Cascade Hoops Talk

We interview Eddie Alexander, Head Coach of the Northwest Christian University Beacons (NCU). NCU competes in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and is located near the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. Coach Alexander speaks about his coaching background, basketball philosophy and reviews the 2019-20 Beacons.

Today we interview Jeff Drinkwine of Northwest University located in Kirkland, WA. Coach Drinkwine is a veteran coach, as well as a well established head coach within the Cascade Conference. He talks about his journey from high school to D1 assisting and eventually finding a home as a NAIA head coach.

We interview Carlito Labarda Jr., Head Coach men's basketball at Eastern Oregon University. Coach talks about his early mentors, Gene Keady and Bruce Weber. Describes his journey from a young student assistant, through the high school and JC ranks to a Head Coach in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Coach Labarda speaks frankly about this years' team, as well as the keys to performing well and ge...

We interview Curt Bickley, the Head Coach of men's basketball at Multnomah University. His Lions, the top scoring team in the nation in 2018-19, are relative newcomers to Cascade Conference play. Coach Bickley discusses his coaching philosophy, life in the Cascade Conference and previews the 2019-20 Multnomah Lions.

Update of the weekend NAIA DII Men's Basketball

Steve Linzmeier @SteveLinzmo, voice of the Jamestown Jimmies, joins us to discuss Jamestown Basketball

Quick run down of the GPAC Coaches Pre-Season MBB Poll

C.T. and I preview what fans might expect in the WHAC. 

In this episode we preview the upcoming 2019-20 GPAC men's basketball season

Billy Dee and C.T. preview the 2019-20 NAIA Division II Basketball Crossroads League

We all have one. My story about one of the top radio guys in Portland, OR over the past 25 years. A man I met as a young supervisor became one of the top radio personalities in Portland, OR. He issued a letter to his fans today announcing Stage 4 cancer

NAIA Hoops Report joins us to discuss their pre season top 25. Definitely a few surprises. Tune in and listen to the thinking and thought process.

We interview Coach Colby Blaine, Head Coach of the College of Idaho Yotes men's basketball team. Taking his team to the Final Four last year, Coach Blaine discusses his love of coaching and passion for 'doing things right'. We also reflect on the 2018-19 season before previewing the 2019-20 team.

The Head Coach of Southern Oregon University men's basketball, Brian McDermott, joins us. Affectionately known as 'Coach Mac', with almost 500 wins is one of the winningest active coaches in the NAIA. Coach discusses his long career at Southern, the rivalry with Oregon Tech, and previews the 2019-20 SOU team.

Oklahoma Wesleyan Head Coach discusses his coaching journey and previews the 2019-20 Oklahoma Wesley men's basketball team

We take a quick look at the Crossroads League men's basketball pre-season poll

We take a quick look at this breaking news, as the Cascade Collegiate Conference releases the men's basketball pre season poll.

We continue our coaches pre season series with Head Coach Danny Neville. Coach Neville provides insight into the 2018-19 season, his coaching philosophy, as well as previewing the 2019-20 Jamestown Jimmies men's basketball team

Head Coach Jared Ronai reflections on last season with a bit of his personal story. He also offers a glimpse into the 2019-20 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Cougars men's basketball team

Coach Cottingham discusses his 20 journey from newly named Head Coach, to winning Spring Arbor University's first ever NAIA DII National Championship

We interview Matt Wilber, Head Coach of Dakota Wesleyan of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Coach Wilber talks about his journey to Dakota Wesleyan, his coaching philosophy, and previews the 2019-20 season for the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers.

We interview coach Jim Sykes of the Morningside Mustangs. The reigning GPAC Coach of the Year speaks to us about his program as well as previews the upcoming 2019-20 Morningside NAIA season.

We interview West Virginia Tech head coach James Long. Coach Long has taken over for retired coach Bob Williams, after a successful 17 year career at Tech. Coach Long, an alumnus of West Virginia University, talks about his coaching philosophy as well as providing a preview of the 2019-20 season.

We interview Cornerstone University great, Sam Vander Sluis. This All American NAIA basketball player scored more than 1,900 points, grabbed over 1,500 rebounds and won 117 games in his time at Cornerstone. Most importantly, Sam competed with class and a respect for the game and his opponent. Listen to Sam discuss his years at Cornerstone University.  q3b63f9f

We interview the head coach of the Cornerstone University Men's Basketball program. Coach Elders has won 678 games, 3 National Championships, and was recently inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame.