Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming American Athletic Conference (AAC) Season Preview for 2023-2024. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD), Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) & Noah Bieneik (@NoahB77_) break down each and every team in the new look AAC Conference. Are Dusty May and the Florida Atlantic Owls a lock to run away with the AAC regular season and post season tournament championships? How was it that Florida Atlantic was able to bring back Alijah Martin, Johnell Davis, Vladislav Goldin, Brandon Weatherspoon, etc in this day and age of the transfer portal?
Will Penny Hardaway and the new look Memphis Tigers with Jahvon Quinerly, Caleb Mills, Jordan Brown, Jaykwon Walton, Nick Jourdain and Jayhlon Young? Will Andy Kennedy and the UAB Blazers be fine despite losing Jelly Walker? Did UAB win the transfer portal by getting Daniel Ortiz from North Alabama, James White from Ole Miss, Barry Dunning from Arkansas and Will Shaver from North Carolina? Will Mike Schwartz and the East Carolina Pirates be a contender in the AAC with the additions of Cam Hayes, Bobby Pettiford Jr. and hiring Mark Adams the former Texas Tech head head coach to an assistant position?
Is this the year that Ron Hunter and the Tulane Green Wave make a big time splash with the return of Jaylen Forbes and Kevin Cross and the addition of Kolby King from St. John’s and Gregg Glenn from Michigan? What should we expect from brand new North Texas head coach Ross Hodge after being a long time assistant for the Mean Green? Will year two for Rob Lanier at SMU be the year he turns a corner after bringing in Chuck Harris from Butler, Ja’Heim Hudson from Georgia State, Tyreek Smith from Oklahoma State, B.J. Edwards from Tennessee and Denver Anglin from Georgetown to go with Zhuric Phelps and Samuell Williamson as the Mustangs try to load up before heading to the ACC?
How will the new look Charlotte 49ers look after Ron Sanchez abruptly resigns to rejoin Tony Bennett and UVA as an assistant and how will brand new head coach Aaron Fearne do in his first season as head coach? Could head coach Scott Pera have the Rice Owls with Travis Evee & Max Fiedler back as a surprise sleeper team in the AAC? Will Amir Abdul-Rahim have the South Florida Bulls flying high in his first season after bringing three big time transfers with him from Kennesaw State?
What should we expect from Paul Mills in his first season as head coach of the Wichita State Shockers? Will the Tulsa Golden Hurricane take a big jump in year two of the Eric Konkol era? Did the Temple Owls make the right hire with Adam Fisher and will it be a tough first year in Philadelphia? Can Steve Henson get this UTSA Roadrunner team more competitive in 2023 as they jump from the Conference USA to the American Athletic? We talk it all and more on this 2023-24 American Athletic Conference Preview edition of The College Basketball Experience.