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Former Badger Mike Kelley, who helped lead UW to the Final Four back in 2000 joins Jason to give his opinions on Wisconsin’s tournament chances while also lending wisdom from his days making a deep run.

Jason and Jesse are joined by a former March legend for the cardinal & white, Zak Showalter! He provides insight into his own experiences in the tournament and gives his thoughts on this year’s iteration of UW, spoiler alert, he has them going pretty far in his bracket. Jesse is also baffled that Zak could actually be working on such a momentous day in the sports world, but I don’t think anyone is shocked Jesse has that take.

ESPN analyst and former Memphis/Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner joins The Jump Around! He discusses why he believes the Badgers can make a run in the NCAA Tournament, giving five reasons for optimism. He also touches on what to watch for from Montana and BYU/VCU, what Wisconsin would struggle with, and much more!

Nolan Winter joins for his weekly appearance and breaks down Jack Janicki's growth and toughness, preparation for the Big Ten Tournament, the biggest lessons he learned from last years' postseason, and much more!

Badgers big man Nolan Winter joins for his weekly appearance. Nolan talks about Wisconsin's OT loss to Oregon, the bounce-back win against Washington, and his excitement for this Saturday's matchup at #8 Michigan State. He also gives a peak behind the curtain with which players on the practice squad give the starters their biggest challenge, and he breaks down the embarrassing mock NFL combine performance from ESPN Milwaukee's Alex Strouf!

Nolan Winter joins The Jump Around as a soon-be-recurring guest to discuss all things Badgers hoops! In his debut appearance he touches on the Purdue game and his reaction to Kamari McGee's ejection. He reacts to Greg Gard's comments on Wilde & Tausch surrounding the Badgers' revamped offense. Then also speaks on John Tonje and the impact he's had, his journey to UW, and the class clowns of the team!

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball head coach Greg Gard joins Wilde and Tausch as the 11th-ranked Badgers prepare for the final stretch of the college basketball season.

Badgers Radio Network play-by-play broadcaster Matt Lepay joins Wilde and Tausch following Wisconsin's big win over Purdue as the final stretch of the college basketball season commences.

Badger men's basketball assistant coach Sharif Chambliss joins the show to discuss the team's recent win over Iowa, the impact John Tonje has had on this year's squad, recruiting and player retention in the transfer portal, and which player does the best "Coach Chambliss impression"!