Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

May 8

Episode 58

Vincenzo Joseph Shares Hilarious Stories

Who's not a Vincenzo Joseph fan? I had a blast when Cenzo came on the first time (episode 27) and knew I had to bring him back on ...

May 4

Episode 57

2x NCAA Champion Matt McDonough on Burnout

Matt McDonough has won a slew of championships ranging from 3 State Titles and 2 Big Ten Championships to 2 NCAA Championships while appearing in 3 straight finals, but still, if he could go ...

May 1

Episode 56

2x NCAA Champ Quentin Wright Shares Stories & Insight

2x NCAA Champ/3x NCAA Finalist Quentin Wright grew up 20 minutes from Penn State. Little to he know the dynasty that was about to be created at Penn State and ...

Apr 29

Episode 55

Learn From Gabe Dean's Failures

2x NCAA Champ/3x Finalist and current Assistant Coach at Cornell, Gabe Dean, has had both his fair share of successes and failures. He's learned a lot through ...

Apr 27

Episode 54

Jumpin Around Some More with Jon Reader

My first conversation with NCAA Champion and Associate Head Coach Jon Reader (Episode 40) was full of so much passion and knowledge, we had to run it back and cover more ...

Apr 24

Episode 53

Chris Pendleton's Excited To Lead at Oregon State

He’s a 2x NCAA Champion and a 3x All-American. He also just took a head coaching job at Oregon State. Before he heads out (even farther) West, Chris and ...

Apr 22

Episode 52

David McFadden’s Story

He's now the first 4x NCAA All-American in Virginia Tech History, he's a 2x Jersey State Champion/3x Jersey State Championships Finalist, and he's headed to The Pennsylvania RTC to ...

Apr 20

Episode 51

Jason Nolf on Faith & Mindset

Jason Nolf came back on Baschamania and the stories and insights didn't disappoint! We cover topics ranging from quarantine updates and blessings in disguise to Gilman's move to ...

Apr 16

Episode 50

What’s Next For Mark Hall

Mark Hall has won just about every championship a wrestler can win. From his record-setting 6 Minnesota State Championships and his NCAA Championship as a True Freshmen at Penn State ...

Apr 13

Episode 49

Chatting with Thomas Gilman On His Move to The NLWC

Thomas Gilman is back on Baschamania today to talk about the move he announced last week from Iowa City to State College, where he’ll train with the Nittany Lion ...

Apr 10

Episode 48

Luke Pletcher's Moving On

2x All-American and 2020 Big Ten Champ Luke Pletcher of Ohio State is moving on - both mentally and physically. He recently had to let go of NCAA's being canceled ...

Apr 5

Episode 47

Lance Palmer: Million Dollar Man

Before he was earning multiple Million Dollar paydays in the PFL, Lance Plamer was a 4x Ohio State Champ and 4x All-American at Ohio State. He also won a Big ...

Apr 1

Episode 46

Mark Perry Tells Some Stories

Mark Perry knows wrestling. Heck, he is wrestling. Born into a wrestling family, on wrestling soil at Oklahoma State, a Blair Academy wrestler, a 4x All-American at Iowa, a 2x ...

Mar 28

Episode 45

Jack Mueller Has No Regrets

Last year he was in the NCAA Championships finals against Spencer Lee. This year, he's had one thing on his mind: take out Spencer Lee in the rematch. Today, ...

Mar 22

Episode 44

Brandon Slay Knows His Purpose

Today, another Olympic Gold Medalist comes on the BASCHAMANIA Podcast as Brandon Slay stops by to shares his story. Brandon is not only an incredible wrestler and wrestling coach, ...

Mar 17

Episode 43

Nahshon Garrett is an Overcomer

Nahshon Garrett really is an overcomer. While he's also an NCAA Champion and EIWA Wrestler of The Year, what sticks out the most to me is Nahshon's ability ...

Mar 14

Episode 42

Olympic Trials Qualifiers Dake, Nickal, Steveson, Ashnault, & Oliver on The Postponement

It was announced yesterday that the Olympic Trials have officially been postponed. In having conversations with some of the athletes and coaches, I decided to have some hop on for ...

Mar 11

Episode 41

Seth Gross on Big 10's and a Fan-Less NCAA's

After the news was announced that there will be no fans at the NCAA's, I was chatting with a few of the guys competing and my conversation with Seth Gross ...

Mar 5

Episode 40

Jumpin Around with Jon Reader

He's no stranger to March! NCAA Champ Jon Reader has had some iconic March memories both competing and coaching. It was great chatting with Jon and the timing just a ...

Mar 1

Episode 39

Sebastian Rivera Is Ready

Ahead of next weekend's Big Ten Championships, I caught up with Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera. In this episode, we chat about his start in wrestling, how tough Jersey is and transition ...