Splash City Basketball Podcast

In this episode Steve and his friend Tyler talk all things Big Ten. Who will challenge Purdue? Will the Big Ten finally break the national title drought? All this and more in the Splash City Basketball Podcast. 0:00 Intro and musings from opening night in the NBA. Rockets & Thunder go to 2OTs and Steph + Jimmy are too much for the LeBron-less Lakers 2:58 Kick off Big Ten discussion 4:40 Purdue is the preseason #1 in Big Ten and will be battle tested 8:35 Michigan wins in the portal...

In this episode of the Splash City Basketball Podcast, host Steve Hartman gets the first look at Niko Medved's 2025-2026 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. Steve brought his son and two of his buddies for in-depth analysis and hot takes on best food items at the concession stand. You don't want to miss it! 1:00 Biggest takeaways from the Gophers scrimmage - Cade Tyson impresses 6:15 Breaking down the Gophers backcourt - No questions here 10:22 Long wings who can shoot but w...

In this episode host Steve Hartman welcomes the first guest on the Splash City Basketball Podcast as his buddy Tate provides his thoughts on the Lynx collapsing (1:28), both on the scoreboard and in keeping their cool. Then they dive into NBA training camps (14:07) to discuss teams with the most pressure. Is it the Timberwolves trying to get over the Western Conference Final hump, or other teams (21:56) including the Thunder looking to repeat? In the East (33:15) is this the year the Knicks g...

Episode 2: New Era for Gophers, Recruiting Buzz & Lynx Legacy 1:31 Niko Medved is the new men's basketball coach at Minnesota 4:43 New look Golden Gophers roster 15:00 Expectations for Medved in year 1 16:26 Local recruiting and transfer portal news 22:15 Look at Big Ten teams Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and more 32:27 Cheryl Reeve's legacy as it stands today 36:35 Show wrap and look ahead to next episode

Welcome to the very first episode of the Splash City Hoops Podcast! Host Steve Hartman takes you to Las Vegas for his debut at the 2025 NBA Summer League to give you a front-row seat on what he witnessed. This episode dives deep into the standout performances from local Minnesota players. Steve also gives a detailed breakdown of the Minnesota Timberwolves' young core. He discusses Terrence Shannon Jr.'s standout performance and readiness for the NBA, the potential and concerns surrounding Rob...