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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Tennessee Men’s Basketball.
TOPICS: Story behind Chris Lofton and his battle with testicular cancer / Scary feelings over learning Chris having cancer; random drug test revealed the cancer saving his life / Chris wanting to remain private during the battle; coming out later to help others / Chris telling only a few of his teammates afterwards; not wanting it to be an excuse or hide behind it / Media and fans criticizing Chris over poor shooting performance; returning with higher percentage after Kentucky loss / Bruce putting Chris at the top of the list for physical and mental toughness; NBA team will need Chris for that niche position; 3rd all-time 3-point leader in the NCAA while battling cancer / Chris ever asking “why me”?; wanting to overcome / Bruce feeling proud of Chris and the way the media handled it; media waiting till season was over / Bruce receiving hundreds of support emails from other cancer survivors. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Memphis Men’s Basketball / Took Memphis to the 2008 National Title Game / First Final-Four appearance since 1985 & first National Title appearance since 1973 / 2008 Naismith College Coach of the Year.
TOPICS: Rome’s statement on Memphis’ “choking” and John’s response / Rome’s reason for saying Memphis’ “chocked” / A matter of execution that resulted in the loss? / Agreeing to disagree / The missed three-pointer; never fouling early / Fouling when up by three; other coaches saying they “never foul in the situation” / Premise of his new book; bouncing back / Kansas grabbing the game away from Memphis / No question in his mind that he’ll return his team to the National Championship / Getting back and winning one…thinking he should have two? / His coaches getting head jobs; players heading to the NBA / Coming so close to “running the table”; possible for a team to make it happen? / Goal before he retires to be part of an un-defeated team / Going back to the NBA part of his mind-set? / Contract with Memphis knocks him out of just about any other opportunity / Going back 8 years ago to his days with Larry Brown; looking to see what Memphis had before taking the job per Larry’s advice / 15 for sale signs on his front lawn / Helping assistant coaches and players along the way in his career / Approach to improvement as a coach / Letter from a gentlemen in Utah and the story of his losing his job and listening to the Rome – Calipari interview of being positive resulting in a better job for him / Writing the book and bouncing back after the National Championship loss / Coaches and the area they work in; Memphis a good fit basketball aside? / Calipari for mayor? / Memphis’ a Bible-belt town; crime issues; education a key behind the fix / What he tells himself and his players after a loss; comparison to the New England Patriots / The come-back story to come… / Losing all 5 starting players; possible 2 coming back? / It might have been the one-shot chance / Props to Derrick Rose and his future in the NBA / Derrick Rose “the shy guy” / Rose to be the #1 draft pick / Derek Kellogg becoming new head coach at UMass / Common respect for Bruce Pearl? / Being contacted for the job in Kentucky? / Thoughts on Billy Gillispie taking over at Kentucky / The “worm incident” caller / John’s positive impact on others throughout his career / Calipari’s style of coaching his players; recruiting style; sending his players to class. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Kansas Men’s Basketball / 15 Years overall as a Head Coach / 5 Years as Head Coach Kansas / 2008 NCAA Tournament Champion / 2000 National Coach of the Year / 2000 WAC Coach of the Year / 2006 Big 12 Coach of the Year.
TOPICS: Victory sunken in more since last conversation? / Maturity of the team; coming together for the victory / Ever thinking it was not meant to be being down by 9? / Mario Chalmers’ big shot at the end of the game / His top players choices to stay or go to the NBA? / Stance on remarks that he’s the best coach / Oklahoma’s call to Self; courtesy call back to them. |
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INTERVIEWED BY JUNGLE GUEST HOST: Jason Whitlock
INFO & STATS: Sportscaster CBS Sports / Author.
TOPICS: How good the game was Monday night in the NCAA Championship; Kansas’ confidence; Memphis going to the line / Memphis lose or Kansas win it? / The huge plays / Should Memphis had fouled; Derrick Rose getting the call? / Roy Williams in the stands with the Kansas Jayhawks sticker / Kansas’ emotional advantage in the tourney / Kevin Love and Tyler Hansbrough over exposed? / Bill Self’s next stop coaching wise; all the money going to coaches healthy? / NCAA rules written before coaches were making millions; rules change needed? |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach of University of Tennessee Men's Basketball / 16 Years overall as a Head Coach / 3 Years as Head Coach of the University of Tennessee / Three Sweet 16 appearances in the last four years.
TOPICS: Memphis crushing a very good UCLA team / Kansas’ win over North Carolina; Tyler Hansbrough / Kansas the edge athletic wise / Won’t answer the “who do you like question”; two most athletic teams in the country / Rose vs. Kansas’ guards / Joey Dorsey having the best game ever; not scoring / Bill Self’s decision to go to OK / Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols chances to win the championship / Summitt privately relieved not having to take UConn / This year’s loss in the Finals’ Sweet 16. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach I U Men’s Basketball / 9 Seasons at Marquette / 2003 NCAA Final Four with Marquette.
TOPICS: Quickness of the deal heading into I U / Being at I U sinking in yet? / Milwaukee fans upset with the move? / Taking the job now in 2008; no offer on the table in 2006 / NCAA to hit the school with penalty? / Concerned enough not to take the opportunity at I U / Not a quick fix at I U / Speaking with Eric Gordon / Gordon leaning towards staying or NBA? / Legend of Bob Knight at I U & Al McGuire Marquette / Spending time with Bob Knight ahead? / Rome’s wife Janet respectful comments about Tom Crean / Thoughts on the Marquette vs. Stanford game during the tourney in Anaheim. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Xavier Men’s Basketball / 4th Year as Head Coach of Xavier / A-10 Tournament Championship (2006) / A-10 Regular Season Championship (2007).
TOPICS: Looking at 30 wins, Elite 8, beaten by UCLA; great year? / Three seniors getting experience out the door and playing when they needed to most / Being recruited by John Calipari; tribute / Calipari’s “us against the world” mentality / Thoughts on Derrick Rose with Memphis / Rose the biggest difference maker in the tourney? / Darren Collison’s impact for UCLA / Kansas tight against Davidson; pressure off now? / Experience and feelings about the late-great Skip Prosser; taking over his program / Ben Howland’s impact coaching UCLA; the respect he deserves as a “coaches’ coach” / Other Ben Howland’s out there? / Bruce Pearl black-balled after Illinois. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Memphis Men’s Basketball / 16th Year overall as a Head Coach / 8th Year as Head Coach of Memphis / Led Memphis to the Elite 8 each of the last three years.
TOPICS: Difficulty getting to the Final Four / The fight getting to the Final Four with his team / Everyone picking Memphis to lose and the reason behind it / Critical points and flaws being found with his team and program / Rome: Program not being singled out more than other teams / Son playing soccer; Rome’s son still playing? / The modern day “Bill Walton” / Derrick Rose’s impact on the team; will to win / The “For Sale Signs” on his front yard; same people coming up to him saying “he’s the greatest” / First college educated man in his family; wanting to be a college coach / Passing on his experiences to his son / Breaking the Jungle run for emails and text. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Davidson College Men’s Basketball / 35th Season overall as a Head Coach / 19th Season as Head Coach at Davidson / Deepest run in the NCAA tourney in 39 years this season.
TOPICS: This years NCAA tourney run not out of his system just yet / As a small school, this season putting Davidson on the map / Surreal seeing gear being sold around the state; in big media publications / Players went out expecting to win this season / Final play of the losing game; change play? / Something special happening with young player in Stephen Curry; coming back next year / Stephen Curry’s poise and composure / Looking for other kids of NBA players / Story behind the free laundry service for his players at Davidson / Taking the job at Davidson in 1989; gratification being where he is at this season / Great level of comfort coaching at Davidson now and going forward. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach North Carolina at Chapel Hill Men’s Basketball / 20th Season overall as a Head Coach / 5th Season as Head Coach at UNC / 6-time National Coach of the Year / 6th Trip to the Final Four / 2005 Championship with UNC.
TOPICS: Tyler Hansbrough stepping up in the game over Louisville / Tyler making challenged shots; using the clock and making the shot / Jay Bilas: Hansbrough competes harder than Jordan ever did / Tyler pre-wired to be that way in College Basketball / Gut-wrenching matchup with Kansas in the Final Four?; hard being his old school / Tougher saying no to UNC in 2000 or yes to UNC in 2003? / Bill Self getting to the Final Four / Concerns heading into the game with the Kansas Jayhawks / Current mindset going into the Final Four / Ty Lawson’s ankle injury. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach UCLA Men’s Basketball / 14th Year overall as a Head Coach / 5th Year as Head Coach at UCLA / 3-straight Final Four appearances with UCLA / Pac-10 Tournament Championship (2006, 2008) / Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (2006, 2007, 2008) / Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2006).
TOPICS: Win over Xavier; celebration and excitement / Concerns with the matchup against Memphis / Kevin Love and his matchup with Joey Dorsey; winning it all or not with Love / Best Final Four field of the last 3 / Best UCLA team in the last three years / James Keefe role on the team / Taking the job in Northern AZ; knowing then that he would be coaching UCLA / Days at UCSB. |
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INTERVIEWED BY JUNGLE GUEST HOSTS: The Sklar Bros.
INFO & STATS: Former NBA Forward: Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics / Former Villanova University standout / Led Villanova University to the NCAA title over the Georgetown Hoyas in 1985 / NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
TOPICS: Thoughts on NCAA Tourney time; thinking back on his days at Villanova / Bracket destroyed; Villanova on bracket for Sweet 16 / Difficulty playing a team not played before in the tourney / The upset game against Georgetown / The Big East teams / Big East coaches / Predictions for tourney matchups this weekend; player predictions / Bodog Fantasy Sports promotion. |
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INTERVIEWED BY JUNGLE GUEST HOSTS: Andrew Siciliano
INFO & STATS: Head Coach Stanford Men’s Basketball.
TOPICS: Team’s atmosphere awaiting matchup with Texas in Houston / How many Stanford fans to expect at the game / Feelings or concerns playing at Reliant Stadium / Feelings having to watch the winning game from the locker room / Handling himself during and after the situation / Owning up to the responsibility; putting Stanford in the position where they are at / Beating the Marquette University despite the naysayers; Mitch Johnson’s impact against Marquette / Keys to success and being able to compete against Texas / Brook and Robin Lopez’ impact on the team / “Back to the basket” playing / Johnson’s future VO career? / Johnson’s well wishes to Van Smack. |
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INTERVIEWED BY JUNGLE GUEST HOSTS: Andrew Siciliano
INFO & STATS: Forward West Virginia Men’s Basketball.
TOPICS: Making it to the 2nd week as a Big East team / Taking on Xavier University / Learning the game of Basketball overseas; hurting and improving different skills / Going from not scoring in the N.I.T. last year to being a first round pick potential / Team’s reaction to Coach Huggins; Huggins intensity / How different Coach Huggins is with his style; in your face coaching / Breaking point with the new coach? / How West Virginia would do in the ACC / Duke and other teams having trouble being in the Big East conference / Comment: “Duke would not do well in the Big East”; negative reaction to comments / Duke held in high regard; haters / Looking at Duke just as another team as a player / The circus of West Virginia fans during the tourney; stadium size for the Sweet 16 game. |
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INTERVIEWED BY JUNGLE GUEST HOSTS: Petros & Money
INFO & STATS: Former UCLA Star / Former NBA’er / UCLA & PAC-10 All-Time Leading Scorer / FSN College Basketball Analyst.
TOPICS: Impressions of UCLA’s Kevin Love during the tourney / Bruins needing to get the ball to Love more / North Carolina going back-to-back 100+ points / Trent Johnson; bad officiating calls / Lower seed teams having what it takes to get in the Final Four? / PAC-10 still the best conference?; Big East showing up well / Louisville or Texas the best non-top seed? / Louisville or Texas able to pull upsets based upon 1-year High School stars coming into their programs; Davidson story / Washington State vs. Carolina; tempo the key factor / West Virginia in the Sweet 16; West Virginia vs. Duke game. |
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INFO & STATS: ESPN College Basketball Broadcaster / 29th Year with ESPN / Former Head Coach in the College and Professional ranks.
TOPICS: December cancer scare and surgery; thought his broadcast days were over / Fear of the unknown for 2 weeks during the scare / Rome’s wife personal scare / Dick’s fundraiser for Pediatric Cancer May 16th; looking to help little kids affected; the touching letter / Bob Knight and the potential for a gig at Indiana; Dick looking to get him out of ESPN! / I.U. looking to take Bob Knight back; the right situation for Bob to coach again? / Predictions: Carolina, UCLA, Georgetown & Texas. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Men’s Basketball University of Kentucky / 1st Year as Head Coach of Kentucky / 6th Year overall as a Head Coach / Sweet 16 appearance with Texas A&M last year.
TOPICS: Life on the bubble; sweating the selection show / Concern where ending up or just trying to get in? / Matchup with Marquette; difficulty / Thoughts on the region and toughness / Struggles in December; loss to Garner-Webb / Rome’s comments regarding the loss to Garner-Webb; Billy’s fairness opinion / Billy’s statement that Rome is fair and balanced / Crazy SCC tournament; tornado in Atlanta / Georgia’s accomplishment during the matchups in Atlanta / Rome’s respect for Billy; Billy teaching respect to players. |
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INFO & STATS: Freshman Forward Men’s Basketball Kansas State University / Player of the Year Candidate / Lead Rebounder & 3rd in Scoring.
TOPICS: Meaning being behind a program going to the tourney for the first time in 12 years / Eagerness level to seeing how he will do on the big stage / Matchup with USC’s O.J. Mayo / Hype over Beasley vs. Mayo / Being a high major star in a small town in Kansas / Experiences being a freshman in college / Readiness to jump from High School to the NBA? / Adjustments going from High School to the College level / Not wanting the Player of the Year award; prefer to gain a win instead / Growing up with Kevin Durant; heading to top-draft picks; going to the NBA level / Durant’s troubles with the Seattle SuperSonics; speaking with him since the draft / Preparing for USC and O.J. Mayo; what they need to do to get the win / Rolling with four cell phones; iPhone love; speaking on the Blackberry during the interview; first Sidekick model phone; LG phone to keep in contact with his friends. |
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INFO & STATS: Former Center/Power Forward Great at Duke University / 13 Seasons in the NBA / 3rd Overall pick in 1992.
TOPICS: Retirement since leaving the NBA; knees got old / Missing being on the court with his fellow players / Flashback to 1992 winning jumper; the “Laettner Shot” / Fans bringing up the “Kentucky Shot” this time of year / Staying calm in the situation taking the shot with little time left / Coach K’s genius behind the pass and shot / Staying in touch with point guard great Bobby Hurley; his injury / Backlash and blowback against Duke in the tournament / Promotion for BODOG Fantasy Sports / Life and family today. |
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INFO & STATS: Head Coach Men’s Basketball Villanova University / 14th Year as a Head Coach / 7th Year as Head Coach of Villanova / 4th Straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament / Sweet 16 appearance in ‘05 / Elite 8 appearance in ‘06.
TOPICS: Life on the bubble; nerve racking / Looking for Georgia to lose to get into the tourney / The thought of just getting into the tourney period / Not needing a irritated Clemson University team in the tourney / Looking out at the court with four freshmen playing on the team / Freshman showing consistency / Junior Dante Cunningham’s speech to the team / Three of the Big 5 from Philly making the tournament / Toughness in the Big East with eight teams in the tourney / Satisfied with the selection; changes? |
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Bruce Pearl 
