The Green Light

Paul and Ian are back to break down the entire NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and provide all of the meaningful stats and analytics to fill out your bracket.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss court storming in college basketball, UMass to the MAC and the early start to the coaching carousel.

Paul and Ian are joined by Sally Nnamani, Co-Executive Director of PeacePlayers International, to discuss her work using the power of sport to create more peaceful and thriving communities, testifying at the Capitol on the future of Olympic and Paralympic sport in America and the rise of women's college basketball.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss the lessons college basketball can learn from college football, the impact of two-time transfers gaining immediate eligibility and recap a massive weekend in college hoops.

Paul and Ian are back to debate Zion Williamson's potential "bust" status, if Purdue is still the favorite in the Big Ten, if Clemson could make a run at an ACC title and if Dalton Knecht could win National Player of the Year.

Paul rides solo for a quick episode on the current state of Duke Basketball.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss the first week in college basketball, including Duke's loss to Arizona, Virginia's win over Florida and JMU's historic start to the season.

Paul and Ian kick off the season by discussing the legacy of Bob Knight, the program statuses of Kentucky and Louisville and preview the upcoming year in college basketball.

Paul and Ian are joined by Connor Hitchcock, Founder and CEO of Homefield Apparel, to discuss building the premium collegiate apparel brand, the history behind some of the most popular vintage logos and his love for Indiana basketball.

Paul and Ian are joined by Stu Singer, CEO and Founder of WellPerformance and Director of Performance Psychology for the Washington Mystics. Stu discusses the role of a mental skills coach, the science behind being mentally tough and the overall environment of mental health in sports today.

On a "What If" episode of The Green Light, Paul and Ian are joined by Trevor Everette of The Two Pointers Podcast to break down "What if every NCAA Championship game had a reverse result?" and "What is every #1 NBA draft pick came back to school for another year?".

Paul and Ian recap UConn's National Championship run, cement their "blue-blood" status and unpack the current state of the transfer portal.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss Ed Cooley's jump from Providence to Georgetown, Rick Pitino taking over at St. Johns, and the wild first weekend of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Paul and Ian are once again joined by Ryan Hammer of FanDuel, to break down the entire NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and provide all of the meaningful stats and analytics to fill out your bracket.

Paul and Ian recap the end of the college basketball regular season, what North Carolina has to do to make the NCAA tournament and preview the upcoming conference tournaments.

Paul and Ian are joined by Matt Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of Ballislife, to discuss the 17+ year journey of Ballislife, the evolution of basketball content in the social media age, and the some of the greatest high school basketball mixtapes of all time.

Paul and Ian debate the highly controversial ending of the Duke/Virginia game, sort out the mess that has been the AP Top 10 and discuss which mid-major programs have had the most sustained success, despite multiple coaching changes, over the last twenty years.

Paul and Ian recap the Duke/UNC game, preview the upcoming Duke/Virginia matchup and dive into the current landscape of the ACC regular season title race.

Paul and Ian are joined by Tyler and Ryan from Big East Bar Room for an all-Big East episode of The Green Light.

Paul and Ian welcome Coleman Crawley to the show to discuss his journey of attending at least one mid-major basketball game per day until the NCAA Tournament, in hopes of discovering Cinderella. They recap his recent content with Barstool on The Yak and preview who Coleman thinks will make the most noise in March.

Paul and Ian are joined by Youngstown State Men's Basketball Assistant Coach, Ben Asher, to discuss his coaching journey, learning from Steve Pikiell while rebuilding Rutgers basketball, and the impact of NIL and the transfer portal in college basketball.

Paul and Ian recap the past two weeks in college hoops involving the major headlines at Kentucky, Texas, UConn and more.

Paul and Ian recap the recent action in college basketball and discuss the polarity of Roy Williams and Coach K's retirement activities. 

Paul and Ian discuss the opening week of college basketball and debate which programs are most similar to some of the greatest rappers of all time.

Paul and Ian kick off the season with an overview of the top 11 teams in the AP Poll and which teams have the best opportunities to make a run to the Final Four in Houston.

Paul and Ian welcome Sacred Heart Men's Basketball Head Coach, Anthony Latina,  to the podcast to discuss the unique opportunity of coaching at Sacred Heart, the possible expansion of the NCAA tournament, and how NIL and the transfer portal have affected how he runs his program.

Paul and Ian welcome David Moats, Director of Recruiting at Boise State Men's Basketball, to talk about his his extraordinary success with Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators, the rise of Boise State under Leon Rice, and the top-to-bottom strength of the Mountain West Conference.

Paul and Ian welcome Jon Cremins to the podcast to discuss his journey through collegiate coaching, how NIL has impacted the recruiting landscape, and James Madison's Men's Basketball resurgence amid conference realignment.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss Kevin Durant's attempt to force a trade out of Brooklyn, "Basketball Schools" vs. "Football Schools", and Bronny James' unofficial visit to Ohio State.

Paul and Ian are joined by Nick Carroll, co-founder of Prep Network, to discuss Prep Hoops' impact in basketball and the natural expansion into other sports as well as the current landscape of recruiting, exposure and youth rankings.

Paul and Ian take a deep dive into the current conference realignment discussions and what role the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament plays in them.

Paul and Ian are once again joined by Ryan Hammer (FanDuel) to preview the upcoming NBA Draft. They break down all of the lottery picks, potential trade scenarios, and impactful second round sleeper picks.

Paul and Ian welcome Kevin Tarca back to The Green Light to discuss navigating a career as an agent through COVID, how NIL affects all levels of basketball and the upcoming NBA Draft.

Paul and Ian welcome Matt Brown, of Extra Points, to The Green Light to discuss the current landscape of NIL in college athletics, the role of federal and state government legislating NIL, and the future of the NCAA and its leadership.

Paul is joined by Mike Collins, Assistant Coach at Stevens Institute of Technology and Director of Youth Programming at Basketball City, to discuss the landscape of college hoops, grassroots basketball in New York City and player development at all levels of the game.

Paul and Ian recap the end of the 2021-2022 college basketball season and discuss how this year's Final Four impacts the Duke/UNC rivalry in the long term.

Paul and Ian preview the upcoming Final Four, recap each team's run to New Orleans and discuss each possible scenario that could impact Coach K's legacy.

Paul and Ian recap the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and discuss their updated predictions for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.

Paul and Ian break down their picks for the entire bracket of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Paul and Ian are joined by Ryan Hammer of FanDuel to discuss what the tournament committee got right and wrong, the travel implications of certain tournament matchups as well as a few initial underdog picks. Ian and Paul take a spin on the coaching carousel and dive into what has gone wrong this past month with Duke on the defensive end. 

Paul and Ian discuss the Coach K retirement tour, the possible five NCAA tournament teams out of the ACC, and CBS' list of the 42 greatest Duke players of all time.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss the Michigan/Wisconson post-game skirmish, which teams can realistically make a run to the Final Four based on the current analytics and the current evaluation process by the selection committee as we head towards Selection Sunday.

On this special, 100th episode of The Green Light, Paul and Ian take a trip down memory lane, reminiscing from their time as managers at Ohio University.

Paul and Ian discuss Duke's dismantling of UNC followed up by their stunning, buzzer beater loss to Virginia. They dive into the James Harden/Ben Simmons trade and take a walk through the current power five conference standings.

Paul and Ian are joined by Brendan Marks, of The Athletic, to discuss all things Duke vs. North Carolina, ahead of the upcoming rivalry game.

Paul and Ian welcome Tyler Schmitt, General Manager of ONE37pm, to the podcast to discuss his career working with Gary Vaynerchuk, the evolution of community management and the rise of trading cards, collectibles and NFT's.

Paul and Ian welcome Rob Cressy to the podcast to discuss his career as a coach, speaker & entrepreneur.

Paul and Ian are back to discuss the Ohio Bobcats start of #Maction, Kirk Herbstreit's take on players opting out of bowl games and why that doesn't happen in college basketball, if the ACC can get 4 teams into the NCAA tournament, and if Baylor is the favorite to win a championship in back to back years.

Paul and Ian welcome Nigel Wright of New Balance on the pod to discuss his career journey, New Balance's footprint in the basketball world, their groundbreaking collaboration with Rich Paul, and how basketball can serve as one of the greatest ways to connect and create relationships with others.