Former UVA All-American and current student assistant coach John Hicks joined the 1186 crew. Hicks was a fourth round MLB draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2011 and spent over a decade playing professional baseball including six years in the big leagues with the Mariners, Tigers and Rangers. Hicks is expected to graduate with his degree from UVA this spring and has been serving on the Cavaliers coaching staff this season.  Episode Details:  John explains his path back to UVA, the changes in the program since he wore the orange & blue and his role with the current team (0:00-4:45). John is a semester away from graduating and goes into his new prespective on his educational experience at UVA (4:46-7:45). There has been a long line of student assistants at UVA and John talks about joining the exclusive club (7:46-10:47). John is now on the other side, joining the coaching staff so he compares his time as a player and his current experience as a coach (10:48-14:45). John is part of a long line of versatile players to come through UVA and talks about how it helped him in college and eventually pro ball (14:46-18:55). John chats about the changes in the game, specifically on the offensive side of the ball (18:56-22:10). A trip down to memory lane to a few of the most iconic moments in UVA history that John was a part of (22:11-32:48). The show wraps up with John's plans after graduation and weekly  trivia from the 2011 (32:49-36:41)