Shows
College Basketball BonanzaApril 30 - Texas Scores Big with Abmas; Blaze Radio FinaleNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss the biggest moves of the week in men's college basketball, including Max Abmas going to Texas. They discuss Penn State and Ole Miss's interesting gets as well as West Virginia capping off its transfer class with another mid-major star. The boys discuss some of this portal class's best available players and send the Bonanza off into the sunset for the final time.2023-05-011h 01
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 9 Bracket Season Recap - Conference Tournament Quarterfinal ThursdayNicholas Hodell reports from the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas alongside Blaze Radio broadcaster Dylan Nichols to breakdown the four Pac-12 quarterfinals in depth and look ahead to Friday's semifinals. Nick Kennealy breaks down the other power conference action of a packed Thursday slate.2023-03-1051 minCollege Basketball BonanzaSpecial Report - 2024 Men's Final Four Logo RevealNicholas Hotel gives a special report for Blaze Radio on the reveal of the 2024 Men's Final Four logo with exclusive soundbites from Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner and 2024 Division I Men's Basketball Committee Chair Charles McClelland and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt.2022-12-0608 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 2 - 2022-23 Pac-12 PreviewNicholas Hodell and Nick Kennealy discuss Blaze Radio's home conference, the Pac-12! Brendan Mau from Arizona PBS/Cronkite News and Arizona State men's basketball manager Ricky Weipz also join the show.2022-10-0356 min
College Basketball BonanzaMay 28 - The NBA Draft Returnees and the Decision of the UndecidedNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn run through the list of players who have decided to come back to college after a stint in the NBA Draft early entry process with plenty of recent news in the list. They also discuss the advice they would give to those who are undecided just four days out from the June 1 withdrawal deadline.2022-05-2857 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMay 8 - Going After Floppers, Collectives and more Portal ActionNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss the biggest reports and transfer portal commitments of the week in college basketball!2022-05-0946 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMay 1 - NIL and Transfer Portal = Dangerous Combination?The Bonanza crew takes to the Bill Austin Radio Studio for the final time in the Spring 2022 semester and opens with a conversation on the state of college athletics following Mark Emmert's announcement of his impending step down from his role in charge of the NCAA. From there, the guys discuss the biggest news in college basketball's offseason!2022-05-0256 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 24 - Jay Wright's Retirement and Player News GaloreThe Bonanza crew looks back on Jay Wright's legendary career at Villanova following his retirement and then discusses the college basketball offseason's biggest player news of the week, including major returns and major transfer portal decisions with a side of a massive NIL bag being secured by Nijel Pack at Miami.2022-04-2556 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 17 - Transfer Portal Catch-Up ShowThe Bonanza crew discusses the transfers portal for the first time in a couple weeks. and that means there is plenty to discuss! It starts with Kendric Davis and Emoni Bates before moving on to LSU's situation. The guys discuss Armando Bacot and Leaky Black returning to North Carolina as well.2022-04-1858 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 12 - 2021-22 CBBonanza Awards Show Part 2The Bonanza crew hands out even more awards as the mid-majors take center stage!2022-04-1239 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 10 - 2021-22 CBBonanza Awards Show Part 1The Bonanza crew hands out the accolades with a Bonanza Rank-style awards show. Find out where Nicholas Hodell, Dominic Stearn and Dom Contini ranks the best players, games and coaches! Some of the lists may even surprise you along the way. 2022-04-1156 min
College Basketball BonanzaApril 6 After Party - Thad Matta to Butler, Introduction to the Transfer PortalThe Bonanza crew discuss what the Thad Matta hire by Butler means to an already incredible coaching conference in the Big East. The crew also discuss some of the early moves in the transfer portal before discussing some of the highly touted players who are still in the portal.2022-04-0630 min
College Basketball BonanzaApril 4 Mini-Pod - National Championship Reaction ShowNicholas Hotel gives his takes on the national championship game itself, who really should have won the Final Four Most Outstanding Player award and offers a warning about way-too-early top 25s for the 2022-23 season.2022-04-0517 min
College Basketball BonanzaApril 3 - Ultimate National Championship Preview ShowThe Bonanza crew recaps the national semifinals and gives its goodbye wishes to Duke's Coach K before going into the Kansas - North Carolina national championship matchup in detail.2022-04-0457 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 29 After Party - The Future of Memphis and the NITNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn react to the future of the Memphis men's basketball program following reports of major violations being attached to it. They then discuss the future of the NIT following reports of Madison Square Garden not being the final venue in 2023 and going forward.
Finally, they discuss Murray State's coaching hire and the SEC's plentiful hires from the mid-major ranks.2022-03-2930 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 27 - Roads to the Final FourThe Bonanza crew looks back on all four Roads to the Final Four and offers their thoughts on the final three games of the NCAA Tournament!2022-03-2857 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 25 - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ReactionNicholas Hodell flies solo to bring you an overnight reaction to the 2022 Sweet 16 and offer thoughts on this weekend's Elite Eight!2022-03-2629 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 22 After Party - Coaching Carousel in March MadnessThe NCAA Tournament may be going on, but the coaching carousel is heating up already! The Bonanza crew discusses how quickly everything has transpired so far followed by a discussion of some of the high-profile early moves.2022-03-2234 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 20 - NCAA Tournament First Weekend Reaction / Sweet 16 PreviewThe Bonanza crew dives deep into the biggest stories of the first weekend, including North Carolina, Saint Peter's, Michigan, Duke and the chaos of the Midwest Region. They also give their thoughts at the end of the show as to who is in the best position to make the Final Four.2022-03-2157 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 18 - NCAA Tournament First Round ReactionThe Bonanza crew breaks down the entire NCAA Tournament First Round and offers some thoughts as to how the Second Round may play out.2022-03-1939 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 13 - NCAA Tournament Bracket DissectionIt's the episode you've been waiting for. The Bonanza crew breaks down the full NCAA Tournament bracket!2022-03-1458 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 7 After Party - Power / Near-Major Conference Tournament Preview ShowGet everything you need to know about the upcoming power conference and near-major conference tournaments in this week's Bonanza After Party!
Big Ten - 0:00
ACC - 7:55
Big East - 13:10
Big 12 - 18:47
Pac-12 - 24:32
SEC - 28:47
Mtn West - 36:40
A-10 - 42:44
American - 46:58
C-USA - 52:32
MAC - 55:422022-03-0759 min
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 6 - Conference Tournaments in Full SwingThe Bonanza crew gives credit to Murray State, Longwood and Loyola Chicago for automatic NCAA Tournament bids before diving head-first into the wild world of conference tournaments in this episode!2022-03-071h 00
College Basketball BonanzaMarch 1 After Party - Early Conference TournamentsThe Bonanza looks at Loyola-Chicago's resume and asks the question of whether or not Murray State can be upset to allow the OVC to steal a bid.
The show also looks at every conference tournament bracket released up to Sunday.2022-03-0132 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 27 - Regular Season Meets Bracket SeasonThe whole Bonanza crew is back together again for an exciting episode! The show begins with looking at a historic Saturday of upsets through the lens of superlatives. The Coach of the Year race is in the spotlight next followed by a look at the increasingly positive outlook for the ACC's bubble teams. The show concludes with the first brackets of Bracket Season 2022.2022-02-2856 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 22 After Party: North Carolina and Loyola-Chicago's Bubble Situations; Can Conference USA get an At-Large Bid?North Carolina and Loyola-Chicago's bubble situations come into full focus on this week's Bonanza After Party! The crew also looks at Conference USA's situation and whether or not it can get a second bid via North Texas.2022-02-2231 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 20 - Bracket Preview Reaction; Is the Big Ten a 9-Bid League?; Chronicles of MemphisThis week's College Basketball Bonanza starts with a recap and reaction of Saturday's NCAA Bracket Preview. The crew then discusses the Big Ten and whether or not it can gain 9 bids into this year's NCAA Tournament. The situation of Memphis is next on the agenda, followed by expansive talk about the current situation of the bubble.2022-02-2157 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 15 After Party - Two Conference Title Races Coming Down to the WireThis week's Bonanza After Party discusses the Big Ten and ACC regular season title races in-depth!2022-02-1530 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 13 - Problems for Houston; WCC Cannibalism; Dream Week for RutgersNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn truck on without Dom Contini in an episode filled with resume discussions, including a 6-team blind resume test! Houston's two-loss week, Quad 1 wins for Rutgers and the WCC's 4-bid dream possibly going up in smoke are all included this week!2022-02-1356 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 8 After Party - Big 12 Eating its Own Bids; Providence's Sneaky 20-Win SeasonThe Bonanza crew is back for its weekly After Party! This week, the guys discuss the Big 12's 8-bid dream slipping away, some of Saturday's upset victims and Providence reaching the 20-win milestone!2022-02-0829 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 6 - Arizona State's Signature Upset; Wyoming's Resume-Defining Week; ACC Bubble TroubleThe Bonanza crew is back and starts out by discussing Arizona State's monster home upset over UCLA! Saturday's marquee blowouts are discussed as well as Wyoming's huge week of wins. The crew dissects a bubbly ACC picture outside of Duke and then ranks the best ACC resumes other than Duke before giving predictions to 10 upcoming games.2022-02-0756 minCollege Basketball BonanzaFeb. 1 After Party - Big Ten Logjam and Big East SeparationOn the Bonanza's special After Party extension of Sunday's episode, the crew discusses an incredibly tight race for the Big Ten regular season title as well as teams separating from the rest of the pack in the Big East.2022-02-0138 minCollege Basketball BonanzaJan. 30 - SEC Wins the Challenge Again; State of the West CoastThe Bonanza crew discusses another triumphant SEC/Big 12 Challenge for the SEC through the biggest games. The crew also touches on Chris Mack's departure at Louisville and discusses in detail the state of the west coast's best conferences.2022-01-3156 minCollege Basketball BonanzaJan. 25 After Party - Marquette's Recent Success and Western 4-Bid DreamsFor the first time, the Bonanza presents an after party filled with additional weekly content! This week, the Bonanza crew discusses Marquette's recent 6-game winning streak and 4-bid aspirations of the Mountain West Conference and the West Coast Conference.2022-01-2532 minCollege Basketball BonanzaJan. 23 - Auburn Poised for No. 1; Big 12 Showing Its Muscles; Power Conference Race to BottomThe Bonanza crew is back in-person for the first time in spring 2022 with Auburn's impending historical No. 1 ranking as the top story! The strength of the Big 12 and the Pac-12 and the ACC's not-so-good run of form is also heavy talking points in this edition of the Bonanza.
This week's Bonanza Rank touches on the teams who may be safely in the NCAA Tournament if the season ended now, but may have some trouble down the stretch.2022-01-2456 minCollege Basketball BonanzaJan. 16 - Baylor's Inexplicable Week and The Picks are Back!The Bonanza crew dives into some of the hottest college basketball topics of the week from Baylor's unprecedented two-loss week to Kentucky and Gonzaga's dominant offenses and a WAC duel heating up between New Mexico State and Grand Canyon.
Our Bonanza Rank, Shining Diamonds and Weekly Picks all make their returns in the back half of our show as well! 2022-01-171h 22College Basketball BonanzaJan. 9 - Crazy Saturday Slate; Mid-Majors in At-Large MixThe whole Bonanza crew is back for the first episode of 2022! The guys discuss a loaded Saturday schedule that was filled with upsets. They then discuss teams who impressed them over the holidays before discussing some mid-majors who are looking to give their conferences added representation in the March's Big Dance.2022-01-091h 14College Basketball BonanzaDec. 27 - Midseason Power Conference Check-InDominic Stearn and Dom Contini discuss each of the power conferences, as well as Gonzaga and BYU in the West Coast Conference, as 2022 rapidly approaches.2021-12-2853 minCollege Basketball BonanzaDec. 19 - COVID Is Wrecking Schedules AgainThe Bonanza crew weighs in on a wave of cancellations and what moves may need to be made. The guys also give their takes on the best conferences in the west as well as whether the Atlantic 10 can savage another multi-bid NCAA Tournament from this season or not.2021-12-1959 minCollege Basketball BonanzaDec. 11 - Big Ten Conference Play and Non-Conference CrazinessNicholas Hodell takes this episode solo in a Saturday Special to bring you the latest on exciting Big Ten play and non-conference action. He gives his take of the week accompanied by the week's Bonanza Rank as well as his weekly awards and predictions.2021-12-1255 minCollege Basketball BonanzaDec. 5 - Big Ten - ACC Challenge Recap and Non-Conference CrazinessThe Bonanza Crew breaks down a fun-filled Big Ten - ACC Challenge as well as several non-conference upsets! The guys also explain what they learned from several teams (or an entire conference) from early conference play and hand out the weekly honors and predictions.
0:00 - Big Ten - ACC Challenge Marquee Games
9:08 - Big Ten - ACC Challenge Swing Games
18:09 - Non-Conference Upsets
27:49 - Bonanza Rank - Teams we Learned Most from in Early Conference Play
36:20 - Shining Diamonds
41:05 - Contini's Fresh Take
45:28 - Weekly...2021-12-0652 minCollege Basketball BonanzaNov. 28 - Atlantis, Maui and More MTE FunNicholas Hodell and Dom Contini break down all of the action from Feast Week. From Atlantis to Maui and nearly every other MTE around, they have it covered!
Here are the timestamps from this episode, in case you want to quickly get to your favorite segment!
0:00 - High Profile Gonzaga Games
8:37 - Battle 4 Atlantis and Maui Invitational Recap
17:30 - Grading Other High-Quality Teams in MTEs
27:23 - Bonanza Rank - Best Big Ten / ACC Challenge Time Slots
36:04 - Shining Diamonds
44:15 - Weekly Predictions2021-11-2952 minCollege Basketball BonanzaNov. 21 - Gavitt Games Upsets and MTEs Past and FutureNicholas Hodell, Dominic Stearn and Dom Contini have you covered after a crazy week of college basketball! We start with the Big East's statement in the Gavitt Games. We then grade five teams who competed in MTEs throughout the week before giving quick predictions on ten of this week's most intriguing games.
On this exclusive extended cut, we discuss two of Tuesday's (11/16) marquee blowout games. We give out our weekly awards and rank some of the most intriguing upcoming MTEs.2021-11-2253 minCollege Basketball BonanzaNov. 14 - Opening Week CrazinessNicholas Hodell, Dominic Stearn, and new Bonanza host Dom Contini are together for the first time! They recap the biggest games of the opening week of the 2021-22 season and touch on some of the biggest upsets of the week. Find your favorite segment below!
0:00 - Champions Classic Recap
8:25 - Weekend Top 5 Matchups
17:51 - Opening Week Upsets
26:12 - Bonanza Rank - Most Surprising Week 1 Upsets
32:30 - Dom Contini's Fresh Take
34:53 - Shining Diamonds
42:41 - Game Predictions2021-11-1551 minCollege Basketball BonanzaNov. 3 - 2021-22 Mid-Major Preview ExtravaganzaNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn preview every mid-major conference in this episode! Look for your favorite conference in the list of timestamps below!
1:09 - MVC
4:09 - SoCon
7:08 - Sun Belt
10:33 - MAC
13:55 - C-USA
15:59 - Ivy League
17:49 - WAC
21:29 - Summit League
23:34 - Big Sky
26:15 - Big West
29:15 - MAAC
30:48 - ASUN
34:05 - Horizon League
35:52 - NEC
38:28 - CAA
40:43 - OVC
43:43 - Big South
2021-11-0456 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 31 - 2021-22 "Near-Majors" PreviewIt's four conference previews in one! Nicholas Hotel and Dominic Stearn discuss the American Athletic Conference, the West Coast Conference, the Atlantic 10 and the Mountain West in this jam-packed episode. Timestamps for each conference preview are listed below.
0:00 - AAC Realignment Reaction
7:54 - 2021-22 AAC Preview
16:57 - 2021-22 WCC Preview
25:38 - 2021-22 Mountain West Preview
35:38 - 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Preview
43:51 - Bonanza Rank2021-11-0151 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 24 - 2021-22 Pac-12 PreviewNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn cover the last power conference in our 2021-22 Preview Series - the Pac-12! We discuss the favorites -- UCLA, Oregon and USC -- alongside a packed middle of the conference throughout the hour.2021-10-2551 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 17 - 2021-22 SEC PreviewNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn preview the conference where It Just Means More! The guys discuss whether or not Kentucky can rebound from last year's disastrous season before moving on to other programs who made the 2021 NCAA Tournament. They celebrate the release of the first 2021-22 KenPom rankings with a special analytics segment before handing out their preseason awards and giving their SEC preseason top 5!2021-10-1855 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 10 - 2021-22 Big East PreviewIn this podcast exclusive episode, Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn preview the Big East Conference. They discuss five of the better teams in length before discussing teams who may outperform expectations. They hand out their preseason individual awards and give their preseason Big East top 5 teams.2021-10-1047 minCollege Basketball BonanzaOct. 3 - 2021-22 Big Ten PreviewNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stern take a journey through the Big Ten's top big men and their teams and stop along the way to rank the conference's best guards. They hand out their preseason awards and give their preseason Big Ten top five teams as well throughout the program.2021-10-0454 minCollege Basketball BonanzaSept. 26 - 2021-22 Big 12 PreviewNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the top contenders in the Big 12 Conference, rank their favorite incoming Big 12 transfers and hand out their preseason awards in addition to giving their preseason top five teams.2021-09-2755 minCollege Basketball BonanzaSept. 19 - 2021-22 ACC PreviewNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn preview the ACC as a new face is at the helm of North Carolina and Coach K prepares for his final season at Duke. They provide their preseason awards and their preseason ACC top 5 over the course of the show as well.2021-09-2056 minCollege Basketball BonanzaSep. 12 - Blaze Radio Debut: Big 12 Makes Its MoveIt's our Blaze Radio debut! Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss the Big 12 Conference inviting BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincinnati and looks at what the West Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference could do to respond.
They also look at the Sun Belt Conference's future after a report that it may look to expand.
Finally, our hosts discuss the alliance between the Big Ten, Pac-12 and the ACC and speculate on the types of effects it could have on college basketball in the long run.2021-09-1355 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2021 Offseason CBB Player MovementNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss 2021-22's biggest transfers and debut a brand new segment ranking team performances in the Transfer Portal. They also discuss select highly-touted recruits heading into the new season.2021-08-2456 minCollege Basketball BonanzaBonanza Special: Future of College BasketballIn the Bonanza's first show after summer 2021, Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down some of summer's biggest topics, from NIL to future conference realignment, with a focus on the future of college basketball.2021-08-1834 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMay 28 - Bramah to Nevada, Timme Returns to Gonzaga, All Time Cinderella Tourney Region FinalsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn and joined by Keith Dottley and Harris Hicks from Triple Threat to discuss the latest in college basketball and look ahead to the Bonanza's All Time Cinderella Tournament Regional Finals!
Latest on Gonzaga - 1:44
UCLA out of Legends Classic - 6:53
AJ Bramah to Nevada, Fallout, Transfer Portal Discussion - 12:20
All Time Cinderella Tournament 2nd Round Recap - 30:25
All Time Cinderella Tournament Regional Finals Preview - 35:572021-05-2949 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMay 21 - LMU Coach Stan Johnson Joins Show, MTE Fields, Cinderella Tournament Round 2Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down some of the newly announced MTE fields for the upcoming season. Loyola Marymount head coach Stan Johnson joins the program to discuss building rosters in the current Transfer Portal era and the state of the LMU program and where the 1990 Cinderella runs fits into the picture. Hodell and Stearn then break down the second round matchups in the Bonanza's All Time Cinderella Tournament.
0:41 - MTE Fields (ESPN Events Invitational)
3:06 - Remy Martin to KU
6:09 - MTE Fields (Remainder of recently announced MTE Fields)
15:26...2021-05-2240 min
College Basketball BonanzaAll Time Cinderella Tournament - Bracket IntroductionNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn, alongside Keith Dottley and Harris Hicks from ASU Blaze Radio's Triple Threat, introduce the Bonanza's All Time Cinderella Tournament bracket and explain why certain Cinderellas were seeded in the position that they were as well as reminiscence and remember Cinderella runs of the past.
Slipper Region - 2:19
Miracle Region - 9:57
Fairy Tale Region - 18:18
Ballroom Region - 29:06
How YOU can get involved - 49:492021-05-1451 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 11 - 2020-21 CBBonanza Awards ShowNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn hand out their postseason accolades to cap off an exciting college basketball season.2021-04-1239 minCollege Basketball BonanzaApril 6 - Final Four Recap, Transfer and Coaching NewsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the 2021 Final Four and analyze some big pieces of transfer and coaching news.
1:04 - Final Four Recap
11:49 - Nicholas Hodell's Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rant
14:46 - Coaching Carousel
28:36 - Transfer Portal Updates2021-04-0744 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 31 - Final Four Preview and Transfer and Coaching NewsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the Final Four teams in-depth and give the latest in the Transfer Portal and the coaching carousel.
1:12 - Gonzaga Breakdown
12:11 - Baylor Breakdown
17:14 - Houston Breakdown
19:42 - UCLA Breakdown
24:53 - Pac-12 March Madness Breakdown
30:53 - Transfer Portal
47:06 - Coaching Carousel2021-04-011h 06College Basketball BonanzaMarch 23 - Sweet 16 Preview and the Portal is Popping OffNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn recap the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and look ahead to the Sweet 16. They also discuss the coaching carousel and the increasingly populating Transfer Portal. 2021-03-2458 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 17 - Long Term Committee Reaction, Coaching Carousel and Transfer PortalNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn take the emotion of Selection Sunday out of it when discussing some of the NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Committee bracketing decisions. They also discuss the early moves of this season's coaching carousel and discuss just some of the players that made the decision to enter their names in the Transfer Portal.
0:00 - Intro and Bracketing Reactions
16:06 - Coaching Carousel
39:08 - Transfer Portal2021-03-1753 minCollege Basketball BonanzaMarch 7 - Conference Tournament ExtravaganzaNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss nearly every ongoing and upcoming conference tournament that March has to offer and discuss what certain bubble teams have to do in their conference tournaments to either feel safe on Selection Sunday or get themselves in the field of 68.2021-03-071h 13College Basketball BonanzaFeb. 28 - Bracket Season Games and ContingenciesNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn look at the NCAA Tournament contingencies and discuss some of the early conference tournaments. They discuss some of the top games from the past week and dissect the current NCAA Tournament bubble situation. They'll then hand out their weekly awards and give their final 14 predictions of the 2020-21 season.
0:00 - Bracket Season COVID Contingencies
7:54 - Early Bracket Season Action + Previews
21:53 - Top Games
39:46 - Bubble Watch
1:03:20 - Weekly Awards
1:08:26 - Final Predictions of 20-21 Season2021-02-281h 23College Basketball BonanzaFeb. 21 - Brackets are Now AvailableNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss the NCAA Tournament having fans and break down the newly released brackets for the Horizon League Tournament and the America East Playoffs. They also discuss some of the biggest games of the past week and give their weekly awards and predictions.
2021 NCAA Tournament with limited fans - 1:43
Horizon League Tournament Preview - 8:27
America East Playoffs Preview - 11:33
Top Game Breakdown - 15:37
Weekly Awards - 49:01
Weekly Predictions - 54:492021-02-221h 09College Basketball BonanzaFeb. 14 - Resumes on the Road to Bracket SeasonNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down plenty of resumes from those fighting for a place in the NCAA Tournament to those who won't be sweating it out on Selection Sunday. They'll also hand out their weekly awards (56:22) and give their predictions for 14 of the week's most important games (1:02:57).2021-02-141h 16College Basketball BonanzaFeb.7 - Resume Talk with Keith Dottley and Week 10 RecapNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the biggest games of the week and some mid-major title races before inviting Keith Dottley, a co-host of Blaze Radio's Triple Threat, to the program to discuss resumes in detail.
Hodell and Stearn then hand out their weekly awards and give predictions for 14 of the biggest upcoming games throughout the next week.
0:00 - Intro and Top Games Recap
28:46 - Resume Discussions with Keith Dottley
1:05:32 - Weekly Awards
1:12:53 - Weekly Predictions2021-02-071h 27College Basketball BonanzaJan. 31 - Possible Conference Tournament Uncertainty and Week 9 RecapNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the best games of the past week before discussing the newly posed question of whether conference tournaments should happen at all in this pandemic-affected season. A few resume questions are also posed before the guys hand out their weekly awards and give their weekly predictions.
:42 - Top Game Recap
39:00 - Conference Tournament Uncertainty
51:34 - Resume Discussion
58:20 - Weekly Awards
1:03:52 - Weekly Predictions2021-01-311h 18College Basketball BonanzaJan. 24 - Week 8 Recap and NCAA Tournament TalkNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the top games of the week before briefly discussing the new 2021 NCAA Tournament dates. They then discuss some burning questions regarding the early status of the bubble and the projected field per the Bracket Matrix. They'll then give our their weekly awards and give predictions for 14 of the upcoming week's top games.2021-01-241h 13College Basketball BonanzaJan. 17 - Week 7 Recap and Mid-Major RoundupNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss the week's biggest games before taking a closer look into the status of the mid-major conferences, including a deep discussion about the WAC's news of expansion in 2022-23. Weekly awards and predictions are also included!
Segments:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Top Game Recaps
40:40 - Mid-Major Roundup
1:07:09 - Weekly Awards
1:13:12 - Weekly Predictions2021-01-171h 26College Basketball BonanzaJan. 10 - Week 6 Recap and CBB RefreshNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn recap the most important games of the past week and then spend some time to discuss a few things for people who will begin to watch more college basketball soon after the conclusion of the college football season. They'll both give out their weekly awards and predict 14 of the week's most important scheduled games.2021-01-101h 09College Basketball BonanzaJan. 2 - New Year's Week Recap, Blue Bloods Discussion and Weekly PredictionsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the week's biggest games and upsets and discuss the current situation with some of the biggest programs who are not quite living up to their names so far this season. They'll also hand out their weekly awards and give their predictions for 14 of the week's most interesting games.2021-01-031h 07College Basketball BonanzaDec. 26 - Christmas Week Recap, Stat Trends So Far and New Year's Week PredictionsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the best games from the past week, including all four games from Christmas Day. They then go into some of the trends of the 2020-21 season so far from certain stats to what they've seen out of games in the first month of the season. Finally, we hand out our weekly awards and give predictions for 14 of the week's biggest games!2020-12-271h 11College Basketball BonanzaDec. 20 - Week 3 Recap and Christmas Week PredictionsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the top games of the last week from important power conference games to mid-majors looking for quality wins. They then invite Walter Cronkite Sports Network basketball writer Griffin Peters to discuss ASU's tough week of games against Grand Canyon and UTEP, the Pac-12 scene as a whole and a preview of the Big Ten's Christmas slate of games and a fun Christmas-themed questions. Hodell and Stearn then give out their weekly awards and give their predictions for 14 of the top scheduled games for the next week, including all four Big Ten Christmas...2020-12-211h 15College Basketball BonanzaDec. 13 - ACC - Big Ten Challenge Thoughts and Week 3 PredictionsNIcholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down some of the top games from the ACC - Big Ten Challenge and Ethan Piechota joins the Bonanza to give his take on some of the star individuals and their performances in the Challenge. We then hand out our weekly awards and give our predictions on some of college basketball's top games for the upcoming week and weekend.2020-12-131h 01College Basketball BonanzaDec. 6 - The Season's in Full ForceNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down some of the biggest games of the past week, including the Maui Invitational, Champions Classic and the Jimmy V Classic. Ray Belkora joins the Bonanza to discuss the early conference action in the Pac-12 and look forward to the upcoming week out west. Finally, we hand out our weekly awards and give our predictions for 14 of the upcoming week's biggest games.2020-12-061h 08College Basketball BonanzaNov. 30 - Season Opening Thoughts and Week 1 PredictionsNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn briefly discuss the different looks of a college basketball season during a pandemic before recapping some of the biggest games of the opening days of the 2020-21 season and some other games they found to be interesting that others may have missed. Then, they both hand out their weekly awards before predicting 14 of the week's biggest games ranging from a super showdown between Gonzaga and Baylor on Saturday to a mid-major clash between Furman and Richmond and the start of Pac-12 play later this week.2020-12-011h 04College Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - MEAC and SWACNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn conclude our Season Preview Series by taking a look at the MEAC and the SWAC as well as preview some of the MTEs starting very soon!2020-11-2342 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - NEC, Southland and Big SouthNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn briefly break down the latest coronavirus pandemic related news in college basketball, including the 2021 NCAA Tournament moving to just one site, and also give you more mid-major previews, including the Northeast Conference, Southland Conference and Big South Conference.2020-11-2145 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - Horizon, OVC and ASUNNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn preview three prominent mid-major conferences on this episode of the College Basketball Bonanza Season Preview Series, going from the Horizon League to the Ohio Valley Conference and the ASUN Conference.2020-11-1841 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - America East and Patriot LeagueNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss the latest pandemic news surrounding college basketball in the latest episode of the Bonanza.
We also preview the Patriot League and their league-only 2021 schedule as well as the America East Conference.2020-11-1440 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - Big Sky, Big West and WACThe Bonanza's Season Preview Series is going further into hyper drive, covering three West Coast mid-major conferences on this episode!
Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the top of the Big Sky, Big West and the WAC as well as who they think could go unnoticed until it's too late.2020-11-1144 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - MAAC and SummitNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn continue their coverage of the mid-major conferences, previewing the MAAC and the Summit League.2020-11-0746 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - SoCon and CAANicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn continue their tour through the mid-majors with season preview content covering the SoCon and the CAA!2020-11-0542 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - C-USA and Sun BeltDominic Stearn and Nicholas Hodell have some fun talking about the Sun (Fun) Belt as well as cover Conference USA in the latest Season Preview Series two-a-show. Hodell also discusses the latest effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the status of college basketball.2020-10-3142 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - MVC and MACOur two-a-shows continue as Nicholas Hodell and Dominic get some MACtion covering the best of the MAC and take a look at who may compete for the title in the Missouri Valley Conference.2020-10-2943 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - A-10 and MWThe Bonanza's first ever two-a-show comes loaded with information about the Atlantic 10 and the Mountain West! Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down which teams they expect to come at or near the top of these two conferences.2020-10-2446 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series: WCCNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down every team in the West Coast Conference, including national contender Gonzaga.2020-10-2239 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - The AmericanNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down every team in the American Athletic Conference in the seventh episode of the Bonanza's Season Preview Series.2020-10-1745 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - SECNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn discuss every program in the SEC from the blue bloods in Kentucky and Florida to some of the other programs that are not as well-known for their basketball like Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, to name a few.2020-10-1450 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series - Pac-12Inferno Intel contributor Ray Belkora joins Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn to discuss every team in the Pac-12 in this hour-long deep dive into the best teams in the west.2020-10-101h 00College Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series: ACCNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn analyze every team in the ACC in the fourth episode of the Bonanza's Season Preview Series for 2020-21.2020-10-0852 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series: Big EastNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn analyze every team in the Big East Conference in the third episode of this season's Season Preview Series.2020-10-0341 minCollege Basketball Bonanza2020-21 Season Preview Series: Big 12Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn break down the Big 12 Conference from top to bottom.2020-10-0141 minCollege Basketball Bonanza#CBBonanza 2020-21 Season Preview Series: Big TenNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stearn breakdown the Big Ten Conference in the opening episode of this season's preview series. 2020-09-2656 minCollege Basketball Bonanza#CBBonanza Road to 2020-21 - Blue Ribbon Top 25 BreakdownNicholas Hodell and Dominic Stern look at the news of November 25 starting the 2020-21 college basketball season and break down this season's Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook preseason Top 25.2020-09-1941 minCollege Basketball BonanzaCollege Basketball Bonanza: 2020-21 Non Conference Games Amid COVID-19Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stern discuss some of the challenges of a non conference season amid the coronavirus pandemic, including bubble documentation from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott's earlier comments about collegiate sporting bubbles when shutting down Pac-12 sporting activity for 2020 and a recent proposal from ACC coaches to have an all-inclusive 2021 NCAA Tournament. 2020-09-1124 minCollege Basketball BonanzaCollege Basketball Bonanza Special: The 2020-21 Amid COVID-19 SequelDominic Stern and Nicholas Hodell discuss the reaction and potential fallout in college basketball surrounding the Pac-12's decision to not play sports in 2020. The guys also discuss the increased returnees from the NBA Draft early entrant process as well as speculate over the possibility of the demands from the #WeAreUnited football group.2020-08-1326 min
College Basketball BonanzaCollege Basketball Bonanza Special: The 2020-21 Season Amid COVID-19Nicholas Hodell and Dominic Stern discuss the possible ramifications and possible further action regarding the upcoming college basketball season concerning the coronavirus pandemic.2020-07-2226 min