In the HPP Christmas special, Drew and Rich discuss the biggest news in college hoops and talk about the prospects whose draft stock is rising or falling. They are joined by TWO special guests, K-State’s Keyontae Johnson and UNC Asheville’s Drew Pember. Also, Santa makes a surprise appearance for the "25 Game Predictions of Christmas."
CHAPTERS:
1. College Hoops Notebook (6:33)
- Creighton’s blues continue. Team has lost six straight, the last three without center Ryan Kalkbrenner.
- UCLA is back in the race after back-to-back top-25 wins.
- Time to give Kansas some love? KU rolls Indiana in “The Phog.”
- Feeling better about UNC? Tar Heels have won three straight.
- Duke is still waiting for Dariq Whitehead and Dereck Lively to emerge. Blue Devils lost at Wake Forest on Tuesday without both 5-star freshmen.
- Virginia drops second straight, losing on Tuesday at Miami. Concerned?
2. Drew Pember Interview (44:29)
3. Keyontae Johnson Interview (1:15:57)
4. Draft Stock Rising (1:32:27)
- Jarace Walker, Houston
- Chris Livingston, Kentucky
- Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
- Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)
- Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State
- Anton Watson, Gonzaga
- Oso Ighodaro, Marquette
5. Draft Stock Falling (2:06:13)
- Julian Phillips, Tennessee
- JJ Starling, Notre Dame
- L.J. Cryer, Baylor
- Trey Alexander, Creighton
6. Game Predictions (2:26:53)
- 12/21 — Michigan at North Carolina
- 12/22 — Illinois at Missouri
- 12/28 — Alabama at Miss State
- 12/30 — Miami-FL at Notre Dame
- 12/30 — E. Michigan at South Carolina
- 12/31 — UConn at Xavier
- 12/31 — Arizona at Arizona State
- 12/31 — Baylor at Iowa State
- 12/31 — Marquette at Villanova
- 12/31 — San Diego State at UNLV
- 01/01 — Maryland at Michigan
- 01/03 — Miss State at Tennessee
- 01/03 — Kansas at Texas Tech
- 01/04 — Duke at NC State
- 01/04 — TCU at Baylor
- 01/05 — Purdue at Ohio State
- 01/05 — Indiana at Iowa
- 01/07 — Creighton at UConn
- 01/07 — Kentucky at Alabama
- 01/07 — Wisconsin at Illinois
- 01/07 — Michigan at Michigan State
- 01/07 — Xavier at Villanova
- 01/07 — Oregon at Utah
- 01/07 — Arkansas at Auburn
- 01/07 — UNLV at New Mexico
7. Mailbag (3:24:11)