This week, we salute our Georgia college player and coach award winners! The Georgia Tech Women's Basketball program swept the women’s awards, with Kara Dunn winning Player of the Year and Nell Fortner Coach of the Year! Nell joins Bob to discuss the Jackets season and Dunn’s fantastic campaign!

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This week, we salute our 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year, Andrew Moran, from Columbus High School in Miami, Florida! Bob chats with the coach of the country's #1 high school team!

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Check out the 24-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys and Girls Mid-Season teams! Online at naismithtrophy.com and our social channels! Then, join Bob and Coach Sharman White to discuss the great players and teams in high school hoop!

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This week on 🏆A Trophy Life🏆, join Bob Rathbun as we continue our salute of the 2023 Naismith Award winners! 

In this episode, we highlight our 2023 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year, Jerome Tang of Kansas State

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This week, more from the Naismith Awards brunch from the men’s Final Four in Houston! We salute our men’s national defensive player of the year, Jaylen Clark of UCLA! Plus the weekly news and notes!

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This week, we continue the review of our Naismith Trophy award shows, saluting our 2023 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball: Chris Plonsky!

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This week, we feature our 2023 Jersey Mike's Women’s Naismith Trophy winner, Caitlin Clark from the University of Iowa!

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This week, we reveal our Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder National Women’s Award Winners! And  Bob  chats with CBS Sports Clark Kellogg on the eve of the men’s Final Four in Houston!

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This week, we’ll recap a crazy first weekend of March Madness with Jon Crispin.  Bob brings us the Jersey Mike's News and Notes on the Women's NCAA Tournament  Sweet 16 and we announce our Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year finalists! A jammed packed pod to get you ready for the week ahead!

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The latest on Thursday’s men’s NCAA Tournament action from the great Mike DeCourcy with Bob Rathbun! Plus, the latest injury news on our Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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The big weekend is upon us! The NCAA Tournament fields are about to be announced! The latest from The Athletic's College Basketball senior editor Brain Bennett with Bob Rathbun.

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March Madness has arrived! We chat with The Field of 68’s and Stadium’s Jeff Goodman about it all! Bob Rathbun also brings  this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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This week, Fran Frashcilla joins us to talk about our national Jersey Mike's and Werner Ladder awards! Plus the latest news and note ahead of another monster weekend of hoops with Bob Rathbun!

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This week, Autumn Johnson joins Bob for the latest on our top Naismith Awards teams and players in women’s basketball! Plus, Bob highlights key Saturday matchups!

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This week, join Bob Rathbun as he chats with Chris Rastatter, the NCAA’s national Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating, about the season and upcoming Final Four!

Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes and check out our latest watch list postings at naismithtrophy.com

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What is it like to organize a Final Four? Find out from this week’s guest, Holly Kesterson, the President of the Houston Local Organizing Committee! Plus, tons of big games to preview in our Jersey Mike’s News and Notes segment with Bob Rathbun.

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This week, we have announced our Jersey Mikes 2023 Boys and Girls High School Player of the Year National Semi-finalists! We dive into the girls list with Bret McCormick of Blue Star Basketball! Plus, Bob reviews all of the weekend’s big games for the women and men!

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This week, Hall of Fame Basketball Writer Mike Lopresti (@LoprestiSports) of NCAA.com  joins Bob Rathbun. They’ll discuss Mike’s love affair with the NCAA Tournament, plus teams and players to watch as we approach March Madness. We also mourn the passing of our 2009 Outstanding Contributor to Men’s Basketball, long time broadcaster: Billy Packer. And the usual batch of Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, Bob Rathbun is joined by CBS Sports College Basketball insider Jon Rothstein and they cover the men’s college scene from coast-to-coast!
Jon also gives up his top four players jockeying for the Jersey Mike's Naismith POY. All that and more key games for the men and women on News and Notes!

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This week, ESPN analyst and host Chris Spatola joins Bob Rathbun to discuss college hoops across the country! Plus, checkout naimsithtrophy.com for this week’s announcement of our 22-23 Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls and Boys High School Mid-Season teams!

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On the eve of Thursday’s UCLA and USC matchup at Pauley Pavilion, we spent some time with LA native and former Trojan Onyeka Okongwu! Plus host Bob Rathbun previews some of the key men’s and women’s matchups for the weekend on our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, an ACC women’s update from the ACC Network's  Kelly Gramlich. Plus,  Bob Rathbun with the latest on some of the top men’s player of the year candidates in our Jersey Mikes News and Notes! Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays! This week on A Trophy Life, Casey Jacobsen with Fox Sports joins Bob to talk all things West Coast Basketball! 

Plus, the latest Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, three-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year: Coach Kevin Boyle joins us from Montverde Academy Athletics!

Host Bob Rathbun starts us off with the weekly news and notes!

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Happy New Year! The conference seasons begin in earnest this week! John Fanta from CBB on FOX and The Field of 68 joins Bob to breakdown the men’s pecking order! And our news and notes highlights some of the weekends top games!

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The week, a stroll down memory lane—talking SEC basketball—with former UGA Basketball superstar and Hoop Hall inductee: Dominique Wilkins! 

Plus, big upsets and huge performances highlight our Jersey Mike’s news and notes with your host Bob Rathbun! 

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Happy Thanksgiving! This week, California Men's Basketball Head Coach Mark Fox joins host Bob Rathbun after this week’s Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, one of the ACC’s all-time greats, Duke legend Mike Gminski joins us! Plus, the Jersey Mike's News and Notes for the week with your host Bob Rathbun!

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Our reigning 2022 Jersey Mike's Naismith Award Winner, Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky Men's Basketball headlines our 2023 Top 50 watch list! And joining me this week is the Voice of the Wildcats Tom Leach!

This week, Debbie Antonelli from ESPN and CBS joins the podcast for her annual women’s basketball preview! Our Jersey Mike's Top 50 Watch-List for the ladies has been announced here. Plus, the weekly news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, we salute officials with the announcement of our 2022 Naismith College Officials of the Year! Plus, a conversation with long-time referee Bob Delaney! Bob and host Bob Rathbun talk about his amazing career and his new book, Heroes Are Human. And don't miss out on our Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

How to find Bob Delaney's book: Heroes are Human

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This week, hear from the University of Massachusetts Head Coach Frank Martin as he takes over the Minutemen program! Plus our weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, Bob Rathbun checks in from the road with longtime CBS and ACC broadcaster Dan Bonner! Plus, the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This week, hear from the new UGA Men's Head Coach Mike White! Plus, a salute to USA Basketball on winning the Women’s World Cup in our Jersey Mike's News and Notes.

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Attention Wisconsin Badger fans! This week, hear from the 2015 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s player of the year: Frank Kaminsky with host Bob Rathbun!

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We ring in the New Year with a visit from the legendary Voice of the Maryland Terrapins, Johnny Holliday! A fun conversation that highlights Johnny’s amazing career that has spanned over 50 years in DC alone! A big weekend ahead that Bob chronicles in the weekly news and notes!

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This week, we share the great Sunday night Q&A between host Bob Rathbun and Providence College Head Coach Ed Cooley plus the Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

The event was our welcome dinner for the 2022 Jersey Mike's Celebrity Golf Classic, that was staged this past Monday at the Atlanta National Golf Club!

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This week, host Bob Rathbun sets the stage for the Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament. And the latest conference schedule releases highlighting our Jersey Mike's news and notes!

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This week, the latest on the Texas Men's Basketball Longhorns from Head Coach Chris Beard! And our salute to 2002 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Basketball Player of the Year Sue Bird!

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This week, Coach Shaka Smart joins host Bob Rathbun to discuss the 22-23 Marquette Men's Basketball season and Shaka’s amazing coaching career! Plus the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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This weekend, hear from Texas Women's Basketball Head Coach Vic Schaefer as the Longhorns ready for the new season! Plus, host Bob Rathbun brings the weekly Jersey Mike's News and Notes!

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The first of two podcasts this week features the new head coach of the Georgia State Men's Basketball and Atlanta-native Coach Jonas Hayes! Plus the week’s Jersey Mike's news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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The head coach of the Baylor Bears, Nicki Collen, is Bob’s guest! She talks about transitioning back to the college game from the WNBA, and being a super mom to husband Tom and their three children here in Atlanta while she is in Waco, TX. Plus the weekly news and notes.

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This week, our guest is the 2003 Werner Ladder Naismith men’s national coach of the year, Tubby Smith! Plus the latest news and notes from around the world of college basketball with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, the latest from the summer High School Elite camps from the guru, ESPN’s Paul Biancardi! He sets the table for the 2023 Jersey Mike’s Naimsith boys High School Player of the Year candidates!

And Bob updates up on his weekend travels covering The Basketball Tournament for ESPN this weekend!

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This week, the President and COO of the Atlanta Dream, Morgan Shaw Parker is our guest! Host Bob Rathbun has the Jersey Mike's News and Notes of the Week!

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A great weekend of college hoops is here, and ESPN and BTN analyst Meghan McKeown joins to share her insights on the women's season so far! Bob starts us off with the latest news and notes! All presented by Jersey Mike's! Happy Holidays from our Naismith family to yours! 

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This week, our guest is Shane Battier -- He’s the only Jersey Mike's Naismith Men’s winner from both High School in 1997 and in college at Duke in 2001, NCAA Champion, and NBA champion! Plus, news and notes with host Bob Rathbun.

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This week, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla joins us to talk about how the latest wave of college conference realignment effects college basketball. Plus, the pro debut of our Jersey Mike’s Naismith Boys Player of the Year from 2021, Chet Holmgren with host Bob Rathbun.

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We have the latest on the stunning news of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten from Adam Finkelstein of 247sports.com and CBSSports.com. Adam has the implications for college hoops plus he looks at the Jersey Mike's 2023 high school stars with host Bob Rathbun.

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