Shots Gotta Fall: A Penn State Basketball Podcast

Evan and Steve are back before New Year's to recap a disappointing performance in a win against Delaware State and to preview the restart of Big Ten play against Iowa on New Year's Day. We also talk about: Grades for the non-conference performance Updates on reversion to the mean We'll be back on a more traditional schedule after the Iowa matchup and return with a new episode on Mon...

Evan and Steve return on Christmas Eve to breakdown the Quinnipiac victory and preview next week's matchup with Delaware State but ALSO.... Steve does a deep dive on Penn State's transfer usage and how it compares to other postseason contenders across the NCAA.  We wish you a happy and safe holiday season and we'll see you again right before 2022 wraps up!  Support the show Follow u...

Steve is feeling better this week and the duo is back together to recap a dominant win over Canisius, but one that may have come at a cost.  We also: Preview the upcoming matchup with Quinnipiac Check in with some old coaches at new gigs and Evan asks Steve how well some one-time Penn Staters would fit on the 22-23 team! Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Fac...

Steve's vacation has left him feeling a bit under the weather but the show must go on as Evan introduces a third voice to fill-in off the bench this week.  And what a week of basketball to recap! We cover the highs and lows of a home matchup against Sparty on Wednesday and a surprising result in Champaign Saturday afternoon against the Illini.  What does this mean going forward? How have expe...

Evan and Steve are back ahead of schedule to recap the double OT loss to Clemson and preview the first two Big Ten matchups for the Nits against Michigan State and at Illinois. In this episode we also: Break down some consistent early second half woes for Penn State Talk about the efficacy of the small ball lineup and Evan presents "fast five" observations about the Nittany Lions one mon...

We are full of Thanksgiving goodies and full of takes in this week's episode as we recap Lafayette and preview the first true road matchup of the season as Penn State heads to Clemson in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge Tuesday night! In this episode we also ask:  Is PSU's three point proficiency and defense sustainable? How good is our noncon looking? Support the show Follow us on X and Instag...

It was a jam-packed week of action for Penn State and Evan and Steve are back to break it all down for you. We go over Butler and the Charleston Classic while also asking questions such as: Is the small ball lineup working? How do we see Shrews as an X's and O's coach? Should the freshmen be getting more minutes? Is the "3 and D" scheme sustainable over a full season? As always...

Evan and Steve recap the Thursday night win over Loyola and preview the busy week ahead for the Nits as they host Butler before traveling down to Charleston for 3 games in 4 days and the 2022 Charleston Classic!  How good of a week do we expect? What about you? Let us know!  Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: The Penn State Baske...

Join Evan and Steve for a bonus recap episode of Penn State's season opening 93-68 win over Winthrop! We will return on Monday for a recap of the matchup against Loyola (MD) and previews for the Butler/Charleston Classic matchups!  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 Shotsgo...

Hey look at that, we kept this one under an hour! In this final pre-season episode of SGF, Evan and Steve make a fun bet on the final outcome for PSU this year.  We also: Go over some national preseason metrics/predictions for Penn State Predict the opening day starting 5 Preview the Winthrop/Loyola matchups Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shot...

We are back to preview the Big Ten Schedule as Evan and Steve lay out their (very different) predictions for the upcoming season! We also: Recap PSU at Big Ten Media Days Outline 3 bold predictions for the upcoming season We'll be back on 10/31 to preview the first two games of the season! It's almost here! Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Faceboo...

We are back to preview the upcoming non-conference schedule for PSU as Steve challenges Evan to a game of Name That Conference!  Prior to this we:  Cover some corrections from the previous episode Recap the 2023 recruiting class Provide our thoughts on the new uniforms We will return in two weeks to preview the Big Ten schedule and give our final predictions on the upcoming 2022-23 season! Be sure...

*Recorded August 15* Welcome to our first episode! Penn State Men's Basketball superfans Steve Travis and Evan Smith introduce themselves and kick off the first episode of SGF! In this episode we: Recap the 2021-22 PSU hoops season including what we think worked well for year one of the Shrewsberry Era and what needs some improvement going forward  Introduce the incoming freshmen/transfers to...

You have stumbled upon the Premiere, the best, the ONLY Penn State Basketball Podcast: Shots Gotta Fall. Starting on September 19th, join PSU hoops superfans Steve Travis and Evan Smith as they take you through the highs and lows of the upcoming 2022-23 Penn State Men's Basketball Season Support the show Follow us on X and Instagram @ShotsGottaFall  Like us on Facebook at Shots Gotta Fall: Th...