Category Archives: Interviews

Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Southern Illinois legend Darren Brooks

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Jon Teitel

A lot of players can dominate on offense OR defense, but when you find a guy who can get it done on both ends of the court you know that you have a special player. Darren Brooks played a whopping … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews Colgate legend Adonal Foyle

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Jon Teitel

You might think that McDonald’s All-Americans only go to the big colleges like Duke/Kentucky but a few decades ago Adonal Foyle decided to break the mold. After winning a pair of state titles at Hamilton Central School he kept his … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Charlton Young/Robbie Laing about Frank Kerns

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Georgia Southern has only made the postseason twice in the past 3 decades but back in the 1980s they were a frequent participant, with 2 NCAA tourneys and 2 NITs during a 7-year span from 1983-1989. Coach Frank Kerns was … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews Idaho State legend Steve Hayes

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Steve Hayes put the “Big” in Big Sky Conference. The 7-foot center led the league in PPG/RPG as a sophomore at Idaho State…then did it again as a junior. As a senior he became the 3rd player in history to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former Kent State star John Edwards

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Basketball coaches can teach their players almost anything…except size. 7-footer John Edwards made the 2002 Elite 8 as a big man at Kent State, and in 2004 he was named 1st-team all-conference and MAC DPOY. He spent a couple of … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD interviews Jan Volk about Reggie Lewis

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jon Teitel

There have been plenty of great basketball players whose lives were cut short far too early and 1 of the best ever was Reggie Lewis. At Dunbar High School alongside Muggsy Bogues/David Wingate/Reggie Williams he was part of the #1 … Continue reading →

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