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Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Kentucky F Dre’una Edwards

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Last Sunday Kentucky beat top-ranked South Carolina 64-62 in the SEC women’s tourney title game to earn an automatic bid to next week’s NCAA tournament. The Wildcats started the season 9-11 but have won 10 games in a row to … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!: HoopsHD interviews Hall of Famer Dan Issel

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Jon Teitel

Before the days of Kentucky big men like Karl-Anthony Towns/Anthony Davis there was Dan Issel. He never won a scoring title or conference POY award since his career overlapped with another decent player at LSU named Pete Maravich but he … Continue reading →

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Season preview: HoopsHD interviews Kentucky SR G Robyn Benton

Posted on September 18, 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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Sowing the seeds we love: HoopsHD interviews Selection Committee chairman and Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Jon Teitel

We are just over 2 weeks from Selection Sunday, which means that the 10-member NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is working hard to place 68 of the best teams in the nation into a tidy little bracket. The Committee … Continue reading →

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2020 Draft Preview: HoopsHD interviews Kentucky prospect Nate Sestina

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Jon Teitel

On May 1st the NBA’s Board of Governors voted to postpone the Draft Lottery and Draft Combine in Chicago due to an abundance of caution regarding the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to all of the seniors who have wrapped up … Continue reading →

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The Olympians: HoopsHD interviews Martin Newton about 1984 Olympic gold medalist CM Newton

Posted on August 10, 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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