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Welcome to the 90th 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. June’s Round Table question is: What's the most valuable coaching lesson you've learned from someone who wa...

On this episode Mike and Jason look back at the 2026 NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs. The Knicks capturing the magic of team basketball both individually and collectively Is Jalen Brunson a top 5 player in the league? Is he the best clutch player in the league? What do the Spurs do with De'Aaron Fox? Dylan Harper is ready What does Wemby need to add to his game? How does this loss affect h...

The 25th edition 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”. What are the keys to getting the most out your best player? What part of a high school coach's job is dramatically underestimated? What question do you wish more coaches would ask you...as op...

Matt Elkin is in his second season with the Stanford men's basketball program and his first as assistant coach. Elkin spent 2024-25 as assistant recruiting coordinator at Stanford before spending one season at Columbia in 2025-26 as an assistant coach. Elkin arrived at Stanford in 2024 after spending the previous four seasons at Yale as director of basketball operations. Concurrent with his role a...

On this episode Mike and Jason break down the 2026 NBA Finals following Game 3 between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. 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 c...

Andy Stark is entering his 5th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D2 D'Youville University. The Saints advanced to the East Coast Conference Semifinals in 2026 and continued the program’s upward trajectory since Stark took over the program in June of 2022. Stark previously served one season on the Baylor men's basketball staff under Scott Drew. During his time with the Bears, Stark helpe...

Nick Lorensen just completed his second season on the La Salle University Men’s Basketball Staff as a graduate assistant under Fran Dunphy in year one and Darris Nichols in year two. Lorensen previously spent time on the sidelines as a coaching intern at Queens University (N.C.). Prior to his time at Queens, Lorensen had a focus on the media side of sports, with positions including scouting at The...

On this episode Mike and Jason preview the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. 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 sponsor...

Kip Ioane just completed his second season as the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at South Salem (OR) High School where he has led the Saxons to a 34-19 record . Ioane previously served as the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon for 14 seasons and as an assistant for 8 seasons. Ioane also attended Willamette as a student-athlete and played for the Bearcats...

Dr. Daniel Jacobsen is the founder of MindFit, helping coaches and parents build mentally tough athletes through proven sport psychology training. Daniel has spent 8 years working directly with high school, collegiate, and elite athletes not in a lab, not in an office, but on the court, in the locker room, and in the high-pressure moments that define seasons. On this episode Mike & Daniel disc...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' dismal performance against the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. They break down the Cavs' defensive issues, the James Harden experience, Kenny Atkinson, Evan Mobley, and whether Donovan Mitchell can be the best guy on a title team (no). Then they look into all the potential strings the Cavs could pull to change up the roster including LeBron...

Maureen Hirt is the Women’s Basketball Head Coach at Denison University where she led the Big Red to the D3 National Championship in 2026. On their way to the title, the Big Red took down two unbeaten squads and became the first NCAC team to win the national championship since DePauw in 2013.In her 4 seasons at Denison Hirt has compiled a 75-36 overall record Hirt came to Denison after spending th...

Diana Cutaia is the founder of Coaching Peace and the author of the new book, "Protect Your Confidence", a year long journal style book in which Diana shares why confidence isn’t something you build It’s something you protect. In the book, readers will rediscover the confidence they’ve always had and protect it from the noise that tries to chip away at it. Diana's coaching experience includes serv...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' destruction of the Pistons in Game 7 in Detroit. Next, they look ahead to the Knicks-Cavs Eastern Conference Finals before breaking down the Thunder-Spurs series out West. 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 opportu...

Easton Bazzoli is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Gannon University where he led the Golden Knights to the 2026 Division 2 National Championship. In two seasons as the head coach Bazzoli has compiled a 61-10 overall record. He spent one season at Gannon as an assistant to Jordan Fee in 2023-24 where he helped the team to a record of 32-3 and an appearance in the Elite Eight. Bazzoli Previously...

Welcome to the 89th 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. May’s Round Table question is: If one of your former players became a coach, what’s something you hope they...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Spurs convincing win over the Wolves in Game 5 following Wemby's Game 4 ejection. Next they briefly look at the Thunder's beat down of the Lakers. Then they shift their attention East to discuss the Pistons offensive challenges, the Cavs guards up and down postseason, and some potential adjustments for each team heading into Game 5. After that, they discu...

Wayne Mays is the Executive Vice President of Training & Development and Revenue at Basketball Training Systems, a full-service platform that provides everything that is needed to own and operate a successful youth basketball business. In his role at BTS Wayne leads the creation and execution of scalable basketball training systems across all academies nationwide. His focus is on standardizing...

Sherry Levin is the author of the new book “Pre-Game: A Winning Mindset” . Sherry is a trailblazer in the world of sports and leadership. From being the all-time leading scorer at Holy Cross College to becoming an internationally recognized basketball coach, Sherry’s career reflects her passion for resilience, teamwork, and positivity. Sherry has been inducted into four Hall of Fames (Holy Cross,...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs winning Game 7 against Toronto behind a huge 3rd quarter from Jarrett Allen. They also break down the Pistons beating the cold shooting Magic to come back from 3-1 down and the Sixers winning Game 7 in Boston to do the same. Next they turn their attention to the 4 Conference Semi-finals and look ahead to the matchups before making predictions for eac...

Mike Williams is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Grand Valley State University where he just led the Lakers to back to back D2 National Championships in 2025 and 2026. In his 11 years at the helm of the Laker program, he has amassed a 314-50 (.863) overall record and a 188-28 (.870) record in the GLIAC. He has led the Lakers to six GLIAC regular season titles, four GLIAC Tournament titles, fo...

George Michalowski is the President and Co-Founder of The Portal Report which was started 2022 with the goal of creating a media outlet completely focused on the transfer portal recruiting scene. Michalowski has worked directly with more than 150 college basketball staffs in their transfer portal recruiting process. The Portal Report strives to present the most complete and comprehensive coverage...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the unpredictable Eastern Conference including the Celtics Game 5 loss to Joel Embiid and the Sixers, the Knicks up 3-2 on Atlanta, the Magic on the brink of eliminating the #1 seed Pistons, and the Cavs recurring playoff nightmares. Next, they quicky break down the Spurs and Thunder first round wins before discussing Denver's chances for a 3-1 comeback again...

Dyami Starks is one of the Midwest’s premier basketball trainers. His approach to training combines professional-level insights with data-driven development strategies. Starks also serves as the player development coach for All Iowa Attack, the director of Starks Elite AAU program, and as an assistant women’s basketball coach at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Dyami was a Divi...

Colin Doss just completed his first season as the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Murray High School where he led the Tigers to a 21-8 record and was named the 2026 KABC Region 1 Coach of the Year. Doss guided the program to a 2026 2A Sectional Championship, Murray High School’s first 2A title in school history and led the largest turnaround by a first-year head coac...