On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins,
Rex is joined by College Basketball Insider Seth Davis, who has
been one of the best in college hoops for the last three decades.
With college basketball in full swing, the guys discuss who they
like at the beginning of the year, and which teams are poised
for a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. 2:15 - Rex and Seth
discussed the opening week in College Basketball including Seth's
Duke Blue Devils up against Rex's Kentucky Wildcats. We can't
remember how that score ended. 5:15 - Are Banchero and Keels the
real deal for Duke? Rex says Paolo Banchero was so impressive when
he saw him at Madison Square Garden. Seth makes comparisons to
Derrick Coleman and Grant Hill. 9:00 - How UCLA bought into Head
Coach Mick Cronin and the success the Bruins have had under his
tenure. 12:15 - Johnny Juzang's growth from a
Kentucky recruit to becoming one of the most sensational
players in the country playing for UCLA. 19:00 - Seth details how
he began writing his biography on John Wooden, "A Coach's Life" and
the anecdotes that stay with Seth after their relationship created
the best-selling book. 28:00 - Looking back on Seth's life, Rex
asks why sports and why journalism as opposed to politics like his
father? 34:00 - Rex can't take it when Seth describes his 4 years
at Duke which included 4 trips to the Final Four, 3 Finals
Appearances and 2 National Championships. 41:45 - Rex teaches
Seth something about his CBS colleague Clark Kellogg that he never
heard before! Seth describes how much he enjoys working in-studio
for TV compared to what can be the lonely grind of writing. 45:00 -
Seth puts Gonzaga on top of UCLA in the West and says Purdue has so
much talent they could easily be one of the best teams in the
country. 51:45 - As one of the biggest Rex Chapman Show fans, Seth
takes over for all the important Rex Chapman interview questions!
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