The State of Basketball

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 68 | Southern Indiana/Evansville Roadtrip On today's episode Adam and Jaren talk about their trip down to the city of Evansville. They talk about their experience at USI and at Evansville and how nice and welcoming the communities were. They also talk about Purdue handling the PNW trip with no issues and Indiana fans going to war with each other. We'll be ba...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 67 | Valpo beats Indiana State in Overtime On today's episode the boys talk about Valpo beating Indiana State in a game that had 74 combined free throws, yuck. They also break down IU Indy’s massive win to end their losing streak and how they did it without 2 starters. Then they talk about some of the downs like IU losing on the road and Butler losing 9 stra...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 66 | Indiana State holds on in Evansville On today's episode Adam and Jaren talk about how Indiana State won a tough and ugly game against in-state rival Evansville. They also talk about how big Valpo’s week was in knocking off UNI and beating Missouri State on the road. Indiana and Purdue had good weeks, going 2-0 in the Big Ten and Evansville looks like a...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 65 | Conference Play is Coming On today's episode Adam and Jaren talk about how hard it is to go a week without any Indiana games. They talk about all 7 games that happened this week, that were all on Sunday. They also reflect on how good 2024 was for the show as a whole. We'll be back with a new LIVE episode next Sunday to talk about conference play beginni...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 64 | Blowouts, Blowouts everywhere… On today's episode Adam and Jaren talk about the crazy number of blowout games in the State of Indiana. Some Indiana teams were on the right side and others were unfortunately on the wrong side of these games. Valpo had their 3rd biggest comeback ever while Ball State handled Evansville in their in-state game in Worthen Ar...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 63 | Purdue Fort Wayne and IU Indy: Instant Classic On today's episode the guys breakdown the best game of the week: IU Indy at Purdue Fort Wayne. They cover great wins like Valpo and Ball State and some tough losses like Butler and Indiana. Lastly, they talk about all the awesome rivalry games that happened this weekend. We'll be back with a new LIVE episod...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 62 | Conference Play Appetizers On today's episode the fellas break down the annual December conference teaser. League play started in the Big Ten, Missouri Valley, ACC, and the Horizon League and it went well for some and not so well for others. Some teams are starting to come together and play well, like the Sycamores, while others hit a major roadblock th...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 61 | Feast Week Wins and Fails On today's episode we talk about how incredible feast week was, especially the first day of Maui. Adam is back from the brink of death last week and is he better than ever? Not so much. Purdue won another trophy but Indiana and Notre Dame were both fighting for 7th place in their tournaments. They also preview next week where s...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 60 | PFW and ISU win in-state matchups. On today's episode Adam and Jaren talk about how impressive Indiana State was in their road win at Ball State. Then they break down PFW’s massive win over the Screaming Eagles of Southern Indiana. The champions classic happened and freshmen made some freshmen mistakes. They also talk at length about Purdue getting thei...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 59 | We Sat Courtside at the First Game of the Year On today's episode Jaren and Adam talk about how they were invited down to the annual Readers Become Leaders game at IU Indy to kickoff the 2024-2025 season. We go over winners and losers from the previous week as well as the crazy results in the rest of the country. We'll be back with a new LIVE episode ne...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 58 | 2024-25 Week 1 Preview On today's episode we preview the first week of college basketball in Indiana and all of college basketball. We break down our first pre-season rankings and give a quick recap on each team as a little reminder from our preview episodes. College basketball is in full-swing and so are we! Catch us at IU-Indy at 11 am to open the sea...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 57 | Valpo Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Valpo's upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts on what th...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 56 | Southern Indiana Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Southern Indiana’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with o...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 55 | Big Ten Analyst Rapheal Davis On today's episode we talk to former Purdue standout and former Big Ten defensive player of the year Rapheal Davis. We reminisce on the glory days of Fort Wayne basketball when Rapheal was breaking records for the South Side Archers. Then we break down his playing career and how he played a big part in turning around Purdue...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 54 | Purdue Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Purdue’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts on what...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 53 | Purdue Fort Wayne Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Purdue Fort Wayne’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 52 | Notre Dame Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Notre Dame’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 51 | IU-Indianapolis Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing IU-Indy’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thought...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 50 | Indiana State Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Indiana State's upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our tho...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 49 | Indiana Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Indiana’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts on wha...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 48 | Evansville Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Evansville’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 47 | Butler Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Butler’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoughts on what...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 46 | Ball State Season Preview On today's episode we are going to be previewing Ball State’s upcoming season. We give a recap of last season as well as a look ahead to see what the metrics are saying their final 2024-2025 results will be. We break down key returners and key newcomers and we’ll wrap up by giving our record predictions along with our thoug...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 45 | Grace College Head Coach Scott Moore On today's episode we talk with the head coach of one the best programs in all of NAIA basketball, Scott Moore from Grace College. He breaks down his playing career at Grace and how he ended up becoming the coach at his Alma Mater. We go into what it is like to follow a legend and what it takes to get a program t...

The State of Basketball Podcast Episode 44 | IU-Indy Head Coach Paul Corsaro On today's episode we talk to IU-Indy Head Coach Paul Corsaro. Coach Corsaro is an Indianapolis native who brings a ton of experience and success at the Division 2 level at UIndy. We talk about his strategy of bringing some players from D-2 up with him to D-1 and how he is going to bring IU-Indy back to relevancy once...