The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast

With most of the college basketball coaching carousel behind us, we break down all 53 hires made around the country this offseason. From blue bloods making a change to sneaky good low-major hires, we've got it all covered. We assigned grades on a curve, using a number of factors to determine what letter grade each athletic director gets for the hire. Which mid-major schools knocked it out of the p...

On the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast, we dive into teams who "lost" the offseason. From missing out on big targets, questionably constructing rosters and just not having enough money to be competitive, the upcoming season isn't looking the best for these squads.

In the latest episode of The SCOOP College Basketball podcast, Austin and Luke go over 10 of their biggest winners of the offseason, due to transfer activity, player retention and coaching changes. Update: since the recording of this podcast, USC guard Alijah Arenas has suffered a potential season-ending meniscus injury

In our yearly coaching grades podcast, we analyze and grade ALL 57 Division 1 college basketball head coaching hires this offseason, from the highest of the high majors to the lowest of the low majors. Update: Tennessee State is in the process of hiring Memphis assistant Nolan Smith as their head coach.

In the latest episode of The SCOOP, Austin and Luke break down their preseason top 25 teams in the country, now that rosters have started to set and the portal movement has largely come to a close. We deeply analyzed each of our top 25 teams, going over their roster, potential improvement points and question marks.

Our second conference preview of the year takes us to the SoCon! In this preview, you'll find - A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season - Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams - Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league - Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on + more!

We are back with our conference previews, kicking things off with Conference USA! In this preview, you'll find - A detailed breakdown of every team and their outlook for this season - Our projected conference awards and All-Conference teams - Our Top 10 Transfers to enter the league - Some Breakout Players to keep an eye on + more!

The coaching carousel is almost done (looking at you, Maryland Eastern Shore), so we decided to give grades for all 66 coaches hired so far, from the big time brands like Kentucky and Ohio State, down to the low major schools such as UT Martin and New Orleans, on an A+ to F scale. We also went in depth on the hires, so if you haven't been paying attention this offseason, this is the place to catch...

2024 is near, and with the start of the new year marks the start of conference play! With all we've gathered in the first few months of the season, Austin and Kyle look at college basketball with a wide view and predict what conference standings are going to look like. Also covered in this episode are some main storylines in college basketball, including Terrence Shannon Jr's indefinite suspension...

In our latest podcast episode. we touch on all of the major tournaments to happen during the best regular season week, Feast Week, in addition to covering the recent ACC-SEC Challenge games. Purdue won the Maui Invitational, Villanova won the Battle 4 Atlantis, FAU won the ESPN Events Invitational, and many more notable MTEs took place that we touched on. We also looked ahead to the games this wee...

College basketball is back and so are we with our regularly scheduled podcasting! It was an eventful week one, and even with a underwhelming opening night, there was still lots of excitement, headlined by James Madison's win over Michigan State. We also made a list of who's stock has gone up and down in week one, and lastly predicting the games the next week.

In our final conference preview of the preseason, we move to the high major level with the ACC! The conference was disappointing last year, but Miami did make the final four. This year, Duke is the team to watch, being a consensus top 5 team. Miami still has some key players back, and North Carolina could make it back into contending after such a disappointing season. Also, Clemson and Virginia fi...

To our next conference preview, we look at the newly named Coastal Athletic Association! Pat Kelsey and Charleston once again look to be at the top of the conference, as he got a very strong portal class, as always. UNC Wilmington, Drexel, Hofstra and Towson should be competitive as well. If Stony Brook gets back to full health, they could be dangerous, in addition to William & Mary and Delawa...

Next up in our conference previews we have the Big South! UNC Asheville was the tournament representative last year, and has a strong chance at making it back, thanks to elite big man Drew Pember. Elsewhere in the conference, Winthrop should make there was back to the top, Radford, Gardner-Webb, Longwood and USC Upstate have lots of talent, and High Point brought in a loaded transfer class. As alw...

For our next conference, we head to the America East, a conference long dominated by Vermont. Every year, there seems to be a candidate that people like besides Vermont, but the Catamounts always get the job done, and we don't think that'll change this year. However, UMass Lowell and Bryant have lots of talent and potential, and there could be some sneaky other teams with Albany, Maine, and Bingha...

For our next conference preview, we move to the lowest rated conference last season, the NEC. Despite being the worst conference, it still won a tournament game, so we should be careful not to sleep on it this year! Fairleigh Dickinson returns a solid amount from that team, but Sacred Heart should be the team to beat in the league. Central Connecticut State, Stonehill and Wagner all have some intr...

Next up in our conference previews, we head to the Patriot League. Colgate is the cream of the crop in the conference, and nothing will change there. However, teams such as American, Lehigh, Holy Cross and Boston U could be competitive. Half of the jobs turned over this offseason, so there's also quite a bit of unknowns. As with every preview, we look over and rank each team, and give our all-conf...

We're back with another conference preview, this time the ASUN! Powerhouse Liberty is no longer around, but this should still be a very competitive league, with Eastern Kentucky returning lots of talent from a hot finish. Kennesaw State still has some pieces back, and Florida Gulf Coast has assembled a very talented roster. Austin Peay head coach Corey Gipson brought in lots of talent. Lipscomb, N...

Moving onto our next conference preview, we have the SoCon. Forman has been a high level team in the league, and they still may be the favorites to win it, but Samford, UNC Greensboro, and Western Carolina all bring back top level talent as well, and should all have a chance to take home the title. Some of the other teams, such as Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and even The Citadel, have some...

Moving back to the high major level, we preview arguably the best conference in the country, the Big East. It's incredibly strong at the top, with Creighton, Marquette, and UConn all being preseason top 10 teams. Going down further, Villanova has a loaded roster but unproven coach, and St. John's has one of the best coaches of all time, in Rick Pitino. Providence and Xavier also have talent and po...

Moving onto our next conference preview, we have the SoCon. Forman has been a high level team in the league, and they still may be the favorites to win it, but Samford, UNC Greensboro, and Western Carolina all bring back top level talent as well, and should all have a chance to take home the title. Some of the other teams, such as Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, and even The Citadel, have some...

Our next conference up is the MAAC! It's always been Iona's conference, but Rick Piton isn't there anymore. Does that change with Tobin Anderson and a whole new roster coming in? Rider has a talented roster as well, and Siena is filled with young talent. Fairfield and Canisius have intriguing pieces as well, and could be competitive. As always, we go in depth and rank every team, and give our pred...

For our next conference preview, we head to the A-10, which disappointed last year, only sending one team to the tournament as an auto bid. But the conference improved this offseason, and Dayton got star player DaRon Holmes back. St. Bonaventure brings back nearly everyone, and brings in talent too. Duquesne has a stacked frontcourt, and VCU, George Mason and Loyola Chicago have intriguing rosters...

Our next conference preview takes us to the Ivy, which was headlined by a Princeton run to the tournament. However, Yale is looking like the team to beat this season, returning four double digit scorers. Princeton still looks to have a solid team with some young pieces, and Cornell will still have a high level offense. Brown and Penn are both teams that are capable of doing damage in the middle of...

For our next conference preview, we head to the SEC, which is looking like a very strong conference. After having the number one overall seed in Alabama last year, Tennessee looks to be the top team in the conference. Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Auburn look like teams with top 25 potential, and even the middle to the bottom of the conference is solid. As with every con...