meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Eye On College Basketball

Top 25 Stories of Past 25 Years, Ep. 3: Zion transcends CBB; Florida + UConn's B2B titles; Carmelo and Cuse

Eye On College Basketball

CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft

Basketball, Sports

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Welcome back to our special offseason series! The third installment of our look back at the biggest stories this century in men's college hoops includes one of the most impactful coaching decisions in college basketball history, the biggest star in the sport since 2000 and five (yes, five) national championship teams. 04:45 - No. 15: Florida becomes first program since Duke to win back-to-back titles ('06-07) 20:01 - No. 14: UConn dominantly wins back-to-back championships, verifies blue blood status ('23-24) 27:41 - No. 13: John Calipari leaves Memphis for Kentucky (2009) 44:36 - No. 12: Zion Williamson takes over college basketball (2018-19) 51:19 - No. 11: Freshman phenom Carmelo guides Syracuse to its only national title (2003) 🎵 Theme song: "Timothy Leary," written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Kyle_Boone @DavidWCobb @NataTheScribe Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on college basketball. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast," or "Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast." Email the show for any reason whatsoever: [email protected] Visit Eye on College Basketball's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFb_xyBgOekQPZYC7Ijilw For more college hoops coverage, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:02.0

It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.

0:06.0

The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.

0:11.0

Upon my signal, unleash hell.

0:15.0

And every second counts.

0:17.0

When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.

0:21.8

FX is the bear.

0:23.1

New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:27.0

18 plus subscription required Teas and C's apply.

0:30.8

This episode is brought to you by Raban.

0:33.6

Be victorious with Invictus.

0:35.9

The winning masculine fragrance by Raban.

0:38.8

A phenomenal clash of biting freshness and woody aroma.

0:43.0

Two forces combined for the ultimate clean fragrance.

0:47.0

The essence of the hero, the scent of victory.

0:51.1

Discover Invictus and the new Invictus Victory Absolute by Raban

0:55.0

Visit us in store and shop online to discover more Hey there. It's Gary Parrish. Welcome back. CBS Sports. I own college basketball podcast where we sometimes discuss camel fighting dodo birds and leaky black. Matt Norlander is here with me. If you're watching on YouTube, you know what to do to the like button. Shout to Brandon Davies. And if you have it yet, subscribe to the

1:31.3

CBS Sports College Basketball YouTube channel. Please also do that while you're here. Let's get

1:36.0

into it. Today we are continuing our series on the top 25 college basketball stories of the past

1:42.3

25 years, which is really just Norlander's top 25 college basketball stories of the past 25 years, which is really just Norlander's top 25

1:45.4

college basketball stories of the past 25 years minus Bob Knight's termination at Indiana

1:50.3

on September 10, 2000. I was not consulted on this list. I had no input. I'm only here to

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 25 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CBS Sports, College Basketball, Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, NBA Draft and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.