Category Archives: Interviews

Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews VMI legend Reggie Williams

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Jon Teitel

The list of players who have led D-1 in scoring in multiple seasons contains some very familiar names: Oscar Robertson, Pete Maravich, etc. The most recent player to do so was Reggie Williams, who led the nation with 28.1 PPG … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former Coastal Carolina coach Russ Bergman

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Jon Teitel

When you spend a lot of time in the world of college basketball you bump into a lot of notable names. Russ Bergman is 1 such person: he was a college roommate of Pete Maravich at LSU, was an assistant … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former Florida A&M player and coach Clemon Johnson

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Jon Teitel

1 reason that mid-majors have a hard time competing with the big boys is due to their lack of big men, but the Rattlers could board with the best of them in the 1970s after recruiting Clemon Johnson. The 6’10”, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!: HoopsHD interviews former Fairfield star AJ Wynder

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Jon Teitel

It cannot be easy to be a native New Yorker whose birthday falls on September 11th…but that is AJ Wynder’s lot in life. Born on 9/11/64 in the Bronx, he helped lead Fairfield to back-to-back NCAA tourney appearances in 1986/1987. … Continue reading →

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews Florida State SR F Malik Osborne

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We are keeping our fingers crossed in the hope that we can return to a “normal” version of college basketball this fall: fans in the stands, announcers without masks, etc. Nobody knows exactly what is going to happen but we … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: HoopsHD remembers Weber State legend Willie Sojourner

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Jon Teitel

Many good American players have had great success overseas and 1 of the best was Willie Sojourner. After being named All-Big Sky at Weber State for 3 straight years from 1969-1971 and almost winning the high jump event at the … Continue reading →

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