The Big 5 Pod

Drexel guard Shane Blakeney joins the pod as he gets ready for his 4th season in University City, where he'll be entering the 2025-26 season as one of Drexel's leaders on and off the court. We discuss Shane's upbringing in basketball, his journey to becoming a leader, what it's been like being in the Big 5, his expectations for this season, and much more! #lasalle #Temple #big5...

Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer joins us to discuss the groundbreaking settlement between the House and the NCAA over NIL regulations and how it will affect Big 5 teams and college basketball as a whole. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5...

A milestone episode for us here at the Big 5 Pod. We're joined by our first-ever active Big 5 head coach, La Salle Head Coach Darris Nichols! Coach Nichols talked with us about his excitement in taking the La Salle job, his coaching style, recruiting in the NIL and transfer portal world and much more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn  Make sure to follow us on our...

We're joined by Penn Assistant Coach Tristan Spurlock as he talks about how he got into coaching after a long college and overseas career, his favorite Fran McCaffrey stories, his expectations for the 2025-26 Penn Quakers and more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www....

The transfer portal is officially closed, but that doesn't mean the player movement in college basketball is done just yet! We go over Deuce Jones transferring from Saint Joseph's to La Salle, Villanova landing a trio of players and other commitments to Big 5 schools. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagra...

The transfer portal closes in just a few days, but there's no slowing down of names leaving and entering schools. This includes Xzayvier Brown, who, along with Associate Head Coach Justin Scott, will be leaving St. Joe's to go to Oklahoma. Plus, the guys discuss other transfer portal news around the Big 5 and what impact it could have on the upcoming season. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saint...

The 2024-25 college basketball season is officially over. We recap arguably the most exciting Final Four in recent memory, culminating in Florida winning its third national championship. We also discuss Kevin Willard being officially introduced as Villanova's head coach, Big 5 transfer news and more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn  Make sure to follow us on our...

Shizz Alston, Jr. joins the pod to discuss all things Temple basketball, including how the program can improve in this new era of NIL and the transfer portal. Plus, we talk about his favorite college memories and answer fan-submitted questions. And yes, we talk about Villanova hiring Kevin Willard as their next head coach as well. As promised in the episode, here's the link to donate to the T...

It's our last episode of March, and we have a TON to go over in both the Big 5 and nationally in college basketball. La Salle and Penn both made new coaching hires, the transfer portal has opened and some surprise names have entered from the Big 5. Plus, we go over what's happened so far during March Madness and take a look at a potential new coach for Villanova. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #...

March is in full swing, and the Big 5 is as busy as ever. We go over Penn parting ways with Head Coach Steve Donahue, Drexel's season ending in the CAA Tournament and preview the rest of the conference tournaments for Big 5 teams. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.tw...

March is here! The guys break down what that means for the teams in the Big 5, as postseason play is here for one team already (Drexel) and is just around the corner for the rest of the teams. It's the best time of year! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/...

It was a much better week for the Big 5 this week but the big news wasn't about what was happening on the court, rather who was leaving it. La Salle Head Coach and Mr. Big 5 himself, Fran Dunphy, announced that he will be retiring from coaching at season's end. We walk about what he meant to Big 5 basketball, Villanova's bubble chances after their win over Marquette, Penn being elim...

It was a brutal week of play in the Big 5, which saw the teams go 0-9 from Thursday-Tuesday, and with Villanova grabbing the only two wins outside of the Saint Joseph's-La Salle game since Sunday, 2/9. With just 5 or 6 games left in each team's season, can they turn it around just in time for March? #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on o...

It's the stretch run of conference play, where each game becomes more important than the last and bubbles start to shrink. We talk about Villaova's good form as of late, Erik Reynolds II moving into second place on Saint Joseph's all-time leading scorers list, and much more from around the Big 5 #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on...

We're back! After a couple weeks off, we go over all that's happened in the Big 5 as the calendar turned to February. This includes Temple's steady play, St. Joe's struggles once again in Atlantic 10 play, Villanova falling from bubble contention and much, much more.  #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages:...

Another week passes with even more chaos in the Big 5! Villanova upset #9 UConn at The Finn on Wednesday, followed by a hard-fought loss to St. John's at MSG on Saturday. La Salle's Deuce Jones had the play of the week in the sport as well, with his buzzer-beater over St. Bonaventure. Plus, we discuss Saint Joseph's, Drexel and Penn's down weeks, and Temple losing a key player....

Conference play is in full swing as the calendar turns to January! We go over Villanova's continued hot streak, Temple starting off AAC play with a home win, Saint Joseph's up-and-down A-10 start and much more. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5P...

Tristan Freeman of Busting Brackets and The Field of 68 joins the pod to discuss the opening of conference play in the A-10 and the Big East, including where he thinks Saint Joseph's, La Salle and Villanova will finish in conference play this season. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big...

The guys go over everything involving Saturday's Big 5 Classic, culminating in a second straight Big 5 championship for St. Joe's. They also go over other games from the Big 5 Classic, games from earlier this week, the Big 5 Pods changing for next season and the nationwide talk of the potential NCAA Tournament expansion.  #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make...

Big 5 legend Phil Martelli and Jared Phillips of the Make A Difference Pod join the pod to help preview the Big 5 Classic at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. They also discuss what their podcast is all about, and how important family and giving back is to them. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagra...

Jake Copestick and Kyle Morello discuss La Salle beating Temple on Saturday, earning themselves a spot in the Big 5 Championship game vs A10 and city rival St. Joe's. Plus, we go over all the MTE (multi-team events) that the rest of the Big 5 schools played in during Feast Week. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Ins...

Big 5 pod play kicked off this week, with St. Joe's clinching a chance to defend their Big 5 title with a 2-0 week against Villanova and Penn. Plus, the guys go over the other Big 5 games and what to look out for this coming week. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.tw...

Episode 100 is here! The guys kick off the season with their centennial episode, going over a historic 6-0 night to start the season, Glaser Arena's opening night, and two bad losses for two talented teams in the season's opening week! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: w...

The 2024-25 College Basketball season is here! Aaron Bracy of Big5Hoops.com joins the pod to preview the Big 5, including which teams have the best chance to make the NCAA Tournament, our awards predictions and who will win the Big 5! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter....

Tommy Godin of The Main Line Minute joins the pod to discuss how Villanova stacks up against a loaded Big East heading into the 2024-25 season! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel  Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod