Making Fearless Predictions & Talking with Javian McCollum — HPP S4-E17

Hoops Prospects Podcast (HPP)

The guys open up the initial College Hoops Notebook of the regular season and review the first two weeks of action. They also make their predictions for the Final Four, the national champion, and various individual awards. Georgia Tech guard Javian McCollum also joins the show to talk about his basketball journey and the 2024-25 Yellow Jackets.
Last season at Oklahoma, Javian ranked in the top 20 of the Big 12 for both points and assists per game, and he led the conference in free-throw percentage. Through four games this season with Georgia Tech, he is averaging 14.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, with excellent shooting splits (.487/.400/.867).
CHAPTERS:
1. College Hoops Notebook (6:23)

• Updates on Ohio State, Indiana, St. John’s, Gonzaga, Rutgers, Temple, and Princeton
• Any pretenders in the current Top 25?
• Which early season surprise teams might be for real: Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Penn State, Texas Tech, UCF, Arizona State, Utah State, LSU, Georgia, and USF?
• Most disappointing team this season?
• The most impressive surprise performers: Egor Demin (BYU), Ty Johnson (UC Davis), Nick Martinelli (Northwestern), Jacob Cofie (UVA), Ian Martinez (Utah State), Jaden Brownell (Samford), Chase Ross (Marquette), Kaleb Banks (Tulane), Tyrone Riley (USF), ….
• Why does Todd Golden still have a job?

2. Javian McCollum Interview (1:47:38)
3. College Fearless Forecast (2:00:30)

• All-American Team
• Individual Awards
• Final Four Picks
• One Crazy Prediction

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1. Making Fearless Predictions & Talking with Javian McCollum — HPP S4-E17 (00:00:00)

2. College Hoops Notebook (00:06:23)

3. Javian McCollum Interview (01:47:38)

4. Fearless Predictions (02:00:30)