Hour 2: Can Darius Acuff Jr. Lead Arkansas to the Final Four?

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First Take resumes with Coach Cal's best guard ever? Darius Acuff shined during the SEC Tournament, leading Arkansas to March glory with a win over Vandy in the finals. Can he continue this dominant stretch into the NCAA Tournament? (0:00) Then, Stephen A. is NOT happy with his New York Knicks after an embarrassingly close victory against the Steph-less Warriors. (17:20) Next, which legendary coach had the more impressive season: Pitino or Calipari? (34:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From 30 for 30 Podcasts.
0:02.5	Brian Padda, Senior Defensive Lyman from Miami.
0:12.9	Gunned down.
0:14.3	The key to this case, it's Brian.
0:18.0	A hour before he died, he was on the phone arguing with somebody.
0:21.4	This might be a hit.
0:22.8	You want the truth.
0:23.8	They just want a conviction.
0:24.6	Being placed him to arrest.
0:26.5	We had a killer amongst us.
0:28.2	Murder at the U.
0:29.0	Listen now.
0:31.0	Welcome back to first take.
0:32.6	Look at the brackets being filled out right now as we speak on ESPN.com.
0:37.0	I mean, they're going up by the hundreds, thousands, every second here. I've only gandered it at my bracket, kind of filled in with pencil. We'll keep editing as the day goes on. Six million and counting. Go head on over and fill out yours as we speak. Welcome back to Fors take. So we looked at the brackets. Now look
0:54.4	at these big names. All of them looking to make a big splash in the tournament. Of course,
0:58.7	the number one overall seed, Duke led by Cameron Boozer. He's averaging over 22 points per game.
1:04.5	They're in a tough region in the east. Cameron Boozer can maybe find a way to help them out.
1:07.9	Darren Peterson, the projected number one pick of the 2026 NBA draft is averaging just under 20 points per game for Kansas,
1:14.3	who could play Duke in the Sweet 16.
1:17.2	Then we go to BYU, A.J. DeBonsa, leads Division 1 with 25 points per game,
1:22.2	including a 40-point game in the Big 12th tournament against Kansas State.
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