775. March Madness Preview

Rocco Miller, the Bracketeer, returns to 32 Fans to preview the 2026 men's basketball tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Brooks from the Movie Ladder podcast joins to rank his top 10 movies of 2025, plus a bunch of other movie chatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast will be better enjoyed with video. Click here for the video episode: 773. Bonehead Bracket (Part 1: Basketball) Video Podcast You can also become a 32 Fans patron for additional content, including the announcement of the voting results from last week's episode: P314 Results of Listener Vote for 32 Fans HOF & Bracket Season Preview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva return to argue about the 32 Fans Athlete Hall of Fame, introducing the second 32-member class to join last year's inaugural class of Tom Brady (Football), Jim Brown (Football, Lacrosse), Peyton Manning (Football), Joe Montana (Football), Jerry Rice (Football), Lawrence Taylor (Football), Jim Thorpe (Football, Track & Field), Barry Bonds (Baseball), Josh Gibson (Baseball), Walter Johnson (Baseball), Willie Mays (Baseball), Babe Ruth (Baseball), Ted Williams (Baseball, Fishing), Cy Young (Baseball), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball), Larry Bird (Basketball), Wilt Chamberlain (Basketball), LeBron James (Basketball), Magic Johnson (Basketball), Michael Jordan (Basketball), Bill Russell (Basketball), Wayne Gretzky (Hockey), Mario Lemieux (Hockey), Jack Nicklaus (Golf), Tiger Woods (Golf), Serena Williams (Tennis), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Golf, Track & Field, Basketball), Muhammad Ali (Boxing), Simone Biles (Gymnastics), Katie Ledecky (Swimming), Michael Phelps (Swimming) and Jesse Owens (Track & Field). After you listen to the episode, click here to vote on the disputed entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year. Previous Winners: 1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex) 1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex) 1985: Wayne Gretzky 1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex) 1987: Magic Johnson 1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex) 1989: Joe Montana 1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex) 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex) 1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva) 1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva) 1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva) 1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva) 1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex) 1999: Kurt Warner 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Barry Bonds 2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva) 2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva) 2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva) 2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex) 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Tom Brady 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex) 2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva) 2011: Aaron Rodgers 2012: LeBron James 2013: LeBron James 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams 2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva) 2017: Tom Brady 2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva) 2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva) 2020: LeBron James 2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex) 2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex) 2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva) 2024: Shohei Ohtani 1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex) 1984: Edmonton Oilers 1985: Chicago Bears 1986: Boston Celtics 1987: Los Angeles Lakers 1988: Notre Dame Football 1989: San Francisco 49ers 1990: UNLV Men's Basketball 1991: Chicago Bulls 1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva) 1993: Dallas Cowboys 1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex) 1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva) 1996: Chicago Bulls 1997: Chicago Bulls 1998: New York Yankees 1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2000: Los Angeles Lakers 2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva) 2002: UConn Women's Basketball 2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva) 2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex) 2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex) 2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2010: UConn Women's Basketball 2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva) 2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball 2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex) 2015: Golden State Warriors 2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2017: Golden State Warriors 2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex) 2019: LSU Football 2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex) 2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex) 2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva) 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva's weekend roommate joins the pod to review what it's like to spend 25 hours with Akiva, then Alex and Akiva review a boring Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Akiva preview the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics. This episode's outro is obviously Alex's wishful thinking of something Greek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keev and Alex are back for another Sunday night live reaction pod. This episode's outro, a week late, is in honor of the national champion Indiana Hoosiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akiva has landed in America and so he's ready to podcast with Alex as soon as the games ended tonight ... if Alex hadn't been kicked out of his recording space several times, forcing the podcast to stop and start repeatedly. Not in my room! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex and Keev each give their one takeaway from each Wild Card team, make their divisional round picks, talk about the coaching carousel, NBA All Stars and bar mitzvah attire. This episode's outro is another "1800s banger" requested by Allix O, namely Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Op. 49. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices