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The Hoop Heads Podcast is co-hosted by Head Start Basketball Founder Mike Klinzing and Coach Jason Sunkle. The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. Listen in for interviews with personalities from across the basketball landscape.

Our line-up of podcast guests includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow as a coach, improve as a player, or enhance your experience of the game as a parent. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best coaches are doing, how they do it, and why they do it. We hope to make you think and challenge you to consider your approach to the game of basketball.

We’ll also attempt to entertain and inform as we share our thoughts on the NBA and college hoops. We are passionately committed to the Hoop Heads Podcast and growing the game of basketball.

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#1320
Yesterday · 1 hr 21 min
PK Cherry - Player Development Specialist - Episode 1320
PK Cherry is a player development specialist and a former professional basketball player. Cherry has played in the NBA Gleauge, Dominican Republic, France, and Mexico.
#1319
Wednesday · 1 hr 8 min
One Stat that Captures the Start of the NBA Season for All 30 Teams - Episode 1319
Mike goes solo and picks one fact for each of the 30 NBA teams to show where every season is headed.
#1318
Monday · 1 hr 19 min
Jean Bain - Brandeis University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1318
Jean Bain is in his 8th season as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Brandeis University, compiling over 100 victories during his tenure.
#1317
October 30 · 1 hr 21 min
Aaron Jacobs - Rockford University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1317
Aaron Jacobs is entering his first season as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Rockford University. Jacobs previously served as the head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at North Park University.
#1316
October 28 · 1 hr 8 min
Injuries Galore in the NBA's First Week - Episode 1316
On this episode Mike & Jason react to the first week of the NBA season and its wave of injuries. They ask whether the cause is AAU basketball, wear and tear, or just heavier media coverage. Then they go team by team through the big injuries...
#1315
October 26 · 1 hr 13 min
Mike Grey - Co-Founder of Bravara - Episode 1315
Mike Grey is the co-founder of Bravara, a youth sports league management tool that streamlines evaluations, team building, scheduling, communications, and player development.
#1314
October 23 · 1 hr 10 min
Dr. John Wiley Bryson - Author of the Book “Billy: Coach. Leader. Legend. Friend.” - Episode 1314
Dr. John Wiley Bryson is the author of the new book “Billy: Coach. Leader. Legend. Friend.” which tells the story of Billy Hicks, Kentucky’s winningest high school basketball coach. Billy is the powerful biography of a man whose impact stretched far beyond the scoreboard and into locker rooms, living rooms, and lives across the state of Kentucky.
#1313
October 21 · 1 hr 29 min
NBA Tiers & Our Annual Wins/Losses Draft - Episode 1313
On this episode Mike & Jason sort the league into tiers and make their wins and losses picks across the standings.
#1312
October 19 · 1 hr 8 min
Zack Odell - Founder of XCIV.ai - Episode 1312
Zack Odell is the Founder of XCIV.ai A tool built for high school, middle school, and AAU coaches. Using XCIV coaches upload film, box scores, or play diagrams. XCIV.AI builds your scouting reports, game plans, and practice schedules.
#1308
October 16 · 9 min
Round Table 94 - What’s an idea you picked up outside of basketball that has influenced the way you coach? - Episode 1311
October’s Round Table question is: What’s an idea you picked up outside of basketball that has influenced the way you coach?
#1310
October 14 · 1 hr 25 min
NBA Western Conference Over/Unders - Episode 1310
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss every Western Conference team’s over-under outlook, from title contenders to the bottom of the standings.
#1309
October 12 · 1 hr 17 min
Jason Mays - Mental Performance Coach & Founder of Cognitecture - Episode 1309
Jason Mays is the Founder of Cognitecture, a mental performance coaching practice. Mays coached at the high school level at both Ashland Blazer and Montgomery County High Schools in Kentucky and made 5 state tournaments in 6 seasons as a head coach.
#308
October 9 · 1 hr 25 min
Mark McGonigal - Columbia University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1308
Mark McGonigal is starting his second season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Columbia University. In McGonigal's first season Columbia went 16-12 under Head Coach Kevin Hovde and secured the program’s first winning campaign in 10 years.
#1307
October 7 · 1 hr 31 min
NBA Eastern Conference Over/Unders - Episode 1307
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss every Eastern Conference team’s over-under outlook, from title contenders to the bottom of the standings.
#1306
October 5 · 1 hr 22 min
John Verduin - Founder of DYSports - Episode 1306
John Verduin is the Founder of DYSports, starting the business in 2018 while he was earning his MBA at Seattle University. DYSports specializes in hosting basketball tournaments designed for boys’ and girls’ youth teams in grades 3 - 11 who are developing their skills.
#1305
October 2 · 33 min
Brandon Rhodes - Senior Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Sports at GameChanger - Episode 1305
Brandon Rhodes is the Senior Vice President and General Manger of Emerging Sports at GameChanger, a technology company that builds simple and powerful products for youth sports teams and their communities.
#1304
September 30 · 1 hr 5 min
NBA Media Day Tidbits - Episode 1304
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss some NBA Media Day storylines, including Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers controversy, Brandon Ingram’s injury, and LeBron James’s comments about wanting to play for the Knicks.
#1303
September 28 · 1 hr 20 min
Xavier Silas - Virginia Military Institute Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach - Episode 1303
Xavier Silas is the Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach and is in his 4th season at Virginia Military Institute. He has twice been named to the Silver Waves Media Mid Major Coaches watch list as a name to watch as a future head coach at the Division I level.
#1302
September 25 · 1 hr 22 min
Ken King - Author of the Book "Pyramid Scheme" - Episode 1302
Ken King is the author of the new book, Pyramid Scheme - How sport became an empire, why it is collapsing, and how we rebuild the game. Ken is the Executive Director of Calgary Minor Basketball, a non-profit of over 7000 athletes, 1500 coaches, and 300 officials.
#1301
September 23 · 1 hr 9 min
Kawhi Laughs All the Way to the Bank Plus Other Extension News & Notes - Episode 1301
On this episode Mike & Jason discuss Kawhi Leonard’s surprising $115 million extension with the Toronto Raptors and the fallout it leaves behind for the Clippers. They question whether Toronto can contend with Kawhi’s injury history and whether Los Angeles received enough in return for a franchise-altering star.

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