Tennessee Hoop Talk

Host - Matt Kizer
  • 4.8 (21)
  • BASKETBALL

Talking hoops, past and present, with a unique list of guests from around the state of Tennessee.

  1. 04/01/2021

    Episode 13 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - Legendary Head Coach Rick Byrd, Tennessee Coaching Legend, Reminisces On An Outstanding Career with Host, Matt Kizer

    Rick Byrd is a Knoxville native, a Nashville icon and a Tennessee coaching legend. In Episode 13, the Hall of Fame coach reflects on his early days on the sideline with Coach Ray Mears at the University of Tennessee, how the greatness of Don Meyer and David Lipscomb pushed him and his program to improve and stories of his greatest teams and players.

    1 hr

  2. 02/16/2021

    Episode 12 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - Coach Hubie Smith, Tennessee Coaching Legend, Reminisces On An Outstanding Career with Host, Matt Kizer

    Coach Hubie Smith is a Tennessee coaching legend. He finished his coaching career with 707 wins and just 250 losses.  He won his first state title at Bartlett in 2001, won the girls title twice at Ensworth and won four straight championships back on the boys side at Brentwood Academy. In this episode Coach Smith reflects on some of those teams. He also discusses how Rick Byrd changed the way he taught motion offense, the art of shooting the basketball and what he thought the first time he saw Darius Garland.

    1h 23m

  3. 02/04/2021

    Episode 11 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - From Bluff City to Rocky Top, Guest - Dane Bradshaw - Sits Down With Host, Matt Kizer, To Talk Basketball

    From his early days of battling his older siblings in the driveway, to starring on one of the winningest teams in TN high school history, to ultimately ending up a fan favorite for the TN Vols, Dane Bradshaw has always been a winner. In episode 11 of Tennessee Hoop Talk, Dane shares his work ethic as a youngster, stories about his legendary high school coach Terry Tippett and what he's doing these days to get his b-ball "fix".

    1h 8m

  4. 12/09/2020

    Episode 10 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - WNBA Superstar Alysha Clark sits down and talks global basketball with host, Matt Kizer

    Alysha Clark is currently a professional basketball player and most recently a WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm. She shoots a staggering 39.8% from 3 (2nd among active players) and has twice been named to the WNBA All-Defensive Team; however, Alysha’s road has not been typical and most definitely has not been easy.  In Episode 10 of TN Hoop Talk, we talk to the former Mt. Juliet star about her unique basketball journey! She shares her experiences from trying to figure out what a pivot foot was in that first HS practice, to her first couple of years at Belmont and the final two dynamic years at MTSU.  Alysha has continued to work hard and adapt her game at every level and she shares some of that journey with us!  This is a feel good story about good people that work hard and are rewarded.

    57 min

  5. 11/18/2020

    Episode 9 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - Josh and Jordan Bone talk through their career to date with host, Matt Kizer

    Basketball is a family affair for the Bone brothers, Josh and Jordan. In Episode 9 of TN Hoop Talk, we caught up with the first family of basketball in Tennessee. Listen in as we discuss their early hoops years in Nashville and how they are inspired to work by doubters. They also share insight into playing for legendary high school coaches, George Pitts and Ricky Bowers and college coaches, Bruce Pearl and Rick Barnes.

    54 min

  6. 11/05/2020

    Episode 8 - Tennessee Hoop Talk Visits with Ron Slay - One of the Most Dynamic Basketball Players and Personalities in Tennessee

    Ron Slay is one of the most dynamic basketball players and personalities in Tennessee basketball history.   Having lived all over the state, he is a TN kid through and through that settled in Nashville where he became a legend.  In Episode 8 of TN Hoop Talk, listen in as Ron shares stories of his high school career at Pearl Cohn, how he almost ended up at the University of Kentucky and how you always have to “shoot your shot.”

    1h 15m

  7. 10/20/2020

    Episode 7 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - Coach John Wild, One Of The Most Successful Girls' Coaches In TN, Shares High School Basketball Stories Of The Great Players He Has Coached.

    Coach John Wild is a State Winning High School coach and one of the most successful girls’ coaches in Tennessee.  He is one of only 3 coaches to win a state championship in both the girls and boys game in TN history.  In Episode 7 of TN Hoop Talk, Coach Wild shares career advice for young coaches, stories of the great players he has coached and his favorite Meat and Threes from around the state!!

    1h 4m

  8. 10/14/2020

    Episode 6 - Tennessee Hoop Talk - Perry County & Indiana Hoosier Great Kirk Haston Steps On To The Hardwood To Talk Basketball With Host Matt Kizer

    If you like great basketball stories then you need to listen to Episode 6 as TN Hoop Talk host, Matt Kizer, visits with Perry County & Indiana Hoosier Great Kirk Haston.  Haston was a Tennessee Mr. Basketball and All-American at Indiana University under legendary Coach Bobby Knight.  He was selected 16th by the Charlotte Bobcats and later went on to coach at his Alma Mater, Perry County HS, where he took his team to a pair of State Tournament appearances.   Listen to Episode 6 as Kirk tells us stories of his incredible HS State tournament run, being recruited in a small town and his career at Indiana.  Plus, we learn about his current role as a TN State Representative.

    1h 1m
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Talking hoops, past and present, with a unique list of guests from around the state of Tennessee.

Information

  • Creator
    Host - Matt Kizer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021 Tennessee Hoop Talk
  • Show Website
    Tennessee Hoop Talk