The Igloo

This past weekend in the world of Big East women's hoops went well as UConn opened the season with an emphatic win over Arkansas while most other schools faced local rivals with varying outcomes. I'll break that all down and more on this new episode of The Igloo!

The Gavitt Tipoff Games are back after taking the 2020-21 season off! Joining me to preview this year's eight-game slate are Pat Madden from the Big Big East Blog and David Klein from SpartanHoops.com! I also recap last weekend's action from around the Big East, including Georgetown getting knocked off by Dartmouth and a Hollywood OT thriller between Villanova and UCLA!

Shifting gears to the men's side of Big East basketball, I got recaps of all the action across the league from Tuesday through Thursday. Then, Emma Houghton from the State of the Nova Nation podcast joins me for an in-depth preview of a top-5 matchup in Westwood between fourth-ranked Villanova and second-ranked UCLA.

On this new episode of The Igloo, I recap the season-opening slate from Tuesday and Wednesday from the world of Big East women's basketball as 10 of 11 teams tipped off their 2021-22 campaigns. Also on this episode is an in-depth interview with recent Creighton graduate Mitch Ballock as we discussed his collegiate career in Omaha, playing in the last college basketball game of the 2019-20 season b...

College basketball is officially back tomorrow! I've got full previews of action taking place tomorrow through Thursday in the Big East for both men's and women's and for my Ice Breaker for this episode, I discuss an unfortunate situation that happened in Providence involving guard Jared Bynum.

The women's hoops portion of the 2021 Big East Media Day Special from MSG is here! Hear from players and coaches from Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, and DePaul! Thank you again to all of them, along with every player and coach that I interviewed on the men's side as well, for their time. And thanks to all of you for tuning in as well.

2021 Big East Media Day special, featuring sound bites from 10 of the 11 Big East programs emanating from none other than "The World's Most Famous Arena", Madison Square Garden!

With just under a week until Big East Media Day, I've got my 2021-22 season predictions on both the men's and women's sides, complete with power rankings and my picks for Player of the Year and the All-Big East first teams. Before all that though, I've got an interview with Bryan Caver, who played point guard for Seton Hall during their prime in the early 90s as part of two Big East championship t...

Season 3 of The Igloo kicks off in a big way the second annual Big East Roundtable! All 11 of my delegates laid out their personal expectations of their respective teams, key players to watch for, and there's always room for banter just like last year. Shoutout again to all of my participants and for turning this crazy idea into something that is now an annual tradition.

At long last, we've finally reached the Season 2 finale of The Igloo. Joining me for a little Big East year-in-review is the legend himself, John Fanta. We discussed how the conference navigated the most challenging season in the history of college basketball and collegiate athletics as a whole, success on Draft Day, and a banner weekend with commissioner Val Ackerman and Villanova head coach Jay...

Finally back after five weeks away and I got a lot to catch up on now. I'll wrap up TBT, get you caught up on teams finalizing and releasing their non-conference schedules, and talk about devastation within the Butler University community for a somber Ice Breaker segment.

Nearly two years after he came on my show for an in-depth interview, Villanova alum and 2016 national champion Daniel Ochefu is back for a special bonus interview as we discuss his run at TBT thus far with Team 23 as they try to take home the million dollar grand prize in Dayton.

The 2021 NBA Draft will take place tonight and I've got my full preview of it with my predictions on which Big East stars will be drafted and others to watch for. On top of that, I've got my preview for championship weekend in Dayton for TBT this upcoming weekend and a passionate ice breaker about the inevitable next round of realignment in collegiate athletics.

With action in Columbus and Peoria still ongoing, I've got a bonus interview to switch things up with former Seton Hall point guard Shavar Reynolds as we discuss his journey from walk-on to scholarship player, how "Big Shot Shavar" came to be, playing in this past COVID season of college hoops, and using his extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the pandemic closer to home at Monmou...

It was a wild weekend in both Wichita and West Virginia last week as 4 teams punched their tickets to the Super 8 in Dayton: Florida TNT, Aftershocks, Sideline Cancer, and Team 23. I'll recap all of the action from both sites and look ahead to this upcoming weekend's slate in Columbus and Illinois, featuring Xavier's alum team (Zip Em Up) and the reigning champs Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni). S...

TBT 2021 will officially tip off today (7/16) in Wichita while action in West Virginia tips off tomorrow. Omaha Blue Crew will be in action at 4 pm Eastern and I'll break down some keys to victory as they face Purple & Black in the first round. Meanwhile in West Virginia, Villanova alum Daniel Ochefu and Team 23 look to turn some heads as the 6 seed in their regional while Xavier alum Remy Abell a...

Nearly two years after this show's premiere episode, the interview you've all been waiting for is here. Xavier legend J.P. Macura joins me to talk about his career at Xavier, the reputation he garnered there as one of the most hated players in college basketball history, and returning to the USA to represent his alma mater with Zip Em Up at TBT later this summer! I hope that y'all enjoy that inter...

The Igloo officially commences its coverage of Big East women's hoops as I provide a rundown of this past season, look ahead to 2021-22, and. Seton Hall head coach Tony Bozzella joins me as my first officially Big East WBB guest to cap that all off. I'll also dissect the regional brackets for Zip Em Up, Golden Eagles, and the Omaha Blue Crew while Jahenns Manigat returns to the show to discuss pla...

The 2021 TBT bracket is finally out and it notably features a total of three Big East alumni teams, including the reigning TBT champs: Golden Eagles from Marquette. There are also several other former Big East stars scattered across other teams in this year's field and I'll provide an overview of who to watch and where they'll be playing. On top of all that, Travis Diener returns to the show and a...

For the first time on The Igloo, I interview a Big East alum who did NOT play in the new Big East. Joining me on my first episode in three weeks is former Pitt Panther Ashton Gibbs, who will be a player-coach this summer at TBT for America's Dream. We discussed his memories from Pitt, watching his younger brother Sterling make his mark in the new Big East while at Seton Hall, and gearing up to pla...

In my last April episode, I've got my "way too early" power rankings for next season in the Big East and some brief offseason news regarding Marquette's additions and losses over the past week

I'm back after over two weeks away and joining me for an in-depth interview on this new episode is Creighton alum Jordan Scurry, co-host of the "Scurry and the Scrub" podcast. We discuss his Creighton career, his thoughts on the situation involving Greg McDermott back in February, and how his journey in college basketball came full circle dating back to his childhood dreams of playing in the Big E...

The UConn women came up short at the Final Four in San Antonio, losing in the national semifinals for the fourth straight time. I'll recap what went wrong there, as well as the latest Big East news from the transfer portal, new coaching hires, and more. At the very end of this, I'll predict who will win tonight's national championship game on the men's side between undefeated Gonzaga and Baylor. T...

While the men's Final Four will have most of the spotlight this weekend, UConn will headline this year's women's Final Four in San Antonio. Will head coach Geno Auriemma and star freshman Paige Bueckers guide the Huskies to their 12th national title? I'll predict if they will and who their biggest competition will be. I also have the latest news on the men's side of the Big East as a major return...

The Big East's 2020-21 season is officially in the books now as both Villanova and Creighton lost in the Sweet 16 to the top 2 overall seeds in this year's NCAA tournament, Baylor and Gonzaga. I'll analyze and recap those games, as well as share my thoughts on some news from around the league, including Shaka Smart being introduced as the new head coach at Marquette and Providence's Noah Horchler...