Pro Basketball Today with Coach Young

The final four teams are set for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals: Knicks & Pacers in the East, and Thunder & Timberwolves in the West. Who will come out on top and make it to the Finals? In addition, there is some major action in the WNBA as well. We break down all of these and more with Coach James Young on this episode.  First up on our Tip-Off Topics, we recap Game 6 as the Kn...

A lot of action took place as the NBA Playoffs continue and the WNBA kicks off at the end of this week. Coach breaks it all down with this episode with both leagues.  First up on our Tip-Off Topics, we recap Tuesday Playoff Games as Indiana eliminated the top-seeded Cavaliers and the Thunder took at 3-2 series leads in their Game 5 win over the Nuggets. In terms of Cleveland, Coach wonders what th...

The continuation of the NBA Playoffs roll on and it’s time to break it all down with Coach James Young on this episode because situations are getting intense with the way some of the playoffs have turned out so far.  First up on our Tip-Off Topics, we recap Sunday’s games as the Thunder win a close one against the Nuggets and the Pacers dominate the Cavaliers. Not to mention that Benedict Mathurin...

We are in the heap of the semifinals of the NBA Playoffs and Coach James Young updates you on everything that has gone down so far. In our Tip-Off Topics, we recap Tuesday Games with inclusion that for the first time in NBA history all road teams have won in Game 1 of the semifinals. Could we see more crazy outcomes soon? Sad news for the Warriors as Stephen Curry injured his hamstring in Game 1....

The Semifinals are set in stone in the NBA Playoffs so now it time to break it all down with Coach James Young on this episode. Leading off with our Tip-Off Topic, we recap the Saturday and Sunday 1st round matchup with Game 7 wins by the Warriors and Nuggets as well as the Pacers taking Game 1 of the East Semifinals series against the Cavaliers. In addition, we look back to the legendary head coa...

A lot of basketball news and updates from both the collegiate and professional levels so Coach James unfolds it all with you on this episode.  First up on the Tip-Off Topics, we recap each of the Tuesday playoff games, it’s been a competitive playoffs so far and it’s only going to get better. Spurs guard Stephon Castle gets awarded Rookie of the Year. The Kings promote Doug Christie as the team’s...

The NBA Playoffs are continuing on with a sprinkle of college basketball news, so on this episode, Coach James Young goes through it all.  On our Tip-Off Topics, we recap Sunday’s slate of NBA playoffs games and how teams stack up as the playoffs roll on. Devastating news for the Bucks as Damian Lillard is out for season after suffering at torn left Achilles early in Game 4 against the Pacers. Eva...

A few college basketball news dropped this week as well as the continuation of the NBA Playoffs. We uncover it all with Coach James Young on this episode.  First up on our Tip-Off Topics, in college basketball, Boogie Fland and Desmond Claude enter the transfer portal as the portal official closes this week. Where do they land next? In addition, Rick Pitino keeps piling on new additions as Dillon...

The NBA Playoffs are in full gear once again and it’s time to recap and look ahead  to each series so far as well as update you on some news and updates in the basketball world with Coach James Young on this episode.  On our Tip-Off Topics, a couple of college basketball news stories that dropped as Duke star Cooper Flagg announces that he is declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft, which is not a surpri...

All of breaking news, recaps, and futures markets to look at on this episode with Coach James Young with the NBA and college basketball.  First up on our Tip-Off Topics, we recap all this week’s NBA Play-In games as there were some anticipated outcomes and some surprises as well. In addition, are the Kings lost to the Dallas, the team decided to part ways with their GM Monte McNair after a disappo...

The host of ‘Beadle and Decker’ on SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio and host of ‘Run It Back’ on FanDuel TV, Michelle Beadle join Coach James Young on today’s episode as we breaking down all the NBA news, futures markets, and get you set for the NBA playoffs.  On our Tip-Off Topics, major breaking news as the Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after a 36-46 regular season. Coach and Michelle wonde...

It’s back to the NBA now with men’s and women’s National Championship games concluded. On this episode, Coach James You g breaks down all the updated news, futures markets, and upcoming matchups in the association.  On our Tip-Off Topics, we re-discuss Mike Malone getting fired by the Nuggets and how this will make an impact come playoff time. In addition, Jalen Brunson made return after missing a...

The final horns sounded as the Florida Gators men’s team and UConn Huskies women’s team won the 2025 NCAA Championships. On this episode, Coach James Young goes through it all and some NBA action as well.  On our Tip-Off Topics, we recap both Florida and UConn winning the national titles explaining what a great job both respective teams did to achieve the promise land. In addition, Olivia Miles re...

It all comes down to the Final Four both on the men’s and women’s side of the NCAA Tournament. It’s time to preview it all and more with Coach James Young on this episode.  Our Tip-Off Topics, we go through in detail the matchups of the final four games in men’s basketball. Which number 1 seeded teams make it to the National Championship game? Some coaching news went down as Buzz Williams will be...

It all comes down to four team in the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament. Coach James Young breaks down everything that happened and adds a sprinkle of NBA as well on this episode.  On the Tip-Off Topics, Coach recaps each of the Elite 8 games. It’s all chalk for the final four teams remaining and he explains how these teams made it this far in the tournament. In addition, Villanova hires Kevin Will...

The Sweet 16 is upon us along with some breaking news in NCAA men’s and women’s basketball so we go through it all on this episode with Coach James Young.  On our Tip-Off Topics, sad news for JuJu Watkins and USC as she suffers a season-ending ACL injury. We, then, go through three new head coach hirings: Ben McCollum officially taking the helm at Iowa, Fran McCaffery reportedly the next head coac...

We continue our full coverage of March Madness with a sprinkle of NBA tied into this episode with Coach James Young.  First up on the Tip-Off Topics, we recap some of the notable Round of the 32 games, in which Arkansas upset St. John’s, Duke dominated Baylor, and Houston barely winning over Gonzaga. In addition, we take a look at some of the head coaching moves from some programs that include Wil...

March Madness is officially here so it’s time to look ahead to the betting market and all the teams competing to see where we can find value for you from start to finish with the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. On this episode, Coach James Young goes everything to get you prepared and updated throughout the tournament.  First up on the Tip-Off Topics, we recap the dominating performance fro...

As the field of 68 for the men’s 2025 NCAA Tournament has been announced, we have a very special one hour episode for you with Coach James Young with a special guest in the middle.  On our Tip-Off Topics, Coach wonders if Auburn deserved to the #1 overall seeded team in the AP Top 25 Poll, if the committee got it right with the selections of the Last Four In & First Four Out, recapping each #1...

A lot of action brewing in college basketball and in the NBA so Coach James Young breaks down everything on this episode.  First up, some of the Tip Officer Topics include recapping the Cavaliers’ comeback win over the Nets, Leonard Hamilton leaving FSU after his final game with the program this week, Gonzaga wins the WCC championship, and how St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino and TCU Horned Frogs...

There are a lot of updates, recaps, and futures markets to look at on this episode with Coach James Young in the basketball landscape.  Some of the Tip Odds Topics include injury updates for LeBron James and Jalen Brunson, recapping Alabama taking down Auburn, movement for some college head coaches, and recapping some of the conference tournament winners in women’s college basketball.  Next, the A...

A bunch of major updates,  upcoming games, futures markets to look at in the basketball world on this episode with Coach James Young.  Some of the Tip Off Topics include Kyrie Irving out for the season with a torn ACL, LeBron James reached 50k points and much more.  On the Award Tour, we take a look at which team will get the number one seed in men’s basketball prior to the NCAA Tournament. Is it...

The thick of basketball is upon us as it is March and Coach James Young breaks down everything that went down recently on this episode.  First up on the Tip Off Topics, we take a look at the  future for the 76ers as Joel Embiid got shut down for the rest of the season. In addition, Mitchell Robinson makes his return to the Knicks lineup and how much of an immediate he is making for the team and go...

There are a ton of hot topics, updates, and best bets that you don’t want to miss on this episode with Coach James Young.  First up, the Tip Off Topics include growing concerns about 76ers star Joel Embiid and his health. Should the team just shut him down for the rest of the season? In addition, Coach recaps two notable NBA games that happened with Monday’s Timberwolves’s rally over Thunder and T...

A lot of action and news over the past week in the NBA and college basketball. Coach James Young goes through it all with you on this episode.  First up, some of the Tip-Off Topics include Luka Doncic having a dominant performance against the Nuggets, Victor Wembanyama out for the season with a blood clot, the Knicks struggle to win against top teams in the league, and much more.  On the Award Tou...