he'll be playing for The Nerd Team in The Basketball Tournament and Sherrod joins Mat Mlodzinski for a new podcast to discuss his career and the outlook for this summer.

Ryan Boatright helped lead UConn to a 2014 National Championship along with Shabazz Napier, the fourth in program history. The point guard will play in The Basketball Tournament with Team Heartfire. Boatright joins Mat Mlodzinski for a talk on his expectations for TBT and a rapid-fire of questions.

You likely know "Snacks" Lee for his viral three-pointer for Jackson State.  He's grown into a household name for college basketball fans and will suit it up in The Basketball Tournament in 2022. Mat Mlodzinski talks with "Snacks" in a can't-miss interview.

With the NBA Draft roughly two weeks away, CBB Review's NBA Draft Analyst, Ariel Puterman, joins Mat Mlodzinski to discuss a handful of topics. Brendon Hodges hosts the second long-form roundtable of the new season, complete with a run-through of the overrated and underrated guys in the draft and some draft trivia to cap it all off.

College Country's Rod McCune joins for a talk on the winners & losers from the transfer portal to this point and way-too-early picks for the Elite Eight.

CBB Review's Kansas and NBA Draft beat reporter Ariel Puterman joins Mat Mlodzinski to discuss Bill Self's ranking among the all-time greats.  Plus, some other debates on Mat's list of the top 20 college basketball coaches of all-time.

Brendon Hodges hosts the first long-form episode of Season 3 of CBB Review Courtside. Mat Mlodzinski, Jason Draven, and Ethan Carbone join on as panelists to discuss the transfer portal to this point, Kiyan Anthony's recruitment, and the beef between Hunter Dickinson and Mark Adams. Of course, the episode wouldn't be complete without the "Three Point Play," CBB Review Courtside's special trivia co...

Tavian Dunn-Martin got it all DONE at FGCU, finishing last season ranked in the top ten in the COUNTRY in points and assists per game. He helped lead the Eagles to a 22-12 overall record, losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round of The Basketball Classic. Dunn-Martin also talks about his maturity, balancing his senior season with the responsibilities of being a father.

JaCobi Wood played two years at Belmont but decided now was the time to make a move to a new school. The talented guard listed his top three: Murray State, Winthrop, and Wofford, as well as a discussion on his decision to transfer and what type of player he can become.

Ryan Davis did it all at Vermont, winning the America East Player of the Year award twice and being named conference Sixth Man of the Year before that. This season he helped lead Vermont to the NCAA Tournament where they lost narrowly to Arkansas in the first round. Davis joins Mat Mlodzinski for a recap of his noteworthy season on CBB Review Courtside!

The news of Jay Wright stepping down as the head coach of Villanova basketball shocked everyone - including his former players! Dylan Painter joins Mat Mlodzinski for a discussion on the legendary college basketball coach deciding to call it quits.

Jaz Shelley led the Nebraska Cornhuskers to the 2022 NCAA Women's Tournament as an 8-seed and returns to try and make an even bigger splash in March next season. Shelley is one of the top players in the Big Ten, but because of her Australian citizenship, isn't allowed to make money off of NIL while she's in the United States. Mat Mlodzinski hosts an all-new episode in the start of a brand new seas...

Ariel Puterman is a CBB Review contributor but more importantly, a student at Kansas! He gives Mat Mlodzinski a look into the excitement on campus and where this title puts Bill Self among the all-time coaches.

Villanova basketball fan and podcaster Rachel Bleier joins Mat Mlodzinski to talk Wildcats hoops. How did the Cats turn the season around after a tough non-conference stretch? Who needs to step up in place of Justin Moore? And where would Jay Wright rank among the all-time great coaches with another championship?

Eron Gordon played five years in college basketball - two years with Seton Hall in the Big East and then another three with Valparaiso in the Missouri Valley Conference. Gordon talks about his time playing college ball, the next steps this summer, and his own podcast, 'Eron Gordon Podcast'. And it isn't complete without a look at his shoe collection and some life lessons learned from Kobe Bryant.