The Sleepers Podcast
Basketball, bets and banter from two super fans. Join The Sleepers (Carter Elliott and Greg Waddell) and their guests as they enjoy the highs and lows of their everyday lives as hoops maniacs.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 633
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Best bets, best teams, best villains on the best college basketball podcast | Sleepers Pod 9-27-23
On today's episode (9-27-23), the guys discuss:
- the first betting odds for Big Ten champion revealed
- who is the best team in the last 15 years of Big Ten basketball?
- our pick for the best villain …
We got our Guy, practice tapes, and finding college basketball's Puka Nacua | Sleepers Pod 9-26-23
On today's episode (9-26-23), the guys discuss:
- the first edition of Guy's guys: the 10 best glue guys in CBB
- Tom Izzo wants to play 11 players
- Big Ten's out of nowhere breakout all-stars
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Petty coaches, QB controversy and trying not to crash and burn | Sleepers Pod 9-25-23
On today's episode (9-25-23), the guys discuss:
- petty college football coaches having a moment
- Katin Houser vs. Noah Kim
- could any Top 4 team in college basketball fail like UNC did?
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A new guest joins the show and brings the chaos | Sleepers Pod 9-22-23
On today's episode (9-22-23), the guys are joined by ThatBoyDHill to discuss:
- are the MSU coaching candidates the names a poverty program would target?
- a Lions vibes check-in
- a new Greg vs. Carter…
Secrets, parity, and Finding the Frauds | Sleepers Pod 9-21-23
On today's episode (9-21-23), the guys discuss:
- secrets
- if it's really Duke and Kansas vs. The Field
- Jalil Bethea's commitment
- College Football Week 4 Preview
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Schedules are out, a chaotic transfer team, and the inaugural word of the day | Sleepers Pod 9-20-23
On today's episode (9-20-23), the guys discuss:
- the best duo in college basketball
- Big Ten schedule release
- An all-Transferred out of the Big Ten-team
- Carter's word of the day
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Big Ten Building Blocks, a 5-star recruit nears commitment and ROW THE BOAT | Sleepers Pod 9-19-23
On today's episode (9-19-23), the guys discuss:
- Liam McNeeley's potential commitment
- Michigan State coach candidates and PJ Fleck
- Picking one Big Ten player to build around
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It was a no-good, very-bad football weekend, plus more surprising coach news | Sleepers Pod 9-18-23
On today's episode (9-18-23), the guys discuss:
- the no good, very bad football weekend
- Juwan Howard's surprising surgery news
- DK's Top Big Ten Bigs List
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Backcourts, Busts and Babies | Sleepers Pod 9-15-23
On today's episode (9-15-23), the guys are joined by Riley Davis from Heat Check to discuss:
- the biggest team busts from each conference
- The Almanac's Top 20 Backcourts
- Michigan State vs. Washingt…
Players' moms are after us again, plus a Zed Key debate | Sleepers Pod 9-14-23
On today's episode (9-14-23), the guys discuss:
- If we were too harsh on Elliott Cadeau
- Inside The Hall and UMHoops' Top 25 Players List, part 2 (6-15)
- Why the hell is Braden Smith not on here
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Fans are too high on their own team's players, ski masks and Final Four bets | Sleepers Pod 9-13-23
On today's episode (9-13-23), the guys discuss:
- fans being too high on their own team's players
- CJ Gardner-Johnson's ski mask desire
- who Michigan State football's next Head Coach will be?
- The mos…
Lists, Mel Tucker's statement and the mess that is Big Ten West football | Sleepers Pod 9-12-23
On today's episode (9-12-23), the guys discuss:
- Mel Tucker's statement denying the allegations
- Reacting to UMHoops & Inside The Hall's Top 25 Players List
- On3's Top 10 College Basketball Programs …
Is the grocery pickup industry in a healthy place? Oh and the horrible news | Sleepers Pod 9-11-23
On today's episode (9-11-23), the guys discuss:
- Mel Tucker's suspension and sexual harassment allegations
- Team USA's failure and LeBron the savior
- The new NIT-alternative
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Victory Friday as Riley Davis Tries to Jump on the Lions Bandwagon | Sleepers Pod 9-8-23
On today's episode (9-8-23), the guys are joined by Heat Check's Riley Davis to discuss:
- the Detroit Lions
- drafting an ACC team
- the best wing duos in the country
- a Riley Davis birthday rap
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It's a Carter Elliott Takeover, and we address Clickbait-Gate (while actually talking about Illinois today) | Sleepers Pod 9-7-23
On today's episode (9-7-23), the guys discuss:
- Greg's mom
- surprise Final Four teams
- Official All-American picks
- Lions vs. Chiefs on Thursday Night Football
- addressing Clickbait-Gate and actually…
Bill Self is back-dooring, Calipari may get screwed and Michigan is dramatic | Sleepers Pod 9-5-23
On today's episode (9-5-23), the guys discuss:
- Bill Self's pursuit of Dylan Harper
- if Kentucky's star center will show up (ADMISSIONS!!)
- Michigan quarterback drama
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Nepotism, high-stakes vs. high-level, and did Carter's parents do a good job? | Sleepers Pod 9-6-23
On today's episode (9-6-23), the guys discuss:
- their Final Four picks for next season
- Jase Richardson, and nepotism
- the most slept-on Big Ten players
- if Carter's parents did a good job raising hi…
Stars keep transferring from our teams, plus the Big Ten trade machine | Sleepers Pod 9-4-23
On today's episode (9-4-23), the guys discuss:
- Keon Coleman's superstar turn
- the Deion Sanders experience
- Big Ten basketball trades
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We're going on vacation, plus our favorite players ever | Sleepers Pod 8-30-23
On today's episode (8-30-23), the guys discuss:
- why Charlie Conway wasn't the real talent on the Mighty Ducks
- the upcoming vacation and where to find our live shows
- Coleman Hawkins wants to play f…
Rutgers strikes again, hypotheticals and we aren't better than anyone else | Sleepers Pod 8-29-23
On today's episode (8-29-23), the guys discuss:
- do we act like we're better than everyone else?
- Rutgers' recruiting momentum
- the worst NBA player that could win NPOY right now
- would an All-B1G te…