Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Basketball and Brains: HoopsHD interviews Navy Academic All-American Cam Davis

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Jon Teitel

It is a safe assumption that most people in the Navy enjoy the water, and Cam Davis is no different. He graduated with a 3.43 cumulative GPA as an ocean engineering major, and will continue his studies this summer as … Continue reading →

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Old School DJ: HoopsHD interviews Gary Colson about Dennis Johnson

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Jon Teitel

1986 was a painful sports year for the state of Massachusetts. It began with the Patriots getting destroyed by the Bears in Super Bowl XX on January 26, then saw the Bruins swept by the eventual-champion Canadiens in the 1st … Continue reading →

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Shot of His Life: HoopsHD interviews Terry Holland about Ralph Sampson

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Allow me to set the stage for you. The year is 1986. The Lakers are the NBA defending champs after they became the 1st visiting team to ever win a championship in the Boston Garden in the spring of 1985. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews John Cox about MK Turk

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Jon Teitel

It has been 25 years since MK Turk was head coach at Southern Miss yet he remains the only coach in school history to make multiple NCAA tourney appearances. He also made 6 NIT appearances and won the NIT title … Continue reading →

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Even Keels: HoopsHD interviews McDonald’s All-American Trevor Keels

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Jon Teitel

If you want to win an NCAA title then you usually need a good coach, a great resume…and a McDonald’s All-American. Only 1 championship team since 1979 had not featured such a player (Maryland in 2002) until Baylor broke the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Portland State legend Freeman Williams

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Most college basketball fans know that Pete Maravich is the leading-scorer in D-1 history, but if you asked them who was #2 you would probably receive a lot of wrong guesses. The correct answer is Freeman Williams, who led the … Continue reading →

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