Marching to Madness

Xavier Musketeers head coach Sean Miller checks in as XU sits at 19-5 overall and 11-2 in the Big East which ties them for first in the league with Marquette. Coach Miller was 120-47 over his first five seasons as head coach at Xavier (2004-2009) with three A-10 regular season titles and an A-10 tournament championship. He then won 73.3 percent of his games in his 12 seasons at Arizona where his W...

The Winthrop Eagles are once again a solid player in the Big South basketball conference as Coach Mark Prosser is in his second season as the head coach at Winthrop. The Eagles have moved to a 6-5 record in the Big South after they posted a 76-74 win over Longwood on Wednesday evening. Winthrop is a solid three-point team around the excellent post play of Kelton Talford, who currently shoots 67.7...

Legendary head coach Tom Penders discusses the seasons of the Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns, thus far. Coach Penders led both programs during his career as he also was the head coach at Fordham, George Washington, Rhode Island, Columbia, and Tufts. He won 649 games in his coaching career and he also earned the nickname, "Turnaround Tom" as he took programs that had struggled and turned t...

In MTM, Episode 813, Middle Tennessee head coach Nick McDevitt discusses his Blue Raiders as they rose to 26 wins last season and went to the championship game in the CBI. The Blue Raiders are a solid defensive team and Eli Lawrence and DeAndre Dishman are their two leading scorers as Lawrence provides an outside attack while Dishman scores from the paint and boxes. Topics of discussion include: T...

ESPN College Basketball Analyst Mark Adams is back on "Marching to Madness" as he and I break down the American Athletic Conference where Houston has been No. 1 twice already and the Memphis Tigers look like they have staying power, come March. We also chat about the Temple Owls, who have been a surprise in this league, although Coach Adams acknowledged before the season started that Temple had an...

Coach May has his Owls on a 20-game winning streak as they are one of the top 3-point teams (37.2%) in the country while playing a strong defensive effort where they hold the opposition 40 percent from the field (30th/CBB). The Owls are a deep team as they can also influence the game offensively with the inside presence of Vladislav Golden and Giancarlo Rosado. Topics of discussion include: The Ow...

Coach Ganot has the Rainbow Warriors in the mix to win the Big West as they host UCSB on Friday evening with the potential to win the conference at stake. Jovon McClanahan and Noel Coleman provide a solid backcourt with Kamaka Hepa and Bernardo de Silva as solid players in the post. Topics of discussion include: The presence of guard Jovon McClanahan Hawaii's consistent defensive attack Noel Colem...

Coach Leonard Perry has improved the Tigers program in a year and a half as head coach in Stockton, Calif. Keylon Boone checks in as the Tigers' leading scorer with 11.9 ppg. Pacific checks in as a balanced offense as six Tigers average from the 8.3 points of Donovan Williams to the 11.9 of Boone. Topics of discussion include: The Tigers movement upward in Coach Perry's short tenure at Pacific Bal...

UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins checks in to discuss his Knights as they are one game out of second place in the American Athletic Conference. Taylor Hendricks has been a huge component as he has led UCF in scoring with 14.9 ppg. Topics of discussion include: The 107-104 2 OT win over Memphis UCF's defensive structure Freshman Taylor Hendricks as the Knights' leading scorer The plethora of teams in...

Fordham Rams head basketball coach Keith Urgo checks into "Marching to Madness" as he is in his first season as head coach after working as the associate head coach to Kyle Neptune last season. Urgo offers lots of analytical knowledge as he also spent 10 seasons at Penn State as an assistant coach before joining Fordham. Topics of discussion include: Antrell Charlton's buzzer-beater last Saturday...

Coach Jim Les is in his 12th season with the UC Davis Aggies as he has 322 career wins with both UCD and Bradley University. He has a Big West star in Elijah Pepper who is second-leading scorer in the league with 19.5 points per game as he fuels the Aggies, who average 76.4 ppg. Topics of discussion include: Consistent production out of the Aggies' offensive attack The dynamics of Elijah Pepper Ab...

Santa Clara Broncos head coach Herb Sendek discusses his philosophies with a depth of knowledge to allow all the listeners learn about Santa Clara basketball. The Broncos are currently 15-5 overall and 3-2 in the WCC. Sendek has an exciting attack on offense as the Broncos find nearly 62 field goal ateempts poer evening and average 75.6 ppg. Sendek has 525 wins in four stops at Miami (OH), NC Stat...

Western Carolina Catamounts head coach Justin Gray makes his first appearance on "Marching to Madness". He is in his second season at Western Carolina as the Catamounts are tied for fourth in the Southern Conference as of right now as four players average double figures, led by Tyzhaun Claude at 14.9 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds, as well. Gray played four seasons at Wake Forest under the...

Coach Chris Caputo makes his first appearance on "Marching to Madness" as he is in his first season at George Washington as the head coach after he spent 11 seasons in Miami with coach Jim Larrañaga and was the associate head coach since 2015. He has a top backcourt in James Bishop and Brendan Adams which will be a key throughout his initial season. Topics of discussion include: How Bishop and Ada...

Coach Cliff Ellis checks in as he discusses his Chanticleers, who are led in by leading scorer Jomaru Brown from the backcourt and Essam Mostafa from the pivot. Coach Ellis is in his 16th season as head coach at Coastal Carolina where he is nine wins away from 300 while he currently has 827 career 'Ws' at Auburn, Clemson, and South Alabama combined with the Chanticleers. Topics of discussion inclu...

East Tennessee State head coach Desmond Oliver checks in to talk Buccaneers as his team has battled through injury and currently sits at 3-2 in the Southern Conference and tied for fourth place. ETSU took a 96-74 win over The Citadel on Wednesday evening when guard Jordan King led the Buccaneers with 42 points as he was 14-of-19 from the floor. Topics of discussion include: Important situations in...

Loyola Marymount head basketball coach Stan Johnson has the Lions currently at a 12-6 start in the WCC. Cameron Shelton is LMU's leading scorer and the fourth in the WCC at 18.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Loyola Marymount has a solid defense against the three that only allows 6.2 made triples and 30.9 percent from three. Topics of discussion include: How Cam's shooting percentage is a solid...

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson is back on "Marching to Madness" as his Cougars are now 16-1 and back to being rated No. 1 in the nation. Houston has the top defense in the nation as the Cougs lead the nation in holding the opposition to 33.2 percent from the floor and 51.5 points per game. Topics of discussion include: The depth at guard with Marcus Sasser, Tramon Mark, and Jamal Shedd as the t...

North Carolina State head coach Kevin Keatts is back on "Marching to Madness" as his the Wolfpack are 13-4 overall and play with one of the nation's top point guards in Terquavion Smith while Ole Miss transfer Jarkel Joiner and Casey Morsell are solid guards on the perimeter. Topics of discussion include: The Wolfpack's defense in the win over Duke The trifecta in the backcourt of Smith, Joiner, a...

New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino is back on "Marching to Madness" as his Lobos were the last team to lose a game in college basketball this season. Saturday's home matchup with UNLV is the first sell-out for New Mexico since 2015. Topics of discussion include: The shooting prowess of Jamal Mashburn, Jr. and Jaelen House Morris Udeze and Josiah Allick as the Lobos still feature double posts ins...

Coach Sonny Smith is back on "Marching to Madness" as he discusses his programs at Auburn, VCU, and ETSU where he had solid rebuilds at all three schools. Smith took Auburn to five consecutive NCAA Tournaments and had them on the cusp of the Final Four when the Tigers lost to eventual national champion Louisville in the Elite eight in 1986. Topics of discussion include: The dynamics of Auburn head...

Coach Mike Magpayo checks in as he is in his third season as the head coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders. UCR is 8-5 against after last night's Big West opening win vs. Cal-Bakersfield after going against a  tough non-conference schedule where they finished 7-5. Topics of discussion include: Zyon Pullin's success in the workouts for the NBA Draft Flynn Cameron's existence on the perimeter with...

Coach Phil Martelli is back as he checks in as the associate head coach to Juwan Howard at Michigan. Coach Martelli won 444 games in 24 seasons as the head coach of the St. Joesph's Hawks after he spent 10 years as an SJU assistant coach. The coach also provides analysis on the Wolverines thus far. Topics of discussion include: The solid post play of Hunter Dickinson Jaelin Llewellyn's ACL injury...

Coach Jim Harrick won the national championship at UCLA in 1995 as he totaled 470 wins in 23 years as a head coach at Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island, and Georgia. Harrick took all four of those teams to the NCAA Tournament as his teams allowed a 66.7 winning percentage. Topics of discussion include: The 1995 national championship at UCLA Potential national titles at Rhode Island, Georgia, and UCLA...

Bob Richey enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Furman Paladins, who have started 9-4 overall and they will be in the mix for the Southern Conference crown once again. Furman has one of the most solid offenses in the game as the Paladins are averaging 82.6 ppg (23rd/CBB) and shooting 50 percent from the floor (18th/CBB). Topics of discussion include: Mike Bothwell being a focal point o...