AU Hoop Talk Archive

Federal News Radio is the proud host of the American University Hoop Talk radio show featuring head men’s basketball coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker and host Dan Laing. Join the show each week as they discuss the team and its season with their special guests.

Find current episodes of the program from the 2014-2015 season on the AU page of our website. Shows from previous years can be found below.

2013 – 2014 AU Hoop Talk Show Archive

March 29, 2014 – Host Dan Laing is joined by Coach Mike Brennan and Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker to wrap up AU’s amazing season, which ended with a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Brennan discusses the season that was, the Tournament experience, and what’s ahead for the Eagles in the 2014-2015 season.

March 15, 2014 – Host Dan Laing is joined by Coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker, and AU Point Guard Darius “PeeWee” Gardner to discuss AU’s trip to the NCAA Tournament for only the third time in school history.

March 8, 2014 – Host Dan Laing is joined by Coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker, and their special guest, Patrick Stevens, who covers college basketball, football and lacrosse. Find him on Twitter @D1Scourse. The crew discusses AU’s win against Colgate, it’s upcoming Patriot League Championship game against Holy Cross, and the accolades AU has racked up this season including Patriot League Coach of the Year for Mike Brennan and Defensive Player of the Year for Tony Wroblicky.

March 1, 2014 – Host Dan Laing, Coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker, and special guest Ben Standig of Comcast SportsNet discuss the team’s 13-4 Patriot League record and its final game of the regular season against Bucknell.

February 22, 2014 – Host Dan Laing and Coach Mike Brennan discuss the team’s upcoming game against Army, its recent loss to Boston University, and what senior Tony Wroblicky means to the team.

February 15, 2014 – Host Dan Laing, Coach Mike Brennan, and AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker discuss the team’s win against Lehigh and its upcoming game against Lafayette.

February 8, 2014 – Guest: Comcast SportsNet’s Rob Carlin joins Coach Mike Brennan, Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker, and Host Dan Laing to discuss the team’s success in Coach Brennan’s first season. Also discussed – the team’s recent loss to Loyola and a preview of the game against Colgate.

February 1, 2014 – Guest: Jordan Nichols, AU Class of 2009, joins Coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Billy Walker and Host Dan Laing to discuss the team’s successful season and look ahead to the game against Holy Cross.

January 25, 2014 – Coach Mike Brennan and Host Dan Laing discuss AU’s 8-game winning streak and the team’s 30-point win over Boston University. They also look ahead to the game against Army.

January 18, 2014 – Guest: Pete Carril, former men’s basketball coach at Princeton University, joins Coach Mike Brennan (Princeton alum) and Host Dan Laing. Carril is a member of both the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

January 11, 2014 – Coach Mike Brennan and Host Dan Laing discuss AU’s season so far and look forward to the game against Colgate.

January 5, 2014 – Guest: Darius “PeeWee” Gardner, a red-shirt junior on the AU men’s basketball team, joins Coach Mike Brennan and host Dan Laing to discuss the team’s win over Bucknell.

December 28, 2013 – Guest: Host Dan Laing and Coach Mike Brennan discuss team’s upcoming games against St. Mary’s and San Francisco.

December 14, 2013 – Guest: Host Dan Laing and Coach Mike Brennan are joined by Brian Gilmore, former AU basketball player (Class of 2009), now a graduate assistant at Old Dominion working under former AU Coach Jeff Jones. Coach Brennan also discusses the team’s upcoming games against St. Mary’s and San Francisco.

December 7, 2013 – Guests: Host Dan Laing, Head Coach Mike Brennan, and Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker are joined by AU players John Schoof and Tony Wroblicky to talk about the team’s first few games of the season.

November 30, 2013 – Guests: Host Dan Laing is joined by Coach Mike Brennan and AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker to discuss Tuesday’s loss to Columbia, team leadership and this Nov. 30 game at St. Francis.

November 23, 2013 – Guests: Host Dan Laing is joined by Coach Mike Brennan and AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker to discuss the team’s recent game against Ohio State and the upcoming game against Mt. St. Mary’s.

November 16, 2013 – Guests: Coach Mike Brennan and Host Dan Laing are joined by former University of Maryland Men’s Basketball Head Coach Gary Williams. Coach Brennan and Dan Laing also discuss AU’s first win of the 2013- 2014 season.

November 9, 2013 – Guests: Host Dan Laing discusses AU’s season opener against George Mason with Head Coach Mike Brennan, AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker and David Aldridge, AU Alum and NBA commentator for TNT (Class of 1987).

November 2, 2013 – Guests: Dan Laing discusses the upcoming season with Coach Mike Brennan and AU Athletics Director Dr. Billy Walker.

Jeff Jones Show Archive

March 6, 2013 – Guest: Dr. William (Billy) Walker, American University’s new Athletics Director

March 2, 2013 – Guest: Gordon Austin, Class of 1983, Stafford H. “PoP” Cassell Hall of Famer (inducted 2001)

February 23, 2013 – Guest: Charles Hinkle, Class of 2012

February 16, 2013 – Guest: Bob Socci, CBS Sports Network

February 9, 2013 – Guest: Brian Gilgeous, Class of ’93, Stafford H. “Pop” Cassell Hall of Famer

February 2, 2013 – Guest: Wilbur Thomas, Class of ’75, Stafford H. “Pop” Cassell Hall of Famer

January 26, 2013 – Coach Jones discusses the win over Navy and the game against Army.

January 19, 2013 – Guest: David Aldridge, NBA commentator for TNT (AU Class of 1987)

January 12, 2013 – Coach Jones discusses the upcoming game against Colgate.

January 5, 2013 – Guest: Bryce Simon, former AU basketball player (Class of 2009). Current: Head Coach, Girls Varsity Basketball, Syracuse High School

December 22, 2012 – Guest: Demek Adams, AU Class of 2003 (point guard)

December 15, 2012 – Guest: Ron Vogel, owner, Booeymonger (AU Class of 1972)

December 8, 2012 – Guest: Joe Beninati, Comcast Sportsnet and Washington Capitals TV play-by-play voice

November 30, 2012 – Guests: Glenn Consor, Wizards color analyst, and AU Athletic Director Keith Gill

November 24, 2012 – Guest: Keith Gill, athletic director, American University

November 17, 2012 – Guest: Dave Feldman, anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, and former Fox 5 sports director

March 3, 2012 – Patriot League Tournament Preview

February 25, 2012 – Guest: Chuck Todd, NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent

February 18, 2012 – Guest: Matt Corkery, head coach, AU women’s basketball

February 11, 2012 – Guest: Steve Goff, sports writer, Washington Post and AU alum

February 4, 2012 – Guest: Bram Weinstein, ESPN anchor

January 28, 2012 – Guests: NBC4’s Dan Hellie and Rick Kell, Troops First Foundation

January 21, 2012 – Guests: J Rollins, Samaritan’s Feet, and John Feinstein, author and Washington Post contributor

January 14, 2012 – Guest: Gary Williams, former men’s basketball head coach at the University of Maryland and American University

January 7, 2012 – Guests: Steve Jennings, head coach, AU field hockey, and Bob Socci, CBS College Sports Network

December 17, 2011 – Guest: Michael Wilbon, co-host, Pardon the Interruption

December 10, 2011 – Guest: Dave Feldman, sports director, FOX 5

December 4, 2011 – Guest: Jim Lynam, former AU and St. Joe’s coach

November 26, 2011 – Guest: Phil Chenier, TV analyst, Washington Wizards. (Chenier and Steve Buckhantz are calling six AU games this season on Comcast SportsNet.)

November 19, 2011 – Guest: Steve Buckhantz, play-by-play announcer, Washington Wizards

November 12, 2011 – Guest: Betsy Fischer, executive producer, Meet the Press (AU Class of 1992)

October 16, 2011 Show – Guest: David Aldridge, NBA commentator for TNT (AU Class of 1987)

December 18, 2010 Show – Guest: Michael Wilbon, co-host, Pardon the Interruption

More archives from past years can be found at AUEagles.com.

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