Monthly Archives: July 2016

Going for the gold: HoopsHD interviews U18 basketball player Markelle Fultz

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jon Teitel

We are only in the middle of summer but Markelle Fultz has already had a year to remember. In February he was named 1st-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference at DeMatha High School. In March he scored 10 PTS in the … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Rio: HoopsHD interviews 1972 Olympic assistant coach Johnny Bach

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Jon Teitel

Next up on our list of Olympic memories is Johnny Bach, who led a very full life before he passed away last January at age 91.  After playing for the Celtics he became head coach at his alma mater of Fordham for 18 … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Rio: HoopsHD interviews former Western Carolina SID Steve White about US Olympic Basketball Committee member Jim Gudger

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jon Teitel

Next up in our month-long series of Olympic memories is Jim Gudger, who is primarily known as a 3-sport athlete/coach at Western Carolina.  After being named an all-conference player in basketball/football/baseball, he later won more than 300 games as a basketball coach … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Rio: HoopsHD interviews the son of former US Olympic Basketball Committee chairman Ben Carnevale

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Jon Teitel

With the Rio Olympics a little more than 30 days away from lighting the flame, HoopsHD begins its month-long celebration of the Olympians who kept the fire burning over the past 80 years. Ben Carnevale played college basketball at NYU, … Continue reading →

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