# Jon Rothstein

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Jon Rothstein's 2026-27 Preseason All-Americans

The 2026-27 college basketball season is days away. Jon Rothstein reveals his first, second and third team All-Americans for the year. Who does Jon think will be the best of the best?(0:00) Intro + Jon’s Preseason All-Americans(4:10) First Team All-Americans(11:10) Second Team All-Americans(19:40) …

Jon Rothstein's Top 45 Teams in College Basketball

Jon Rothstein reveals his Top 45 teams heading into the 2026-2027 college basketball season.

Jon Rothstein on Arkansas Basketball (10/30/26 Hour 3)

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports joins Chuck and Bo to share his insight on the college basketball landscape and break down what he sees in this year’s Arkansas team.

Jon Rothstein's final college basketball season preview

The 2026-27 college basketball season is HERE! Jon Rothstein breaks down the biggest storylines entering opening week, including why Florida and Duke look like the top two teams in the country, how close UConn is to joining that conversation, and why player eligibility could shape the entire season…

College Basketball Opening Night Preview: UCLA, Purdue, FSU, Arizona, BYU, Miami & More | The Assist Ep. 27

In this episode, Jon Rothstein joins Kyle Tucker to break down the biggest opening-week games, dig into the legal court injunctions creating roster chaos across the country, share the organic origin stories behind famous catchphrases like "This is March" and "We Sleep in May", and evaluate national…

Opening Day REACTIONS: UCLA’s statement victory, Florida rolls past Miami & best Monday performances

Jon Rothstein reacts to the first 24 hours of the college basketball season from UCLA's statement victory over Arizona to individual performances like Tommy Haugh and Rob Wright III. All that and plenty more from the beginning of the college basketball season.(0:00) Intro + the season has begun!(1:…

Jon Rothstein previews the Champions Classic + UConn’s guards & Virginia can challenge Duke in ACC

Jon Rothstein is back to recap the weekend in college hoops. UConn's backcourt is a force to be reckoned with and Virginia made a big-time statement against Arkansas. Jon also dives into Tuesday's Champions Classic, answers questions from social media and gives you a handful of things to monitor fr…

Tom Izzo previews Michigan State’s HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT against Duke at the Champions Classic

Jon Rothstein sits down with Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo to talk Jeremy Fears, the first two games of the season and Tuesday's dance with Duke in the Champions Classic. (0:00) Intro + Tom Izzo joins the show (0:25) Mateen Cleaves’ progression at Michigan State (3:30) How is Jeremy Fears “bri…

TCU closes in on Robbie Avila, Michigan's best game of the season + Kentucky, Arkansas TAKEAWAYS

Brunch and Basketball this Saturday? Jon Rothstein is BACK with some breaking news around TCU and Robbie Avila, a look at Michigan's game against Marquette and more before looking ahead to the weekend's lineup of games.

Houston's Kelvin Sampson is enjoying the chase of making it back to the Final Four

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson joins Jon Rothstein to talk about the start of this season for Houston, the difference between this year's team and last year's team, and what he's looking forward to about the Players Era 8. They also dive into his excitement around playing at Madison Square Garde…