Lake Hooplands

It's over. It's sad. But it was a really great season and we're proud of the team! Join Scott, Brendan, and Coach Joe as we wrap up 2025-26 and talk boys playoffs and blood or vomit. Thanks to all the listeners, guests, and sponsors for another great season of Lake Hooplands.

The final regular-season episode is up! Three out of the four Lake Hooplands seasons have resulted in district championships, and we don't think that is a coincidence! Uyiosa Osamemwenze and Quincy Perkins join the program to discuss the outright district championship win against Pearce, and we discuss who Quincy might or might not be talking to. Playoff preview with Coach Joe looks ahead to a pot...

VERY SPECIAL GUEST ALERT - Coach MJ, the Lady Cats head coach, joins the program, and we discuss the weather versus traffic. Which would you control? Crazy movement in the district as Pearce is upset twice and Lake Highlands takes control. A huge couple of weeks upcoming for the program, so get your popcorn ready and get out to all the games as we fight for a district title and honor our middle sc...

Very special guests The Duffield girls all joined the podcast to discuss Japan and women's sports. Such an amazing episode as we talk about the undefeated start to the district season and a huge game coming up on Tuesday at Richardson Pearce. Give it a listen!

Syncere Anderson returns to the program along with Miller Mask, who discusses eating magnets and dry cleaning. Coach Joe recaps the last couple of weeks of good basketball and previews the upcoming district schedule. Brendan and Scott are headed to YouTube to broadcast the Richardson game LIVE on January 13. It's another super fun episode!

Horse-sized ducks or a duck-sized horse? Yes, that's what we discuss with Eli Johnson. Jay'Sean Wilkerson also joins the show as we speak with potentially the first player to be able to accomplish the 4-time guest on Lake Hooplands. Come join us and find out if you want to play instruments or speak to everyone all the time!

Incredible episode this week with a first time guest - Jamion Broom. NINE games since the last pod, so dive in to the progress of the program and their trip down to Georgetown, which was almost as good as coach Joe's basketball trip to Europe. Pancakes, Waffles, or Cereal - find out how old we are! Let's go!

The guys have 3 time guests Henry Moore and DeBraylan Randle and get into a "would you rather" debate. Brendan becomes ornery after last week's microphone issues and we discuss an 0-1 start for the Wildcats. A wild episode with lots of laughs brings us to the next two weeks of great basketball.

Scott, Brendan, and Coach Joe are back to preview the 2025-26 Lake Highlands High School Wildcats. A great summer of workouts, a promising, balanced roster, and some scars from last season ready to be avenged. We talk all things fall sports and get to why Coach Joe chooses 7 over 6. Let's get into it!

Finally! Melissa Duffield, the better half of Coach Joe, joins the podcast to dish about the past, the present and the future. The guys also discuss the last two weeks closing out a district championship regular season and preview the first round of the playoffs against familiar foe Arlington Martin. Come on in for the last regular season episode!

Big men Uyiosa Osawemwenze and Jeff Warfield join the program and talk dunks and blocked shots and getting in the gym. Coach Duff reviews the last few weeks and the next three games that will determine the district championship and the playoff push. Brendan and Scott reminisce on the YouTube live broadcast of Friday night's thriller versus Richardson.

The Lake Hooplands crew welcomes Xavier Hernandez, trainer extraordinaire, and senior point guard Braylon Moses. Ankles versus wrists. Dunks versus steals. It's chock full of greatness. Coach Duff previews the next slate of district games after finishing the first half 7-0. Listen up.

Josh Kondoba and Jaysean Wilkerson join the show to talk about the Allen In-and-Out Tournament and holiday basketball. Coach Joe previews the next couple of weeks of district play and we get down to the basics of only-child syndrome.

The gents get into naming the Lake Highlands basketball arena with the listeners' support. Syncere Anderson drops by the Basement of Chaos as we chat the last 8 games of basketball and his 8 siblings. District preview and a great holiday tournament are on tap. Listen up!

Divine Peter and Henry Moore join Scott, Brendan and Coach Joe to discuss ice skating, pie, and old school point guards. The guys recap the last few weeks chalk full of basketball goodness including a tournament win and the first loss of the season.

Junior Debraylan Randle joins the program to discuss the first live action game of the season. We talk Lake Highlands Tip-Off where a point guard won the dunk contest and the boys avenged their 3-point competition loss last season. Big weeks of hoops coming up are discussed as the season gets rolling!

The boys are back in town! Lake Hooplands fires up again for Season 3 and the 2024-2025 Lake Highlands Basketball season. We talk last season's lessons, the value of returning players, and senior captain Elias Dement joins the show. Get your season preview on!

Dominque Kirk and Coach Joe Duffield join Brendan and Scott in the final episode of Season 2. It ended earlier than expected but the team grew as the season progressed and the coaches talk about the offseason and next year's crop of talent.

Playoff basketball is here as the Cats look to defend their state title. The Moore brothers - Charlie and Henry - join the program and talk about the hoops season. The girls team ends their playoff run in round 2 and the boys start Tuesday at 7:30pm at WT White against Grand Prairie. Listen, subscribe, and like!

Playermen Beck Johnstone and DeBraylan Randle join the program to discuss the season and their improvement and the upcoming playoff run. Coach Joe talks playoff tiebreaker scenarios which are super interesting and we recap the 3-1 finish in the toughest stretch of the season.

District winning streak in tact, the boys chat with Coach Duffield, senior guard Logan Strayhan and junior big man Elias Dement. Let's get to the games this week as the Cats enter the most important stretch of their schedule.

Coach Winfred Moore of Forest Meadow Junior High joins the program and discusses basketball, Grambling, and his time in Desert Storm. An amazing interview with an interesting man! Coach Duffield really likes the way the team is playing going into the last half of the season. Let's talk hoops!

LHJH Athletic Coordinator Jeff Koerner joins the program and Brendan, Scott, and Coach Duff discuss the ups and downs of early district play. Fans unite! Get to the games and of course listen, subscribe, rate and review your boys on Lake Hooplands!

Former UT great Kendal Yancy joins the pod to discuss his career and how he's helping Lake Highlands deal with success and failure. Joe brings us up to speed on the 11 games played in 14 days and Brendan talks all things dentistry. Subscribe, rate and review!

Joe and the boys get into the basketball season with some early results - both good and bad. We discuss Thanksgiving - who are you bringing to your table? The 'Cats have some upcoming tournaments with some stacked fields and who doesn't love getting to see the best high school basketball players in Texas!