On this episode of the Hoop Heads Podcast, hop aboard the Hot Takes Express!  Mike and Jason discuss 3 Hot Takes each for the upcoming season, mixed in with a few honorable mentions.   Mike and Jason finish the episode by discussing their expectations for the Browns Opener this upcoming Sunday. The 1,000th episode is coming!  Keep your eyes on our socials for news on how to enter our special Sweepstakes for chances to win prizes from Dr. Dish, Fast Model, Game Changer, Coaching Portfolio,...

Todd Simon is entering his second season as the head coach of the Bowling Green State University’s men’s basketball program in 2024-25. In his first season with the Falcons, Coach Simon orchestrated one of the quickest turnarounds in program history. In his first season, the Falcons tallied 20 wins for just the 10th time in the program's MAC era, becoming one of 10 teams in the nation to go from 20 losses in 2022-23 to 20 wins in 2023-24. Simon joined the Falcons after spending seven...

Melissa Jackson is entering her first season as Youngstown State's Head Women's Basketball Coach in 2024-2025. She is the ninth head coach in the history of the Youngstown State University women’s basketball program. Jackson previously spent 15 seasons at Akron and the most recent campaign at Cleveland State. Her final five seasons in Akron were as the Zips’ head coach, and she is the only coach in the program’s history to have a winning record. Jackson held three different positions over...

On this episode Mike and Jason debate who will be the most important player on each Western Conference Team in 5 years. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are doing things a little differently this month with $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish Rebel+, $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish All-Stat+, AND $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish CT+ during their first ever Semi-Annual Sales Event. Shop now and have your team more ready for the upcoming season than ever before. Fast Model...

Stephen Halstead is entering his fifth season as a men’s basketball assistant coach at NAIA Grace College in Indiana. Halstead served as a graduate assistant for his first two seasons, leading Grace's junior varsity squad while assisting with the varsity. In 2023-24 Grace was ranked as the No. 1 team in the country for much of the season. The Lancers won the regular season and postseason championships in the Crossroads League and were the overall No. 1 seed in the NAIA tournament. Grace...

William Twigg is currently the Head Coach for the London Lions Academy. He also has coached for the Essex Rebels in the Women's British Basketball League, the NewVic Knights at the college level in the UK, and the Oaklands Wolves – an English Sports club. Twigg was a Cavs Academy Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the summer of 2018. In addition, he has coached at Snow Valley Basketball Camp in Iowa for the past seven summers beginning in 2018. Twigg’s ultimate career goal is to...

On this episode Mike and Jason debate who will be the most important player on each Eastern Conference Team in 5 years. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are doing things a little differently this month with $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish Rebel+, $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish All-Stat+, AND $3,000 Off the Dr. Dish CT+ during their first ever Semi-Annual Sales Event. Shop now and have your team more ready for the upcoming season than ever before. Fast Model...

On this episode Jason and I talk with my son Cal about his college recruiting experience and his decision to attend Division 3 Ohio Wesleyan University. We share some advice for parents, players, and coaches that we hope will be beneficial for those on a journey to college basketball. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program.  We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational...

Welcome to the 68th 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. August’s Round Table question is: How can a coach help their players get the most out of open gym or pickup games prior to the start of official practice? Our Coaching Lineup this month: Jake Boyd –...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss Team USA's Gold Medal winning performance in the 2024 Olympics. They look at the contributions from the team's old guard: LeBron, KD, & Steph while speculating on whether a roster without those three could have won gold in this Olympics. Then they bring break down the greatest moments of Steph Curry's career and where his iconic run of threes in the 4th quarter of the gold medal game against France ranks on his all-time highlight reel. Finally,...

Jon Jaques is entering his first season as the Mens’ Basketball Head Coach at Cornell University. Jacques has spent more than a decade as an assistant coach in the Ivy League, including the last 12 at Cornell. He has assisted in the development of 12 Big Red All-Ivy selections, including five first-teamers, and two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Prior to Cornell Jaques was part of Kyle Smith's 2012-13 staff at Columbia team. Jon began his coaching career at Stevens Institute of Technology...

The 12th episode of “The Triple Double” with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach. Rob, Mike, & Jason hit on three basketball topics in each episode of “The Triple Double”. Rob's experience coaching at a camp in Bormio, Italy The NCAA Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina that Rob and his son Trey attendedAAU Reflections from Trey's Under Armour Tournament in Atlanta Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are doing things a...

On this episode Mike & Jason discuss Team USA's win over Brazil in the Olympic Quarterfinals. Next, they look at the other 3 quarterfinal games and the international players who've performed well through 4 games including Wemby, Jokic, Shai, Giddey, Giannis, RJ Barrett, Schroder, and Franz as well as those who have struggled like Gobert, Murray, and Dillon Brooks. They also hit on Team Canada failing to medal despite having 11 NBA players on their roster. Finally they run through a few...

What is your best advice for the parent of a high school basketball player? Our Coaching Lineup for this episode: Jon Beck – Pure Sweat Basketball – Northwest ARRob Brost – Bolingbrook High School – Bolingbrook, ILJeff Depelteau – St. Andrew's Episcopal School - MDMatt Grahn – University of DallasJoe Harris – Lake Chelan High School, Lake Chelan, WABobby Jordan – Temple UniversityNick LoGalbo – Lane Tech High School – Chicago, ILWilliam Payne – Atlantic Collegiate AcademyDon Showalter – USA...

Lee Wimberley is entering his first season as the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Beebe High School in the state of Arkansas. Wimberley previously served as the Head Boys Basketball coach at Manila High School in Arkansas for 11 seasons. In 2023 he led the Lions to the Class 3 A State Championship. Before arriving at Manila, Coach Wimberley spent the 3 previous years as an assistant to Jerry Bridges at Cabot High School (the 2nd largest high school in Arkansas) and 7 years as an assistant at...

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss Team USA's performance through five exhibition games and the opening Olympic win over Serbia. They break down the team player by player, both the good (LeBron & KD) and the bad (Embiid & Tatum). Next they analyze the NBA's new media rights deal and what it means for the league moving forward. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Save time and money this back-to-school season with our friends at Dr. Dish. Maximize your ‘24-’25 budget and the...

Jonas de Bruyne was most recently a player development coach with Urspring Basketball Academy. He is a licensed B basketball trainer who previously worked for Elite Academy in Belgium. Jonas shares his insight on how he uses the Constraints Led Approach and Differential Learning in his coaching. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program.  We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a...

John Shulman is entering his first season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at The University of Central Arkansas. In his previous five seasons at the helm of the University of Alabama Huntsville, Shulman posted a record of 112-39 and led the Chargers to five consecutive D2 NCAA tournament berths. Overall, Shulman has a career coaching record of 257-185. Shulman also served as the head coach at Tennessee Chattanooga from 2004 to 2013. While at Chattanooga, the Mocs earned two D1 NCAA...

Welcome to the 67th 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. July’s Round Table question is: What is the biggest misconception that high school players have about college basketball recruiting? Our Coaching Lineup this month: Dominic Amorosa – Strake Jesuit (TX)...

David Vogel is entering his third season as a Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at Ohio Wesleyan University. Vogel came to Ohio Wesleyan from Wittenberg University, where he served as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach from 2020 - 2022. David began his coaching career at Texas Christian University where he was a graduate assistant for 2 seasons and helped the Horned Frogs to a 23-14 record and a National Invitation Tournament semifinal appearance during the 2018-19 season. Vogel is a 2018...

Greg White will begin his first season as the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Thaden School in Bentonville, Arkansas this winter after leading Bentonville West High School for 8 years, compiling a 133-97 record. Greg has more than two decades of coaching experience and has won more than 250 games as a head coach. He has been a featured speaker at numerous USA Basketball Coach Academies as well as a member of the coaching staff at the Snow Valley Basketball Camp in Iowa. If you’re looking to...

Jake Boyd is entering his second season as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Eureka College (IL). Previously Jake coached for Illinois State University’s Laboratory School, University High School in Normal, IL for four seasons from 2019-2023. Jake also works in player development for Handle University and coaches AAU basketball for Beyond Ball Basketball both based in Des Moines, Iowa. Jake began his coaching career with youth basketball programs in Iowa and Illinois after playing...

Tyler Coston is the Founder of Savi Performance. On this episode we talk with Tyler about shooting for beginners, action based player development, and Lock Left Defense. He is known as a thought leader in player development, curriculum creation and teaching methodology. Tyler spent 13 years providing leadership as Director of Basketball Development for PGC Basketball. Tyler coached the women’s basketball team at Trinity Western University from 2005-2007, while simultaneously running a...

Ido Singer is the creator of the BLOBinhood blog and newsletter which deliver a constantly evolving library of sideline and baseline out-of-bounds plays, plus special situation strategies. FREE GIVEAWAY FROM IDO SINGER - https://bit.ly/BLOBinHOODHoopHeads Ido previously served as an assistant coach for UNC Greensboro women’s basketball for four seasons. Singer also worked at Fisher College as a Head Coach, as well as UMass Lowell, Gordon College and Nicholls College as an Assistant...

On this episode Mike shares his thoughts on the opening few days of NBA Free Agency including the Donovan Mitchell extension with the Cavs, Paul George signing with the Sixers, Klay Thompson leaving the Warriors to join the Mavs, CP3 heading to San Antonio to join Wemby, plus some of the other major and minor deals across the league. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Save time and money this back-to-school season with our friends at Dr. Dish. Maximize your ‘24-’25 budget and the time...