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A podcast covering Kentucky Basketball, college basketball and all done while sipping delicious bourbon. Cheers!

Terry Jordon


    • Sep 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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    • 35 EPISODES


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    Season 3: Episode 1: Pope is Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 101:29


    We are back! The Basketball Buzz guys discuss: --Mark Pope comes home  --Roster  --Expectations  --Early season matchups and our infamous bourbon reviews. We review two bourbons from Colorado & Texas! Thanks for listening! Go Cats!

    Season 2: Episode 10: Cats Prepare for the NCAA Tournament

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 75:30


    It has been forever—life got busy, kids, jobs, selling a firm, company buyouts, and all kinds of stuff happened. But we are back on the attack and ready to discuss the Cats and the NCAA Tournament. We will be covering: NCAA Tournament Top Seeds The South Region The other Regions and thoughts on who your picks are Who is hot and who is not Upset Alerts As always, we appreciate your support, and until the next episode, “Keep sippin' bourbon and GO CATS!”

    Season 2: Episode 9: One Big Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 92:35


    Welcome to Basketball Buzz! This is one big episode! We cover: -Big Z is Free, odds NCAA clears him -Bradshaw/Ugo Injury -How to improve BBM -Blue/White game: what would we like to see -UK ranked #16, too high, too low -Recruiting, Boogie Fland, JQ, Karter Knox, Jasper Johnson, Darryn Peterson, Boozer twins, Koa Peat, Somto Cyril The rest of CBB, underrated teams, overrated teams As always, we appreciate your support, and until the next episode, “Keep sippin' bourbon and GO CATS!”

    Season 2: Episode 8: The Roster and Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 105:34


    This is Part 2 of a podcast episode, where we get caught up with the following: --The Roster --Canada (Global Jam) --5 Out Offense --The newest addition to the roster --And our famous Bourbon reviews As always, we appreciate your support, and until the next episode, "Keep sippin' bourbon and GO CATS!"

    Season 2: Episode 7: Roster update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 72:52


    We cover the UK Basketball roster: -Antonio Reeves returns -We add Jordan Burks + Joey Hart -Tre Mitchell come on down -The Aaron Bradshaw injury, is it real? Klutch influence? Will he play? -Somto Cyril a CAT but staying in the 2024 class; what does this mean for potential additions? Other Transfers? -Was the off-season panic warranted? Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon and Go Cats!

    Season 2: Episode 6: Roster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 57:54


    This show is all about Kentucky's roster for next season. We give opinions on players, who will be back, and who will start. Thanks for listening--keep sippin' bourbon, and Go Cats!

    March Sadness (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 72:40


    Basketball Buzz discusses: The Cats' NCAA Tournament win and loss What we think the roster will look like next season Cal's seat is hot, and who should get the gig next Final Four: who will cut down the nets in Houston Bourbon reviews: Elijah Craig Good old Maker's & Coke Rowan's Creek As always, we appreciate your support, and until the next episode, "Keep sippin' bourbon and GO CATS!"

    Season 2: Episode 4: Cats Back On Track Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 59:26


    On this episode, we chat about the huge recent wins: How Kentucky is getting it done The emergence of Chris Livingston Why we can enjoy the NCAA Tournament Bourbon reviews from Knob Creek, Daviess County, and Smoke Wagon. As always, we appreciate your support, and until the next episode, "Keep sippin' bourbon and GO CATS!"

    Season 2: Episode 3: Cats Sucketh Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 56:17


    We do a lot of venting on this episode. Kentucky is on the bubble and that bubble is about to burst. Listen and get our takes.

    Season 2: Episode 2: The Cats Are Figuring Things Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 56:40


    On this episode we covered: Kentucky's winning streak Why the Cats are doing well Subtle tweaks Looking ahead to KU Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon and Go Cats!

    Episode 1: Rollercoaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 82:59


    Welcome to Basketball Buzz, the show that combines three great things: Kentucky Basketball, College Basketball & Bourbon. In this episode, we covered the following: Kentucky's historic win Knoxville Struggles against BAMA and USCjr The lineup vs the VOLS Recruiting: Ian Jackson chooses UNC Texas and Cal? Thanks for listening!

    Cats Win In London

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 79:49


    Tonight, we are joined by John Perrine, from the great state of Texas, to get his thoughts on this year's UK team. We covered: Kentucky's win vs. Michigan in London We Look ahead to Yale & UCLA games Bourbon reviews! Woodford Reserve, Russell's Reserve 10yr Bourbon and Eagle Rare 10 yr Bourbon Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and Go Cats!

    What's wrong with Kentucky Basketball?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 63:14


    The Basketball Buzz crew discusses: The Gonzaga loss The North Florida win Upcoming games vs. Bellarmine and Michigan The current landscape of college basketball We share three seasonal bourbon cocktails! Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and Go Cats!

    Champions Classic Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 77:01


    We bring on special guest Michael Beard to discuss: The Cat's loss at Michigan State Rebound victory over South Carolina State Gonzaga DJ Wagner commitment Isacc Humphries's awesome announcement And...bourbon reviews! Thanks for listening! Go Cats!

    College Basketball Preseason Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 81:49


    Tonight the Basketball Buzz crew welcomes Matt Sak on the show. We chat about: Kentucky Exhibition Basketball College Basketball Preseason discussion And our bourbon reviews! Thanks for listening! Go Cats!

    All things Cats and KenPom 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 64:27


    The Basketball Buzz crew covers a lot in this episode: Big Blue Madness Recruiting Updates Blue-White Game KenPom: What is it, and what does it mean? And our famous bourbon reviews! Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and Go Cats!

    Indiana Grassroots Basketball Recruiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 69:24


    Tonight, we have a special guest on the show. Logan Greenwell of LGHoops Podcast joins us on this episode. He is one of the up-and-coming names in Indiana Grassroots basketball and a huge Kentucky Fan. We talk about a lot of national recruiting and Kentucky Basketball recruiting. Then we dabble in Kentucky Football and, as always, review some fine bourbon! Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and GO CATS!

    Bourbon Industry Insights

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 69:45


    We welcome back bourbon steward Jacob Kiper to the show. Jacob shares information on: What are some of the top bourbons of 2022? And who really decides the Bourbon of the year? What are some of Jacob's favorite bottles currently? Current bourbon trends going on within the industry. And we talk...Kentucky Football! And some additional Kentucky Basketball recruiting as well! Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and Go Cats!

    Texas College Basketball Recruiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 68:58


    We bring on John Perrine to talk about: Texas College Basketball recruiting: the key AAU programs and coaches Prospects that Kentucky is going after Why losing Jai Lucas does not hurt Kentucky Kentucky Basketball and why the Cats are a title favorite next season Other top programs in college basketball this year And our bourbon reviews of Maker's 46, Calumet Farms 16, and Willett Pot Still Reserve Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon and Go Cats!

    Big Blue Bahamas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 84:01


    Basketball Buzz discusses the Big Blue Bahamas tour and gives our feedback on the games, players, and what we need to get excited about for the upcoming season. We also cover: The Calipari/Stoops/Mitch saga Recruiting Bourbon reviews of Costco Kirkland Bourbon, Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond, and Chicken Cock (HAHA) Thanks for listening! Keep sippin' bourbon, and GO CATS!

    Kentucky Recruiting Kicks Ass & Smoke Wagon Bourbon Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 84:50


    The Basketball Buzz Crew cranks out a great episode covering: Shay is a Dad! The Smoke Wagon Bourbon review: we sample all three offerings and share our thoughts NBA Legend Bill Russell UK Basketball practice in Rupp Arena as a fundraiser for EKY flooding Kentucky Basketball recruiting update Reed Sheppard vs. Dillingham (At the Las Vegas Big Time Finale) In honor of baby Aria being born, we each share our favorite UK babies (aka Freshmen of the Cal era) Thanks for listening! Go Cats!

    Speculation & Anticipation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 85:11


    This is a great episode covering a lot of Kentucky recruiting and other topics: Kentucky NBA draft Robert Dillingham picks KENTUCKY 2023 & 2024 recruiting Rumors from UK Basketball practice Bourbon--we always talk bourbon

    Bourbon Terminology!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 46:00


    Tonight we have a special show: --We bring back Jacob Kiper to talk about bourbon: terminology, history, and bourbon 101. --Kentucky Basketball: roster development --College basketball: the Top 5 in college basketball next year Thanks for listening, and hopefully, you enjoyed the bourbon discussion and it was helpful to expand your bourbon knowledge! Go Cats! Go bourbon!

    So much stuff to talk about!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 68:40


    We discuss: The Kentucky Basketball roster The Assistant Coach search Recruiting Kentucky Bahames! And other stuff!!!

    The Roster Episode: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 70:13


    We discuss the roster: --Shaedon Sharpe --The transfer portal --Do we need another dude? --New strength coach --The assistant coach search --NBA Cats

    The Roster Episode: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 91:06


    This episode we are going to cover: --Jai Lucas headed to Duke --Talk about the roster --Oscar the NPOY is back for year 2 --Transfer portal discussion (Baylor & Reeves and also #TimmeTime) --Other stuff Thanks for listening! #GoCats #Kentucky #Bourbon

    Recap of the Final Four, Kentucky roster changes and bourbon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 65:39


    On this episode we recap the Final Four, look at the UK roster and potential changes coming up, discuss the Transfer Portal and a whole lot more! Thanks for listening!

    Bourbon for Beginners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 84:35


    This episode has a special guest. We bring on Jacob Kiper to talk about bourbon and discuss how to get into bourbon as a newbie. He takes the mystery out of bourbon, shares his background as a bourbon steward, educates us on good options out there, and removes the intimidating side of Kentucky's greatest export. We then dive into college basketball, Kentucky's roster next season, and potential additions via the transfer portal. So sit back, pour a glass and let us entertain you!

    Basketball makes us sad. Bourbon makes us happy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 78:31


    Listen to our podcast and drown your sorrows with us. We discuss the awfulness of the UK loss: --We discuss WTF happened --What can be done to avoid this from ever happening again --Where do we go from here --Tennessee and Auburn tears --NCAA Tournament picks going forward Thanks for listening to the show!

    Selection Sunday Episode with UK Basketball great Roger Harden!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 62:30


    The BasketballBuzz crew talks brackets with Roger Harden and gets his take on the current Kentucky squad, the NCAA Tournament, and which teams have a legit shot to win a title. And Roger shares some good stories about his time in Lexington. Sip some bourbon and enjoy!

    Episode 4: We cover the SEC Tournament, our picks for SEC Awards, CBB as of today and we talk about bourbon (what did you expect?).

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 65:12


    We have a great show planned: --SEC Tournament --SEC Awards --College Basketball POY --The Top Players in each conference --College Basketball overall as of today 3.10.22 Thanks for your support! #BasketballBuzz

    The Basketball Buzz crew has a Special Guest. UK Basketball Manager Michael Messer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 57:16


    We interview UK Basketball Manager Michael Messer, recap the Florida vs Kentucky game, discuss Duke's loss to UNC, the Kentucky LadyCats' amazing run to an SEC Tournament title, and much more! Disclaimer: we had some audio issues with a mic, but give it a listen. There's a lot of great content!

    Recap of the Arkansas game, discuss NCAA seeding and the historic Saturday of college basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 64:04


    This is a big episode. Lots of Kentucky Basketball talk and seeding discussion. We make fun of certain teams and discuss March Madness! Also, we talk bourbon! Download and subscribe!

    Introduction to Basketball Buzz!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 48:28


    Welcome to Basketball Buzz! We'll be recapping Kentucky-LSU, Oscar NPOY, NCAA seeding, KenPom, recruiting, bourbon, and more!

    Basketball Buzz (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 0:16


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