Blue Ribbon College Basketball Podcast, Ep. 180: Trying to figure out the NCAA’s Five-in-Five Rule; digging deeper into Dusty’s departure; and more.

• We don’t feel so bad about not quite understanding the NCAA’s Five-in-Five eligibility rule because guess what? A lot of coaches don’t either.

• Texas pulls one of the shrewdest moves of the spring/summer recruiting season by adding the class of 2027’s top player, Marcus Spears, Jr., who reclassified.

• Exhibition games are going to some unique locales and venues and are being played earlier and earlier. We’re here for it.

• What we’re listening to thanks to smartphone synchronization with our new wheels, and what we’re watching (Hint: Tom Hanks’ killer multi-part WWII documentary is must-see TV).

• Our intrepid team of writers, editors, and designers is hard at work on the 46th edition of Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, available soon for pre-order at blueribbonyearbook.com.

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