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After spending time with every A10 school this summer, Ryan Hammer and Blue Blooded podcast GM Adam Hammer kick off our first conference preview with the A10 conference. Are Saint Louis and VCU still the teams to beat? Who are the sleepers in the A10 conference? Will they have three tournament bids this year? And which players will take home awards? All of this and more on the new episode of Blue Blooded. Watch Ryan's A10 Trips Here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKMxc-jpcrZM&si=D3Rm1U6GwB3lYyu-00:00 - Intro06:57 - LinkU Invitational Review & Takeaways13:03 - A10 Preview Time16:10 - What’s the Biggest Story Going into this A10 Season?27:09 - Ryan’s A10 Rankings28:00 - Adam’s A10 Rankings29:28 - Who are the Sleeper Teams of the A10?37:23 - Dayton Preview40:03 - Can George Mason and George Washington Climb to the Next Tier?43:05 - Middle of the Conference Preview (Duquesne, St. Joseph’s, Rhode Island)45:41 - Final Tier (Richmond, LaSalle, St. Bonaventure, Loyola)49:18 - Predicting A10 Player Awards58:05 - Q&A

This week on Blue Blooded we are breaking down the mid-major teams we’re most excited to watch this season — the players, programs, storylines and we're sharing the teams that may surprise everyone in March for you to know before the season tips off. We also react to Chad Baker-Mazara suing his former coach at USC, Eric Musselman, and Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey seeking a return to the team with 5th year eligibility. 00:00 - Intro02:56 - Chad Baker-Mazara files lawsuit against Eric Musselman04:13 - Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey Seeking 5th Year09:46 - Defining Mid-Major & Potential teams16:46 - GCU Basketball22:33 - High Point 27:51 - New Mexico28:35 - Big West Schools (Utah Valley, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC San Diego)30:50 - Keep an eye on the Campbell Fighting Camels32:27 - UT Martin36:21 - Tennessee State and Nolan Smith38:39 - Murray State44:03 - FlU Basketball47:45 - Wichita State 51:35 - Little Rock54:02 - Arkansas State 58:09 - Some MAC Schools01:01:12 - Q&A

Who are the biggest breakout candidates for the upcoming college basketball season? Is Trey McKenney become Michigan's next star? Can Derek Dixon be the latest UNC transfer to excel at Arizona? We also react to Trey Kaufman-Renn getting another year of eligibility, answer fan questions, and more on this episode of the Blue Blooded Podcast. 0:00 Intro3:33 Homefield4:37 News & Notes10:45 Pop Quiz16:15 Breakout Players18:53 Trey McKenney 21:16 Derek Dixon23:13 Davis Fogle26:08 Chance Mallory 29:00 Eric Dailey Jr.31:02 Malachi Moreno34:17 Collin Chandler36:27 Roman Domon40:18 Justin Menard42:02 Jordan Scott46:55 Jamarion Batemon49:00 Breakout Players54:36 Q&A

What are the biggest what ifs in College Basketball history? On the new episode of Blue Blooded we discuss what would have happened if Gordon Hayward made that shot against Duke in the National Championship?, what if BYU didn't have to suspend Brandon Davies?, what would have happened if the tournament wouldn't have been canceled in 2020, and more. 0:00 intro1:20 Homefield2:25 news & notes3:48 - Michigan Loses Brandon McCoy for the Season7:30 What if Memphis beat FAU?11:10 what if Gonzaga…15:40 what if Gordon Hayward…20:00 what if Brandon Davies…23:30 what if Fab Melo25:20 what if 2020…30:00 Q&A

The beginning of year 2 for the show we intro brand updates, talk through what schools are the TRUE blue bloods & beyond, give an update on 5th year commitments & much more. 0:00 Intro 6:42 News & Notes 16:13 Gonzaga 21:12 BLUE BLOODS of CBB 46:06 Q&A + surprise segment

Current legal expert & former D1 player & coach, Mitch Gilfillan, comes on the show to lay out EVERYTHING you need to know about 5th year eligibility right now. Kentucky lands Mark Mitchell & Ryan answers your questions!!! 0:00 Intro 1:42 5TH YEAR UPDATES 23:07 Donovan Dent to LSU 24:15 Mark Mitchell to Kentucky 29:47 Other News 34:57 Mid Major Stars 39:47 Build a Starting 5 44:00 Favorite Low Major Stars 45:31 Breakout Players 47:00 Teams Under Pressure 50:18 EPL Predictions

Ryan predicts the top 5 teams in 5 different categories for the upcoming college basketball season - offense, defense, shooting, depth and NBA Talent. Also have special guest All Hail Bball on to talk about his historic jersey patch deal with Robert Morris, talk through the Big 12 x Monster Energy patch agreement & more! 0:00 Intro 3:19 News & Notes 10:27 All Hail x Robert Morris Jersey Patch 25:14 Inside the A10 Series Update 28:23 Top 5 Offenses 37:46 Top 5 Defenses 43:38 Top 5 3 Pt Shooting Teams 50:10 Top 5 Teams of NBA Talent 53:50 Top 5 Teams with DEPTH 1:04:20 Q&A

Everything you need to know about conference realignment + Andre Curbelo the wrestler, Dan Hurley's opinion on 5th years + update on 5th year player commitments! 0:00 Intro 3:42 News & Notes 20:45 Conference Realignment 42:16 Q&A

Fully dedicated episode to the 5th year eligibility that could be coming to college basketball this season. Who is eligible? Will it hold up? Do teams get extra roster space? Is the portal open again???

Been a while... but we are BACK with a new studio (that is still being worked on) to talk through all of the major recent updates in college basketball this offseason. 0:00 Intro 4:46 Dusty May to Mavs 12:36 Gonzaga Point Guard??? 16:00 5th Year Eligiblity??? 23:30 Marcus Spears to Texas 28:06 17 Year Olds in CBB 33:00 Wooden Award Favorites 42:33 Q&A

Ryan ranks his top 60 prospects in this 2026 NBA Draft Class one last time with the draft starting on Tuesday night! 0:00 Intro 1:04 Top 4 1:58 AJ Dybantsa 4:45 Darius Acuff 6:06 Aday Mara 7:41 Labaron Philon 10:24 Kingston Flemings 13:30 Brayden Burries 13:51 Mikel Brown Jr 14:45 Hannes Steinbach 16:47 Keaton Wagler 18:33 Morez & Yaxel 19:29 Christian Anderson 21:31 16-30 23:23 31-60

One week away from the NBA Draft, Ryan does a FULL 2 round 60 pick mock draft of what draft night might look like. 0:00 Intro 1:49 1st Round 27:30 2nd Round

Usually a college basketball podcast, Ryan & Adam tap in to their 20-30 years of soccer experience as players & fans to give you a preview of the entire FIFA WORLD CUP taking place in the United States for the next month. Doing this for all levels of soccer fan - the basketball fan that is always here that wants to learn all the way up to the fellow sicko footy fans locked in for predictions. 0:00 Intro 5:00 Messi & Ronaldo Last World Cup 10:10 USA TEAM PREVIEW 21:38 Dark Horses 33:40 Full Brackets & Predictions 45:14 Player Award Predictions 53:32 Q&A

After the NBA Draft Withdrawal Deadline, Ryan gives his early take on a top 10 teams for next season in College Basketball. Also get into Milan Momcilovic recruiting + Tounde Yessoufou committing to St. John's ffor $7.5M!!!!! 0:00 Intro 3:32 Tounde Yessoufou to St. John's 8:36 Milan Momcilovic 12:23 Knicks vs Spurs 16:46 Top 10 Teams in CBB 47:08 Q&A

The 2026 NBA Draft is one of the most loaded guard drafts ever. LeagueHim Founder Jacob Myers comes on the show to analyze the group + interviews with 3 of those guards - Kingston Flemings, Labaron Philon & Christian Anderson. Ryan also talks through Florida getting Rueben Chinyelu back + the new Diamond Cup event in CBB. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Chinyelu BACK TO FLORIDA 5:05 Diamond Cup 11:20 International Eligibility 15:33 Kingston Flemings 38:53 Christian Anderson 56:00 Labaron Philon 1:07:54 Analyzing the Guard Class 1:47:44 Q&A