Eye On College Basketball

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Summer Shootaround: Two guys who really know John Calipari talk Arkansas, Jordan Smith Jr. and a vintage Cal roster 🐗 Aug 10, 2026

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On today's Summer Shootaround, Gary Parrish and Kyle Tucker deep dive the Arkansas Razorbacks. John Calipari has a ton of young talent. Will the Hogs put it all together and be a top 10 team by the end of the season? GP and Kyle discuss Jordan Smith Jr., a brand new roster, the schedule and plenty more.

0:00 Intro, let’s talk Arkansas!

2:15 Kyle Tucker joins the show + two former Calipari beat writers

9:40 GP has Arkansas at No. 10 - Too high? Too low? + Cal betting on talent

17:30 Jordan Smith Jr. should be awesome

21:15 Roster Breakdown: Miikka Muurinen

25:10 Schedule breakdown & season predictions

Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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Summer Shootaround: Isaac Trotter breaks down a make-or-break season for Mark Pope and Kentucky Aug 07, 2026

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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 Breakdown: Frontcourt pieces, big-name transfers & more

(15:00) Are we sure Kentucky’s roster is complete?

(21:00) Let’s talk about the schedule & make some predictions

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Summer Shootaround: An old friend stops by the show to talk about the overwhelming pick to be preseason No. 1: Florida 🐊 Aug 05, 2026

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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 Gators preseason No. 1?

(8:00) Roster Breakdown: loaded and returning + Will Haugh be the clear-cut best gator?

(18:25) Non-conference schedule + SEC schedule breakdown

(22:30) Will the Gators be at the top of the best league in the country?

(25:30) Predictions!

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Summer Shootaround: Ken Pomeroy talks Michigan St. and its quest to make a ninth F4 under Izzo Aug 04, 2026

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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 preseason?

(5:30) Is Jeremy Fears the preseason player of the year? + Trivia Time!

(12:00) Roster Breakdown: Plenty coming back, center position & newcomer questions

(17:30) Is Ken a Michigan State skeptic?

(22:50) Non-conference schedule (which is still incomplete) + Big Ten schedule

(25:30) Regular season predictions, NCAA Tournament seed

(30:30) College hoops and KenPom questions

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Summer Shootaround: Arizona just made its first F4 in 25 years. Here’s why the Wildcats should again be the Big 12’s best Jul 31, 2026

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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 firing on all cylinders

(10:45) Roster Breakdown: A lot to replace, two proven pieces & a 5-star freshman

(18:00) Is Arizona the Big 12 preseason favorite?

(24:15) The non-conference schedule is very good, very tough

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Summer Shootaround: Sean Miller joins EOCBB to discuss his Texas team that has legit Final Four hopes 🐂 Jul 29, 2026

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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 year two?

(11:00) How to assess chemistry and getting players to gel in the portal era

(15:00) How coaching players is different now versus, say, 15 years ago

(18:30) Marcus Spears Jr. commitment and reclassification

(24:30) A Roster Rundown: Matas Vokietaitis, Austin Goosby & the transfers

(26:50) The nonconference schedule is … a little underwhelming?

(35:25) Rapid-fire questions! Animals, music, Archie Miller and more

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Summer Shootaround: Frenemy of the pod Tom Fornelli stops by to discuss Illinois’ case as the best team in CBB 🟠🔵 Jul 27, 2026

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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 fan experience

(12:15) Roster Breakdown: big backcourt shoes to fill, lots of size coming back & more

(14:00) Do Illinois teams usually deliver on this type of expectation?

(16:00) Replacing Keaton Wagler and Kylan Boswell + all the size coming back

(24:00) Is Brad Underwood already the second best coach in program history?

(28:00) Non-conference schedule and predictions

(32:30) Bears corner!

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Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Summer Shootaround: Dan Hurley tips off our 2026 series with an hour-long in-depth chat about all things UConn … and Dan Hurley Jul 23, 2026

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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 settled in Dan’s career?

(16:15) The process of getting Mullins back for another season

(20:00) Portaling in 2026 and the methods in place at UConn

(24:30) Roster breakdown & the UConn offense

(32:45) Non-conference schedule

(40:30) Rapid fire!

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Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
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🗣️ 2026 Summer Shootaround schools revealed! Jul 22, 2026

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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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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Recruiting Special: Recapping Cayden Daughtry’s insane July, intel on top 2027 prospects and our fav memories as Peach Jam turns 30 🍑 Jul 20, 2026

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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? + possible 2028 reclassifiers

(20:45) Running through notable class of 2027 prospects

(21:15) Beckham Black

(23:20) CJ Rosser

(28:20) Adan Diggs

(29:30) Demarcus Henry

(30:35) Nasir Anderson

(32:00) Kager Knueppel

(41:00) EYBL at Vegas was awesome. Every shoe company should be there

(57:00) 30 years of Peach Jam

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 wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_
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