The 2008-2009 season has come to an end, but not before Hoopsville has the final say. Of course, we can’t finish the season without talking to some of the winners and some of our reporters.

Guests included:
– Wash U. Coach Mark Edwards
– F&M Coach Glenn Robinson
– Wash U. forward Tyler Nading
– George Fox center Kristen Shielee

We also heard from Gordon Mann, Bob Quillman, and Pat Coleman. We also listened back to the 2009 Championship Tournament.

And before I sign off, I do want to thank everyone who participated in our 6th season of Hoopsville. I certainly appreciate those coaches, players, and other guests who took times out of their evenings to join us to chat. I also tremendously appreciate the efforts made by each and every regional reporter (Bob Quillman, JC DeLass, Gordon Mann, Mark Simon, and Pat Coleman) for the time they took to give us reports throughout the season, dedicating certainly much of their time to the show. Without all of those guests and reporters, Hoopsville would not be close to the program fans of Division III know they can turn to for information on basketball around the country.

Thank you and see you next season for our 7th!
[display_podcast]

Hoopsville was back “On the Road” in Salem and as always we broadcast from the team hotel on Thursday night. And for the second straight season that meant we were live from the Pine Room in the Hotel Roanoke. Pat Coleman, Bob Quillman, and Rick Seidel joined me live on the show to get ready for the two Final Fours in Salem and Holland. We also heard from Tim Calderwood and Chris Pesotski as the countdown to game time continued to tick away.

Guests included:
– Kai Massaquoi (Richard Stockton)
– Cameron Smith (Wash U)
– Coach Mark Edwards (Wash U)
– Anthony Brooks (F&M)
– Rhett Bonner (Guilford)

[display_podcast]

—UPDATE: Previous file problems that caused people not to hear the show have been solved – though we had to rewrite the entire post to fix them. I apologize for the mistake.—

There are only eight teams remaining to battle it out for two national championships. There are certainly some surprises; there are some teams making return trips after years out of the national scene; one school is looking for two titles in the same season; and others are looking to remain perfect. On Hoopsville we took a look back at some of the more exciting sectional games and quickly look forward at what should be two memoriable Final Fours.

Guests included:
– Wash U Women’s Coach Nancy Fahey
– Wash U Men’s Coach Mark Edwards
– Amherst Women’s Coach G.P. Gromacki

We also hread from Chris “Coach C” Pesotski on what he saw as Richard Stockton advanced, what Bob Quillman thought as he watched the Wash U men advance, Mark Simon’s opinion to Amherst tourney run, and Pat Coleman joined us as well.
[display_podcast]

Hoopsville was “On the Road” this week as I headed up to Cleveland, Ohio for the sectional weekend at John Carroll University. And the night wasn’t without its technical problems at the beginning of the show and following (thus the tardiness in posting this blog). However, it didn’t keep us from talking about the sectional weekend with several reports from those about to cover the games and some of those involved.

Guests included:
– Wash U Guard Sean Wallis
– York (Pa.) Women’s Coach Betsy Witman
– Texas-Dallas Coach Terry Butterfield

We also heard from (or tried to ;-)) JC DeLass, Pat Coleman, and Mark Simon.
[display_podcast]

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are done and teams that are advancing on have already started to get to work on Friday’s games – even if they just got back to their respective campuses.

This past weekend saw some thrilling games and a number of overtime games. And this coming weekend could see some even better games. Tonight we looked back while looking forward while inviting a number of guests to talk about their teams and their tournament results.

Guests included:
– St. Benedict Women’s Coach Mike Durbin
– Wheaton (Ill.) Coach Bill Harris
– DeSales Coach Scott Coval
– Guilford Coach Tom Palombo
– Bridgewater St. Coach Joe Farroba
– Oglethorpe Women’s Coach Ron Sattele
– Puget Sound Coach Justin Lunt

Bob Quillman, Tim Calderwood, and Mark Simon also joined us with thier takes on some of the bigger games and regional match ups from the weekend.
[display_podcast]