Eye On College Basketball

Parrish and Norlander open with Duke's win over Arkansas at the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic. Cam Boozer had another 35-point performance to lead the way. Michigan dominated the Players Era winning three games by 110 points and Norlander empties the notebook from his time in Las Vegas. Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up the weekend ahead for college hoops. (0:00) Intro (1:00) Cam Boozer is the...

Parrish and Kyle Boone recap the first two days of Feast Week and dive in to a Players Era with mixed reviews. We desperately need a bracket moving forward, but Gonzaga vs Michigan is an awesome title game in Vegas. Then, Arkansas vs Duke on CBS on Thanksgiving Day! (0:00) Intro + strong jaw is here! (1:00) Let’s talk about the Players Era Festival…format, crowds and everything else (19:45) Gonzag...

READ: Norlander's Players Era breakdown Parrish and Norlander break down the Players Era Festival and explain the ripple effect it has across the sport during Feast Week. Then, Purdue dusts Texas Tech at Baha Mar and more from the weekend of college hoops. (0:00) Intro (0:52) How Players Era Festival is changing college basketball and Feast Week (32:58) Purdue smokes Texas Tech in Baha Mar Champio...

Parrish and Norlander start with Purdue's less-than-stellar performance against the Memphis Tigers before turning the attention to Wednesday night and great wins for Arizona and Alabama. Then, the Final Four And 1 previews the weekend of college hoops. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Purdue beats Memphis, but it wasn’t exactly convincing (10:15) Texas Tech survives Wake, sets up matchup against Boilermakers (...

READ: Norlander on Mark Pope's crisis at Kentucky Parrish and Norlander break down Tuesday's Champions Classic inside Madison Square Garden. Mark Pope's honeymoon period is over in Lexington and it needs fixing soon. Duke handles a shorthanded Kansas team still without Darryn Peterson. Then, it's a huge night of hoops on Wednesday headlined by UConn vs Arizona in Storrs. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Duke b...

READ: Norlander on UConn’s win over BYU - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uconn-byu-score-results-aj-dybantsa-dan-hurley-silas-demary-kennard-davis-keba-keita/ Parrish and Norlander recap the weekend in college basketball. The No. 1 team in the AP Poll escapes a loss in Birmingham, plus a great game between UConn and BYU in Boston. All that and plenty more from the weekend in col...

Parrish and Norlander start with Thursday's top 10 matchup in Tuscaloosa between Purdue and Alabama. Purdue stars Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn power the Boilermakers to a victory in a battle of old vs. new in college basketball. Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up another strong weekend of top 25 matchups headlined by UConn vs. BYU. (0:00) Intro (0:50) Purdue goes in to Alabama and leaves wit...

On a late night edition of the podcast, Parrish and Norlander recap a massive Tuesday of college hoops. Louisville gets a big win at home against Kentucky led by freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. Then, despite a 35 and 10 effort from JT Toppin, Illinois gets a win over the Red Raiders thanks to Andrej Stojakovic and company. Finally, the guys bounce around the sport on Tuesday. (0:00) Intro (0:55) Lo...

Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone recap a jam-packed opening weekend of the college basketball season. North Carolina topples Darryn Peterson and the Kansas Jayhawks. Alabama goes into the Garden and comes out with a huge with over St. John's. Then, the building trusters prevail at Michigan State, the Veterans Classic and plenty more in the weekend whip around. (0:00) Intro (0:55) Alabama roll inside th...

Parrish and Norlander are back to set the stage for the first weekend of the college basketball season. Florida bounces back from it's loss to Arizona by steamrolling North Florida. Then, the nation's top prospect for 2026 has withdrawn from high school. He's going to play very high level hoops next season, but is it worth it? Then, Final Four And One for the first time in 2025-26 and a tour aroun...

Parrish and Norlander are back with a lot to discuss from the first two nights of the college basketball season. Duke and Cam Boozer open with a win over Texas. Koa Peat and Arizona get the biggest win of the year thus far over the defending champion Florida Gators. And the freshmen? Just as good as advertised. Then, Mick Cronin is at it again, Sister Jean is watching over this college basketball...

This Sunday night mega preview show is 105+ minutes. Here's why: We are SO eager for the return of this great sport. This season feels like it will be special. And big. And maybe the last of its kind. And that excitement manifested with what should be our longest pod of the season. Parrish and Norlander tip off with their annual prediction special — Final Fours, awards, storylines, and a few takes...

From Thursday's EOCBB on CBS Sports Network: Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander deliver a comprehensive 2025-26 men's basketball season preview. Four days before ball! 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster 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:...

FIRST UP: Quick reaction to the latest with Gonzaga's Tyon Grant-Foster and his bid to get eligible. THEN: Our final stop for our conference previews takes us through all the non-Power Five conferences, starting with WCC and the Mountain West! Can the Zags maintain their standing in college basketball? What will the Mountain West do in its final year of this configuration? From the five big storyl...

Depaul Head Coach Chris Holtmann previews DePaul's 2025-2026 season with Matt Norlander. 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster 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 @Nat...

Matt Norlander previews the Friars 2025-2026 season with head coach Kim English 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster 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 @NataTheScrib...

Alex Karaban talks to Matt Norlander to preview the Huskies 2025-2026 season. 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster 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...

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander preview the Big 12 season 00:00 - Start 05:27 - Can Houston go from title-game loser to national champ? 12:38 - Dybantsa vs. Peterson vs. Toppin for POY 19:31 - Can Kansas bounce back in a big way? 21:19 - Texas Tech almost made the Final Four. Do the Raiders have the pieces to make the leap? 24:40 - Will the Big 12 reclaim its title as the best conference in CBB? 2...

Gary Parrish chats with Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew to preview the Bears season in 2025-2026. 02:36 - Attracting culture fits 04:11 - On having an entirely remodeled roster 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster 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 o...

Kansas head coach Bill Self joined Gary Parrish at Big 12 media day to discuss the heart procedure he had this summer, expectations surrounding Darryn Peterson and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Self on his heart procedure 2:00 - Self on connection of the past two seasons and his health 4:01 - Self on expectations surrounding Darryn Peterson 8:15 - Self on if he thinks about retirement and on way colle...

Gary Parrish sits down with Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd on the doorstep of the 2025-26 season to discuss his first head coaching job, this year's Arizona team and more. (0:00) Intro + the first four years at Arizona (1:45) Having success as a head coach & choosing the right job (6:30) This year for Arizona (9:15) Bryce James and coaching Lebron’s son (11:30) Recruiting someone from the G-Le...

Jerome Tang sits down with Matt Norlander at Big 12 Media Days to discuss his Kansas State squad ahead of the 2025-26 season!  (0:00) Intro (00:23) Schedule Breakdown (2:22) What Went Wrong Last Season (6:16) High Praise For PJ Haggerty  (7:36) Outlook For This Year’s Roster (10:35) Excitement For This Season (11:35) His Love For The Podcast ------- Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed...

Wes Miller sits down with Matt Norlander at Big 12 Media Days to discuss his Cincinnati squad ahead of the 2025-26 season!  (0:00) Intro (1:23) Scouting report for this year's team (2:39) Losing Jizzle James (4:47) Taking the next step this year (7:09) Non-conference schedule ------- Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for f...

T.J Otzelberger sits down with Matt Norlander at Big 12 Media Days to discuss his Iowa State squad ahead of the 2025-26 season! 04:39 - The Growth Of Joshua Jefferson 05:46 - Iowa St. Roster Outlook 08:13 - Norlander apologizes to TJ for ranking them too low last season 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the...

BYU Head coach Kevin Young previews the season with Matt Norlander. 00:00 - Start 00:46 - What’s in coach’s music playlist 01:30 - Who controls the aux at practice? 02:42 - What’s it like to coach AJ? 04:06 - Has the NBA experience helped Coach with AJ? 05:24 - Will AJ have the ball in his hands more 08:03 - How does Richie’s role change with the addition of AJ 08:38 - The Alabama Loss 10:00 - Oth...