The Hoop Heads Podcast is co-hosted by Head Start Basketball Founder Mike Klinzing and Coach Jason Sunkle. The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. Listen in for interviews with personalities from across the basketball landscape.
Our line-up of podcast guests includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow as a coach, improve as a player, or enhance your experience of the game as a parent. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best...
Tyler Coston - Founder of Savi Performance On Improving Your Shooting & The 10 Shooting Myths (Rebroadcast) - Episode 1134
81 hours 18 mins; August 07, 2025
Monty Patel - eStem (AR) Public Charter High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1133
70 hours 0 mins; August 03, 2025
Matt Goldsmith - Middlebury College Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1132
67 hours 47 mins; July 31, 2025
Ryan Van Zelst - Drew University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1131
86 hours 19 mins; July 27, 2025
Casey Kasperbauer - Upper Iowa University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1130
80 hours 17 mins; July 24, 2025
Dame, CP3, & Marcus Smart Find New (or Old) Homes - Episode 1129
39 mins; July 22, 2025
Kyle Cooper - Howard College Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1128
80 hours 51 mins; July 20, 2025
Round Table 79 - How do you evaluate the effectiveness of your program from year to year? - Episode 1127
18 mins; July 17, 2025
The Sneakiest Teams of the NBA Off-Season - Episode 1126
62 hours 31 mins; July 15, 2025
Kevin Hovde - Columbia University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1125
72 hours 54 mins; July 13, 2025
Alex Popp - Director of Basketball at The Winchendon School (MA) - Episode 1124
87 hours 51 mins; July 10, 2025
Could LeBron Change Teams? Is DeAndre Ayton Valuable? Is Mike Brown the Right Guy for the Knicks? Plus More Questions From Around the NBA - Episode 1123
62 hours 20 mins; July 08, 2025
Terrance "Munch" Williams - PSA Cardinals AAU Program Director & Author of the New Book "Here are the Answers: A Roadmap for Navigating Success in the Business of Youth Basketball" - Episode 1122
67 hours 48 mins; July 06, 2025
Zack Thomsen - Frostburg State University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1121
68 hours 21 mins; July 03, 2025
NBA Free Agency 2025: Debating All 30 Teams - Who Got Better? Who Got Worse? - Episode 1120
92 hours 55 mins; July 01, 2025
Sean Hanna - East Stroudsburg University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1119
88 hours 38 mins; June 29, 2025
Coretta Brown - Eastern Kentucky University Women's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1118
83 hours 56 mins; June 26, 2025
Thunder & Shai Win the 2025 NBA Title, Hali's Crushing Injury, KD to the Rockets, The Celtics Fire Sale, & More - Episode 1117
66 hours 14 mins; June 24, 2025
Andrew Wingreen - New College of Florida Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1116
69 hours 52 mins; June 22, 2025
Round Table 78 - What’s your process for setting goals with your team at the beginning of the season? - Episode 1115
25 mins; June 19, 2025
Thunder & J-Dub Take Game 5, The Pacers Conundrum, Plus Bane to Orlando & The Knicks Coaching Search - Episode 1114
62 hours 5 mins; June 17, 2025
“The Triple Double” #20 with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1113
51 mins; June 15, 2025
Brandon Ubel - University of South Dakota Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1112
86 hours 52 mins; June 12, 2025
Pacers! 5 Keys to the NBA Finals Through 3 Games - Episode 1111
26 mins; June 12, 2025
Connor Harr - Osceola Magic, NBA G League Affiliate of the Orland Magic, Video Coordinator - Episode 1110
71 hours 16 mins; June 08, 2025
The Pacers Do It Again! NBA Finals Game 1 Emergency Pod - Episode 1109
22 mins; June 05, 2025
Tom McKeown - Author of the Book, "This Is Panther Country: A Memoir of Youth, Underdog Spirit, and Basketball Glory" - Episode 1108
63 hours 8 mins; June 05, 2025
2025 NBA Finals Preview - Episode 1107
65 hours 16 mins; June 03, 2025
Sean Rossi - Montclair State University Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach - Episode 1106
72 hours 57 mins; June 01, 2025
Darris Nichols - La Salle University Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1105
87 hours 34 mins; May 29, 2025
Pacers & Thunder Win Game 4 to Go Up 3-1, Any Hope for the Knicks or Wolves? - Episode 1104
49 mins; May 27, 2025
Nick Williams - McNeese State University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1103
22 mins; May 25, 2025
“The Triple Double” #19 with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1101
57 mins; May 22, 2025
Game 1 Reactions! Pacers Do It Again, OKC Overwhelms the Wolves - Episode 1101
41 mins; May 21, 2025
Conference Finals Preview - Episode 1100
62 hours 44 mins; May 19, 2025
Emily Jo Roberts - Director of Women's Coaches & NIL Strategy at Wasserman - Episode 1099
96 hours 21 mins; May 18, 2025
Round Table 77 - What are the key principles you teach to ensure spacing and timing on offense? - Episode 1098
27 mins; May 15, 2025
Cavs Done, Knicks & Wolves on the Brink, OKC Takes Game 5, & Dallas Wins the Lottery!? - Episode 197
58 mins; May 13, 2025
Glenn Smith - Founder of Hoopfest Basketball - Episode 1096
70 hours 26 mins; May 11, 2025
Joe Wootten - Bishop O'Connell (VA) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1095
90 hours 51 mins; May 08, 2025
Haliburton Buries the Cavs & Round Two Underdogs Stay Unbeaten - Episode 1094
65 hours 1 min; May 06, 2025
Tysor Anderson - Wofford College Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1093
75 hours 23 mins; May 04, 2025
Ty Lawson - Wilde Lake (MD) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1092
83 hours 33 mins; May 01, 2025
Pacers Knock Out Giannis, Pistons Win In NY, Celtics Advance, Playoff Murray, Plus Cavs, Ant, Rockets/Warriors, & More - Episode 1091
68 hours 11 mins; April 29, 2025
Dick O'Neill - New York Basketball Hall of Famer & Former Monticello (NY) High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1090
94 hours 35 mins; April 27, 2025
Luke Rosinski - Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Prep National Assistant Basketball Coach & Post Grad Director of Recruiting - Episode 1089
87 hours 56 mins; April 24, 2025
Early First Round Takeaways From the 2025 NBA Playoffs - Episode 1088
65 hours 56 mins; April 22, 2025
“The Triple Double” #18 with Rob Brost, Bolingbrook (IL) High School Boys’ Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1087
55 mins; April 20, 2025
Round Table 76 - What role do analytics and statistics play in shaping your strategic decisions? - Episode 1086
30 mins; April 17, 2025
2025 NBA Playoff Preview - Episode 1085
78 hours 0 mins; April 15, 2025
Dyami Starks - Trainer & Player Development Coach for All Iowa Attack - Episode 1084
80 hours 47 mins; April 13, 2025
Jalen Archer - University of Southern Mississippi Men's Basketball Coordinator of Video & Camp Operations - Episode 1083
83 hours 38 mins; April 10, 2025
Ranking the NBA's 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Bananas...Plus the Nuggets Clean House - Episode 1082
78 hours 10 mins; April 08, 2025
Kyle Tolin - University of Texas Permian Basin Men's Basketball Head Coach - Episode 1081
81 hours 22 mins; April 06, 2025
Cat Lutz - IMG Academy Head of Mental Performance - Episode 1080
46 mins; April 03, 2025
Grizz Dump Jenkins, Ja vs Zion, Plus the Pistons/Wolves Brawl - Episode 1079
49 mins; April 01, 2025
Cooper Neimand - Performance Coach for College Basketball Coaches - Episode 1078
95 hours 31 mins; March 30, 2025
Tramel Barnes - South Dakota State University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1077