March Madness 365: MBB with Andy Katz

Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis discusses his decision to return to Indiana for his sophomore season. Andy begins ranking his Top-20 returning players for this upcoming season. Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon shares how he has continued to educate himself on racial injustices. Turgeon builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics of former players. Andy ranks his top-...

Villanova head coach Jay Wright joins Andy Katz to discuss how his team continues to have conversations about racial justice while separated because of the pandemic. Wright builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics of former players. Andy ranks his top-10 players for basketball IQ since 2000. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari joins Andy Katz to discuss his partnership with the McLendon Foundation Minority Leadership Initiative. Calipari builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics of former players. Andy ranks his top-10 athletes from NCAA title runner-ups.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discusses social change from a collegiate level and the challenges of planning for a season during the pandemic. Barnes builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics of former players from Tennessee and Texas among others. Penn’s Jelani Williams explains his father’s ‘A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth’ initiative. Andy ranks his Top-...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo discusses racial inequality and moving forward with college athletics. Izzo builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics. All six men’s DI head coaches in Mississippi discuss the impact of removing the Confederate symbol from the state flag. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins discusses the current climate throughout college athletics. Huggins builds his ‘Dream Player’ with Andy from ten specific characteristics. Davidson guard Kellan Grady talks about how he drew inspiration from his grandmother’s activism in South Africa. Andy ranks his top-10 clutch players in March Madness the last 10 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl talks about the racial tension in America and the discussions he’s having with his players. Bruce reminisces over his top players to build his 'Dream Player' with Andy. Texas Tech guard Kyler Edwards expresses how he’s using his voice to express his feelings about the racial climate in America and shares the openness of the Texas Tech team. Andy ranks the top-1...

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton talks with Andy about current climate in America and the racial inequality he faced when he first started coaching. Gabe Kalscheur, University of Minnesota guard, discusses how many college athletes are expressing themselves regarding the social injustices occurring in America and how the atmosphere on college campuses will be different at Minnesota. Andy...

Andy starts this week's episode addressing the killing of George Floyd and other social injustices that face the Black community with a statement from Syracuse head coach Jim Boehiem and the NCAA President Mark Emmert. Boeheim talks with Andy about building his dream player using ten different character traits from former players. Boeheim shares his hopes for the Orange this upcoming season and th...

This week, Hall of Fame head coach Roy Williams builds his dream player with Andy using ten specific character traits. Williams discusses the origin and importance of the secondary break for the Tar Heels. Andy ranks his top 10 favorite bucket getters who scored at least 2000 points from the past 10 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

In this week’s Senior Showcase, Andy ranks the top five performances from Michigan’s Zavier Simpson and Seton Hall’s Myles Powell. Simpson reflects on his time with former Michigan head coach John Beilein and what he remembers most from the Wolverines’ 2018 national championship run. Powell discusses being the first in his family to graduate college and gives his take on the toughest players to fa...

Our Senior Showcase continues this week as Andy ranks the top games for Michigan State Spartan Cassius Winston and Maryland Terrapin Anthony Cowan Jr. Cassius Winston talks about his growth on and off the court and how Tom Izzo pushed him to be a better player. Anthony Cowan Jr. speaks on why he chose to stay close to home and his relationship with Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon. See omnystudio....

This week in our Senior Showcase, Marquette guard Markus Howard and Penn State forward Lamar Stevens rank the top five performances of their career with Andy. Markus Howard shares how training with his brothers helped him get tough shots off while playing at Marquette. Lamar Stevens reflects on how the Nittany Lions' basketball program improved over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Oregon Duck Payton Pritchard and Utah State Aggie Sam Merrill The Senior Showcase continues this week as Andy ranks Oregon Duck Payton Pritchard's top performances of the season and Utah State Aggie Sam Merrill's top 5 performances of his career. Payton Pritchard shares how he built trust with his head coach in order to have the ball in his hands during those clutch moments. Sam Merrill reflects o...

On this episode of MM365, Andy ranks the best performances of Kansas Jayhawk Udoka Azubuike and Butler Bulldog Kamar Baldwin. Udoka discusses with Andy about how he's preparing for the NBA draft and how he constantly thinks about his family in Nigeria during the pandemic. Kamar Baldwin reflects on how the season unfolded and gives Andy his thoughts on his top 5 performance of his career. See omnys...

Andy breaks down his first Power 36 for 2020-21. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes explains how he's staying in touch with the players and looks ahead to next season. FSU's head coach Leonard Hamilton shares how the Seminoles' chemistry developed throughout the year. Kansas guard & Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Garrett discusses why he thinks the Jayhawks have serious national title...

Andy speaks with former UMBC Retriever Jairus Lyles about the 2018 UMBC memorable win over the Virginia Cavaliers. Former Michigan Wolverine head coach John Beilein describes the Trey Burke game tying shot against Syracuse in 2013 and his thought process while seeing Trey's shot. Former Illinois head coach Bruce Weber tells the story of how the Illini pulled off a 15 point comeback against Arizona...

Andy gives an update on the March Madness Moments bracket matchups. Ryan Odom, UMBC's head coach, talks with Andy about the Retrievers' 2018 March Madness upset victory against UVA and the teams' thought process throughout the game. Bryce Drew, former Valparaiso basketball player, relives his buzzer-beating shot against Ole Miss from 1998 with Andy. Former Badger Brandon Koenig speaks about his ga...

Andy Katz breaks down the new March Madness Moments social media tournament bracket. Andy catches up with Mitch Henderson, point guard for that Cinderella Princeton team, about being on the winning-side of one of the most improbable upsets in Tournament history. Danny Ainge joins in on the episode to talk about his emotional game winner in 1981. Former Nevada Wolf Pack head coach Eric Musselman re...

Andy Katz reacts to the cancellation of the NCAA men's basketball Tournament. NCAA vice president of men's basketball Dan Gavitt joins to explain the unprecedented process of decision-making that ultimately led to cancellation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andy Katz speaks with Obi Toppin of the Dayton Flyers about how the Flyers have developed throughout the year and what makes this team so special. ESPN's Bracketologist Joe Lunardi talks with Andy about which teams he thinks are in, out or on the bubble. Andy ranks his top ten All-Americans and his pick for National Player of the Year. Basketball sports broadcaster Dan Dakich dives into why he thi...

Andy Katz talks with Virginia head coach Tony Bennett about how the team has evolved throughout the year, the changes they need to make defensively and the mindset they will need heading into the tournament. UCLA head coach Mike Cronin shares his thoughts on the Bruins' young team and how the adversity they have faced has built trust between them. Andy ranks the best coaches come tournament time....

The distinguished data analyst Ken Pomeroy speaks with Andy about the specifics of his Kenpom ranking system, how the ranking system affects bubble teams and makes an early prediction on which team could make a deep run in the tournament. Andy ranks his Top-10 toughest home court advantages in college basketball this season. BYU head coach Mark Pope speaks on why the Cougars have the best locker r...

Georgetown's Patrick Ewing speaks with Andy on the Hoyas overcoming adversity. San Diego State star Malachi Flynn speaks on the Aztecs historic season. Andy ranks his Top 10 National Championship Contenders. Former Butler star Matt Howard reminisces on the Bulldogs' historic run in March Madness 10 years ago and the Gordon Hayward shot that nearly shocked the world. Conference USA Commissioner Jud...

Andy speaks with Duke guard Tre Jones about the Blue Devils' season thus far and how they have improved throughout the season. Seton Hall guard Myles Powell talks about the Pirates most recent win against Villanova and the relentlessness of his teammates. Andy Ranks the 10 teams that could crack the top 4 lines come March. Kevin White, Chair of NCAA Men's Basketball Committee sheds light on the Co...