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Former Indiana Hoosier Xavier Johnson joins Myles Dread on today's episode of The Heat Check. Xavier Johnson reflects back on his college basketball career with the Indiana Hoosiers, his battles with injuries, the rise of Anthony Edwards, and much much more. 
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:50-Catching Up
02:44-Transferring to Indiana 
06:19-State of College Basketball 
08:06-NBA Goals 
10:38-Trash Talking & HS Basketball
17:31-Anthony Edwards

Myles Dread is joined by former Purdue Basketball standout and B1G Ten Network college basketball analyst, Rapheal Davis, on today's new episode of Heat Check. Myles and Rapheal break down the current state of Big Ten basketball, reflect on the college basketball season, and give some early predictions for the 2024-25 college basketball season.
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:38-Caching Up 
02:28-Biggest Surprises In 2023 
06:29-State of Big Ten Basketball
15:14-All-Time Big Ten Defensive Team
18:53-All-Time Big Ten Starting 5
31:22-All-Time Purdue Team
33:43-Closing Thoughts

Myles Dread is joined by college basketball personality Grant Peters on today's new episode of Heat Check. Grant Peters is an avid Kentucky basketball fan and is the Director of Content at Mercury. In this episode, Myles and Grant talk about the state of UK basketball, the downfall of the one-and-done era in college basketball, and why UConn will repeat as NCAA Champions in this year's March Madness. 
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:16-Catching Up
02:18-State of Kentucky Basketball
08:30-AAU Basketball
12:15-One-And-Done Era
16:01-UConn
20:23-Purdue & Tennessee 
26:01-Best College Basketball Rivalries 
32:02-SEC vs. Big 10
36:50-Top 5 College Basketball Teams
38:52-Closing Thoughts

Sam Sessoms joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Sam Sessoms is a former Penn State guard (2020–2022) who finished his career at Coppin State before playing professional basketball overseas. Sam currently plays for SCM Universitatea Craiova in Romania. In this episode, Sam gives viewers an inside look at his decision to transfer to Penn State, what made him eventually leave Happy Valley, and how his transition to overseas basketball has been. Sam and Myles also discuss the current state of women's college basketball, the biggest headlines surrounding the transfer portal, and their March Madness predictions.
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:34-Catching Up
02:56-Transferring to Penn State 
06:13-Transfer Portal Chaos
09:38-Leaving Penn State
14:25-Playing Overseas
16:41-Penn State Basketball
22:56-Men’s vs Women’s NCAA Tournament 
26:16-March Madness Predictions 
32:50-Big Ten Trivia

Shep Garner joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Shep Garner is a Penn State basketball legend who played a key role in helping the Nittany Lions win the 2018 NIT Championship. The shooting guard still ranks as the No. 6 scorer in program history with 1,629 points, started 133-of-138 games played, and logged 4,443 career minutes—second in Big Ten history. As a senior in 2018, he set a Penn State and Big Ten record for made three pointers (120) and finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in career threes (336). He was part of 75 wins during his career, which was the most in a four-year span in the program’s Big Ten era when he graduated. 
In this episode, Shep Garner talks about the highs and lows of his Penn State Basketball career, breaking Pete Lisicky's 3-point record, and his transition to coaching with FGCU Basketball.
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:27-Catching Up
02:50-Transitioning to Coaching
05:04-2022-23 Season
09:59-Penn State Career
18:13-Favorite Teammate & Big Ten Open
26:31-Top Moments at Penn State
44:49-Favorite Arenas
48:48-Mike Watkins 
52:14-This or That

Pete Lisicky joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Pete Lisicky is Penn State Basketball legend, as he finished his career at Penn State as the program's second all-time leading scorer. Pete led the Lions to one NCAA tournament appearance as a 5-seed in 1996, as well as two NIT Final Fours at Madison Square Garden. After playing 11 seasons of professional basketball in Europe, Pete works as a certified financial planner for Baird Wealth.
In this episode, Pete reflects back on his playing days at Penn State, shares his thoughts on the current landscape of college basketball, offers his predictions for Penn State's outlook this season, gives a few March Madness sleepers and more.
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CHAPTERS
00:00-Intro
01:23-Catching Up
05:08-Rec Hall vs. BJC
14:01-Landscape of College Basketball 
20:15-Penn State’s Outlook
25:44-March Madness Sleepers
30:23-PSU Basketball’s Mount Rushmore
37:50-Best Coaches of All-Time
40:45-Best NBA Players of All-Time
46:25-Best Shooters of All-Time
49:25-Best Food Types
52:50-Best Movies of All-Time
56:53-Closing Thoughts