Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-24:40) – Former Indiana Hoosier & current Nevada Head Coach Steve Alford joins Query & Company to discuss the award that he is receiving this weekend during the Final Four. Jake asks him if he would have received the most NIL money in IU history if it was allowed during his playing days, explains who he molded his coaching characteristics after, compares what the NCAA needs to do with college basketball to what the IHSAA has done with high school basketball, and shares his concerns about the future of college athletics.  

(24:40-36:58) – Illinois forward Ben Humrichous joins Jake Query to preview their upcoming Final Four game against the UConn Huskies, what it means to return to his home state with a chance to hoist a championship trophy, reveals when he felt like the Illini really started firing on all cylinders ahead of the Big Ten Tournament, discuss how obsessed Keaton Wagler is with winning, and if he gets any time to visit with friends and family while in town. 

(36:58-53:46) – Arizona’s Director of Player Relations, Jason Gardner, joins Jake Query to discuss growing up in Indiana and attending North Central to now being a part of a Final Four team in Indianapolis. Jake asks Jason about some things that he learned during his time at IUPUI as the head coach of the Jaguars, identifies what Purdue did in the first half that created some challenges for Arizona, believes that their Elite Eight game against the Boilermakers really helps them get prepared for Michigan, and discusses why Arizona doesn’t take a lot of three-point shots.