Hoops Prospects Podcast (HPP)

March Madness Begins! — HPP S3-E32

Hoops Prospects Season 3 Episode 32

Rich Harris and Drew Barton, along with special guest Tyon Grant-Foster, cover everything you need to know for the final weekend of the regular season and the beginning of March Madness.  Topics include injury updates, the latest bracket projections, a special Stock Report (The Player of the Year Candidates Edition), and picks for the early conference tournaments and season finale games.

Grant-Foster is the star of Grand Canyon Lopes (26-4) and a POY candidate in the Western Athletic Conference.  He currently leads the WAC in scoring (19.4 PPG), PER (23.8), win shares (5.0), and P/M (5.7).  The 6-foot-7 wing also ranks in the top 10 of the conference for SPG (1.6), BPG (1.3), FG% (44.6), FT% (78.2), offensive rating (116.4), and defensive rating (95.2).

CHAPTERS:

1.  College Hoops Notebook (1:10)

  • Wrapping up the WCC Regular Season
  • Princeton Takes Control of the Ivy League
  • Injury News and Other Notable Developments
  • Bracketology Updates

2.  Tyon Grant-Foster Interview (1:11:14)

3.  Draft Stock Report — The POY Edition (1:30:45)

  • ACC:  Kyle Filipowski (Duke), Jared McCain (Duke), RJ Davis (UNC) & PJ Hall (Clemson)
  • Big 12:  Hunter Dickinson (Kansas) & Jamal Shead (Houston)
  • Big East:  Baylor Scheierman (Creighton), Tristen Newton (UConn), Devin Carter (Providence), Tyler Kolek (Marquette) & Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
  • Big Ten:  Zach Edey (Purdue), Kel'el Ware (Indiana), Braden Smith (Purdue), Coleman Hawkins (Illinois) & Marcus Domask (Illinois)
  • Mountain West:  Jaedon LeDee (SDSU), Isaiah Stevens (Colorado State), Great Osobor (Utah State), Tyson Degenhart (Boise State) & Nique Clifford (Colorado State)
  • Pac-12:  KJ Simpson (Colorado) & Caleb Love (Arizona)
  • SEC: Dalton Knecht (Tennessee), Mark Sears (Alabama) & Johni Broome (Auburn)
  • A-10:  DaRon Holmes (Dayton) & Max Shulga (VCU)
  • A-Sun:  Isaiah Cozart (Eastern Kentucky) & Chaz Lanier (North Florida)
  • American:  Kasean Pryor (South Florida), Johnell Davis (FAU) & David Jones (Memphis)
  • Big Sky:  Dillon Jones (Weber State), Saint Thomas (Northern Colorado) & Cedric Coward (Eastern Washington)
  • Big South:  Drew Pember (UNC Asheville)
  • Big West:  Ajay Mitchell (UC Santa Barbara)
  • CAA:  Tyler Thomas (Hofstra), Darlinstone Dubar (Hofstra) & Amari Williams (Drexel)
  • C-USA:  Isaiah Crawford (Louisiana Tech)
  • Horizon:  Trey Townsend (Oakland) & Tristan Enaruna (Cleveland State)
  • Ivy:  Caden Pierce (Princeton), Xaivian Lee (Princeton) & Danny Wolf (Yale)
  • MAC:  Enrique Freeman (Akron)
  • MVC:  Tucker DeVries (Drake) & Robbie Avila (Indiana State)
  • OVC:  Riley Minix (Morehead State)
  • Sun Belt: Tre'von Spillers (Appalachian State) & Terrence Edwards Jr. (James Madison)
  • WAC:  Tyon Grant-Foster (Grand Canyon)
  • WCC:  Graham Ike (Gonzaga), Augustas Marciulionis (Saint Mary's), Jonathan Mogbo (USF) & Anton Watson (Gonzaga)

4.  Picks of the Week (2:51:45)

  • ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon, MVC, NEC, OVC, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt & WCC Championships
  • Top Games on Saturday, March 9, 2024
  • Top Games on Sunday March 10, 2024

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