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Episode #4 - Jordan Caroline, Nevada: Jordan Caroline, a senior forward for Nevada basketball, joins the podcast for episode four. Topics covered include: Playing in high school with Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell, transferring from Southern Illinois to Nevada, the Scout Team,... by Solving Basketball

27 min listen

Episode #1 - Ken Pomeroy, kenpom.com: In the opening episode, Ken Pomeroy comes on as "Coach Pomeroy" to build out his coaching philosophy as if he was running a Division 1 program. Some topics discussed include: Recruiting, Style of Play, Scheduling, Scouting, In-Game Strategy, and... by Solving Basketball

73 min listen

Episode #2 - Kory Alford, UCLA MBB: Kory Alford, UCLA men's basketball video and analytics coordinator, joins Jordan for episode two. Topics covered include: Kory's transition from a player to an analytics role, communicating analytics with coaches (including his dad) and players, UCLA... by Solving Basketball

38 min listen

Episode #5 - Working in College Basketball: The number one question we've received since starting the podcast is: "How do I get started working for a college basketball team?" In this episode, we answered that question. The pod starts with Jordan's personal story from starting a blog to being... by Solving Basketball

35 min listen

Episode #12 - Jesse Bopp, FIU: Jesse Bopp, assistant coach at FIU, joins for #12. The episode revolves around 3 topics: 1) Analytics vs Eye Test in evaluating recruits. We talked about a real debate from working together at NMSU about a recruit 2) FIU's style of play. In their 1st... by Solving Basketball

59 min listen

Episode #3 - Chris Jans, New Mexico State: Chris Jans, the head coach of New Mexico State men's basketball, joins Jordan for episode three. Topics covered include: The 1998 NJCAA national title and how Jans' coaching style has evolved since, Wichita State stories from the Final 4 run, the use... by Solving Basketball

50 min listen

Episode #6 - Rob Dauster, NBC Sports: Rob Dauster, Lead Writer and Managing Editor for College Basketball Talk, joins the podcast for episode six. Topics covered include: Transitioning from D3 player to blogger to national writer, pick-up scouting reports for other national writers, skill... by Solving Basketball

59 min listen

Episode #15 - Neil Johnson, ESPN Analytics: Neil Johnson, Sports Analytics Developer at ESPN, joins for episode #15. Neil has done a lot of work on using EYBL and other AAU stats to predict college performance. The episode revolves around that work, the traditional evaluation process, JUCO... by Solving Basketball

50 min listen

Episode #9 - Gibson Pyper, @HalfCourtHoops: Gibson Pyper, assistant coach at Cary Academy, joins for episode nine. The episode is based around the following scenario: In April, the NCAA switches rosters and randomly assigns players to each school. Coaches have until November to implement their... by Solving Basketball

65 min listen

Episode #7 - Kyle Smith, San Francisco: Kyle Smith, head coach of the University of San Francisco Dons, joins the podcast for episode seven. The three main topics covered were: 1) Recruiting. We went in depth on recruiting inefficiencies at various school -- Saint Mary's, Michigan, San... by Solving Basketball

56 min listen

Episode #8 - Zak Boisvert, Army: Zak Boisvert, assistant coach at Army, joins the podcast for episode eight. A week ago, Army played Duke at Cameron Indoor immediately following Duke's 34-point demolition of Kentucky. Zak went into detail on the scout and gameplan for that game vs.... by Solving Basketball

45 min listen

Episode #11 - Jesse Newell, KC Star: Jesse Newell, a KU beat writer for the Kansas City Star, joins for episode 11. The episode is about Jesse's job as a beat writer and how he incorporates analytics and X's and O's into his writing. We also talk about the relationship between head... by Solving Basketball

50 min listen

Episode #19 - Jeff Goodman, Stadium: Jeff Goodman, Basketball Analyst at Stadium, joins for #19. The episode includes plenty of analytics discussion - with Jeff switching roles at the end to ask Jordan some questions. But also: Jeff's pick-up scouting report, the process to interviewing... by Solving Basketball

54 min listen

Episode #13 - The Transfer "Epidemic" (Ft. Leland King, UCSB): This episode revolves around the supposed "transfer epidemic". The pod includes a conversation with Leland King. Leland started his career at Brown before transferring to Nevada and then UCSB. We talked about the circumstances behind that and advice... by Solving Basketball

28 min listen

Episode #10 - John Gasaway, ESPN: John Gasaway, a college basketball writer for ESPN, joins for episode 10. The topic of the episode is the new NET rating and the NCAA selection process as a whole. John describes how the selection process would operate if he was NCAA commissioner and... by Solving Basketball

55 min listen

Episode #20 - Duke-Virginia (Ft. Gibson Pyper, @HalfCourtHoops): Gibson Pyper, assistant coach at Cary Academy, re-joins for episode 20. The episode features an in-depth discussion of the x's and o's behind this weekend's Duke-Virginia game. We discuss the contrasting styles of the two teams, the adjustments made... by Solving Basketball

60 min listen

Episode #32 - Todd Golden, San Francisco: Todd Golden, head coach of San Francisco, joins the podcast for episode 32. In Todd's first year as head coach, the Dons have been using math/probability for unconventional in-game strategy. We discussed the decision making process: The math behind... by Solving Basketball

30 min listen

Episode #29 - Baker Dunleavy, Quinnipiac: Baker Dunleavy, head coach at Quinnipiac, joins the podcast for episode 29. Last season, Quinnipiac ranked top 5 in shot selection with 88% of halfcourt shots coming at the basket or from three. We discussed the different ways that shot selection was... by Solving Basketball

37 min listen

Episode #16 - Sam Vecenie, The Athletic: Sam Vecenie, Senior Writer for The Athletic, joins for episode #16. Similar to episode #9, this episode is based around a draft. Sam and I drafted and discussed our top players in college basketball this season that are currently outside of Sam's top... by Solving Basketball

72 min listen

Episode #14 - Andy Schmitt, North Texas: Andy Schmitt, director of basketball operations at North Texas, joins for #14. The episode looks at the role of the "ops guy" on staff with a behind the scenes look at the logistics that go into a college basketball road trip. We also discussed... by Solving Basketball

56 min listen

Episode #18 - Eric Musselman, Nevada: Eric Musselman, head coach at Nevada, joins for #18. Topics include: The use of stats by coaches long before the "analytics movement", communicating stats with players, the recent trend to more switching, Nevada basketball philosophy, and the impact... by Solving Basketball

34 min listen

Episode #17 - Bart Torvik, barttorvik.com: Bart Torvik, creator of barttorvik.com, joins for episode #17. We got geeky about using analytics to evaluate the impact of specific players (like Duke without Tre Jones) and to rank teams. We also discussed what Bart has learned in his attempt to... by Solving Basketball

46 min listen

Episode #24 - Michigan-Michigan State (Ft. Gibson Pyper, @HalfCourtHoops): Gibson Pyper, assistant coach at Cary Academy, re-joins for episode 24. The episode features an in-depth discussion of the x's and o's behind this weekend's Michigan-Michigan State game. Michigan State's offense without Nick Ward, Michigan's response... by Solving Basketball

56 min listen

Episode #22 - Geoff Grammer, Albuquerque Journal: Geoff Grammer, Sports Reporter for the Albuquerque Journal, joins for #22. The episode centers around CBB coverage and reporting. Some topics: How Geoff's news and crime background relates to basketball, using analytics in local media coverage, the... by Solving Basketball

61 min listen

Episode #33 - Stephen Gentry, Illinois: Stephen Gentry, assistant coach at Illinois, joins the podcast for episode 33. This season, Illinois drastically changed their style and scheme on both the offensive and defensive side of the floor. We discussed the changes from the Spread offense to... by Solving Basketball

52 min listen

Episode #37 - Ben Falk, Cleaning the Glass: Ben Falk, owner of Cleaning the Glass, joins the podcast for episode 37. After years of working in NBA front offices, Ben is currently a high school basketball coach. We discussed his coaching style and the differences between high school, college,... by Solving Basketball

83 min listen

Episode #21 - Dave Klatsky, Colgate: Dave Klatsky, assistant coach at Colgate, joins for #21. The episode centers around the data and coaching around shot selection. Some topics: Dave's expected points charting, the value of post-ups, and statistical variance in basketball. For more info... by Solving Basketball

55 min listen

Episode #39 - Kim English, George Mason: Kim English, head coach of George Mason, joins the podcast for episode 39. We discussed player relationships as an assistant coach compared to as a head coach, press conferences and coach speak, analytics and shot selection, and Kim's relationship... by Solving Basketball

45 min listen

Episode #27 - Luke Yaklich, Texas: Luke Yaklich, associate head coach at Texas, joins the podcast for episode 27. We discussed all things defense. The similarities and differences between college and the NBA, guarding the 3-point line vs Villanova, ball screen coverage, Texas Tech's no... by Solving Basketball

48 min listen

Episode #23 - Adrian Atkinson, The Secondary Break: Adrian Atkinson joins for episode #23. Adrian is a data scientist by trade who also happens to cover UNC basketball by combining both X's and O's and data. Some topics: The process for offensive and defensive team charting, Carolina's famous secondary... by Solving Basketball

45 min listen

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Episode #3 - Chris Jans, New Mexico State

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