Author Archives: Jon Teitel

Handing out the Hardware: All-conference players of 2020 (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jon Teitel

We made it to 2021 and finally have something to celebrate!  The end of the calendar year means that it is time to recognize the best players in college basketball during 2020 (aka the past 5 weeks). HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Rick Samuels about Eastern Illinois legend Henry Domercant

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jon Teitel

The OVC has featured some great players throughout its history but 1 of the best ever remains Eastern Illinois legend Henry Domercant. He dominated the college ranks with 26.4 PPG as a junior and 27.9 PPG as a senior, established … Continue reading →

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Christmas Memories: HoopsHD interviews former Stony Brook coach Joe Castiglie

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Jon Teitel

Most holiday basketball stories involve sugar-coated tales of a player overcoming an injury or a team winning a game via a miraculous comeback: this is the story of a coach who tried to help 1 of his players and ended … Continue reading →

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Call to the Hall: HoopsHD interviews Walt Williams about Len Bias

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jon Teitel

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2021 on Sunday. It includes 1998 national POY Antawn Jamison, 2008 NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce, and 2-time All-American Len Bias. 9 days after winning the 1986 NBA title … Continue reading →

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The Olympians: HoopsHD interviews Kenn Johnson about 1996 Olympic gold medalist Marian Washington

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Jon Teitel

The NBA Finals date back to 1947 (when they were known as the Basketball Association of America Finals) and the very 1st NCAA tourney was held in 1939. Olympic basketball competition is even older: it debuted as a demonstration event … Continue reading →

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2020 NBA Mock Draft (Final Version)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Jon Teitel

The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on November 18th so this is our final prediction as to where everyone will get selected. Some websites do their mock drafts based on “best player available” but we try to focus … Continue reading →

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