Author Archives: Jon Teitel

The Olympians: HoopsHD interviews Ace Custis about 1988 Olympic bronze medalist Bimbo Coles

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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Cooking with Curry: HoopsHD interviews Ace Custis about Virginia Tech legend Dell Curry

Most young people know Dell Curry as “Steph’s father” or “Hornets’ TV color commentator” but the older generation knows how great a player he was back in the day. In 1986 Dell was named conference POY/All-American as a senior, then … Continue reading

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Name, Image, and Lots of money: HoopsHD interviews Mike Pittman of the Hoop And Holler Houston NIL Micro-Collective

The marketplace for college athletes to engage in Name/Image/Likeness (NIL) deals was created in 2021 after the NCAA v. Alston case and now it seems like every college is ready to start spreading the wealth. There are already more than … Continue reading

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Scarlet & gold: HoopsHD interviews Mark Peterson about Hall of Famer Sue Wicks

They are running out of Halls of Fame in which to induct Sue Wicks. She is already in the Suffolk County/Nassau County/New York state high school/Rutgers/New Jersey/New York City Halls of Fame, and in 2013 she was inducted into the … Continue reading

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews Kansas State PG Serena Sundell

We are still about 5 weeks away from the tip-off of a new college basketball season, which means that we have plenty of time to start preparing for the action ahead. We will do so via a series of season … Continue reading

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews BYU women’s assistant coach Lee Cummard

We are still about 5 weeks away from the tip-off of a new college basketball season, which means that we have plenty of time to start preparing for the action ahead. We will do so via a series of season … Continue reading

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