Eye On College Basketball

The season is a mere three days away! So Gary and Matt figured, why not have a preseason listener mailbag to wrap up our last show of the 2024 offseason? Enjoy, and be sure to catch the pod Monday at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, where we'll have our predictions and final preseason honors. 01:20 - What would be the funniest opening day result? 06:58 - Coaches abducted by aliens 12:00 - Which sc...

Read: Norlander - Best of the Rest Preview Every year there's some mid-major that until then that you never hear of that ends up busting your bracket. What if you got the inside info about 6 months early? Well, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander are going over the mid-major teams YOU need to know about heading into the 2024-2025 season. 01:45 - Has Gonzaga's title window closed? 12:07 - Who are the b...

The Big East has 11 teams but will not be short on drama this season. Let's set the table on UConn. Who is most likely to derail the Huskies? Is the league benefited by having 11 teams while the other high-majors are 16-18 deep? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down the Big East. Also, the guys pay respect to Amir Abdur-Rahim, the 43-year-old coach of South Florida who shockingly passed on Th...

Matt Norlander talks with Providence's Kim English, Marquette's Shaka Smart & Xavier's Sean Miller Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all...

Matt Norlander talks to Creighton's Greg McDermott, Villanova's Kyle Neptune and UConn's Dan Hurley Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the...

Live from Big East Media Day, Matt Norlander talks to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, Butler Coach Thad Motta, and St. John's Coach Rick Pitino. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Vis...

READ: Norlander's Top 101 Teams and his column from C'ville on Bennett's retirement Tony Bennett's retirement is still being felt around college basketball. Extended thoughts from Parrish, plus inside info from Norlander, kicks off the first half of the pod. Then: Norlander's annual megaranking went live late last week. Alabama, Houston, and Kansas lead the pack but who else is in the top 10? Whic...

Gary Parrish goes solo to discuss Tony Bennett's sudden retirement, the ramifications on modern college coaches and who will eventually replace Bennett in Charlottesville. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidW...

Kansas. Baylor. Houston. Iowa State. All of these teams could win the National Title out of the Big 12. Throw in teams like Arizona and Kansas State and you have a cauldron of a conference that looks like an intoxicating mix of talent this season. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander look into what makes the ingredients of the Big 12 so alluring this year. 00:45 - The Big 12 has at least 4 national tit...

READ OUR SEC PREVIEW The SEC is quite possibly the deepest basketball conference in this country. But which team is going to emerge from the fray and take the regular season title? Alabama's the practical pick. What a year on deck. Do we hear nine NCAA Tournament teams? Ten? ELEVEN? (02:53) - Is the SEC the best conference in college basketball now? (05:12) - Trivia Time! (09:54) - Five SEC Storyl...

We hope you like this special show. Adrian Wojnarowski joins GP and Norlander to get into the hows and whys of retiring from media, in addition to what his actual role will be with St. Bonaventure, some of his most memorable moments from his reporting career and much more. 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - When Woj first thought about being the St. Bonaventure's GM 06:25 - What Woj's wife thought when he brok...

READ OUR ACC PREVIEW! Cooper Flagg will play college basketball for the first time in less than a month. And because of that, the Duke Blue Devils are the favorites to win the ACC ... at least according to us. (Parrish actually takes UNC.) So, will Cooper and Duke meet the hype, or can UNC win the ACC a second season in a row? And ... what about Wake Forest? We've got a big preview ep for you here...

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball . You can list...

Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball . You can list...

Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish talk with Mick Cronin, Kevin Willard, Matt Painter and Fred Hoiberg in Chicago for Big Ten Media Day. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting...

With less than a month before the season tips off, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take the show on the road to Chicago to participate in Big Ten Media day. What was learned? And how will the Big Ten shake out this year? Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @...

Huge college hoops news on this Tuesday. Gonzaga is leaving the WCC for the Pac-12 come 2026. What are the ramifications of this move? Why did GU do it? Is Memphis still an option for the Pac-12? Plus: Extended thoughts and a remembrance for Dikembe Mutombo, who was a force at Georgetown before going on to live a Hall-of-Fame life. Gone too soon at the age of 58. (00:45) - Gonzaga officially joins...

More conference realignment talk in September? The Utah State Aggies are the latest members of the Pac-12 while Memphis, South Florida and Tulane chose to stay in the AAC. Who else will join the Aggies in the Pac-12? Gary Parrish and David Cobb speculate.. (00:35) - More Pac-12 drama (05:00) - What should Gonzaga do? (19:23) - Memphis, South Florida, Tulane all say no to Pac-12 membership; will re...

One lament that college basketball fans have is that the opening night of the season is often a dud with very few compelling matchups. Clearly, the folks in Waco and Spokane have heard our cries and given us a doozy of a matchup to start the season as Baylor and Gonzaga will play each other on opening night! Norlander has the details on the, Parrish has thoughts on the start of the season. Plus: B...

The winds of (conference) change are blowing again, and the Pac 12 has some new life breathed into it by adding four more teams. Which other schools will join the newly formed Pac-12? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the new look out west. (02:00) - Should the Pac-12 add Gonzaga? (27:18) - Who else is a fit for the new Pac-12? (46:08) - What's Memphis' future in 6 months? Eye on College Bas...

The finale of our 2024 Summer Shootaround is HERE. And it's our annual episode that we give away to charity. Who won the mystery bid? Just how much time did Parrish spend on Wikipedia? Did these two really go 50-plus minutes? Click play to find out! And even if you aren't a fan of the school that won, rest assured, the episode is worth the listen. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on...

The Memphis Tigers are back in the headlines ... for the wrong reasons. Penny Hardaway dismissed four of his staff members. Will he be next? What's with the anonymous letter that's been sent to the NCAA? Why has this program continually been so noisy off the court? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break it down, then get into why UConn going to the Big 12 stalled out. Also: Highlights from GP's vac...

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>> BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE!! BIG CHANGES in Lexington. John Calipari is out, Mark Pope is in. He inherited a complete do-over when he took the job. However, the former BYU coach did work in the transfer portal well and built an impressive roster in near-record time. But can they gel and win enough games to make an impact in a loaded SEC? Gary Parrish and Matt...

>> BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SUMMER SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE << As GP lays out on today's episode, a Rick Pitino-coached team in Year 2 typically finds its footing in a big way. Will history repeat itself as Kadary Richmond and company take their aim at the NCAA Tournament and beyond? And how motivated is Rick after being burgled? The guys unpack the moped-aided mystery. We hope y...