Ricky Frech and Dave Frech

Tales From The Hoop

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A podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history.

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Ricky Frech and Dave Frech

Episodes

Episode 51 – The Boston Strangler 22.06.2026 46:59

Greetings, fellow Earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re talking about The Boston Strangler. What does that have to do with basketball? You’ll have to listen to find out.

Episode 50 – Billy Ray Bates 08.06.2026 48:32

Greetings, fellow Earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re talking about PBA legend Billy Ray Bates, who probably could’ve been a household name had circumstances gone in his favor.

Episode 49 – Predicting The NBA Top 25 in Five Years 26.05.2026 1:22:38

Greetings, fellow Earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re jumping into the future to see who we think will be the 25 best players in the NBA in five years. Can anyone dethrone Wemby by […]

Episode 48 – Sergei Belov 11.05.2026 49:59

Greetings, fellow Earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re diving into the story of Sergei Belov, one of the greatest European players in basketball history.

Episode 47 – Randy Woodfield 27.04.2026 59:15

Greetings, fellow Vensuians, and welcome to Tales From The End Zone, a yearly podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from football history. In today’s episode, we’re diving into the story of the worst person in the history of the National Football League. (The basketball stories will resume next episode, do […]

Emergency Pod – 2026 NBA Playoffs Predictions 13.04.2026 1:05:26

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re sticking to the present and giving our picks for the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Is it another Thunder win? Or will someone else take the crown? You […]

Episode 46 – The Worst Draft Pick of the Last 25 Years 31.03.2026 1:40:03

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, we’re digging back into the last 25 years of NBA drafts to decide […]

Episode 45 – Best NBA Father-Son Duo 23.03.2026 1:18:57

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, we’re picking the best father-son duo who both played in the NBA. You […]

Episode 44 – The NBA Player You Don’t Want To Fight 16.03.2026 58:09

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, we’re picking the NBA player we’d least want to fight. If we missed […]

Episode 43 – The Best NBA Nickname 09.03.2026 1:07:49

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, the brothers are joined by guest Michael Ruiz to decide the best nickname […]

Episode 42 – The Best McDonald’s All-American Team Ever 02.03.2026 1:22:58

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re heading into Bracket Season for the second year in a row. That means a new episode every week! This time, we’re deciding the best McDonald’s All-American […]

Episode 41 – Oscar Schmidt 16.02.2026 36:04

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re looking at the second-greatest scorer in basketball history, Oscar Schmidt. The talented Brazilian doesn’t get nearly enough credit among NBA fans, but his story is the […]

Episode 40 – Aleksandar Nikolic, The Father of Serbian Basketball 02.02.2026 37:59

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re leaving the world of true crime and looking at the story of Aleksandar Nikolic, the guy who turned Yugoslavia (and by extension Serbia) into a basketball […]

Episode 39 – Leonel Marquetti 19.01.2026 34:49

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re sticking in the world of true crime and looking at the story of Leonel Marquetti, a McDonald’s All-American turned murderer.

Episode 38 – Lorenzen Wright 05.01.2026 49:44

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re finally leaving the ABA behind and moving back into true crime for a bit. This time, we’re looking into the sprawling mystery around who exactly killed […]

Episode 37 – The ABA Part 12 – Spirits of St. Louis 22.12.2025 1:16:43

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at one of the wildest teams […]

Episode 36 – The ABA Part 11 – Kentucky Colonels 08.12.2025 48:01

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Colonels went from […]

Episode 35 – The ABA Part 10 – New Jersey Nets 24.11.2025 48:01

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Nets went from […]

Episode 34 – The ABA Part 9 – San Antonio Spurs 10.11.2025 51:03

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how San Antonio brought the […]

Episode 33 – The ABA Part 8 – The Denver Rockets 27.10.2025 1:00:39

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Denver Rockets and how […]

Emergency Pod – 2025-26 NBA Preseason Power Rankings 20.10.2025 1:51:37

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. Today, we’re taking a break from the ABA to look toward the future, breaking down our preseason predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season. Who will stand on top and who […]

Episode 32 – The ABA Part 7 – The Stars 13.10.2025 45:41

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Stars, who started in […]

Episode 31 – The ABA Part 6 – The Indiana Pacers 29.09.2025 1:02:22

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Indiana Pacers, sometimes called […]

Episode 30 – The ABA Part 5 – The Miami Ball Girls 15.09.2025 41:42

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Miami Floridians, who were […]

Episode 29 – The ABA Part 4 – Johnny Neumann, Wendell Ladner, and the Tams 01.09.2025 57:15

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at Johnny Neumann, Wendell Ladner, and […]