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Jan 16, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Iowa State is the team to beat in the Big 12
By Sam Federman Charlie Neibergall - Associated Press On January 27, 2024, the Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in Ames,...
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Jan 15, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Fed in Focus: January Risers
By Sam Federman Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Athletics They say every college basketball season is two seasons, with the second one...
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Jan 10, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Jan 10
By Sam Federman Photo by University of the Pacific Athletics Here's what you missed last night on a big mid-major ball Thursday A 40 bomb...
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Jan 8, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Late Night Michigan
By Sam Federman Photo by AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea There are only two undefeated teams left in the Big Ten, and both are in the state of...
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Jan 5, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Cougs
James Snook - The Spokesman Review There aren't many coaches doing a better job in year one than David Riley. The former Eastern...
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Jan 4, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Rise and Shine: First January Saturday
By Sam Federman Florida G Alijah Martin - Photo by Getty Images Conference play is here. The first January Saturday is always once of the...
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Dec 30, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Jordan Holiday Classic Notebook
By Sam Federman MADE Hoops Jordan Holiday Classic NEW YORK --- I attended the first two days of the MADE Hoops Jordan Holiday Classic at...
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Dec 27, 2024 ∙ 5 min
Jordan Holiday Classic Preview
By Sam Federman 5 ⭐ Duke commit Cam Boozer (Photo from Getty Images) I'll be attending the first two days of the Jordan Holiday Classic,...
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Dec 21, 2024 ∙ 3 min
Rise and Shine: Nobody cares about football
By Sam Federman (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The College Football Playoff is trying too hard to be watchable. It's an hours-long,...
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Dec 19, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: It's time to talk about Green Bay
By Sam Federman The Twitter bio of a Division I college basketball coach, somehow If you have followed this podcast for long enough, you...
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Dec 16, 2024 ∙ 8 min
Fed in Focus: Who will be the last unbeaten?
By Sam Federman Kevin Jairaj - Imagn Images With Loyola Chicago's loss to San Francisco in Milwaukee on Sunday, there are just five...
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Dec 11, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Big Ten Freshmen
By Sam Federman Photo from Illinois Athletics Last season, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year was shared by Mackenzie Mgabko and Owen...
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Dec 7, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Non-Conference Rivalries
By Sam Federman Providence at Rhode Island: The surprise of the A-10 so far has been Rhode Island's strong start behind MARFO transfer...
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Dec 3, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Rise and Shine: Big 12/Big East Battle
By Sam Federman Yesterday, Jonathan wrote about the ACC-SEC Challenge, which gets underway tonight. There's one other cross-conference...
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Nov 27, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Here's What You Missed
By Sam Federman The talk of the college basketball world right now is centered on a few things. Dan Hurley's antics as UConn struggles in...
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Nov 25, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: #ValleyUpdate
By Sam Federman Last season, the Missouri Valley had three teams in the top 65 of KenPom's rankings. Throughout the year, calls for a...
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Nov 21, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Day Ball
By Sam Federman Ladies and gentlemen, the best week of the year. Well until March that is. Feast Week is officially here. Here's a look...
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Nov 20, 2024 ∙ 8 min
Fed in Focus: 2024 Silversword Picks
By Sam Federman Hello all, and welcome to the first edition of my sporadic column, Fed in Focus , which is a name I've had for a long...
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Nov 19, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Relyin' on Ryan
By Sam Federman Just two weeks into the season, Gonzaga has already picked up four wins against teams in the top 130 of KenPom's...
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Nov 15, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: TGIF
By Sam Federman Wait, isn't that the same title as yesterday? Technically, it is. But we don't mean the same thing. Thank God It's...
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Nov 13, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: New Carr Smell
By Sam Federman As the clock wound down with Duke and Kentucky tied at 72, the Blue Devils gave the ball to their generational star,...
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Nov 11, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Nov. 11
By Sam Federman Led by an 18-point performance by Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest took down Michigan 72-70 in Greensboro on Sunday. The...
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Nov 8, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Nov. 8
By Sam Federman A few quick things Northern Colorado transfer Saint Thomas drilled a dagger three with 10 seconds left for USC to avoid...
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Nov 7, 2024 ∙ 2 min
Rise and Shine: Kalk
By Sam Federman When you think of Ryan Kalkbrenner, you think of dominant defense. You think of a player that is going to keep you out of...
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