“The Future starts today, not tomorrow.” And over the last few weeks we got a look at the future of college basketball. Big games ahead, a record breaking player, and changes to the NCAA Tournament. The match-ups for the ACC/ SEC Challenge have been announced, Florida has a really, really tall new player that went viral on social media, and yes, Dan Gavitt was talking about NCAA Tournament expansion. You might be excited or skeptical of what the future might hold, but we’re talking about it today on the Hoops Southbound Show!

There’s a new MTE on the way and it's making a ton of noise across college basketball and college sports! Could the new Players Era Festival be a game changer in college sports? Could it forever change Feast Week Basketball, could it save bowl games in college football, could college baseball model their MTE’s after this new event? Time will tell. But what we do know is two SEC teams will be competing in Las Vegas in the inaugural event! Also the sport of basketball says good-bye to one of the legendary figures of the game, Jerry West. Plus, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team is playing in Copa America this week. We’re going to give you a road map to understanding the tournament, by comparing every team to an SEC basketball team.

The SEC continues to bring in top talent in the transfer portal. Since our last episode, Arkansas is bringing in DJ Wagner, Tennessee got Chaz Lanier, and so many other big names made big moves. Plus, Basketball lost one of its biggest icons this weekend. Bill Walton passes away at 71.