Author Archives: Jon Teitel

The Olympians: HoopsHD interviews Kevin Danna about 2016 Olympic gold medalist Jimmy Butler

The NBA Finals date back to 1947 (when they were known as the Basketball Association of America Finals) and the very 1st NCAA tourney was held in 1939. Olympic basketball competition is even older: it debuted as a demonstration event … Continue reading

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Hanging with the Eagles: Part 1

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel will spend the upcoming months covering several Georgetown basketball home games, with (hopefully) a very special reward coming in March. However, since it is a rare occurrence for the Quakers to visit him in DC, he was … Continue reading

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Hanging with the Bison: Part 1

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel will spend the upcoming months covering several Georgetown basketball home games, with (hopefully) a very special reward coming in March. However, since it is a rare occurrence for an SEC team to take a trip to DC, … Continue reading

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews St. Thomas coach Johnny Tauer

The new college basketball season tips off today, which means that we have very little time left to prepare for the action ahead. We will do so via a series of season previews featuring the best players/coaches in the country. … Continue reading

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Handing out the Hardware: Exhibition players of 2025

The start of November means that the regular season is right around the corner: FINALLY! We take this time to recognize the best players in college basketball from the 2025 exhibition season. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all the numbers … Continue reading

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Name, Image, and Lots of money: HoopsHD interviews Geoff Shyatt of Rocky’s Collective

The marketplace for college athletes to engage in Name/Image/Likeness (NIL) deals was created in 2021 after the NCAA v. Alston case and now it seems like every college is ready to start spreading the wealth. There are already more than … Continue reading

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