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In this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, Mike and Jason begin by talking about the Magic Johnson resignation press conference. They then shift their focus to the Eastern Conference Playoff picture (8:40) and choose the key players from each team and make predictions as to which teams will win in the first round series. The Western Conference Playoff Preview will be coming out later this week, so...

Tony Decesare just completed his 5th season as the boys’ varsity head coach at Solon (OH) High School. In 2018 Coach Decesare led the Comets to the Division 1 state championship game and finishing as the state runner-up. He was an assistant coach at Solon for three seasons prior to taking over the program in 2014. Tony started his high school career as an assistant to Coach Bob Patton at Westlake...

TJ Rosene, has been the head men’s basketball coach at Emmanuel College (Franklin Springs, Georgia), for seventeen seasons. He was hired at 23 years of age and was at the time the youngest college coach in the country. He has already compiled over 300 wins as a college coach. He has three times been named a National Coach of the Year, 5-time Regional Coach of the Year, 4-time Conference Coach of t...

In this episode of the pod, Mike and Jason talk at halftime of the Suns/Cavs game about the Cavs tanking and the rest of the contenders for tank-a-palooza 2019. Mike and Jason also talk March Madness, Lebron shutting it down, the MVP race, and finish with predictions of the final four and who will be the NCAA National Champions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Coach Liam Flynn has 26 years of experience coaching at the professional and junior elite levels in Australia, Germany, China and New Zealand. Coach Flynn provides individual player development for professional players with NBA, D-League, European and International experience. He also helps clubs develop their own unique Club Curriculum which ensures players and coaches are working from a shared p...

Chris Hassinger is the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Medina High School in Ohio. He just completed his 5th season as the boys coach after leading the girls program at Medina for four seasons. As both a Head Coach and an assistant with the boys’ program at Medina, Coach Hass has been a part of 4 of the 6 district championships in school history. On the girls’ side his teams won 3 straight c...

Coach Casey Korn from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh returns to the Hoop Heads Podcast to talk about winning the 2019 Division 3 National Championship. The Titans, led by Head Coach Matt Lewis, went 29-3 en route to capturing the title in Coach Korn’s first season as an assistant at Oshkosh. In this episode Casey takes us through the season and gives us a behind the scenes look at a national...

In this episode Mike and Jason recap the first weekend of the NCAA tournament and make predictions about what they feel will happen over the next two rounds. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR OUR 100th EPISODE! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chad O’Donnell is the founder and Director of Capital Elite Agency. Chad has been around college basketball since 1993. He spent over 20 years as an assistant college basketball coach at schools throughout the country including Bryant University, Holy Cross College, the College of Charleston, Robert Morris University, and the University at Albany. During his coaching career, and in the years since...

James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur magazine, Time magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. His website, jamesclear.com, receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscr...

In this episode, Mike and Jason talk about their Final Four and NCAA tournament predictions. Jason and Mike then transition to talk about the terrible string of Cavs win over the last few weeks and the current NBA playoff matchups. We hope you enjoy this episode. Please leave us a 5* Review on Apple Podcasts or other similar services. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

Coach Mark Schult is in his second season as an Assistant Coach for Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio. Mark has coached AAU for Shining Stars in Cincinnati, Ohio for five years and Heart Over Height Hoops for one year. He also served as a student- assistant coach for Wittenberg University in 2016-17. Coach Schult played High School basketball at Covington Catholic High School (Par...

Welcome to the third 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 are one or two intangibles/life lessons that you teach your players...

Isaiah Cavaco just completed his 13th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Oberlin College in Ohio. This year his team set the school record for North Coast Athletic Conference wins with 9. Under Coach Cavaco’s leadership Oberlin completed their fourth 10 plus win season in 5 years, the first time that has ever been done at Oberlin. Isaiah grew up in Hawaii through 8th grade and then moved...

Joe Cowley is the NBA Beat Writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. A graduate of Kent State University, Cowley was one of the regular beat writers covering the White Sox during their 2005 World Series championship. After covering the White Sox for many years Cowley has been the beat writer for the Chicago Bulls for the past several seasons. If you’re enjoying the Hoop Heads Podcast please consider leavi...

Coach Ras Vanderloo is currently in his 8th season as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Sioux City East High School in Sioux City, IA. He has spent 28 years coaching basketball, 12 as a Head Coach and 16 as an Assistant Coach. Ras is a 5-time district coach of the year and the 2017 State 4A Coach of the Year. He is currently 155-30 (84%) at East High with 3 State Tournament appearances and a State...

In this NBA edition, Mike and Jason talk about a wide array of NBA topics including the current state of the Lakers, Celtics, and Cavs. We also break down the current playoff standings and look at who we think will round out the bottom of the playoffs. If you are enjoying the Hoop Heads podcast, please leave us a five star rating on Apple Podcasts or any other platform for a chance to win a Hoop H...

NBA Veteran and Newtown High School Alum, William "Smush" Parker was born with a basketball. Most known for his role as the starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, Smush played for various teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Clippers. Throughout his 16-year professional basketball career, the game of basketball has allowe...

Ganon Baker is regarded as one of the premiere basketball skill trainers in the World. Ganon trains players from the NBA, NCAA, high school and middle school levels. His relentless passion, work ethic, and competency for the game has the respect of players and coaches all over the World. Since June 2001, Baker has been traveling all over the Globe impacting the game of basketball. He has been to 4...

John Willkom is a former Division 1 basketball player at Marquette University, who later earned his MBA from Loyola University Chicago. The co-founder of Playmakers Basketball, John implemented collegiate-level workouts into a basketball camp circuit and AAU program aimed to provide better opportunities to kids in the Midwest. Prior to his current role as an e-commerce executive, John worked with...

On this special family edition of the Hoop Heads Podcast, friend of the pod Jeff Depelteau from Christ School in North Carolina hops back on the show with his father Ray to talk about their experiences in the game together. We’ll discuss how Ray handled being a basketball parent when Jeff was young and what it was like when they coached together at Suffield Academy early on in Jeff’s coaching care...

Rob Williams has had over 20 years of basketball experience stemming from only playing one year at Richmond Heights High School back when Mike was an assistant coach under Phil Schmook. He was the starting shooting guard his senior year and was part of the boys basketball team at Richmond Heights in 2000 with the Spartans going a school record 24-2 and accomplishing a Conference Championship, Dist...

Mike and Jason are joined once again by Coach Joe Harris from Lake Chelan, Washington. Joe is the father of Brooklyn Nets player and new 3 point contest champion Joe Harris. We talk about the weekend itself, how Joe prepared, and what it was like being a father of a player in the stands watching his son win the NBA 3 point contest. If you want to learn more about Joe’s NBA son, check out this stor...

Bentonville West (AR) Boys’ Varsity Head Coach Greg White jumps on the pod with Mike and Jason for the second 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: Making adjustments for the state tournament. Second Quarter: Should you foul or defend...

In this episode of the Hoop Heads Pod, Mike and Jason predict the winners of the skills challenge, the 3 point contest, and the dunk contest. They also discuss who they think are the likely MVPs of the game on Sunday and which team they think will win. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please consider giving us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, or Google Play Music. Visit our...