Pick and Pop College Hoops Podcast

Conference play is in full swing and two of the state's teams are near the top of their respective leagues. The University of Rhode Island and Providence College are factors in the current Atlantic 10 and Big East races, respectively. Ivy League play is also finally here for Brown University. The Bears visit Yale on Friday night for the first game in a home-and-home matchup. Join Kevin McNamara an...

It's a busy week on the Pick and Pop Podcast. Kevin McNamara is back from the Midwest with two Providence College wins under his byline. Bill Koch heads to VCU with the University of Rhode Island on Saturday for an Atlantic 10 showdown. Bryant University hosts Mount St. Mary's on Saturday and Brown University will enter Ivy League play next weekend off two straight victories. We break it all down...

It's the final Pick and Pop of 2019 with Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch. We'll spare you any New Year's Eve resolutions and get right to the college basketball. Providence starts off Big East play Tuesday against Georgetown while the University of Rhode Island and Brown lock up for their annual in-state rivalry matchup on Thursday. Bryant begins NEC play the same afternoon by hosting St. Francis (Pa...

Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch offer a holiday version of the Pick and Pop. There's coal in the stocking for Providence, a few less gifts on the bench for the University of Rhode Island and more. 

Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch sift through the aftermath of the URI-Providence grudge match and dole out first semester grades for the Rams, Friars, Bulldogs and Bears. All that and more on this week's edition of the Pick and Pop Podcast.

Could there be any other lead story to talk about in Rhode Island's college basketball world this week? It's time for Providence and URI to renew hostilities, this time at the Ryan Center on Friday night. Join Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch for the breakdown of Friars-Rams, their seasons to date and much more on this week's edition of the Providence Journal Pick and Pop podcast. 

Hope everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving. Back to the business of college basketball with this week's Providence Journal Pick and Pop podcast. Providence started flat on its West Coast trip to the Wooden Legacy and needs to right the ship. The University of Rhode Island visits West Virginia in another opportunity to burnish future postseason credentials. Navy travels to Brown on Saturday and Bry...

The University of Rhode Island is in Jamaica and Providence College is headed for California next weekend. The packed Thanksgiving period of college basketball is upon us. Also check on how Brown and Bryant bounce back from mid-week losses. All that and much more here on the Pick and Pop with Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch. 

Friday night presents the ideal chance to see what the University of Rhode Island has learned. The Rams match up with another Power 5 opponent when Alabama visits the Ryan Center. URI’s first meeting of several scheduled this season with college basketball’s upper crust didn’t end so well.

Maybe the best part to the tip-off of the college basketball season is finally putting a face and body to the always-hyped freshmen stepping into the big-time.  ◘The surprise of the night in Providence’s blowout of Sacred Heart was getting a glimpse at Greg Gantt. The freshman from North Carolina had taken on a mysterious, almost ghostly persona over the summer and through the fall beca...

Will we be seeing the local teams in March? How do their schedules shake out? Who has the dominant players?  Find out in this seasons first Pick and Pop! 

Providence Journal college basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch take their best shot at breaking down this year's NCAA Tournament bracket as March Madness kicks into high gear this week.

Providence Journal college basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch put a bow on the college basketball season, discussing conference losses by the URI Rams and PC Friars, as well as Providence's lone game in the NIT and Brown's CBI contest.

Providence Journal writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch take a look at the Big East and Atlantic 10 tournaments, which start this week in New York City. On Wednesday, the PC Friars will face Butler at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, and Thursday at noon will see URI take on La Salle at Barclay's Center.

Providence Journal writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch look ahead to the Big East and Atlantic 10 conference tournaments — both of which tip-off March 13 — and how the URI Rams and PC Friars might stack up against league opponents. Also, a look at Brown's chances of getting into the four-team Ivy League Tournament, and wrapping up Bryant's season.

Join Providence Journal college basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch as they examine the last few regular-season games of Providence College, URI, Brown and Bryant, and look ahead to the conference tournaments.  

Join Providence Journal basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch as they look back at a strong Providence victory over St. John's; a brutal URI loss at VCU and ahead to this week's action. Also, Brown hosts Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend, while Bryant welcomes in Mount St. Mary's.

Join Providence Journal writers Bill Koch and Kevin McNamara as they look at the recent struggles of the URI Rams and PC Friars, who both suffered tough losses this week, and will have stiff challenges this weekend. Also a look at Brown and Bryant

Join Providence Journal college basketball writer Bill Koch and Sports editor Bill Corey as they look at the past week's PC and URI games, as well Brown and Bryant's performances, and ahead to the weekend and next week's games.

Join Providence Journal writers Bill Koch and Kevin McNamara as they break down the latest games — both solid victories — of the PC Friars and URI Rams as well as look at the Brown Bears and Bryant Bulldogs' roads ahead.

With conference play in full swing (just about), both the Providence College Friars and Rhode Island Rams notch important wins. Join Providence Journal writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch as they break down the latest happenings with Rhode Island's four Division I basketball programs.

Join Providence Journal basketball writers Bill Koch and Kevin McNamara as they breakdown the early conference games of the URI Rams, PC Friars and Bryant Bulldogs, as well as look at the Brown University Bears, who open Ivy League play next week.

Providence Journal college basketball scribes Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch take a look at the Providence Friars, URI Rams, Brown Bears and Bryant Bulldogs as conference play has arrived - or will soon arrive. Also, some hoop resolutions for the new year.

Providence Journal college basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch discuss the Friars and Rams as they wrap up nonleague play and head into their respective conferences. Can U.R.I win on the road? Will P.C. come defeat the mighty Texans? 

Providence Journal college basketball writers Kevin McNamara and Bill Koch discuss this week's news that PC freshman star A.J. Reeves will miss 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. Also, URI is coming off a solid performance against Holy Cross as they get ready for a matchup with West Virginia at Mohegan Sun.