Basketball is BROKEN - So I Fixed it | EPISODE 119

Basketball is BROKEN - So I Fixed it | EPISODE 119

From The X-Factor Sportz Podcast by Jay Mondaine

February 26, 2026 · 57 min · Season 10 · Episode 11

About this episode

Jay Mondaine discusses the broken state of basketball and proposes solutions to save the sport.

College Basketball Is Dead Unless We Do THIS, and today we map out the exact solution to save the sport. The current state of hoops is in trouble. From the NBA rewarding failure to the NCAA becoming a free-for-all, the systems are broken. Jay Mondaine steps into The X-Factor Sportz Podcast studio to propose a radical fix for professional tanking. Learn why limiting the lottery to Play-In teams and adopting an NFL-style draft order for the rest could finally incentivize winning and stop franchises from manipulating the standings. The conversation heats up regarding the Transfer Portal and NIL chaos. We argue for mandatory two-year player contracts, strict eligibility limits, and why the era of the eight-year college athlete needs to end immediately. It is time to bring accountability back to the university programs and the players. We also look ahead to March Madness with a breakdown of the top five teams favored to win the National Championship for both men’s and women’s basketball. Find out why Vegas likes Michigan and UConn, and which sleeper teams might bust your bracket. Finally, we celebrate Team USA Hockey’s gold medal sweep and drop some necessary life advice in the Two…

People in this episode

Host: Jay Mondaine

Topics covered

  • college basketball
  • NBA
  • NCAA
  • draft order
  • player contracts
  • March Madness

Keywords

  • basketball
  • NCAA
  • NBA
  • lottery
  • Transfer Portal
  • NIL
  • March Madness
  • player contracts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCAA, Team USA Hockey

Places: Michigan, UConn

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