As college basketball is once again in full swing, so too is the Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast! And for the first time, host Jaden Daly finally goes in depth on one of the site’s biggest focal points in UConn.
With the Huskies having won back-to-back national championships before chasing a third straight title, the accounts of one of the most dominant runs in college basketball this century are starting to be brought to the forefront. In this episode, Jaden brings on longtime UConn beat writer David Borges to recount these experiences, and more, by discussing David’s new book, Hurley’s Heroes: UConn’s Return to College Basketball’s Elite, available now wherever books are sold.
Jaden and David talk about the conception process and pitch for Hurley’s Heroes, some of the highlights of the book during UConn’s championship seasons, the similarities and differences between Dan Hurley and Jim Calhoun, and a preliminary look at this year’s Husky team, which is a contender to cut down the nets once again for a third championship in four years, and seventh overall.
The college basketball season is only a week away from officially tipping off, so there’s no better time for the Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast to reprise something has become a yearly tradition around these parts.
Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes John Fanta back to the podcast to profile the Big East Conference in depth, analyzing all 11 teams. Once the first guest in this podcast’s history, John has undergone a career change of sorts, as he can now be seen and heard on NBC Sports in addition to his recurring work with The Field of 68. The change of scenery gives way to John’s familiar breakdown of each team, starting with St. John’s and UConn, continuing down the line to Seton Hall, and ending with some storylines he will be monitoring throughout the year. It’s an episode you don’t want to miss!
The Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast returns with an update on one of the most integral parts of the site’s coverage!
In this episode, host Jaden Daly enlists Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference expert and Daly Dose Of Hoops contributor Sam Federman, also of Brackets, Bubbles & Bid Stealers, to co-host. Together, the two welcome MAAC commissioner Travis Tellitocci back to the podcast for the first time since he replaced Rich Ensor in 2023.
Join Jaden, Sam and Travis to get caught up on the current state of the MAAC, from the new schedule for its men’s and women’s basketball championships, the new broadcast rights contract with ESPN, the league’s non-conference scheduling partnership with the America East Conference, and how the MAAC is navigating the current college athletics landscape in light of the House settlement and new guidelines for NIL opportunities.
The Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast returns from the July 4th weekend with its longest coach interview to date, but one of the most informative.
In this episode, host Jaden Daly and co-host Brian Wilmer sit down with UNC Asheville head coach Mike Morrell to get his thoughts on basketball, leadership, recruiting, and where the game appears to be headed. Now the longest-tenured head coach in the Big South Conference, Morrell enters his eighth year leading the Bulldogs, and shares his journey from Shaka Smart assistant to his first year at the helm in Asheville. From opening with Mike’s reflection on the big picture in the aftermath of his program being temporarily displaced by Hurricane Helene last year, to his love of golf that will be satiated as he attends the Ryder Cup this fall, this is one conversation you’ll enjoy listening to when you find the time.
The Daly Dose of Hoops podcast returns to quench your offseason thirst with a new episode featuring a familiar guest!
Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes St. John’s athletic director Ed Kull back to the podcast. Together, Jaden and Ed talk about his first year at the helm of his alma mater’s athletic department, and some of the opportunities created under his aegis. Ed also breaks down the new priority points plan for season ticket holders, how St. John’s will be positioned for revenue sharing as a result of the House settlement, as well as updates on the Carnesecca Arena renovations, progress on the new practice facility on campus, and a soon-to-be-announced new apparel contract as the Red Storm looks toward the future.
The Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast returns with another profile of one of the coaches the site will spend more time with this coming season!
In preparation for the site’s expansion into Philadelphia and the Big 5 this November, host Jaden Daly is joined once again by southern bureau executive editor Brian Wilmer as co-host to welcome Darris Nichols to the podcast. Nichols, who Brian spent the past five seasons covering at Radford, took over for the legendary Fran Dunphy earlier this offseason at La Salle. Jaden and Brian help you get to know Nichols better in this episode, highlighting his playing days under John Beilein and Bob Huggins; as well as sharing a backcourt with Boston Celtics head coach and NBA champion Joe Mazzulla. Over the course of this episode, Nichols talks passionately and profoundly about basketball, life, and expectations for the new endeavor in the City of Brotherly Love.
The Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast welcomes a head coach to the show for the first time in four years for its latest episode, and brings its New York/New Jersey core together with the site’s southern bureau in the process.
In this episode, host Jaden Daly is joined by southern bureau executive editor Brian Wilmer as co-host, and the two welcome Grant Leonard, head coach at Queens University of Charlotte. About to enter his fourth season as head coach of the Royals, Grant discusses with Jaden and Brian Queens’ transition process from Division II to Division I, the culture he has begun to build, as well as his own challenges as a first-time head coach and at the mid-major level. Grant also shares how he sells his program to a prospective recruit, his roster for next season, Queens’ outlook in the ASUN going into next season, and reveals some of his own influences and philosophies along the way.
Daly Dose of Hoops is adding Philadelphia and the Big 5 to its regional footprint this fall, so the Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast returns from a five-month hiatus with an appropriate opener to its sixth season.
Host Jaden Daly returns to the microphone with a look back at one of Philly basketball’s greatest teams, the 2003-04 Saint Joseph’s team that came within two points of a Final Four after an undefeated regular season. Joining him to relive St. Joe’s magical campaign is Aaron Bracy, the veteran Philadelphia basketball scribe who chronicled the Hawks in his new book, A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph’s Hawks. Together, Jaden and Aaron discuss the book and its planning process, some of the creative inspirations behind it, and recount some of the high points achieved by a group whose impact is still felt in the City of Brotherly Love over two decades later.
A Soaring Season, published on March 1, 2025, is available now wherever books are sold.
Rutgers and Seton Hall reprise their annual rivalry this Saturday in Piscataway, so the podcast resurrects what has become an annual tradition around these parts as we reminisce about Bambi on Ice, runaway redwoods and coaches talking to themselves chasing parked cars in the parking lot.
Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press back to preview the clash between the Scarlet Knights and Pirates, taking a look at what both teams have done to date this season, what to expect this weekend, and how much this game may mean to each side.
The Daly Dose Of Hoops Podcast continues its look back at the life, career and legacy of beloved St. John’s legend Lou Carnesecca, who died on November 30, 2024 at 99 years of age. In the second half of the podcast’s two-part tribute, host Jaden Daly welcomes someone who was blessed to know Looie for almost 60 years, his former assistant and eventual successor as head coach of the Johnnies, Brian Mahoney. Brian looks back on his time attending Lou’s basketball camps, playing for him in the ABA as a New York Net, his two stints as an assistant coach under Lou, and his four years at the helm, and recounts classic stories that underscore just how revered and respected Lou was.
It’s the first week of December, which means Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play is about to tip off its opening weekend. Host Jaden Daly hasn’t covered as much MAAC basketball as he normally has to this point in the young season, but he knows someone who has. And who better to get you amped up for MAAC play than the king of the MAAC, Sam Federman?
Sam, best known for his work at Mid-Major Madness and Brackets, Bubbles & Bid Stealers, along with his occasional contributions to our site as well, joins Jaden to recap every MAAC team’s performance to date through the first month of the year, sharing his insights on what has gone right and wrong for each team before setting the table for opening weekend and offering a candid answer to the top storyline in the league this season, wanting to find out who the best teams will be en route to Atlantic City in March.
The college basketball world, especially in and around New York, lost one of its patron saints this past Saturday when Lou Carnesecca, the architect of the St. John’s program and its rise to national prominence, passed away at 99. Over the next few days and weeks, you’ll see many glowing tributes to Looie and his long, prosperous life, and deservedly so.
In the first of a two-part retrospective, host Jaden Daly pays homage to the patron saint of the Johnnies alongside legendary college basketball writer Dick “Hoops” Weiss, who covered Lou’s tenure in Queens from two perspectives, as an outsider with the Philadelphia Daily News and later as a columnist in the Big Apple for the New York Daily News. Join Jaden and Hoops as they look back on Looie’s life, times, and inimitable machinations as he carved out his own niche in a pro sports town, holding court alongside the Knicks, Yankees, Giants and Mets as only he could in that era.
Part two of the tribute, with former St. John’s head coach Brian Mahoney, Lou’s longtime assistant coach and right-hand man before succeeding him in 1992, will be released next week.
Seton Hall tips off its weekend in the Charleston Classic Thursday against VCU, and just as he did in his most recent episode with St. John’s, host Jaden Daly brings in two Seton Hall podcast co-hosts to take the temperature of the Pirates going into their most pivotal stretch of the young season. Join Jaden, along with Tim Best and Patrick Madden of Hoist the Colors, as the three go over who has impressed, what has caused concern, and what Shaheen Holloway’s team needs to do to right the proverbial ship before Big East play begins next month.
With everything going on in college basketball, is easy to miss what occurs 15 minutes from your home base. Host Jaden Daly takes care of that in this episode by going over St. John’s 4-0 start with Patrick Kane and Cole Latshaw of the Red Storm Rapid Reaction Podcast. Join Jaden, Pat and Cole for a de facto state of the Johnnies address, as the three go over the first four games, what lies ahead in the Baha Mar Hoops Championship, and the outlook going into Big East play.
The Daly Dose of Hoops Podcast returns with a second episode before opening night, and welcomes its first sitting athletic director to the show, as newly-minted St. John’s AD Ed Kull joins host Jaden Daly for a comprehensive sit-down interview. Ed outlines the factors that compelled him to return to St. John’s for his third stint in the Red Storm administration, the opportunities to resurrect and modernize a longtime regional power, his immediate and long-term visions for St. John’s athletics, his background both in and out of the industry, and how he hopes to ultimately be remembered as a leader and executive. He also gives an update on the impending new basketball practice facility at St. John’s, and reflects on his journey and career to date with advice he would give both his past and future selves.
The Daly Dose Of Hoops podcast starts its fifth season this year, and who better to kick off an exciting year of college basketball than its first-ever guest back in 2021?
Join host Jaden Daly as he welcomes John Fanta back to preview the Big East as only he can. John, known for his work with Fox Sports and The Field Of 68, joins Jaden yet again to cover each team and storyline in the Big East from top to bottom, starting with UConn’s quest to win a third straight national championship before shifting gears to a resurgent St. John’s, a new-look Seton Hall, traditional conference heavyweights Marquette, Creighton and Xavier, and much more.