Episode Details

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander open with James Nnaji and how an NBA Draft pick is going to play college basketball. What was the reaction about the sport? Is there a fix? Then, the Final Four And 1 sets up a massive weekend of hoops and what feels like the real beginning of the conference schedule.

0:00 Intro + Happy New Year!

1:00 GP is a mountain man and in a huge house

10:15 Let’s talk about James Nnaji and the current state of college basketball

21:30 How Trentyn Flowers factors in & what happens next?

39:00 Final Four And 1 presented by FanDuel Sportsbook! No. 24 USC @ No. 2 Michigan

46:45 No. 9 Michigan State @ No. 13 Nebraska - you don’t just walk into Pinnacle Bank

51:50 Kentucky @ No. 14 Alabama

56:15 No. 10 BYU @ Kansas State

1:04:05 No. 12 North Carolina @ SMU

1:10:00 Norlander’s Notes: More games to watch

1:16:46 Dan Hurley’s message to Matt

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