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Welcome to the twelfth 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. December’s Round Table question is: Beyond talent, what makes a high school basketball player "recruitab...

Bentonville West (AR) Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Greg White jumps on the pod with Mike and Jason for the fourth 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! This episode features: First Quarter: How to put together a great high school schedule that’s right for your team. Second Qu...

In this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the current state of the Cavs and when they will get their next win. Mike and Jason then talk about the Bucks, their win streak, and their upcoming matchup with the 21-3 Lakers. Jason and Mike also discuss several other teams in the league including the Raptors, Rockets, and the bottom of the west. Mike and Jason then discuss their thoughts on the rumored mi...

Mike Procopio is the Director & President of the Hoop Consultants as well as a brand ambassador for the basketball division of BSN Sports. Mike previously served as the Director of Player Development for the Dallas Mavericks from 2013-2019. Prior to joining the Mavs Procopio worked individually for Kobe Bryant, serving as his Strategic Game Management Coach breaking down his game film as well...

Phil Beckner is a Player Development Coach & Consultant for numerous NBA players as well as several different college basketball programs. He works with players, teams, and organizations to enhance performance and maximize results. He has instructed and led elite level players, as well as high level teams and organizations in creating a blueprint for development and strategies to enhance leade...

In this episode of the podcast, Jason and Mike discuss Carmelo receiving player of the week, Luka's insane stat line, Paul George's impressive start with the Clippers, and the end of an era for the Spurs. Mike and Jason then look at the East and discuss Giannis and what the Bucks are doing, how the Raptors are managing to be effective despite not having Kawhi, and the implosion that is going on wi...

Lewis Shine most recently coached at Winthrop University as the Associate Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball Team for the 2018-2019 season. Prior to Winthrop Shine coached at Central State University, a Division II school in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) where he was a part of two 20-game winning seasons (20-8 in 2016-2017, 23-6 in 2017-2018), including an 18-5 record a...

Matt Babcock is the owner and founder of Babcock Hoops. Matt also serves as an NBA draft analyst and is a key contributor to Babcock Hoops’ written content. Before launching Babcock Hoops, Matt was a certified NBPA and FIBA agent and accumulated 11 years of experience in the sports management industry working for a number of agencies, including his own agency, Babcock Sports. Through his experienc...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Jason talk about a few of the highlights from around the league including the slumping Blazers, crazy stat lines, and Richard Jefferson versus the Knicks. Jason and Mike discuss which young player out of a pair would they choose. T he Match-ups are: Fultz vs. Sexton Fox vs. Alexander Tatum vs. Siakam Tre Young vs. Donovan Mitchell Luka vs. Zion Ingram vs. S...

Butch Carter is the founder of Analytics 4 Coaches and currently serves as the Analytics Coaching Mentor to the NBA's Assistant Coaching Program (ACP). He has been a trailblazer on Basketball Analytics since his record breaking 1999-2000 season as the Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors. Analytics 4 Coaches is designed specifically to help coaches win more games. Butch was a standout athlete at Midd...

Ryan Virtue is the Partnership and Development Manager for the Positive Coaching Alliance in Cleveland, Ohio. Positive Coaching Alliance is a national organization dedicated to improving the youth sports experience for players, coaches, and parents. PCA’s mission is simple, Better Athletes, Better People. Ryan is a former collegiate athlete and has coached at both the collegiate and youth levels....

In this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason discuss the return of Hoodie Melo, the Portland Trailblazers future, and more from the Western Conference. They also discuss their current top NBA MVP candidates, Giannis, Harden, Luka, LeBron, & AD. They wrap up by talking Cavs and trying to figure out who leads the team in assists. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

Welcome to the eleventh 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. November’s Round Table question is: How do you communicate your program's philosophy, culture, and expe...

In this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the rash of injuries, suspensions, and surprises around the league. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tyler Whitcomb is currently the Boys’ Head Varsity Basketball Coach at West Michigan Aviation Academy. He started off his coaching career at the age of 19 as a student assistant basketball coach at Kalamazoo Valley Community College which lead to Tyler becoming an assistant coach on some very good college teams under a Hall of Fame Coach. During that time, he helped with and ran basketball camps a...

Matt Vespa is entering his first year on the Lakeland Community College Men's Basketball coaching staff and his first year coaching basketball at the college level. Previously, Vespa was head coach at Kenston High School in Ohio and held an overall record of 44-27 during his three years leading the program. During his time at Kenston, Vespa helped guide several players to play college basketball a...

Ian Goldberg is a sports dad, coach and the Founder of iSport360, a youth SportsTech platform. 13,000 coaches, kids and parents use his platform to set goals, share player feedback and track player progress. Ian also writes an informative and frequently-funny youth sports newsletter that has 75,000 subscribers. His thought leadership has earned him a place on the National Alliance for Youth Sports...

Dave Severns is currently a Pro Personnel Scout for the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to holding this position he was the Director of Player Development for the Clippers from 2010-2016 under Head Coach Doc Rivers. Before joining the Clippers in 2010. Severns held the same role with the Chicago Bulls where he worked under then Bulls Head Coach Vinny Del Negro. Dave also has 6 years of college coachin...

Jason and Mike discuss all of the latest news in the NBA. They discuss the biggest surprises, the teams at the top, and what they are looking forward to seeing over the next few games. They break down the Lakers, Celtics, Cavs, Sixers, Suns, and many more teams as they look at the standings and what they think could change. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

In this episode, Jason talks with Richard Stayman (@mavsdraft on Twitter) about the Cavs/Mavs game that happened Sunday night. They discuss Luka, Kristaps Porzingis, and the outlook for the Mavs over the next week or so. Jason also asks Richard for his fair assessment of what he saw from the Cavs during the game tonight. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Leslie Henderson is starting her 31st year coaching girls’ basketball at Watson Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The first 3 she was the head junior girls coach and assistant high school coach. For the past 27 years Henderson has been the head coach of the senior girls and junior girls. This season will be the first year that she has not been the junior girls' coach since being hired in...

In this episode, Mike and Jason discuss their key takeaways from the beginning of the NBA season. They talk teams and players that are surprising them, both positively and negatively and also hit on what could be one of the best rookie classes the NBA has seen in recent years. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

Jaycob Ammerman is entering his 4th season as the video coordinator under Head Coach Johnny Dawkins and his 6th season overall at the University of Central Florida. Ammerman previously coached for one season at Flagler College, his alma mater, under Head Coach Bo Clark where he also served as a team manager for the men’s basketball program during his four years as a student at Flagler. Jaycob grew...

Zach Weir is an assistant basketball coach at South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, TX. Weir played college basketball at the D1, D2 and JUCO levels before beginning his coaching career. Currently finishing his 12th year of coaching, Zach has been a high school varsity assistant for the last nine years and helped coach multiple playoff teams, multiple 20-win season teams, all state pla...

Doug Brotherton has coached for 16 years and is in his 8th year at the helm of The Village School girls varsity basketball program (Houston, TX). Coach Brotherton’s coaching career started at Shepherd High School, where he became the youngest varsity coach in the State of Michigan, before leading the program to their first playoff win in 31 years. After four successful years of coaching at Shepher...