Best Of Query & Company - Monday 3/16/26

Today’s Best of Features: (00:00-23:17) – Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News, FOX Sports, and Big Ten Network joins Jake Query to continue the conversation about Thad Matta’s retirement, who he believes is the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament, identifies the south region as the most loaded region in the bracket, and comments on the momentum that Purdue has built going into the tournament. (23:17-40:17) – Butler Radio Analyst, Nick Gardner, joins Jake Query on today’s show to reflect on Thad Matta’s coaching career with him announcing his retirement earlier today, gives his recruiting pitch to coaches that Butler could reach out to for the job, highlights some obstacles the next Butler coach will have to overcome, and gives his thoughts on which Big East team in the NCAA Tournament could make the deepest run. (40:17-56:14) – ESPN’s Tom Crean joins Query & Company to give his thoughts on how things played out with the NCAA Tournament seedings, identifies South Florida as a team that plays a unique style of basketball, evaluates what he saw from Purdue during the Big Ten Tournament that they can build on in the NCAA Tournament, congratulates Thad Matta on an excellent coaching career, and highlights what games he will be covering during the tournament.Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.