We're live from March Madness! We sit down with the Lions on Media Day in Chapel Hill as they prepare for their First Four matchup against Washington.
Published on 3/20/2025
Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith joins the podcast ahead of the 2025 Ivy League Tournament. No. 1 seed Columba gets sets for a semifinal against No. 4 Penn as it looks to win its first Ivy League Tournament in program history.
Published on 3/13/2025
Opportunity knocks on Saturday for Columbia women's basketball, as the Lions hope to claim their first outright Ivy League Regular Season Championship. Sophomore Riley Weiss talks about last weekend's victories, including a pair of triple-doubles for seniors Kitty Henderson and Cecelia Collins. Weiss also talks ahead of Saturday's home finale and Senior Day.
Published on 3/6/2025
The Columbia basketball teams are home for doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. The podcast sits down with Arop Arop from the men's team, who dives into his family history, what he's learned as a sophomore and the team mentality entering their final home games. On the women's side, Perri Page sits down to talk about Columbia's 64-60 win last Saturday at Princeton, putting the Lions in sole possession of first place with three games remaining.
Published on 2/27/2025
With the women's team (18-5, 9-1) set for a first-place showdown at Princeton (18-5, 9-1), we sit down to talk with senior co-captains Kitty Henderson and Cecelia Collins. The captains discuss last weekend's games and what it will take to bounce back and end Princeton's 30-game home winning streak.
Published on 2/21/2025
The women's team moves to 8-0 in the Ivy League off their most convincing win of the season. The men's team turns a corner with a last-second home victory over Brown. Our hosts recap it all with Marta Jaama and Emily Montes from the women's team, followed by an interview with Blair Thompson on the men's side.
Published on 2/12/2025
It's all about the newbies on this week's episode! Our hosts sit down with first-years Gianni Cobb and Gerard O'Keefe from the men's team, followed by first-years Nasi Simmons and Maria Arrebola from the women's team. All four players share their basketball journeys to Columbia, recap last week's games and look ahead to a Saturday matchup against Brown.
Published on 2/5/2025
With the women's team (5-0 Ivy) set for a National TV game at Harvard, the hosts sit down with senior co-captain Kitty Henderson and sophomore transfer Marija Avlijas. We get to know Marija, recap the last few wins, preview the weekend back-to-back, and talk about how the Lions have built a program to sustain success.
Published on 1/29/2025
With class back in session for the Columbia basketball teams, our hosts sit down with women's senior co-captain Cecelia Collins and sophomore Blau Tor to recap Monday's exciting home win over Princeton. On the men's side, juniors Kenny Noland and Zine Eddine Bedri talk about two close calls against Yale and Princeton, as both teams look forward to a Saturday matchup against Penn.
Published on 1/23/2025
With the Columbia men's and women's basketball teams set for two games each over MLK Weekend, our hosts sit down with junior Avery Brown and first-year Mason Ritter from the men's team, followed by sophomore Riley Weiss and first-year Mia Broom from the women's team. Both first-year players introduce the audience to the rest of the first-year classes. The men look for a bounce-back win at home on Saturday against Yale. The women's team plays at home for the first time in 47 days on Monday night against Princeton.
Published on 1/16/2025
The Morningside Hoops podcast is back for the 2025 Ivy League season! Hosts Kyle and Steve sit down with juniors Perri Page and Susie Rafiu to talk about the women's team's 10-4 start and Ivy-opening win at Penn, as they begin their quest for a third straight league title. Later on, seniors Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and Noah Robledo talk about the men's basketball team's best start in 50 years ahead of their 2025 Ivy opener at home.
Published on 1/9/2025
It's time for Ivy Madness in NYC! With the women's basketball team getting ready for a semifinal against Harvard, Cecelia Collins and Riley Weiss stop in to preview the tournament.
Published on 3/14/2024
It's a jam-packed home weekend for the Columbia basketball programs! First up, the podcast team speaks with head coach Megan Griffith ahead of the women's team's sold out Senior Night game against #25 Princeton. Later on, head coach Jim Engles reflects on the growth of the men's team this season and previews a home back-to-back against Brown and Yale.
Published on 2/22/2024
With the women's team getting set to wrap up a homestand against Brown, Aliyah & Kyle are joined by Susie Rafiu and Paige Lauder. The players discuss last weekend's Ivy League sweep, take part in a Warhead faceoff, and figure out which emoji best suits all of their teammates.
Published on 2/9/2024
The podcast team sits down with women's basketball sisters Kitty Henderson and Fliss Henderson. The Hendersons talk about growing up in Australia, how they discovered Columbia, playing together on the team, and preview this weekend's home games against Harvard and Dartmouth.
Published on 2/1/2024
Aliyah & Kyle sit down with seniors Nicole Stephens and Abbey Hsu as the women's team gets set for two home games against Cornell and Yale. Nicole & Abbey talk about their growth, their favorite moments of the season, and introduce the podcast to a team favorite from their road trips.
Published on 1/11/2024
The Morningside Hoops podcast is back! In our first episode of the 2023-24 season, our hosts sit down with Avery Brown and Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa to talk about the men's basketball team's 8-3 start. Later on, we talk with newcomers Riley Weiss and Cecelia Collins from women's basketball to go over their 7-4 start.
Published on 12/14/2023
Women's basketball seniors Sienna Durr and Hannah Pratt join Kyle & Aliyah as the team prepares for Senior Day, its 2022-23 home finale, and a chance to win the program's first Ivy League Championship.
Published on 3/3/2023
With the women's basketball team in the beginning of a five-game homestand, Aliyah & Kyle are back to catch up with Kaitlyn Davis and Abbey Hsu. The Lions (16-3, 5-1 Ivy) are getting set for Pride Day on Saturday, followed by a pivotal Ivy weekend on Feb. 3-4 against Penn and Princeton.
Published on 1/27/2023
It's Morningside Hoops season! In our first episode of the 2022-23 season, we're joined by women's head coach Megan Griffith ahead of the team's season opener Monday night at Memphis. In part II, men's head coach Jim Engles comes by as his Lions get set to open up at Rutgers.
Published on 11/7/2022
Catch up with Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith as the Lions get set to host Boston College in Round 3 of the WNIT!
Published on 3/24/2022
It's our senior special! Our hosts sit down with all of the departing players from the men's and women's basketball programs. First up, we talk to women's basketball's lone senior, Mikayla Markham, who has her team headed to the 2022 Ivy League Tournament (March 11-12). The men's class of Ike Nweke, Maka Ellis, Ben Milstein and Luke Bolster join us on Zoom to reflect on the growth of the program and what their futures hold.
Published on 3/3/2022
Our hosts jump in for an emergency podcast to preview Wednesday night's women's basketball game, as the Lions (19-4, 10-1 Ivy) get set to host Princeton (19-4, 11-0 Ivy) in a battle for first place on ESPNU. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free Roar Lion Roar t-shirt, and one lucky fan will be selected to take a half court shot for the chance to win $10,000.
Published on 2/22/2022
The Columbia basketball teams are into the home stretch of the season. With the women's team on the brink of clinching an Ivy Tournament berth, our hosts are joined by junior tri-captain Lilian Kennedy to talk about this weekend's pivotal home games. Later on, we hear from Cam Shockley-Okeke and Patrick Harding as the men's basketball team looks to finish the season strong.
Published on 2/17/2022
