Mountain West & West Coast Conference Previews — HPP S4-E07

10/10/24 • 151 min

The guys preview the West Coast and Mountain West Conferences, with predictions for the championship team, the NCAA Tournament bids, the Player of the Year, the Defensive Player of the Year, and the Newcomer of the Year in both the WCC and MWC.
CHAPTERS:

WCC Preview (02:21)
MWC Preview (1:16:09)

WCC Preview (02:21)
MWC Preview (1:16:09)

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Mid-major Conference Previews (cont’d) with Daniel Batcho & Myles Rigsby — HPP S4-E06

Jake and Rich continue their Mid-major Conference previews, breaking down the CAA, CUSA, Ivy, MVC, SoCon, Southland, Sun Belt, and WAC. They also sum up the past two episodes with their Mid-major Top 10. Two special guests join the show — Louisiana Tech big man Daniel Batcho and Troy guard Myles Rigsby — both of whom are Player of the Year candidates in their respective conferences.
Last year as a junior for the Bulldogs, Batcho averaged 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, while shooting 59 percent from the floor. He was named both first-team All-CUSA and CUSA All-Defense. Daniel finished in the top three of the conference for FG% (.590, 1st), REB% (18.6, 1st), BLK% (8.9, 1st), offensive rating (120.1, 2nd), defensive rating (92.1, 2nd), PER (27.1, 1st), win shares (4.7, 2nd), and plus-minus (4.7, 3rd).
The 6-foot-6 Rigsby is the Sun Belt Conference reigning Rookie of the Year. Last season as a freshman with the Trojans, he averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 44 percent from the floor, 41 percent from deep, and 82 percent from the free-throw line.
CHAPTERS:

Review of Conferences Covered so far (6:21)
Coastal Athletic Preview (16:33)
Conference USA Preview (32:47)
Daniel Batcho Interview (41:20)
Ivy League Preview (1:00:43)
Missouri Valley Preview (1:13:36)
Southern Conference Preview (1:19:51)
Southland Preview (1:25:55)
Myles Rigsby Interview (1:34:02)
Sun Belt Preview (1:48:04)
Western Athletic Preview (1:55:33)
Mid-major Top Ten (2:06:23)

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2024-25 NBA Fearless Forecast — HPP S4-E09

With the NBA season about to tip off, the guys take a quick break from college basketball and review Hoops Prospects annual NBA Fearless Forecast. Seven current and former HP contributors plus one well-known NBA writer were surveyed on the predicted order of finish in each conference, each conference champion, the eventual NBA champion, and various individual awards. Cam, Doc and Rich discuss the results of the survey, add their humble opinions, and also make over/under total win predictions for most of the teams.
CHAPTERS:

NBA Notebook (3:24)
Eastern Conference Preview (23:27)
Western Conference Preview (59:35)