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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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RIP RPI: Everything you need to know about the NCAA's move to NET Aug 22, 2018

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The NCAA has gotten rid of the RPI and introduced a brand new metric into our world: The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET. Today, Rob Dauster brought Kevin Pauga -- the creator of the KPI, one of the six metrics used on the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee's team sheets, and one of the people in the room as this metric was being discussed -- onto the podcast to talk about everything that you need to know about NET, what's changed and what has stayed the same.

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What's wrong with the NABC's proposal for recruiting changes? Everything. Jul 10, 2018

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Brian Snow of 247 Sports joined Rob Dauster on Tuesday to talk through everything that's wrong with the NABC's proposed changes for the July Live Recruiting Period and why the idea that AAU is "bad for basketball" is a false narrative that parroted by people that don't know what they're talking about.

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Michael Porter Jr.'s health and other NBA draft storylines Jun 15, 2018

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Jeff Goodman joined Rob Dauster on Friday to talk about the health of Michael Porter Jr. and whether or not the recent news coming out about him will hurt where he gets picked. They also work through Marvin Bagley III, Trae Young and the rest of the lottery.

OPEN: Porter is injured again. How bad is it?

27:30: Deandre Ayton or Marvin Bagley III at No. 1?

35:15: Wendell Carter Jr., Trae Young and the middle of the lottery.

44:15: Is Mo Bamba going to be a bust? Who are the sleepers in this draft? Other rapid fire questions.

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Burner Twitters and NBA Draft Deadline Day May 31, 2018

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The deadline for underclassmen testing the waters of the NBA draft to return to school came and went on Wednesday night, and to break down all the winners and losers from decision day Rob Dauster was joined by Sports Illustrated's NBA draft expert Jeremy Woo. They worked through all the theories on Bryan Colangelo's inability to control his family's social media activity as well as what Tyus Battle's return means, how much the Big Ten hierarchy changed in the last 24 hours and why we have never given Villanova enough credit for just how good they were.

The rundown:

OPEN: Burner accounts and Syracuse basketball

10:00: How will these decisions affect Kentucky’s team?

15:10: Kevin Huerter is gone and that’s a brutal blow for Maryland.

19:30: Everyone else in the Big Ten got good news.

24:50: Nevada is loaded with the Martin twins back in the mix.

29:05: Villanova theories, why they were underrated and what their prospects are without Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman.

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The Second Annual NBA Mock Draft Podcast, part 1 May 16, 2018

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Rob Dauster of College Basketball Talk was joined by Kurt Helin, the host of Pro Basketball Talk, to put together a mock draft podcast. On Part 1, here on the CBT feed, you can find a breakdown of the first seven picks in the draft, with Rob providing player breakdowns and Kurt bringing the knowledge on team needs and player fit. Part 2 of the podcast, which includes picks 8-30, can be found on the Pro Basketball Talk feed here.

The Rundown:

OPEN: Do the Celtics have the best chance to beat the unbeatable Warriors?

13:40: 1. Phoenix Suns

20:10: 2. Sacramento Kings

26:30: 3. Atlanta Hawks

34:35: 4. Memphis Grizzlies

40:50: 5. Dallas Mavericks

48:55: 6. Orlando Magic

55:25: 7. Chicago Bulls

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The Knight Commission, the Commission on College Basketball, Romeo Langford and James Wiseman May 07, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by Gary Parrish of CBS Sports on Monday afternoon to work through the latest happenings in the college basketball world, from the Knight Commission to the Commission on College Basketball to the recruitment of the likes of Romeo Langford and James Wiseman. It is a good conversation, one that spends quite a bit of time discussing Kylia Carter and the things that she had to say today in front of the Knight Commission as well as taking a deep dive into babies on airplanes, the horrors of traveling with children and when it is OK to yell at old ladies.

OPEN: Was Rob justified is yelling at an old woman after his travel nightmare?

18:05: The Commission on College Basketball, the Knight Commission and Kylia Carter. How it all fits together, and why nothing is being done to "fix" the sport just yet.

43:55: James Wiseman's recruitment, Romeo Langford's commitment and what they have in common.

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NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline: Winners, losers and who has the most on the line? Apr 23, 2018

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The NBA Draft Early Entry Deadline came and went on Sunday night, meaning there are now roughly 60 college players that have signed with an agent and another 100 or so that have declared for the draft while retaining their college eligibility. Who were the winners? Who were the losers? Who has the most on the line? Sam Vecenie of the Game Theory podcast joined Rob Dauster to talk through all of it. The rundown:

OPEN: What do NBA teams value in players these days?

10:00: Villanova has more on the line during this testing the water process than anyone

19:00: Just how important was De’Andre Hunter’s decision to return to Virginia

25:25: Gonzaga getting Rui and Killian Tillie back makes them a title favorite

32:10: Nevada has a top ten season on the line with the Martin twins and Jordan Caroline

36:15: #RANTALERT - The decision to turn pro is so much more complicated than “is he a first round pick”

48:30: Rapid fire: Maryland, Kansas, Syracuse, Nebraska, Purdue and Michigan. What do they have on the line?

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Final Four recap, preseason top 25, Donte DiVincenzo tweets Apr 05, 2018

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To put a bow on the 2017-18 college basketball season and the 2018 NCAA tournament Rob Dauster brought Gary Parrish of CBS Sports to talk about, among other things, how he's become a celebrity that doesn't actually go to games, why he didn't wish Rob a happy birthday on his birthday and Donte DiVincenzo tweets. Here's the rundown:

OPEN: So what did we think of San Antonio as a Final Four city?

11:30: Villanova won the title. Are they an all-time great team?

26:00: Donte DiVincenzo's tweets.

41:15: Preseason top 25 chatter.

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2018 Final Four breakdown: Michigan, Villanova to meet in the title game Apr 01, 2018

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Rob Dauster was joined by The Two Geofferys, Jeff Borzello and Jeff Goodman, to talk through everything you need to know about the Final Four, from Villanova's other-worldly performance on Saturday night to Michigan ending the Sister Jean era to what we can expect out of this year's national title game.

It's a fun conversation that goes to some weird places, but there is a lot of information packed into a 37-minute podcast. The Rundown:

OPEN: Chris Mack and Jeff Capel have new jobs.

9:30: What does this mean for Duke?

13:37: Villanova is so scary, man.

30:00: So does Michigan really have a chance?

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Final Four Fancast! ft. Ryan Arcidiacono, Scot Pollard and Rick Malnati Mar 29, 2018

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The annual Final Four fancast is back! This year, Rob Dauster was joined by former Villanova point guard Ryan Arcidiacono, former Kansas big man and survivor contestant Scot Pollard as well as a former Loyola-Chicago assistant and a member of the first family of deep dish in Chicago, Rick Malnati, join the podcast to talk about this year's final four, life in general and whatever other topics we end up on. Come for the pizza talk and stay for Scot's wild story about almost dying on Survivor.

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