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Patrick McGrail is in his second season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. McGrail joined WashU after holding the positions of assistant coach and most recently associate head coach at Rhodes College from 2018-2024. That was his second stint at Rhodes, as he was an assistant coach for two years from 2013-15 as well. Between his stints at Rhodes,...

On this episode, Mike and Jason break down the Thunder's opening night win over the rockets. Next, they share their picks for MVP, Coach of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year. They wrap up the pod by making their NBA Finals predictions. Mike has the Nuggets over the Cavs while Jason has the Cavs over the Timberwolves. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking...

Mike Koehler is the Boys’ Basketball Varsity Head Coach at Elkhart Lake High School in Wisconsin. He is also the Founder and Program Director of Mammoth Basketball. Koehler took over the program at Elkhart Lake in 2019 and in his second season the team was the fourth most improved team in Wisconsin (all divisions) and since then his teams have had the most successful years in 35 years of program h...

On this episode, Mike and Jason break down every NBA team and place the league into 6 tiers. We can win it We think we can win it Playoffs Play-in Just plain bad Peter out for Peterson 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 p...

Welcome to the 82nd 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’s your philosophy on building an effective transition offense and d...

On this episode, Mike and Jason draft either the total wins or losses for each NBA team heading into the 2025-2026 season. Jason is 2-0 in this exercise so Mike is trying to prevent a threepeat! 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...

Daniel Harris is entering his second season as the head men’s basketball coach at Davis & Elkins College and his fourth overall with the program in 2025–26. He guided the program to its fourth consecutive Mountain East Conference Tournament appearance, where D&E earned a 63-61 first-round victory over ninth-seeded Wheeling. Prior to Davis & Elkins, Harris served as director of basketba...

Weston Jameson is the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at D2 Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. In just his second year at the helm in 2024-25 he led the Bison to a 22-10 record and the NCAA Tournament after winning the Great American Conference Tournament. Prior to taking over the men’s program at Harding, Jameson was an assistant coach for the women’s basketball programs at Abilene Christian Uni...

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the Western Conference win total over/unders for the 2025-2026 season. 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 community and sponso...

Chris Richardson is entering his 6th season as the Men's Basketball Head Coach at Wheeling University in the 2025-2026 season. During his career he has been a part of five 20-win seasons, two conference championships, three NCAA tournament appearances and one conference tournament championship. Richardson has coached 22 all-conference players and three All-Americans. Richardson previously spent si...

Jordan Fair is entering his first season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Arkansas State University in 2025-2026 under Head Coach Ryan Pannone. Fair spent the previous 4 seasons as the Head Coach at his alma mater Oldsmar Christian (FL) High School building up the Eagles into one of the top 25 high school programs in the country. Fair has also worked in player development with NBA players...

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the Eastern Conference win total over/unders for the 2025-2026 season. 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 community and sponso...

Jason Parker is the founder of JP3 Training in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he strives to help basketball players grow their skills and aggressiveness. Prior to starting JP3 in August of 2025 Jason served 12 years as an athletic director at Muskogee Public Schools, Sapulpa Public Schools, and Monte Cassino School. Jason earned his Juris Doctorate in 2012 from Tulsa and passed the Oklahoma Bar Exam in 201...

Kevin Snyder is currently an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado. He spent the previous three seasons as the 9th grade boys’ head coach at Bentonville West High School in Arkansas. Prior to his time at the high school level, Snyder coached collegiately in various roles at Bucknell, Brown, Williams College, and The College of William and Mary....

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss some big picture questions heading into the 2025-26 NBA Season including: Who will be the MVP? Who is the best player right now? Who will be the best player in 2030? Who is the best American player right now? Who will be the best American player in five years? Who will be Rookie of the Year? Who will be the best player from the class of 2025 ... in five year...

Ethan Quinn is entering his 5th season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Denison University in 2025-26. Last season the Big Red recorded a program-record 24 victories, propelling them to their first-ever NCAC regular season championship title. They finished the season ranked #18 in the country. Denison earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships by w...

Welcome to the 81st 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. September’s Round Table question is: How do you define and communicate roles to players so they buy in and...

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the worst trades in NBA History. Just a few of the players involved include Scottie Pippen, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, Kevin Garnett, and more. Plus Mike goes on a Ted Stepien rant and why the NBA now has the "Stepien" rule about not being able to trade first round picks in c...

The 21st episode of “The Triple Double” with  Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach . Rob, Mike, & Jason hit on three basketball topics in each episode of “The Triple Double”. Rob's son Trey's recruitment and signing with D2 Michigan Tech Locker Room design, tech, and comfort Tips for planning an out of state trip for your high school team. Bolingbrook is hea...

Michael Rejniak has been the GM and Head Coach of the We are D3 TBT Team since 2018. The team competes annually in the TBT and is comprised of all former Division 3 All-Americans who are currently playing professionally. On this episode Coach Rej and Mike talk about We Are D3’s run to the semifinals of the 2025 TBT showcasing the exceptional talents of former Division III players. We discuss the i...

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the Kawhi Leonard / Clippers salary cap circumvention scandal, the new all-star game format, and the teams and players that most remind them of the sad sack Cleveland Browns. 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,...

Keith Hack is entering his third season as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham. The Devils improved their win total by 6 in Hack’s second year. Prior to FDU-Florham, Hack spent the four seasons as the Head Coach at Medaille College. During his time there, he coached the team to a 2022 AMCC Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. The team t...

Mike Larkin is the Director of Basketball Operations at Rutgers University. He has been with the Scarlet Knights since 2019. He initially was hired as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach, before earning a promotion to the Director of Basketball Operations role. Larkin previously served at Saint Michael’s College where he spent seven seasons on staff, including the last four as associate head c...

On this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the best basketball commercials of all-time including MJ, LeBron, Lil Penny, Converse, Jingle Hoops and many more! 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...

Devrinn Paul is entering his third year as the head coach of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's basketball team in the 2025-26 season. Paul has guided Rose-Hulman to a combined 24 wins in his first two seasons as head coach after the program won just 23 games over the previous four seasons combined. In his inaugural season in Terre Haute, Paul guided the Fighting' Engineers to a 10-wi...