Welcome back to The Starting 5 Podcast Presented By Town & Country FCU. S3EP4: Semesters End Maine College Round Up: Highlighting Maine programs and athletes in college. YSCC NAC NESCAC Conference of New England, UMaine Updates Maine Celtics Minute The Starting 5: (begins 21:00) Game of the Week brought to you by CMCC Boys headlines Girls headlines…

S2E3 Presented by Katahdin Trust Company: Community Banking At Its Best! Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael get you all caught up on the week that was and dive into some of the bigger games and performances from opening week. Biggest takeaway from week 1? Nobody panic just yet, it's early!!! We break it all down on Northbound Katahdin Trust Company Link…

Welcome back to The Starting 5 Podcast Presented By Town & Country FCU. In this episode, we're diving into some of the top stories from the first few weeks of the college sports season. We'll also be hearing from some of the athletes themselves about their early impressions of the year. Here's what we have in store for you: Maine College Roundup: T…

S2E2 Presented by Katahdin Trust Company: Community Banking At Its Best! Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael get you all caught up on the week that was and dive into some of the bigger games from opening weekend including The Battle of the Forts (Fort Fairfield/Fort Kent), The Battle of the Aroostooks (Central/Southern) and all the other action from a hu…

EP2S3 Presented by Town & Country: Opening Week! Maine College Round Up: JP Estrella injury Bates Bobcats NAC Costello Cup UMaine Updates The Starting 5: South Portland preseason tournament Underclassmen to watch? (Girls & Boys) Who is going undefeated and why? (just one team) Who can repeat as regional champs? (Girls & boys) Opening week games to …

Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael are back for Season 2 of Northbound Sponsored by Katahdin Trust Company bringing hoops coverage to the north. In episode 1 they go over offseason movement, players you should know and break down North A, B, C & D Boys and Girls.

EP1: For Pat Moody We wanted to dedicate this episode to the Windham community, moody family and in loving memory of Pat Moody, his love of the game was infectious. Intro: Windham Eagles College Roundup: - CMCC Women off to a hot start. - Monks, men & women have high hopes in GNAC. - UMaine Men & Women updates. Starting 5: - Summer Recap - Girls pr…

With no such thing as the offseason when it comes to Maine Hoops, Matt Mackenzie and Trophy Mode join the podcast to recap Summer Slam 2024 and the super successful Results Basketball Select Series & Next Up Camps.

Fresh off a Sweet 16 run with Notre Dame, 2018 Maine Miss Basketball Anna DeWolfe joins OT Sessions

Today's episode features the 2021 Mr. Maine Basketball winner and Gatorade Player of the Year Cash McClure, Cash has taken his talents to Bentley University where he is now a sophomore.

Colgate guard and York Maines very own Brady Cummins joins Taylor Mannix on episode 1 of OT Sessions fresh off an NCAA Tournament appearance and a sophomore season that saw him start 18 of 30 games for the Raiders and earn a spot on the Patriot League All Tournament Team.

Taylor Mannix is joined by Maine Basketball Hall Of Famer and former UMaine, Michigan State and Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie to talk all things Maine basketball. We get her initial reaction to the Maine/Ohio State outcome, talk former Maine players Amy Vachon and Kelly Flagg, the growth of Maine basketball and much more on this episode of Big…

The 2024 NCAAW Tournament has more Maine connections than ever. Big Time Hoops College Basketball Insider Emily Esposito joins the pod to talk the explosion of popularity in the women's tournament, discuss former teammate Mackenzie Holmes and IUs Final Four chances, talk about the great Anna DeWolfe and the kind of run The Fighting Irish could make…

EP12: Season Wrap The Starting 5 Podcast brought to you by Big Time Hoops and presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: CMCC Mustangs Women’s basketball gets close to another National Championship. UMaine Women's Basketball wins America East. Brady Cummins lifts Colgate to the NCAA Tournament. Mainers in March Madness. Starting 5: Fa…

EP11: Championship Weekend. The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: Mr/Miss Maine Basketball Finalists announced State Finals Trivia Starting 5: State Finals Edition Class B Class AA Class A Class C Class D Special Guesst: Greg Levinsky, Tom Bard and Steve Carmichael…

Tom and Steve break down all the Northern Region champs after an action packed Northern Maine Tournament week.

Team Captains Chance Mercier, Zach McLaughlin, Addisen Sulikowski and Hayden Madore draft their starters for the 2024 B/T Hoops All Star Game

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: NAC Playoff Updates Mens: East #1 Husson 74, East #2 UMaine-Farmington 68 (OT) Womens: East #1 Maine Maritime Academy 67, East #2 Husson University 61 (OT) NESCAC Playoff Updates (Bowdoin & Bates women advance to Semi-Final) Anne Simon and Adrianna Smith both scored …

Tom and Steve break down the boys and girls brackets for all Classes in the North on this weeks episode of Northbound

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: NAC Playoff seeding set on the men's side. NAC Playoff seeding set on the women’s side. The Bowdoin Polar Bears are the top seed in the 2024 NESCAC Women’s Basketball Championship. Mackenize Holmes of Gorham became Indiana’s all-time leading scorer on Sunday. UMaine’…

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: 1. Saint Joseph's College (Kolbyn Dunphe and Grace Ramsdell) 2. Simon McCormick named Maine Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week in NESCAC. 3. Playoff time is here! The action starts with preliminary games at higher seeds on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then shifts t…

Tom and Steve look ahead to the final week of the regular season, breakdown the top of A Boys, highlight the Fort Kent girls big win over Caribou, show the Katahdin boys some love, start looking at the Mr. Basketball race and Ellsworths Chance Mercier joins the show to close out the episode.

Intro: What we’ve been up to. Jason Reynolds earned North Atlantic Conference ROTW honors for UMF to end January. Former Bangor Rams Standout Abbie Quinn finding a role at Bowdoin. Bowdoin/Bates women's basketball dominating NESCAC. Starting 5: AA North & South Headlines. (South Portland girls rolling while Oxford Hills boys turn heads) 1K Club Who…

Tom and Steve look back at another hectic week as three undefeated teams take their first loss, Class B boys gets more unpredictable than expected, Calais boys are shown some respect and everything else in between on this weeks episode of Northbound.

Tom and Steve are joined by TrophyMode to pick their contenders and pretenders in Boys North along with recapping the week that was on this weeks episode of Northbound

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: St Joseph’s College Monks boys/girls filled with local talent. Cash McClure blossoming this season at Bentley Chris Taylor back in Maine last weekend. (General Manager of Indiana Mad Ants) Starting 5: AA North & South headlines. Congestion in Class C South boys. Bigg…

Tom and Steve take a look at some of the bigger wins from the past week, try to make sense of Class B boys, look at any potential road blocks for the Southern Aroostook girls, break down the contenders and pretenders for girls Class A-D and are joined at the end by Ellsworth girls head coach Andy Pooler.…

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: UMaine Women/Men start conference play. Nick Fiorillo thriving at UVM. Anna DeWolfe getting big Minutes at ND. Zach McLaughlin gets 1K. Starting 5: The Maine Event. AA North & South Headlines. Oceanside boys’ and girls’ Most Competitive region? (Girls & Boys) Souther…

Tom Bard & Steve Carmichael look back at a hectic first week of 2024, recap their experiences at the Maine Event, try to make sense of Class C girls, look for any potential challengers to Southern Aroostook in Class D and more in this weeks episode of Northbound The Podcast.

The Starting 5 Podcast is presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Intro: Christmas! Holiday Hoops at the Expo and Augusta Civic Center. Starting 5: AA North & South. Class A South (Falmouth boys on the rise) Class C South. Abi & Taylors Top Five Christmas movies. Southern Maine Stock Market: Scarborough girls’ Oceanside boys’ Ashton Lecle…

Tom and Steve recap week 1 action from the North, highlight some teams that made a great first impression and are joined at the end of the show by Caribou Vikings head coach Kyle Corrigan on an all new episode of Northbound.

Starting 5 1. AA Headlines 2. Class B South 3. Thornton Academy boys/girls 4. Best First Impression? 5. Southern Maine Stock Market (Who is up?) 6. Bonus Interview with Thornton Academy’s Emma Lizotte

Intro Discussion: Manny's Mistakes. (Edey not Endey, Cmonnnn Mannix!) Recap Thursday Night (Indiana vs UMaine) Lizzy Gruber, Brock Flagg and Brady Saunders at the next level. Starting 5: New rules in High School Basketball this season. What team has the best chance at repeating or returning to the State Championship? Teams to Watch In the South. Op…

Tom and Steve kick off the new show with a season preview for the North. They get you caught up on some offseason storylines you may have missed (5:05), break down the boys side of things in the North for Classes B, C, and D (14:26) take a look at the girls side for Classes B, C & D (27:05), give you some players that you need to know heading into …

Intro: JP getting minutes at Tennessee Ashland Girls Basketball Preseason Action that Abi Watched Starting 5 1. Preseason Survey Discussion girls/boys. 2. Girls/Boys we were surprised didn't get more love from peers. 3. A North Coaches Poll, first year coaches in A North. 4. Student Athletes who made commitments over the summer. 5. Mack returns to …

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg put a bow on the 2022-23 season recapping some of the headlines from the last month and are joined by B/T Hoops Tom Bard to close out the season with a little fun.

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg close out the 2022-23 season recapping the state championships, hand out their all tournament teams, do their way to early 2024 predictions, look back at the McDonalds and Big Time Hoops All Star Weekends, give us their last Power Rankings and are joined by Brock Bradford of Brewer …

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg break down the state final matchups ahead of this weekends Championship games. Gorhams Elizabeth Willette and South Portlands Jaelen Jackson also swing by to give some insight before their State Championship games.

Team captains Lizzy Gruber and Sierra Carson pick their starting 5 for next months All Star Game

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg look at an incredible opening round of boys and girls quarterfinal playoff action and look ahead to some of the next rounds most interesting matchups on the latest episode of The Starting 5 Podcast

Thornton Academy's Will Davies and Brewer's Brady Saunders pick their starting 5 for the B/T Hoops All Star Game

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg take a look at the last week of the regular season and look ahead to Tourney Time 2023.

Presented by WHOU Live - Taylor and Greg breakdown the boys and girls Class AA brackets

Presented by WHOU Live - Taylor and Greg are joined by WHOUs Steve Carmichael as they break down Class B/C/D boys and girls.

Presented by WHOU Live - Taylor and Greg and joined by Big Time Hoops own Brady King to breakdown the boys and girls brackets in a super competitive Class A.

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg breakdown the Cheverus recent run of huge wins and their position in Class AA North, look back at the marathon between Greely and Fryburg that went into 8 overtimes, discuss Brewers first loss to Skowhegan, Class C chaos, and close out with their top 8 Mr. and Miss basketball conten…

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg look at the incredible season Mackenzie Holmes is having for the Indiana Hoosiers, dive into Class A boys and the seasons Brewer and Falmouth are having, breakdown AA Girls, try to make sense of the chaos in AA Boys North, and finally the best sibling duos in the state.…

Presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union - Taylor and Greg ask can anyone beat the NYA girls, recap Izzy Allen and Chance Mercier getting their 1,000 points respectively halfway through their junior seasons, PVHS girls avenge their only loss this season with a big win over Dexter, look at the Forest Hills boys being the favorite in D South,…

After a 16 year career playing professionally in some of the biggest leagues around the world, Portlands Nik Caner-Medley is calling it career. We've got the exclusive sit down interview with Nik, former teammates, coaches and friends on this weeks episode of Big Time Hoops The Podcast.

Fresh off a state championship and in the midst of a huge spring AAU season, South Portlands JP Estrella joins the podcast to talk it all on this weeks episode of Big Time Hoops The Podcast