Stags Sports Network Podcast

Get your first look at the 2026-27 Stags with Head Coach Chris Casey, Bob, Joe, and guest Tyler Nelson.

Graduating senior and two-year captain Luke Davidson stops in to reflect on his time with the Stags and look ahead to his next chapter off the court.

Head Coach Chris Casey joins Bob Heussler and Joe DeSantis '79 to look back on the conclusion of Fairfield's 2025-26 season and take an early look at the road ahead.

Eric Mejia makes his Open Court debut, talknig about his return to the starting lineup, two big in-state wins, and his road from Washington Heights to Fairfield

Head Coach Chris Casey joins Bob and Joe to break down a 2-0 weekend against Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac, as well as a look ahead to the final games of the regular season this weekend at Mahoney Arena.

As the calendar turns to February, Head Coach Chris Casey is back on Open Court to break down a recent three-game winning streak for the Stags and look ahead to the remaining MAAC slate.

Halon Rawlins takes a tour of the boroughs with Bob and Joe, covering his journey from Brooklyn to Fairfield as a part of the youngest starting lineup in the nation.

Tony "Butta" Williams joins the podcast to discuss his smooth nickname, his journey to Fairfield U. and his first season with the Stags.

Head Coach Chris Casey joins Bob and Joe to recap the last few weeks of Fairfield Men's Basketball action, as well as a look ahead to Friday night's visit from Rider.

Declan Wucherpfennig makes his Open Court debut to chat with Bob and Joe about his first season as a Stag, his journey from Bergen Catholic to Fairfield, and how NOT to pronounce his name.

Head Coach Chris Casey grabs a cup of hot tea and joins Bob and Joe to look back at the opening weekend of MAAC play and give a preview of Sunday's home game against Monmouth.

Deuce Turner is the subject of the latest Player's Edition of Open Court, talking about his nickname, his college hoops journey, and much more!

Head Coach Chris Casey joins Bob and Joe to break down the three-game winning streak for Fairfield University Men's Basketball, including the inaugural Mahoney Classic. Plus, a look ahead to Columbia, a quick breakdown of the Class of 2030 and more.

All Brandon Benjamin does is make strong debuts! After winning MAAC Rookie of the Week following his first two games as a Stag, the freshman forward takes Open Court by storm, talking about his journey to Fairfield, the 2025-26 Stags, and much more.

Head Coach Chris Casey joins Bob and Joe to break down the season opening, three-game road trip for Fairfield University Men's Basketball and look ahead to this weekend's Mahoney Classic. Tune in, it's delightful.

The first "Players' Edition" of Open Court welcomes Braden Sparks to step up to the microphone to share his take on the 2025-26 Stags!

Head Coach Chris Casey and the Hall of Fame duo of Bob Heussler and Joe DeSantis are back for another season of Open Court. In the 2025-26 season premiere, the gang talks about last week's exhibition at VCU, the current roster, the upcoming Penn State game, and more.

Coach Carly and J.J. put the finishing touches on the 2024-25 Fairfield Women's Basketball season in the season finale of "Fast Break"!

Lauren Beach joins the Fast Break to chat with Coach Carly and J.J. Duke about the senior class, the U, being a Nursing major and more. And, in case you hadn't heard, Beach will be back as a grad student in 2025-26!

Kendall McGruder sits in on the latest Fast Break with Coach Carly and J.J. to talk national rankings, national television and more!

Assistant Matt Scott comes off the bench as a last minute special guest to join Bob, Joe and Head Coach Chris Casey to talk about the Rider win, the Stags heading into March, playing for Coach Casey at Niagara and more!

Emina Selimovic joins Coach Carly and J.J. Duke to look back at the Stags' recent wins over Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart. The trio then looks ahead to weekend contests with Saint Peter's and Manhattan, and talks about picking each other up, pink kicks, and more.

It's a speed round edition of Open Court as Bob, Joe and Coach Casey spend a half hour with Taj Benning covering all of the latest ins and outs of Fairfield Men's Basketball.

No stranger to running the Fast Break, Izabela Nicoletti Leite joins Coach Carly and J.J. to talk about a very loud and very successful Kids' Day Out, the upcoming slate, representing her home country and much more.

Prophet Johnson stops by the studio to chat with Coach Casey, Bob and Joe about the recent home MAAC weekend and upcoming contests with Manhattan and Merrimack. Later, Prophet dives into his journey from Ohio to Washington to Utah to North Benson Road.

Cyanne Coe joins the Fast Break with Coach Carly and J.J. Duke to talk about playing close (enough) to home, being a rookie roadrunner, a 2-0 trip to Western New York and more.

Birima Seck helps ring in 2025 on Open Court. The big man joins Coach Casey, Bob and Joe to talk about the latest stretch of action for Fairfield Men's Basketball as well as his journey from Senegal to Fairfield.

Kaety L'Amoreaux is in the studio. The sophomore guard joins Coach Carly and J.J. to talk MAAC hoops, being a "pro" for a month, her athletic family and more!

Meghan Andersen drops in to talk about the Stags' recent split with Villanova and St. John's. Plus some thoughts on Janelle Brown, the upcoming MAAC slate, holiday plan and more!

Braden Sparks makes his first appearance on the show to talk about the Stags' 1-1 start to MAAC play with Coach Casey, Bob and Joe. The guys also talk about Fairfield's 10-day hiatus from competition and Braden's journey from Villa Rica, Ga. to Fairfield... with a pit stop in Ottumwa, Iowa.

The Fast Break reaches even faster speeds with Janelle Brown in the studio!

Jamie Bergens stops by the podcast to chat with Coach Casey, Bob and Joe about bench points, two games at Mohegan Sun, the upcoming MAAC games with Rider and The Mount, and more!

Coach Carly and J.J. Duke take a look back at the first three games of the 2024-25 season as well as the schedule ahead for Fairfield Women's Basketball.

Louis Bleechmore joins the Fairfield Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Casey, Bob and Joe to breakdown the Stags' first win of 2024-25 as well as the recent road games at Rhode Island and Georgetown.

Fairfield Women's Basketball Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis and co-host J.J. Duke ring in the 2024-25 season with a breakdown of the Stags' roster and schedule as well as a look back at Coach Carly's gold medal trip to Paris!

Open Court is back in session! Fairfield Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Casey and Hall of Famers Bob Heussler and Joe DeSantis break down the 2024-25 Stags heading into Monday's season opener at URI.

Coach Casey, Bob and Joe welcome Matt Curtis to the podcast to discuss the MAAC and CBI postseason, recruiting season, and a little bit about the 2024-25 campaign!

Coach Carly and J.J. welcome Vice President for Athletics Paul Schlickmann to the podcast to break down the MAAC Tournament (spoilers: we won!) and the conclusion to the Stags' historic 2023-24 season.

Caleb Fields and Alexis Yetna sit down with Coach Casey, Bob and Joe to discuss a wild comeback win last Saturday at The Mount, the Stags' upcoming trip to the MAAC Championship in Atlantic City, All-MAAC honors, and more.

Karly Fischer makes her debut on Fast Break with Coach Carly and J.J. Duke to talk about a 20-0 MAAC regular season, the upcoming MAAC Championship, and Karly's journey to Fairfield. And we guarantee it's the only podcast you''ll hear today that talks about playing Barbie with a former NBA Three-Point Contest winner.

Coach Carly and J.J. Duke are joined by Emina Selimovic to talk about the Stags cracking the national rankings, Emina's journey to Fairfield and much more.

It's two guests for the price of one as Jalen Leach returns and Assistant Coach Glenn Braica makes his Open Court debut! The duo joins Coach Casey, Bob and Joe to discuss the MAAC stretch run, Coach Braica's career and more!

Make it 20 in a row! Nicole Gallagher joins the Fast Break to chat about a couple of recent nailbiters for the Stags, her journey to Fairfield and her new role as a graduate student, and more!

It's the weekly Alexis Yetna update... this time with special guest Alexis Yetna! Lex joins Coach Casey, Bob and Joe to discuss his road to recovery and journey to Fairfield, as well as the Stags' recent wins over Rider and Saint Peter's.

She's not "just a shooter," she's Kendall McGruder (hey, that rhymes!). Kendall joins Coach Carly and J.J. to talk about her journey from North Texas to Fairfield, the Stags' 17-game winning streak, Kids Day Out, and more!

Louis Bleechmore joins the Coach Casey, Bob and Joe to give an update on his injury and help breakdown the Stags' recent Mahoney Arena slugfest with Quinnipiac.

Izabela Nicoletti-Leite makes her Fast Break debut, joining Coach Carly and host J.J. Duke to discuss the Stags' grind-out win at Marist, the upcoming games with Quinnipiac and Canisius, and a look back on how Iza went from Seminole to Stag!

Brycen Goodine joins the podcast as Coach Casey, Bob and Joe look back at the Stags' annual "Buffalo Trip" and look ahead to Friday's game at first-place Saint Peter's at Mahoney Arena.

Coach Carly and J.J. welcome Meghan Andersen to the show to break down her outstanding rookie campaign, the Stags' 2-0 weekend in Western New York and more. Come for the Fairfield Women's Basketball, stay for the Cheap Trick reference!

Jasper Floyd makes his Open Court debut as Coach Casey, Bob and Joe look back at Fairfield's six-game winning streak and look ahead to the Stags' return to MAAC play.