The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast

For our next set of conference previews, we go into the world of HBCU basketball. Starting with the SWAC, Jackson State brings back a solid core, Texas Southern made some big improvements in the portal, and Grambling and Alcorn State should look to build off their success from last season. Next looking at the MEAC, Howard has assembled a high level roster, and you can always count on Norfolk State...

With our next conference preview, we head towards the Southand! Steve Lutz and Corey Gipson, the coaches of the two best teams last year, both departed and lost nearly their whole team because of that. However, Will Wade is coming to town! The McNeese head coach assembled a high level transfer class. Southeastern Louisiana returns an intriguing frontcourt that should put them towards the top, and...

For our next conference preview, we head to the Horizon League! The league is full of storylines and talent this year, with Wright State having Trey Calvin and getting boomerang transfer Tanner Holden. Milwaukee returns BJ Freeman. Cleveland State returns Tristan Enaruna. Northern Kentucky returns Marques Warrick, and other teams have some high level talent, such as Oakland with Trey Townsend, and...

In our next conference preview, we head to the Sun Belt, or should we say the Fun Belt! That name rings true, as it's once again a fun conference. The top teams might not be as strong as they were last year, but a variety of teams, including James Madison, Appalachian State, Southern Miss, Arkansas State, Old Dominion and South Alabama have a shot to compete at the top. As always, we give a rankin...

The Conference USA has a new look this year, but there's still some intrigue. Western Kentucky got a coach that isn't known to be a talent waster, Liberty has been a successful program, New Mexico State has potential, and Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee have strong lineups. While the league won't produce the same top end teams, it's very close at the top, and the first few spots will be a batt...

In our latest conference preview, we break down one of the top conferences in the country, the Big Ten. Purdue returns Zach Edey, the best player in college basketball, but can they win in March? Can Michigan State compete at the top with Purdue? We'll answer those questions, plus touch on some other storylines, such as Illinois dilemmas at point guard and if Indiana can contend. As always, we ran...

In our next conference preview, we head to a conference that underwent a lot of changes this offseason, but should still be solid overall. FAU comes into the conference fresh off a final four appearance and with nearly the whole team back, and Memphis is very talented. Those two teams will battle it out at the top, but Tulane, North Texas, UAB, SMU, and even East Carolina and South Florida have so...

We're back with another conference preview, this time for the MAC! Lots of talent is leaving the conference, with Toledo graduating their top 3 scorers, Sincere Carry exhausting his eligibility, and Emoni Bates being selected in the draft. But, there's still some storylines here, as Akron retains dominant big man Enrique Freeman and gets a bounce back transfer in Ali Ali. Ohio has a solid squad, K...

For our next conference preview, we head towards the Ohio Valley. Despite not being the league with the most talent, there's still some storylines to follow. Morehead State returns player of the year Mark Freeman, and will attempt to assert their dominance as the new OVC power without Murray State and Belmont. SIUE and UT Martin also have intriguing rosters on paper, and Little Rock brought in som...

In our latest preview, we go through all of the Missouri Valley! There are some interesting storylines in the league, with player of the year Tucker DeVries returning and Drake looking to stay on top of the league. Other teams, such as Bradley, Belmont and Indiana State have intriguing talent, and Missouri State, Northern Iowa and Murray State shouldn't be counted out either. As with all of our co...

For our next conference preview, we move to the best conference the past few years, in the Big 12. The conference has its fair share of storylines this season, with Kansas being a popular pick for #1 nationally, Houston joining the conference, and some new head coaches. In this conference preview, we rank our teams and give an in depth breakdown on them, and give award predictions.

In our latest conference preview, we dive into the Summit League! Despite Oral Roberts losing their coach and Max Abmas, there is still plenty to be excited about. South Dakota State returns Zeke Mayo, and ORU still has lots of intriguing pieces, and even the bottom of the league looks competitive. As in all of our conference previews, we go over our all-conference teams, top transfers, and our le...

The WAC has a bit of a new look, with New Mexico State and Sam Houston State no longer in the conference. However, Grand Canyon is back, and they look well in position to grab a second straight tournament appearance with a loaded roster. The conference is a little weaker than last year, but there's still some storylines to look out for.

We are back into the conference previews with arguably our favorite conference, the Mountain West! After sending San Diego State to the national title game, the conference will be back for more, as there are six team with a reasonable shot at the tournament. As always, we go through our top transfers, freshmen, all-conference teams, and projected standings.

In our latest conference preview, we discussed the Big Sky. The top teams from last year are weaker, in Eastern Washington and Montana State. However, a new team may be rising to the top, as Weber State seems to have all the pieces to run away with the conference. As always, we discuss our all-conference teams, best transfers, freshmen, and our full league standings!

The WCC is now without BYU, but still has lots of excitement! The Gonzaga-Saint Mary's battles are still here, and both have some of the best players in the conference. Plus, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, and Santa Clara reload, and even the bottom of the conference has its fair share of talent. As always, in this podcast episode we break down our league standings, all-conference teams, and bes...

This is likely the last season of the Pac-12's existence, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun while it's still here! Despite being a down conference recently, Arizona, USC, and UCLA look like they can all compete nationally, while a few other teams have tournament aspirations. In this recent episode, we touch on every team in the conference, and break down what fans should be expecting fr...

Conference Previews are underway! We start it off moving west to east geographically, starting with none other than the Big West Conference. It's one of the better mid major conferences, and has some intriguing storylines with both Ajay Mitchell and Elijah Pepper returning to school. In the podcast, we break down our conference standings and give our thoughts on every team, release our all-confere...

In a new episode of The SCOOP College Basketball Podcast, Austin and Kyle recap the happenings of the portal recently, such as Chris Ledlum committing to St. John's and Jarron Coleman entering on AUGUST 1ST. Some of the top international prospects overseas are heading to college, such as Aday Mara and Zvonimir Ivisic. The Maui bracket was released and looks legendary, and lastly we discuss the gam...

It's debate night! In the heat of the offseason, we thought we'd bring some entertainment to the table, as Austin and Kyle go head to head, with Dan as the judge, trying to claim the Hoop Scoop Media Debate Night championship. Can Purdue contend in March? Is John Calipari washed? Should Gonzaga seek realignment? But before we get into the debating, we also touch on the news of the past week, such...

Austin and Kyle identify breakout players for next year, compiling over 40 players from around the high major conferences. We also touch on some recent transfer news (Joe Toussaint to Texas Tech, Paul Mulcahy to Washington) and give some quick thoughts on the Nike EYBL Peach Jam.

The portal never stops! Austin and Kyle touched on some big commitments to happen recently, along with some significant names still entering and where they could end up. Plus, the SEC-ACC challenge matchups were released, and we have some great games on our hands. We also talked about some of our highlights of the NBA draft and some of the more surprising picks.

After getting a DUI Friday night, Bob Huggins has officially resigned from his position at West Virginia. In this shorter live reaction episode, Austin and Kyle break down what this means for West Virginia, and who are some possible candidates for the next job.

Rosters are nearly set everywhere, so we touched on some early reactions and somewhat hot takes that we have about the teams and players in college basketball. We also touched on the major recent portal pickups, the U19 USA roster being announced, and some quick NBA draft talk.

In this episode, we take a look at every new coach this offseason, from Rick Pitino to Alex Pribble, and everyone in between. We're also joined by Kyle Kerr (@midmajorbasketball on Instagram), who will be a member of the podcast going forward!