Hi, folks here on the Michigan Insider on the Big Tim 50 WTKA online at the big tim50.com, Sam Webb.

Mr. Iroind Tribe on the other side.

And so it is March Madness.

March Madness for the men and the women. We're both teams.

Outstanding, outstanding regular season campaigns.

And now a chance to add some postseason lore to the table and joining us to talk about the women's side of this.

A2 seed hosting games like we knew they would. Michigan women's basketball coach Kim Barnes-Rico. Kim, good morning. How are you? Good morning, Sam. Good morning, Ira. I'm doing well. It's nice to be home and not traveling on the road. That's for sure. I hear you, I mean, in terms of, I haven't talked to you

about pickleball since, you know, since, or I haven't talked to you about how things go when

the tournament rolls around when it comes to pickleball. So are you still able to get it in?

You know, I showed up this morning, Sam, at 6.50 and the ladies looked at me with

surprise.

They didn't think I'd be here.

And I said, I'm allowed one hour this week to play pickleball.

They said, we thought you'd be watching film.

I said, I did all last night and I will at 8 o'clock, but can I get an hour in?

So, yeah, I got the pickleball in. It's good for me to get some energy out before I head into the office and prepare for this week, for sure.

Yeah, so, a two-seat. Kim, last week, you know, we kind of laughed a little bit.

Ira and I kind of laughed a little bit.

But you said, you know, if we host.

And I was thinking, it was like, if if this would be an unbelievable travesty of basketball

justice of Michigan isn't hosting.

But it brings, it puts into perspective how big this is for your program.

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