I was joined by Aaron Torres, author of The Unlikeliest Champion, to talk about the 2013 NCAA Tournament. We broke down all four of the brackets, joked about why the non-basketball fan at your job will win the office pool this year and he gives a list of players for NBA fans to keep an eye out for.

I played and coached in summer hoops for years and I can attest that this is where passion meets opportunity. For coaches Ben Howland (UCLA) and Brad Stevens (Butler) it is an escape. Both coaches are in similar circumstances but at vastly different programs.

I had the pleasure of joining Red Heat for The Score’s March Madness Podcast. Here’s the link to check out my segment as well as their interview with Syracuse’s Kris Joseph.

I was able to chat with ESPN’s Doug Gotlieb about who his four #1 seeds would be, North Carolina peaking at just the right time, what mid-major teams he is rooting for, he raved about Mike Brey doing a great job coaching Notre Dame this season, who some players for casual basketball fans to keep an eye out for in the tournament, who he thinks will win the tournament and he plugs the promo that Rogaine and ESPN is doing for NCAA fans.

1. Cleveland – Kyrie Irving PG
18 years old; 6’2″; 185 lbs.
Duke, Freshman
2. Minnesota – Derrick Williams PF
19 years old; 6’8″; 235 lbs.
Arizona, Sophomore
3. Utah – Enes Kanter C
18 years old; 6’9″; 250 lbs.
Kentucky, Freshman
4. Cleveland – Tristan Thompson PF – Audio from after his pre-draft workout in Toronto
19 years old; 6′ 8″; 235lbs.
Texas, Freshman
5. Toronto [...]

This morning I spent some time chatting with Aaron Torres about the 2011 NCAA Tournament that starts this week.
Some of the topics we covered include:
* Ohio State deserves to be the top seed overall but they have the toughest bracket
* I claim Washington is my sleeper team
* We debate if Duke should bring Kyrie Irving [...]

Fresh off of his workout with the Washington Wizards, Omar Samhan talked about how this workout was an improvement over his last one, what parts of his game need work, the importance of using social media carefully, and much much more.

After two weeks of some of the most exciting hoops action in recent memory, we’ve whittled those 65 teams down to just four, as we’re just a few days from tipping off the Final Four from Indianapolis on Saturday.

While most everyone is still recovering from one of the most exciting opening weekend’s in NCAA Tournament history, as hard as it is to believe, the Sweet 16 is set to tip-off again Thursday. As you get ready for another exhilarating weekend of basketball action, here are the five most burning questions heading into this weekend’s games.

After an exciting opening round of the NCAA Tournament, it seemed all but impossible that the excitement could be topped when Round 2 tipped off on Saturday. Only it was was.