Hoopsville

The 2019-20 season may end up seeing a lot of Division III coaches hit significant milestones throughout. On Sunday's Hoopsville, Dave chats with three coaches who have already won milestone games this season.

Whether it's 500 or 600, the milestone is a sign of a coach who not only has been coaching a long time, but also successful at coaching. That is certainly the case for the three coaches on Sunday' show.

Plus, we look ahead at the final Top 25 polls before the holidays. Who might move up or down and which teams should either get more or less attention.

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

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Grey Giovanine, Augustana men's head coach

- Dave Niland, PSU-Behrend men's head coach

- Mary Beth Spirk, Moravian women's head coach

- Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

The basketball season now finds itself square in the middle of not only the holidays, but also finals. Teams are taking breaks to focus on academics and either not playing until the new year or finding openings to fit in games here and there.

And while the tempo of games subsides a bit, there is still plenty of news swirling around Division III. Tune in as Dave and guests tackle all of the news this week in what should be a jam-packed Hoopsville on Thursday night.

Topics will include the latest news of two Capital Athletic Conference members announcing they are leaving for other conference homes. What is next for the CAC which will be down to just three members by 2021-22 season. The rumors about St. Thomas's future continue to swirl, we at least try and put some of those rumors to rest. And a MIAC president finally speaks out about the decision to push UST out the door. Maybe he should have not said anything.

Plus, there is a new number one team in women's basketball, a team that nearly completed an undefeated season has reemerged, another former champion is showing they may be back in the hunt, and a program we haven't talked about in a long time has made it known they are ready for the season.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Guests appear on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

The 2019-20 season started a month ago. Already there has been plenty to talk about with still three months of regular season basketball to be played. And just as things got rolling on the court, now is also a time when we see things slow down for finals and the holiday break.

On Monday's special edition of Hoopsville, Dave chats with a few teams who are off to pretty good starts in the opening month. Some maybe surprising and others with still plenty of questions to be asked.

How good is Baldwin Wallace women and how hard with the OAC be this season? Are the Edgewood women as good as their incredible 9-0 start leads one to believe? And Whitworth men technically have a new coach at the helm, but is this the same Pirates program we've gotten used to over the years?

Plus, we react to what should be brand new men's and women's Top 25 polls.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Monday's show LIVE in the video player above starting at 7:00 p.m. ET. An audio-only podcast will also be available on the right side of the page shortly after the show is off the air.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to [email protected] or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Cheri Harrer, No. 20 Baldwin Wallace women's coach

- Chaia Huff, Edgewood women's head coach

- Damion Jablonski, No. 20 Whitworth men's coach

- Bob Quillman, Top 25 Double-Take

Every off-season has it's headlines and surprising news. This past off-season seemed to have a few extra more surprising results. While we are nearly a month into the new season, decisions in the off-season are continuing to make waves throughout Division III.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, Dave chats with a couple of coaches whose programs are dealing with some of the decisions made. Scranton women's basketball may have surprised some by hiring a coach from Division I - bucking a trend of hiring those who know the Royals program (to some degree). And St. Thomas men's basketball is trying to stay focused on the job at hand - this season - while moves have already been made to not only push the Tommies out of the MIAC, but possibly move them out of DIII altogether.

Plus, the Top 25s once again continue to be ... unsettled. We take a look at another turbulent week for ranked teams. Bob Quillman joins Dave for the Top 25 Double-Take.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Guests appear on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Nick DiPillo, No. 3 Scranton women's head coach

- John Taurer, No. 7 St. Thomas men's head coach

- Bob Quillman, Top 25 Double-Take

Each season there are a few teams that get out to starts that makes everyone turn their heads. There are always a few "wait, what?!" "They beat who?!" And even a, "are they seriously (say record)?!"

Yes, they are. And thus we should talk to them.

On Sunday's Hoopsville, hear from a few coaches who have their teams out to blazing starts. UW-Platteville women are undefeated with wins over No. 18 Chicago and No. 4 Wartburg. William Peace women have equaled their win total from last season and defeated No. 15 Christopher Newport. And Oberlin men started undefeated and off to one of the program's best starts.

Hear from each of their coaches on what is working so well early in the season and if they can continue to surprise and steal headlines the rest of the season.

Plus, Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott return with a look at where the Top 25 now sits with the first in-season poll coming up on Monday. Find out who Bob, Ryan, and Dave select for their Dubious, Deep Dive, and Debatable selections are ahead of the Week 1 poll.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show On Demand in the video player above. An audio-only podcast will also be available on the right side of the page shortly after the show is off the air.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to [email protected] or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Kelly McNiff, UW-Platteville women's coach

- Grahm Smith, William Peace women's coach

- Isaiah Cavaco, Oberlin men's coach

- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

It might be early in the 2019-20 season, but there are already big games being played, surprising results, and teams off to tremendous starts. It isn't even Thanksgiving ... yet.

We start prepping for the big day of Turkey by stuffing ourselves full of DIII basketball topics on Thursday's show. We talk retirement and coaching changes (since we didn't really talk about that Sunday), plus several teams have caught our attention for how they have started their campaigns.

On Thursday night's show, Dave chats with NYU women who are undefeated and defeated Stevens in their last time on the court. We also chat with Carthage men who knocked off the defending national champions recently. Plus, the dean of Division III coaching decided days before the season began to hang up the jacket. F&M's Glenn Robinson talks about why he decided to retire within distance of 1,000 wins.

And what should we expect on the women's side of things this season. D3hoops.com Senior Editor Gordon Mann joins the show to take a deep dive into the Top 25 and things he has seen in the first two weeks of the season.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Guests appear on the BlueFrame Technology Hoopsville Hotline.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Bosko Djurickovic, Carthage men's coach

- Glenn Robinson, former F&M men's coach

- Meg Barber, NYU women's head coach

- Gordon Mann, D3hoops.com Senior Editor

The season is underway, so it is about time we get Hoopsville on the air.

Most Division III basketball teams have finally tipped up their first games. That means there is plenty to talk about on Hoopsville!

Sunday, Dave debuts the show for its 17th season live in studio - with plenty of changes in the offseason. We chat about the changes not only in studio, but around the game. Plus, we talk to the preseason D3hoops.com No. 1 teams - Amherst and Swarthmore.

And what do some of the gurus of D3 basketball think about the start so far and the season ahead? Bob Quillman and Ryan Scott join Dave for the first Top 25 Double-Take.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can watch Sunday's show LIVE in the video player above starting at 7:00 p.m. ET. An audio-only podcast will also be available on the right side of the page shortly after the show is off the air.

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to [email protected] or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- G.P. Gromacki, No. 1 Amherst women's head coach

- Landry Kosmalski, No. 1 Swarthmore men's head coach

- Bob Quillman & Ryan Scott, Top 25 Double-Take

Usually we try and relax in the offseason. We have always had ideas of doing an off-season podcast, but we usually end up being distracted by other things. This off-season we decided to go for it.

We did get some "down time" in between the end of the season through the end of May, but we are ready to get back into chatting about DIII - basketball especially.

And there is plenty to talk about starting with the "MIAC Decision" or #TomToss.

Dave McHugh is joined by Pat Coleman to discuss why (no, really, why?!) some of the MIAC presidents decided to "involunatarily" remove St. Thomas from the conference it helped found 99-years ago. We talk about the history, the flaws in the supposed arguments (though, no president has gone on record), and what options UST has moving forward. Dave also gives his thoughts on the topic.

Also hear from two coaches who made some unexpected job decisions this off-season. Dave chats with Sam Hargraves who left Alma for fellow-MIAA member Olivet despite his alma mater, Calvin, having a job opening. And Gordon Mann chats with Michael Coppolino who shifted coasts to take over the vaunted George Fox program - something that was even unusual for GFU.

Plus, a brief look at some of the other coaching decisions as the calendar turns towards summer.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. The May Edition is an audio-only podcast. You can listen to it in the player above or to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Pat Coleman, Editor-in-Chief D3sports.com

- Sam Hargraves, new Olivet men's coach

- Michael Coppolino, new George Fox women's coach (interviewed by D3hoops.com's Gordon Mann)

The 2018-19 season has come to a close ... well it did ten days ago. We finally got our Hoopsville Season Finale produced (sorry about the delay).

Congratulations to the UW-Oshkosh men's and Thomas More women's basketball teams on their DIII National Championships. For the Titans, it is the first in program history and the fourth program (and 13th time) for the WIAC. For the Saints, it is their second in four years, but they are also departing DIII as national champions.

On the Season Finale, we recap the two Championship Weekends, with help from our friends. We bring back some of the thoughts of Dave McHugh, Pat Coleman and Bob Quillman following the men's title game. Gordon Mann then joins the program to recap the events in Roanoke.

Plus, we hear from the championship winning head coaches. Matt Lewis of UW-Oshkosh and Jeff Hans of Thomas More join the program. Lewis discusses the crazy journey of the Titans to their first title and how he may argue the "interim" part of his title should be removed. And Hans not only discusses another title for the Saints, but the bittersweet fact they are leaving the NCAA and Division III.

But that isn't all we discuss on a jam-packed final episode of the 2018-19 season. We wrap up the season in a similiar way to how we started it. One of the first guests of the year was Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun. On this show, Dave chats with two producers from ESPN about "The Calhoun Project." Why they decided to follow Calhoun at St. Joseph's (Conn.) and what we didn't know was going on. We get a real inside look ... at the inside look at a first-year DIII program.

Plus, Dave has a few notes you should pay attention to in his notebook, we look at the early Coaching Carousel, and final thoughts on the season.

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

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com, and Bob Quillman, IWUHoops.com (Men's Championship Recap)

- Matt Lewis, No. 1 UW-Oshkosh men's interim coach

- Gordon Mann, D3hoops.com (Women's Championship Recap)

- Jeff Hans, No. 1 Thomas More women's coach

- Dan Lindberg and John Minton, ESPN E:60 Producers, "The Calhoun Project"

The final fours are set! Eight of the best men's and women's teams remain to battle it out for two national titles. On the women's side, many of those expected to make it to Salem. On the men's side, none of the top four powers will be in Fort Wayne.

Sunday on Hoopsville, Dave takes a look at both a record breaking performance on the men's side and chats with the four teams dancing on the women's side. (Due to the extensive coverage in Fort Wayne at the men's championship weekend, Sunday's show will have more women's coverage than men's.) How one man put up 62-points in a game and has already shattered the single-tournament scoring record. And how the four hosts on the women's side survived their weekends to advance.

Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com and airs from the WBCA/NABC Studio. Sunday's show can be seen On Demand by clicking on the video player above or listen the audio-only podcast to the right (available shortly after the show goes off air).

If you have questions about Division III basketball, feel free to send them and we will answer them on a the show. Email them to [email protected] or use any of the social media options to the right.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):

- Aston Francis, Wheaton (Ill.) senior guard

- Jeff Hans, No. 1 Thomas More women's coach

- Adrienne Schibles, No. 3 Bowdoin women's coach

- Ruth Sinn, No. 2 St. Thomas women's coach

- Bridgette Mann, No. 9 Scranton senior guard

- Carey Harveycutter, City of Salem (Vir.)