What’s up internet basketball junkie?

Before I reveal my official March Madness champion pick, I need to quickly launch two new coaching resources this week - both with some pretty ridiculous launch bonuses.

1️⃣ Rebuild 101 (Cohort Course)

This is a small-group course built by Coach Kramer specifically for coaches leading programs that need a reset.

We’re limiting the cohort to just 8 coaches so the experience stays focused and interactive.

Coaches who join Rebuild 101 will also receive the BRAND NEW Advanced Coaching Course as a FREE bonus

2️⃣ Advanced Coaching Course (Complete Coaching Library)
• 15 lessons across four modules: Tactics, Culture, Philosophy, and Program Building

This course is designed to be something you can devour in the offseason and then reference all season long.

Not in a rebuild situation? You can still grab the Advanced Coaching Course on its own.

And for this week’s launch ONLY, coaches who enroll in the Advanced Coaching Course will also receive the Encyclopedia of Zone Offense as a FREE bonus.

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Now… I will proceed to jinx several teams for March Madness.

THE STARTING FIVE

🏆 MY OFFICIAL MARCH MADNESS PREDICTION I was ready to pick Purdue to win it all again this year, but then I remembered the last time I did that on public record — it was 2023, and they lost to a 16-seed in the first round.

I still feel shame over that pick. Florida repeats? That's boring.

My pick this year is… drumroll please… #2 Houston. Kelvin Sampson finally gets over the hump — LFG! Who you got?

Reply with your official pick.

PG - 🤔 How did I come to this conclusion? Well, Michigan and Duke both have some injury concerns. But honestly… I really wanted to pick a team with a coach that follows me on X.

That narrowed the championship pool down to Houston and Alabama.

Alabama was tempting, but their guard just got arrested with a pound of weed - which feels like a less-than-ideal pre-tournament storyline.

Plus, less total tweets from Sampson tells me he may be more focused on bball.

SG - 🤢 I feel a little dirty after that blatant humble brag… I might need a shower.

Honestly, I still can’t believe some of the best coaches in the world follow me. Unreal.

SF - 🎞️ 2k+ views in 4 days on this Transition Offense mini-clinic with Coach Todd Maynard. Will you add one more, please?

PF - 🏀 The offseason is a great time to commit to a system like "The Tandem 2-3 Zone"

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

The 5 Rules of the Merrimack 2-3 Zone Defense
Move on the flight of the ball
Nobody shoots where they catch it
Hands never drop below your waist
Stay down - don’t bite on ball fakes or shot fakes
Don’t get screened

12:56 PM • Mar 11, 2026

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C - 🏀 Or a 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Bait and Switch.
It starts as a 1-3-1 half court trap defense but doesn’t end that way

1:3 AM • Mar 13, 2026

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🎥 This Week in Streaming:
Tomorrow @8PM: Gary Waters (Cleveland State, Rutgers, Kent St.) ball screen traps and his coaching career
Last Week: Mike Koehler and Matt Kramer - Rebuilding A Basketball Program
Last Week: Daniel Sokolovsky - Advanced Coaching Concepts
Last Week: James Oxford - 1-3-1 Zone Defense (and Offense)
Last Week: John Ashworth - What they don't tell you before accepting a coaching job

💪🏼 What am I working on? Promoting the Advanced Coaching Course and Coach Kramer's "Rebuild 101"... live streaming... Writing guides to a flexible 4-out offense system, conditioning without sprints, a 1-3-1 BLOB defense system... Continuing to work on the Bucky McMillan pressing system, a modern defensive strategies guide...

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If you’re heading into the offseason and looking for ways to sharpen your systems, these two new resources are now available.

Rebuild 101 (Cohort Course)
Includes the Advanced Coaching Course as a bonus.

Advanced Coaching Course
15 lessons, 800+ pages, and 15+ hours of coaching instruction.
Includes the Zone Offense Encyclopedia bonus this week ONLY.

More details and examples coming throughout the week.

–Coach Hack

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