Author Archives: Jon Teitel

2021 NBA Mock Draft (Version 1.0)

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Jon Teitel

The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on July 29th and until then we will do our best to predict where everyone will get selected. Some websites do their mock drafts based on “best player available” but we try … Continue reading →

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Going for the Gold: HoopsHD interviews 2021 USA Basketball U19 World Cup team finalist Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Jon Teitel

For those of you who cannot wait until Midnight Madness tips off this fall, you can see the stars of tomorrow in a couple of weeks at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Featuring the best basketball players in the world … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD remembers College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Phelan

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We lost so many great coaches in 2020 (Lou Henson/Lute Olson/Eddie Sutton/etc.) and it turns out that we lost another 1 today in Jim Phelan. After playing basketball at La Salle and being drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in 1951, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former coach Bruce Parkhill

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Jon Teitel

There are not a lot of coaches who both start and finish their career as an assistant while also having success as a head coach at multiple schools but that is exactly what Bruce Parkhill did. He began his career … Continue reading →

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Basketball and Brains: HoopsHD interviews South Dakota State Academic All-American Matt Dentlinger

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Everyone knows that Jackrabbits are fast and can jump but they are also pretty smart. Matt Dentlinger is Exhibit A: a near-perfect GPA off the court and 1 of the best field-goal shooters in the Summit League on the court. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Rice legend Michael Harris

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Rice became a member of Conference USA in the summer of 2005 after having some serious success in the WAC: 17 wins in 2003, 22 wins in 2004, and 19 wins in 2005. The main factor during that winning era … Continue reading →

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