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2026-02-023h 13Curry Hicks Sage Free Content#SearchSZN 5: Preview 3 (FULL SHOW)Spaces that started Wednesday, January 28th, around 9:45 PM EST.
2026-01-292h 14Curry Hicks Sage Free ContentThe Basketball Junkie (First 20 Minutes)***This is the first 20 minutes of The Basketball Junkie, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Fran Fraschilla, 67, is a basketball commentator at ESPN. He joined the network in 2002 after a decorated coaching career that included head coaching stints at Manhattan, St.John's, and New Mexico. A Brooklyn native, Fraschilla also worked as an assistant at Rhode Island, Ohio, Ohio State, and Providence. In this sprawling, two-and-a-half hour episode, Fraschilla brings his encyclopedic memory and elite storytelling skills to bear in a conversation that is as wide ranging and honest as any show...
2026-01-1019 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentFrom Marquette, Michigan With Love (First 15 Minutes)***This is the first 15 minutes of From Marquette, Michigan With Love, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Matt Majkrzak (Mack-ER-Zak) is the head men's basketball coach at Northern Michigan University. He's been at a bunch of wildly remote places and he's an absolute rising star in the profession. Ignore the fact that he's less well known than many of our guests and give it a listen. It's a thoughtful, smart, digressive, and funny conversation with a guy who's going to do great things in this business. Don't say you weren't warned. Happy...
2026-01-1016 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentColleges That Change Lives (First 15 Minutes)***This is the first 15 minutes of Colleges That Change Lives, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***I think I first came across the book Colleges That Change Lives when my sister was beginning to look at colleges in 1999 or 2000. It had come out in 1996 and represented something of an intentional response to the more corporate tome-of-a-college-guide-book that the Princeton Review and others put out each year. Google's AI machine actually does a good job describing the book, saying it "highlights institutions that excel at developing students, including those who...
2025-12-1715 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentHow To Make It In America (First 15 Minutes)***This is the first 15 minutes of How To Make It In America, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Dan Poneman is the foremost college basketball player agent in the rapidly evolving NIL landscape. An Evanston, Illinois native, Poneman has been a fixture in basketball circles since he started a scouting site as a middle schooler. Currently he leads a team of nearly 20 employees at the Weave Agency, which has quickly to dominate the basketball NIL market.During the course of his career, Poneman has managed rappers, dabbled in standup comedy...
2025-11-2715 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentYes We Dan (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Yes We Dan, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Dan Earl, 50, is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. A native of Medford Lakes, New Jersey and a graduate of Penn State University, Earl is set to begin his fourth season with the Mocs this fall. In year three of his tenure, Earl led the team to a SoCon regular season crown and an NIT title.Before taking the reins at UTC, Earl spent seven seasons as the he...
2025-10-2110 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentYes We Jans (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Yes We Jans, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Chris Jans, 56, is the head men’s basketball coach at Mississippi State University. A native of Fairbank, Iowa and a graduate of Loras College, Jans is set to begin his fourth season in Starkville next month. He's taken the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament in all three of his seasons at the helm, an especially impressive feat considering that between 2009 and his arrival in 2022-2023 the program had reached the Big Dance just twice. Prior to landing th...
2025-10-1312 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentYes We Jans (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Yes We Jans, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Chris Jans, 56, is the head men’s basketball coach at Mississippi State University. A native of Fairbank, Iowa and a graduate of Loras College, Jans is set to begin his fourth season in Starkville next month. He's taken the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament in all three of his seasons at the helm, an especially impressive feat considering that between 2009 and his arrival in 2022-2023 the program had reached the Big Dance just twice. Prior to landing th...
2025-10-1325 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentArchbishop Caputo (First 10 Minutess)***This is the first 10 minutes of Archbishop Caputo, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Chris Caputo, 45, is the head coach at George Washington, where he's about to begin his fourth season leading the Revolutionaries. A Queens native who played at the New York City powerhouse Archbishop Molloy, Caputo linked up with fellow Molloy grad Jim Larrañaga shortly after graduating from D3 Westfield State. He stayed at Larranaga's side for two decades, with lengthy tenures at both George Mason and Miami. In 2022, he was tapped to resurrect a struggling GW program and t...
2025-10-0610 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentSwat Team (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Swat Team, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Landry Kosmalski, 47, is an assistant coach at Campbell University, where he's about to begin his first season helping rebuild the Camels program. Kosmalski joined former Florida assistant and current Campbell head coach John Andrzejek after a dozen years at D3 Swarthmore where he took a longtime doormat and turned it into a national power, nearly winning the national title on a pair of occasions. Kosmalski played collegiately at Davidson and served two separate stints as an assistant for...
2025-09-2910 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentThe Power of Positive Pastner (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of The Power of Positive Pastner, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Josh Pastner, 47, is the head coach at UNLV, where he's about to begin his first season leading the Runnin' Rebels. A basketball lifer who knew he'd be a coach even in childhood, Pastner's first head role came at Memphis, where he spent seven seasons from 2009-2016. He later led Georgia Tech for another seven seasons before spending the last two years as a broadcaster.Pastner joined the show from his office in Las...
2025-09-2209 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentMiller Time (First 5 Minutes)***This is the first 5 minutes of Miller Time, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Wes Miller, 42, is the head coach at the University of Cincinnati where he's about to enter his fifth season leading the Bearcats. He previously spent a decade at the helm of UNC-Greensboro. He became one of the youngest head coaches in America when he took that job in 2011 in the same town he grew up in.He joined the show from his office in Cincinnati where he discussed how he fell in love with the sport...
2025-09-1605 min
3 Bid LeaguePA Coaches New And Old Tyler is joined by Duquesne Head Coach Dru Joyce III to discuss lessons from his first season, a new point guard, the value of freshmen and more.Then, Curry Hicks Sage from Burning Sage (30:00) joins to dive into the details surrounding the shocking St. Joe's coaching change.Later, Riley Frain of Mid-Major Madness (1:06:00) on the key incoming transfers for URI and Fordham, plus a debate over St. Joe's steady hand.Follow us on Twitter! @3BidLeaguePodEmail: 3bidleague@gmail.com
2025-09-162h 03Curry Hicks Sage Free ContentLobo in Paradise (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Lobo in Paradise, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Eric Olen, 44, is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of New Mexico. A native of Mobile, Alabama and a graduate of Spring Hill College, Olen landed the New Mexico job this past offseason after leading UC San Diego to a 30 win season and the Tritons' first ever D1 NCAA tourney appearance. Prior to leaving for Albuquerque, he'd spent the entirety of his collegiate coaching career at UCSD, beginning as a D2 assistant and ultimately le...
2025-09-1018 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentBucky Ball (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Bucky Ball, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Bucky McMillan, 42, is the head men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University. A Birmingham native and graduate of Birmingham-Southern College, McMillan arrived on the college scene in 2020 when Samford University hired him out of nearby Mountain Brook High School, which he had turned into a national powerhouse. Deploying an entertaining style and relentlessly marketing the program in the community, McMillan quickly turned Samford into one of the SoCon's most exciting programs before leaving for College Station thi...
2025-09-0210 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentThe Forbes List (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of The Forbes List, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Steve Forbes, 60, the head men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest University. A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, and a graduate of Southern Arkansas University, Forbes arrived in Winston‑Salem on April 30, 2020 during the throes of COVID. At 55, Wake became his first power conference gig after decades of toiling in the junior college and assistant coaching ranks. He came to Wake after getting his first head D1 job at 50 when he won the East Tennessee job and prom...
2025-08-2520 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentMussel Beach (First 5 Minutes)***This is the first 5 minutes of Mussel Beach, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Eric Musselman, 60, is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Southern California. A native of Ashland, Ohio, and the son of longtime coach Bill Musselman, Eric arrived in Los Angeles after five successful seasons at Arkansas, where he led the Razorbacks to three consecutive NCAA Tournament runs that included two Elite Eight appearances and a Sweet Sixteen. Before that, Musselman guided Nevada to three straight NCAA berths, including a 2018 Sweet Sixteen. His path to the college...
2025-08-2408 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentBen McIowa (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Ben McIowa, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Ben McCollum, 44 is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Iowa, which hired him this past offseason after a wildly succession debut season as a D1 level coach at Drake. A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, McCollum put together one of the most impressive stretches in recent coaching history during 15 remarkably successful seasons at Northwest Missouri State. Under his leadership, the Bearcats captured four national championships, went to six Elite Eights, and posted five 30‑win seasons, ea...
2025-08-1219 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentFRIAR (First 5 Minutes)***This is the first 5 minutes of FRIAR, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Kim English, 36, is the head men's basketball coach at Providence College. A Baltimore native and former Mizzou Tiger, English arrived in the Renaissance City after two seasons as the head coach at George Mason. English began his coaching career after a stint playing for the Pistons and a number of top tier clubs overseas. He has also served as an assistant coach at Tulsa, Colorado, and Tennessee., respectively. English joined the show from Boston where he discussed the meaning...
2025-08-0308 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentThe Big Schert(z) (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of The Big Schert(z) full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Josh Schertz, 50, is the head men's basketball coach at Saint Louis University. After dominating the D2 ranks for a dozen or so years at Lincoln Memorial, the Brooklyn native and FAU alum turned around Indiana State during a three year stint in Terre Haute before winning the SLU job during the 2024 #SearchSZN cycle. He's held assistant roles at a range of D2 spots as well. Schertz discussed his highly unusual path to becoming a head basketball...
2025-07-2813 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentSkinn It To Win It (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Skinn It To Win It, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Tony Skinn, 42, is the head men's basketball coach at George Mason. A decorated Mason alum who helped lead the program on its miraculous Final Four run in 2006, Skinn returned to his alma mater prior to the 2023-2024 season. In his second year at the helm, he led the team to within a possession of an A10 title and 27 wins. His name emerged in a number of high profile coaching searches, but he'll be back in...
2025-07-2013 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentSmith and his Tree (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of Smith and his Tree, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Subscribe to the "Curry Hicks Sage Free Content" feed on your podcast app for access to all Curry Hicks Sage free content.Kyle Smith, 56, is the head men's basketball coach at Stanford. He’s previously served as head coach at Washington State, the University of San Francisco, and Columbia. He's also been an assistant at San Diego, Air Force, and St. Mary's, where he worked under the legendary Randy Bennett. Smith has led as ge...
2025-07-1412 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentHIM Crutchfield (First 10 Minutes)***This is the first 10 minutes of HIM Crutchfield, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Subscribe to the "Curry Hicks Sage Free Content" feed on your podcast app for access to all Curry Hicks Sage free content.Jim Crutchfield, 70, and the current coach at Nova Southeastern, represents something of a litmus test within the basketball world. If you know ball, you know Jim Crutchfield. By record alone, he's inarguably among the most successful coaches in the history of the sport. If you're just a regular fan, however, you may not know...
2025-07-0613 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentMay in June (First 20 Minutes)***This is the first 20 minutes of May in June, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Subscribe to the "Curry Hicks Sage Free Content" feed on your podcast app for access to all Curry Hicks Sage free content.Dusty May, 48, is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Michigan. He’s previously served as Head Coach at Florida Atlantic University where he led the Owls to its first ever Final Four in 2023. He began his career as a manager under Bobby Knight at Indiana and has held administrative or as...
2025-06-3023 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentLiving the Crean (First 30 Minutes)***This is the first 30 minutes of Living the Crean, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description***Subscribe to the "Curry Hicks Sage Free Content" feed on your podcast app for access to all Curry Hicks Sage free content.Tom Crean, 59, is a broadcaster and commentator. He’s previously served as Head Coach at Marquette, Indiana, and the University of Georgia. His teams have appeared in the NCAA tournament 9 times, including a Final Four run with Dwayne Wade in 2003. Crean joined the show from his home in Florida and discussed his career be...
2025-06-2231 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentSage Spaces 6/19/25This is Sage's X (https://x.com/curryhickssage) Spaces broadcast discussing the launch of CurryHicksSage.com, originally broadcast at 11 PM on June 19th, 2025, titled "CurryHicksSage.Com and Assorted Other Bullshit."
2025-06-2152 minCurry Hicks Sage Free ContentWade on Wade (First 45 Minutes)***This is the first 45 minutes of Wade on Wade, full episode available in link at the bottom of this description*** Will Wade, 42, is the head men’s basketball coach at North Carolina State University. He’s previously served as the HC at UT-Chattanooga, VCU, LSU, and McNeese State. In 11 years of leading programs, he’s never had a losing record and his teams have made 7 tournament appearances. During #SearchSZN, Sage implored NC State to hire him and fell in love with the rabid NC State fan base who agreed with his assessment and pushed to make it happen...
2025-06-1846 min
The Gola StandardEpisode 88: Fran And The FutureBig 5 legend Fran Dunphy wins the final home game of his career against rival Saint Joe's. We are joined by UMass fan and #SearchSZN host @CurryHicksSage to discuss head coaching candidates and preview the A10 tournament.
2025-03-1058 min
Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers College Basketball PodcastBrackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E55, #SearchSZN with @CurryHicksSageSam and Jonathan discuss the searches at numerous different schools with @CurryHicksSage
2024-03-191h 38
Unreasonable Doubt - A WVU Basketball PodcastGame Nine - Drexel + Curry Hicks SageAfter a quick breakdown of the Drexel win, College Basketball coaching search expert/UMass diehard fan Curry Hicks Sage (@CurryHicksSage on X) joins the podcast to discuss Year 2 of the Frank Martin experience at UMass, his assessment of how WVU's coaching search went in the summer, and who he thinks will be in the mix for the head coaching job after this season. Follow us on Twitter aka X to stay caught up on what's next. @smokingmusket and @imjoshwhittRead the blog at thesmokingmusket.com
2023-12-1159 min
The Mike O’Brien ShowGuest Curry Hicks SageMike and Jeff start the show off about Mike being sick and then if people are actually that upset with what Tom Brady said and how Bob Costas calls games. Jeff defends Bob Costas because he once talked to him on the phone. And then @curryhickssage joins the show to talk about how his UMASS fandom turned into #umasstwitter. And how small schools have big and dedicated followings.
2022-10-241h 29The Mike O’Brien ShowGuest Curry Hicks SageMike and Jeff start the show off about Mike being sick and then if people are actually that upset with what Tom Brady said and how Bob Costas calls games. Jeff defends Bob Costas because he once talked to him on the phone. And then @curryhickssage joins the show to talk about how his UMASS fandom turned into #umasstwitter. And how small schools have big and dedicated followings.
2022-10-241h 29
The UConn Pod: for UConn Huskies fansThe UConn Pod: Football is fun?NOTE: This podcast was recorded before the news of Lou Spanos and four other members of the team testing positive for COVID-19. On the latest episode of The UConn Pod, Aman, Daniel, and Dan open with a chat about the start of hockey season. The Huskies grabbed a 6-3 win over Sacred Heart to kick-off their highly anticipated (by us, at least) 2021-2022 campaign.Next, UConn Blog football writer Luke Swanson joins us to get into a deep convo about the enormous leap the Huskies have seemingly made since changing their head coach, and also...
2021-10-081h 40
Lux's Litter Box2021 A10 Road Trip #7: UMass (ft. Curry Hicks Sage)UMass! Wow, what an episode. Informative, entertaining, … just listen!
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2021-09-0749 min