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College Basketball Talk on NBC Sports Podcast

Rob Dauster takes a look at everything happening across college basketball, including a weekly recap of action across the country and each conference, recruiting and a looking ahead to the future of the sport.

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Myron Medcalf on Jahvon Quinerly, Quade Green, Kentucky's recruiting Dec 14, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Myron Medcalf from ESPN.com on Friday morning to talk through all of the week's biggest college basketball stories, from Jahvon Quinerly and the fake Instagram hack to Quade Green's transfer to whether or not Kentucky can still recruit basketball players that matter.

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Monday Overreactions: Gonzaga-Tennessee, Pac-12 is one-bid, Kentucky isn't top 25 Dec 11, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports to break down everything that happened in college basketball this weekend. Is there an actual good basketball team in the Pac-12? Is Kentucky a top 25 team? Is there a top tier of teams in the sport, and where does Kansas actually fit into that top tier? We get into all of it in this podcast.

Open: Is the Pac-12 a one-bid league?

11:45: Tennessee beat Gonzaga and The Admiral is awesome

23:30: Is there a top tier of teams, and where does Kansas fit in it?

30:10: Kentucky is not a top 25 team

41:00: Getting to the Elite Eight was actually a bad thing for Bruce Weber

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What is going on with Shaka Smart and Texas? Dec 07, 2018

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Shaka Smart is fascinating. He's 41 years old with six Division I head coaches in his tree - more than Jay Wright, Tom Izzo, Billy Donovan - and they're all thriving. Yet it's his fourth season and he hasn't gotten Texas going the way he envisioned. Why is it taking him time to get Texas rolling? And why are ADs still flocking to hire coaches from Shaka's staff? I think I figured it out, and the answer has to do with what Shaka Smart does better than anyone in college basketball.

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Monday Overreactions: A deep dive into Michigan, the best team in the country? Dec 03, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Brendan Quinn of The Athletic and of the Moving Screen podcast on Monday morning to breakdown everything there is to breakdown about the Michigan Wolverines and their unbelievable start to the season. They also sprinkled in some talk about Michigan State's loss to Louisville, and take a stroll around the rest of the Big Ten conference.

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Is Michigan elite, are we worried about UNC, and the NBC Sports Mock Draft Nov 30, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Reags from the Fundamentally Sound podcast twitter feed and Barstool Sports to talk through everything from the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Is Michigan elite? How concerning is North Carolina's slump? How good is Virginia? Is Michigan State overrated. Then, the two talk through the latest NBC Sports Mock Draft and why Zion Williamson is a lock to be the top pick, Bol Bol can't defend and gives you the two players that are going to shoot up draft boards.

Here is the rundown:

11:55: So just how good is Michigan right now?

23:05: Just how worried do we need to be about North Carolina?

29:00: Were you more impressed with Virginia or Maryland?

35:40: Quick-hitters on the rest of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge

46:30: With the NBC Sports Mock Draft now live, Zion Williamson is a lock for the No. 1 pick.

56:35: Where are we getting rich this weekend?

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Monday Overreactions: Duke, Gonzaga or Kansas, and is Villanova back? Nov 26, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Sam Vecenie of the Athletic and the Game Theory podcast on Monday to dive into the Monday Overreactions podcast. Is Virginia elite? Is Gonzaga really better than Duke? Is Kansas actually better than both of them? If Villanova back? That, and more, as they break down everything from the last seven days in the world of college hoops.

Here is the rundown:

OPEN: Thanksgiving food and the NET's first release

16:30: Does Virginia belong in the conversation with Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas?

26:00: Is the secret out on Duke?

39:30: Just how good is Gonzaga?

48:30: Kansas hasn't hit their stride yet. Is that good or bad?

55:30: Quick-fire overreactions on Michigan State, Texas Tech and Villanova.

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Monday Overreactions: Michigan's loaded, Jay Wright on the hot seat, Big Ten's talent Nov 19, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined on on Monday by Aaron Torres to talk through everything that happened in college basketball over the course of the last seven days, from Villanova falling out of the top 25 to Michigan and the rest of the Big Ten looking like the best conference in the land to UConn's resurgence as a basketball program.

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UConn's win, Villanova's loss, Michigan can win it all? Nov 16, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Jeff Goodman of Stadium and the Good N Plenty Podcast to walk through what has been a wild week in college basketball. Villanova was embarrassed at home by Michigan. UConn went into the Garden and beat up on Syracuse. Are Michigan and UConn for real? Should we be worried about the Orange? They get into all of that.

The rundown:

OPEN: Goodman's podcast and how he weighs journalistic principles in a new medium.

12:00: What has been the most surprising result of the season to date?

16:05: Is Michigan a title contender this season?

27:00: UConn beat Syracuse. Should the Orange be worried or is UConn #actuallygood?

33:30: Some Maui preview talk.

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Monday Overreactions: Auburn's good, Duke's better Nov 12, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined on Monday by Dalen Cuff, an analyst at ESPN, to break down everything that has happened in the first week of the college hoops season. Here are the overreactions they dive into on Monday's podcast:

OPEN: Auburn is the best team in the SEC?

19:30: We really should be worried about Kentucky.

31:20: Can anyone beat Duke this season?

36:30: C.J. Massinburg with the performance of the season?

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Champions Classic turns into the Zion Williamson show Nov 07, 2018

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Rob Dauster is back to breakdown everything that happened at the Champions Classic on Tuesday night, from Kansas looking like a No. 1 team in the country for all of two hours, until Duke showed up and let us know who college basketball's best is this season.

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