Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews 2-time ABA All-Star Byron Beck

The Denver Nuggets have had a lot of great players during the past 50 years, starting with David Thompson in the 1970s, then Alex English in the 1980s, and continuing to the present with Nikola Jokic. 1 of their 1st … Continue reading

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Hanging with the Hoyas: Part 6

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel will spend the upcoming months covering several Georgetown basketball home games, with (hopefully) a very special reward coming in March. Part 5 was published earlier this month:https://hoopshd.com/2022/01/14/hanging-with-the-hoyas-part-5-2He continues his series with Part 6 featuring the Hoyas’ matchup … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former coach Pat Douglass

It is hard enough to succeed at 1 school but there are a handful of coaches who have had success at multiple schools including Fran Dunphy (250+ wins at Penn and 250+ wins at Temple), Bob Huggins (300+ wins at … Continue reading

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Bracketology 2022: March Madness Predictions (Version 4.0)

CLICK HERE for today’s News, Notes, and Highlighted Games We are only 7 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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MLK Classic: HoopsHD is in the house for Notre Dame-Howard

HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has spent most of this month at Capital 1 Arena covering Georgetown but he decided to take a detour yesterday to check out a special game at Howard University. The MLK Classic featuring Notre Dame at Howard … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Jimmy Smith about Emil “Lefty” Reitz

There have been a lot of amazing athletes nicknamed “Lefty” including Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton and 6-time major winner Phil Mickelson. It is also a popular nickname for basketball coaches such as Hall of Famer Lefty Driesell. One … Continue reading

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