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Kelly Flynn built a girls basketball dynasty at South Sioux City, ruling Class B for more than a decade, winning 11 state championships – 10 in the 11 years from 1995 to 2005. The Cardinals finished second in 1999. Flynn coached at South Sioux City for 27 years, piling up 508 career wins and 17 state tournament appearances. The Cardinals were nationally ranked for eight years, earning a No. 1 rank...

JC Landivar is the Chief Product Officer at SportsLab360 and a youth sports parent and coach. In his role at SportsLab360 JC has collaborated with CEO Nick Manzoni to build partnerships with industry leaders, while also growing SportsLab360’s user base and helping to expand the sports offering portfolio from soccer to basketball. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining t...

On this episode Mike & Jason make their New Year's Resolutions for teams, players, and coaches across the NBA including Ja Morant, Draymond Green , the OKC Thunder, JB Bickerstaff, the LA Clippers, Joel Embiid and the Sixers, Zion Williamson, LaMelo Ball and the Hornets, LeBron James, Markelle Fultz and the Magic, plus a quick breakdown of the Knicks-Raptors trade. Visit our Sponsors! Give Wit...

Scott Fitch has been the head boys basketball coach at Fairport High School in New York since 2001. Fitch has been honored five times as the Monroe County Coach of the Year, twice as the Section V Coach of the Year and twice All-Greater Rochester Coach of the Year. He led his team to back-to-back Section V Championships in 2006 and 2007 and to the state final four in 2007. In 2016-17, Fitch led Fa...

Sameer Ahuja is the President of GameChanger, a DICK’S Sporting Goods sports technology company. GameChanger’s mission is to help families elevate the next generation through sports. GameChanger's beloved mobile apps are used in all 50 states by millions of youth sports coaches, fans, and athletes to score, stream, and watch youth sports. More games are covered in two months on GameChanger than in...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the NBA's Christmas Day games through the lens of one key player from each of the 10 teams that played. They also briefly touch on the Pistons 27 game losing streak, Andre Drummond's big night, and the Grizzlies 4-0 record since the return of Ja Morant. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball...

Dr. Tim Silvestri is a performance psychologist, the Director of Counseling Services at Muhlenberg College and the Founder of Impact Being. Tim helps athletes perform at their best by improving their understanding of psychodynamic theory, neurophysiology, and performance psychology. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program . We believe th...

J.P. Nerbun is the founder of Thrive On Challenge, a mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. His brand new book is The Sports Parent Solution: Transforming Parents from Obstacles to Allies. The book is a guide for coaches on how to better engage with parents and help them become a part of your team culture. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Men...

On this episode Mike & Jason jump around the NBA to share their Naughty & Nice Lists. JB Bickerstaff & Bill Simmons Donovan Mitchell Trades The Minnesota Timberwolves Joel Embiid & the 76'ers Draymond & Steve Kerr Harden & The Clippers The Giannis Pacers Game Ball Fracas The NBA Christmas Day Games Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking init...

Hello and welcome to the 60th 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. December's Round Table question is: What are one or two critical elements of your pre-game prepar...

Kevin Sutton is the Technical Director of Basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Sutton spent last season as an assistant coach at Kansas State University. He previously served as an assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast, Rhode Island, Georgetown, George Washington, James Madison and Old Dominion. Sutton has also had three different stints coaching for USA Basketball. He was an assistant...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the NBA's In-Season Tournament win by the Lakers as Lebron wins the first ever IST MVP. Next the guys answer a few questions...Is Zion wasting his immense talent? What point guards are better than Tyrese Haliburton? Should Indiana make a trade? What's wrong with the Cavs? Is Draymond worth it any more and how long will this next suspension be? Visit our Spo...

Dylan Mihalke is the Director of Analytics and Assistant Director of Video Operations at Oklahoma University under Head Coach Porter Moser where he previously served as a graduate assistant. Prior to joining the Sooners Mihalke spent three seasons as a student manager for the men’s basketball team at the University of Iowa under Head Coach Fran McCaffery. If you’re looking to improve your coaching...

Maco Hamilton is in his 11th season as the head men's basketball coach for George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. Hamilton took charge of the George Fox program prior to the 2013-14 season after building Union HS in the state of Washington into the powerhouse program it still is today. Hamilton was Union's first boys' basketball coach when the school opened in 2007. In 2009-10, his team won the...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the NBA's In-Season Tournament Quarterfinal Games: Indy, Haliburton and a great Pacers crowd. Pelicans beat the Kings...who is the real Zion? Bucks rout the Knicks. LeBron leads LA to Vegas. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data...

Bruce Blizard is the author of the book Man of the Oval about former Washington State University Track Coach John Chaplin. The book shares insights into coaching techniques, athlete development, and fostering a winning mindset. Bruce is a former coach turned author who brings inspiring messages about sports, faith, and community to youth athletes, fans, and coaches worldwide. He has spent over 20...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the NBA's In-Season Tournament and predict which team will win the first ever NBA Cup. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data as opportunity, from AAU programs to college powerhouses. By tying on-court performance directly to com...

Kevin Broderick is in his 15th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Nazareth University in Rochester, New York and his 28th overall as a college head coach amassing a 448-269 (.625) overall record through 27 seasons. Broderick previously was the head coach at Oswego for 13 seasons where he coached the Lakers to eight straight winning seasons. Broderick’s coaching experience includes two se...

Arlen Galloway is in his 11th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts where he has won over 100 games during his tenure. Galloway’s 17 wins in 22-23 marked the most in any one of his 10 seasons. Prior to arriving at Wentworth, Galloway spent two seasons as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach in the Ivy League at Cornell University. He...

The new book Cornfields to Gold Medals is an all-American story about Coach Don Showalter’s life journey through the sport he has coached for nearly half a century. It begins humbly, on a family farm perched atop the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, and extends to gymnasiums in every corner of the world. Showalter is a 10-time USA Basketball gold medalist while serving as head coach of the USA...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss the Cavs win in Philly without Donovan Mitchell. Will Evan Mobley ever make the offensive leap? Is this team better without Mitchell? Craig Porter, Jr.? Next they look at the rise of OKC and Minnesota in the West. Chet and Shai's shooting leads the Thunder while Anthony Edwards takes the reins of the Wolves' offense and Rudy anchors the D. Is Indiana legit?...

Hello and welcome to the 59th 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. November's Round Table question is: What questions should coaches ask themselves early in the sea...

Greg Curley is in his 23rd season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Curley has amassed 291 wins at Juniata, the most of any coach in program history. Curley's coaching career began in 1995 when he served as the graduate assistant coach at Allegheny College for the 1995-96 season. One year later, he became an assistant at Juniata for three seasons fr...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss Draymond choking Rudy Goebert, Harden and the Clippers falling to 0-5, Memphis tanking possibilities, Cavs' long term roster fit, Houston's surprising start, and much more from around the league. Plus, Mike shares a Harden take from 2020, while welcoming the basketball world to his anti-Harden corner of the NBA world. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Giv...

Danny Gallagher is the Girls’ Basketball Head Coach at Magnificat High School in Cleveland, Ohio. This December, Danny is bringing the 2nd annual Cleveland Basketball Classic High School Event to the campus of Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, OH. The Cleveland Basketball Classic features 5 girls’ games on Saturday, December 2 and 5 boys games plus an additional girls game on Sunday, December 3...