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The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast

Maine Basketball Rankings

A podcast about all things related to Maine high school basketball. Hosted by Lucas McNelly, the basketball data nerd behind MaineBasketballRankings.com

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01:17:57

From Screenwriter to Sportswriter (with Erik Atwell)

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Erik Atwell used to be a screenwriter, but now he's a sportswriter, covering GSA for the Penobscot Bay Press. We talk about his path from Hollywood to Blue Hill, his novel, getting thrown into the fire of soccer playoffs, and his quest to make it to the Cross Center. Buy Erik's novel! https://a.co/d/7a7qOYN

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01:41:36

Bingo! Cooper's Commercial, the Celtics Sale, and Mr....

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/03/24

The Celtics might have a new owner, so resident C's expert Jon Duke joins me to talk about the potential new owner. Plus, we discuss the impact of Cooper's tourney run and his Bingo commercial, take an early look at the Mr. Basketball race for 2026, and so much more.

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01:00:22

Previewing the Madness (with Adam Robinson)

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/03/20

March Madness is here and Adam Robinson joins me to go over the brackets, including how far we think Duke can go, whether or not Carolina should be dancing, how much Gonzaga got screwed, our Final Four picks, and more!

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01:00:05

Getting Oh So Close (with Biddeford Coach Jeannine...

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2025/03/14

The Biddeford Girls lost the Gold Ball in heartbreaking fashion to Caribou, but the future is bright for a program that leaned heavily on sophomores and freshmen on the way to the first Regional Title in school history. Head Coach Jeannine Paradis joined me to talk about the devastation of the loss, rebuilding another program, getting kids to focus on things they can control, and whether or not she's allowed inside the borders of Newcastle.

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01:33:01

Champions Week with St. Dom's Coach Josh LaPrell

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/03/05

It's Champions Week with St. Dom's coach Josh LaPrell! Learn how he inherited a team with no summer basketball and no JV team and turned it into a State Champion.

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01:53:49

Reviewing the Regionals (with Jay Baines)

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2025/02/25

Before the tourney started, Jay Baines joined me to pick a Cinderella in each region so I thought it would be fun to see how we did. Jay came up with a scoring system for our picks and we picked winners for all the State Games.

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02:13:18

Let's Pick a Cinderella! (with Jay Baines)

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/02/11

The tournament is fast approaching and that means it's time to pick against the favorite see who might surprise everyone on their way to a Regional Title. This year, Jay Baines joined me to double the predictions.

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01:06:16

The 50th Anniversary of Foxcroft's Gold Ball (with...

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2025/02/06

It's the 50th Anniversary of Foxcroft Academy's sole Gold Ball, a championship covered by a young sports reporter who was discovered in the grocery store, of all places. 50 years later, Dave Albee has written the definitive book on the subject. He joins me to talk about the process behind his book and share stories from that by-gone era. Pre-order on Amazon.

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00:36:35

The Parents Have Lost It

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/02/03

This week we had not 1, not 2, but 3 incidents of fans getting ejected from games, which is awful. What are we even doing? And how do we stop it?

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00:33:25

Wiscasset Fires Their Coach For...Reasons?

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Just two weeks after snapping a 122-game losing streak, Wiscasset fired their girls basketball coach in a bizarre move. Then, the results of a Mr. & Miss Basketball straw poll and an update of the top 10.

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00:42:48

Windham/Falmouth, Highlights from the Week, and...

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2025/01/20

This week, the Windham/Falmouth game was a classic, I go into reclassification a little, summarize some highlights from the week, and update the power rankings!

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00:29:43

The Lincoln Academy/Spruce Mountain Ending

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Some said the Lincoln Academy/Spruce Mountain boys game wasn't a good fit for Game of the Day, but they were wrong. Lincoln won on a jumper by EJ Hunt with 0.7 seconds left, but there was controversy. I dig into that, celebrate the Wiscasset girls' historic win, and go over the new Top 10 in the Power Rankings.

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01:21:10

Inside the First Month as a Coach (with Adam Robinson)

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2025/01/11

This season, Adam Robinson made the lucrative move from sports reporter to JV basketball coach at St. Dom's. We talk about that, the things he learned, the surprising things about the first month, and which chairs make for the best Bobby Knight moments. Plus: can we stop fighting in the stands? What are we doing?

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00:36:58

A Football Play in a Basketball Game and The Tourney...

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2025/01/06

The Tourney Odds are one of the most popular features on the site and they're back! Find out if your team is IN, OUT, or has work to do. Also, let's take a look at the football play in the Camden/Medomak game, the updated top 10, and more.

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00:29:29

Are Dunk Technicals Back? Can They Not?

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2024/12/30

This week Windham beat Cheverus in a thriller in front of a packed house. On Saturday, Oxford Hills blew out Brunswick, but the Dragons were missing 4 starters. But the big story Saturday was the two dunk technicals, both of which were pretty soft. It's not a great look. Then, I go over the top 10 boys and girls teams in the Power Rankings. This episode was recorded with Streamyard. Click here to try it out.

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00:19:54

EXCLUSIVE: The 2025-26 Reclassification Plan

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2024/12/19

I've got your first look at the reclassification plan for the next two seasons. Every two years we go through this whole cloak-and-dagger thing where I'm getting what seems like state secrets sent to me anonymously and I've got to try and verify it and that's an adventure and there's hand-written notes and it's a whole thing. And every two years I make the joke that the MPA could just send it to me directly, since I'm going to get it anyway. This year, they just sent it to me.

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00:27:52

Fight! Fight! Fight!

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2024/12/16

The Easton fans got rowdy during their blowout win over Ashland and then they wanted people to pretend it didn't happen, which is never a good thing. Plus, we're a week into the season, so it's time to start looking at the power rankings.

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02:06:36

Scheduling Chaos with Jay Baines

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Jay Baines wears a lot of hats in the high school basketball world--from making everyone's favorite brackets to leading the Old Town band--and everything in-between. We planned on talking about scheduling, but it quickly went off the rails to include...everything. This is a really fun conversation, featuring a section on which team would have the best City Connect jerseys. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mainebasketballrankings/support

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00:44:22

The 2024-25 Wins Draft

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2024/12/04

To preview the season, Adam Robinson, Tyler Krusz, and Mike Mandell joined me to draft teams based on how many games we think they might win. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mainebasketballrankings/support

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00:56:12

Windham Has a Title to Defend...or Do They? (with...

The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast ·

2024/11/28

All the way back in March, Windham won their first Gold Ball and now they've got a title to defend, but Windham coach Chad Pulkkinen argues that it isn't a title defense with a different roster. We discuss that, the natural Joe Mazzulla vibes of it, playing in the UK, the AA landscape, why we need shot clocks, and so much more! Subscribe with our Black Friday sale: https://www.mainebasketballrankings.com/black-friday-2024 ------------------------- 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up

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