Bryan Hodgson says Nick Saban met with every single Alabama basketball recruit

Providence College coach Bryan Hodgson joins Jon to talk all things Big East basketball, what makes the conference the best basketball conference in the country and how that drove him to take the job at Providence.

Additionally, they touch on his time at Alabama and what he learned from Nick Saban about coaching and work ethic. Plus, what makes Nebraska one of the best defensive teams Hodgson thinks he has coached against to this point ahead of Saturday's matchup.

0:00 Intro & Did he watch the Nick Saban documentary?
0:46 How much did his path cross with Nick Saban at Alabama?
2:13 The attributes he took from Nick Saban, Alabama football staff: ‘Relentless’
3:19 Patenting his coaching style after Nate Oats, making it his own
4:15 What made the Big East, Providence so attractive as a coach
5:15 The conversations with Providence’s AD, President that helped Hodgson decide he wanted to take the job
6:55 Why the intensity of Providence’s fanbase is a ‘match made in heaven’ for Hodgson
8:16 How much does he sell home court advantage to recruits?
9:00 What’s his pitch to prospective recruits now? The Big East being ‘America’s Basketball Conference’ & Tradition of Providence College
10:26 His impressions of Providence after one game
11:10 Which players could emerge as standouts this season
12:40 Impressions of Nebraska ahead of this weekend’s matchup: ‘One of the best defensive teams’ Hodgson has ever coached against
13:53 Injury updates for Devin Vanterpool, Arrinten Page
14:52 On wanting to have a Quad 1 opportunity every year with game at Mohegan Sun
16:06 Could Alabama and Providence play a home-and-home series? ‘Absolutely’
17:37 His hopes for the Providence non-conference schedule moving forward
18:40 Would he ever swim with Great White sharks? Depends on the sturdiness of the cage

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