Published by Ryan Hammer
BlueBlooded is a college basketball show hosted by Ryan Hammer with a modern perspective on the game. You will see analysis, interviews, games & much more covering all levels of college hoops - from mid major to blue blood & everything in between.
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Been a while... but we are BACK with a new studio (that is still being worked on) to talk through all of the major recent updates in college basketball this offseason. 0:00 Intro 4:46 Dusty May to Mavs 12:36 Gonzaga Point Guard??? 16:00 5th Year Eligiblity??? 23:30 Marcus Spears to Texas 28:06 17 Year Olds in CBB 33:00 Wooden Award Favorites 42:33 Q&A
25 min
Ryan ranks his top 60 prospects in this 2026 NBA Draft Class one last time with the draft starting on Tuesday night! 0:00 Intro 1:04 Top 4 1:58 AJ Dybantsa 4:45 Darius Acuff 6:06 Aday Mara 7:41 Labaron Philon 10:24 Kingston Flemings 13:30 Brayden Burries 13:51 Mikel Brown Jr 14:45 Hannes Steinbach 16:47 Keaton Wagler 18:33 Morez & Yaxel 19:29 Christian Anderson 21:31 16-30 23:23 31-60
44 min
One week away from the NBA Draft, Ryan does a FULL 2 round 60 pick mock draft of what draft night might look like. 0:00 Intro 1:49 1st Round 27:30 2nd Round
58 min
Usually a college basketball podcast, Ryan & Adam tap in to their 20-30 years of soccer experience as players & fans to give you a preview of the entire FIFA WORLD CUP taking place in the United States for the next month. Doing this for all levels of soccer fan - the basketball fan that is always here that wants to learn all the way up to the fellow sicko footy fans locked in for predictions. 0:00 Intro 5:00 Messi & Ronaldo Last World Cup 10:10 USA TEAM PREVIEW 21:38 Dark Horses 33:40 Full Brackets & Predictions 45:14 Player Award Predictions 53:32 Q&A
54 min
After the NBA Draft Withdrawal Deadline, Ryan gives his early take on a top 10 teams for next season in College Basketball. Also get into Milan Momcilovic recruiting + Tounde Yessoufou committing to St. John's ffor $7.5M!!!!! 0:00 Intro 3:32 Tounde Yessoufou to St. John's 8:36 Milan Momcilovic 12:23 Knicks vs Spurs 16:46 Top 10 Teams in CBB 47:08 Q&A
1 hr 52 min
The 2026 NBA Draft is one of the most loaded guard drafts ever. LeagueHim Founder Jacob Myers comes on the show to analyze the group + interviews with 3 of those guards - Kingston Flemings, Labaron Philon & Christian Anderson. Ryan also talks through Florida getting Rueben Chinyelu back + the new Diamond Cup event in CBB. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Chinyelu BACK TO FLORIDA 5:05 Diamond Cup 11:20 International Eligibility 15:33 Kingston Flemings 38:53 Christian Anderson 56:00 Labaron Philon 1:07:54 Analyzing the Guard Class 1:47:44 Q&A
1 hr 22 min
Good friend Christian Odjakjian joins the show to predict 20+ stay or go decisions to look out for in the NBA Draft & college basketball this week + talk through what a hypothetical world with Wemby in college before the NBA would have looked like. Also get former Bucknell & Ohio State player & now Netflix Reality TV star Jimmy Sotos to join! 0:00 Intro 3:45 Christian 7:00 Stay or Go Decisions 52:31 Jimmy Sotos 1:09:34 Wemby in College?
1 hr 0 min
Vince Wolfram joins the show to talk all things UNDERRATED in this offseason across college basketball. Underrated portal classes, underrated transfers & mid majors. Ryan also breaks down the NBA Draft Lottery results with a mock draft! 0:00 Intro 1:50 NBA Draft Lottery 7:17 Underrated TEAMS 9:45 Cincy 14:10 Florida State 17:55 Baylor 22:10 Virginia 27:30 Maryland 31:35 Marquette 35:25 Underrated Players 47:20 Montana State 51:15 Hawaii 55:25 Q&A
1 hr 30 min
Jacob Myers, founder of League Him, joins the show to talk with Ryan Hammer on the biggest 'Stay or Go' Decisions in the NBA Draft & College Basketball. Ryan talks NCAA Tournament Expansion, NBA Draft Lottery changes & more! 0:00 Intro 1:07 NCAA Tournament Expansion 10:52 NBA Lottery Changes 19:30 Old vs New Media - Kenny Beecham 26:41 League Him Joins! 29:37 NIL Impact on the NBA 36:08 Draft Process Risers 46:35 STAY or GO Decisions 1:23:36 Q&A
1 hr 11 min
Full Transfer Portal Episode!!! Ryan gives the 5 teams he is most excited about and "irrationally high" on based on their portal activity, the guys play Buy/Sell/Hold for other big teams in the portal & talk through early take on next season's preseason #1 team. 0:00 Intro 5:31 5 Year Eligibility Rule 13:55 Transfer Portal 17:40 Texas 22:25 Florida State 26:38 Miami 30:55 Vanderbilt 33:45 Illinois 37:26 Buy or Sell? 1:03:45 Q&A
19 min
Sam Hoiberg joins the show to roast me about picking Troy over Nebraska, Nebrasketball's best season in school history, his growth as a former walk on & so much more!!
1 hr 12 min
3 of the best mid major coaches in the country come to the studio - Phil Martelli Jr (VCU), Josh Schertz (Saint Louis) & Brooks Savage (ETSU).Talk about their programs, their stories, NIL & transfer portal outlook from their perspective & so much more that you will not hear from them anywhere else. 0:00 Brooks Savage (ETSU) 19:55 Phil Martelli Jr (VCU) 46:10 Josh Schertz (Saint Louis)
23 min
The Michigan Wolverines are your 2026 national champions. On this episode, Ryan and Christian break down how they got it done, Dusty May’s impact, roster construction, and much more.
59 min
We are LIVE from Indy for the Final Four in the Hammer House studio. John Fanta & Evan Miyakawa join on to talk through Final Four expectations, analytics, tournament locations, Duke & so much more! 0:00 Intro 1:30 John Fanta 32:17 Evan Miyakawa
1 hr 1 min
The Final Four is SET!!!! We talk through how UConn, Illinois, Arizona & Michigan got here & fair against one another in Indy this week. Touch on the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games with Iowa's great run. Talk through coaching hires & transfer portal updates as well. 0:00 Intro 0:29 UConn vs Duke 10:00 Final Four! 20:53 Dark Side of March 22:47 What We Learned this March 33:00 Final Four Gut Takes 41:10 Coaching Hires
59 min
Recapping an AMAZING first weekend of the NCAA Tournament with storylines, reactions + taking a look ahead at the Sweet 16. Also touch on coaching hires and who might be in line at North Carolina... 0:00 Intro 6:20 NIL Impact on March 13:51 Our Apologies 18:46 Best Games of 1st Weekend 24:42 Big Ten DOMINANCE 39:00 Sweet 16 44:51 Coaching Hires 51:10 UNC Next Coach
17 min
Breaking down the entire Midwest region of the bracket with picks, storylines & more for every game.
25 min
Breaking down the entire East region of the March Madness bracket with picks, storylines & thoughts on every game!
16 min
The end of the bracket picks! Our Final Four & National Title Picks and breakdown of our brackets!
17 min
Breaking down the entire south region of the NCAA Tournament bracket with picks, storylines & more for every game.