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Slappin' Glass is curated by the duo of former Chapman University basketball teammates Patrick Carney and Dan Krikorian. With the aim to produce the highest quality basketball and coaching content from sources all around the world, the duo combine the knowledge and experience of Patrick's 14 years of professional playing and coaching experience in Germany along with Dan's 13 years as a coach at th...

On this NBA episode, Mike and Jason discuss the challenges the NBA and its players are facing when it comes to starting training camp on December 1. Then they talk about the Rockets hiring Stephen Silas and Steve Nash adding Mike D'Antoni & Amar'e Stoudamire to his staff in Brooklyn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of p...

Tim Debevec is the Boys’ Basketball Varsity Head Coach at Jackson High School in Massilon, Ohio. Debevec took over the Polar Bear program in 2011. Prior to that, Debevec spent 18 years as an assistant coach. at Rootstown, Tallmadge, GlenOak & Jackson. Debevec helped lead Jackson to a Division 1 state championship in 2010 as an assistant to current Mount Union Head Coach Mike Fuline and then wo...

Adam Cestaro is the Head Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach at Highland (OH) High School taking over the Hornets in June of 2015. Cestaro previously spent a total of seven years in the Highland program at various levels. Adam started his coaching career as both a varsity assistant and junior varsity coach at Highland before taking a job on T.K. Griffith’s boys basketball staff at Archbishop Hoban in A...

On this NBA episode, Mike and Jason discuss the Pelicans hiring of Stan Van Gundy and the NBA's accelerated timeline for the 20-21 season. Then, Jason tries to stump Mike with some NBA Trick or Treat Trivia. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bill Ferrara is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for The University of New Mexico women’s basketball program after spending the previous two seasons at the University of Florida. In his three seasons at New Mexico, Ferrara has helped lead the Lobos to a 64-35 record overall. In his first two years, the Lobos won at least 20 games and made an appearance in the WNIT as well. While at...

This is the first episode from Blazing the Path hosted by Rob Hetherington on the Hoop Heads Podcast Network. Rob looks back at the Trailblazers season from way back in October of 2019 through to their first round loss to the Lakers in the Bubble. He looks at the factors that impacted the team's performance this season and looks ahead to how they can get back to the top of the Western Conference....

Cabral Huff is the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (HIES) in Atlanta, GA. During the 2019-2020 season, Huff took the team to the Elite 8. Prior to coaching at HIES, Huff had been a successful head coach at Duluth High School. In Huff’s three seasons at Duluth High, he took the team to three consecutive state tournament appearances, including back-to-back Sweet 16 ap...

On this NBA episode, Mike and Jason discuss the potential start dates for next season, the Pacers & Clippers coaching hires, and the job openings in Houston, New Orleans, & OKC. Finally, they talk about the free agents that intrigue them the most this off-season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

Please note: We had some issues with Tobias' audio during recording but cleaned it up during post-production editing as best we could. Tobias Pinson is the founder and CEO of Hoop Juice Recruiting Service. Hoop Juice helps female players distribute their talents to college coaches throughout the United States. Tobias was an assistant coach of the women’s basketball program at The University of Cha...

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Coach’s Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coach’s Corner Round Table will feature our All-Star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question. A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month. October’s Round Table question is: What does accountability look like in your program? Our Coaching Lineup...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason look back at the 2020 NBA season and grade the various aspects of the NBA Bubble. They look ahead to the timeline for starting next season and whether the NBA may carry over some of the Bubble ideas. Finally, Mike gets on his Jordan soapbox to argue that MJ is still and will always be the greatest of all-time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Introducing the our latest NBA team podcast, Blazing the Path is your audio home for all things Portland Trailblazers, part of the Hoop Heads Podcast Network. Blazing the Path is a weekly podcast hosted by Rob Hetherington detailing all the latest happenings with the Portland Trailblazers. The podcast will include Rob's analysis and opinions on the Portland Trailblazers and the NBA in general. Exp...

T.K. Griffith has been the head boys basketball coach at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio since 1993 when he was hired at his alma mater at age 21. Griffith has an overall record of 424-196 in 27 seasons as the Knight’s head coach. He has been named North Coast League Coach of the Year five times as his teams have won seven NCL league championships since 2006. In addition, Griffith has...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 6 of the NBA Finals and reflect on the Lakers Championship, LeBron's 4th Finals MVP, and the Heat's No Show in Game 6. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 5 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 6 between the Heat & the Lakers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian Levenson is the founder of Strong Skills, which provides executive and mental performance coaching, speaking and consulting to elite organizations, performers and leaders. He has been fortunate to work with CEO’s, professional athletes, teams in the NBA, NHL, MLS, Division 1 athletic departments, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Homeland Security, Hilton, Young Presidents Organization...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 4 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 5 between the Heat & the Lakers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 3 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 4 between the Heat & the Lakers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Travis Schwab is entering his 6th year as the head men’s basketball coach at Muskingum University. Schwab coached Marcus Dempsey who was named the Academic All-American of the Year for Division III men's basketball in 2019-2020 and was a two-time Academic All-American (First Team 2019-20, Third Team 2017-18) Schwab arrived at Muskingum after a highly successful eight-year tenure at Wittenberg Univ...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 2 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 3 between the Heat & the Lakers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom Heil is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. In his first five seasons, Heil, who was the lead assistant under former Yellow Jacket Head Coach Duane Sheldon for five seasons has compiled a 84-54 record, and has led the Yellow Jackets to two OAC Championship games and one semifinal. In six seasons as a college head coach, Heil has five straight winning s...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap Game 1 of the NBA Finals and look ahead to Game 2 between the Heat & the Lakers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason recap the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and briefly touch on the end of Nuggets' and Celtics' seasons. Next, they dive into the keys to the NBA Finals and how the Lakers and Heat stack up. Mike & Jason get into LeBron's legacy and what beating the Heat would mean for his place in history. Finally, they react to the Doc Rivers firing and sp...

Aseem Rastogi and Kyle Kavanaugh are the Co-Founders of Essential Coaching. Aseem Rastogi is currently an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He is a Lead ‘Em Up Regional Coach for the Northeast United States, and has been a classroom teacher for six years in high school and middle school. Prior to his arrival at Brandeis, he was a successful head v...