The Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast

Four months after Rick Pitino took the reins at St. John’s, the Hall of Fame coach made quick work of reconstructing the Red Storm’s roster, signing 10 players in the transfer portal to join incumbents Joel Soriano and Drissa Traore. Freshmen Brady Dunlap and Simeon Wilcher arrive in Queens as well to give the Johnnies a potential preseason Top 25 outfit for the first time since 1999. In the wake...

The end of an era in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference came when Rich Ensor announced his retirement upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year, concluding a 35-year stewardship that was the longest in Division I athletics. In his final days before passing the reins to Travis Tellitocci, the commissioner joins host Jaden Daly for a candid look back at some of the watershed moments, buil...

The return of the Daly Dose Of Hoops podcast is a special episode, as host Jaden Daly welcomes the man who got him started in the broadcast industry almost 16 years ago, Marc Ernay of 1010 WINS. Also the play-by-play voice of St. Francis Brooklyn men’s basketball among his many talents, Marc joins Jaden to preview the Terriers’ upcoming Northeast Conference tournament matchup with Fairleigh Dickin...

Happy new year from all of us at the Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast! To celebrate, host Jaden Daly tackles two game previews on the same episode for the first time, with both local Big East teams opening 2023 with matchups against teams from the Midwest on January 3. In the opening segment, Jaden sets the table for Seton Hall’s trip to Creighton with Matt DeMarinis of White & Blue Review for a tempera...

On this holiday episode of the Daly Dose Of Hoops podcast, Xavier is thrust into the spotlight by virtue of having last played Seton Hall and taking on St. John’s next. With that said, join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes Paul Fritschner, who covers Xavier for the Big East Digital Network and The Rebound Rundown, for a closer look at the Musketeers and how their dynamic has changed through the firs...

With Big East play squarely on the horizon, the Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast returns to preview the conference opener for Seton Hall, who welcomes Providence into Newark to begin league play. Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes a pair of guests whose resumes speak for themselves to help him break down the Pirates and the Friars. In the opening segment, longtime Rhode Island basketball scribe Kevin M...

Conference play is on its way back in full swing as we approach the holidays, and for the Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast, the Big East is first on the list of wellness checks as league action returns to the hardwood. Join host Jaden Daly as he gets a pulse on the Big East with the one and only John Fanta of Fox Sports, The Field of 68, and the Big East Digital Network. Together, Jaden and John assess...

It’s the middle of December, which means it’s time for the renewal of the Garden State Hardwood Classic between Rutgers and Seton Hall! Join host Jaden Daly as he tackles the rivalry between the Scarlet Knights and Pirates with the man who knows both teams inside and out, Jerry Carino of Gannett New Jersey and the Asbury Park Press, to get you caught up on Sunday’s intrastate clash in Piscataway.

Big East Conference play starts as St. John’s welcomes DePaul to Carnesecca Arena, and host Jaden Daly has you covered on both sides of the December curtain-raiser. In the opening segment, Dan Stack from We Are DePaul helps you get to know the visiting Blue Demons better despite a 5-3 start to the season, while the second half focuses on a deeper analysis of the Red Storm with Zach Braziller of th...

As college basketball season has now begun, the Daly Dose of Hoops podcast will tip off its third season previewing one of the marquee games among New York mid-majors, as Hofstra hosts Iona Friday with both teams coming off impressive wins to open their respective seasons. Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes back Guy Falotico of IonaHoops.com to recap the Gaels’ dominant victory over Penn, and fin...

As the summer heats up, the Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast checks in with one of its New Jersey outposts to see the world through scarlet-colored glasses. In this episode, host Jaden Daly is joined by Danny Breslauer and Jon Newman of The Scarlet Spotlight, their Rutgers-specific podcast. Together, the three discuss how The Scarlet Spotlight came to be before a segue into the Scarlet Knights’ prospect...

The Colonial Athletic Association welcomes four new members into its family on July 1, and Jaden Daly helps preview each of them and their respective impacts on the league, plus the conference as a whole. Eddy Occhipinti of the Monmouth Digital Network offers insight on the Hawks in the CAA, Nick Lorensen of Mid-Major Madness looks at Stony Brook as well as some of the other contenders in the leag...

With the NBA Draft approaching, host Jaden Daly gets insight on the preparation for the annual selection, as well as the profiles of some local college prospects, from Bobby Gonzalez, the former Manhattan College and Seton Hall University head coach who now serves as a scout for the Detroit Pistons. The two also reflect on the Big East and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, while also sharing the...

As the first phase of the college basketball offseason concludes with the finalization of most rosters, host Jaden Daly takes a close early look at the local college basketball scene with J.P. Pelzman of Rivals.com and Forbes Sports. Together, the two profile next season’s prospects for Seton Hall, Rutgers, St. John’s and Hofstra, while also touching on Villanova’s future following the retirement...

The Daly Dose of Hoops podcast returns from a six-month hiatus to break down Mount St. Mary’s move to the MAAC! Join host Jaden Daly as he discusses The Mount’s impact on its new conference with Ryan Raffensperger of The Mount Fan Blog and Ryan Peters of Blue Ribbon and the Northeast Conference.

As the 2021-22 college basketball season begins, join host Jaden Daly for a super-sized preview of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference! Jaden breaks down each team in the MAAC and some of the storylines in the league with media from all 11 MAAC schools, as well as expert analyst Chris Williams and commissioner Rich Ensor.

As the offseason ramps up closer to opening night, host Jaden Daly welcomes John Fanta of Fox Sports and the Big East Digital Network back to the podcast to get caught up on the happenings in the Big East Conference.

With the 2020-21 season officially concluded, host Jaden Daly brings back Josh Adams and Jake Zimmer from College Hoops Digest to review the NCAA Tournament and the highlights of the past four months, as well as look ahead to the offseason for the local teams and offer parting reflections after covering a unique season on all fronts.

With the NCAA Tournament now upon us, host Jaden Daly takes a closer look at Clemson by welcoming Justin Mathis of Sports Talk Media Network to preview the Tigers as they face Rutgers. In the second segment, Brian Wilmer of College Hoops Digest highlights the potential of Winthrop to post an upset against Villanova, and analyzes the chances of the seven ACC teams in the field of 68.

With the Big Ten tournament getting underway Wednesday, host Jaden Daly reaches into the Midwest to get the expert opinion of Kevin Sweeney, the man behind CBB Central on top of his exceptional work with Sports Illustrated and WNUR at Northwestern University. Together, Jaden and Kevin take a closer look at Rutgers’ chances in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments, as well as the mid-major landscape and...

With the Northeast Conference tournament tipping off this weekend, host Jaden Daly welcomes Dan Gardella of College Hoops Digest, Sacred Heart Athletics and The Spectrum to preview the top four seeds in the NEC as Wagner takes on Mount St. Mary’s and Bryant battles Sacred Heart.

With UConn surging to close out the regular season and conference tournaments having just tipped off, Russ Steinberg, who covers the Huskies for ADimeBack.com on top of his duties as the managing editor of SB Nation’s Mid-Major Madness site, joins host Jaden Daly to preview UConn’s stretch runs on both the men’s and women’s sides, as well as taking a look at the first weekend of conference tournam...

With Iona preparing to return to play for the first time since December, host Jaden Daly takes a closer look at the Gaels with Guy Falotico, an Iona insider and podcaster in his own right with his IonaHoops.com podcast. Later in the show, Fox Sports college basketball analyst Vin Parise joins Jaden to catch up on the local hoops stories as well as pay tribute to the legendary Tom Konchalski after...

The fifth episode, and first of February, takes a closer look at Wednesday’s Seton Hall-Providence matchup, and to profile the Pirates and Friars in greater detail, our sister site College Hoops Digest joins in with two of its staffers. Host Jaden Daly welcomes Josh Adams, the site’s founder and managing editor, to take a closer look at Seton Hall, while Jake Zimmer shares his insights on Ed Coole...

Jaden Daly welcomes a head coach to the Daly Dose Of Hoops podcast for the first time, as Jared Grasso, now in his third season at the helm of Bryant University, shares his thoughts on his team this year, as well as what motivates him and the type of player he and his staff is attracted to in recruiting.