BASCHAMANIA

With all of the NIL & Transfer Portal talk going on, I thought it made sense to bring on someone who's at the center of the conversation - Aaron Nagao. Nagao just finished an amazing redshirt freshmen season at Minnesota that saw him make the NCAA tournament & All-American his first year. Today, Nagao joined me for a special Easter episode of BASCHAMANIA as we chat about his rare disea...

Today on BASCHAMANIA, UNC's Now-2x NCAA Champ Austin O'Connor, who just wrapped up his wrestling career on the top of the podium in Tulsa, joins the show to talk about his wrestling career, finishing on top of the podium and what's next for the former Tarheel. Medical Forfeitting Out of 2022 NCAA Championships Importance of All-American'ing in 2022 Bouncing All Around the Podium Do...

This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, the NCAA championship, and of course, what's next. We talk: - Sinking in that he’s an NCAA Champion - Looking back at the bracket - Finals match with Real - Weight management - Living the right lifestyle - Hit...

Yianni D is now just the 5th ever 4x NCAA Champion after earning another title at 149lbs this weekend. Today, friend of the show Yianni came back on to talk all about the tournament, his season, his career & what's next. We talk through: - The bracket match by match - Is the weight lifted now that the mission was accomplished - Bouncing back from early season Austin Gomez loss - What Mike...

Great to have 2x NCAA Champ Nick Lee back on the podcast today as we chat: - Transitioning to Freestyle Full Time - Competing at the Zagreb Open - Launching a Company (Wakinyan) - Wrestlers in Business - Advice for Young Wrestlers re: the NCAA Tournament - Being in the NCAA Finals - Going Back to the Finals - Penn State’s Success - Thoughts on 141 Field This Year - Penn State Wrestlers at NCAA&#39...

The 2023 NCAA D1 Championships are a week away, and it's time to go weight by weight through the tournament and make our picks.  Listen and enjoy as Cenzo and I make our picks and then throw the whole thing out next week, as absolutely anything can happen! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning Coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor al...

What a weekend the Conference Championships were!  On today's Monday show 'Basch & The Brain' dive into all of the happenings of the weekend, starting with Big 12's and then going all the way through Big 10's. This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning Coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor all in your pocket. Your Age. Your Goals. You...

Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident!  This week JO & Bellator announced that he had signed an MMA contract and would start fighting this year!  We had a lot of fun in this conversation as we talk the following: - Decision to Transition MMA 
- Why Bellator
 - Will We See Him Wrestle Again? 
- MMA Training Hel...

It's time for Conference Championships, and today's guest knows a thing or two about those!  Along with being a 4x All-American, Ohio State Buckeye Kollin Moore is a 3x Big Ten Champ & 4x Big Ten Finalist.  Most recently, Kollin won back-to-back Ranking Series events on the Senior Level in Croatia & Egypt.  The 2020/2021 Olympic Alternate and I dove into various aspects of h...

Fellers and JB had a blast previewing this dual last year, so why not do it again? This year, we brought Willie “the Brain” along for the fun as well and Izzy joins us late to give us his picks & predictions.  #1 PSU vs #2 Iowa goes down in State College, PA Friday Night at 8:30pm EST.  Enjoy the preview show! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. ATAC is an AI Strength...

Jake Herbert has no shortage of accolades!  From multiple-time NCAA Champion & a Hodge Trophy Winner to Olympian and World Silver Medalist, most who have been around this sport for a while know who he is.  Was great having him on the show today to discuss and get his opinion on youth wrestling, success off the mat, how to leverage time as a competitor for your overall betterment in l...

Today we had the pleasure of having #4 Iowa State’s Head Coach Kevin Dresser on the show.  Coach Dresser joined JB to chat about the current situation and landscape of wrestling where there seems to be less competition and more MFF’s and no-shows, NIL, Iowa State’s big weekend duals, David Carr, Paniro Johnson and so much more
, including some breaking news at the end. This show is brought to...

From the no-shows and MFF's to post-match flair between teammates, the holiday tournaments left no shortage of talking points and 'Basch & The Brain' dive into a lot of them on episode 179 of the BASCHAMANIA podcast! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor all in your pocket. Your Age. Your Go...

Great to have 3x NCAA Champ Jason Nolf back on the show today to talk about his World Cup experience & matches, gratitude in defeat, his new business venture 'Ocean', coping with a high-level athlete long-distance relationship, and more. We cover:   - Ping Pong Rivalry with Kyle Snyder - World Cup Experience & Breaking Down the Matches - Cenzo and Nolf Both Competing at 74kg - Gratitu...

From CKLV to Iowa/Iowa State and everything in between, fun morning talking all things wrestling from the weekend with “The Brain!” This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor all in your pocket. Your Age. Your Goals. Your Program.  Download the ATAC app and #LevelUp today! Feel free to tweet us...

Some weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Cenzo and our friend Luke Gardner joins us ahead of an action packed few days of wrestling!  From Yianni/Gomez on Saturday to the star-studded All-Star Classic on Tuesday, college wrestling is headed for another excited week. We also talk Bill Farrell, Cenzo competing at the World Cup, and recap the Arizona State/Missouri dual from Thursday night! This sho...

Great having NCAA Champ, Hodge Trophy Winner & now... World Silver Medalist Zain Retherford back on the show today.  We caught up and talk about his SIlver Medal Performance at the World Championships, his decision not to compete at the World Cup, the explosion of talent in the NLWC room, going back to school, and much more! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC i...

If you follow wrestling, you’ve probably heard the name Scott Green.  After a very dominant run as head coach as Wyoming Seminary Prep School in PA, Scott has made the move to Army West Point as associate head coach.  Scott joined me today to talk about everything from Wegmans & Chicken Wings to His SEM days and the culture at the prestigious West Point. We talk: Accolades Rundown We...

Leaves are falling & college wrestling is upon us! Cenzo and I had some fun Coffee Talk today to talk the upcoming college season, give our All-Star Classic picks, and talk about some freestyle/international news tidbits.  Cenzo also gives a competition update on his future. This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning coach, Nutritio...

Always a great time when our friend, and now-World Silver Medalist, Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show!  Today, he came on the podcast to talk all about his 2022 World Championships experience; from his thoughts leading up to the tournament, to his post-match/pre-match thoughts, and all the takeaways from the Finals.  We also dive into the upcoming season and if he's looking at the Hodge...

Great having friend of the show Izzy Martinez back on the podcast to talk all about the newest venture in wrestling - Premier National League!  PNL Chicago starts tomorrow and Izzy couldn't be more excited after 2 years with some of the biggest & brightest people in wrestling working to make this happen. We also talk about wrestling in MMA, growing the sport, development a few other topic...

From Jordan Burroughs making history becoming a 7x World & Olympic Gold Medalist to No Russia Presence and Women's Freestyle star Amit Elor, there is no shortage of storylines from the 2022 World Championships!  Pleasure having NCAA Champ & Senior Level athlete Mike Macchiavello on to recap a bunch of it! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength...

The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes.  We talk the move, NIL, transitioning to college and more. This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor all in your pocket. Your Age. Your Goals. Your Program.  Downloa...

Great talking to Bo just a few days removed from his 2nd pro fight win at Dana White's Contender Series.  We talk about a lot of the MMA/wrestling comparisons, how the fight went down, when his next fight is, and much more. This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC.  ATAC is an AI Strength & Conditioning coach, Nutritionist, and Mentality Mentor all in your pocket. Your Age....

US Open Champ Nico Megaludis joined Cenzo and I today for some Coffee Talk to talk about the year he's had after an amazing comeback from 2 ACL surgeries on the same knee that kept him out of action for years!  We talk about everything from their time together at Penn State to his self-diagnosed quirks, and everything in between - including, his take on the World Team Trials loss to Seth Gros...