Heading into the Sweet Sixteen, the HPP crew discusses a multitude of topics, including the March Madness upsets so far, the impact of injuries, and which players have helped or hurt their NBA Draft stock. Bunni, Jake, and Rich also make their predictions for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Elite games and answer a couple of listener questions.
CHAPTERS:
1. College Hoops Notebook (2:27)
- A not-so-crazy tournament?
- Analyzing the upsets: Furman over Virginia, Princeton over Arizona and Missouri, FDU over Purdue, Penn State over Texas A&M, Pitt over Iowa State, Michigan State over Marquette, Creighton over Baylor, and Arkansas over Kansas. Which upsets are the biggest head-scratchers?
- Big East and SEC each have three teams alive, while ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, and MWC are all down to one each, and the vaunted Big 12 is down to two. Which conferences have surprised the most?
- The impact of injuries: Oumar Ballo, Kerr Kriisa, Anthony Black, Mason Miller, Mark Mitchell, Marcus Sasser, Marcus Shaver, Norchad Omier, Wooga Poplar, Federiko Federiko, Alex Ducas, Zakai Zeigler, Jaylen Clark, Adem Bona, David Singleton, Ben Vander Plas, and Zach Freemantle.
- Tourney officiating, good, bad, or a little of both?
- Nick Saban’s rebuke of Nate Oats and Alabama
- Eddie Lampkin’s allegations of mistreatment at TCU
- Coaching changes around Division I
2. Draft Stock Rising (1:12:34)
- Amari Bailey, UCLA
- Davonte Davis, Arkansas
- Jordan Walsh, Arkansas
- Mike Miles, TCU
- Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
- Ryan Nembhard, Creighton
- Markquis Nowell, Kansas State
- Jalen Slawson, Furman
- Joey Hauser, Michigan State
- Dylan Disu, Texas
- Olivier Nkamhoua, Tennessee
- Tosan Evbuomwan, Princeton
3. Draft Stock Falling (1:37:04)
- Nick Smith, Arkansas
- Keyonte George, Baylor
- Drew Pember, UNC-Asheville
- Tyler Kolek, Marquette
- Braden Smith, Purdue
4. Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Picks (1:50:04)
5. Mailbag (2:11:07)
