The Ringer’s Tate Frazier runs through the seven teams that have already punched their tickets to March Madness and makes his picks for some upcoming conference tournaments, including the AAC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, and SEC clashes (3:05). Then he discusses the “fatal floaters” of the weekend from St. John’s–Marquette and Auburn-Alabama, as well as his observations from the second row of Duke-UNC. He gives his thoughts on NC State's decision to part ways with head coach Kevin Keatts and Sunday’s Michigan–Michigan State “dustup” (18:12). Next, Tate is joined by ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap to discuss E60’s ‘The Other Hurley,’ premiering on Saturday. They talk about Dan Hurley’s basketball royalty family, his struggles as a player at Seton Hall in the early ’90s, his early coaching journey, his meteoric rise at UConn, his fall from favor with the media this season, and more (39:54). Finally, Tate closes the show with some shout-outs for Steph Curry, who became assistant general manager of Davidson basketball; new head coaches at Miami and Florida State; Division I basketball’s oldest arena turns 100; and more (1:12:05).

Host: Tate FrazierGuest: Jeremy SchaapProducer: Kyle Crichton

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