Hoop Talk Podcast

Jaxon Pardon is a freshman guard at Bowling Green University. Jaxon graduated from Carroll High School where he was a 3x First Team All-Conference in the Summit Athletic Conference, had 1,000 career points, and led Carroll to a Sectional Championship in 2020

Lane Sparks is a senior guard for Huntington University, known for his scoring ability and athleticism. Averaging 18.2 points per game in his career, he earned NAIA All-Conference honors in 2022, 2023, and 2024, solidifying his role as a key contributor to the Foresters.

Spencer Ballinger, a Marion, Indiana native, is a proud Oak Hill High School graduate. During his time there, he was an integral part of the Oak Hill Boys Basketball team that captured the 2018 State Championship.

Spencer went on to play collegiate basketball at Huntington University, where he was a dedicated member of the Huntington Foresters for four years. Today, Spencer continues to share his passion for sports and fitness as a basketball and fitness coach based in Marion, Indiana.

Connect with Spencer on Instagram: @spencerballinger_

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Jalen Jackson is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana where he graduated from Northrop High School. Ended his senior year at Northrop High School as the No. 2 scorer in the state, averaging 27.6 points per game to go along with 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

Committed to the University of Illinois Chicago. Played in 30 games with 14 starts. Eight games of double-digit points. Scored a season-high 23 points vs. Indiana State.

Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne this past year where Jalen started in all 36 games, and averaged 15.7 points per game.

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Gabi Melby is a native of Naperville, Illinois where she attended Naperville Central High School. Gabi earned 4A All-State Team and 1,000 point scorer.

Going into her freshman year of college at UT Martin she played in 24 games and tailed a 39-minute game vs Belmont.

Transferring to Huntington University her sophomore Gabi saw instant success. Averaging 12 PPG and shooting 35% from 3. Now 9 games into her junior season averaging just under 18 PPG, with 4.7 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.

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Joel Dyer is from Adelaide, Australia, where he attended Westminster High School. Joel averaged 25 PPG his senior year at Westminster and is now in his 4th year at Huntington University. Listen in on Joel's journey from Australia to the United States and basketball's impact on his life!

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Hank Pulver is a native of Huntington, Indiana, who played basketball at Huntington North and Huntington University. He is now the host of Hoop Talk. Listen in on Hank's basketball journey and why he started Hoop Talk with HP!

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Mitchell Wilson is currently a senior at Huntington University, where he plays both basketball and golf. Mitch and I dive into everything basketball-related at the high school and college levels. We also discuss recruiting and the lessons he learned throughout his basketball career.