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Jeff Boals just completed his second season as the head coach of the Ohio University Bobcats. Prior to OU Boals spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Stony Brook where he guided the Seawolves to an overall record of 55-41 – including a 31-17 mark in America East Conference play. A member of Thad Matta's coaching staff from 2009-16, Boals helped guide Ohio State to seven postseason...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason preview the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They break down each of the first round series for five minutes and then pick their winner. 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! Aryse As the first exo-performance...

TJ Rosene is the Director of Coach Development for PGC Basketball. TJ is also the head coach of the Emmanuel College men’s basketball team. Along with a streak of 12 straight 20-win seasons, the Lions have won three NCCAA national championships and TJ has been named the National Coach of the Year three times. TJ co-hosts the Hardwood Hustle Podcast along with Sam Allen. The Hardwood Hustle is a pl...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason preview the play-in games while discussing the most important player on each team, which team has the best coach in each match-up, and making their picks for who advances into the first round. 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. Di...

Hello and Welcome to the 29th 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: What is something that you used to believe about coaching that you...

Ido Singer just completed his third season as an assistant coach for UNCG women’s basketball. Singer served as the head coach of the NAIA school Fisher College (Mass.) from 2016 to 2017, the head girls basketball coach for Mass Huskies AAU from 2015 to 2016, and as the director of operations at UMass Lowell for the 2014-15 season. In 2013 Singer was the women’s basketball assistant coach at Nichol...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason first discuss Russell Westbrook's triple double run. Then they take a look at the current playoff seedings and the remaining schedule to try and determine who finishes where in both conferences. They also rank the playoff coaches on the Hoop Heads Trust index. They wrap up the episode by sharing the rationale for their current Finals picks....

Welcome to episode five of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" The series will document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University at Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great Danes Basket...

Welcome to episode four of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" The series will document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great Danes Basket...

Tyler Coston is the Director of Player Development for PGC Basketball. Tyler coached the women’s basketball team at Trinity Western University from 2005-2007, while simultaneously running a skills-development program that produced five Division I (USA) athletes. In 2007, he accepted a position as Assistant Coach at Portland State University. During his first year at Portland State, the Vikings won...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason take a look at the potential playoff seeding while discussing the current state of top title contenders. Finally they rank the likely teams that will make the postseason 1-10 on the Hoop Heads Trust Index. 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 t...

Welcome to episode three of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" The series will document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great Danes Baske...

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. Young has coached numerous standout players in his career including Terry Rozier of the Charl...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason discuss the Knicks' rise in the Eastern Conference, the seeming inevitability of Jokic winning the MVP, and which play-in scenarios would be the most fun. They also take a long look at the potential playoff matchups and who the contenders might prefer to draw in the first round. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads...

Welcome to episode two of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" that will document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great Danes Basketball Pr...

Jason Mays just completed his third season as the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Ashland Blazer High School in Ashland, Kentucky. In 2020 the Ashland Tomcats, finished 33-0, ranked #2 in Kentucky and became the first team in Kentucky high school history to win 2000 games. This year Mays led this Tomcats to the Final Four in the state of Kentucky. Mays was previously an assistant coach and interim...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason discuss the historic run Steph has been on and whether he has locked down the title of All-Time greatest shooter. Next, they talk about the MVP race and look closely at the cases for both Jokic & Embiid. Finally, Mike and Jason share their thoughts on the impact that injuries are having around the league and how they just can't seem to...

Babe Kwasniak will be starting his first season as the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Willoughby Hills, Ohio in the fall of 2021. Prior to Cornerstone, Kwas served 10 seasons as the boys varsity basketball coach at his alma mater Villa Angela St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Babe was a three time state champion as a player at VASJ under his father, the...

Welcome to the 28th 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. April’s Round Table question is: How do you design your offseason plan for improving your team and your ind...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason discuss Jamal Murray's ACL tear, it's impact on the Nuggets, and how it affects the Western Conference Playoffs. Next, they talk about the title contenders from both conferences, share their doubts about each of them, and do some impromptu power rankings. Finally, Mike and Jason share their thoughts on Steph passing Wilt as the all-time sco...

Bobby Jordan just completed his second season as an assistant coach with the Wagner College Seahawks men's basketball program after joining the team in June of 2019. Following his playing career at Drexel, Jordan become part of the Dragons coaching staff, first as an operations assistant for two years and then as assistant coach for three seasons. Jordan came to Wagner following one season at the...

Dean Rahas has been the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Revere High School in Richfield , Ohio since 2002. During his tenure the Minutemen have won five Suburban League Titles and a District Championship. Rahas has been named the Suburban League Coach of the Year five times and the Summit County Coach of the Year three times. Rahas coached current Cleveland Cavalier Larry Nance, Jr. as a high schoo...

On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, since Jason is enjoying a family vacation at Disney World, Mike is joined by Justin Matcham from Cavalier Central to discuss which teams can realistically win the NBA Championship. They debate the merits of 11 possible title contenders and wrap the episode by sharing their NBA Finals picks as of today... Twitter @CavsCentralPod Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Welcome to episode one of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" that will document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great Danes Basketball Pr...

Bentonville West (AR) High School Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Greg White jumps on the pod with Mike for the sixth edition of “4 Quarters with Greg White”. In “4 Quarters” we will discuss four issues in the game of basketball that we believe are important for coaches and players! First Quarter - What will be the impact of no AAU Basketball this summer for most parts of the country? Second Quarter - Wh...