Tri-State College Basketball Podcast

Steve Pikiell discusses how he shaped his '26-27 roster with the guidance and efforts of Athletic Director Keli Zinn and General Manager Rob Sullivan. He also discusses how recruiting in the portal is constantly evolving, roster retention, recruiting size and rebounders, and how he plans to fill his remaining roster spots.

UConn's bid for a 3rd national championship in four years falls short. Analysis of the game, and post game reaction from Dan Hurley and Alex Karaban. Plus how much did the officiating play a role in this title game? And the transfer portal is officially open. How is it affecting teams in the Tri-State?

Ian Eagle, CBS Lead Play-By-Play Announcer for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, discusses his call on Braylon Mullins game-winning 3-pointer versus Duke; how he described it, where the play and the shot rank among the greatest moments in NCAA Tournament history, and previews the Final Four matchups.

Braylon Mullins hits one of the greatest shots in NCAA Tournament history, and the biggest shot in UConn history. Breaking down UConn's historic comeback over Duke in the Elite Eight St. John's Sweet 16 is soured by Duke; Duke played "bully ball" while Ruben Prey sat on the bench. Rick Pitino re-signs with St. John's. What's next?

4:00 Adam Zagoria analyzes the draw for St. John's. Were the Johnnies under seeded and why is the East the toughest bracket? How far can St. John's go? 20:00 Zagoria analyzes the draw for UConn. Why are they in the same East Region as St. John's? How far can the Huskies go? 29:30 Why did Seton Hall turn down the College Basketball Crown? And what's next for the players and Shaheen Holloway? 42:00...

3:00 Brian Fonseca of nj.com explains why Rutgers hired Gary Redus II as the new head coach of the women’s basketball program. Plus what’s the future for the Rutgers men’s basketball program now that Steve Pikiell will be retained as head coach for at least another year. And…as the Big East Tournament begins, my thoughts on: 32:40 St. John’s 38:50 UConn 45:40 Seton Hall And, I’ll preview: 55:40 MA...

4:30 Interview with Stevens Head Coach Bobby Hurley; The Ducks are MAC Freedom Tournament Champions 20:40 UConn makes the plays late to top Seton Hall; A salute to the ultimate UConn Husky, Alex Karaban. Dan Hurley on Karaban’s career at UConn. 33:40 Where does Seton Hall go from here? How can they get a bid to the NCAAs? 34:40 St. John’s drubs Villanova; A triple-double for Zuby and Ian Jackson c...

4:00 Zach Braziller breaks down St. John’s 13-game winning streak and previews St. John’s vs UConn in Hartford 24:45 Road Trip to UVA: Thoughts on Virginia vs Miami 28:45 Seton Hall defeats Georgetown “The Seton Hall Way” 34:50 Final week of the regular season in the wild MAAC; Merrimack Coach Joe Gallo could be a hot commodity; Look out for Fairfield and Iona 43:00 NJIT loses to Vermont but secur...

4:00 NYU Women’s Coach Meg Barber on NYU’s 82-game winning streak 23:40 UConn tops Butler. Solo Ball was balling. Dan Hurley reaction. 32:50 Seton Hall shows resilience in beating Providence. Shaheen Holloway reaction. 46:00 Monmouth and Hofstra rise to the Top 4 in the CAA thanks to Kavion McClain and Cruz Davis 51:25 NJIT is building bricks in the Brick City in a record-setting season 55:45 CCSU...

2:30 - Montclair State Coach Justin Potts 30:00 St. John’s knocks off UConn and squeaks past Xavier in OT 32:00 The X-Factor Dylan Darling; no one has bigger church bells. Rick Pitino praises his son. 41:00 UConn looks to regroup after losing to St. John’s. Dan Hurley reaction. 50:00 Seton Hall’s epic collapse in the final minute vs Creighton 1:07:00 MAAC - Merrimack, St. Peter’s and is Fairfield...

One on one with Jaden Daly 2:30 UConn wins its 17th straight, with an exclamation over Creighton 10:00 St. John’s vs UConn preview with predictions from Jaden and Bryan 20:30 Seton Hall is back on track 26:50 Around the MAAC 38:00 NYU Women have won 80 straight games, one shy of the DIII record

3:30 One on one with Merrimack Coach Joe Gallo 31:00 Around the MAAC: Iona, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart 36:30 UConn wins its 15th straight; Dan Hurley reaction 49:00 St. John’s wins its 6th straight, Rick Pitino reaction 59:30 Seton Hall has hit a wall, losing its 4th straight 1:10:00 Rutgers showed little fight versus Indiana; Steve Pikiell reaction 1:16:00 D-III Hoops: Wesleyan and Montclair St.

3:15 Greg Herenda gives his analysis of both Seton Hall and St. John’s 5:45 Seton Hall played terrific for 25 minutes but fell apart the last 15. 20:00 St. John’s "had to pull a Seton Hall to win this game." They were more physical and outworked the Hall. Stellar play from Dylan Darling and Dillon Mitchell 36:20 Around the MAAC - St. Peter’s imposed its will on Iona. Reaction from Dan Geriot and B...

:00 Opening Monologue 3:20 St. John’s wins at Villanova for their 4th straight win; Rick Pitino reaction 15:00 Seton Hall loses 2nd straight home game after falling behind by double-digits for the 6th straight game; Shaheen Holloway reaction 29:30 UConn just keeps winning…barely…but they’re winning; Dan Hurley reaction “Around the Tri-State” 42:30 NEC - LIU, CCSU and New Haven 48:00 Ivy League - P...

Big East Bar Room with Tyler and Ryan Cassidy 2:15 Seton Hall 10:00 UConn 18:30 UConn vs Seton Hall Preview 26:50 St. John’s 33:30 Around the Big East: Georgetown - When will Ed Cooley win? Surprising Villanova and Kevin Willard, Would you fire Kim English? What happened to Marquette?

2:40 - Rutgers wins its first Big Ten Game over Oregon in OT; Steve Pikiell postgame 15:40 - Seton Hall is for real as the Pirates rally from 16 down to stun Creighton; Shaheen Holloway postgame 23:40 - UConn wins its 10th straight convincingly over Marquette 30:20 - St. John’s collapses again; Are the Johnnies sinking? Rick Pitino says "our backs are to the wall" 40:15 - Around the Ivy League - P...

3:40 - Madison St. Rose Interview - Princeton Senior Guard Around the Tri-State 22:50 - Seton Hall storms back to stun Marquette 32:00 - St. John’s tops Georgetown on New Year’s Eve; Rick Pitino praises Zuby Ejiofor 40:15 - UConn rolls over Xavier; Dan Hurley on Alex Karaban 51:25 - Princeton snaps 8-game losing streak with OT win over Vermont

2:00 Speedy Claxton Interview - on beating Pitt and Syracuse, Cruz Davis and NIL. And I ask Speedy would he have played at Hofstra all four years if NIL was around. 19:40 Seton Hall wins at Providence in Big East opener to improve to 11-1 35:50 Around the MAAC Conference: Quinnipiac, Fairfield, Iona, Marist, St. Peter’s, Sacred Heart and Siena

:00 Interview with Dylan Wanagiel - Executive and Vice President of Sports Properties and Special Events at the Prudential Center discusses Seton Hall vs Rutgers, plus upcoming games at the Rock like Arkansas vs Houston in the Never Forget Tribute Classic 25:30 Jayden Ross and Solo Ball lead UConn over Butler 35:00 Dylan Darling is the "Darling of Carnesecca Arena" as St. John's tops DePaul

2:40 Seton Hall wins the Garden State Hardwood Classic 3:00 Seton Hall analysis and Shaheen Holloway reaction 15:30 Rutgers analysis and Steve Pikiell reaction 27:40 St. John’s routs Iona and Rick Pitino postgame 39:10 UConn ends non-con strong with a win over Texas 48:00 Hofstra stuns Pitt and Syracuse in 6 days

1:15 Interview with Quinnipiac Coach Tom Pecora who talks about roster retention, NIL, recruiting, and his team's 7-3 start to the season. 26:30 UConn vs Florida recap, analysis and post game from Dan Hurley 38:00 Seton Hall vs Rutgers preview; breakdown of both teams, key matchups, x-factors and prediction

1:45 Dave Popkin Interview about Seton Hall’s performance in Maui and 7-1 start 32:50 UConn 43:30 St. John’s 51:45 Rutgers

Central Connecticut State Head Coach Patrick Sellers talks about the Blue Devils upsets of Rutgers and Boston College, rebuilding the program and building his culture Around the Tri-State 28:00 Rutgers 36:00 Seton Hall 41:10 Iona 46:15 UConn 51:45 St. John’s

3:00 UConn beats BYU in Boston behind Silas Demary, Jr. 12:15 St. John's has found its PG in Dylan Darling 19:00 Seton Hall rallies past Monmouth 26:20 King Rice says Monmouth can win the CAA if their PG becomes eligible 29:20 Dylan Grant is a rising star at Rutgers 36:00 Dan Geriot and Iona are 3-o

2:30 Interview with NJIT Coach Grant Billmeier Around the Tri-State: 22:40 UConn 27:40 St. John’s vs Alabama 29:10 St. John’s 35:40 Seton Hall 42:00 Rutgers 47:00 Central Connecticut beats Boston College for the 1st Time