Welcome to the latest edition of the Providence Journal's college basketball podcast. Journal sports writer Bill Koch was joined in studio by Morey Hershgordon, the sports director at WPRI 12 and Fox Providence.

Men's conference play in the state begins Saturday when Providence visits Connecticut (1:00). The Friars should crack the AP Top 25 with a victory over the 20th-ranked Huskies -- it gets no easier from there.

We also look at the University of Rhode Island facing Charleston in Washington, D.C. (19:35), Bryant facing a COVID-19 cancelation at Cornell (32:20), Brown returning from a long exam break (39:30) and much more.

Thanks as always for joining us.