Hoopsville

The end of the regular season is quickly coming. The first look at regional rankings is now out and before we know it conference tournaments will underway. On a midday Thursday edition of Hoopsville, we try and catch up with a very busy time of the season. So many great conference races coupled with prognosticating what teams may be in good shape to be playing in March ... and who may be in troubl...

Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours). This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going on in the Division and sport. We will talk about...

Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours). This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going on in the Division and sport. We will talk about...

Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours). This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going on in the Division and sport. We will talk about...

Friday is the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and is a bit of a "half" marathon. The "big show" is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours (it ends up going seven-and-a-half hours). This year's show features coaches, administrators, and others around Division III who give us a sense of the season to date, what's to come, and what else is going on in the Division and sport. We will talk about...

The final month of the regular season has arrived. In the next four weeks, teams will finish their regularly scheduled games, battle for conference glory and automatic bids to the NCAAs, and we will learn who the respective 64 teams battling for national championships. That doesn't even mention regional rankings revealed, glimpse at Top 16 teams, bracket predictions, and much more. It will be a ve...

If the basketball season was a horse race, we would be coming to the end of the backstretch run. Heading into the final turn and teams looking to position themselves for the top of the stretch. There is plenty of race left, but being out of position now could mean the race is over. On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who seem to be in a good position in front of thei...

As we discussed last Hoopsville, this is the grind of the midseason. Conference games are rolling one after another, teams have very little breaks to the routine other than classes starting back up, and small distractions can have large impacts. On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with programs continuing to push through. Each team having spectacular seasons, but also trying to preserve wha...

There comes a time in any season when the grind of the overall season and conference play can take it's toll. Can teams having magical seasons keep the grind from derailing their seasons. On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who are dealing with the grind conference play, whether it's tough opponents, games on the road, weather changes, or whatever. We learn more abou...

There is no time this season where one can sit back, watch games, and not see upsets and surprising losses. It's become somewhat routine to be surprised. On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with several programs who are at or near the top of their conferences. Will that still be the case in a week or two? All four coaches talk about the challenges that lay ahead. Plus we go in-depth in men'...

WARNING: The audio at the start of our Top 25 segment from Gordon and Riley is very low and has some distracting noise in it as well. There was a problem with our settings for their audio that we eventually fixed. We boosted background audio which was picking them up barely as the best way we could provide their audio. We apologize for how difficult this makes things, but assure you we have system...

Believe it or not, for most teams the midseason point as arrived. So where are the minds of some of the top teams in the nation and their regions? On Monday's Hoopsville, hear from several coaches from around the nation to get a sense of where their teams stand, the challenges ahead, and how conference races are shaping up. Plus we get a pulse on the Men's Top 25 from two our of pundits. We also t...

The holiday break is over and there is plenty to catch up including breaking news! On Thursday's Hoopsville, we talk to several programs who are writing headlines around DIII. Plus, we will hear from several of those who participated in the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas. And we react to breaking news affecting DIII membership and moves to ESPN for some championships. Guests appearing on the Hud...

It is that unique time of the season where a lot of programs hit the pause button to make sure students can focus on exams. So we will do some studying ourselves. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with programs around the country who are not only getting graded well for their seasons so far but have high expectations themselves. What can we learn as we hear from coaches in Minnesota, Texas, New Yo...

Exam period has come to an end, but now holiday breaks tend to slow down the amount of basketball taking place - for some. There is plenty of holiday games ahead in the next weeks. Monday on Hoopsville, we talk to several teams who have big games ahead this week before they take a break for the holidays. Whether they are traveling or staying home to play, the games still have an impact on the seas...

It's mid-December and exams, holidays, and breaks are all combining as always into an interesting time of the season. How are the top teams dealing with the season? Thursday on Hoopsville, we jam the show with four Top 25 programs. Hear how they feel the season is going at this important juncture and what they are expecting in the weeks and months ahead. Plus, we take some time to tip our hat to S...

We continue to evaluate where teams are after the opening month of the Division III basketball season. Some teams are continuing to put themselves front and center. Monday night on Hoopsville, we chat with a couple of coaches whose programs are playing well early on, building off a few seasons of growth. Plus we chat with our pundits on the women's side of the sport. Who do they think is the best...

The first month of the Division III basketball season is nearly complete. What have we learned? What do we know about teams? Anything? Monday night on Hoopsville, we chat with two coaches with programs who have gained a strong foothold on the season, Tufts men and UW-Whitewater women. Plus we chat with some of our pundits on how they have seen the opening month play out. Any surprises? Any teams w...

The month of November is nearly done and there has already been a lot of high-caliber basketball played in Division III. Monday night on Hoopsville, hear from several programs that have gotten out to strong starts. While the starts are similar, the ways each program has gotten it done are vastly different. Guests include Hamden-Sydney and Keene State men's programs plus Millikin and Rhode Island w...

Hoopsville is back ... again! We are hitting the air with our second attempt at the 21st season debut. Join us as we chat hear, again, from defending national champions and preseason #1 Christopher Newport men's and Transylvania women's teams. Plus we talk about the evolution of transfers and how the extra "COVID year" continues to impact Division III. And we talk to a Hall of Famer! Former Amhers...

Hoopsville is back! We are back on the air for the 21st season of covering Division III basketball. Though not without some major technical difficulties that derailed what was supposed to be a great season opener. We did hear from John Krikorian of D3hoops.com Preseason No. 1 Christopher Newport, but unfortunately other guests we planned to have on the show did not work out. Though we did have ple...

It was an incredible weekend of basketball in Division III. Semifinals and one championship game lived up to expectations. And there is still one more title to be crowned. On the men's side of the Division III world, the weekend in Fort Wayne was terrific. Three great games, comebacks a plenty, drama, and one of the more incredible final minute (if not ten minutes) in the history of Division III t...

80 minutes. 2 games. That's now all that leaves 8 programs from being crowned national champions - and there will be new champions in both men's and women's basketball. For the first time in seven years, two programs from the same school are in the final fours. For the first time since 2009, no teams on the women's side return to the semifinals. The men feature a rematch of a 2019 semifinal battle...

80 minutes. 2 games. That's all that leaves 32 teams from realizing their goals and getting to the national semifinals. 24 programs won't make it. It is a gut-wrenching time of March. Teams who have battled their way to the second weekend of the bracket can see the semifinals tantalizingly close. However, the majority will have their seasons come to finish short and the emotions tend to be raw. On...

Two and a half weeks ago, we revealed who the national committees tabbed, at the time, were the Top 16 Ranked teams. And in what feels like the blink of an eye, we are down to just 16 teams remaining for both men and women's NCAA Tournaments. Time flies. Join us on Monday's Hoopsville as we recap a terrific, and wild, first two rounds of the NCAA Tournaments. The upsets, the finishes, the battles....