The Big 5 Pod

Riley Frain joins us for our first preview of the 2025-26 season, where we dive into Drexel's roster, where we think they'll finish in the CAA and preview the conference as a whole. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

Saint Joseph's forward Anthony Finkley and guard Derek Simpson join the pod to discuss how they've grown in their roles on the team, being leaders heading into the season, and who on this year's team can be difference makers on Hawk Hill! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

Tyler Cronin from 3 Big League joins us for an emergency episode, as Billy Lange has stepped down as the Head Coach of St. Joe's to take a player development job with the New York Knicks. To replace him, Steve Donahue was named the permanent head coach, and we break down what it all means for St. Joe's this year and beyond. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: ww...

Drexel Head Coach Zack Spiker joins the pod to talk about how it's been for the Drexel program to finally be in the Big 5, his role in player development, and his thoughts ahead of the 2025-26 Drexel season! Chapters: #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

St. Joe's Associate Head Coach Steve Donahue joins the pod to tell us how he's adjusting to life on Hawk Hill, his excitement for this year's St. Joe's roster, how he became a Big 5 fan for life as a kid and much more! Chapters: 0:00-2:04 - Intro 2:04-8:04 - Cope's Quick Hitters 8:23-22:10 - Coming to St. Joe's 22:10-38:10 - St. Joe's Roster 38:11-54:02 - Big 5 Upbringing 54:02-1:02:43 - Rapid Fire Questions #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to...

Drexel guard Shane Blakeney joins the pod as he gets ready for his 4th season in University City, where he'll be entering the 2025-26 season as one of Drexel's leaders on and off the court. We discuss Shane's upbringing in basketball, his journey to becoming a leader, what it's been like being in the Big 5, his expectations for this season, and much more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.ins...

Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer joins us to discuss the groundbreaking settlement between the House and the NCAA over NIL regulations and how it will affect Big 5 teams and college basketball as a whole. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

A milestone episode for us here at the Big 5 Pod. We're joined by our first-ever active Big 5 head coach, La Salle Head Coach Darris Nichols! Coach Nichols talked with us about his excitement in taking the La Salle job, his coaching style, recruiting in the NIL and transfer portal world and much more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

We're joined by Penn Assistant Coach Tristan Spurlock as he talks about how he got into coaching after a long college and overseas career, his favorite Fran McCaffrey stories, his expectations for the 2025-26 Penn Quakers and more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

The transfer portal is officially closed, but that doesn't mean the player movement in college basketball is done just yet! We go over Deuce Jones transferring from Saint Joseph's to La Salle, Villanova landing a trio of players and other commitments to Big 5 schools. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

The transfer portal closes in just a few days, but there's no slowing down of names leaving and entering schools. This includes Xzayvier Brown, who, along with Associate Head Coach Justin Scott, will be leaving St. Joe's to go to Oklahoma. Plus, the guys discuss other transfer portal news around the Big 5 and what impact it could have on the upcoming season. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www...

The 2024-25 college basketball season is officially over. We recap arguably the most exciting Final Four in recent memory, culminating in Florida winning its third national championship. We also discuss Kevin Willard being officially introduced as Villanova's head coach, Big 5 transfer news and more! #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod

Shizz Alston, Jr. joins the pod to discuss all things Temple basketball, including how the program can improve in this new era of NIL and the transfer portal. Plus, we talk about his favorite college memories and answer fan-submitted questions. And yes, we talk about Villanova hiring Kevin Willard as their next head coach as well. As promised in the episode, here's the link to donate to the Temple Owl Club: https://advancement-sec.temple.edu/s/705/lg22/form.aspx?sid=705&gid=1&p...

It's our last episode of March, and we have a TON to go over in both the Big 5 and nationally in college basketball. La Salle and Penn both made new coaching hires, the transfer portal has opened and some surprise names have entered from the Big 5. Plus, we go over what's happened so far during March Madness and take a look at a potential new coach for Villanova. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.i...

March is in full swing, and the Big 5 is as busy as ever. We go over Penn parting ways with Head Coach Steve Donahue, Drexel's season ending in the CAA Tournament and preview the rest of the conference tournaments for Big 5 teams. #lasalle #Temple #big5 #saintjosephs #Villanova #drexel #penn Make sure to follow us on our social media pages: Instagram: www.instagram.com/big5pod Twitter: www.twitter.com/Big5Pod