Final Four Weekend Preview! Steve Alford, Jason Gardner, Ben Humrichous, and Tony East Join!

(00:00-23:42) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the news from earlier today that Kirk Cousins has signed a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. What does this mean for Fernando Mendoza? Does the timing of the signing signal anything about the NFL Draft? (23:42-36:32) – Tony East from Locked On Pacers, Circle City Spin, and Forbes Sports joins the show to recap last night’s win for the Indiana Pacers in Chicago. How many more games can the Pacers win to stay within the bottom three of the standings? Plus, Tony highlights the difficulties in trying to lose games when players are trying to prove to other teams that they belong in the NBA and gives his opinion on who the second-best player in the NBA Draft is.   (36:32-47:07) – Shaq/Darius Leonard and Eric Ebron recently did a podcast together and each former Colt had an interesting comment about something during their time in Indianapolis. Jake reacts to what each former player had to say.    (47:07-1:10:12) – 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.   (1:10:12-1:26:00) – 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.   (1:26:00-1:30:30) – Hour number two of Query & Company concludes with Jake asking producer Eddie Garrison which college basketball programs would be in his top five if he was the top point guard in the country. (1:30:30-1:53:33) – Bob Kravitz makes an appearance on Query & Company to chat with Jake about what he witnessed at IU’s Pro Day yesterday. Are the Raiders still dead set on taking Fernando Mendoza first overall? Who stood out on the field yesterday? Will Elijah Sarratt’s skills translate to the NFL? (1:53:33-2:10:40) – 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. (2:10:40-2:15:27) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake Query from Total Wine & More to preview his show!Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.