During our conversation, Kelly Iko discusses his Option 1 trade scenario of Christian Wood and the 17th pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Mason Plumlee, P.J. Washington, and the 13th pick. Iko gives his opinion on who he believes is the best fit for the Rockets at 3 (out of Jabari, Chet, and Paolo). He also comments on KPJ's role with the Rockets; the Rockets' guard rotation of Jalen Green, Scoot, Josh Christopher, Garrison Mathews, and Daishen Nix as well as Usman Garuba and KPJ's minutes next season; Coach Stephen Silas' future with the Rockets; and much, much more.

The Houston Roundball Review Interviews

Ep 115 - The HRR talks with Kelly Iko, Rockets' beat writer for The Athletic

Episode #25 is highlighted by a show debut of Callina Situka & and candid, in-depth interview with Texas Southern University Athletic Director Dr. Charles McClelland

Episode 25 - Dr Charles McClelland HBCU & Texas Southern sports

UCONN's Kevin Ollie has his Huskies motivated heading into this season. What is the state of UCONN Men’s Basketball? What’s the status of Terry Larrier?  And how they “don’t cheat the grind”. Plus, is Duke getting out of the “one and done” business?

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By Lenny Moon

During the 1998 and 1999 collegiate football campaigns, the Tennessee State Tigers, spearheaded by head coach L.C. Cole and offensive coordinator Johnnie Cole. The brothers inherited a program that had nine losing seasons in 10 years prior to their arrival. The Cole-led TSU Tigers compiled 4-7 records his first two seasons, including 4-3 vs OVC opponents. With Tennessee State being the only historically Black institution in the conference annals, the Tigers rose to the occasion during Cole's third season at the helm with a 9-3 season record and finishing atop of the standings with a 6-1 campaign. 

The 1998 OVC championship represented the first by an HBCU in the history of the conference, and the only time that this feat had been achieved by any Black program in a historically white league. In Cole's fourth and final year at the Nashville, Tn based institution, he led his Tigers to their second consecutive OVC championship with an 11-1 season record and again finishing on top of the conference with an undefeated 7-0 mark. Although it's been over two decades since Tennessee entered the history books with their late 90's success on the gridiron, it's barely penetrated the radar screen on the national sports landscape. Cole would earn OVC Coach of the year honors in both 1998 & 99 and was the 1-AA National Coach of the Year to cap off their second straight title.

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