28.2 - Spots 1-20 Conclusion
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This is the conclusion to Episode 28 where we discussed spots 20 through 1 on the Top 50 All-Time Privateers list. We pick up where the audio cut out on Tuesday, wrapping up the Wayne Cooper discussion. We then discuss Ervin Johnson, the greatest Privateer basketball player in history. Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us @PrivateerIsland on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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28 - The Top 50, Spots 1-20
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Following up on our podcast relaunch three weeks ago, we continue our discussion of UNO's Top 50 men's basketball players of all time, counting down from number 20 all the way to the top of the list. The nostalgia is especially heavy in this one, as we gear up for a new season of Privateer basketball beginning on Tuesday night at Lakefront Arena. Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us @PrivateerIsland on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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27 - Top 50 Privateers Part 1
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In this relaunch of the Privateer Island podcast, we start gearing up for the upcoming basketball season with a discussion of the list (to date) of the top 50 Privateer men's basketball players of all-time, leading up to the tipoff of the 2019-20 basketball season. We also touch on new Green Wave coach Ron Hunter's bizarre declaration that Tulane (TULANE!) is anyone's "big brother," let alone ours, in a blatant ploy to fire up the rivalry again. Okay, maybe it kinda worked. Note: Shaun's microphone was having some technical issues at moments throughout the episode. Hang with us as we...
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26 - We're Dancing Again!
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In this edition of the Privateer Island podcast, we discuss everything lilacs, including growth tips and one incredibly hot take on pruning strategies. No, just kidding, it's all about the Southland tournament and UNO winning it and the whole first-NCAA-berth-in-21-years thing, with a look at first round opponent Mount St. Mary's and the potential next matchup against (gulp) defending national champion Villanova and beyond. We don't even mention lilacs once, actually.
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25 - SLC Tourney Preview
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The Privateer Island podcast returns with a Southland Conference basketball tournament preview. UNO's special 2016-17 title run, the upcoming league tournament, and college basketball tournaments in general are discussed. Near the end, the conversation touches on the early fortunes of the Privateer baseball team.
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24 - 2015-16 Hoops Preview
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After achieving the school's first conference tournament victory since 2008, Coach Mark Slessinger's Privateers enter 2015-16 looking to build on that success. We discuss the mostly stable youthful-turned-veteran roster and the schedule for the upcoming year.
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23 - March Madness returns to UNO
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We lead off with a brief discussion of the suddenly interesting UNO women's basketball program, which improbably won six of its final nine contests of 2014-15 after six wins in the previous four seasons combined. ...
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22 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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Topics of discussion: We started with the continuing struggles of the basketball team; at the 27:13 mark, the 2015 baseball preview begins. Will the Privateers be able to score any runs this year? Will they get anyone out? We discussed our impressions of fall ball and look ahead to this year's schedule.
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21 - Mid-Season Analysis
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Episode #21 covers the basketball season to date, the team's struggles, the emergence of Nate Frye, and a look ahead to the upcoming schedule. What needs to happen for the Privateers to salvage a conference tournament bye?
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20 - Basketball is BACK!
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Privateer basketball is back, and so is the Privateer Island podcast! Topics of discussion: The roster, the schedule, and the expectations for New Orleans as well as a Southland Conference overview.
info_outlineWe discuss the Privateers ugly 0-2 Southland start, including the 104 combined free throw farce in Thibodaux known as #WhistleFest2014. We move on to a brief recap of other week one SLC results, then look ahead to the Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word games that kick off a five game homestand at Lakefront Arena. Unfortunately, we also get rudely interupted throughout the podcast by a trio of striped-shirted visitors.
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