Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Mr. Smith Goes to Arkansas: HoopsHD interviews McDonald’s All-American Nick Smith Jr.

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Jon Teitel

If you want to win an NCAA title you usually need a good coach, a great resume…and a McDonald’s All-American. Only 3 championship teams since 1979 have not featured such a player (2002 Maryland/2014 UConn/2021 Baylor). The McDonald’s All-American Game … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Phil Martelli about Jameer Nelson

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Jon Teitel

The national POY award is often given to a player from a major conference (Duke’s Zion Williamson, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, etc.), but occasionally a guy from outside the top conferences plays so well that there is no choice but to … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews Hall of Famer Dan Issel

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Before the days of Kentucky big men like Karl-Anthony Towns/Anthony Davis there was Dan Issel. He never won a scoring title or conference POY award since his career overlapped with another decent player at LSU named Pete Maravich but he … Continue reading →

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Bracketology 2022: March Madness Predictions (Version 6.0)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for today’s NEWS, NOTES, AND HIGHLIGHTED GAMES We are only 5 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews former Brown star Arnie Berman

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Jon Teitel

History shows that most of the great free throw shooters in basketball history are small guards, but 6’7″ Brown center Arnie Berman proved everyone wrong back in the 1970s. He shot better than 83 FT% during each of his 3 … Continue reading →

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Hanging with the Hoyas: Part 7

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Jon Teitel

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel will spend the upcoming weeks covering some Georgetown basketball home games, with (hopefully) a very special reward coming in March. Part 6 was published last month:https://hoopshd.com/2022/01/23/hanging-with-the-hoyas-part-6-2He continues his series with Part 7 featuring the Hoyas’ matchup last … Continue reading →

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