College Basketball Coaching Changes, NIT Picks, March Madness - 2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (Ep. 1134)

The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) of the Sports Gambling Podcast Network give out their Sweet 16 Brackets. On the show Colby Dant (@TheColbyD), Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac), and Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_) give out their thoughts on the recent coaching changes and talk about the biggest storylines around the sport.

The trio recaps their Vegas trip, then runs through major coaching carousel moves, emphasizing Randy Bennett to Arizona State, Jared Calhoun to Cincinnati, Casey Alexander to Kansas State, Alan Huss succeeding Greg McDermott at Creighton, and Brian Hodgson leaving South Florida for Providence after turning down Syracuse. They also discuss Scott Cross to Georgia Tech, Jerry McNamara taking over at Syracuse amid NIL concerns, and additional hires including Justin Joiner (Oregon State), Joe Crispin (Air Force), Mickey McConnell (St. Mary’s), JR Blount (San Diego), Wes Miller (Charlotte), Billy Donlin (Eastern Michigan), Kahil Fennell (Western Michigan), Travis Ford (Little Rock), Evan Bradds (Belmont), Jared Haase (UNC Greensboro), Tobin Anderson (Tennessee Tech), and Todd Lee (Cal State Bakersfield). They speculate on remaining openings (Utah State, South Florida, Butler, Boston College, Troy) and give NIT picks: Wichita State vs Tulsa and St. Joseph’s vs New Mexico, plus upcoming show scheduling.

00:00 Intro
02:21 Vegas Recap and Banter
05:52 Coaching Carousel Chat Begins
07:48 Randy Bennett Arizona State
16:08 Jared Calhoun Cincinnati
22:22 Casey Alexander Kansas State
30:23 Alan Huss Creighton
36:59 Bryan Hodgson Providence
42:49 Scott Cross Georgia Tech
47:35 Syracuse Gerry McNamara
56:12 Justin Joyner Oregon State
58:41 Air Force Joe Crispin
01:00:37 Saint Mary's Mickey McConnell
01:01:45 JR Blount San Diego
01:05:20 Wes Miller To Charlotte
01:08:58 Billy Donlon Eastern Michigan
01:11:45 Kahil Fennell Western Michigan
01:16:24 Chris Capco Ball State
1:16:51 Joey Cantens Florida International
1:18:00 Travis Ford Little Rock
1:19:08 Evan Bradds Belmont
1:19:57 Jared Haase UNC Greensboro
01:21:31 Tobin Anderson Tennessee Tech
01:24:41 Eric Haut Tarleton State
01:26:02 Jordan Fee to Lamar
01:27:57 Vegas Shoutouts and Plans
01:28:37 Mark Turgeon UMKC
01:28:57 Matt Majkrzak Northern Illinois
01:31:03 Cal State Bakersfield Todd Lee
01:34:13 Utah State Coaching Candidates
01:40:27 South Florida Coaching Candidates
01:45:06 Butler Coaching Candidates
01:48:27 Boston College Coaching Candidates
01:50:40 Troy Coaching Candidates
01:54:25 NIT Picks Wichita State vs Tulsa
02:00:01 NIT Picks New Mexico vs St Josephs
02:02:39 Wrap Up and Upcoming Shows

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