Author Archives: Jon Teitel

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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In Memoriam: HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel interviews Dan Lynch Jr. about his father Daniel

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Daniel Lynch did it all at St. Francis as both a player/coach. As a player he led his team in scoring for 4 years in a row and was captain of the 1937 team. A decade after graduating he became … Continue reading →

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews ASU SR SF Kimani Lawrence

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE For All of Hoops HD’s Continued and Extensive Preseason Content 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 … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews Hall of Famer George Gervin

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE For All of Hoops HD’s Continued and Extensive Preseason Content Ask a non-basketball fan about “The Iceman” and they might respond that it was a terrible sci-fi film from the 1980s about a prehistoric man who gets resuscitated. … Continue reading →

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