Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Beating the best: HoopsHD interviews Jay Jacobs about Gale Catlett

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Jon Teitel

It is easy to become the #1-ranked team in the nation: it is much harder to stay there, although Mark Few might beg to differ this year. Back in 1983, Coach Jerry Tarkanian brought his top-ranked UNLV team to West … Continue reading →

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Kobe goes to college: HoopsHD interviews McDonald’s All-American Kobe Bufkin

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Jon Teitel

If you want to win an NCAA title you need a good coach, a great resume…and a McDonald’s All-American. Only 1 championship team since 1979 has not featured such a player (Maryland in 2002). The McDonald’s All-American Game did not … Continue reading →

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Sowing the seeds we love: HoopsHD interviews Selection Committee chairman and Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We are just over 2 weeks from Selection Sunday, which means that the 10-member NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is working hard to place 68 of the best teams in the nation into a tidy little bracket. The Committee … Continue reading →

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Memories of Moscow: HoopsHD interviews 1982 national COY Don Monson

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Jon Teitel

This has not been the best year in Idaho basketball history: the Vandals are 0-19 with 4 chances left to avoid having a winless regular season. 4 decades ago it was quite a different story: Coach Dan Monson showed up … Continue reading →

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Conference Tourney Previews (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Jon Teitel

HoopsHD kicks off the greatest time of the year with a 2-part preview of every single conference tourney in the nation. Jon Teitel commences our coverage with his predictions for the 14 conference tourneys getting underway before March 6th, and … Continue reading →

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Do not drop the Mike: HoopsHD interviews McDonald’s All-American Michael Foster

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Jon Teitel

If you want to win an NCAA title you need a good coach, a great resume…and a McDonald’s All-American. Only 1 championship team since 1979 has not featured such a player (Maryland in 2002). The McDonald’s All-American Game did not … Continue reading →

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