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If you enjoy watching the NBA, you may not realize just how much Division III is impacting the games, players, staffs, and teams of the National Basketball Association.

The Hoopsville Podcast returns with an episode that not takes a dive into just how Division III alums are playing significant roles in the NBA. Beyond those who have made headlines like George Popovich, Brad Stevens, Devean George, Duncan Robinson, and others. Dave McHugh chats with Ben Kaplan, co-author of "Pipeline to the Pros: How Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA," about not only the inspiration behind the book, but some of the incredible items he learned while putting the book together. Even more astonishing, the book could have been so much longer.

We also get a bit of a state of DIII basketball of sorts. McHugh talks to Mike McGrath, UChicago men's coach, about the season that was, the incredible depth now in the UAA, and what makes DIII tick. Their conversation took place in Fort Wayne during the Division III Men's Basketball Championship Weekend and is the first of several interviews that took place that weekend which will air over the summer.

Plus there is a number of items to cover in News and Notes along with the ever spinning Coaching Carousel. We recap some of the surprising coaching changes, how Pairwise (a.k.a. NCAA Power Index or NPI) is pushing forward though not approved just yet, school closings and updates, and a coach is reprimanded. It is a jam packed and in-depth episode of the Hoopsville Podcast.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com airs from the NABC Studio

The 2023-24 Division III Basketball season was exiting from start to finish - even if some parts turned out as expected.

On the first off-season Hoopsville Podcast, Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann, and Ryan Scott take time to look back on the season with Dave McHugh. Each have a favorite moment, surprise, and something they will remember about the season that was. Plus, what will each be looking to ahead of the next season.

Plus there is plenty of news to try and get up to speed on. The Coaching Carousel is spinning and garnering some headlines, the American Southwest Conference continues to be dismembered, NPI/Pairwise is passing it's way through Division III, and schools closing continue to damper things.

We have our champions! Congratulations to Trine and NYU on their national championships.

On Monday's Season Finale of Hoopsville, we chat with the two champion programs. Meg Barber and Megan Bauman of NYU along with Brooks Miller and Cortez Garland of Trine react to what they accomplished not only this past weekend, but in the national tournaments, and especially their entire seasons.

We will also talk to the two Jostens Trophy winners - announced earlier on Monday. Tyler Dearman from Guilford and Aleah Grundahl from UW-Whitewater will talk about the honor along with what stood out about their Jostens Trophy resumes. Plus we hear from the Chair of the Jostens Committee about what makes the award so special and his thoughts on this year's recipients.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Meg Barber & Megan Bauman, No. 1 NYU women's coach & graduate guard

- Brooks Miller & Cortez Garland, No. 1 Trine men's coach & senior guard

- Mark Henrickson, Jostens Committee Chair & Rotary Club of Salem member

- Tyler Dearman, Guilford men's Jostens Trophy winner

- Aleah Gruhndal, UW-Whitewater women's Jostens Trophy winner

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International from the NABC Studio.

Division III is down to the final fours in men's and women's basketball - ever closer to crowing 2024 champions.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat with most of the programs that are still in the dance. Some big upsets on the women's side while for the first time this century every host school advanced on the men's side. Learn more how teams are preparing for the final weekend of the 2023-24 season.

Plus there are other news and notes in DIII getting our attention.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Caleb Kimbrough, No. 1 Hampden-Sydney men's coach, & Tom Palombo, No. 7 Guilford men's coach

- James Cosgrove, No. 3 Trinity (Conn.) men's coach

- Bob Amsberry, No. 7 Wartburg women's coach

- Brooks Miller, No. 13 Trine men's coach (interviewed by D3hoops.com's Pat Coleman )

- Natalie Bruns & Belle Pellecchia, No. 1 NYU senior forward & junior guard

- Laken Ball & Dasia Thornton, No. 2 Transylvania 5th year center & forward

Also reactions from post-game press conferences after Sectional Finals games including Smith coach Lynn Hersey.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International from the NABC Studio.

The Sectional Weekend of games is upon us. On the eve of the Sweet 16 round, we talk to programs looking to keep their goals of a national championship in place.

On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with a number of teams on the road this weekend. Most of the teams will still be traveling when we hit the air, so we will touch base either on the bus or just after arrival with some. We find out from all how they are preparing for some challenging games just with hopes to be in the Elite Eight.

Plus, the Jostens Finalists have been announced and the vote for the final two spots in the NABC All-Star Game is wrapping up. We will actually talk to three of those finalists.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Brandon Linton & Jay Dieterle, Tufts men's coach & senior guard

- Hannah Iverson & Amanda Giesen, No. 23 UW-Stout women's coach & senior forward

- Jeff Gard & Logan Pearson*, No. 11 UW-Platteville men's coach & senior forward 

- Brian Morehouse & Jada Garner, No. 12 Hope women's coach & junior guard

- Dave Hastings & Jeff Hunter*, No. 5 Keene State men's coach & 5th year center

- Kendra Whitehead & Parris Parmer*, No. 10 Hardin-Simmons women's coach & senior forward

* - Jostens Trophy Finalists

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International from the NABC Studio.

In the matter of what seemed like the blink of an eye, we have gone from 64-team tournaments to just 16 teams remaining in both the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we chat talk to programs who are still dancing. Some may have surprised and others are living up to expectations. However, the pressure continues to ramp up and the difference between the dream continuing or waking up, is razor thin. Hear how teams are reacting to getting through the first weekend and preparing for the next round. Plus we hear from at least one student-athlete rewriting the record books.

Plus, what games (besides all of them) will we keep a closer eye on this weekend. And there is already other news to talk about in DIII.

And Dave reacts to the Transylvania president's "letter to the NCAA president" and other reactions to something DIII can try and fix, but also keeps screwing up.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Lynn Hersey and Jessie Ruffner, No. 10 Smith women's coach and senior guard

- Pat Juckem and Yogi Oliff, WashU men's coach and sophomore guard

- Kevin App and Cole Prowitt-Smith, No. 21 Williams men's coach and senior forward

- Rodney Rogan and Greta Miller, No. 17 Johns Hopkins women's coach and junior forward

- Jalen Overway, No. 10 Calvin sophomore center

- Mary Schleusner, No. 19 Wahington & Lee sophomore forward

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International from the NABC Studio.

The NCAA Division III Tournaments are here. We are on the eve of March by also taking an extra day to get ready this February.

On Thursday's Hoopsville, we hear from several programs in the tournament including those who surprised and those who punched their own tickets. Where was Stockton's head coach when he found out his Osprey's squad was still playing? Did the Cobbers have a feeling they were in the tournament when they gathered Monday? What does it mean to student-athletes to still be playing in March?

Plus, what games (besides all of them) will we keep a closer eye on this weekend. And there is already other news to talk about in DIII.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- Scott Bittner, Stockton men's coach

- Kim Wagers, Concordia-Moorhead women's coach

- Ava Hassel, DePauw junior guard

- Tony Wingen, Carnegie Mellon men's coach

- Walter Paschal, Flannery O'Conner, Gwen Carpenter, Framingham - St. women's coach, senior forward, and senior guard

- Josh Allen, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps senior guard

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International from the NABC Studios.

The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Tournaments and brackets are set. Our mock selections crews got all but one team for both the men's and women's sides. Not bad, though not the perfect score we were aiming to achieve.

Tonight we see the reactions of those who knew they were getting in and some who had no idea. Plus, we talk with both national committee chairs and get reactions from our experts and pundits.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline:

- National Committee Chairs:

- Bethany Dannelly, Washington & Lee Associate Director of Athletics, women's national chair

- Luke Flockerzi Rochester men's coach, men's national chair

- Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com Editor-in-Chief

- Scott Peterson, D3 data guru

- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com Around the Nation Columnist

- Riley Zayas, D3hoops.com Columnist

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International and airs from the NABC Studio.

It is an annual event. The regular season is officially over and teams eagerly wait to see where they may be playing in the NCAA Tournaments or if they have even made the tournaments.

But we can't wait for Monday afternoon's bracket reveals. We want to know now.

On Sunday's Selection Show Special, we are the selection committees. We will go through the process just as the national committees will to select at-large teams and set the NCAA Tournaments. It is our MOCK selections, though we have a pretty good accuracy.

We will start a 5:00 PM ET and hear from both national committee chairs. We will also chat with programs who have punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament.

We will also do our mock selections starting with the men's picks and then the women's with our selection panels.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline in Part 1:

National Committee Chairs:

- Bethany Dannelly, Washington & Lee Associate Director of Athletics, women's national chair

- Luke Flockerzi Rochester men's coach, men's national chair

- John Baines, No. 23 Elmhurst men's coach

- Warren Caruso, Husson men's coach

Men's Mock Selection Panel:

- Bob Quillman, host "Q-Cast"

- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com Around the Nation Columnist

- Matt Snyder, co-host "D3 Datacast"

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International and airs from the NABC Studio.

It is an annual event. The regular season is officially over and teams eagerly wait to see where they may be playing in the NCAA Tournaments or if they have even made the tournaments.

But we can't wait for Monday afternoon's bracket reveals. We want to know now.

On Sunday's Selection Show Special, we are the selection committees. We will go through the process just as the national committees will to select at-large teams and set the NCAA Tournaments. It is our MOCK selections, though we have a pretty good accuracy.

We hear from both national committee chairs and chat with programs who have punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament.

We will also do our mock selections starting with the men's picks and then the women's with our selection panels.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline in Part 2:

Women's Mock Selections Panel:

- Gordan Mann, D3hoops.com Senior Editor

- Scott Peterson, D3 Data Guru

- Riley Zayas, D3hoops.com National Contributor

Also Pat Coleman makes an appearance.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and Sport Tours International and airs from the NABC Studio.