Podcast appearances and mentions of jaylen fisher

Rob Dauster was joined by CJ Moore of The Athletic on Thursday to talk through everything going on with the Duke basketball program right now -- Tre Jones busted shoulder, Cam Reddish's inconsistency, the Virginia game, whether or not Zion Williamson should quit college hoops -- before diving headlong into the maze that is the Big 12. CJ knows more about that league that anyone. Here is the full rundown:OPEN: Tre Jones injury and what it means for the Virginia game on Saturday17:30: Should Zion Williamson quit playing basketball for Duke?23:30: How has Kansas looked through four games without Udoka?34:20: Is Kansas State back?38:30: Is Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas State or (gasp!) Kansas the second-best team in the Big 12?52:50: What does Jaylen Fisher's injury mean for TCU?

TCU Head Coach Jamie Dixon has an update on Jaylen Fisher's health issues and his expected return to play. He also breaks down the similarities and differences between this TCU team and some of his former teams at Pitt, and he weighs in on what the Big 12 needs to do to get more teams to the NCAA Tournament. And then Pac 12 Coach Of The Year, Mike Hopkins of Washington, joins to assess his first year running Washington's program, and how his current roster of talent is shaping up for season 2. He expresses hopes and goals for returning Defensive Player of The Year Matisse Thybulle, breaks down his incoming 8 players, and explains why being an interim head coach was a lot like driving a Tesla.

In this episode of Marching to Madness, hosts Blake Lovell and Ken Cross welcome TCU head coach Jamie Dixon. Topics of discussion include: the energy around the Horned Frogs program, how Jaylen Fisher affects a game, expectations for Kouat Noi after a stellar freshman season, the arrival of Yuat Alok and Kaden Archie, and much more. It’s another exciting episode of Marching to Madness!  About the Hosts: Blake Lovell has over 10 years of experience in sports media. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Athlon Sports, Rivals, Scout.com, Time Warner Cable, FanRag Sports, and many more. He covers national college basketball for College Hoops Watch and is the founder of SoutheastHoops.com. He’s also a member of the USBWA. You can follow him on Twitter @theblakelovell. Ken Cross has a plethora of experience over a 20-plus year period in both print and broadcast journalism. He has worked in some capacity for ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Sporting News Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio and many more. This includes coverage of college football, college basketball, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats, and the Carolina Hurricanes. His print and internet experiences include a college basketball writer and internet writer for Lindy’s Sports Annuals and www.lindyssports.com, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, and  Rivals.com. He’s the founder and editor of collegehoopswatch.com. You can follow him on Twitter @KennyBuckets333.

Listen to Cameron, Walter and Dan talk about the validity and accuracy of high school basketball rankings as unranked high school player Collin Sexton is leading the Nike EYBL. Howard Garfinkel, the godfather of high school player rankings and founder of legendary 5 Star Basketball Camp passes away, which has hosted the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shea Cotton, Lenny Cooke, Moses Malone, Rudy Gay, Rafer Alston, John Calipari, Vince Carter, Tim Duncan, Patrick Ewing, John Calipari, Scott Skiles, Stephon Marbury, Pearl Washington, Grant Hill, Kyrie Irving, Dwayne Wade and many others. The trio discuss Jaylen Fisher to TCU and the rise of the TCU men's basketball program along with Kobe Bryant now training Sharee O'Neal, the son of Shaquille O'Neal. Michael Porter Senior to work at University of Washington and will that land his highly ranked son, Michael Porter, Jr.? Walter, voices his STRONG opinion on the NCAA asking the Supreme Court to hear the O'Bannon case and what it could/should mean for college athletics. Marques Bolden, has coach John Calipari versus Duke, to question Coach K's position as USA Mens Basketball Coach. Listen to the gentlemen discuss the coaches comments about 'fair recruiting' and the Big 12 talk of expansion. In the NBA the trio discuss, Scott Skiles unexpected resignation with three years left and who might be the Magic next coach and Skiles relationship with Victor Oladipo. Will Kenny Smith leave broadcasting for the Houston Rockets job, the upcoming NBA Draft and OKC/Warriors - Cavs/Raptors Conference Finals.

On this edition of the Bearcast we welcome a new co-host, give thanks to Trace and chat about a variety of subjects: Jared Goff goes #1 overall!! Trevor Davis heads to the Packers with Aaron Rodgers Kenny heads north to Seattle Lasco heads to Nola Undrafted free agent mayhem: Darius White and Stefan McClure head to the Colts, Darius Powe goes to New York, Bryce Treggs stays local with the 49ers, Mo Harris heads to DC and Stephen Anderson as well as Jalen Jefferson are en route to Houston Demetris Robertson update: WE GOT HIM! Basketball Updates: Transfer updates, new assistant coaches, Jaylen Fisher in the mix? Baseball is struggling of late Take a listen, subscribe, rate the podcast on iTunes, repost it on Soundcloud and send us some feedback! Go Bears!