Category Archives: Interviews

Tourney anniversary: HoopsHD celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Oldham

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Jon Teitel

There are coaches who win games, there are coaches who get a nice plaque when they retire, and then there are coaches who get to paint their own name onto the basketball court in the gym where they previously worked … Continue reading →

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Tourney anniversary: HoopsHD celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frosty Cox

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jon Teitel

As we prepare to commence the 2017 NCAA tourney we will take the next few weeks to reflect on some of the most significant anniversaries of players/coaches from tourneys past.  We begin with Colorado coach Forrest “Frosty” Cox, who led … Continue reading →

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Good things come in 3s: HoopsHD interviews Delta State legend Lusia Harris-Stewart

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Jon Teitel

This spring we will finally see a women’s tourney MOP who is not named Breanna Stewart for the 1st time since 2012. Lew Alcindor is the only player who was ever a 3-time tourney MOP on the men’s side but … Continue reading →

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Skill of the Irish: HoopsHD interviews Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Jon Teitel

It is almost unfathomable for a Sweet 16 appearance to be considered a disappointment…but when you make 5 straight Final 4s from 2011-2015 the bar gets set unreasonably high.  Last year Notre Dame went 33-1 before losing to Stanford in … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Big 12: HoopsHD interviews Baylor coach Kim Mulkey

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jon Teitel

There are great players who become terrible coaches, there are mediocre players who turn out to be championship coaches…and then there is Kim Mulkey, the first person in NCAA basketball history to win titles as a player, assistant coach, and … Continue reading →

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Presidential Classmate: HoopsHD interviews Vernon McDonald about Milton Jowers

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Jon Teitel

Since everything this weekend revolves around the presidential inauguration, we figured we would share an interview with a player or coach who has a presidential connection.  Milton Jowers was a student at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in the early … Continue reading →

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