This week, the Voice of the Tar Heels, Jones Angell joins Bob to talk Carolina and ACC hoops for 2026! Plus, Bob has the rundown on the weekend’s key matchups! Presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

Happy New Year! We close out the pod for 2025 with a conversation with St. John's Hall of Famer Bill Wennington! Presented by Jersey Mike's. Conference play begins next week! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

This week, UCLA WBB star Lauren Betts joins Bob to talk about her winning the 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award, presented by MOLECULE! Bob highlights the key games for the men and women on our news and notes feature, presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Na...

This week, Chattanooga Mocs head coach Dan Earl joins Bob to preview Saturday’s game against Auburn in the Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta (UGA faces Cincinnati in the first game) Plus, a look ahead to Saturday’s Hawks Naismith Holiday Classic at Norcross! Presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more informa...

This week, join Bob as he previews a blockbuster first-weekend-in-December slate and welcomes the Voice of the Florida Gators Sean Kelley to recap that incredible Duke-UF game from midweek! Presented by Jersey Mike's WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

Happy Thanksgiving! A complete Feast Week recap with Hall of Famer Debbie Antonelli and Bob, presented by Jersey Mike's! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our...

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 TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the ...

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 SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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's WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 women's basketball head coach Vic Schaefer as they discuss all things hoop! The Q&A was the centerpiece of our Sunday night welcome dinner. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcas...

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 SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 8 pm on Sunday, September 21st, 2025. Click on this link to bid! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For...

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 memory of Rachelle! Presented by Jersey Mike's. WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more informa...

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's WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Naismith Trophy Award, visit our home on the web.

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 Trophy winner, Paige Bueckers! WANT TO SUPPORT A TROPHY LIFE? Leave a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback only helps make the show better, and we appreciate your support! For more information about the Nai...