Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Happy Birthday! HoopsHD interviews former Eastern Illinois coach Rick Samuels

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Rick Samuels spent a quarter-century on the sideline for Eastern Illinois and had a lot of success: more than 350 wins, the 2001 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association D-1 Coach of the Year award, and the 2nd-longest D-1 tenure in the … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Jim Baechtold about his father

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for Today’s UTR GAME OF THE DAY, as well as today’s NEWS, NOTES, AND HIGHLIGHTED GAMES Ja Morant was the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 draft, but he is not the only former OVC player to be … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Dan Glines and Carroll Williams about Walt McPherson

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Jon Teitel

We here at HoopsHD cannot stop talking about Tim Miles…but he has a long way to go to catch Walt McPherson for the most wins in San Jose State history. Walt played several sports at San Jose State, then became … Continue reading →

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Hanging with the Hoyas: Part 2

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Jon Teitel

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel will spend the upcoming months covering several Georgetown basketball home games, with (hopefully) a very special reward coming in March. You can find Part 1 at:https://hoopshd.com/2022/11/12/hanging-with-the-hoyas-part-1-2See below for his photo essay about the Hoyas’ matchup earlier today … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday! HoopsHD interviews Keno Davis about his father Tom

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Tom Davis was such a good coach that he was named national COY at Iowa in 1987…and was such a good father that his son Keno was named national COY at Drake in 2008. Tom made a pair of NIT … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday! HoopsHD interviews JMU legend Linton Townes

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for today’s Daily Rundown of News, Notes, and Highlighted Games James Madison is now in the Sun Belt after almost 4 decades in the CAA but 1 of their best players did his best work during their time … Continue reading →

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