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On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' win over the Nets and how it appears they are locked into the 4 seed in the East. Next, they look at the play-in races in both conferences and try to predict which teams will win and move into the first round of the play-offs. Finally, Mike and Jason update their NBA Finals Picks. Mike has Bucks-Nuggets while Jason goes Bucks-Kings. Visit our Sponso...

Jeremy Hays is the founder of Fadeaway Fitness, a company that specializes in skill development workouts for the game of basketball. He works with all athletes looking to improve speed and agility, strength and conditioning, balance and control, and nutrition. Jeremy played his college basketball at Juniata College where scored over 1200 points and is the school record holder for assists and steal...

Welcome to the 51st 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. March's Round Table question is: What is the first thing you do when your season ends to begin preparing fo...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' chances of holding the 4th seed in the East while analyzing the Ringer's Odds Machine that gives the Cavs the 2nd best chance to win the NBA title at 16%. They dive into the MVP race and look at the cases for Jokic, Giannis, and Embiid. Finally, they talk Western Conference and try to figure which of the flawed contenders may earn the right to lose...

Chris Sullivan is the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Sullivan just completed his third season as the Head Coach and is in his 12th season with the Big Red overall. Sullivan became the lead assistant at Denison under Bob Ghiloni after a stellar career at Wittenberg University. He was named to the D3hoops.com All-American team in 2011 where he set the program a...

Ryan Mee just completed his 5th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. In the 2021-22 season the Brewers won the Liberty League Championship and earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. Mee previously served as an assistant coach at Division I Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina under legendary head coach Bob McKillo...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss Ja Morant's image u-turn, KD's' pre-game ankle injury, Zion's setback, Luka's thigh, and Evan Mobley's ceiling. They also break down the Cavs' recent wins against Boston and Miami before identifying the true contenders in each conference. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with mo...

Jeff Webb is a retired NBA player who played for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns. He won an NBA Championship with the Bucks in 1971 playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. As a college player at Kansas State University he played for two coaching legends in Tex Winter and Cotton Fitzsimmons. Following his playing career Jeff worked as a rep for Converse and worked o...

Reid Ouse is an NBA Skills Trainer and the Founder of Catalyst Training in Minnesota. He has worked with Andrew Wiggins, Jake Layman, and Paige Bueckers among many other players at all levels of the game. Catalyst has trained over 100 pro players, 600 college players and numerous high school players and programs. The son of a long-time high school coach, Reid had a knee injury cut his playing care...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss LeBron's foot injury and it's impact on the Lakers and the rest of the Western Conference playoff race. Next, they turn their attention to the East and look at which teams the Cavs should fear most in a first round series. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship...

Toby Frazier is the color analyst for Jacksonville University Men’s and Women’s Basketball. He was previously the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at his alma mater, Paxon High School in Jacksonville, Florida from 2013-2021. His teams at Paxon won back to back District and Regional Championships while making Final Four appearances in 2019 and 2020. Toby had 9 players that went on to play college basket...

Tony Miller is a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. He began his career with the Bruins as Director of Basketball Operations in June of 2012. As a member of the coaching staff, his primary duties include player development, scheduling, game film analysis, and summer camps. During the summer, Miller runs Christian school basketball camps and coac...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss NBA All-Star Weekend - what they liked, what they didn't like, and what changes could/should be made to make future All-Star Weekends more compelling. They also talked Cavs and the signings of Kevin Love by Miami, Russell Westbrook by the Clippers, and Pat Bev by the Bulls. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative tha...

Dr. Rob Bell is a mental toughness coach who has worked with athletes in a variety of sports at all levels. He has coached PGA Tour Winners, Olympic Medalists, a USTA National Champion, and the Indy Eleven Pro Soccer team. Dr. Bell is the author of seven books on mental toughness, including his latest, Puke & Rally. He has been featured on ESPN, FOX NEWS, The Golf Channel, New York Times, Runn...

Welcome to the 50th 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. February's Round Table question is: What are the characteristics of an elite “in-game” coach? Our Coaching...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the NBA trade deadline deals including KD to the Suns and the Lakers makeover along with several of the other smaller trades that went down last week. Then they conduct their annual All-Star Draft with Jason picking for Team LeBron and Mike making the selections for Team Giannis. Visit our Sponsors! Give With Hoops Give With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiati...

Shane Hennen is a pro basketball skills trainer and the owner of Hennen Workouts based out of Des Moines, Iowa. He works with players of all ages and skill levels including NBA G-League players and NBA Pre Draft & Overseas Professional players/prospects. He has helped more than 50 boys and girls players achieve college basketball scholarships. Shane grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota and pla...

Danny Young has been the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Shaker Heights High School since 2009 after coaching under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Wonson in various roles since 1993. Young has won over 200 games as the leader of the Raiders program and taken the team to 6 Regional Tournaments in the state of Ohio. Daniel Young is currently playing a post grad year of basketball at Spire in Geneva, Ohio. He...

On this episode Mike and Jason share their thoughts while watching live as Lebron breaks Kareem's all time NBA scoring record. They also discuss Kyrie and Luka teaming up in Dallas and what the trade means for the future of both the Mavs and the Nets. Finally, they recap the Cavs 3-0 week and speculate whether Caris LeVert or Kevin Love could be traded and what players around the league might be a...

Steve Schafer is the Director of Basketball at College Athlete Advantage. He was previously the head men’s basketball coach at Augustana College (IL). Before Augustana Steve was the head coach for six years at Benedictine University Mesa (AZ) where he also served as the Director of Athletics (2014-2020). He started the BenUMesa athletics department from scratch in 2014 and took the department from...

David Hollander just released his new book: How Basketball Can Save the World: 13 Guiding Principles for Reimaging What’s Possible. Hollander is in his 15th year at New York University where he serves as the Assistant Dean of Real World and Clinical Professor with the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport. His only-of-its-kind humanities course "How Basketball Can Save the World" receive...

On this episode Mike and Jason try to figure out the Cavs' last big win...it's been awhile. Next they discuss Lebron's tantrum during the Lakers - Celtics game and whether there is anything the league can do to improve the officiating. Then, they react to a Ringer article about the all time leaders in scoring, rebounds, blocks, steals, and assists. Finally, they take a look at the standings and sp...

Adam Gonzales is in his second season as an assistant coach for the men's basketball program at Concordia University Texas. Gonzales joined the coaching staff during the 2016-17 season as a student assistant coach, working on scouting reports, practices, player development and summer camp itineraries for the program. He has also been a coach with the AAU team CenTex Attack for the past four years....

Greg Berge is the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Lincoln High School in Lake City, Minnesota. Greg has been a teacher, coach, and school administrator for the last 28 years and currently serves as the High School Principal at Lincoln High School Greg’s 17 years as a Varsity Basketball Coach and many other years as an assistant coach in multiple sports have given him tremendous insight into what ma...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' recent struggles including Tuesday night's loss to the Knicks. Next they talk all things Lakers: The Rui trade, Playoff hopes, Pat Bev mocking Dame time, Lebron's Greatness and Jason predicting he'll return to Cleveland one more time. Finally, a quick look at the new format for drafting the teams for the All-Star game...playground style! Visit our S...