At the tail end of feast week, the men with weaves dissect the MTE discourse on twitter, among actual ball chatter for eager ball knowers. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:35) - Root's Roundup (14:00) - Weave Saw That (39:50) - Three Men Thoughts (1:04:45) - Previews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket Under Review …

As we trudge closer to Feast Week, we're starting to get a smidgen of a clearer picture of this year's basketball landscape. The Weave catch you up on the past week and look forward to the weekend & T-Give. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:05) - Root's Roundup (11:15) - Weave Saw That (33:40) - Three Men Thoughts (1:01:59) - Feast Week Previews (1:11:40)…

We've (weave) finally gotten some big games! With Matt on a mystery hiatus, Ky and Jim get down and dirty with the past week of college hoops. Featuring: Bama's up and down results, Purdue rocks w/ TKR, Michigan was wobbly, UNC beat Kansas (remember that? But then Seth Trimble got hurt), North Texas' Chris Webber moment, the ruins of Xavier, and a …

The first week of real ball is nearly in the books! The Weave gives their thoughts on the first few days of college action and looks forward to the weekend. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:50) - Root's Roundup (9:50) - Weave Saw That (33:50) - Three Men Thoughts (58:42) - Game Previews (1:07:20) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (l…

The last podcast of the offseason! The boys weave around the horn, giving their title picks, Final Four picks, and All-Americans along the way. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:45) - Root's Roundup (14:40) - All-Americans (33:00) - Elite 8, Final Four & Title Predictions (42:10) - Opening Night Quick Preview (52:50) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors…

18 teams are in the Big Ten, which is way too many. We're going to talk about them all anyway! Every squad, storyline, coaching change, and more is broken down in our last conference preview before the new season! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:16) - Root's Roundup (16:25) - Big Ten Preview Tier 1 & 2 1) Purdue 2) Michigan 3) UCLA 4) Illinois (41:30) -…

We are down a man today, meaning there's only two of us - aka, the amount of SEC teams that did NOT make the NCAA Tournament last year. On the other hand, 14 of them did! Can all 16 make it this year? Can you imagine? Plus, a bonus not-so-surprise guest at the end! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:15) - Root's Roundup (11:30) - SEC Preview (1:21:25) - Ch…

Episode 420 zahhhhhhhhh. We're talking Big 12! We break down all 16 teams in depth, talk tiers, coaches, and all that good stuff. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:05) - Root's Roundup (14:05) - Big 12 Preview (1:17:35) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket Under Review / The Burner Discord (NEW AND IMPROVED …

The Big East! College basketball's basketball-only conference! UConn and St. John's lead a top heavy league, but we'll spend time on all 11 of the lovely squads competing to take home hardware in March. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:00) - Root's Roundup (12:00) - Big East Preview (1:08:20) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like …

The ACC looks to bounce back from a horrible 2024-25 (unless your name was "Duke"). New coaches abound, better teams abound possibly? The Weave breaks down every team, storyline, and angle in the kickoff to our power conference previews. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:50) - Root's Roundup (22:45) - ACC Preview (1:32:00) - Reviews Supports us and the sp…

The Mountain West, the world's tallest college basketball conference! The Weave dives into all 12 teams (welcome, Lopes!), giving standings picks, storylines, and opinions along the way... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:44) - Root's Roundup (14:15) - Mountain West Preview (1:04:40) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subsc…

It's the A-10 preview! The Weave dives deep into the 14-team league (RIP UMass), giving standings picks and key storylines along the way Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:00) - Root's Roundup (14:25) - A-10 Preview Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket Under Review / The Burner Discord (NEW AND IMPROVED - sign up and j…

It's WCC preview time! We dive deep into the conference of Gonzaga, touching on key storylines, coaches, team movement and everything in between. Who doesn't love some good ole fashioned Beaver and Cougar talk? Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:50) - Root's Roundup (Ky's Korner) (6:25) - WCC Preview (57:20) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube …

Conference preview season, and we're starting off on a patriotic note: it's the American preview! The league struggled last year, finishing just 11th at KenPom, and only Memphis made the NCAA Tournament (and quickly bowed out). Is that a new trend for the conference? Or was it a one-year aberration with a bounceback on the way? Matt is in the wind,…

It's officially preview season! We kick things off by diving into the 22 mid-major leagues. Storylines, favorites, dark horses.... we break it all down! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:45) - Root's Roundup (10:05) - Mid Major Extravaganza (order of league discussion below) MVC Ivy CUSA Big West CAA SoCon (32:20) Sun Belt MAC WAC Big Sky Southland SWAC (…

Offseason lists continue! The boys gather around the Zoom machine and rank the nation's top Frontcourts and Backcourts! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:55) - Root's Roundup (11:05) - Best Frontcourts & Backcourts (1:11:40) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket Under Review / The Burner Discord (NEW AND IMPR…

It's time to rank some coaches! We rank every coach in each power conference and then give our Top 10 high-major, mid-major, and low-major coaches. These will be exactly correct with zero flaws or pushback! The Rundown: (0:00) - Intro(5:05) - Root's Roundup (14:00) - Rank the Coaches Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe…

The boys each come to the table with 3-5 teams that we find the most interesting / compelling for the upcoming season. Whether it be roster fit, coaching change (or hot seat), or personal vendettas (not so much of that). Anything can happen! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:42) - Root's Roundup (16:30) - Team Grab Bag (1:09:08) - Reviews Supports us and …

America: It has 50 states, and 49 of them have a Division I school playing college basketball. We run through all those states and debate the top coach and player in each one for a peak offseason episode. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:47) - Root's Roundup (16:04) - Best Players & Coaches in Each State (1:18:14) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! …

We released our annual Top 100 Players list, and per usual it was met with cheers and lots of boos! We defend our honor (or admit our shame) in this very offseason episode! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:43) - Root's Roundup (13:45) - Top 100 Players Reaction (1:12:33) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket…

It's a Mailbag episode! We turned to Twitter and Discord to get your questions, and now... we shall answer them... ON AIR! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:35) - Root's Roundup (14:15) - MAILBAG! (1:25:34) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Basket Under Review / The Burner Discord (NEW AND IMPROVED - sign up and…

The Weave embark on a fun little offseason topic: diving into KenPom's overall program rankings. Who stands out? Where do we disagree? Those two questions and more are answered! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:55) - Root's Roundup (19:00) - KenPom Program Rankings (1:18:30) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) Th…

The transfer portal dust has finally settled. The Weave take a microscope to the end results and declare the Winners and Losers of college basketball free agency. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:40) - Root's Roundup (14:12) - Transfer Portal Winners & Losers (1:30:49) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burn…

The SEC was far and away college basketball's best league last season, and the National Championship returned to the south with Florida's epic run. We recap last year and look ahead to the future. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:41) - Root's Roundup (22:05) - SEC Year in Review (1:17:05) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and …

The big bad Big 12 was still big and (not bad) last year! We look back at the year that was in the dominant conference and assess current states of its various programs. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:30) - Root's Roundup (14:17) - Big 12 Year in Review (1:16:25) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burner D…

The Weave collective is back in action to break down all of the fallout from the NBA Draft early entry process - and not just the deadline. Who came out smelling like roses (Florida, Houston)? Who is reeling from surprising departures (Penn State, oh no...)? And who ended up somewhat neutral (Arkansas, Duke)? We also touched on Charlie Baker's warp…

The Weave is back from our hiatus to talk some Big Ten ball! We look back at the conference's performance and yet another championship-less season. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:28) - Root's Roundup (15:40) - Big Ten Year in Review Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burner Discord Channel (sign up and join us!) CBB…

Wow... 400 episodes. Doesn't even seem real. And we look so young. Anyways, in this episode we look back at the year in the Big East. We revisit our preseason takes and assess the state of the conference. UConn did not 3-peat. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:35) - Root's Roundup (16:35) - Big East Year iin Review (1:07:40) - Reviews Supports us and the …

The Weave looks back at the year in the ACC. We revisit our preseason takes and assess the state of the conference. Duke was very good. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:10) - Root's Roundup (16:45) - ACC Year in Review (1:18:00) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burner Discord Channel (sign up and join us!)…

The grades are in! The boys dive into the 50+ new coaching hires and give out grades on a curved scale. Who is destined for success, and who is in for a looooonnnngggg tenure of stress? Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:35) - Root's Roundup (17:50) - Coaching Hire Report Cards (1:36:00) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and sub…

We recap the Final Four, the city of San Antonio, and the college basketball season that was. Also, some news and notes provided... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:15) - Root's Roundup (33:55) - Weave Saw That (57:05) - Season Reflection (1:04:20) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burner Discord Channel (s…

The Weave break down the Final Four! And 2 of us are in San Antonio! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:28) - Root's Roundup (22:35) - Weave Saw That (Second Weekend Takeaways) (34:00) - Final 4 Breakdown (55:17) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and subscribe!) The Burner Discord Channel (sign up and join us!) CBB Analytics pro…

The Weave break down this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups and provide updates on the Coaching Carousel. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:30) - Root's Roundup (Coaching Carousel) (28:07) - First & Second Round Takeaways (41:58) - Sweet 16 Preview (42:00) - BYU v Alabama (47:53) - Maryland v Florida (51:42) - Arizona v Duke (54:17) - Arkansas v Texas Tech (58:…

The Weave breakdown every single First Round game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (2:56) - South Region (6:43) - Louisville v. Creighton (9:57) - Michigan v. UC San Diego (15:17) - Texas A&M v. Yale (19:13) - Ole Miss v. SDSU/UNC (22:37) - Iowa State v. Lipscomb (26:06) - Marquette v. New Mexico (29:53) - Michigan St. v. Bryant…

The final week of the season before the NCAA Tournament begins is upon us. We hand out some awards, talk bubble picture, and catch you up on the week that was! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:40) - Root's Roundup (24:40) - Weave Saw That (46:00) - Bubble Update (53:20) - Awards (1:13:40) - Reviews Supports us and the sponsors! YouTube Channel (like and …

Conference Tournaments are in full swing and millions more tip off next week! We take you through the postseason bouts, talk about the NCAA Tournament selection process, and much, much more! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:06) - Root's Roundup (16:04) - Weave Saw That (37:57) - Three Men Thoughts (56:05) - Conference Tournament Previews (1:17:04) - Revi…

It's the last day in February, which means March is just around the corner! Conference Tourney play tips off on Sunday with the ASUN! We'll quickly hit all the postseason play tipping off next week and catch you up on the week that was in college basketball. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:04) - Root's Roundup (15:20) - Weave Saw That (37:33) - Three Me…

The Missouri Tigers are special. We learned that and much, much more from the past week in college basketball. Join us as we chat coaching updates (Fran, Dan, Brad, & Cal), jerseys upside down in rafters, the Big Ten title race, bad losses, international big men, the bracket, Top 16 takeaways, & more! Rundown:- Intro (0:00) - Root's Roundup (3:25)-…

Happy Love Day from all of us at the Weave. It's time to get romantice about college basketball as we head into the home stretch of the season. We get you caught up on what happened last week, talk Hurley, Bubble, SEC, and more! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:13) - Root's Roundup (15:25) - Weave Saw That (35:25) - Three Men Thoughts (1:09:29) - Quick W…

February is upon us, which means March is nigh. Woodson donezo, Hamilton retiring, Calipari takes down BBN... the storylines compel. We'll catch you up on everything that happened in college basketball last week. The Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (5:00) - Root's Roundup (20:25) - Weave Saw That (42:00) - Three Men Thoughts (1:09:55) - Quick Weekend Previ…

A late night chit chat before a stag celebration in the sunshine state, the weaved men are back to dissect another wild week in collegiate hoops. As always, do your duty and support us via supporting the sponsors (below)! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:00) - Root's Roundup (10:20) - Weave Saw That (31:30) - Three Men Thoughts (1:03:40) - Quick Weekend …

Plenty of coaches deserved their head on a spike but SFA's Kyle Keller is the newest victim to receive the midseason ax. Delicious drama heating up as we venture deeper into the pressure cooker of conference play… mmmmmmm, toasty.... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:25) - Root's Roundup (17:50) - Weave Saw That (37:20) - Three Men Thoughts (1:11:45) - Qu…

Rundown: Illinois is the best team in college basketball? Auburn is better off without Johni Broome? Neither of these are discussed on this episode, but hey, a host of other rational topics are! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (3:55) - Root's Roundup (10:25) - Weave Saw That (28:30) - Three Men Thoughts (1:03:10) - Quick Weekend Preview Supports us and the…

Conference play is off and running, which means there's plenty of takes to bake. Also, many 3MW lessons for coaches, free of charge, so tune in clipboard czars! Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Root's Roundup (19:35) - Weave Saw That (33:35) - Three Men Thoughts (1:09:00) - Weekend Preview Supports us and the sponsors! The Burner Discord Channel CB…

The conference arena separates the men from the boys and the contenders from the pretenders - both on the hardwood AND in the recording booth... And no, the Weave will NOT be retiring at season's end, despite murmurs proliferating across social media. Adapt or die. Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:30) - Root's Roundup (19:00) - Weave Saw That (33:05) - T…

Jim and Ky carry the freight early until a wild Matt appears later in the program. Despite the personnel constrains, the content, the quality, the insight, never waivers. Conference ball is upon us, so tune in before your ignorance begins to show... Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Root's Roundup (21:30) - Weave Saw That (35:40) - Three Men Thought…

Conference play looms, but before then, we have an all-time elite Saturday slate. Ky and Jim eagerly await that bonanza, quickly previewing as many games as possible to end the pod. Before that, though, the fellas chop it up about the National Player of the Year race, the remaining undefeateds, more SEC increduility, Mizzou beat Kansas!!!!, and the…

The Weave is back to dominate the podcast airwaves the way the SEC obliterated the ACC. We break down that one-sided challenge and ruminate on how many teams from the SEC could go dancing, while also skeptically critiquing 90% of the ACC. Other topics: Cooper Flagg's superstardom, the Big Ten's western wing, Doug Gottlieb's tweet about December, th…

Feast Week is in full swing with the Maui in its latter stages and Atlantis kicking off today. We take you through what we've seen the past week and look forward to the rest of the MTE action. The Rundown: 0:00 - Intro 3:04 - Root's Roundup (News & Notes) 11:08 - Weave Saw That 36:05 - Three Man Thoughts 1:06:05 - Weekend Previews Click here for ac…

No cramping here - a hyrdated and uninterrupted hour + of ball talk with ball knowers, covering the week that was and the week to come (notably the beginning of dayball!). We run through all the major MTE fields and fire off quick hitter takes on each team to date. If you haven't yet, join us in the Burner Ball discord for ongoing CBB chatter 24/7/…