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Crashing the Boards
by WNUR Sports
WNUR Sports' podcast for all things Northwestern basketball, both men's and women's.
Episodes
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Crashing the Boards Returns
Join Claire Conner, Calvin Kaplan, and Matt Campbell as they break down the past two weeks of men's and women's basketball.
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Survive and Advance - March 13, 2025
Live from Indianapolis, Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin break down Northwestern's 72-64 win over Minnesota in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. They discuss standout performances and postgame press conferences, including Chris Collins' frustration with the Big Ten for being placed…
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Big Ten Tournament Preview and Awards Analysis - March 11, 2025
Northwestern is headed to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament and so are Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin! Before they head to the Hoosier State, they preview Northwestern's path in the conference bracket and go game by game to make their picks for how this week's action will shake out....
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Senior Nights and Scrappy Wins - March 7, 2025
It's officially March -- the best time of year in college basketball. Claire Conner and Calvin Kaplan join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to discuss the women's basketball season coming to a close. The group gives out their awards for the season before shifting over to the men's side to…
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Headed Toward the Final Stretch - February 27, 2025
The 'Cats are still alive! Dylan, Aidan and Calvin join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down Northwestern's crucial road victories over Minnesota and Ohio State. With some momentum, do the Wildcats have a path to the Big Ten Tournament? Then, the crew discusses the women's team and makes their picks...
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WBB Wins B1G and the Wildcats Head West - February 13, 2025
Calvin Kaplan and Charlie Jacobs join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down the past week of Wildcat hoops. On the women's side, the team finally secured its first win of 2025. Could the team make a late push for the conference tournament? Then, the guys break down Jalen Leach's…
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Brooks Goes Down and WBB Looks for a Win - February 7, 2025
Tomas Moran and Sid Sivaraman join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap a tough stretch of Wildcat hoops. On the men's side, Brooks Barnhizer's Northwestern career is over. The guys debate whether No. 13 should be up in the rafters before shifting to the women's team as they search for their first...
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Midseason Mailbag! - January 25, 2025
Ethan and Eliav briefly recap the week in men's and women's hoops before answering some of your listener-submitted questions and voicemails. Is Ty Berry's hot streak sustainable? What games are we most anticipating for the rest of the season? We answer that and so much more!
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Emergency Episode! Instant Reactions From Northwestern's 76-74 OT Win Over Maryland - January 16, 2025
Instant. Classic. Nick Martinelli's buzzer-beater to defeat Maryland in overtime may have just saved Northwestern's season. Fresh off the wild win, Brendan Preisman and Ethan Segall react to an epic battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena and break down what the win does for Northwestern going forward.
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Cracks in the Armor - January 15, 2025
It's been a tough week for Northwestern basketball. Calvin Kaplan and Aidan Weiss join Ethan and Eliav to discuss what went wrong for the Wildcats in their loss against Michigan State, which dropped the team to 1-4 in conference play. They then discuss how the women's team can bounce back from a...
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A Mega Winter Break Recap: Is it Panic Time for the Wildcats? - January 8, 2025
Crashing the Boards is back! Pierson Strandquist and Calvin Kaplan join returning host Ethan Segall and co-host Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap all the basketball we missed over Northwestern's winter break. For the men's team, after a tough week on the road, could we see changes to the rotation? On…
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Debriefing the Desert Before Big Ten Play - December 3, 2024
A star-studded crew of Raghav Khosla, Patrick Winograd and Brendan Preisman join Adam Beck to debrief Northwestern's duels in the desert as well as look ahead to two Big Ten games this week. The squad also talks about the women's team's latest run of success and what it all means moving forward.
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Early Season Heat Check - November 19, 2024
Raghav, Patrick and Calvin join Adam and Eliav to talk Men's Basketball vs. Dayton, UIC and Montana State as well as breakdown WBB's thriller vs. Utah.
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Lehigh Overreactions - November 7, 2024
Olivia, Pierson and Wyatt join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown men's basketball's hot start at the women's squad tough loss to Illinois State.
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Preseason Primer: Serving Up Carolina Reaper Hot Takes - October 29, 2024
Dylan and Patrick join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown Northwestern's men's and women's basketball teams before the season starts.
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Emergency Podcast: Ty Berry and Matt Nicholson Announce Their Returns
BREAKING NEWS! On Tuesday night, both Ty Berry and Matt Nicholson announced they'll be returning to Northwestern for their fifth seasons in Evanston. Ethan, Adam and Eliav hopped on the mics to react to the news, break down what it means for the 'Cats and speculate what moves may be next for...
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March Madness Recap and Tying a Bow on the 2023-24 Season - March 28
For the final time this season, we're talking Wildcats hoops. New host Ethan Segall is joined by Ally, Raghav and Eliav to discuss Northwestern's thrilling overtime victory over FAU in the Round of 64 and subsequent season-ending loss to UConn. Then, the crew debuts a new segment, reminisces over...
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Let the Games Begin - March 20, 2024
Ethan Segall and Raghav Khosla joined Perri Kitei for a very special March Madness edition of Crashing the Boards. It features a preview of Northwestern's Round of 64 game against Florida Atlantic and a broader discussion of the tournament, particularly the East Region, as a whole (with a some…
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We've Reached Boo's Curtain Call - March 8, 2024
For one last go around in the regular season, Taylor, Raj and Patrick joined Perri in the OACR. Tune in for a Senior Day game preview, Big Ten Tourney picks, some March Madness predictions and a final farewell to Boo Buie in his last home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. It's one for the books.
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Scoring Records and Senior Sendoffs - February 28, 2024
Boo Buie broke the Northwestern all time scoring record and the women's basketball senior class played their final home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Harris, Brendan and Claire joined Perri for some reflecting and predicting as the season heads into its final stretch.
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Mike Woodson's Kryptonite Continues to Kryptonite - February 22, 2024
The 'Cats split a road trip last week and Buie looks to break the Northwestern all-time scoring record tonight against Michigan. Claire, Eliav, Adam and David joined Perri to recap, preview, and otherwise chat about all things Northwestern Basketball.
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Big Ten Chaos Theory - February 13, 2024
This week's Crashing the Boards episode features Perri and the first years, Claire, Eli and Sammy, discussing an array of topics, including but definitely not limited to: strategizing like Coach Collins' as Northwestern men's basketball approaches a big road stretch, the future of their team...
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The Caitlin Clark Effect - February 7, 2024
Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes brought a pretty special atmosphere to Welsh Ryan last week in their takedown of Northwestern Women's Basketball, but the 'Cats bounced back quickly with a big home win over Wisconsin on Sunday to sweep the season series. The Men's team had a tough road stretch and is...
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THE WELSH IS ROCKIN' - January 30, 2024
It was an electric week at Welsh Ryan arena as the 'Cats took down tenth ranked Illinois and Ohio State. Now it's time to bring that energy to one of the most anticipated Big Ten rematches of the season: facing Purdue at Mackey Arena. Dylan, Raghav and Taylor joined Perri to break it all down.
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Conference Play is Heating Up - January 24, 2024
The back half of conference play is around the corner and it's time for the 'Cats to make their mark. Raj, Raghav and Megan joined Perri to chat about recent games what's to come in February.
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A Week of Big Ten Road Wins - January 12, 2024
It was a week of wins for both the Northwestern men's and women's basketball programs! Colin Feeny, Harris Horowitz and Brendan Preisman joined Perri to break down those key wins and look ahead to the upcoming games for both squads this weekend.
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Conference Play and an Uncertain Future - January 7, 2024
It's 2024 and Northwestern basketball is off to a not-quite-so-hot start. Patrick, Ryan and Sam joined Perri to break down the current status of Men's and Women's basketball and to offer some predictions for the future.
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History (Boo's Version). - December 3, 2023
Can you believe it??? Northwestern did it again and Jason, Michael and Charlie just HAD to get to the studio to recap the gritty win over Purdue.
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Is This Déjà Vu? - November 30, 2023
Griffin, Ally and Jason hop into the studio to recap a busy Thanksgiving break for Northwestern basketball before getting into the weeds about Friday's matchup against No. 1 Purdue.
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Hot Starts All Around - November 14, 2023
NU Hoops are back and better than ever! Jason, Charlie and Harris recap the undefeated starts for both teams and take a peek at the upcoming slates
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - October 31, 2023
It's back. College basketball is finally back. Jason, Ally and Raghav give their exhaustive preview of what should be an exciting season for both 'Cats teams, plus some season predictions.
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Time to Dance - March 16, 2023
Jason and Brendan join Ally to preview the NCAA Tournament for the 7-seeded Wildcat men's basketball squad.
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B1G Time 'Cats - March 8, 2023
It's time for the 2023 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament! How will the second-seeded Wildcats fare? Michael, Raghav and Patrick join Ally to discuss Northwestern's potential road to a tourney title and break down the rest of the bracket as well.
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They Believed - February 28, 2023
The NU women are about to start the B1G tourney, and the men will look to rebound on senior night after dropping two games on the road. Sarah, Jordan and Jake join Ally to talk all about it!
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A Taste of Their Own Medicine - February 22, 2023
Welsh-Ryan Arena was the place to be this weekend, with both men's and women's hoops picking up B1G wins. Gavin, Ethan and Raj join Ally to talk all about it.
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History. - February 16, 2023
Northwestern men's basketball made HISTORY in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday afternoon ... and then recreated some of the magic against another ranked opponent. Jason, Jake and Raghav join Ally to talk all about one of the best weeks for NUMBB EVER.
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If You Lose One at Home... - February 8, 2023
Griffin, Michael and Miles join Ally on this week's episode to talk about a big road dub for NUMBB and some tough games for NUWBB. Then, the crew previews some upcoming top-10 opponents coming to town for both squads this week.
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Hey Gophers, Eat Mor Chikin - February 1, 2023
Sarah and Jason hop on the pod with Ally to break down the past week of NU hoops, from Chick-Fil-A antics to BIG Big Ten wins.
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15 Points - January 27, 2023
Max, David and Ashley join Ally to talk NUMBB's defeats over the teams in red this week and NUWBB getting back in the win column.
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Close Calls & Covid Outbreaks - January 20, 2023
Jake, Perri and Avrami join Ally on this week's show to talk about the cancellations for NUMBB and break down the struggles for NUWBB during conference play so far.
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Welcome Back to a Rockin' WRA - January 12, 2023
Crashing the Boards returns after winter break to catch you up on the start of Big Ten play for Northwestern men's and women's basketball. While the women are unfortunately off to a tough, winless start, the men's side shows some March Madness promise. Adam, Raghav and Ethan join Ally to talk all...
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So Long, Sparty (Year 3!) - December 9, 2022
For the third year in a row, Boo Buie and the 'Cats found a way to take down Tom Izzo and a ranked Sparty squad. On the women's side, unfortunately, this past week wasn't as bright after two tough road trips. Margaret, Miles and Brendan are with Ally to talk all that and more for NU hoops!
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Cancun -> Cameron Indoor - November 30, 2022
NUMBB had a tough return to WRA after a relatively successful trip down in Mexico, and the NUWBB team will head to one of the most legendary college basketball destinations in the country on Thursday. Logan and Raj join Ally to talk all about it.
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Mastodon Madness - November 17, 2022
Margaret, Raghav and Patrick join Ally to talk this week in NU hoops, including a crazy night for NUWBB against Notre Dame and an upcoming meeting with the Mastodons for the men's squad.
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Some Good News, Some Bad News - November 9, 2022
Adam, Brendan, Margaret and Miles join Ally to recap the season openers for Northwestern men's and women's basketball, where one team got a dub at home and the other returned home without one.
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - November 3, 2022
College basketball is back ... and so is Crashing the Boards! Perri, Luke and Griffin join Ally to kick off this season of our WNUR basketball pod and preview 2022-23 Northwestern men's and women's basketball.
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March Sadness - March 15, 2022
Ally and Eric join Margaret to talk about Sunday's disappointing end of season for the women's team and look ahead to next year. Plus, a recap of the men's trip to the Big Ten Tournament and a short but strong email about Chris Collins.
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Manifesting It - March 9, 2022
Ashley, Ally and Avrami join Margaret to chat about Senior Night and tournament expectations for the men's team and recap the women's trip to Indy last weekend.
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Women's Big Ten Tournament Preview - March 2, 2022
Eric joins Margaret to preview the upcoming Women's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis and discuss how this weekend can shape the rest of the season.
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Dreaming About March - Feb 23, 2022
Brea, Ally, Adam and Viktor join Margaret to break down a busy week of Wildcat basketball. The group discusses Courtney Shaw's explosive game, Pete Nance's future and some postseason hopes for both teams.
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WNUR Sports' podcast for all things Northwestern basketball, both men's and women's.
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