A Trophy Life: The Naismith Trophy Podcast
A podcast dedicated to the stories of the great men and women involved with the Naismith Trophy--the most prestigious individual national honor in amateur basketball! The family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the most outstanding men’s and women’s college and high school basketball players and coaches. Hosted by Emmy-Award winning basketball play-by-play announcer Bob Rathbun.
Episodes
304 episodes
November 23rd, 2025 - Atlanta Hawks Assistant Coach: Ronald Nored
Remember when Butler made those back-to-back runs to the National Championship? The point guard of those great Bulldog teams, Ronald Nored, joins Bob this week. Plus, a recap of some of the week's amazing finishes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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14:11
November 15th, 2025 - Broadcasting Superstar: Glenn Consor
This week, what was it like to be Rick Pitino’s point guard, back when it all began? Find out from Glenn Consor who joins Bob this week on the podcst! He gets us started with the latest news and notes, presented by Jersey Mike's.WANT ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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17:23
November 7th, 2025 - Indy Star's Zach Osterman
The new college basketball season is underway! This week, Zach Osterman of the Indy Star joins Bob to talk about the Hoosiers and the Big Ten! Bob starts us off with the first week's News and Notes! Presented by Jersey Mike's!WANT TO ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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16:02
November 1st, 2025 - Celebrating 300 Episodes with Eric Oberman
It's time to celebrate! This is our 300th episode of A Trophy Life! And who better to join than the President of the Naismith Awards and the Atlanta Tipoff Club: Eric Oberman! He joins Bob this week, presented by Jersey Mike's.WANT TO...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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16:53
October 24th, 2025 - Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb
This week, USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is Bob Rathbun's guest! Plus, the weekly news and notes as college basketball draws ever closer! Presented by Jersey Mike'sWANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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11:29
October 17th, 2025 - Preseason Watchlists with Terrence Oglesby
A Trophy Life welcomes Terrences Oglesby back to the show this week to go over who he is keeping an eye on as the preseason games get underway! We've got that whole conversation and more!Presented by Jersey Mike's!WANT TO SUPPO...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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12:40
October 8th, 2025 - Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys National HS Player of the Year: Darryn Peterson
This week, we feature the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys National High School Player of the Year, current freshman Darryn Peterson! Plus Bob with the week's news and notes.WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a rati...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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12:43
October 6th, 2025 - Texas Women's Head Coach Vic Schaefer
Thanks to everyone who participated in our 14th annual Naismith Awards Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament presented by Jersey Mike’s!Our biggest fundraiser was a huge success! This week, Bob sits down with our featured speaker, Texas...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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10:36
September 27th, 2025 - Auburn Undercover's Jason Caldwell
This week, the latest on the coaching change at Auburn with auburnundercover.com's Jason Caldwell! Plus, the week's news and notes, with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's.WANT TO SUPPOR...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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12:27
September 19th, 2025 - FSU Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff
The 2026 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament is headed to Duluth, GA, and we spoke with FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff about that and her team for this season! Plus, our Silent Action to support the Naismith Awards is now open through ...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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6:53
September 12th, 2025 - 1997 Women's Official of the Year: Dee Kantner
This week, we salute our 2025 Naismith College Officials of the Year! Bryan Kersey is the men’s recipient while the late Rachelle Jones is our women’s award winner. Our 1997 women’s award winner, the great Dee Kantner, joins Bob to honor the me...
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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11:32
September 7th, 2025 - Georgia Tech's Legendary Coach: Bobby Cremins
The passing of Hall of Fame coach George Raveling headlines our news of the week. Georgia Tech’s legendary coach, Bobby Cremins, joins Bob to talk about George and tales from the ACC. Presented by Jersey Mike'sWANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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16:59
August 30th, 2025 - Two-Time Women's College Player of the Year: Brittney Griner
Happy Labor Day! This week, we hear from two-time Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Brittney Griner! Bob leads us off with the weekly news and notes! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a rating...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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4:27
August 23rd, 2025 - Head Coach of the Arizona Wildcats: Tommy Lloyd
This week, we are excited to welcome the Head Coach of the Arizona Wildcats, Tommy Lloyd, to the podcast presented by Jersey Mike's! Bob starts us off with our news and notes, and a spectacular performance from a former Naismith Tro...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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14:38
August 15th, 2025 - New Season Hype with ESPN's & Field of 68's: Terrence Oglesby
This week, a visit with ESPN college basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby! He and Bob start discussing Will Wade's immediate impact on NC State and much more! Presented by Jersey Mike's.WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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15:02
August 9th, 2025 - WNBA Updates and College Talk with Debbie Antonelli
This week, the latest on Caitlin Clark, Juju Watkins and more from Debbie Antonelli with Bob Rathbun, presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever ...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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11:59
August 2nd, 2025 - Fox Sports and FS1: Nick Bahe
This week, join Bob as he welcomes from Fox Sports and FS1 Nick Bahe! Nick is our newest Naismith Awards National Selector, and they discuss Nick's story and get ready for the new season! Presented by Jersey Mike's! W...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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11:01
July 26th, 2025 - Fox Sports Analyst: Matt Muehlebach
This week, Fox Sports college basketball analyst Matt Muehlebach joins Bob to talk Arizona Men's Basketball and all things college hoop! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wh...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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13:15
July 22nd, 2025 - Syracuse Legend: Eric Devendorf
This week, we catch up with Eric Devendorf, talking about his Syracuse career, his ED23 Foundation, and his involvement in The Basketball Tournament with Bob: presented by Jersey Mike's.WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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8:32
July 11th, 2025 - ESPN's Recruiting Director: Paul Biancardi
The basketball world is spinning fast, and we have you covered this week with ESPN's Recruiting Director Paul Biancardi! You won't want to miss this one—Paul tells us who has impressed so far during the summer evaluation period! Bob has the wee...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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15:33
July 2nd, 2025 - Jersey Mike's Rich Hope
This week, Bob with news on 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Women's Player of the Year JuJu Watkins of USC. Later, a conversation with Jersey Mike's CMO, Rich Hope! Happy 4th of July! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Le...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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12:30
June 28th, 2025 - ACC Coordinator of Men's Officiating: Bryan Kersey
This week, we salute our Naismith NBA draftees! Then, Bob chats officiating with the ACC coordinator of men's officiating, Bryan Kersey! Presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE?Leave a rating and revi...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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17:21
June 20th, 2025 - Giving back to the Game: SVP and GM of MOLECULE: Kevin Blossom
Summer is here, and that means we are one season closer to a new season of college hoops! This week, Bob highlights the key matchups for the ACC/SEC challenge for both the men and the women. Later, he welcomes Kevin Blossom, SVP and GM, Retail ...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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10:43
June 10th, 2025 - Naismith DPOY: Ryan Kalkbrenner
This week, Bob chats with our 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, presented by MOLECULE --Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner! He's one of the Creighton's and Big East's all-time greats! Plus, our weekly news and notes! WANT TO ...
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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10:47