Splash City Basketball Podcast

In this episode Steve reviews the brand-new $180M Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, home to the St. Thomas Tommies.  Plus, Derek Bolden joins to talk all things NBA fandom, including updates at Target Center and the Wolves new app, plus basketball trading cards and innovation across the NBA.  1:20 Steve's review of Lee & Penny Anderson Arena 9:07 We're live at Scoreboard Bar & Gril...

November 7, 2025 It's been a while since we talked NBA and the Minnesota Timberwolves so... 1:07 Steve is joined by Tyler & Tate for a long segment talking Wolves who sit at 4-4 through 8 games. What's up with the defense? What happened to their bench?  16:57 Steve talks more NBA, including Wemby and the Spurs as a playoff team. He also talks surprises in both the Western and Eastern...

The college basketball season is officially here. It's never too early to start thinking about upsets in your bracket.  2:03 Games to watch on opening night, Monday, Nov 3rd including defending national champion Florida AND potential top NBA pick AJ Dybantsa and BYU 4:32 Set up your viewing Thanksgiving or "Feast Week" with the best early season tournaments or Multi-Team Events (MTE...

Steve breaks down the Big East conference for the 2025-26 season.  Coming off their first Big East championship in 25 years, St. John's looks to defend its title against highly ranked UConn. Rick Pitino. Dan Hurley. What else can you ask for at the top of this league?  Other challengers with experienced coaches will contend. Marquette, Creighton lie in the wings, and Villanova under new coach...

Steve breaks down the top of the SEC, the other contenders, key coaching changes and picks his darkhorse to win the best college basketball conference in the country.  With a mass exodus of the league's leading scorers things could get wild and crazy in the SEC. Can the SEC replicate its record 14 teams to make the NCAA tournament?  It's all in Splash City Basketball's SEC conferenc...

We're back with our ACC Preview looking at 3 storylines and a darkhorse. 1. Will anyone challenge Duke this year? Is Louisville ready? And how hot is the seat in Chapel Hill? 2. New coaches are everywhere, including at some of the best programs in the ACC. Who will have the biggest impact?  3. Can the ACC improve on its 4 NCAA tournament bids from a year ago?  My darkhorse pick: Find out whic...

Will Houston continue running the Big 12 as they have in their first two seasons in the league?  Will Kansas experience a resurgence behind freshman star Darryn Peterson or will the other star freshman, AJ Dybantsaa and BYU stake their claim? The Big 12 has loads of storylines. Steve breaks down his top 3 storylines and projects a darkhorse team that pushes Houston atop the conference standings. ...

In this episode Steve and his friend Tyler talk all things Big Ten. Who will challenge Purdue? Will the Big Ten finally break the national title drought? All this and more in the Splash City Basketball Podcast.   0:00 Intro and musings from opening night in the NBA. Rockets & Thunder go to 2OTs and Steph + Jimmy are too much for the LeBron-less Lakers 2:58 Kick off Big Ten discussion 4:40 Purd...

In this episode of the Splash City Basketball Podcast, host Steve Hartman gets the first look at Niko Medved's 2025-2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. Steve brought his son and two of his buddies for in-depth analysis and hot takes on best food items at the concession stand. You don't want to miss it!  1:00 Biggest takeaways from the Gophers scrimmage - Cade Tyson...

In this episode host Steve Hartman welcomes the first guest on the Splash City Basketball Podcast as his buddy Tate provides his thoughts on the Lynx collapsing (1:28), both on the scoreboard and in keeping their cool. Then they dive into NBA training camps (14:07) to discuss teams with the most pressure. Is it the Timberwolves trying to get over the Western Conference Final hump, or other teams (...

Episode 2: New Era for Gophers, Recruiting Buzz & Lynx Legacy 1:31 Niko Medved is the new men's basketball coach at Minnesota 4:43 New look Golden Gophers roster 15:00 Expectations for Medved in year 1 16:26 Local recruiting and transfer portal news 22:15 Look at Big Ten teams Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and more 32:27 Cheryl Reeve's legacy as it stands today 36:35 Show wrap and look ah...

Welcome to the very first episode of the Splash City Hoops Podcast! Host Steve Hartman takes you to Las Vegas for his debut at the 2025 NBA Summer League to give you a front-row seat on what he witnessed. This episode dives deep into the standout performances from local Minnesota players. Steve also gives a detailed breakdown of the Minnesota Timberwolves' young core. He discusses Terrence Sh...