College Hoops Chat Show

Host Jim Maisano provides an introduction to the College Hoops Chat Podcast for 2024-25 College Basketball Season: 1) After airing as a Radio Show for 3 years (2020 to 2023), College Hoops Chat (CHC) became a podcast last season when WVOX closed. This season the show is changing from audio to video podcast, with shorter videos of 5-10 minutes long. 2) CHC will be doing "Shorts" on YouTube, Faceboo...

Click above to listen to April 17, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (53 mins) - our season wrap-up show! In my opening, I chat about the Final 4, National Championship Game, changes for College Hoops Chat planned for next season, and my concerns about the future for College Basketball. I also salute the WCBB Champs, the South Carolina Gamecocks! Then I'm joined by Guy Falotico of...

Click above to listen to April 1, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (37 mins)! We review the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 and share Final 4 predictions. I'm joined by: Patrick Madden of Big Big East Blog! Gus Kearns of Screen The Screener Blog! #KennyFromRye, our top weekly guest! We post our podcast every Monday night - from October to April. Please follow our X (Twitter) page: @collho...

Click above to listen to March 25, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (42 mins)! We review all the big games in the first 2 rounds of the NCAA Tourney and share some thoughts and predictions for the Sweet 16. I'm joined by: Brain Rauf from heatcheckcbb.com #KennyFromRye, our top weekly guest We post our podcast every Monday night - from October to April. Please follow our X (Twitte...

Click above to listen to March 18, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (57 mins) - don't do your NCAA Tournament Bracket until you listen to this show! Our excellent guests will share terrific advice about March Madness: Vin Parise, Fox Broadcaster & Former Coach! Rocco Miller, one of top Bracketologists in nation! Gus Kearns, Screen The Screener Podcast! Patrick Madden, Big Big...

Click above to listen to March 11, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (65 mins): - I open with my updates on Iona, North Carolina (Swept Duke) & ACC Tourney, South Carolina, St. John's, St. Bonaventure & UNCW! - #KennyFromRye & Gus Kearns from Screen The Screener join me to discuss Big East & Ivy League Tournaments! - Dianne Nolan, former Coach (St. Francis, Fairfie...

Click above to listen to the March 4, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (51 mins): - I open with a list of best games for this upcoming week, then do updates on Iona, North Carolina, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, St. John's & UNCW. - Next I'm joined by our guest Dick "Hoops" Weiss, former Daily News CBB Writer and member of National Sportswriters Hall of Fame...

Click here to listen to the February 26, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (48 mins): - I open with our Iona Update (rough week for Gaels), and then chat about North Carolina, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, FAU, Syracuse, Maryland & JMU! - Next I'm joined by our guest Brad Wachtel, a top bracketologist, and we review the objections about the NET, Big East Bub...

Click here to listen to the February 19, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (38 mins): - I open with an Iona Update - win vs Manhattan & loss to St. Peter's - and then review 10 Top Games that mattered this past weekend! - Next I'm joined by our guest Jaden Daly of the Daly Dose of Hoops, and we do our monthly NYC Metro Area CBB Top 10, and also chat about the MAAC! - As al...

Click here to listen to the February 12, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (39 mins). I open with Iona Update on 2 crazy games up in Buffalo (win & loss), South Carolina grabs 2 more wins, and North Carolina gets a split. Then I'm joined by our guest Gus Kearns from Screen The Screener and #KennyFromRye, and we make some fun predictions: 1) Which of 6 Big East Teams on the bub...

Click here to listen to the February 5, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (53 mins). In my opening I begin with an Iona Update on 2 home wins for Gaels this weekend (although Rider game was bizarre), and follow with chat about the big winners on Saturday like Tennessee, Kansas, UConn and St. Mary's, and then cover big wins for my teams in Carolinas - SC Gamecocks beat Tennessee &a...

Click here to listen to the January 29, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (44 mins). I open with the list of great games this Saturday and some teams on the rise, along with updates on Iona, North Carolina, South Carolina, St. John's & Buffalo. Our Guest is Zach Braziller, the top CBB writer for NY Post, and we discuss the Big East, Rutgers & Iona. As always, #KennyFromRye...

Click here to listen to the January 22, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (41 mins). I open with thoughts on Iona's mixed weekend with collapse vs Quinnipiac, some CBB Surprises in past week, like South Carolina having chance at Big Dance, my Top 10, UNC still rolling, UNCW's huge win, and another tough loss for Johnnies. Next, I'm joined by Patrick Madden from the Big Big...

Click here to listen to the January 15, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (49 mins). I open with thoughts on Iona winning Sunday, St. John's improving, UNC still on a roll, Fordham beats Bonnies & some NCAAT bubble teams on the way up and down! Our Guests: Chase Casteel, known as Chase Chats on X - we discuss the Purdue Boilermakers & top teams in Big 10! Zac Voynow, from...

Click here to listen to the January 8, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (48 mins). I open with thoughts on big games of past weekend, including Iona's rough games, North Carolina, Syracuse, JMU, St. Bonaventure & South Carolina! Jaden Daly of Daly Dose of Hoops was our guest, and we do our monthly NYC Metro Area Top 10 Ranking and discuss some MAAC teams! As always, #KennyFro...

Click here to listen to the January 2, 2024 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (53 mins). I open with thoughts on recent games for Iona, St. Bonaventure, South Carolina, Fordham & St. John's. Guests: We do a Big East Review with Patrick Madden of the Big Big East Blog & MAAC Review with Sam Federman, a Syracuse student and CBB Analyst on several blogs & podcasts. As always,...

Click here to listen to the December 18, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (49 mins). I open with thoughts on this past Saturday's games - Iona vs St. Joseph's, St. John's vs Fordham, St. Bonaventure vs FAU & UNC vs Kentucky. Our guest is Connor Hope of Heat Check CBB & CBB Almanac - we discuss Gonzaga vs UConn, Purdue vs Arizona, Ohio St vs UCLA & Houston vs T...

Click here to listen to the December 11, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (35 mins). I open with an Iona & Fordham Update, Our Top 10, and Houston Cougars Review. Our special guest is Dick "Hoops" Weiss, a longtime CBB Analyst and member of National Sportswriters Hall of Fame. We chat about Philly Hoops & Big 5, St. Joseph's off to good start and review some of...

Click here to listen to the December 4, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (53 mins). I open with thoughts on last week's crazy upsets and AP Top 25 teams losing, plus shout-outs to teams that impressed me, along with Iona & Fordham updates. Here's our guests: Terrence Oglesby, TO on Field of 68, former Clemson & pro player, and now announcer/analyst for CBB & NBA - we discuss South Ca...

Click here to listen to the November 27, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (42 mins). I open with thoughts on some teams that did well during Feast Week like Purdue, Villanova, FAU & Hofstra. Here's our guests: Phil Dexter of Everything College Basketball podcast - we do a "Triangle Report" where we discuss Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State & Wake Forest...

Click here to listen to the November 20, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (51 mins). Here's our guests: Eamonn Brennan, EamonnBrennan.com, formerly w/ ESPN & Athletic, and now writes Buzzer on Substack - we discuss Bobby Knight, Kentucky, Villanova, Virginia & Duke! Joe Budzelek, StretchingTheFloor.blogspot.com - we discuss top Northeast Mid Majors: Yale, Vermont & UM...

Click here to listen to the November 13, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (55 mins). Here's our guests: Erik Haslam of Haslametrics.com - we chat about College Basketball analytics! Xavier Joiner, Asst. Coach at James Madison University - the hottest team in the nation in opening week of CBB Season! Bennett Conlin from the website JMU Sports News - jmusportsnews.com - we discuss...

Click here to listen to November 6, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (55 mins). This is our "Coaches Show" - we're very thankful that 3 great CBB Coaches took the time to chat with us right before their opening games: Tobin Anderson of the Iona Gaels! Tom Pecora of the Quinnipiac Bobcats! Keith Urgo of the Fordham Rams! After chatting with the coaches, I wrap up the sho...

Click here to listen to October 30, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (47 mins)! On this show, I chat with the following guests: Jaden Daly, of Daly Dose of Hoops website, and I do our initial NYC Metro Area CBB Ranking, plus some MAAC Chat. Gus Kearns from Screen The Screener podcast & #KennyFromRye each join me for a segment to review John Rothstein's excellent 68 Reasons to...

Click here to listen to the October 23, 2023 episode of the College Hoops Chat podcast (42 mins) - 3rd Show of 2023-24 CBB Season. On this show, I chat with the following guests: Tristan Freeman of Busting Brackets website for ACC Preview! Brian Rauf of Heat Check CBB website for review of AP Top 10! I discuss Iona, Charleston, Bonnies & Buffalo in opening, and #KennyFromRye joins me to discus...