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Hersh on Hoops

by Eli Hershkovich

Eli Hershkovich breaks down college basketball programs in Illinois every week, including Loyola, the Illini, Northwestern, ISU, SIU, DePaul and UIC. He's also a college hoops writer. Follow him on Twitter: @EliHershkovich.

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Episodes

  1. Stadium's Jeff Goodman

    Eli Hershkovich and Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) -- a hoops insider at all levels -- breakdown whether Loyola-Chicago continue last season's success, the Ramblers' breakout candidate, the Missouri Valley's outlook as a whole come March, DePaul's potential in a down Big East, whether Illinois or...

  2. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm

    Eli Hershkovich and Jerry Palm (@jppalmcbs), who's a college basketball bracketologist for CBSSports.com, discuss the preseason AP Top 25 Poll and whether Loyola-Chicago deserved a spot, Kansas losing second-year forward Silvio De Sousa because of the college basketball investigation, what…

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  3. Tom Izzo, CBB trial

    Eli Hershkovich and Brendan F. Quinn, who covers Michigan State and U-M basketball for The Athletic, discuss his start in the business and whether Chicago can become a college basketball-crazed city, Tom Izzo vs. John Beilein, his odd interaction with Izzo at Big Ten media day and the perception…

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  4. ISU's Dan Muller, Markese Jacobs/DePaul

    First up, Eli Hershkovich and Illinois State coach Dan Muller discuss how Muller got started in the business, the ISU plane crash that he'll never forget, his defensive philosophy, Milik Yarbrough's suspension and the Redbirds' hopes in the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA tournament. Then,...

  5. College hoops' analytics

    Eli Hershkovich and Jordan Sperber (@hoopvision68) discuss Sperber's start in the business, increasing tempo in college basketball, working for Nevada coach Eric Musselman, applying analytics to elite scorers, the Wolf Pack's national title chances, Loyola-Chicago's Missouri Valley Conference...

  6. Northwestern's Brian James

    Eli Hershkovich chats with Northwestern assistant coach Brian James about how his career began, the similarities between Chris and Doug Collins, designing the "hail mary" to beat Michigan in 2017, last season's regression, replacing former Wildcats point guard Bryant McIntosh, key players for the...

  7. ESPN's John Gasaway

    Eli Hershkovich and John Gasaway -- a college basketball analytics writer for ESPN.com -- discuss how Gasaway broke into the business, shot volume vs. shooting efficiency, Max Strus (DePaul) and Trent Frazier's (Illinois) potential, the NCAA selection committee's new tool and how it might affect...

  8. SIU coach Barry Hinson

    Eli Hershkovich and Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson discuss his journey into coaching, how Illinois-turned-Kansas coach Bill Self impacted him, the Salukis' depleted roster from a campaign ago and their 2018-19 outlook, whether the NCAA selection committee's new tool will help mid-major...

  9. Cameron Krutwig, Villanova a blue blood?

    Eli Hershkovich and Ricky O'Donnell (@sbn_ricky) tip things off by discussing Rick Pitino's "retirement," and his statement about the latter part of his coaching career at Louisville. They also breakdown why Loyola-Chicago center Cameron Krutwig is a breakout candidate -- not just in the Missouri...

  10. Loyola assoc. HC Bryan Mullins

    Eli Hershkovich and Loyola-Chicago associate head coach Bryan Mullins discuss Mullins' path to coaching, if the NCAA's new recruiting rules will affect him and the rest of the Ramblers' staff, the NCAA Tournament selection committee's new tool to evaluate programs, their non-conference schedule,...

  11. Terrence Shannon to DePaul

    Eli Hershkovich and Steve Newhouse (@WeAreDePaul) discuss how Terrence Shannon's commitment to DePaul went down, his eventual position and cryptic tweet, how the NCAA and Commission on College Basketball continues to damage grassroots basketball, and Rick Pitino's alleged text sent out about...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Eli Hershkovich breaks down college basketball programs in Illinois every week, including Loyola, the Illini, Northwestern, ISU, SIU, DePaul and UIC. He's also a college hoops writer. Follow him on Twitter: @EliHershkovich.

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What is Hersh on Hoops about?

Eli Hershkovich breaks down college basketball programs in Illinois every week, including Loyola, the Illini, Northwestern, ISU, SIU, DePaul and UIC. He's also a college hoops writer. Follow him on Twitter: @EliHershkovich.

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