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Hoopsville Podcast: December 7th

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Hoopsville finally broadcast from its own studios and jammed the show full of guests. The season’s second broadcast covered everything from a 4OT game to traveling thousands of miles to start the season. Of course, you won’t miss a thing with thorough regional reports and plenty of coaches. And we get a first-hand look at a major WIAC double-header this past weekend.

Guests included:
– Stevenson Coach Brett Adams
– Whitworth Coach Jim Hayford
– N.C. Wesleyan Coach John Thompson
– Transylvania Coach Brian Lane
– Gordon Coach Michael Schauer

And regional reports from across the country and other hot topics.

Hoopsville: Dec. 7, 2008

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Hoopsville Podcast: Season Premiere

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The 6th season of Hoopsville tipped off tonight On the Road at the Provident Pride of Maryland Basketball Tournament. The tournament is in its fourth season and this marks the second time that Hoopsville was on the road, broadcasting during the championship game, hosted at Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College) this season.

Guests included:
– Buena Vista Coach Brian Van Haaften
– Westfield State Coach Brian Sutter
– Trinity (TX) Coach Pat Cunningham
– St. Mary’s (MD) Coach Chris Harney

Also, regional reports from the Northeast, Atlantic, Midwest, and others.

Hoopsville, Nov. 30, 2008

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Courtside at Provident Pride Tournament

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For the second year in a row, I am sitting courtside on Thanksgiving Weekend at the Provident Pride of Maryland Tournament. Nothing like seeing eight games of basketball in two day! It is a heck of a way to get the basketball motor running.

Now, the first round games were played on Tuesday with Salisbury beating Goucher, St. Mary’s beating McDaniel, Johns Hopkins beating Frostburg, and Washington beat Stevenson. So, here are the four games for today:

Goucher vs. Frostburg
McDaniel vs. Stevenson
Johns Hopkins vs. Salisbury
Washington vs. St. Mary’s

Here are a few observations from the first two games so far today:
Frostburg beats Goucher 64-56:
I have been around the Goucher program since I entered college and in the last few years have never seen the team shoot free-throws as badly as they are. Now, that wasn’t their biggest problem today. They shot .610 from the charity line for the game, but they shot .268 from the field and only lost by eight!!! But a few things that could have helped: Goucher was at the line 41 times, hitting 25 of those attempts. Just ten more would have made a major difference and the team would have shot above .700. And of the 56 shots they took for the game, they only hit 15! 15!!! This team has a lot of players putting up bad shots and making questionable decisions. They need to come together as a unit and stop playing street-style basketball on both ends of the court and they could be a tough team.

Frostburg looks liek they could be tough and they certainly game Hopkins a good game on Tuesday, but I wondered how much Goucher made Frostburg look good versus the Bobcats actually playing well. They take on McDaniel on Sunday, that could be a good barameter.

McDaniel beat Stevenson 75-66:
Stevenson is a streaky team. They made runs in the game on Tuesday against Washington and had the lead several times in the first half. However, they found them selves down 20+ in the second half and despite a run late in the game, were just too far down to make a serious challenge. If they can play consistent basketball for an entire 40 minutes, or even 35, they will finally find that first win of the season and maybe play a serious spoiler in the CAC.

McDaniel is not the same team as last year. They miss Brett Foelber and while they have good players, it doesn’t look like they are on the same page, just yet. They are certainly athletic and play very tough defense, but they make some simple mistakes on offense sometimes and seem to get flat. They will have to be on their toes against another athletic team in Frostburg tomorrow.

Johns Hopkins vs. Salisbury is about to tip off… I will recap my thoughts after their game.

Hoopsville Podcast: Season Finale

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Well, the 2007-2008 season has officially come to an end and we tried to wrap it up with a little bit of a bow on top!

Guests:
Meia Daniels (Howard Payne)
Troy Ruths (Wash U.)
Steve Bankson (Baldwin-Wallace)
Tim Wise (Millsaps)
Brett Adams (Villa Julie & CBI)

Reporters:
Matt Florjancic (Great Lakes)
Gordon Mann (Atlantic/East)
Bob Quillman (Midwest/West)
Mark Simon (Northeast)
Pat Coleman (South & Everything else!)

Finally, I want to thank everyone who has made this season such a memorable and record breaking one! It starts with Pat Coleman who was more than willing to help me out as a wall to bounce ideas off of and one who would give me suggestions (and questions to ask) when necessary and needed).

My thanks also include everyone who participated as Regional Reporters this season: Bob Quillman, Gordon Mann, Mark Simon, Pat Cummings, Matt Florjancic, Marcus Fitzsimmons, and Jared Rosenbaum. These gentlemen sacrificed a lot every week to get use in-depth reports from their regions and inform the listeners about items we all might not have been aware of. I appreciate their hard work! It has made a big difference on the show.

Also thanks to those at the NABC who have helped out for years, especially this season with the growth of Hoopsville. Coaches Page Moir, Charlie Brock, Pat Cunningham, Mark McGrath, and Brett Adams have all helped out whether it be finding guests, giving us story ideas, or helping promote the show to their counter-parts. They have always been good friends of the show and this year that was more obvious than any other!

Thanks also to my producer Chris Taugher who worked hard to book guests nearly every week and also answered the phones and kept the show running while I tried to host. My fiance, Anne, also had moments where she answered the phones for me and has supported me in so many fabulous ways. I couldn’t do it without her tremendous support.

And then there are the guests. This season marked a milestone with the amount of guests we had on the show. We talked to some familiar coaches while also hearing from new coaches. We also chatted with some fabulous players who have proven once again that sometimes the best part of covering Division III sports is the fact that the athletes truly are students first, and the students on the show proved it!

Enjoy the season finale – including a look back at the NCAA Men’s Tournament – and we will look forward to hearing from you next season!

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Hoopsville Podcast: Final Four Preview

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Here is Thursday, March 20th’s Hoopsville: On the Road in Salem – Final Four Preview show.

There is only one file, so I apologize for the size, but enjoy if you missed the fun Thursday night!

Participants:
Dave McHugh, Pat Coleman, Bob Quillman, Rick Seidel, and Gordon Mann

Guests:
Tyler Nading – Wash U.
Michael Shema – Ursinus
Fletcher Walters – Amherst