Derrick Dengler has only been coaching for 10 years, with 5 of those years have been spent as a head coach. He’s already made multiple trips to the state tournament and has even cut down there nets last season! He’s a guy who’s learned from everyone he’s been around and has improved himself as a coach because of that.

Week 3 brings us to district announcements, some new “teams to watch” and proper sideline attire! More big games this week in the state of Iowa!

Coach Watson is one of the great young coaches in our state. An absolute stud in High School, Brett ended his HS career 5th all time in scoring. After a pending a redshirt year at Morningside he then spent 4 years at Wayne State where he continues to get buckets. He knew he wanted to be a coach since 3rd grade so the next steps were easy for him as he transitioned into the coaching world. His journey is a fun one and actually credits is biggest growth as a coach to his time calling plays on the gridiron! Let's go!

On week 2 of Hoop Troop we have some great games to talk about. We had a bit of a snow❄️ storm here in Iowa but still had plenty of really good games! Week 2 also brings some new teams into our “teams to watch” discussion. Ryan questions us about transfers/recruiting and we all have an opinion!

Joel Rankin has been a staple at DCG, he started coaching there before there was a Wal Mart on Grimes😱! He’s had some really good teams and has another one this year. A native of Peoria, IL, Joel made a few moves before landing at DCG. He even came across a few Shooters Touch guests on his journey!

Hoop Troop episode 1 covers basketball in all 4 classes. The Troopers give us their favorite games from last week, one (sometimes three) team to keep an eye on, one unique thing they saw last week and a game they’re looking forward to!

Hoop Troop is a new project we are rolling out, talking to other hoop heads in all corners of Iowa. We will be putting the focus back on high school teams and giving you our thoughts on which ones to watch and games to pay attention to.

A native of Algona and former manager at UNI, Tyler has a few connections to the podcast. His path to Nevada is based a lot on connections he’s made and he’s invested in the relationships he’s made over the years. Nevada really has struck gold!

Craig Douma is a lifelong hooper! From his upbringing in small town Iowa where he used to run 2 miles dribbling a basketball to his current gig at the helm at Central, we cover it all!

Episode 100 brings you Adolph Kochendorfer. Coach K, as he’s sometimes called, has been coaching for 30+ years and has over 500 career wins, multiple state tournament appearances and a state title.