Tri-State College Basketball Podcast

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UConn Coach Dan Hurley covers everything from the return of Alex Karaban, to the Huskies' 2024-25 roster, why he engages opposing fans at PC and Creighton, next year's schedule and UConn's quest to 3-peat

2024-05-3132:40

UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley joins Bryan DeNovellis in the wake of Alex Karaban's announcement that he's returning to Storrs. Hurley covers a number of topics including:Karaban's returnHis "deepest roster ever"Incoming transfers (Reed and Mahaney) and freshman McNeeleyWhy he engages opposing fansNext Year's non-conference scheduleQuest to 3-Peat

Dave Popkin, Seton Hall Basketball Radio Announcer, recaps Seton Hall's win over Indiana State in the NIT Championship, and 25-win season. Plus Bryan breaks down UConn's dominating 75-60 win over Purdue in the NCAA Championship Game

2024-04-1051:12

Seton Hall Radio Announcer Dave Popkin joins Bryan to discuss Seton Hall's thrilling win over Indiana State to claim the program's 2nd NIT Championship and recap the Hall's 25-win season.Plus Bryan analyzes UConn's dominating win over Purdue to claim their 2nd straight NCAA Title and 6th in program history. Hear Bryan's thoughts along with postgame sound from Head Coach Dan Hurley.:00-22:30 UConn22:30-45:00 Interview with Dave Popkin45:00-52:00 Seton Hall's Dre Davis enters the portal

ESPN Broadcaster Fran Fraschilla previews the NIT Final Four with Seton Hall and the NCAA Final Four with UConn as both Big East teams try to win national titles.

2024-04-0238:08

Fran Fraschilla previews the NIT Final Four and the NCAA Final Four as Seton Hall and UConn both try to win national titles. Fraschilla will broadcast the NIT Final Four and Title Game on ESPN. He breaks down Seton Hall's road as the Pirates try to win what would be their 2nd NIT Title in program history (1953). And Fraschilla also breaks down UConn's historic quest to win back to back NCAA Championships.1:30 Seton Hall and the NIT Final Four17:50 UConn and the NCAA Final Four

CBS Play By Play Announcer Ian Eagle previews the NCAA Tournament, first round matchups in Brooklyn, and his promotion to lead play by play announcer for March Madness. Plus Bryan recaps Wagner's win over Howard and preview's St. Peter's and Yale

2024-03-2044:49

Veteran CBS Broadcaster Ian Eagle previews the NCAA Tournament, first round matchups in Brooklyn, and his promotion to lead play by play announcer. Ian also recounts a story of when NBA center, Rick Mahorn, gave him a "wedgie" on an airplane! Yes, it really happened! Plus Bryan recaps Wagner's win over Howard and preview's St. Peter's and Yale:00 Bryan DeNovellis talks about Seton Hall and St. John's being snubbed 7:30 Interview with Ian Eagle32:30 Wagner beats Howard in First Four37:45 St. Peter’s NCAA Preview=42:45 Yale NCAA Preview

Wagner Head Coach Donald Copeland talks about winning the NEC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. It's just the 2nd time in Wagner program history. Plus Bryan breaks down the St. John's/Seton Hall Big East Quarterfinal Game

2024-03-1537:04

Donald Copeland joins Bryan to discuss Wagner's historic NEC Championship run and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It's just the 2nd time in program history. It's even more amazing Copeland did it with 7 healthy players for 2 and a half months.Plus Bryan breaks down the St. John's win over Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament. What went right for St. John's and wrong for Seton Hall?

Quinnipiac Coach Tom Pecora talks about QU's first-ever MAAC Regular Season Title, how the Bobcats are preparing for the MAAC Tournament, and shares stories from his 40 years of coaching; plus Bryan previews St. John's vs Seton Hall and Ivy Madness

2024-03-1258:44

Quinnipiac Coach Tom Pecora joins Bryan to talk about QU's first-ever MAAC Regular Season Title and how his team is preparing for the MAAC Tournament in Atlantic City. Plus the MAAC Coach of the Year shares stories from his 40 years of coaching in high school, JUCO, and schools like UNLV, Hofstra, Fordham and Quinnipiac.Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State32:30 MAAC Tournament Preview and Predictions39:40 Big East All-Conference Awards and Tournament Preview 45:00 St. John’s vs Seton Hall preview - 3 Keys and X-Factors55:35 Ivy Madness Preview

Central Connecticut Coach Patrick Sellers on winning the NEC Regular Season Title. In just his 3rd season, Sellers has brought CCSU back to the top of the NEC. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with UConn, Seton Hall, Princeton & the MAAC

2024-03-0553:52

Central Connecticut Coach Patrick Sellers joins Bryan to talk about CCSU's NEC Regular Season Championship - the Blue Devils 1st since 2007. Sellers also shares stories from his days as an assistant under head coaches like Howie Dickenman, Jim Calhoun, Greg McDermott and Greg Herenda.Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State29:46 UConn35:50 Seton Hall43:40 MAAC49:30 Princeton

UConn Coach Dan Hurley on the Huskies' 78-54 bounce-back win over Villanova and pursuit of the Big East Regular Season Title; plus Bryan recaps St. John's 82-59 win at Butler and Seton Hall's 85-64 defeat at Creighton

2024-02-2945:47

UConn Coach Dan Hurley discusses the Huskies' 78-54 win over Villanova, his team's pursuit of a Big East Regular Season Title, and a preview of UConn's final home game vs. Seton Hall.Plus Bryan recap's St. John's big win at Butler, as the Red Storm are back in contention for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, and Seton Hall's no-show at Creighton

Jaden Daly, of A Daly Dose of Hoops, breaks down the wild race in the MAAC for the regular season title with 2 weeks to go. Plus Bryan DeNovellis goes "Around the Tri-State with UConn, Seton Hall, St. John's, Rutgers and Princeton.

2024-02-2656:10

Jaden Daly, of A Daly Dose of Hoops, covers the MAAC like no other journalist. He breaks down the wide open race in the MAAC with host Bryan DeNovellis. With two weeks to go in the regular season, as many as 5 teams have a shot to win the regular season title.Plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" 33:00 UConn39:30 Seton Hall45:20 St. John's50:10 Rutgers53:10 Princeton

ESPN's Seth Greenberg talks about Seton Hall's comeback vs St. John's and the Pirates' resilience; Rick Pitino's post-game rant and St. John's struggles; and UConn's dominance under Dan Hurley; plus Around the Tri-State with FDU and Rutgers

2024-02-1941:03

ESPN's Seth Greenberg joins Bryan DeNovellis to discuss:1:40 Seton Hall's 19-point comeback win over St. John's and the Pirates' toughness6:45 St. John's struggles and Rick Pitino's postgame rant about his players and team facilities10:25 and UConn's 14-game win streak and dominance under Dan Hurley.17:40 FDU's players getting stuck in a freight elevator at LIUPlus...Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State"20:00 More on Rick Pitino's postgame comments35:00 Rutgers loss to Minnesota

NJIT Coach Grant Billmeier talks about the Highlanders upsets of Vermont and UMass Lowell, the stellar play of freshman Tariq Francis and how the team has won 3 of 4; plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with St. John's and Rutgers

2024-02-1443:57

NJIT Coach Grant Billmeier joins Bryan DeNovellis to break down the Highlanders recent upsets of Vermont and UMass Lowell, the stellar play of freshman Tariq Francis and how the team has won 3 of its last 4. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with18:20 St. John's33:00 Rutgers

Mike Crispino, UConn Radio Broadcaster, talks about the Huskies 21-2 start, the play of Cam Spencer and Donovan Clingan, the remaining schedule and quest to repeat; plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" with Seton Hall, St. John's and Rutgers

2024-02-0854:10

UConn Play by Play Announcer, Mike Crispino, joins Bryan to talk about the Huskies' 21-2 start, their 11-game Big East winning streak, the play of Cam Spencer and Donovan Clingan, the remaining schedule, UConn's quest to repeat as National Champs and which team would win if the 2023 UConn team played the 2024 team?Around the Tri-State33:00 Seton Hall38:50 St. John’s43:40 Rutgers

Monmouth Coach King Rice talks about the comeback win vs Hofstra, career win #200, coaching his son Xander and Beer Garden Saturdays in West Long Branch; plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with Rutgers, UConn, Seton Hall, Quinnipiac, NJIT & CCSU

2024-01-2951:25

Monmouth Coach King Rice talks with host Bryan DeNovellis about the Hawks come-from-behind win over Hofstra, career win #200, coaching his son Xander (who's leading the MAAC in scoring), and the prospects of having "Beer Garden Saturdays" at home games.Around the Tri-State25:20 - Rutgers32:50 UConn36:40 Seton Hall42:25 Quinnipiac46:05 NJIT48:55 Central Connecticut

#1 UConn tops #18 Creighton & Villanova; Seton Hall falls to Creighton 97-94 in 3OT; St. John's loses 3rd straight; Rutgers road woes continue at Illinois; plus Around the Tri-State with Quinnipiac, Fairfield and Sacred Heart

2024-01-2349:41

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps a wild weekend in the Tri-State as...:00 UConn beats up Creighton and grinds out a win at Villanova '10:35 Seton Hall falls short against Creighton in Triple Overtime (but the officials stole the spotlight)27:30 St. John's comeback falls short in another one-point loss to Marquette37:50 Rutgers road woes continue with a loss at Illinois41:05 Quinnipiac stuns Iona to win its 5th straight44:00 Fairfield has won 11 of its last 1246:30 Sacred Heart holds off Wagner for its 3rd straight win

New York Post's Zach Braziller recaps the Seton Hall St. John's game, won by SHU 80-65. St. John's played its worst game of the season, while Seton Hall played its best. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with UConn, Central Conn, & St. Peter's

2024-01-1847:03

New York Post Sportswriter Zach Braziller joins Bryan DeNovellis to recap Seton Hall's 80-65 win over St. John's. The Johnnies played without Coach Rick Pitino or Guard Dana Dingle who both had COVID. Seton Hall improved to 12-1 vs St. John's all-time at the Prudential Center.Plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State"34:50 UConn39:40 Central Connecticut43:15 St. Peter’s

Princeton Forward Zach Martini talks about the Tigers 13-1 start, their recent win over Harvard, his recovery from a collapsed lung, his 3-point shooting and also plays "Guess that Country's Flag" with host Bryan DeNovellis

2024-01-1301:01:15

Princeton Forward Zach Martini joins host Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the Tigers 13-1 start, their recent win over Harvard, his recovery from a collapsed lung, his 3-point shooting, being a "Princeton student-athlete" and then plays "Guess that Country's Flag" with host Bryan DeNovellis :00 - 27:00Plus Bryan Goes Around the Tri-State with:Seton Hall - 28:00St. John's - 37:40UConn - 43:10Rutgers - 48:50To watch this full podcast on YouTube, go to this link on my YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAMbDaYvrxI

Seton Hall Center Jaden Bediako on the Pirates upsets of #7 Marquette and #23 Providence. How has Seton Hall turned its season around? Bediako answers that question and offers his philosophy on rebounding and defending Big East big men.

2024-01-0852:21

Seton Hall Center Jaden Bediako joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the Pirates upsets of #7 Marquette and #23 Providence. Bediako also discusses: playing for Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall's defense, the bench, offensive rebounding and playing against big men in the Big East.Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with:26:15 - St. John’s31:00 - UConn36:45 Rutgers43:15 Fairfield49:15 Princeton

ESPN's Fran Fraschilla breaks down Seton Hall's upset of #23 Providence and St. John's win over Butler; plus Fraschilla talks about his coaching tenure in the Big East at both St. John's and Providence and what it was like recruiting in New York

2024-01-0542:09

Former St. John's coach and current ESPN Broadcaster, Fran Fraschilla joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk Seton Hall, St. John's, the Big East, and his coaching days at St. John's. Plus a post-game brawl between Providence and Villanova from the 80s involving Rick Barnes you won't believe!2:00 Seton Hall upsets #23 Providence15:20 St. John's beats Butler27:30 Rick Barnes and Providence Brawl at Villanova 29:45 Coaching career at St. John's

Rutgers survives a scare from Stonehill; St. John's fights off Hofstra; Fairfield and Iona streak into the New Year; Princeton wraps up a 12-1 Non-Con; Plus my Hope for 2024 in the Tri-State

2024-01-0239:24

Derek Simpson's late 3-pointer helps Rutgers survive a scare from Stonehill, plus Daniss Jenkins leads St. John's to a win over Hofstra despite 47 points from Tyler Thomas and Dstone Dubar; and Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" with Fairfield, Iona, Monmouth and PrincetonRutgers - 2:27St. John's - 17:10Around the Tri-State - 32:30My Wish for the Tri-State in 2024 - 37:50

Seton Hall stuns #5 UConn 75-60 handing the defending National Champions their worst loss in 11 months. Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps the game from both benches, plus hear what Shaheen Holloway and Dan Hurley said after the game

2023-12-2240:20

Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps the performance of both teams.:4:00 Seton Hall analysis and reaction from head coach Shaheen Holloway and Forward Dre Davis21:20 UConn analysis and reaction from head coach Dan Hurley36:00 Around the Tri-State

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