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With the playoffs in full swing, we break down the girls sectional action and preview the state tournament. On top of that, we review the boys regional action from this past week.

Mr. and Ms. Basketball finalists were announced and we break down our thoughts on those as well.

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It's a long episode this week as we take a deep dive into the WIAA Boys Basketball playoffs and preview the entire playoffs, division by division, and sectional by sectional.

We also review the girls basketball regional action with some upsets and stories coming from the first week of playoff action.

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This week we took a deep dive into the girls basketball playoff preview. We break down the playoffs in each division, sectional by sectional.

Also, the boys basketball playoff brackets and we give our initial reactions, thoughts, and knee-jerk opinions.

As always we dove into the week in review and previewed the best matchups/storylines for the upcoming week in girls and boys hoops, and we finish with this week's Trav's Trivia.

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In this week's episode, the Baseline discusses the newly released WIIA Girls Basketball Playoff Brackets. We dive into discussions surrounding the seeding process and Coach v Computer seeding?

Also, Timeout Timers on the clock, a high school girls basketball in-game dunk, and and more milestones hit over this past weekend.

As always we dove into the week in review and previewed the best matchups/storylines for the upcoming week in girls and boys hoops, and we finish with this week's Trav's Trivia.

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In this week's episode we break down the WIAA mid-season playoff seeds in boys basketball division by division as well as discuss the semifinalists for Mr. and Ms. Basketball announced by the WBCA.

As always we dove into the week in review and previewed the best matchups/storylines for the upcoming week in girls and boys hoops, and we finish with this week's Trav's Trivia.

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This week the Baseline welcomes in Hartford girls basketball coach Vinny Daniels as we talk the newly released WIAA Mid-Season Playoff Seeds in girls basketball. Seeds, playoff structure, and more were highlighted in this great interview.

As always we dove into the week in review and previewed the best matchups/storylines for the upcoming week in girls and boys hoops.

A new PSA Segment, Stat Sheet Stuffers, and Trav's Trivia rounded out our episode.

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This week the Baseline dives into a handful of topics, including conference realignment, playoff seeding releases, and a review of the Deer District Prep Showcase.

Our weekly preview and review are back along with this week's Stat Sheet Stuffers and Trav's Trivia.

We also dive into a few topics around nightmare fuel as a coach, integrating alumni into your program, and more.

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This week the Baseline dives into a handful of topics, including recent coaching changes, 2,000 point scorers, and our weekly Stat Sheet Stuffers. Colton shares an amazing story about his group and how they supported a teammate in need this week. We also review the week of hoops, and preview what's to come.

We talk Mr. & Ms. Basketball in Wisconsin, including some history, past winners, and discuss some of the favorites and contenders in 2026.

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Aquinas boys basketball head coach and Midwest Players Classic director Brad Reinhart joins us to preview the MPC for this weekend in La Crosse, discuss his Blugolds, and how he's continued a winning tradition at Aquinas.

Chris, Colton, and Travis also discuss the use of inbound plays and how they are used throughout a game and season, including signaling and execution. We also touch on how to guide athletes through error correction. We jump into some of the players we idolized growing up, another edition of Trav's Trivia, and review/preview the week's of boys and girls hoops.

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Wauwatosa East girls basketball head coach Mary Merg joins the Baseline for an incredible interview as we dive into her journey in coaching, the 2025-26 Tosa East girls team, and more.

Chris, Colton, and Travis also discuss the holiday break and the pros, cons, results and more surrounding the basketball schedule. We dive into some 1,000 point scorers, coaching milestones, and preview another jam-packed week of hoops in Wisconsin. Trav's Trivia is also back.

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