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Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247Sports get into some on-the-spot debates in the build-up to the season before collectively ranking Top 10(11) returning backcourts in MBB. 2:00 - Discuss the progress of the magazine 7:45 - On The Spot debates 33:45 -  Ranking the top 10 MBB backcourts in Texas

Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson grabbed the new, and energetic, UTEP head coach Joe Golding on what attracted him to the job, the brand of basketball we can expect from the Miners and the crop of talent he has to work with.

Matthew sat down with Baylor men's basketball head coach Scott Drew for a one-on-one interview where they talk about the national title game, what he tweaked as a coached and a quick look at this year's edition of the Bears.

The guys chat with Texas State women's basketball head coach Zenarae Antoine about COVID, her 10 years at the helm and what to expect from her experienced Bobcats this year.

The guys sit chat with UNT's Grant McCasland about last season's C-USA Conference Championship run, the NCAA Tournament, the Mean Green's returning talent before concluding with his time at Baylor under Scott Drew.

The newly FULL-TIME EMPLOYED Matthew Brune of 247 and Ishmael Johnson talk former Texas A&M guard Zaay Green transferring to UAPB. Also, Texas State guard Kennedy Taylor penned a mental health column after Simone Biles pulled out of a few competitions in the Olympics. Then the guys finish talking about some of the Texas college NBA rookies who've impressed them in Summer League including Davion Mi...

New intro theme! Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 Sports discuss native Texans headed to the Olympics, some key MBB players who withdrew from the NBA Draft to return for another season. Plus, some NBA Draft stock discussion. Rundown: 2:52 - Texans playing in the Olympics 8:10 - Kendric Davis returns to SMU, does this make the Mustangs an AAC front-runner? 14:25 - Terrence Shannon returns t...

The guys discuss some of the marquee transfers across the state, including UTEP's Bryson Williams going to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State's Ja'mee Asberry joining Nicki Collen's Baylor. How experienced are Texas MBB teams going to be next year? Plus, some late-round/undrafted NBA prospects and whether or not some should stay another year in school. Rundown: 1:32 UTEP F Bryson Williams commits to Te...

Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson give a brief update on how the WNBA rookies are doing and their thoughts on Nicki Collen's hire by Baylor before giving their insight on how the state's top NBA Draft prospects will fair in the league. News 2:00 - Early WNBA season update 4:50 - Nicki Collen replaces Mulkey at Baylor NBA Draft scouting reports 8:35 - Davion Mitchell  17:43 - Kai Jones 24:06 - Jare...

The guys discuss Kim Mulkey leaving and where Baylor WBB goes from here before discussing and debating the All-Texas picks. And no, your Twitter mentions aren't changing Ish's mind on picking Kelvin Sampson over Scott Drew. 1:18 - Kim Mulkey leaves Baylor for LSU 13:38 - A look at the DCTB Womens All-Texas awards 21:25 - Ish defends his DCTB Mens All-Texas awards

TRANSFER WILD WEST! Plus getting around to the coaching moves around the state such as Chris Beard to Texas, Joe Golding to UTEP, Karen Aston to UTSA and Texas Tech promoting Mark Adams.

DID Y'ALL JUST SEE THAT??? Instant reaction to Baylor's dominating win over Gonzaga for Texas' first men's basketball national title since 1966. How the Bears did it, what we'll remember about this team and where Baylor stacks up in comparison to recent MBB teams. We also touched on Houston at the end since we didn't get a chance to record after the Final Four game. Be sure to set a counter for ho...

Houston's on-brand handling of Syracuse and Oregon State and Baylor's two-faced performances against Villanova and Arkansas. Can Houston stimy Baylor's outside shooting? Can Baylor keep the Cougars off the offensive glass? What type of game needs to unfold for either team to make the national title?

Episode re-do! Baylor runs into a re-emerging UConn powerhouse, Texas' first-year run under Vic Schaefer comes to an end but why we're still excited and Texas A&M's squad depth not being enough against Arizona.

WBB writer Justin Carter joins Texas 24 to talk about JORDAN NIXON DOING THE DANG THING FOR TEXAS A&M, Texas' impressive win over UCLA and how Baylor's basically been the juggernaut we've expected. Plus, a recap of the first two rounds of the women's basketball tournament thus far.

Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the second round of games in the MBB Tournament. Is Baylor finally looking like the national title contender we expected them to be and how did Houston survive Rutgers? Plus we give our eulogies of Abilene Christian, North Texas and Texas Tech.

Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the state's two biggest upset wins and run through the rest of the first two days of the MBB Tournament. Does Saturday's result change Shaka Smart's future at Texas?  0:52: ACU shocks Texas in opening round 17:45: North Texas pulls out wild win over Purdue, advances to second round 30:29: Rundown of the other four Texas men’s teams in the tourney

WBB writer and DCTB contributor Justin Carter joins Matthew Brune and Ishmael Johnson for a WBB NCAA bracket breakdown, Houston getting "snubbed", SFA's prospects and Baylor and Texas A&M's paths. In the latter half, the guys break down the first weekend of tournament games in MBB, including where they feel Texas Tech could struggle against Utah State.

Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 recap the high school boys and girls state championships before giving their initial reactions to the Texas teams' seeding from Selection Sunday.  Stay tuned later this week for the WBB bracket breakdown as well as full previews of both tournaments from the Lone Star State perspctive. 

Ishmael Johnson and Matthew Brune of 247 give a quick rundown of the girls basketball state championships before running through the upcoming men's basketball tournaments coming up this week. This was recorded Monday evening so a few things may be referenced out of date, such as the absolutely IMPOSSIBLE scenario in which App State wins the Sun Belt Championship...that ended up actually happening....