Shots Gotta Fall: A Penn State Basketball Podcast

It's time for our third annual Where Are They Now Episode where we dive into names from Penn State's past and give you an update on how their careers are going.  In this episode, we also spend some time recapping an awfully dicey 40 minutes at Drexel and preview the end of the non-conference slate against Penn. Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Fac...

Penn State performed as expected this week, albeit with a missed opportunity to pad their postseason resume. We talk all about it, plus preview a Drexel matchup that may end up being one of the better non-conference opponents on a dismal NonCon schedule.  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast Send u...

The Nittany Lions enjoyed a well-deserved weekend off after taking down a Top 10 Purdue team at home. We talk about how it went down and preview the first true road matchup of the young season at Rutgers next week. We also spend a little bit of time on the very bad Coppin State team PSU plays next weekend. But let's be honest, you're focused on football aren't you? We forgive you. ...

The Nittany Lions suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands (paws?) of the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday night in the Sunshine Slam. They had a chance to respond Sunday afternoon against the Buffalo Bulls back home at the BJC. We break both games down and preview a difficult start to the Big Ten slate with Purdue coming to town Thursday night.  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagra...

For the first time in a quarter century, Penn State is 6-0 to start the season! We talk all about how they got there and also preview the Sunshine Slam Championship against a good Clemson team. Will the Nits hoist only their second midseason tournament trophy of all-time?  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketb...

It was a wild ride for the Nits on Wednesday night against the Mastodons but ultimately Penn State came out on the right side of the battle, remaining undefeated on the year. We talk about it including some thoughts on Mike Rhoades' post game comments.  After that, we're joined by Fordham Rams Head Coach Keith Urgo to talk all things Sunshine Slam before Penn State matches up with its fo...

For the first time in program history, Penn State has won 4 consecutive games by 20 or more points after another week of convincing basketball. However, it was not without some adversity or questions. We talk all about the week that was and preview a sneaky tough matchup at the BJC on Wednesday.  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall...

What a week on the hardwood to kick off the new season! We talk all about it and try to dissect the big picture to point out some things to watch as we go farther into the season and the competition gets tougher.  The competition gets a bit tougher later this week as PSU travels outside of the BJC for the first time to take on Virginia Tech in Baltimore. We'll preview the game as well as a ma...

We are back in the swing of things now that the season is ready to tip off next week!  For our first weekly episode, we are joined by a special guest, UMBC Head Coach Jim Ferry, to help preview the Penn State matchup with the retrievers on Friday. We also talk some TBT as well as a walk down "Nostalgia Lane" as Steve called it, going over his time on the bench at PSU.  We also preview th...

At long last we're back! This time, to preview the conference schedule and also issue our bold predictions for the upcoming season!  Let us know your predictions as well and we'll return to weekly episodes prior to the season opener on November 4th!  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast S...

Autumn has (unofficially) begun and with that comes the arrival of the Penn State non-conference schedule for the upcoming season.  We break it down and give you our game-by-game predictions for the PSU noncon slate (spoiler: should be a lot of gimmes here).  We'll be back in early October to talk conference schedule and give our bold predictions for the upcoming season!  Support the show Fol...

We return to recap the Happy Valley Hoopers' loss to Eberlein Drive in the TBT Quarterfinals on Tuesday but try to put it all into perspective. We also talk about the watch party event at Champs Downtown and finish up with some Olympics picks for this weekend.  We'll be back later this month to preview the Penn State non-conference schedule! Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram...

We return to preview TBT Quarterfinal matchup against Eberlein Drive on Tuesday, which will be played in Houston! After that, we check in with HVH head coach Ross Condon who helps us make a big announcement regarding how you can help support the Hoopers in Houston next week!  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Bask...

Quick thoughts from the car ride home Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast Send us an e-mail Shotsgottafallpod@gmail.com Help support the show!  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2043844/support Rate and review us and subscribe/follow Shots Gotta Fall wherever you download us every week! 

We're back with an emergency pod to recap the first two rounds of the TBT and preview the regional final for the Happy Valley Hoopers as they get ready to take on the hometown Zoo Crew in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night!  Please help support the fellas with a donation at their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/happy-valley-hoopers-tbt-2024?member=35037587&sharetype=teams&utm_cam...

The TBT is upon us with the first game on Saturday (1pm, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh) and to talk all things TBT, Evan and Steve are joined by Andrew Zoldan (podcast host, producer of InsideTBT)! We ask Andrew for an upset pick, break down the Pittsburgh Regional, and most importantly, ask him for a prediction for the Happy Valley Hoopers' first round matchup.  We hope to see you there...

We're back to preview the Happy Valley Hoopers' first round matchup in the TBT against the DuBois Dream! We tell you our picks for starting lineup and who to watch for on the Dream.  We also go over some interesting Penn State news that came our way since we last spoke to you, including the first verbal commit of the 2025 class! Support the Happy Valley Hoopers' 2024 TBT run here: h...

We're back this Father's Day to talk about the upcoming TBT taking place for the Happy Valley Hoopers, Penn State Basketball's alumni team starting Saturday July 20th on the Pitt campus at Petersen Events Center. To do that, we brought back HVH head coach Ross Condon along with player/GM John Harrar for a fun conversation.  We encourage you to donate to the Happy Valley Hoopers at:...

We're back in what amounts to just about our longest episode in show history but we think it's a fun listen!  In this episode, Evan and Steve perform a live draft in an attempt to determine the Ultimate Penn State Basketball Roster.  All players from all seasons are eligible and we each draft 12 players along with a head coach.  We are asking you to vote! Who has the better roster? Who d...

The deadline to enter the transfer portal has come and gone and Penn State's roster for the 2023-24 season is officially set! We break it down and give you our pros and cons of the 13 scholarship players and give you our starting 5 lineups!  We'll also talk about some additions to the nonconference schedule and pick the NBA playoffs! Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGo...

We are back to wrap season 2 of SGF by talking about the end of the men's and women's college basketball seasons and tallying up the final results of our Shots Gotta Fall bracket challenge!  We'll be back throughout the offseason with some more fun stuff, including lots of TBT coverage so make sure to keep your downloads active! Thanks for all your love and support over our second s...

We're back to recap the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including a couple surprise entries to the Final Four. At the same time, we'll also update you all on our bracket challenge! We also talk about some notable additions to the transfer portal, one returning Penn Stater and a new addition to the squad.  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Fa...

We're back to recap the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament and talk about some recent PSU additions to the transfer portal. We also ask each other what we want to see Penn State do with its open scholarships approaching year 2 under Mike Rhoades. Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast Send u...

We are back to give our post-mortem of the 2023-24 Penn State season including: Letter grades for every player Grading the team's performance  Going over our pre-season bold predictions We also open up the National Notebook yet again to give our upset picks for the upcoming NCAA Tournament Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall:...

Evan Smith flies solo, recapping the Nittany Lions loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament and a brief look at the unlikley postseason options for Penn State Basketball.  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Basketball Podcast Send us an e-mail Shotsgottafallpod@gmail.com Help support...