As we discussed last Hoopsville, this is the grind of the midseason. Conference games are rolling one after another, teams have very little breaks to the routine other than classes starting back up, and small distractions can have large impacts.

On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we chat with programs continuing to push through. Each team having spectacular seasons, but also trying to preserve what is working and not let bumps in the road cause breakdowns.

Plus we look at the news and notes around Division III getting our attention.

Guests appearing on the Hudl Hoopsville Hotline (subject to change):
- Christine Clark, No. 23 Washington & Lee women's coach
- Tyler Simms, Clark men's coach
- Scott Coval, DeSales men's coach
- Katie Novak-Lenoir, No. 14 Mary Hardin-Baylor women's coach Hoopsville is presented by D3hoops.com.

21.14: Pushing Through

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.

21.27: Fantastic Fours

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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.

21.28: Champions Crowned

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.

21.29: Season Recap

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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

21.30: Pipeline & D3hoops

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This is a show dedicated to Division III basketball called Hoopsville. It is the only show of it's kind in the world. We cover the biggest NCAA division with the most teams (well over 850 men and women combined) in the country each week with weekly or twice-weekly content. Stay tuned throughout the season and through the championships in mid-March.

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