The Starting Five

On this episode of The Starting Five, we recap 11/5, including a miracle cover from Loyola Marymount, and preview 11/6. There’s a couple of intriguing mid major games to look forward to, but unfortunately, we’re hit with another light slate. 11/5 Recap: 0:00-7:22 11/6 Preview: 7:23-11:01

It’s a light slate, but this episode of The Starting Five recaps Oregon over Hawaii and Duke over Texas, plus a couple of late games from night one. I briefly (very briefly) preview tomorrow’s slate, and give out a (not quite) best bet. Oregon 60 Hawaii 59: 0:00-2:36 Duke 75 Texas 60: 2:37-5:19 Hawaii Pacific 79 Boise State 78: 5:20-7:56 UCLA 80 Eastern Washington 74: 7:57-9:32 Preview: Creighton,...

In this episode of The Starting Five, we discuss the big, not bad, SEC! Off of a historic year, the conference looks to continue to brand itself as the premier college basketball conference (in addition to football). A crop of title contenders again emerge, but a talented and deep middle likely ensure no one runs way with the conference. Intro: 0:00-5:21 Florida: 5:22-6:43 Kentucky: 6:44-8:35 Tenn...

On this episode of The Starting Five, I breakdown night one’s biggest games and other results and teams that caught my eye from opening night. This includes Florida, Arizona, TCU, Houston, the number of fouls called, and more! I also preview Duke/Texas and Oregon/Hawaii. Arizona 93 Florida 87: 0:00-4:02 BYU 71 Villanova 66: 4:03-6:56 Ohio State 118 IU Indy 102: 6:57-9:09 Roundup: 9:10-13:55 Best B...

The season is upon us! It’s a light day one slate, but it’s the best slate we’ve had in 7 months! Intro: 0:00-1:07 Florida vs Arizona: 1:08-3:58 BYU vs Villanova: 3:59-6:07 Other games: 6:08-7:33 Best Bets: (0-0 YTD) Tarleton State +20.5: 7:34-9:40 Belmont -14: 9:41-11:16

On this episode of The Starting Five, I preview the Big 10. Much maligned for its lack of title, the league comes into this year as strong as ever. From top to (almost) bottom, this league is filled with tournament contenders, but now features the top end team to match. Intro: 0:00-5:45 Purdue: 5:46-7:36 Michigan: 7:37-9:08 Illinois: 9:09-10:38 UCLA: 10:39-12:22 Wisconsin: 12:23-14:26 Iowa: 14:27-...

In this episode of The Starting Five, I preview the Big 12. Houston once again enters the season as the favorite, although this rendition has many more questions than usual. Should they falter, a worthy group of contenders remains, featuring star freshmen AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson of BYU and Kansas. With a handful of Final Four contenders, tournament hopefuls, and programs who don’t care abo...

In this episode of The Starting Five, I talk about the Big East. While four titles in nine years should cement them as one of the truly great leagues in the sport, I question if that’s the case. We go team by team, and finish with Wild Card: an overview of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils! Intro: 0:00-7:02 St. John’s: 7:03-9:40 UConn: 9:41-11:54 Creighton: 11:55-14:42 Marquette: 14:43-17:...

On this episode of The Starting Five, I preview the ACC. Duke is once again expected to be the class of the conference, but a worthy group of challengers, led by a crop of new head coaches, are sure to provide resistance along the way! Intro: 0:00-5:13 Duke: 5:14-9:15 Wild Card—The story of the Boozer Twins: 5:55-7:30 Louisville: 9:16-12:22 NC State: 12:23-15:21 Virginia: 15:22-17:15 North Carolin...

Welcome! On this debut episode of The Starting Five, I give my introduction to the podcast, and overviews of the WCC, Mountain West, A10, American, and more! 0:00-1:17 Introduction 1:18-4:52 WCC 4:53-10:35 Mountain West 10:36-16:56 Atlantic 10 16:57-20:57 American 20:58-26:36 Clean up/Whip Around