Pawd Slama Jama - A University of Houston Athletics Podcast

Hosts Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) are joined by University of Houston men’s basketball assistant coach Quannas White to talk about Marcus Sasser, Tramon Mark, Taze Moore and the rest of the current group of guards on the team. Then, White talks about how UH head coach Kelvin Sampson has influenced his life both as a player and a coach and lastly, White talks about what...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) break down University of Houston defensive coordinator Doug Belk’s comments on the defense. Belk expects his defense to be more physical with depth across the board. Then Andy and Da’Yon focus on specific players to watch for the UH defense in 2021. And lastly, the hosts are joined by Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95), who got to see three...

Hosts Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) discuss University of Houston football players Clayton Tune and Nathaniel Dell’s comments regarding the sense of urgency for the team to win as well as what they are looking to improve on for the 2021 campaign. Then the two hosts discuss the UH football defense as they listen to defensive coordinator Doug Belk. Lastly, the two hosts tal...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are back on the ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Pawd Slama Jama and talk about Dana Holgorsen embracing the importance winning in his third year will be plus takeaways from the American Athletic Conference’s football media day. Then the two talk Quentin Grimes going to the New York Knicks and DeJon Jarreau signing with the Miami Heat as well as...

Hosts Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) are joined by guest Ron Hughey (@CoachHugheyUH), the University of Houston women’s basketball head coach. Hughey talked about how his team has done in offseason workouts, transfers Tiara Young and Ash’a Thompson, Laila Blair’s growth. He also discussed the recent shakeup in the college world with the requests by Oklahoma and Texas to jo...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) discuss Quentin Grimes’ workout with the Denver Nuggets and Brison Gresham transferring to Texas Southern University. Then, the two debate PFF’s ranking of college quarterbacks in Texas. PFF has Houston football quarterback Clayton Tune as the No. 1 quarterback in the state. Then the two take your mailbag questions, including talking a...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) talk about University of Houston men’s basketball players DeJon Jarreau and Justin Gorham’s NBA workouts, what they need to show teams, how they can translate their skills to the pros and how they could get to the NBA. Then the two talk about UH players already taking advantage of the NCAA’s NIL rules and their overall thoughts on it—is...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) talk about University of Houston men’s basketball guard Quentin Grimes’ week at the NBA Draft Combine and how it has impacted his stock for the 2021 NBA Draft. Then the two give an update on the nonconference games for the upcoming season for both UH men’s and women’s basketball. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check...

Hosts @Jbarbosa_95 and @TheeggGreg have Sam and Dustin from the Scott and Holman Pawdcast @SHPawdcast, as they discuss their lowest and highest moments watching the University of Houston men’s basketball team over the years, how the NBA and Pro Coogs are doing, an overview of the UH women’s basketball team’s season, and talk about UH football’s down season. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by guest Tai Dillard (@UHCoachTai), who has been an assistant coach with the University of Houston women’s basketball team since 2014. She discusses the challenges of the “Covid-19” season, the ups of the campaign, the roster additions to the team, the team’s goal for 2021-22 and much more! #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMat...

Hosts Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) and Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) are joined by guest Ash’a Thompson (@neweraa00__), who played at Old Dominion for the 2020-21 season and transferred to the University of Houston women’s basketball team in the spring. Thompson talks about her experience playing college ball during her freshman year, her excitement to be reunited with former high school teammates Bria P...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by guest Emanuel Sharp (@emanuelsharp_), who is the first commit for the UH men’s basketball program’s 2022-23 freshman class. He is currently a junior at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic. He is the son of Derrick Sharp, who played his college ball at USF and played professionally with the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club in Israel...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) are joined by guest Kellen Hutchinson (@4klutch), who has spent the last three seasons with the UH men’s basketball team as a student manager and transitioned to internal operations. He gives a behind-the-scenes look on the team during the 2020-21 season such as what it is like to be a student manager for Kelvin Sampson, unique moments...

Hosts Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) and Da'Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) grade how each position will impact next season for both the mens and womens team, and discuss how UH can become the best team in Texas, and answer your questions about the team! #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check out ApolloHOU.com for homegrown Houston sports coverage as well as Astros and Rockets apparel y...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Da’Yon Dunlap (@DayonDunlap) talk about the highs and lows of the season for the UH women’s basketball team, then the two describe what both teams can take away from their respective campaigns and build for next year, and finally, the two turn to the listeners and answer questions about the teams on social media. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to c...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) look back at the 2020-21 season as a whole for both the UH men’s and women’s basketball teams, what moment will stand out the most from this year? Plus, the two also talk about the transfer additions made by both teams and how they will potentially fit on the rosters. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check out ApolloH...

Host Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) is joined by DJ Ramirez (@_DJ_Ramirez), Sam Connon (@SamConnon), and Asher Ali (@asher_ali3), sports editors come representing each of the remaining Final Four teams come together to discuss, preview and predict the Houston-Baylor and Gonzaga-UCLA games, and they talk about their experiences covering basketball and other athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic and more!...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5), Aqib Gazi (@Aqib_Rockets) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) are joined by guest Kris Gardner of The Houston Roundball Review (@TheHRReview) to discuss and predict Houston-Baylor in the Final Four and give their takeaways from the Cougars’ win over the Oregon State Beavers. The trio then take a look at the Gonzaga-UCLA Final Four game and debate, which of the remaining...

Host Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) breaks down Houston’s win over Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen, previews the upcoming Elite Eight matchup against Oregon State, and gives his Final Four predictions and more! #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check out ApolloHOU.com for homegrown Houston sports coverage as well as Astros and Rockets apparel you can't find anywhere else. Use promo code "YA...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5), Tamer Knight (@tknightsports) and Greg Goods (@TheeggGreg) are joined by Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) of the Houston Roundball Review to talk about takeaways from Houston’s game against Rutgers, preview the Cougars’ upcoming matchup with Syracuse and talk about the remaining NCAA Tournament teams at-large. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters Be sure to check out Ap...

Hosts Justin Barbosa (@jbarbosa_95) and Aqib Gazi (@aqib_rockets) discuss the UH men’s basketball team’s big comeback win over Rutgers to advance to the Sweet 16, and discuss the UH women’s basketball team (@UHcougarWBB) ending its season win over Arizona State in the WNIT consolation final to close its great season, and also what to expect for the Cougars against Syracuse on Saturday. #GoCoogs #F...

Host Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) is joined by Kris Gardner (@TheHRReview) of the Houston Roundball Review to preview the upcoming first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament between the University of Houston and Cleveland State. The two also break down what they saw from the Cougars in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, and how far they think UH can get to in the March Madness tournament. #GoC...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) break down the University of Houston men’s basketball team’s victorious weekend as it secured its first American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in program history, and also look ahead at the NCAA Tournament. UH will be a No. 2 seed in the Midwest region and face off against Cleveland State in the first round.   #GoCoogs #F...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Tamer Knight (@TKnightsports) break down the University of Houston women's team's loss to UCF in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament and also talk about the UH men's team getting plenty of AAC regular-season conference awards and give a preview of what to expect in the men's AAC Tournament over the weekend. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #Everything...

Hosts Andy Yanez (@AYanez_5) and Justin Barbosa (@Jbarbosa_95) discuss the Men's six game winning streak and how they have shown poise after the loss to Tulsa and departure of Caleb Mills, Kelvin Sampson is in favor of the AAC having a tournament, and the women's team is on a roll winning 4 of their last 5 games with a recent win over Tulane. #GoCoogs #ForTheCity #EverythingMatters If you apprecia...