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Players Era is loaded with 24 teams; UConn-Michigan are running it back; Mark Pope's mailbag + more
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Players Era is loaded with 24 teams; UConn-Michigan are running it back; Mark Pope's mailbag + more
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May 7, 202652:594.6K views
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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the latest in college basketball. UConn & Michigan will run it back in a title game rematch. Will Dusty May be there to coach it? Then, the latest from NCAA Tournament expansion -- big name coaches don't love it -- and more news about the 2026-27 season. Oh! And Mark Pope is copying us with a mailbag of his own.
0:00 Intro
1:00 the NBA is trying to flirt with Dusty May. That wouldn’t happen this offseason, right?
9:00 UConn-Michigan title game rematch on Nov. 6 in Boston
14:30 Is the Mark Pope mailbag a good idea?
23:00 Dan Issel talks candidly about why Kentucky’s recruiting has stalled
30:15 Players Era is loaded once again … and GP co-signs the format!
40:30 You’ll be shocked to hear the biggest names in coaching don’t love expansion
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