READ OUR SEC PREVIEW The SEC is quite possibly the deepest basketball conference in this country. But which team is going to emerge from the fray and take the regular season title? Alabama's the practical pick. What a year on deck. Do we hear nine NCAA Tournament teams? Ten? ELEVEN? (02:53) - Is the SEC the best conference in college basketball now…

We hope you like this special show. Adrian Wojnarowski joins GP and Norlander to get into the hows and whys of retiring from media, in addition to what his actual role will be with St. Bonaventure, some of his most memorable moments from his reporting career and much more. 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - When Woj first thought about being the St. Bonaventure…

READ OUR ACC PREVIEW! Cooper Flagg will play college basketball for the first time in less than a month. And because of that, the Duke Blue Devils are the favorites to win the ACC ... at least according to us. (Parrish actually takes UNC.) So, will Cooper and Duke meet the hype, or can UNC win the ACC a second season in a row? And ... what about Wa…

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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. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos…

Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish talk with Mick Cronin, Kevin Willard, Matt Painter and Fred Hoiberg in Chicago for Big Ten Media Day. 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 @Kyle_Bo…

With less than a month before the season tips off, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander take the show on the road to Chicago to participate in Big Ten Media day. What was learned? And how will the Big Ten shake out this year? Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen…

Huge college hoops news on this Tuesday. Gonzaga is leaving the WCC for the Pac-12 come 2026. What are the ramifications of this move? Why did GU do it? Is Memphis still an option for the Pac-12? Plus: Extended thoughts and a remembrance for Dikembe Mutombo, who was a force at Georgetown before going on to live a Hall-of-Fame life. Gone too soon at…

More conference realignment talk in September? The Utah State Aggies are the latest members of the Pac-12 while Memphis, South Florida and Tulane chose to stay in the AAC. Who else will join the Aggies in the Pac-12? Gary Parrish and David Cobb speculate.. (00:35) - More Pac-12 drama (05:00) - What should Gonzaga do? (19:23) - Memphis, South Florid…

One lament that college basketball fans have is that the opening night of the season is often a dud with very few compelling matchups. Clearly, the folks in Waco and Spokane have heard our cries and given us a doozy of a matchup to start the season as Baylor and Gonzaga will play each other on opening night! Norlander has the details on the, Parris…

The winds of (conference) change are blowing again, and the Pac 12 has some new life breathed into it by adding four more teams. Which other schools will join the newly formed Pac-12? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the new look out west. (02:00) - Should the Pac-12 add Gonzaga? (27:18) - Who else is a fit for the new Pac-12? (46:08) - What…

The finale of our 2024 Summer Shootaround is HERE. And it's our annual episode that we give away to charity. Who won the mystery bid? Just how much time did Parrish spend on Wikipedia? Did these two really go 50-plus minutes? Click play to find out! And even if you aren't a fan of the school that won, rest assured, the episode is worth the listen. …

The Memphis Tigers are back in the headlines ... for the wrong reasons. Penny Hardaway dismissed four of his staff members. Will he be next? What's with the anonymous letter that's been sent to the NCAA? Why has this program continually been so noisy off the court? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break it down, then get into why UConn going to the …

👉 LAST CHANCE! BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE 👈 Last season, Mike Woodson failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time as the head coach of the Hoosiers. Coincidentally, Woodson hit the Transfer Portal HARD this offseason, adding Oumar Ballo and Myles Rice to the fold, among others. Can the Hoosiers bounce back int…

>>BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE!! BIG CHANGES in Lexington. John Calipari is out, Mark Pope is in. He inherited a complete do-over when he took the job. However, the former BYU coach did work in the transfer portal well and built an impressive roster in near-record time. But can they gel and win enough games to make an imp…

>> BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SUMMER SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE << As GP lays out on today's episode, a Rick Pitino-coached team in Year 2 typically finds its footing in a big way. Will history repeat itself as Kadary Richmond and company take their aim at the NCAA Tournament and beyond? And how motivated is Rick after being burgled? The guys unp…

>> BID ON YOUR TEAM’S BONUS SUMMER SHOOTAROUND EPISODE RIGHT HERE << You may not have heard, but there's a new man in charge in Fayetteville: John Calipari. Kind of an overlooked story in college hoops. (Yeah, right.) After reshuffling the roster via the portal, can Calipari make an instant impact and bring the Arkansas back to the Final Four? What…

The Big 12 is the best basketball league, and has been for most of a decade. But that's still not enough for commissioner Brett Yormark, who wants to cement that status by adding the Huskies. So, what's different this time? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander elaborate on a fresh episode, and they'll also do some elaborating on a number of Candid Coach…

Bruce Pearl had one of the most efficient teams last season -- do you realize it was a top-three Auburn team in school history? -- and yet somehow lost to Yale in the first round of the NCAAs. But GP likes this group as top-10 quality. Norlander? He's not THAT high on AU. So, can the Tigers -- led by Johni Broome -- make it to the second weekend or…

Cooper Flagg is likely to transcend college hoops, due to massive amounts of hype. In Jon Scheyer's third season running the Blue Devils, how high can this team go? The frosh class is loaded. Key vets return. Gary Parrish posits that this team could be the best in the country ... or fall well short of expectations. Plus: Norlander has five key stor…

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Last year's Gonzaga Bulldogs found themselves outside lock territory for the NCAA Tournament for a large portion of the season. Until they made a late February run and kept head coach Mark Few's tournament streak (and Sweet 16 streak) intact. Heading into this season, it sure seems like Gonzaga won't have to worry about barely scraping into the NCA…

The Baylor Bears had a good year in '23-24, earning a 3-seed before being upset by the Clemson Tigers in the NCAA Tournament. Will the new additions of Jeremy Roach, Norchad Omier and VJ Edgecombe get the Bears over the hump and back to the Final Four? They've got a shot. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down Scott Drew's crew. (02:24) - Is 7t…

The Iowa State Cyclones finished 2nd in the Big 12 regular season standings, won the Big 12 Tournament, earned a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament, and saw themselves eliminated in the Sweet 16. So what will the Cyclones do for an encore this season? Gary Parrish has them ranked 6th in his Top 25 And One rankings, does Norlander agree? You can find out…

The 2024 Summer Shootaround spotlight shifts to the back-to-back national champs, the UConn Huskies. Having lost 4 starters to the draft, can the remaining Huskies continue this dominant run of form? Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander break down what's cooking in Storrs. Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Appl…