One Shining Podcast With Titus And Tate

The Ringer's Tate Frazier runs through some of the week's happenings in college basketball, including a satisfying Champions Classic, the Villanova hot seat increasing in temperature after losing to Saint Joseph's, and McNeese State with a valiant effort vs. Alabama (2:09). Then ESPN's Kevin Connors joins the show to talk about his top 10 mid-major schools (16:56). Finally Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, and games to watch this weekend (47:58). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Kevin Connors Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Fraizer is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss the AP Top 25 rankings, Kansas winning a close one at home vs. UNC, and Auburn winning on the road at Houston after their airplane fiasco the day before (1:49). Then they introduce a new segment: This Guy/That Guy, featuring Austin Peay head coach Corey Gipson's game day attire, LeBron's dream about Coach K, V.J. Edgecombe, Ryan Kalkbrenner, and more (17:15). Finally, they close the show with some shout-outs (1:03:33). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by Terrence Oglesby to discuss some of the biggest stars from the season openers, including Ryan Kalkbrenner’s 49-point performance vs. UTRGV, Duke’s combo of Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, V.J. Edgecombe posterizing Joe Few in garbage time, Marquette’s Kam Jones, a huge loss for Villanova, and a classic Calipari press conference (2:23). Next they round out the ‘OSP’ Top 100 Characters That Count with the best of the best: no. 30 to no. 1 (25:38). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Terrence Oglesby Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss the college basketball season tipping off (2:33), before revealing Quad 2 of the top 100 characters in college basketball: no. 60-31 (20:11). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Cousin Sal to run through their favorite Final Four, Wooden Award, and national championship futures bets before the season starts on November 4 (1:55). Then Tate reveals Quad 3 of the top 100 characters in college basketball: no. 75-60 (28:20). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Cousin Sal Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann agree that character counts! That's why they're running through the top 100 characters in college basketball for the 2024-25 season, starting with no. 100 to no. 76 (as well as some honorable mentions)! Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Wosny Lambre to run through which D1 schools have the most active NBA players and identify the best starting five from each! Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Wosny Lambre Producer: Kyle Crichton  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats to discuss Alabama’s no. 2 preseason ranking, the Alabama-Auburn rivalry, stockpiling roster talent, charity exhibitions vs. secret scrimmages, fond memories of Five-Star Basketball Camp, Tony Bennett’s retirement, changing strategies in the new college sports landscape, and more (1:11). Then Tate and J. Kyle Mann unite at the Spotify L.A. studios to preview every team in the SEC (33:36). Alabama (37:18) Tennessee (41:56) Texas A&M (46:07) Arkansas (49:44) Kentucky (55:35) Auburn (1:02:31) Texas (1:06:40) Florida (1:10:55) South Carolina (1:13:43) Mississippi State (1:15:32) Ole Miss (1:16:56) Georgia (1:20:25) Missouri (1:22:35) LSU (1:24:55) Vanderbilt (1:26:58) Oklahoma (1:28:50) Conference Awards (1:31:26) Host: Tate Frazier Guests: Nate Oats and J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier reacts to the preseason AP Top 25 poll and the KenPom college basketball rankings, then see how they stack up with the OSP’s preseason Top 25 (1:51). Next, Tate is joined by Big East commissioner Val Ackerman to discuss how the Big East has become a shining example of what a "basketball conference" can be, the business of campaigning for NCAA tournament bids, as well as Ackerman's time under David Stern in the NBA, as a board of director appointee for USA Basketball, and as president of the WNBA (19:32), Tate finally closes the show with some shout-outs, including charity exhibition season, Rick Pitino's return to Camelot, a new ‘SLAM’ cover featuring Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, the first slip in the ReviVILLE campaign, and more (36:51). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Val Ackerman Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Robbie Hummel of Big Ten Network, NBC, and Fox to discuss the Big Ten having 15 of its 18 teams being ranked in the Top 50, and whether the four new Big Ten schools can help the conference's quest for an elusive national title, before previewing every team in the Big Ten! Purdue (14:21) Illinois (21:26) Michigan State (25:17) Indiana (31:13) Rutgers (38:00) Michigan (41:46) Conference Awards (46:45) Northwestern (52:32) Oregon (53:55) Wisconsin (55:15) Nebraska (56:37) UCLA (57:30) Iowa (59:00) Ohio State (59:36) Maryland (1:00:25) USC (1:01:10) Washington (1:02:10) Penn State (1:02:42) Minnesota (1:03:18) Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Robbie Hummel Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Eamonn Brennan to discuss whether or not the Big 12 is still the best conference in college basketball before they preview every team in the 16-team Big 12! Houston (8:56) Arizona (14:39) Iowa State (20:11) Baylor (24:50) Kansas (29:43) Colorado (35:34) Texas Tech (38:25) BYU (41:41) Cincinnati (44:41) Conference awards (47:40) TCU (55:17) Kansas State (57:17) UCF (59:32) Oklahoma State (1:01:13) West Virginia (1:02:55) Utah (1:04:16) Arizona State (1:06:08) Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Eamonn Brennan Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by John Fanta of Fox Sports and The Field of 68 to discuss UConn's quest for history and the "magic" of Big East basketball, including its accomplished and charismatic coaches, before previewing the Big East Conference! UConn (13:19) Seton Hall (27:22) Marquette (31:03) Creighton (33:47) St. John's (37:26) Providence (40:50) Villanova (44:32) Xavier (46:) Butler (51:55) Georgetown (53:41) DePaul (55:15) Conference award predictions (58:52) Host: Tate Frazier Guest: John Fanta Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's preview season! The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by Terrence Oglesby to discuss the ACC's "PR problem" and what it needs to do to appeal to the bracketologists and media members before they preview the entire new-look ACC! NC State (17:35) Duke (22:00) Clemson (28:35) North Carolina (34:00) Virginia (39:36) Pittsburgh (43:15) Syracuse (45:24) Wake Forest (48:24) Virginia Tech (50:14) Florida State (53:34) Boston College (56:51) Georgia Tech (59:31) Notre Dame (1:02:36) Miami (1:05:03) Louisville (1:07:49) California (1:14:00) Stanford (1:16:25) SMU (1:18:50) Conference award predictions (1:21:46) Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Terrence Oglesby Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by college basketball writer Eamonn Brennan to run through the biggest preseason story lines, including staggering conference realignment and the “Pac-12 cycle of abuse,” the escalation of NIL situations, the rise of the GM in college athletics, thoughts about how to responsibly expand the NCAA Tournament, and why December 14, 2024, should be considered a college basketball holiday (1:52). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs (52:06). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Eamonn Brennan Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to mark the first official day of college basketball practice by giving a little coaching carousel refresher; with 68 new head coaches in college hoops this year, they run through some of the biggest names and ask whether their tenure will be longer or shorter than that of their predecessor. They talk about John Calipari at Arkansas, Dusty May at Michigan, Mark Pope at Kentucky, Kevin Young at BYU, Eric Musselman at USC, Pat Kelsey at Louisville, and many more (1:34). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, including for Victor Oladipo, who's back in Assembly Hall; USC's new partnership; and the reasoning behind Shaq's LSU commitment (1:04:29). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier runs through some college basketball news, including Adrian Wojnarowski retiring from ESPN to become the GM at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, the Pac-12's latest progress in reloading the conference, and the OSP offseason championship bracket narrowing to a Final Four (1:34). Next, Tate is joined by University of San Francisco men's basketball head coach Chris Gerlufsen to discuss turning the USF program around, analytics, the WCC, evolving the college game, and more (19:15), before Tate closes the show wit some shout-outs, including a Baylor-Gonzaga season opener, Mark Pope's mystery plan for Big Blue Madness, a Memphis staff update, new Rick Pitino quotes, and more (41:06)! Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Chris Gerlufsen Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to run through the top 16 seeds of best offseason teams, including Duke, UConn, Rutgers, Michigan, BYU, and more (1:39). The guys close the show with some shout-outs, including the latest quote from Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway, five-star recruits narrowing their lists of schools, and Bronny James's summer league jersey (48:03). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by On3's Joe Tipton to discuss the top prospects in the 2025 recruiting class, why 12 of the top 15 players have not yet committed to a school, some second-generation players like Kiyan Anthony and Jacob Wilkins, top 2025 recruiter candidates, and more (2:09). Then Tate closes the show with some shout-outs, including the NCAA champions visiting the White House, the Mountain West being raided by the Pac-12, Gonzaga's succession plan, and more (33:14). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: Joe Tipton Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss coach John Calipari's strategy of getting his former UK players to support Arkansas basketball (1:41), Memphis targeting assistant coach Nolan Smith to add to their recently vacant coaching staff, Jahvon Quinerly's retirement from basketball, and which team will be next to win their first national title (27:59). Finally they close the show with some shout-outs, including Gary Payton's head coaching job, a new report showing seriously inflated NIL payments, the Players Era Festival forging on, and more (52:00). Host: Tate Frazier Guest: J. Kyle Mann Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer's Tate Frazier discusses another potential Penny Hardaway–Memphis scandal (1:41) before answering some mailbag questions including NCAA tournament tweaks, best new recruiters, and a power ranking of the best Tates of all time (18:53), followed by some shout-outs, including Charles Barkley's latest 'BS Pod' performance, a break in the Rick Pitino office heist case, UNC's next arena, and more (43:10). Host: Tate Frazier Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices