Ep 138 - Block Out The Noise with Luke Hancock
What's Next with Eric Wood
Eric Wood
5 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Luke Hancock, the 2013 Final Four Most Outstanding Player and NCAA Champion with the Louisville Cardinals, joins the show today. Luke is a college basketball analyst with the ACC Network, a financial advisor in Louisville, KY and a close friend.
He scored 20 points in the national semifinal against Wichita State and 22 points in the national final against Michigan.
He was the first reserve in NCAA Tournament history to be named the MOP. Hancock played professional basketball for the Memphis Grizzles and in Athens, Greece, before becoming a financial advisor with Clearpath Financial
Eric and Luke team up today for some Bracket talk before the NCAA Tournament. Other topics include:
(2:15-6:20) - Roanoke, Virginia, playing soccer and basketball
(6:20-11:15) - Luke's basketball journey, why he transferred to Louisville
(11:15-17:00) - What separates Rick Pitino from other coaches, Block out the noise
(17:00-20:00) - Handling adversity during the NCAA Tournament
(20:00-24:20) - 2013 National Championship with Louisville, thoughts on the NCAA
(24:20-28:00) - Financial advice
(28:00-35:45) - NCAA Tournament picks, upsets and National championship prediction
(35:45-39:20) - Coach K's impact on CBB
And much more. Rate, review and subscribe to the show today!
For more information about our sponsors today:
Jordan Yocum
LouisvilleCustomClothing.com
Instagram: @KentuckyClothier
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | I learned a lot about myself, I think, through that period because, you know, the fans as passionate as they are around here, they didn't love the fact that I was playing so many minutes and struggling. |
| 0:16.0 | And I think that if I could just share that lesson with like kids nowadays, it's just like you got to block out the noise outside the locker room. |
| 0:25.3 | The most important thing is you staying together with that team, the work you put in, the confidence you get from that work. |
| 0:33.0 | Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet. |
| 0:39.4 | Our next guest is Luke Hancock. |
| 0:42.3 | Luke was the 2013 Final Four most outstanding player when he was playing for the University of Louisville and is now a college basketball analyst for ESPN and ACC Network as well as a financial advisor. |
| 0:54.3 | Luke is a great friend of mine and has incredible stories to share, as well as a whole lot of talk |
| 0:59.4 | to help you fill out your NCAA tournament brackets. |
| 1:03.1 | If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have. |
| 1:08.5 | Thanks out there to all the new Spotify listeners. Each and every |
| 1:11.8 | week, those numbers are going up and I can't thank you enough. Please rate it five stars on there if |
| 1:16.6 | you enjoy this episode. Also, if you share this on social media, tag me or Luke and your stories on |
| 1:23.3 | Instagram on Twitter. We'll share it as well and we could double the impact. Enjoy. |
| 1:30.1 | Luke, welcome to show, brother. Man, thanks for having me. He's been a big fan of these for a long |
| 1:35.2 | time. Listen to a lot of your pods. So I'm excited to be. One of the most humbling moments for me as a |
| 1:41.1 | now podcast guest or a podcast host, I'll say, is what I got to see my podcast logo behind |
| 1:47.4 | you when I'm watching ESPN one day, watching you break down college basketball. So that being said, |
| 1:52.5 | I know this is an extremely busy time of the year for you. So thank you so much for allowing me |
| 1:57.8 | to have you on the podcast, allowing the listeners to dig in on your story and then |
| 2:02.4 | also some betting tips. But we'll start off with you. Even though you're a fan of the show, |
| 2:06.1 | you know this direction. We're going to start off the same exact way. Tell the audience about where |
| 2:10.2 | you're from and what all sports you grow up playing. Well, first, I'll send you a bill for putting |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Eric Wood, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Eric Wood and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.