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Podcast Small College Basketball Podcast

Small College Basketball Podcast

Chris Cottrell

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 129

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The Small College Basketball Podcast is hosted by former NCAA Division II Basketball coach Chris Cottrell to celebrate the players, programs, coaches and history of small college basketball. Every two weeks the Small College Basketball Podcast promotes mens' basketball teams, players, and coaches across the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA levels. Episodes include highlights, interviews and insights from across small college basketball’s best programs, players, coaches, and alumni at levels beyond NCAA Division I.
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Championship Interviews!

Season 4 · Episode 14

samedi 12 avril 2025 • Duration 50:06

In today’s episode of the Small College Basketball Podcast, listeners will hear host Chris Cottrell celebrating the NCAA Division II National Champions, Nova Southeastern University with Coach Jim Crutchfield and Bevo Francis Award Winner, MJ Iraldi.   

Also, on today's episode, listeners can celebrate the NAIA National Champions, the College of Idaho Yotes and Coach Colby Blaine.  


Cottrell also provides a brief recap of the 2025 Small College Basketball Award winners...   


Read about Nova Southeastern's National Championship here...


https://nsusharks.com/index.aspx


Read about the College of Idaho's National Championship here...

https://yoteathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball


The 2025 Small College Basketball Award winners can be found here...

https://www.smallcollegebasketball.com/awards


The Small College Basketball Podcast has been named #8 of the "Top 30 College Basketball Podcasts" by Feedspot.... and the 61st best College Basketball Podcast by Million Podcasts.   

Please click below for the full lists...  

https://ncaa.feedspot.com/college_basketball_podcasts/ 

https://www.millionpodcasts.com/college-basketball-podcasts/


For more information on today’s episode and Small College Basketball you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com


For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men’s Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops

or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com


For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast

You can follow Host Chris Cottrell on

Twitter @Coach_Cottrell_

LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell

National Champions !!!

Season 4 · Episode 12

samedi 29 mars 2025 • Duration 13:08

In today’s episode of the Small College Basketball Podcast, listeners will hear host Chris Cottrell celebrating the 6-small college basketball National Champions, crowned so far during March Madness.. 


Cottrell also provides a brief recap and preview of the NCAA Division II National Championship game, later today, Saturday, March 29, 2025.  


USCAA Men's Basketball Division I National Championship

https://uscaachampionships.com/2024-25_Championships/2025_Basketball/Press_Releases/mens_basketball_division_1_championship


USCAA Men's Basketball Division II National Championship 

https://uscaachampionships.com/2024-25_Championships/2025_Basketball/Press_Releases/mens_basketball_division_2_championship


NCCAA Men's Basketball Division I National Championship 

https://thenccaa.org/tournaments/?id=4824&path=mbball


NCCAA Men's Basketball Division II National Championship

https://thenccaa.org/tournaments/?id=4827&path=mbball2


NAIA Men's Basketball Natioinal Championship

https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/Game_15_Recap


NCAA Division III Men's Basketball National Championship

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2025-03-18/trinity-ct-wins-2025-ncaa-diii-mens-basketball-championship


NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship

https://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-men/d2


The Small College Basketball Podcast has been named #8 of the "Top 30 College Basketball Podcasts" by Feedspot.... and the 61st best College Basketball Podcast by Million Podcasts.   

Please click below for the full lists...  

https://ncaa.feedspot.com/college_basketball_podcasts/ 

https://www.millionpodcasts.com/college-basketball-podcasts/


For more information on today’s episode and Small College Basketball you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com


For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men’s Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops

or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com


For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast

You can follow Host Chris Cottrell on

Twitter @Coach_Cottrell_

LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell

NCCAA Championship and Transitions w/ Pat Estepp

Season 4 · Episode 4

samedi 23 novembre 2024 • Duration 25:24

In today’s episode of the Small College Basketball Podcast, listeners join host Chris Cottrell for an interview with 2024 National Christian College Athletic Association head coach Pat Estepp.  Pat Estepp led Cedarville University to last year’s NCCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship, his third as the head coach at Cedarville University. 

Now, Coach Estepp has moved onto an assistant coaching role at Furman University, a member of NCAA Division I and the Southern Conference.  Cottrell and Estepp discuss last season’s national championship, Coach Estepp’s transition to Furman and what he loves about Small College Basketball.


Cedarville University National Championship

Furman Paladins Men’s Basketball

For more information on today’s episode and Small College Basketball you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com


For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men’s Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops

or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com


For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast

You can follow Host Chris Cottrell on

Twitter @Coach_Cottrell_

LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell

Jumping to NCAA D2 with Ben Thompson !

Season 1 · Episode 17

samedi 12 décembre 2020 • Duration 47:46

In this episode I sit down with Coach Ben Thompson from Emory & Henry College, a current NCAA Division 3 member, in the process of transitioning to NCAA D2 and joining the South Atlantic Conference. We talk about that transition, his coaching journey that’s taken him from update NY to Brazil and then back home to Southwest Virginia.

Recap of Week 3 in NCAA D2 Hoops !!

Season 1 · Episode 1

lundi 7 décembre 2020 • Duration 18:51

News and notes from the CCAA, VA State opts out, Preseason Polls announced in the Lone Star, Gulf South and Great American Conference... and recap of great weeks in the Peach Belt, The MIAA, the GLVC, the SAC, RMAC and GMAC...

The Wayne Cavadi Edition

Season 1 · Episode 15

samedi 5 décembre 2020 • Duration 52:39

In this episode Wayne Cavadi, writer for NCAA.com and I recap of the first two weekends of NCAA D2 Men’s basketball including what to expect for a National Tournament, teams and players to watch, and our Elite 8 predictions...

Discussing the MIAA with Commissioner Mike Racy...

Season 1 · Episode 14

jeudi 3 décembre 2020 • Duration 52:39

In this episode Commissioner Racy and I discuss the MIAA’s return to play procedures And activity, the rising tide of MIAA football and NWMS basketball “lifting all ships”, his vision for the future of the Athletic Association and a even get a Bruce Springsteen reference....

Feast Week in NCAA D2 Men's Basketball

Season 1 · Episode 14

lundi 30 novembre 2020 • Duration 18:15

Today’s episode offers a recap of the best from across Division 2 Men’s Basketball over the week of Thanksgiving !! Also, a look ahead of the games to watch in the first week of December...

Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Preview

Season 1 · Episode 12

mardi 24 novembre 2020 • Duration 14:01

In this episode I breakdown the first week of NCAA D2 men’s basketball taking a look at the MIAA and SAC... I offer a brief preview of the best games this week across the country and recent announcements from the Lone Star Conferenxe.

In this episode I wrap up the Preseason Preview & talk w/ John McCarthy about D2 players to watch!!

Season 1 · Episode 11

samedi 21 novembre 2020 • Duration 25:11

This is a bonus episode where I run down the remaining top teams in the country and finish my conversation with Small College Basketball founder John McCarthy about the top players to watch in NCAA D2 hoops...

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