Eye On College Basketball
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the sport into your ears at least three times per week with commentary, reporting, insider information and statistical analysis throughout college basketball all year long.
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Have Gary and Matt talk about YOUR team in this year's run of Summer Shootaround episodes:
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Read: Norlander on why expansion is unjustified
For the 2025 -2026 College Basketball season, sanity will reign and the NCAA Tournament will remain at 68 teams. For this year. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will pod about it.
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One of the best analytics-based teams in 2025? The BYU Cougars. The Cougars have continued to load up in the portal, adding freshman phenom Rob Wright III among others. The team also brings in potential No.1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa. Gary Parrish and special guest Evan Miyakawa look under the hood at what BYU can be in 2025-2026.
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2:47 - What is Evan’s Origin Story
4:05 - Why are college basketball teams so analyti...
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The promising resurgence of the St. John's Red Storm short-circuited a few rounds too early in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. So Rick Pitino and St. John's hit the transfer portal -- hard. The school added Ian Jackson and Bryce Hopkins and with Zuby Ejifor returning, the Red Storm looks poised to dominate the Big East (and the nation) again. But will they? Special guest John Fanta helps break down the Red Storm's chances on the inaugura...
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The betting favorite to win it all in 2025-2026? The Purdue Boilermakers. Head Coach Matt Painter sits down with Gary Parrish to discuss how the offseason has gone, what makes Braden Smith so special, and more!
03:04 - The secret to Purdue's retention rate
14:38 - How special is it to have two All-Americans in your starting lineup
17:55 - Discovering Braden Smith
20:36 - What roles with Oscar Cluff & Omer Mayer play this season? ...
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July 30, 2025 • 32 mins
The Houston Cougars suffered utter heartbreak in the National Championship game last April. The team will be a bit younger this year, adding a five-star freshman to the starting lineup, and with Milos Uzan returning, the sky is the limit for the Cougars. But can they avenge that heartbreak next season, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the 2025-2026 Houston Cougars in the 2nd episode of the 2025 Summer Shootaround.
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July 24, 2025 • 5 mins
Summer Shootaround is BACK. But this year it'll be different. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander QUICKLY dive into what to expect in this year's edition of Summer Shootaround.
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The final installment of the Top 25 Stories of the last 25 Years of College Basketball is HERE. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander recap the top 5 stories in the past 25 years!
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The 2025 Peach Jam was loaded with talent — from breakout stars to future college hoops standouts.
We recap the top performers, biggest risers, and key storylines from the week. Who boosted their stock? Who stole the show?
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The NBA, NFL, and MLB players associations are pushing back on the NCAA’s request for help from Congress — and it could shake up the future of athlete pay and NIL rules. We also break down where coaches stand on NCAA Tournament expansion, with many happy to keep it at 68 teams. Plus, Matt Norlander shares his latest recruiting updates from the July circuit.
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Read Matt Norlander's column on possible tournament expansion: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/heres-the-math-and-data-that-prove-why-the-ncaa-tournament-doesnt-need-to-expand/
The NCAA has officially tabled a decision on expanding the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with 72- and 76-team formats still under consideration. In this episode, the crew breaks down what the delay means, why expansion is stil...
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Welcome back to our special offseason series! The penultimate installment of our look back at the biggest stories this century in men's college hoops. This episode includes the greatest buzzer beater in Final Four History, the day college basketball changed forever AND the team that retired Coach K -- Twice.
2:12 - 10. Kris Jenkins wins it at the buzzer for Villanova in 2016
14:55 - 9. Huge conference realignment in 2012/13 l...
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Welcome back to our special offseason series! The third installment of our look back at the biggest stories this century in men's college hoops includes one of the most impactful coaching decisions in college basketball history, the biggest star in the sport since 2000 and five (yes, five) national championship teams.
04:45 - No. 15: Florida becomes first program since Duke to win back-to-back titles ('06-07)
20:01 - No. 14: UCon...
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The 1st round of the NBA draft is OVER and it's time for Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander to react to all of it.
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02:04 - Ace Bailey DROPS to Utah
09:35 - San Antonio killed the draft
24:49 - Cedric Coward to the Grizzlies
31:11 - New Orleans Big Blunder
37:27 - Hansen Yang and the Portland Trailblazers
42:26 - Jakucionis FALLS to the Heat
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The only mock draft that you'll ever need on the internet is HERE! Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander and Kyle Boone give you the likely EXACT order that the NBA Draft will happen. Plus info and intel on the all the top teams!
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02:38 - The Dallas Mavericks select..
06:49 - The San Antonio Spurs select...
09:00 - The Philadelphia 76ers select...
14:10 - The Charlotte Hornets select...
15:54 - The Utah Jazz select..
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June 19, 2025 • 66 mins
READ - CBS NBA Draft Prospect Rankings : https://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/prospect-rankings/
With less than a week until the NBA Draft, there's less clarity than ever. So with GP on vacation, we pull in Adam Finklestein to answer any NBA Draft related question.
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02:35 - Quality of 2025 NBA Draft Class.
07:55 - Top-100 Prospects that we're higher or lower on than the consensus
21:58 - Stephen from Virginia ask...
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This is the second of five shows in our special offseason series on the 25 biggest men’s basketball stories of the past 25 years. Norlander picks the stories for the list, Parrish reacts to the order and the guys chop it up from there. Producer Nata is adding some sound on this ep to transport you back to some of these stories and give them an added boost of nostalgia. Today’s pod touches on one of the bigger scandals in college sp...
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The ACC/SEC matchups are set, and they're headlined by Florida going to Duke and North Carolina heading to Rupp Arena. The Big 12 schedules are being released. All of that and a necessary discussion about Brian Wilson and Sly Stone on a fresh episode of the pod!
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June 9, 2025 • 40 mins
Late Friday night, college sports changed forever (and for good) when Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.8 billion settlement that will usher in an era of colleges paying student-athletes. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander share their reactions to this new era, including what issues likely will spring up in the months and years ahead. Plus: Norlander told you there was "no chance" Jay Wright would coach the Knicks, and he was right. ...
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READ: Norlander on Haliburton
Inside Carolina reports the Tar Heels are spending $14 million on their roster. Are we SURE they got the best bang for their buck? UConn and Kansas schedule a home and home series — and we love to see it. Dan Hurley shouldn't be going to the Knicks. PLUS: the five former college basketball players with the most surprising NBA careers who are set to play in the NBA Finals.
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00:49 - UNC ha...
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