Show Recap - Monday March 15, 2010

I don't have a problem with who got in the NCAA Tournament and who didn't. Oh, and considering how weak the at-large field looks, this is hardly the year to be talking about tournament expansion. Contraction, maybe…

48 sounds a lot better, than 96 right about now. But the real issue is about where teams are seeded and where they were sent.

Take Kansas, congrats on the top seed overall. Your reward is playing in one of the most 'roided out regions ever. You have a nasty number two in Ohio St. Provided they survive their first round game, anything but a lock. A rugged three in Georgetown, a killer 4-5 in Maryland & Michigan St, and the two teams that beat Kansas this year, Tennessee and Oklahoma St. are in the region too. Why not just put them in the NBA's Western Conference? Kansas is the team to beat and if they do win it all, they certainly will have earned it.

Memo to the committee: I know you're job is brutal. I don't want it, but if... More »

If you're going to put yourself out there, take a big swing. I'm talking about 15th seeded UC-freaking-Santa Barbara locking up with second seeded Ohio St. in Milwaukee. West coast meets Midwest. Big West meets Big Ten. Best thing I've seen since Michigan St. stud Steve Smith stabbed the fellas' in the heart in the second round back in 1990 in Knoxville. But I'm feeling something different now.

Look, I'm big Thad Matta fan. And I know Evan Turner is the truth. And walk-on Mark Titus gets more run than just about any All-American I know. So I have nothing but respect for the Buckeye basketball program. Except on Friday! Friday, its go-time and I bleed Gaucho.

Now, I won't go like my man LenDale White. And I'm not going to stand here and call my shot. But I'll say this! The boys from I.V. are going to have a little something for the Buckeyes. They'll show up and turn their rings around. Sure OSU has the probable National Player of the Year. But do they... More »

Info & Stats: Notre Dame Head Basketball Coach | Two Time Big East Coach Of The Year

Brey on Ben Hansbrough: “He plays his best when the lights are the brightest.”

Topics: Senior night | Seniors played well on their night | Team defending well | Ben Hansbrough | Hansbrough’s chances of winning Big East Player of the Year honors | Big East possibly getting 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament | Making decisions off the court | Kids making mistakes | Notre Dame has very strict rules as well | Picked in the preseason to take 7th in the conference | Recruiting | His seniors leading |

Info & Stats: Head Coach Houston Men's Basketball | 36th Season as a Head Coach | 6th Year at Houston | 648 Career Wins | One of Eight Head Coaches to take 4 different programs to the NCAA Tournament.

Topics: Losing his voice; yelling out the refs | Winning 4 games in 4 days | Aubrey Coleman best player he has coached | Aubrey’s kind words of Coach Penders | Challenge and adversity; heat taken this year | Proud of the kids | First tournament appearance in 18 years; not wasting opportunity; hammering it into the players.

Info & Stats: Head Coach Gonzaga Men's Basketball |

Mark’s thoughts about playing in Denver: “It’s a lot better than Buffalo.”

Topics: NCAA Tournament | 13 straight tournaments for Gonzaga | Team is the 11 seed in the South East | Knew we would play a good team in the 1st round | Playing in Denver is better than Buffalo | Playing St. Johns | Steve Lavin | 1st breaking in as a coach | A lot of good coaches get fired | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Lavin taking a different path back to coaching | College Basketball changing | Thought Lavin should have stayed at ESPN | Our players rallying to win the league | His son | Greatest fear is not being around his kids because of his job | Have great balance in Spokane | Being more efficient | Having a great staff around him |