First State Hoops Radio

The SL24 UnLocke The Light Classic was held this past weekend and we were honored to speak with Sean Locke's father Chris about the SL24 Foundation and Sean's House, a place to serve 14-24 year olds dealing with mental health concerns free of charge. We also got thoughts from Padua basketball players Michelle Kozicki and Brooke Emmi about the event and the foundation, along with some final thoughts from Chris Stevens on the subject, so take a listen to a very important episode.

Podcast art shot by Chris Stevens.

We spent some time with St. Elizabeth girls' coach Dan Cooney and Newark Charter boys' coach Joe Zang following their teams' big wins to talk about the stretch run.

We talked to Delcastle boys' coach Kenny Avent about the Cougars becoming consistent down the stretch following a win over Caesar Rodney on Thursday and Chris talks about the olden days of the late 90s and when conference play mattered for tournament seedings. Be sure to listen!

This week, we talked to Middletown boys coach Azeez Ali following the Cavs' 58-56 win over Howard, his alma mater. Coach Ali talked about the tournament atmosphere of the game, how cool his guys were under pressure and more. 

Episode art shot by Gee Johnson for Strictly GP Shots

We spent our week at the Diamond State Classic and catching up on some other games of interest. Check out our interviews with Archmere senior forward Fiona Teaney, Caravel girls coach Kristin Caldwell and Seaford boys coach Vince Evans Jr.

We talked to William Penn guard Isaac Brady and Ursuline girls' basketball coach John Noonan in this holiday edition of FSHR. Enjoy their thoughts on their big wins last week and we'll see you in 2020!

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Plenty of girls' basketball action to discuss - we talk to Conrad head coach John Kulesza and Archmere head coach Dan Pisani following their team's big in-state wins last week, as well as the ups and downs and moving up and down between Flight A and Flight B with Mount Pleasant boys' head coach Lisa Sullivan.

The season has tipped off and we are ready to cover basketball in the state of Delaware like never before. Listen to our intro episode as our host and founder Chris Stevens takes you through our expectations of how we'll cover the high school season, as well as interviews with William Penn boys' basketball coach Steve Christensen and Sanford girls' basketball coach Marcus Thompson after their teams' big wins this week.

Cover photo courtesy of Gee Johnson for Strictly GP Photos.