BASCHAMANIA

2021 NCAA & Big 10 Champ Aaron Brooks joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk as we talk all things AB. His transition to Penn State Wrestling, winning the NCAA Championships & Big 10 Championships, the Olympic Trials not going his way, his Faith, and more.  This show is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers a...

Some Tuesday afternoon coffee talk as Cenzo and JB talk about Junior & Senior Nationals, some random happenings in wrestling (and around the house), and a bit more. This episode is 45 minutes of a little bit of everything. This show is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes. Launching soon,...

Iowa State Cyclone David Carr is back on the BASCHAMANIA podcast with a new accolade: NCAA Champion! (And Back-to-Back Big 12 Champ!) This time around, he joins Cenzo and I talk about NCAA Championship, his 2nd Big  12 Championship, Olympic Trials, the Senior Level, Faith, the US Open,  and so much more! This show is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with...

Freshmen National Champ Carter Starocci joins his Nittany Lion teammate Cenzo and I to talk about his success, his future, and his faith, among other topics.  This show is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes. Launching soon, be sure to follow them on social for updates, and to be the fi...

It was a weird year for all of us with Covid and Sammy Alvarez is no exception to the rule. He joins us for some Monday Morning Coffee Talk to discuss his 2020-2021 season, and what's next. Cenzo and I also talk briefly about a few of the wrestling topics hitting the internet this weekend. This show is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming componen...

After an incredible month for AJ Ferrari, the Big 12 & NCAA Champ joined Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to talk about his injuries, rapid increase in fandom, recent success, faith, and more. Ant 'The Champ' Cassar also joins us as we talk strength training, wrestlers in MMA, who would win in a match, and more! This episode is brought to you by ATAC. ATAC is a new sophisticated training app,...

It's rare we spend an entire episode breaking something down from a technical standpoint, but that's what this episode turned into as 2021 Olympic Team Trials Champion at 65kg Jordan Oliver joins Cenzo (he's back!) and I to talk about and breakdown his OTT tournament match by match, the difference between this Trials tournament and 2012 and 2016 where he went 0-2 both times, his weight cut, diet,...

After a dominating weekend at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier, both Evan Henderson and Braxton Amos joined me on BASCHAMANIA to talk about their journeys leading up to the Olympic Trials and their Last Chance OTT Qualifier performances this weekend. Braxton Amos kicks off the show and then Evan Henderson comes in at the 35-minute mark. This episode is Sponsored by MANSCAPED! Use Promo Code CENZO...

What a weekend! We've got 10 NCAA Champions and a whole lot to talk about. Cenzo and I spend the first hour going through NCAA's one weight at a time and then Nick Lee, and then Roman Bravo Young, hop in at the 1hr, 4min mark.  Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great...

NAIA Champ Peyton Prussin, who teched and pinned her way to a national championship this past weekend, and Matt McCutcheon, who helped coach Life U to an upset for the Men's team championship, joined Cenzo and I tonight for some Coffee Talk! We talk Peyton's background and recent success, Matt's return to the mat and future plans, the NCAA tournament this weekend, and more.  First, some fanta...

Two people that had everyone talking this weekend at Big 10s? Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) and Gable Steveson (Minnesota!) Grateful to have both of them join Cenzo and I tonight to talk about their Big 10 tournaments a few days ago and talk NCAAs next week. Cenzo and I also go through the brackets a little bit! Ridge joins the show 9:45 in, and Gable joins the show 31:40 in. Enjoy! Feel free to tweet u...

What a wild weekend! We had the Big 10 Championships, the Big 12 Championships, and the Mateo Pellicone Ranking Series over in Rome. Today, Cenzo and I dive into all of this weekend's action with some thoughts on all of it. Enjoy! Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great s...

Shane Sparks is the VOICE of the Big 10 conference. He eats, sleeps, and breathes folkstyle and Big 10 wrestling, so who better to have join Cenzo and I for some pre-Big-10 Coffee Talk? Was great to hear Shane’s background and his take on the Big 10’s this weekend. You probably didn’t know that to get where he is today, Shane slept in his car over 100 times! Be sure to tune in to ep 104 of plenty...

A little weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Vincenzo Joseph today as we talk about the RTC events of this past week, including his 2 matches at NLWC 5, and we look ahead to Big 10's, NCAA's, and the Olympic Team Trials, which are all right around the corner! Enjoy & subscribe today! Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the po...

Always great catching up with my guy Seth Gross! The NCAA Champ and I talk about all the events in wrestling coming up this week on Rokfin,  his Olympic Trials prep & seeding thoughts, marketing and branding, and more on Ep. 102 of the BASCHAMANIA Podcast. Enjoy & subscribe today! Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBS...

Great catching up with Jason Nolf ahead of his match with Kyle Dake next week on the NLWC 5 card (watch by subscribing to NLWC's Rokfin channel!) We talk golf, Traeger, home improvements, the current PSU team, his match with Dake, the Trials, and so much more.  Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go throu...

Great chat today for the 100th episode of BASCHAMANIA as Cenzo and I talk about our experiences in Philly last weekend, what's coming up for both of us, Flo buying Track, college wrestling, Jake Paul/Ben Askren, and more. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.&n...

World Silver Medalist, and all-around trailblazer, Sarah Hildebrandt joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk today and this conversation did not disappoint. We dove into Freestyle > Folkstyle debate, the sponsorship recruiting scene, the highs and lows of Sarah's careers, the upcoming Captains Cup, and so much more. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts!...

Was great to have Penn State alum Matt McCutcheon join Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk after Cenzo and I talk World & Olympic Trials qualifications for a bit. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE  to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.  If you want to support the podcast, be sure to...

Busy week this past week in wrestling! The JB/DT match and card took place, USA sent a SQUAD of hammers to France to compete in the Henri Deglane, and Cenzo's next match was announced! Cenzo and I dive into all this and more during some Coffee Talk, and Penn State NCAA Champion Ant 'The Camp' Cassar joins the show to talk about where he's been and where he's going! Another fun episode of Coffee Ta...

College wrestling is back, we had back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall is back on the show today joining us to talk about all that he's been up to, what's coming up in 2021, and, of course, some Penn State memories! Enjoy! If you enjoy this episode,...

USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I talk about the tournament's storylines, what we're excited about, wrestler's self-promotion (or lack thereof), and talk with Austin Gomez on his retirement. Enjoy! If you en...

2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be! I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into that today as we enjoy some more Coffee Talk discussing upcoming matches, schedules, and more. Mike Machh also joins the show to talk about his recent matches at the RTC Cup, launching some merch, and his u...

What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in and engaged all year long! In 2020's final episode, Cenzo and I dove into some happenings over the past week in the wrestling community including but not limited to Ben Askren/Jake Paul, Zain/Bajrang, Adeline/Tamyra Mensah Stock, Upcoming Schedu...

Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly, he's got a lot to say! We dive into: 1. The Nickname 2. Early Success in Ohio 3. Perspective After Losses 4. Faith Shaping Career 5. College Transition 6. G...