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We are super excited to share with you the trailer from our fifth new show, Player's Court with Joseph Harris II. The Player’s Court Podcast empowers middle and high school aged basketball players with insight beyond their years to help them achieve their goals on and off the court in a more productive way by providing impactful content so they never have to worry about being overlooked by a coach...

Brendan Winters is the co-founder of Pro Skills Basketball headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brendan was a 4 time All-conference player at Davidson College where as a senior Brendan was named an All-American along with winning Davidson’s “Tommy Peters Award” (given annually to a male Davidson athlete who exemplifies excellence on the playing field and dedicated campus leadership) and als...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason wrap up the seeding games. They discuss the fantastic play in game between Memphis and Portland, the Bubble MVP, the all-bubble teams, and Alvin Gentry getting fired. They then discuss a key thing they are looking for in each of the upcoming playoff series. Do the Blazers have a chance? What 76ers team is going to show up?: Can the Rockets win without...

Welcome to the twentieth 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. August’s Round Table question is: How do you develop your team's offensive and defensive system and wh...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason discuss the potential vulnerability of the Bucks & Lakers who, according to these latest NBA championship odds , are still the favorites to win the title. They also try to figure out what's going to happen in the race for the 8-9 seeds out West. Dame's missed free throws/51 points, Can the Grizzlies win one more game? Will the Suns go u...

Chris Terrell is one of the only American basketball coaches to lead professional teams in the top league on the continents of North America, Europe, and Asia. Terrell has coached overseas for a decade in leagues such as CBA China, FIBA Europe, Latin America, Canada, and several of the more well-known minor leagues in the States. This past season he was the head coach for the Dallas Skyline in The...

Lionel Garrett is currently an assistant basketball coach for the women’s team at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Garrett was an NBA Draft pick of the San Diego Clippers, an International Player, and a Harlem Globetrotters Star. Lionel has over 30 years of basketball coaching experience with the NCAA, CBA, WBA, ABA, and FIBA. He is also a NCAA record setting rebounder averaging 16 reboundss per ga...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason are joined by Justin Matcham, host of Cavaliers Central , a part of the Hoop Heads Podcast Network, to discuss the return of the NBA! They discuss their big takeaways from opening weekend, the biggest surprises of the bubble so far, and if they could change something, what they would consider changing. Throughout their conversation, they di...

David Magley is currently the President of The Basketball League. The TBL is dedicated to delivering a world class professional basketball experience for their players, the community, their fans, and their business partners. Magley is a former NBA player and coach. Prior to becoming the President of the TBL he served as the commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada. Prior to becomin...

Dan DeCrane will be starting his third year as the Gilmour Academy varsity boys basketball coach in the 2020-21 season. He has been a member of the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association (OHSBCA) since 2011 and the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association (GCBCA) since 2018. He is a current member of the District 2 Coaches Association, after having been a seven-year member of Dist...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason talk Lou Will's trip to Magic City, Zion's return to the bubble, scrimmage surprises, Joel Embiid's injury, Kyrie's WNBA pledge, All-NBA teams, the scramble for seeding, the 8-9 seeds in the West, and make their predictions heading into Thursday night's official restart. Mike and Jason wrap the episode by giving their % likelihood that the season will...

Mark Anderson is the Head Coach of the Owensboro Thoroughbreds of The Basketball League. He has 18 players that have signed internationally in the last 4 years from the minor league teams he’s coached in the United States and Canada. Anderson won a NJCAA D2 National Championship at Cuyahoga Community College and was also named national coach of the year in 2004. He was an assistant coach at D3 Hir...

Bob Walsh returned to Providence College to work for Head Coach Ed Cooley in 2019. The 2019-20 season marked his first season with the Friars overseeing the development, scouting and recruiting efforts for the men’s basketball program. It is his second stint at Providence as he served as an assistant coach for the Friars from 1998-05. Walsh came to Head Coach Ed Cooley’s staff with significant exp...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason talk positive signs with zero positive tests. They then discuss the few injuries that may impact the restart, the next social justice steps the NBA is taking in Orlando, & the T-Wolves sale. They make their picks for the winner of the NBA awards before putting their % on how likely the season is to go off without a hitch. What We Discuss on this N...

Justin discusses the Cavs’ current signings and expiring contracts, and also looks at some potential free agent targets this off-season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jay Smith is currently the Director of Player Personnel and Development at the University of Michigan under Juwan Howard. Smith has over three decades of collegiate basketball coaching experience on all three NCAA levels. Early in his 34 year coaching career, Smith was an assistant coach at Michigan for seven seasons (1989-96) where he helped the Wolverines to six NCAA Tournaments, two Final Four...

Welcome to the nineteenth 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. July’s Round Table question is: What is the most "out of the box" strategy, tactic, or training metho...

In this episode, Mike and Jason discuss all the news coming out of the bubble! Would we fish or would we golf? How does Rondo’s injury impact the Lakers chances? Where in the World is James Harden? They discuss the positive news about the percentage of players testing positive for COVID and what that means for the chances the season happens. Mike and Jason wrap the episode by giving their % likeli...

We are super excited to share with you the trailer from our fourth new show and the first NBA team Pod , Cavalier Central with Justin Matcham. If you’re looking for the latest news, rumors, and analysis of the Cleveland Cavaliers Justin will have you covered. We’re dropping the trailer and episode one on both the Hoop Heads feed and the brand new Cavalier Central feed. You can find and subscribe t...

This is episode 1 from the CoachMays.com Podcast,o ur 3rd new show on the Hoop Heads Podcast Network, with host Jason Mays. Ger Sasser is the Owner and Trainer at CrossFit Countdown, located in Ashland, KY. Ger is the strength coach for the Tomcat Basketball team at Ashland Blazer High School, Ashland, KY. Last year, the Tomcat Basketball program became the first team to win 2000 games in Kentucky...

Ari Stern is a former four-year player at The College of Wooster. He is currently a graduate assistant at Duquesne University after serving as a player development intern for the Dallas Mavericks in 2018-19. While with the Mavs, Stern collaborated with coaches in helping facilitate practices, individual workouts and game day activities. He also contributed to Dallas’ analytic efforts by assisting...

Tobin Anderson is heading into his 8th year as the head coach of the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. Anderson has guided St. Thomas Aquinas to five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Tobin joined the Spartan staff in 2013, as the 7th head coach in the program’s history, bringing over 16 years of coaching experience at the Division I, II and III levels. Anderson came to STAC after a two year stint...

Mike and Jason talk all about the NBA restart and how it’s shaping up. Who else has opted in? Who else has opted out? What impact does all the facilities across the country and league shutting down have? With all the logistical problems and roadblocks, why would the 8 teams that aren’t included even want to try to replicate the bubble in Chicago? Mike and Jason wrap the episode by giving their % l...

The CoachMays.com Podcast is an explicit submergence into coaching high school basketball. Jason Mays has coached basketball for more than two decades, but only recently as a high school coach, he's obsessed with learning as much as possible about winning at the prep level. Together, Jason and his audience will learn from coaches across the basketball spectrum. The purpose is simple, to give you t...

Bentonville West (AR) High School Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Greg White jumps on the pod with Mike for the sixth edition of “4 Quarters with Greg White”. In “4 Quarters” we will discuss four issues in the game of basketball that we believe are important for coaches and players! What We Discuss with Greg White First Quarter - What will be the impact of no AAU Basketball this summer for most parts of...