College Basketball Recruiting Weekly

Until Covid-19 canceled sports across the world, Nike's Peach Jam championship was supposed to be later this month. Tani was bummed that he wasn't going to be able to attend, so he got the next best thing. Evan Daniels and Jerry Meyer called in to share why they love Peach Jam, and why it's such an important event. Hear which guys went from nobody to 5-star, which. current NBA player goes to the t...

The NBA draft is likely going to be October 15th, and the NCAA withdrawal deadline is August 3rd or 10 days after the NBA combine. Kevin Flaherty joins the Tani Levitt to discuss what does this mean for the prospects who still can return to college, is the August 3rd deadline fair to the players, and other draft/NCAA crossover topics. Then, just as the show was wrapping up, the NCAA announced a se...

247Sports' Director of Basketball Recruiting Evan Daniels joins Tani to talk about his interviews for 247Sports Social Distancing series. Evan highlights two of his favorite stories from the interviews, including why John Wall almost eschewed Kentucky for Miami, and explains how some high mid-majors could be the big winners of the 2021 recruiting class. Host: Tani Levitt   Guest:  Evan Daniels Twe...

Earlier this week Brian Snow interviewed 5 star guard Khristian Lander about his decision to reclassify from 2021 to 2020, and join Indiana this fall. Today he joins the show to talk with Tani about Khristian's decision to reclassify, Khristian's game, and answer some big picture recruiting questions. Then, hear Evan Daniels interview 2021 five star Patrick Baldwin, and Tani runs down some news it...

Fresh off the final rankings of the class of 2020, Tani reaches out to the experts who cover some of the top recruiting classes to find out what impact their freshmen will have on their teams. In under an hour you will hear from experts who cover Kentucky, Duke, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Texas Tech, and learn about some of the best prospects in the class of 2020. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guests...

Tani and Jerry dig into the final rankings for the class of 2020, including Jerry's favorite defenders and bucket getters, and a couple surprisingly high recruiting classes. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here !  

With the deadline to declare for the NBA draft in the past, Tani called up Kevin Flaherty to discuss the players who have declared for the draft but still have college eligibility left. Who should stay in the draft? Who should come back to school? Whose decision depends on whether or not the NBA delays the draft and allows teams to hold workouts? Also, be sure to stay until the end for an announce...

Just as promised, we're back with an emergency episode after Wake Forest hired Steve Forbes to replace Danny Manning. 247Sports' Demon Deacon Digest publisher Les Johns calls in to give y'all the inside scoop from Winston-Salem. Hosts: Tani Levitt Guest: Les Johns Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here !  

With the G-League developmental teams looming over college basketball, UNC and Texas secured significant recruiting wins this week in Greg Brown for Texas and Kerwin Walton for UNC. To discuss Texas and UNC, Tani invited 247Sports Basketball Analyst Jerry Meyer, Horns247 staff writer Jeff Howe, and Inside Carolina staff writer Sherrell McMillan. All that and more on this week's episode of the 247S...

With 5 star prospects Isaiah Todd and Josh Christopher spurning Ann Arbor for greener pastures elsewhere, one might think that all is bad for Michigan. But Michigan still has a top-10 recruiting class in 2020, and Juwan Howard will have a year of head coaching experience under his belt come the fall of 2020. Sam Webb joins the show to explain why things are looking rosy for the maize and blue. Hos...

247Sports Director of Basketball Scouting Jerry Meyer and National Basketball Writer Kevin Flaherty join Tani on the show to break down the busiest week in the corona season of college basketball. First Jerry Meyer comes on to talk about Zaire Williams and Josh Christopher's surprising commitments, and Emoni Bates winning national player of the year. Then Kevin Flaherty calls in to discuss Jalen G...

On March 24th, Patrick Tape commits to Duke. Then last Thursday, on April 2nd, he de-commits from Duke and stepped back into the transfer portal. Then on Sunday he re-commits to Duke and everybody loses their mind.  Why did Patrick choose Duke in the first place? Well, I think we know that. But why did he de-commit? Why did he re-commit? Host Tani Levitt called up 247Sports Duke reporter Adam Rowe...

On Tuesday night, HBO released The Scheme, a documentary about Christian Dawkins, and the FBI's 2017 investigation into Dawkins' sports agency and corruption in NCAA Men's Basketball. Tani Levitt and 247Sports National Basketball writer Kevin Flaherty break down the film in terms of its impact on the game, the legacy of the FBI investigation, and wonder whether this FBI investigation was the spark...

Tim Fitzgerald calls his friend, former Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin. Martin seemed ready for a long stay in Manhattan until a new university president hired John Currie to be athletics director. A toxic relationship between Currie and Martin drove Martin after a loss in the Round of 32 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament to become the head coach at South Carolina. Martin built the Gamecocks...

On Tuesday afternoon, 247Sports Director of Recruiting Evan Daniels spoke over the phone with Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Roy Williams. Evan and Coach Williams talk about recruiting, this past season, and how the Coronavirus has affected Williams' job. Then, the guys from the Inside Carolina podcast break down the interview with insider knowledge. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Evan Daniels Guest: Roy W...

On Thursday afternoon, 247Sports Director of Recruiting Evan Daniels spoke over the phone with Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Evan and Coach K talk about what it was like on the inside to find out that the season was canceled, how the team handled the news, and what Coach K plans to do moving forward. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Evan Daniels Guest: Mike Krzyzewski Tweet at the show! @24...

Evan Daniels joins the show to talk about his two articles that have taken the college basketball world by storm. First, Tani and Evan review Evan's poll of 115 college basketball coaches to see who would have won the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Then, they talk about Evan's interview with Rick Pitino after Pitino's shocking return to college basketball at Iona. Check out Evan's articles: Rick Pitino on...

Conference tournaments are tipping off tomorrow so it's time to talk tournament. Jerry and Tani break down all the big losses from the past week and look ahead to the games that will decide regular season conference titles. Plus, Jerry answers a bunch of listener questions. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsC...

Duke took another bad loss on Monday against Wake Forest. Jerry and Tani dive in to figure out what to make of this high-ceiling, low floor team. Plus, they recap the biggest games of last week, discuss the top-5 players in the new class of 2021 release, and preview games that would clinch a regular season conference championship for two top-ten teams. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at t...

March is just 10 days away and every game matters so Jerry and Tani preview four games that could potentially decide the regular season titles in major conferences. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod

Jerry and Tani go deep on Emoni Bates, the consensus #1 prospect in the class of 2020. Plus, Jerry's favorite picks for the national title against Vegas odds. All that and more on this episode of the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here !  

Coming into this season, Washington was 26th in the AP poll, and had brought two one-and-done NBA prospects onto campus. Yet today they are last in the Pac-12 and staring a lost season in the face? Tani tasks Jerry with the impossible: explain how this could have happened. Plus, a new recruiting ranking tool at 247Sports, and teams Jerry is higher and lower on for March than AP voters. Hosts: Tani...

Jerry and Tani review the 2020 McDonald's All American Rosters, talk about a cool new broadcast choice, and debate end-of-game timeout strategy. Plus, Jerry remember's Kobe Bryant. All that and more on the 247Sports College Basketball Show. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here ! 

Kansas State and Kansas had a disagreement at the end of their game last night so we brought in 247Sports' Kansas State Podcast, the Powercat Podcast to break down what happened late at Phog Allen. Hosts: Tani Levitt and Jerry Meyer Tweet at the show! @247SportsCBBPod Guest Hosts: Tim Fitzgerald , Riley Gates , and Zac Carlson

When Texas hired Shaka Smart to lead its basketball program, Smart was coming off of a dominant four year run at VCU, where his Rams were among the leaders in steals and turnovers every year. His frantic Havoc defense helped VCU reach the 2011 Final Four. But since moving to Austin, Smart has not been able to replicate the success or system that he used in Richmond. Tani and Jerry wonder why. Plus...