Basketball history podcasts
As a lifelong fan of the Big Ten Conference, particularly a fan of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, the recently finished 2025-26 Men’s Basketball season was enjoyable. Illinois made it to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, since their legendary 2005 team. The other time in my life that Illinois … Read more
From 1949 to 1954, the Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA titles. They reached the Finals again in 1959 but lost to the Celtics. The Lakers moved to LA before the start of the 1960-1961 season. They reached the NBA Finals again in 1962 and 1963, but lost to the Celtics both times. They also lost … Read more
On January 31, 1970, college basketball witnessed a moment that would echo through the halls of NCAA history. That night, in a packed LSU Assembly Center, “Pistol” Pete Maravich etched his name into the record books as the all-time scoring leader in men’s NCAA basketball history. LISTEN TO THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY ON YOUR … Read more
As the 2024/25 NBA season gets underway, it’s not exactly a secret that the Boston Celtics are heavily favored to regain the NBA Championship. At odds of +300 or thereabouts preseason, it’s not that they are historically short-priced to win it all, but those odds leave little doubt that they are the team to beat. … Read more
As the man who single-handedly integrated every single role in pro hoops, Harry “Bucky” Lew should be more than a footnote. Yet, while the Basketball Hall of Fame acknowledges his status as the first pro baller, it has not inducted him as a member. In a career that spanned roughly 25 years, Lew was the … Read more