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.
Episodes
On today's Summer Shootaround, Gary Parrish and Isaac Trotter discuss the pressure-packed season ahead for Mark Pope and Kentucky. Is Mark Pope on the hot seat? Should he be? The fellas discuss this year's team, the schedule ahead and what Kentucky can be in 2026-27.
(0:00) Intro + Summer Shootaround continues!
(2:00) Isaac Trotter joins to talk Kentucky Wildcats
(3:00) Mark Pope seems to be on the hot seat. Is it fair?
(8:45) Roster B...
On today's Summer Shootaround, Gary Parrish (finally!) and Matt Norlander break down the Florida Gators. Is there any argument against Todd Golden's team being preseason No. 1? The roster is loaded with its most important players returning from last season. Plus, schedule breakdown, the SEC and predictions!
(0:00) Intro + GP is back! He’s alive!
(3:55) Let’s talk Florida Gators
(5:15) Love it or loathe it: Golden’s G...
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander talks all things Michigan State with Ken Pomeroy. How high will KenPom rank the Spartans in the preseason? Is Jeremy Fears the preseason National Player of the Year? Plus, Tom Izzo, win predictions and national hoops chit chat with Ken.
(0:00) Intro + Sparty shootaround time!
(1:00) Ken Pomeroy joins to talk Michigan State
(2:45) Spartans return a ton … how high will they rank prese...
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander and CBS Sports' Cameron Salerno discuss Arizona on the heels of a Final Four. Tommy Lloyd is back, the Arizona roster should be very good and the Wildcats are likely the team to beat in the Big 12. All that and more on the 'Zona edition of Summer Shootaround.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Cameron Salerno joins the show to talk Arizona hoops
(3:30) Fresh off a Final Four, the Tommy Lloyd era is fir...
On this edition of Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander sits down with Texas head coach Sean Miller to discuss last year's tournament run, building a roster in 2026, Marcus Spears Jr. and a Final Four caliber roster in Austin.
(0:00) Intro + Texas head coach Sean Miller joins the show
(1:50) Assessing Year 1 at Texas & Jordan Pope playing through injury
(8:00) What answers does Sean have after one year? How will things change in yea...
On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander and Cover 3's Tom Fornelli talk Illinois after Brad Underwood's team broke through to the Final Four. How do the Illini replace Keaton Wagler? How good can this team be for an encore? Do they have a case to be the preseason No. 1 team? All that and more!
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Tom Fornelli of Cover 3 fame joins the show to talk Illinois hoops!
(6:30) The 2026 Final Four run + the Illinois fa...
Summer Shootaround is back! To kick off this year's series, Matt Norlander sits down with Dan Hurley to talk all things UConn, Braylon Mullins, recruiting and ... Dan Hurley.
(0:00) Intro + Summer Shootaround is here!
(1:30) Dan Hurley joins the show to talk UConn hoops
(2:30) What is going on this time of the year? + Live evaluation amendments
(7:30) Norlander has Dan Hurley drops …
(9:20) Where has the Braylon Mullins shot sett...
Summer Shootaround is here! Norlander lays out all the details for the 2026 series.
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- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
- Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and ...
Matt Norlander and Adam Finkelstein break down everything from July's live evaluation period. The guys dive in to Cayden Daughtry's takeover and notable players to watch in the classes of 2027 and 2028. Then, EYBL's return to Vegas, Peach Jam and more.
(0:00) Intro + Adam Finkelstein joins!
(2:15) Who is Cayden Daughtry? The small guard who dominated the EYBL summer
(14:10) How good – or not good – is the class of 2027? +...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander dive in on the latest around college hoops. The guys discuss the five-for-five rule's impact on the class of 2027, Donovan Dent's quest for a fifth season and the uncertain future of Michigan's athletic director.
(0:00) Intro + GP standing next to the greatest GP of all time
(6:10) GP’s column on 5-for-5 and what it means for 2027 recruits
(26:30) Donovan Dent wants a fifth year of college hoops. ...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander check in live from Vegas and the massive EYBL event in the desert. Plus, Marcus Spears Jr. is headed to Texas a year early and a new trend in college basketball recruiting is at the forefront. Mario Saint-Supery is leaving Gonzaga for Europe and Mark Few has no backcourt to fall back on. Then, the summer of lawsuits and Mike Boynton is officially the new head coach of Michigan on a two-year deal.
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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open up the mailbag and answer questions from the audience. There's #moreofus than there are of them.
(0:00) Intro + man are we bad at soccer
(8:00) Let’s get into the mailbag! Starting with 5-in-5 terminology
(10:15) Will NIL spending create new blue bloods in college basketball?
(15:30) CBB Champions Tiers
(26:40) #moreofus pushback?
(30:15) Are conference tournaments in trouble if March Madness c...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the latest around college basketball: St. John's loses Donnie Freeman for the season, the NBA Cup at Hinkle Fieldhouse and the latest around Michigan. Then, Matt and Gary spend a moment remembering Kenny Klein to end the show.
(0:00) Intro + let’s catch you up on college hoops news
(1:30) St. John’s and Rick Pitino lose Donnie Freeman to a torn achilles
(14:00) The latest on Michigan...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander go LIVE right after the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. The guys recap the top of the draft, biggest surprises and break down every storyline from Tuesday night.
(0:00) Intro + NBA Draft Round 1 in the books!
(1:00) AJ Dybantsa completes the task, goes No. 1 to the Wizards
(5:45) Darryn Peterson goes to Utah. Let’s see how this goes
(8:45) Cam Boozer is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies
(13:00) Chi...
After an eventful day for Michigan and college basketball, Matt Norlander takes you inside Dusty May's decision to leave Michigan and the latest on Mike Boynton and where the Wolverines go from here.
(0:00) Intro + Norlander’s turn to break down Dusty May’s departure
(2:45) Dusty May was always going to get here, but here’s why it was expedited
(15:45) Mike Boynton and the Michigan side of things
- Theme song: &ldqu...
Gary Parrish and Producer Josh react to Dusty May leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks and the NBA.
- Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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Adam Finkelstein joins Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander for a full, first-round 2026 NBA Mock Draft. Picks 1-30, plus sure-fire bets to make on second round picks.
(0:00) Intro + Adam Finkelstein joins the show
(1:00) How much of the noise should we believe right now?
(11:30) Mock draft begins: who will go No. 1?
(16:55) Picks 2-5
(41:30) Picks 6-10
(1:02:30) Picks 11-20
(1:27:00) Picks 21-30
(1:46:00) Sure-fire second round picks
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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander react to the Knicks ending their 53-year championship drought and discuss which college basketball program could have a run that feels similar. Then, Villanova lands a 7'3 Italian and the 32-0 game!
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Let’s talk about Jalen Brunson leading the Knicks to a title
(17:00) Which CBB program could go on a run that feels similar to the Knicks?
(24:15) Villanova lands a 7-3 center from I...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the 2026 NBA Draft prospects that fall into the same category as Jalen Brunson: very good college players with long careers that will fall too far in the draft.
(0:00) Intro + Jalen Brunson is today’s inspiration
(1:30) Brunson in college and the idea of drafting older players
(7:35) Player 1
(11:30) Player 2
(18:30) Player 3
(24:00) Player 4
(31:15) Player 5
(39:00) The Will Wade-LSU-NC State...
Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander react to Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby being eligible for the 2026 season and what it means for college athletics. Cover 3's Chip Patterson also joins in on that conversation. Then, the guys react to the 2026 ACC/SEC Challenge matchups.
(0:00) Intro
(1:00) Chip Patterson joins to talk about Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility and the can of worms we just opened
(41:00) Duke-Florida headlines ACC/SEC Chall...
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