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Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson can't help but talk a little about the wild, dumb Big 12 MBB weekend again, but don't worry, they're here to let you spread the gospel of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's basketball. Rundown: 2:10 Baylor MBB loses second straight 11:16 Texas MBB is what it is 20:24 Tech MBB finally has a letdown 23:52 Ish recaps SMU MBBs win over Tulane, plus othe...

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech MBB's upset over Baylor, what to think of Houston MBB still winning without Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark and Texas flashing its defensive potential. Then they take a look at...whatever is happening in the Big 12 on the women's side with Baylor, Texas and Texas Tech all dropping games this week in worrying fashion.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas Tech WBB beating Texas and flashing its big-game ceiling. Then they have a lengthy discussion about what Mark Adams has sustained at Tech MBB while Chris Beard's Texas MBB has yet to secure a quality win. WBB 2:08 Texas Tech flashes potential, beating Texas MBB 12:02 Shorthanded Tech beats Kansas! 18:27 Texas Loses to Oklahoma state…Time to...

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss whether this year's Baylor MBB team holds up against last year's title winners before discussing Houton MBB's  ceiling in the AAC. Then later, they talk about whether or not Bayor WBB are the favorites in the Big 12 right now. MBB 2:19 More Baylor dominance, is this team better than last years? 20:18 How much do Houston’s injuries lower its ceiling?...

The second of our two primers for conference play, featuring Justin Carter. With conference play rolling out and college football season winding down, we figured it'd be a great time to welcome you all in who maybe weren't quite paying attention to college basketball yet. What'd you miss? What's new, what's different and what should you watch out for? Rundown: 4:00 UNT and Baylor continue to impre...

With conference play rolling out and college football season winding down, we figured it'd be a great time to welcome you all in who maybe weren't quite paying attention to college basketball yet. What'd you miss? What's new, what's different and what should you watch out for? This is the men's basketball episodes with a women's primer coming soon. Rundown: What We Know 5:30 Baylor is great 8:15 H...

Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson discuss Baylor WBB's loss to Michigan and how the team's adjusting to Nicki Collen before dissecting Texas Tech MBB's issues so far. They also touch on Houston MBB's win over Oklahoma State before talking about some games over the final stretch of non-conference.  Rundown: 3:30 Baylor WBB loses to Michigan — and we’re concerned. 17:45 Texas State WBB’s four game l...

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss Baylor as the best team in the country, Houston MBB's loss to Alabama and the big issues with Texas MBB and Texas A&M WBB so far. Rundown: 1:44 Baylor Mbb is No. 1…again! 12:58 Is Texas mbb in trouble? 26:20 TCU wbb stuns Texas A&M! 34:43 Houston mbb proves itself against Alabama

Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson break down Texas Tech's sloppy win over No. 13 Tennssee before they go through Texas Southern's massive win over No. 20 Florida and how it happened.    Rundown:  0:55 Texas Tech MBB pulls out ugly win over Tennessee 13:42 Texas Southern MBB takes down Florida 23:50 Previewing A&M vs. TCU, Baylor and Houston weekend games

Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas WBB's huge win at Texas A&M before reflecting on Texas State MBB's comeback against Rice MBB. Then they discuss what exactly Texas Tech MBB...is right now before playing some Kenpom game that Brune came up with. Rundown: 2:30 Texas WBB beats Texas A&M! 16:42 Rice MBB collapses, loses to Texas State 23:50 The confusing Texas Tech MBB team? 31:10 UN...

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson recap some of the holiday tournament results before playing a little bit of Buy or Sell. They throw out prompts and either defend them or argue against. 3:22 Baylor wins the Battle For Atlantis 8:04 A few other notable results from the week 14:50 Buy or Sell! Ish and Brune debate their hot takes on Texas Tech WBB, Baylor MBB and WBB, and others!

Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson discuss Texas WBB's loss to Tennessee before talking about Houston and Texas A&M the Maui Invitational so far. Then, they end it with a brif Q&A and get into who they think are the two most underrated MBB and WBB teams in Texas.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk about Texas A&M WBB's huge win over SFA before hitting on the UTA WBB/Houston WBB overtime clash and conclude with what the UTA MBB program is at this point.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson discuss a young Texas WBB's huge win over the reigning national champions before touching on why Texas' loss to Gonzaga doesn't concern them. They also touch on Texas A&M-Commerce MBB's upset of UTSA. Time Stamps: 2:23: Texas women pull off the upset at Stanford 17:42: Texas men unable to keep pace with Timme and Gonzaga 30:17: recap of other notable scores...

Matthew Brune saw Texas State MBB play LSU in person and gave his thoughts before they run down some more games that caught their eye including Sam Houston MBB giving Nebraska some run and SFA WBB blowing out Houston. 

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the second DFW-ish Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Baylor, North Texas and UT-Arlington. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson go across the state on the first day of the season and pick at results that stood out in the men's and women's game. Is it too early to worry about Baylor WBB's short rotation? Why did it take overtime for Houston MBB to beat Hofstra? Plus more results from around Texas. 

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the previews to both MBB and WBB programs for Texas, ACU and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the second Houston-area Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Sam Houston, Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the East(ish) Texas preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas A&M, Stephen F. Austin and Lamar. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference. Editor's Note: This podcast was recorded prior to Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair's announcement that this would be his f...

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first DFW (And the Valley, don't question our groupings) preview of both MBB and WBB programs for TCU, SMU and UTRGV. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first "San Antonio" preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas State, UTSA and Incarnae Word. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their record conference.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first Houston-area preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Texas Tech, UTEP and Tarleton. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson give the first Houston-area preview of both MBB and WBB programs for Houston, Rice and Houston Baptist. They give their thoughts on each program for this season before giving a projection for their conference record.

Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247Sports get into an on-the-spot debate about Johnny Jones, Jamie Dixon and Tim Jankovich before collectively ranking Top 10 returning backcourts in women's basketball.