A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast

A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast

A podcast dedicated to the stories of the great men and women involved with the Naismith Trophy--the most prestigious individual national honor in amateur basketball! The family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Hosted by Emmy-Award winning basketball play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun.

Episodes

November 27, 2025 11 mins

Happy Thanksgiving! A complete Feast Week recap with Hall of Famer Debbie Antonelli and Bob, presented by Jersey Mike's! 

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Remember when Butler made those back-to-back runs to the National Championship? The point guard of those great Bulldog teams, Ronald Nored, joins Bob this week. Plus, a recap of some of the week's amazing finishes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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This week, what was it like to be Rick Pitino’s point guard, back when it all began? Find out from Glenn Consor who joins Bob this week on the podcst! He gets us started with the latest news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The new college basketball season is underway! This week, Zach Osterman of the Indy Star joins Bob to talk about the Hoosiers and the Big Ten! Bob starts us off with the first week's News and Notes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!

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It's time to celebrate! This is our 300th episode of A Trophy Life! And who better to join than the President of the Naismith Awards and the Atlanta Tipoff Club: Eric Oberman! He joins Bob this week, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is Bob Rathbun's guest! Plus, the weekly news and notes as college basketball draws ever closer! Presented by Jersey Mike's

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A Trophy Life welcomes Terrences Oglesby back to the show this week to go over who he is keeping an eye on as the preseason games get underway! We've got that whole conversation and more!

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This week, we feature the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys National High School Player of the Year, current freshman Darryn Peterson! Plus Bob with the week's news and notes.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in our 14th annual Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament presented by Jersey Mike’s!

Our biggest fundraiser was a huge success! This week, Bob sits down with our featured speaker, Texas women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer as they discuss all things hoop! The Q&A was the centerpiece of our Sunday night welcome dinner. 

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This week, the latest on the coaching change at Auburn with auburnundercover.com's Jason Caldwell! Plus, the week's news and notes, with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The 2026 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament is headed to Duluth, GA, and we spoke with FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff about that and her team for this season! 

Plus, our Silent Action to support the Naismith Awards is now open through 8 pm on Sunday, September 21st, 2025. Click on this link to bid!

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This week, we salute our 2025 Naismith College Officials of the Year! Bryan Kersey is the men’s recipient while the late Rachelle Jones is our women’s award winner. Our 1997 women’s award winner, the great Dee Kantner, joins Bob to honor the memory of Rachelle! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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The passing of Hall of Fame coach George Raveling headlines our news of the week. Georgia Tech’s legendary coach, Bobby Cremins, joins Bob to talk about George and tales from the ACC. Presented by Jersey Mike's

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Happy Labor Day! This week, we hear from two-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Brittney Griner! Bob leads us off with the weekly news and notes! 

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This week, we are excited to welcome the Head Coach of the Arizona Wildcats, Tommy Lloyd, to the podcast presented by Jersey Mike's! 

Bob starts us off with our news and notes, and a spectacular performance from a former Naismith Trophy winner, Paige Bueckers! 

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This week, a visit with ESPN college basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby! 

He and Bob start discussing Will Wade's immediate impact on NC State and much more! Presented by Jersey Mike's.

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This week, the latest on Caitlin Clark, Juju Watkins and more from Debbie Antonelli with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's! 

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This week, join Bob as he welcomes from Fox Sports and FS1 Nick Bahe! 

Nick is our newest Naismith Awards National Selector, and they discuss Nick's story and get ready for the new season! Presented by Jersey Mike's! 

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This week, Fox Sports college basketball analyst Matt Muehlebach joins Bob to talk Arizona Men's Basketball and all things college hoop! 

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This week, we catch up with Eric Devendorf, talking about his Syracuse career, his ED23 Foundation, and his involvement in The Basketball Tournament with Bob: presented by Jersey Mike's.

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