Marching to Madness

In Episode 790 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Oregon Ducks' assistant coach Dana Altman. Coach Martin spent the last five seasons with Frank Martin at South Carolina and now joins forces with Altman in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks have had several injuries, but have won four out of their last five games which has taken them to a 6-5 mark. Topics of discussion include: The inside-outside...

In Episode 789 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman. Coach Musselman has pushed the Razorbacks taken the Razorback into the last two Elite Eights in the NCAA Tournament and with a talented and deep roster, he possesses a solid team to watch this season. The Razorbacks are led by Ricky Council, IV, who averages 18.9 points per game as their defense al...

In Episode 791 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Tulsa head basketball coach Eric Konkol. Coach Konkol is in his first season with the Golden Hurricane as he moves over from Louisiana Tech where he won 67% of his games in seven seasons. Guard Sam Griffin and forward Bryant Selebanque are an inside-outside tandem to watch in the AAC. Topics of discussion include: Sam Griffin as the...

In Episode 788 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Utah head coach Craig Smith, who led his Utes to opening Pac-12 wins over Arizona and at Washington State. The Utes also won at Washington State, 67-65, and the two wins allowed Utah to join USC, UCLA, Arizona as only four of the Pac-12 members to start 2-0. Topics of discussion include: Branden Carlson leading 4 Utes in double figur...

In Episode 787 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst Pete Gillen. With the basketball season up and running, Coach Gillen is one of the top color analysts in college basketball. He was also a solid head coach at Xavier, Providence, and Virginia where he won 392 games and had a 63.9 percent winning percentage. Topics of discussion include: Q...

In Episode 786 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back DePaul head coach Tony Stubblefield, who has led the Blue Demons to a 5-4 record as of now. Injuries have hurt DePaul early in the season, but they are developing depth on this roster with the injuries. The Blue Demons came from behind to beat Samford and Loyola Chicago, both in overtime. Topics of discussion include: Working on defe...

In Episode 785 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back North Texas Head coach Grant McCasland as his Mean Green are once again a challenger for the Conference USA crown with a defense that allows only 43.8 field goal attempts per game (1st/CBB) and 51.1 ppg (3rd/CUSA). Topics of discussion include: Tylor Perry's offensive ability The rebounding efficiency of the Mean Green The team's def...

In Episode 784 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff as his Golden Flashes have started the season at 5-2 with a near miss at No. 1 Houston a week ago. Topics of discussion include: The 49-44 loss at Houston Kent State's defensive characteristics Sincere Carry as the Golden Flashes' leading scorer The use of Malique Jones and Miryne Thomas inside of...

In Episode 783 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Stetson head coach Donnie Jones. The Hatters own opening wins this season over Florida State and South Florida. The Hatters are a top shooting squad as they make 56.4 percent of their shots from two while 40.3 percent of their three-pointers. Topics of discussion include: Luke Brown, who has made 51.3 percent of his triples so far th...

In Episode 782 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Utah State head coach Ryan Odom, who has led his Aggies to a 5-0 start to begin this season. Currently, the Aggies have made 12.8 three-point field goals in their first five games behind a balanced scoring attack where four players currently average double figures. Topics of discussion include: The Aggies' 5-0 start The 3-Ball as a k...

In Episode 781 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back College of Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey, who has helped the talented Cougars trek to a 6-1 record. This includes their first win in school history of the Charleston Classic. Topics of discussion include: Winning the Charleston Classic and then moving forward Charleston's three-point game on offense The play of leading scorer Reyn...

In Episode 780 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Charlotte 49ers head coach Ron Sanchez, who posts one of the better defensive units in the nation as Charlotte holds opponents to 39.5 percent from the floor (81st/CBB) and 55.0 points per game (11th/CBB). Topics of discussion include: The process of winning a pair of tournament games and getting to the finals in the Myrtle Beach Cla...

In Episode 779 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton as the Cowboys are 3-2 and they just picked up a win over DePaul. The two losses are by one point and in overtime as this is a team that will battle with it's defense and a solid rotation this season. Topics of discussion include: Avery Anderson's ability on both ends of the floor The overall ta...

In Episode 778 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Missouri head coach Dennis Gates, who enters his first season as the Tigers head coach. Coach Gates moves over from Cleveland State where he rebuilt the Vikings into a 20-win squad last season as they won two Horizon League regular season championships in his three seasons and won the tournament in '20-21 to place the Vikings in the...

In Episode 777 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Towson Tigers head coach Pat Skerry, who once again has a program picked at or around the top of the challenging Colonial Athletic Association. Topics of discussion include: The shooting ability of Nicolas Timberlake Cameron Holden and Charles Thompson as dynamic contributors The Tigers' trademark defense The challenge and depth of t...

In Episode 774 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back South Florida head coach Brian Gregory, who brought in a group of new players in South Carolina transfer Keyshawn Bryant, former Memphis Tiger Tyler Harris, and Selton Miguel who came over from Kansas State Topics of discussion include: Their defensive characteristics as a team The impact of Bryant, Harris, and Miguel Russel Tchewa's...

In Episode 775 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg. Coach Greenberg was a builder of programs inside of the game as he took Long Beach State, South Florida, and Virginia Tech and gave them the opportunities to be able to be a challenger once again inside of their leagues. Topics of discussion include: The Texas Longhorns' win over Gonzag...

In Episode 774 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Stephen F. Austin head coach Kyle Keller. As the Lumberjacks moved into the WAC from the Southland a year ago, they picked up the regular season championship in the WAC. SFA currently is known for it's sticky defense plus shot blockers in the middle. Topics of discussion include: Nana Antwi-Boasiako and Sadaidriene Hall on the boxes...

In Episode 773 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Samford head coach Bucky McMillan, who turned the Bulldogs forward in his second season at Samford. They finished 21-11 which equated to a 65.6 percent winning which was the program's best since it joined the SoCon. Topics of discussion include: McMillan's philosophy on some basketball ideas and thoughts Ques Glover and Bubba Parham in Sa...

In Episode 772 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Drake head coach Darian DeVries, who currently is 97-40 at Drake in entering his fifth year as the Bulldogs' boss. Drake won it's last game over talented Wofford, 80-72, behind 17 points from Sardarr Calhoun. Topics of discussion include: Calhoun's talent as it translates to the Drake attack How Tucker DeVries' game will improve in his so...

In Episode 771 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes San Francisco head coach Chris Gerlufsen, who enters his first season as the head coach of the Dons. San Francisco has one of the nation's most electric players in guard Khalil Shabazz. Topics of discussion include: The dynamics of Khalil Shabazz, who enters his fifth season Washington State transfer Tyrell Roberts and his three-ball The...

In Episode 770 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes San Jose State head coach Tim Miles, whose Spartans took a 63-48 win in their season opener against Georgia Southern. Topics of discussion include: The presence of 6-6 point guard Omari Moore Alvaro Cardenas joining Moore in the backcourt The addition of six freshmen and their abilities Discussing which analytics are important for Coach M...

In Episode 769 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back  Stanford head coach Jerod Haase, who begins his seventh season in Palo Alto. Haase discusses Stanford's 88-78 win over Pacific on Monday evening and players who should be keys in the upcoming season. Topics of discussion include: Davidson transfer Michael Jones' 31 points in the victory against Pacific The consistent play of Maxime...

In Episode 768 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Pepperdine head coach Lorenzo Romar, who enters the fifth season of his second term as head coach of the Waves. Coach Romar opened his coaching career as a head coach at Pepperdine from 1996-99. This season's team will be building off of last season as his team has a viable sophomore class. Topics of discussion include: The opening win ov...

In Episode 767 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay, who will pick up his 200th win at Liberty with his next 'W'. McKay discusses Darius McGhee, who returns for his fifth season. Topics of discussion include: How McGhee is a stellar part of the Liberty program Four returning starters without Keegan Murray The Flames' three-point prowess of a year ago Though...