It's NCAA Tournament week - and we have you covered with all the local/regional angles including an attractive bracket in Portland on Thursday-Saturday (Gonzaga, BYU, John Calipari), Boise State turns down NIT invite and dives into a new offseason - how do we feel about that, Vandals coach Alex Pribble on drawing No. 2 Houston/coach Kelvin Sampson, Boise State football New Player Spotlight: LB Zyhaire Lewis (Chaffey College), Weekend Winners & Losers

It's NCAA Tournament week - and we have you covered with all the local/regional angles including an attractive bracket in Portland on Thursday-Saturday (Gonzaga, BYU, John Calipari), Boise State turns down NIT invite and dives into a new offseason - how do we feel about that, Vandals coach Alex Pribble on drawing No. 2 Houston/coach Kelvin Sampson, Boise State football New Player Spotlight: LB Zyhaire Lewis (Chaffey College), Weekend Winners &amp; Losers

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho.

Prater & The Ballgame

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho on Boise's 95.3FM/1350AM "The Ticket"

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho on Boise's 95.3FM/1350AM "The Ticket"

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, MARCH 16: NCAA BASKETBALL, BOISE STATE BASKETBALL, VANDALS, BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS

We celebrate one of our favorite days - St. Patrick's Day - with a hearty conversation about food, drinking and patron saints, where does corned beef and cabbage rank on your holidays food list, who's the patron saint of your sports world, how is Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey going to sell men's basketball this offseason, Vandals basketball standout and Big Sky Freshman of the Year Jackson Rasmussen (Owyhee High) joins the show from Oklahoma City to talk about Thursday night's game against Houston, we play a word association game with the 10 western teams in the NCAA Tournament

We celebrate one of our favorite days - St. Patrick's Day - with a hearty conversation about food, drinking and patron saints, where does corned beef and cabbage rank on your holidays food list, who's the patron saint of your sports world, how is Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey going to sell men's basketball this offseason, Vandals basketball standout and Big Sky Freshman of the Year Jackson Rasmussen (Owyhee High) joins the show from Oklahoma City to talk about Thursday night's game against Houston, we play a word association game with the 10 western teams in the NCAA Tournament

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, MARCH 17: HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY, BOISE STATE BASKETBALL, VANDALS, NCAA TOURNAMENT

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share his research on a college basketball stat that doesn't sit well in Boise: The Broncos are 0-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament - the longest drought (most losses without a win) in NCAA history. There are a few teams in this year's tournament who have never won a tournament game - who are they and how close are they to Boise State's 0-10 streak?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share his research on a college basketball stat that doesn't sit well in Boise: The Broncos are 0-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament - the longest drought (most losses without a win) in NCAA history. There are a few teams in this year's tournament who have never won a tournament game - who are they and how close are they to Boise State's 0-10 streak?

BOB TRACKS DOWN TEAMS WHO ARE IN BOISE STATE'S 0-10 NEIGHBORHOOD

Idaho basketball player Jackson Rasmussen joins the show from Oklahoma City, where the Vandals have arrived for their NCAA Tournament game against Houston on Thursday night. Rasmussen talks about his journey from Oregon to Idaho to Utah - and now his first college basketball stop at Idaho.

Idaho basketball player Jackson Rasmussen joins the show from Oklahoma City, where the Vandals have arrived for their NCAA Tournament game against Houston on Thursday night. Rasmussen talks about his journey from Oregon to Idaho to Utah - and now his first college basketball stop at Idaho.

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, MARCH 16: NCAA BASKETBALL, BOISE STATE BASKETBALL, VANDALS, BOISE STATE FOOTBALL, WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS

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