Gil's Arena Tells Their Best College Hoops Stories

Gil's Arena Tells Their Best College Hoops Stories as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew Celebrate the start of March Madness with an NCAA Tournament Special where they discuss their recruitment process and tell the stories of how they ended up at schools like North Carolina, Arizona and Cincinnati. They also debate the best college hoopers from the last two decades, give their all time starting 5 from their alma maters, abd explain what it was like to play in March during the Big Dance.
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CHAPTERS:
Show Start 0:00:00
How Gil's Arena Picked Their College 0:02:59
All Time Alma Mater Starting 5 0:27:43
What Was it Like Playing in The NCAA Tournament 0:38:34
Biggest Difference Between Tournament & NBA Playoffs 0:48:04
Top College Players Since 2000 0:50:48
Best Women's College Hooper 0:56:17
Best Men's College Hooper 0:58:47

[@jessewright8930]

Rashad been on the whole week thank you so much for that y’all. This been a hella entertaining week.

[@MrBmick79]

Shad trippin. He should've left hisself off that list and put SHeed on there.

[@myron4178]

​@@MrBmick79right and Felton instead of ed cota

[@zenkai8247]

Although Rashad's nba career was subpar, you have to give his college career some props. He was balling for UNC.

[@seansimms6693]

I’m from Illinois and I believe he was on that team that knocked off Illinois in the Championship, 2005 if I remember correctly.

[@jaycortez6770]

Agreed but you know he ain’t on a UNC all time starting 5!!😂😂

[@Juntao1989]

@@jaycortez6770lmfaooooo

[@zenkai8247]

@@jaycortez6770 Not too many guards had a better career than his in the modern era. My personal UNC starting 5 is Kenny Smith at PG, Rashad McCants at SG, MJ at SF, James Worthy at PF, and Tyler Hansborough at C.

[@skepticshock29]

@@zenkai8247that’s a pretty good squad

[@ajasenelson5749]

Gil look like the bobble head from are we there yet

[@ChrisEkmek]

😂😂💀

[@JQUE94]

Satchel Paige head ass boy 😂😂😂

[@Dda713]

Satchel Paige

[@Kaybaptista]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kaybaptista]

@@Dda713😂😂😂 he called that man a negro league player lol 😂

[@kylechambers609]

Kenyan’s face when Rashad said he sold his championship ring😂😂

[@Tj-dx7xw]

EXACTLY!!!

[@djsmith8462]

Look at his face after your comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Chris-oi2lr]

Gimmie another “Tool Shaq” commercial imma panic

[@RazzyDreads]

As soon as I read this comment one popped up

[@DigitalDuelistsGaming]

Yeah, I'm tired of seeing that commercial too 😂

[@GetOnlineVon]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@capone5696]

it’s god awful

[@JayFn007]

“ I make the chair not sit in it” 😂😂😂

[@thabus57]

Kenyon always look like he wanna just run thru mccants 😂😂

[@Its_Shaq]

Pause

[@stylezism2224]

@@Its_Shaq😂

[@dirtylaundry7523]

No diddy

[@TheRealAaronE]

Not the bad boy treatment 😅

[@CA3iNC]

Not only did Anthony Davis win a Championship but also avereged 14 pts 10 rebs and damn near 5 blocks a game. Plus 1.5 steals.

[@h2g__dagoat768]

And won every National player of the year award except 1. Was the consensus NPOY. And the defensive player of the year. Crazy that McCants had the audacity to say nothing when Kenyon asked what he did.

[@user-pq1sj4xs6k]

Respectfully she’s everything 🤤 brain’s beauty and a champion plus she’s one of greatest hoppers ever…And she’s the most accomplished on the show ijs 😒 Love you S.W ❤

[@Kevin-bw4xl]

Facts

[@allgoodwoods219]

I met Coach Roy Williams late last year and he spoke highly of McCants! He said you were one of the five most talented players he ever coached!

[@MrBmick79]

love me some coach Williams, since his days in Kansas. I still dont understand Shad's beef with him.

[@55cleon]

That's The Truth! These Gen Z Folks That Clown In The Comments, Don't Know WTF They're Talking About As It Pertains To Anything More Often Than Not. Rashad Had Personality Issues That Derailed His Career. Be That As It May...HE COULD FLAT OUT PLAY 👌🏿!

[@ATHTSupply]

I love hearing recruitment stories from guys who were highly recruited to guys who were recruited lightly. Because highschool was when I knew I wasn’t anywhere near that good at basketball, but could still continue my play , lol I came from the Class of 04 … nowhere near highly recruited. But ended up getting a letter my senior year from D2 and it felt good to at least get to feel that. I tried walking on to LSU and in the summer blew my PCL. But the other school was still happy to have me on my return. D2 Ball was hard enough. Nowhere near going pro but played against guys who did. I got some time overseas by luck which is hard enough. Don’t let those “I’m just gone play overseas” guys fool you. It’s not a cakewalk to make a team overseas. If not for an ex AAU teammate I wouldn’t have been there

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Congratulations on your success bro

[@user-cn7yu1wf2z]

That hoe story was whack af get her of the show

[@mizzy4real24]

Lol Kenyon make me wanna look back at some of his Cincinnati games. That era definitely stood out. Kenny Satterfield. Demar Johnson. Great era

[@Trappybets]

Mya Moore was HER

[@Kv615God]

Facts and beautiful af

[@SakridDent]

Big FACTS MY FAVORITE FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYER ALL TIME

[@Tothemoon96]

She’s the reason I’m a UConn fan now

[@Bob-te3le]

That UCONN dynasty was THEM. HER can take a non loaded squad ( Clark & Iowa ) to make them great. Them UCONN squads was so loaded they was better than 99.9% of the WNBA squads.

[@SwishB52]

​@@Bob-te3le😂😂😂😂😂 Clark can't win a chip my good buddy

[@taylorortega8217]

AD average 14 10 and 5 blocks led the nation in blocks as a freshman and won a chip

[@pboogity8309]

Yeah if they said the blocks, it’s a whole different convo. Regular season and tournament player of the year too All love to b-easy, but AD def has a claim as far as the 1 and dones go too

[@dontneedahandle467]

THANK YOU! AD was beasting on a stacked team!

[@A.I_Bangers]

They aint even mention the blocks he was also national player of the year.

[@juandufree4309]

A lot of things they say are outta pocket but this is just a TREMENDOUS oversight on their behalf. AWFUL!

[@Bob-te3le]

Best Freshman ever.

[@traywatts471]

The same man that said he would rather a ring over 50 mil an he sold his championship ring

[@batmizzle2009]

He said get the ring not keep it

[@Bob-te3le]

Did he get 50 million though ? NO he only made less than 12 million total.

[@randydunn290]

She was naming her 5 and I'm like WHOOO

[@devontenivens415]

Nah mccants with the crazy SAT score but he having some wild ass takes 😂

[@christiancrooks1260]

Mccants went to a private school in Mass lol that’s “Ivy League country” they paid a Harvard freshman to do that shit lmao.

[@ZoraDelaney]

McCants's Wikipedia bio says that he was an honor roll student in high school.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@christiancrooks1260why can’t he just be smart ?

[@Atribecalledsuccess]

@@christiancrooks1260if it was jj reddick you would believe him tho smh 🦝

[@jamiesp3901]

Smart people sometimes overthink and have wild thoughts.

[@ShonSecluded]

We wanna hear you college story too Josiah

[@Princedrethepresident]

Omm

[@ma1ex]

My daddy played at UCLA, my big brother, and I'm playing there!

[@Yoko-oe3cv]

He is just the host

[@dancebyxo5633]

Right he’s always too humble. Lol

[@MegaBallz714]

Cheeseburgers 🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔

[@Sheed85]

McCants was salty as hell that he wasn’t on that top college players list, my boy whole mood changed

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

His face😂

[@user-gw9ub2vm6z]

He should of not been on it But what about jj Redick Jay Williams definitely was higher And micheal Beasley was an animal

[@marcscott7382]

Gilbert’s highschool stats were insane

[@gabrielalele8603]

Arguably one of the Greatest 🐐 Hoopers to come out of the San Fernando Valley (818).

[@pradayou5405]

​@@gabrielalele8603that's not a hard accomplishment. Bro was playing in the suburbs and that's not.a shot because I'm from the SFV (Glendale). But the valley isn't known for producing good hoopers.

[@gabrielalele8603]

@pradayou5405 : Jrue Holiday, Justin Holiday, The Collins Twins, The Lopez Twins, Jordan Farmer, Nick Young (Swaggy P), Gilbert Arenas, Lucious Harris, Marvin Bagley. Those are just a few NBA players to come out of the San Fernando Valley. The Valley (818) is abit underrated in that aspect. Tbf..Glendale & Burbank are considered the Bubbles 🫧 of the SFV and don't really align themselves with the rest of the Valley.

[@brotherscleaning1500]

As a Cincinnati native. I’d like to say Thank you Kenyan, my childhood was amazing because of you and the bearcats. A good reason why me and my pops bond so tight , it was nothing like hanging with my pops and his friends when the city was on pause to watch bearcats 💪🏾

[@ShawnC.T.]

Those Bob Huggins teams were some head knockers...🙂

[@startingnew2024]

I was shocked that Gil asked if UNC was good before MJ. Their rosters were legendary way before him. Thats one of the reasons he went there aside from the fact that he was from North Carolina. In fact people were wandering if he could live up to the tradition.

[@bradbump2591]

He was born in 82 an a cali kid. He ain’t start watching basketball til like 92. It shows at times

[@startingnew2024]

@@bradbump2591 Yes it does. He should know, you were hand picked from a lot of talent to choose from to play for Dean Smith. If you were a tarheel back then, everybody already knew you were pretty much pro ready.

[@calvcast06]

Shoutout to KMart for that level of awareness at that age. Growing up in the hood We all seen it

[@gordonowens7741]

GIL was a monster man he played so much basketball before the league he couldn't last 10 NBA years on them knees but still a legend and a big what if ?? He got 10 years

[@Bob-te3le]

What Gul to be a basketball legend. He's more famous for locker room stuff , and most of all partying with Puff Daddy. 😂. Puffy pushed Gils back in at that party. 😂

[@jeromewilliams591]

I love when K Mart tell the growing up stories because I know them personally just growing up around him from middle school all the way to him going to Cincinnati

[@idontgivesashit3169]

@@dankcash007you have poor reading comprehension my friend 😂 he said he knew him before Cincy

[@johnsonyacinthe7950]

Lol😂

[@jeromewilliams591]

​@@dankcash007no cap my g I'm from Dallas TX born and raised OAKCLIFF to be exact...I don't have to cap homie

[@dankcash007]

😂😂😂 fasho I just read it wrong ... my pops know em from the cliff to

[@jeromewilliams591]

​@@dankcash007Allllllready...you good

[@mca217]

Keeping the work in order. Josiah is wild! 😂😂

[@ricosuavepr1207]

Salim was no joke his SR year 50-50-90 guy that was unheard of in '04!

[@jrboyd3105]

Portlands own 💪🏾💪🏾

[@hoopfan63]

I would love to see Dawn Staley on the Show with Sheryl Swoopes… I think it would be a Powerful episode bcuz Jo is a great Host that asks great questions.

[@brandyperalta9736]

Kmart’s story was dope and inspiring asf fr wow

[@user-ge2vs1ny7f]

HOW???? The nigga told so many lies

[@julianthomas391]

Salute to Gil's Arena!! You are appreciated!!

[@jaycortez6770]

McCants know damn well he ain’t on no UNC all time starting 5!!😂😂

[@juandufree4309]

One of the most difficult schools to pick a top 5, holy cow…and I’m a Duke fan. MJ James Worthy And good luck picking the rest, almost impossible

[@dallasfan3862]

FACTS

[@CeeWorld69]

AND his 🥜 ass left off James Worthy lol!! 😂🤣😆

[@speedkills232002]

Shit he wouldn't make the second team all-team @ UNC 😂

[@DwayneMcknight-sw3uz]

😂😂😂

[@gabrielalele8603]

These stories are Awesome. Definitely One of my favorite segments.

[@marcusoliver9912]

Thank you Kenyon 4 askin Josiah about his college career….Josiah talk yo shit bro we wanna know yo story bro majority ppl can’t compare 2 ya YOU WAS A D1 PLAYER MF POP YO SH1T MORE🗣‼️❤️🤙🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@csmoothnj]

Nice to see so much Stanford love in this discussion. Shout to this group sharing the real on their diverse college perspectives, from no-grades-turned-POY to pride in high SAT’s from Champ. Hopefully younger audiences uncertain of the merits of college rethink it all. Also 3.7!! Comedians are smart. Also that list is woeful when you omit Beasley, Psycho T over Reddick, no Joakim Noah, Steph for what he did in back to back tournaments. On and on.

[@omarlong3588]

Loved the authentic stories and honesty. I have meal for y’all when y’all in Charlotte!!!!!

[@NBAPlayersAssociation]

Steph not being on that list is insane, y’all don’t remember him dragging Davidson to the sweet 16, and Bron going to his game

[@BroCoolFire]

So what 😂

[@BroCoolFire]

So what 😂

[@RealAaron317]

Ok and the wasn't the best team

[@gregorydunston2952]

@@RealAaron317it’s players, not team lmao

[@Pop_Richie]

They (HE) beat Georgetown that year and they were a #2 seed…overall!

[@rodneyjackson1598]

Mccants in high school man that guy was a problem for all 2s and 3 back then!! Hope he talks to Caleb Love cause ppl hate what they don’t understand

[@billiondollarbaby973]

Melo, Glenn Robinson, Durant, Beasley, Lynn Greer are my top 5. Steve Francis is honorable mention.

[@ManFinest]

Been saying Mike Beasley just got drafted to the wrong team

[@darnarxz]

and traded to the wrong teams?

[@ManFinest]

@@darnarxz Up to the NBA he was always the #1 player on his team. Now adjusting to a secondary role, some people can't do that.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@ManFinesthe was not number one in Miami

[@damonteteal9952]

@@HomerunsamSOSA”up to the nba”

[@Bob-te3le]

Cap. What's the excuses for the decade plus after that. Team after team trash after trash. I flip it I say he went to trash Kansas State to inflate his stats to look better to get drafted higher.

[@consistencyiskey84]

I'm with my guy Rashad... it seemed like alot of ppl doubted him, judged him, and just put hate on his name coming up... nobody's perfect but it seems like ppl didn't want to see him win and it motivated him to prove all the haters wrong #respect #og #winner

[@keviny714]

RM I saw all your games that yr. Great tournament run!

[@mtmthelabel5570]

She really intrigued with k mart and only Kmart 😭😂 “wowwww”

[@lightsoutdso]

😂 you felt all her ❤ for this man too didn't you 😅 she was in AWW of every tipic he spoke but McCants the only one who shows her love back

[@david-jamahlardison9801]

Now this was a good one.

[@ricosuavepr1207]

Gil was the 3rd leading scorer on that 'Zona team, but it's funny he brought up Rueben Douglas because Douglas transferred to New Mexico before Gil got to Arizona and ended up leading the NCAA in scoring a year later.

[@Reggie_J]

8:06 me asf 🤣🤣🤣😭💯 , I don’t wanna hear nothing else 😭😭🤌🏾

[@lamarbrown438]

K Mart my nigga 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 hell yeah great decision to leave home

[@techsmc]

Jason Gardner was my favorite love how gil gives him love

[@lifeofmiked]

AD won a ring in college and got kid ghilchrist drafted number 2.

[@lightsoutdso]

😂 aye fr!! kidd-gil going #2 was solely AD

[@westfinest20]

Gil built different. Coach told him he was going to red shirt him after he was killing them in pickup & he still committed. Nobody now a days doing that after hearing red shirting.

[@ChrisCS1021]

I reside here in Lubbock, Tx and it's soo cool to see one of our greats on the couch! Love hearing her talk about Texas Tech 👆🏿🔴⚫‼️

[@MrBmick79]

Shout out to the Depot lol

[@BookerT69]

Hansboro was nasty

[@Hotboy-tr6yx]

I was just bout to say 96 n 97 I was watching her n Cooper win back to back to back with the Houston comets

[@kobekold]

I appreciate Rashad vulnerability and honesty when he talks about UNC. I really relate with his experience and coach/teammates dynamics

[@josheasy6716]

Ah Kmart always my nigga, as much he cheeses me sometimes he gives the best/ realest answers from the random T Mac s/o’s to now B Easy aka ImHim, WeDem1s/Wuns ! .. salute Kmart always keepin it 💯 nd genuine

[@car34bx]

Rashad McCants putting himself over James Worthy or Brad Daughtery is nuts

[@emack4371]

Shammond Stackhouse Hansbrough......etc......yeah he is nuts

[@stephenalbright3346]

John Chaney was one of my childhood tennis coaches. Back in the late 90s early 2000s awbury park and Woodford tennis club were where all the black tennis players played during the summer. He used to sit on the benches and eat peanuts, I didn't realize who he was until I was older lol. My coach Mr. Hardy would always bring him over to play with us.

[@nelsonperron8855]

Rashad says 1120 on his SAT I have one comment “Is it Obvious?, Is it Obvious?”

[@WingmanZ22]

I saw that national championship game live in St Louis with my dad. Met couch Isso. And was the only one in my section with a unc jersey on. I still have my championship shirt they gave out at the stadium

[@jaylarkin4331]

The WORK captivated McCants since a he was a young man

[@YvngboiiGoated]

47:11 Kenyon said we smack dem like 3x while lookin at mccants 😂

[@keviny714]

KM was the player of the yr. I remember the injury was a bracket buster.

[@kobekold]

Kenyon college story is EPIC!

[@d.felixphoto2260]

They stopped the Adidas commercial now Shaq and Home depot coming on every 2 seconds. Can we just enjoy the show

[@jamesgriffin2139]

Damn that was quick

[@thawkereynolds]

I love Kenyons Story

[@AGholst502]

K Mart had the whole NCAA scared before he got hurt.

[@robertfoster6940]

UNC: Ty Lawson- Jordan- Stackhouse- Jamison- Sheed Cincy: Steve Logan- Van Exel- Patterson- KMart- Fortson Zona: Damon- Salim- Elliott- Dickerson- Frye

[@Its_Shaq]

I forgot about Ty , stack , sheed ,

[@DropDeNiro070]

Kenyon spitting facts his college days were my years being a Cincinnati fan him and Kenny Satterfield were my favorite players

[@HefHoffa]

Kenyon kept looking at Mccants outfit at 2:17 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sbj0707]

Let me find out Gil trying to get some of that Auntie sheryl. Let Me Find Out !🤣🙌🏿

[@STYLEE-T]

How do you leave James Worthy from North Carolina off your list?

[@jhwil90]

Sheryl "Oh Wow" Swoopes

[@MR-og6en]

Facts 😂

[@BenSr1on1King]

Raymond Felton… Oohh wow.. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@IVYLOC_]

Yea that college basketball list was crazy

[@TuddaMan]

🧢 mccants came home to Asheville all the time! I was in the damn car!!! Lol

[@Jaywill0600]

The work captivated me lol

[@mikeyomommatrollb2124]

I'm a UNC fan.i remember thinking he was holding back.what he said hit me different..to hear him actually say that.

[@drewilly9266]

“Another day at the office” 😂😂😂😂

[@chetreid77]

Cincinnati had some big dudes back then. Bob Huggins had them boys in the weight room

[@andychoi1186]

Mostlyfans andyc3 rockets on win streak and sengun may be back for the playin tournament. How worried should the lakers and warriors be bout losing 10 seed? Who is the better big, Sengun or Chet?

[@malachijohnpaige]

That All Cinci team 🔥🔥🔥

[@deangeliststrozier6891]

What’s good Gil coming from nightcap 💯💯

[@Reggie_J]

8:29 facts 😭🤣🤣💯

[@andrewthebestthomas]

Ty Lawson!!!!!!

[@TB12KB24]

Tarheelsssssssssssssssss thank you for the great memories

[@manumusemena2486]

McCant argued with Gil about rings just to sell his 😂

[@djsmith8462]

I sold it" 😂😢 at least he was honest!!🤷🏾‍♂️

[@901yc]

Love gil cockiness 😭😭😭😂😂

[@khareepostell1362]

I love when Sheryl is on, she reminds me of my auntie who loves basketball lol

[@Rapdurrrr]

Swoopes is pretty chill ❤

[@rafaellaureano4350]

Derrick Rose at Memphis was a beast.

[@giveemhope224]

Rashad outfits be pissing me off

[@POETICJUSTICE15]

Swoopes to Hawaii would have been LEGENDARY!!!!

[@Eric_Four_Two]

Those Adidas Antman Team USA colors will been seen dunking on multiple international players at the Olympics. John Collins every game and for sure we need to see his live reaction to his dunk that game LoL

[@qt4633]

I'm surprised Gilbert lasted in the league as long as he did from all the times he got beat up by his teammates. I'm not sure if the gun situation came in handy or not but it takes a strong mind to look passed getting wooped everday. I commend anyone with that type of wherewithal.

[@thomascrowniii1693]

Best men's college player I actually saw: Chris Jackson at LSU.

[@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028]

LSU has such a weird basketball history. Rarely do they have great teams, but they have 4 of the best players ever. Their all time starting five could step to UNC or UCLA.

[@ATHTSupply]

He averaged 30 as a freshman dropped 50 his first and second game ever. Best know as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

[@tjmcdonald8204]

Rashad wore that outfit couple days ago lmao

[@mynameisdub6232]

How long was the episode today? It’s already over?

[@shadyorphan420]

4:09 K Mart late reaction has me dyin

[@mikeyomommatrollb2124]

Kenyon not lying..that year he got hurt.Cincy was walking thru everybody..he would've been even better in the rest of his career if not for that injury..not saying he didn't have a great NBA career..but that injury took alot out of him if you ask me..and he was still a beast in the NBA.but what if he didn't have that injury?🤔

[@LouieSnacks]

Josiah just wanted to listen to the beats 😂😂😂

[@spanisht2873]

The earlier the practice the better 💪🏽