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Xander Smart is the founder and head trainer at Committed to My Craft Player Development in Dayton , Ohio. Xander played his high school basketball at Carroll High School in Dayton. He went on to play 4 years of college basketball at the University of Northwestern Ohio where he was an academic all-conference selection in the 2016-2017 season. Xander has built Committed to My Craft to train players...

Peter Lonergan is the Director of High Performance Coach Development for Basketball Australia. Peter is an influential coach educator impacting coaching development around the world. He has been an Australian Opals Assistant Coach, a highly successful State Director of Coaching in Victoria and New South Wales, and an international clinician for FIBA. If you’re looking to improve your coaching plea...

Mike and Jason make their picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year, NBA Champions, All-NBA, and more! Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code HHP15 to get 15% off the number one play diagramming software for coaches Grip Spritz Grip Spritz revitalize...

Chris Holtmann is beginning his fifth season as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2021-22. Holtmann is just the second Ohio State coach to win 20 or more games in each of his first four seasons in Columbus. Holtmann’s 87 combined wins in his first four years as an Ohio State coach are the third most behind Thad Matta’s 105 victories and Fred Taylor’s 89 in Ohio State h...

Welcome to the 34th 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: If you were named the Czar of Basketball what is one change you would ma...

Mike and Jason hit on the latest news surrounding Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving before previewing the NBA's Western Conference heading into the 2021-2022 season. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code SAVE10 to get 10% off the number one play...

Dan Priest is entering his 12th year as the Head Men’ Basketball Coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Priest was named NCAC Coach of the Year in 2013 has had 14 players named to All-NCAC teams during his tenure at Kenyon. Prior to coming to Kenyon, he spent seven seasons as the Head Coach at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas where he inherited a 0-23 team and within three years led the Warr...

Monty Patel is an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Jacksonville High School in Arkansas. Monty also served as the Head Coach for Team Arkansas in TBT 2021. He coaches the 15U Hooplife AAU team and has worked closely with current Arkansas Razorbacks star Devo Davis. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program. We believe that having a ment...

Mike and Jason preview the NBA's Eastern Conference heading into the 2021-2022 season. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code SAVE10 to get 10% off the number one play diagramming software for coaches Grip Spritz Grip Spritz revitalizes and c...

Jake Kelfer is the author of the new book, “The Elevated Entrepreneur”, which unlocks the secrets of high performance through interviews with some of the world’s most successful and high performing people. Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers, helping people create incredibly impactful and profitable businesses. Jake is also th...

Garrett Hickey is entering his fifth season at Fairfield Prep. Hickey was previously an Assistant Coach at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut from 2015-2017. Prior to his time at Albertus, Hickey was a scout for Notre Dame Fairfield High School. Garrett produces a weekly newsletter for coaches called Share the Game, is a Fast Model Contributor, and works with PHD Basketball as a ski...

Mike and Jason share their thoughts on Kyrie, Wiggins, and other NBA anti-vaxxers while speculating on what happens this season if the players remain unvaccinated. Next, they discuss Zion's summer foot surgery and what that may portend for the rest of his career. Michael Porter, Jr. gets a max extension...is he worth it? And would you rather have him or Zion. Finally, Mike and Jason debate the top...

Rob Summers is entering his third season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Cleveland State University. Summers spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at James Madison after serving as the head coach at Division II Urbana (Ohio), where he headed the program for three seasons. Prior to that, he was the director of operations at James Madison for the 2013-14 season after a two-ye...

Mark Schult is entering his first season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Schult spent the previous two seasons at Division II University of West Georgia where he earned his Master's of Science in Sport Management. Schult spent the two years prior to West Georgia as an assistant coach for Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio. He played a large rol...

Mike and Jason touch on JJ Redick's retirement, the Ben Simmons holdout, and the Clippers new arena in Inglewood before diving into a debate on the Top 10 players in the NBA heading into this season. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code SAV...

Matthew Raidbard is the author of the new book, Lead Like a Pro. He is also the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Compliance, and Student-Athlete Success at the University of Hartford. Matthew was previously a college basketball coach for more than a decade After graduating from Indiana University, his first college basketball coaching job was at Western New Mexico U...

Hello and Welcome to the 33rd 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: If you could be the best in the world at some aspect of coac...

Mike and Jason play a game of NBA "Would You Rather...?" featuring Wilt, James Harden, LeBron, some iconic arenas, and NFL Quarterback Baker Mayfield. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code SAVE10 to get 10% off the number one play diagrammin...

Chapter 1 of The Quest for the Best on the Hoop Heads Podcast Network. The Quest has officially begun! In this episode, we discuss the methodology, criteria, and interviews that helped influence the decision-making process on our top 10 list (1:47). We also reveal the three honorable mentions who fell just short of cracking our legendary list (24:04). After completing this episode, be sure to tune...

Clint Hordemann is the Director of Player Development for Select Basketball, an AAU Program based in Garden City, Idaho. After playing at Boise State University, Clint began his coaching career at the University of Nevada-Reno under Trent Johnson. He also worked for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA’s Developmental League before starting with Select Basketball in 2003 . Clint graduated from Boise Stat...

Nick LoGalbo is entering his 14th season as the head boys’ basketball coach (17th total) at his alma mater Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois. Nick recently returned from Hungary where he led the Team USA U18 Men’s and Women’s Teams to Gold Medals in the FIBA 3 x 3 World Cup. He has worked with USA Basketball as a lead clinician for their youth development clinics and regional camps, serve...

Mike and Jason build three versions of their $15 lineup from a list of all-time greats and current NBA All-Stars. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code SAVE10 to get 10% off the number one play diagramming software for coaches Grip Spritz Gr...

Brent Tipton will be entering his first season as an assistant coach of the Men’s U19 Team at the Porsche Basketball Academy in Germany. Brent's coaching journey began in 2012 as the Head Coach of the U18 Guam Men's National team. From 2012-2021, he served numerous coaching positions within the Guam Basketball Federation. He served as Head Coach of Guam’s U15, U17 and U18 Men’s National Basketball...

John Carroll is entering his 21st season as the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts. At NMH, John has coached over 70 Division I basketball players and many more college basketball players. He has led the NMH basketball program to the distinction of being recognized as the best combination of academics and basketball in the United States. In 2021-2022, NM...

Mike and Jason discuss the three way trade between the Cavs, Blazers, and Bulls that brings Lari Markkanen to Cleveland and sends Larry Nance, Jr. to Portland. Next, they try to figure out what happens with Kevin Love and whether a buyout or trade is imminent. Finally, they talk about the news that Ben Simmons officially wants out of Philly and look at potential destinations around the league. If...