Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Tripleheader: HoopsHD does 3 games in 3 arenas in 25 hours!

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Jon Teitel

It has been a long lonely life of not attending any college basketball games in person over the past 18 months during the pandemic. Thankfully, this weekend HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel was able to break the streak in a big way … Continue reading →

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews new Vanderbilt women’s coach Shea Ralph

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We are keeping our fingers crossed in the hope that we can return to a “normal” version of college basketball this fall: fans in the stands, announcers without masks, etc. Nobody knows exactly what is going to happen but we … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Bud Ford about Ray Mears

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Ray Mears stopped coaching in the 1970s but his career winning percentage of 74.7% still ranks among the best in NCAA history. He played basketball at Miami University and was later inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. As … Continue reading →

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Handing out the Hardware: Exhibition players of 2021

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Jon Teitel

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 during the 2021 exhibition season. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed all of the … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable upset: HoopsHD interviews former Gardner-Webb coach Rick Scruggs

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Rick Scruggs spent several decades as a head coach at many different schools including North Greenville/Belmont Abbey/Pikeville/Milligan/Gardner–Webb/Mars Hill. He had a 30-win season and a couple of postseason appearances but 1 of his greatest games was his 2007 road opener … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews former FIU coach Shakey Rodriguez

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Marcos “Shakey” Rodriguez went to college at Florida International University in the 1970s and later became a legendary basketball coach at Miami Senior High School, winning 428 games in 14 years and 5 Florida state titles from 1987-1993. In 1995 … Continue reading →

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