Founding members of Ladies Who Hoop, Amber "The Mayor" Batchelor and Moe Denson join host Jonathan Gomez to discuss how their organization empowers young women in their communities, taking back their space on the playground, the growth and misconceptions of women's basketball. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

HoopLand

Ladies Who Hoop Got Next...

After a brief hiatus, journalist and co-host of the 7Footer podcast Jarod Hector joins the show and helps Jonathan dust off the cobwebs with a quick breakdown of the top seeded NBA teams and a discussion about the greatest show on earth––POWER.

Return of the podcast

Basketball or Nothing Director Matt Howley joins host Jonathan Gomez to discuss his 6 episode Netflix docuseries, which follows the Chinle Wildcats boys high school basketball team as they attempt to win their first Arizona State championship. Howley breaks down the significance the game has in Chinle, and how it represents the fight of the small Navajo Nation community.

Basketball or Nothing

Erin Schiffman and Lawrence Raysor join the podcast this week to discuss the origins of their site The Ballers Journal, the impact street ball leagues like Dyckman Park, Gersh Park and many more have On the community, and how their vow to tell the untold stories of those involved.

Ballers Journal Entry

Brooklyn Nets court-side reporter Michael Grady joins the Hoopland podcast to chop it up about moving to New York City, basketball in Indiana, the career of Reggie Miller, how the Nets changed their culture, the age of player empowerment in the NBA and his top 5 memorable Indiana Pacers moment.

A New York State of Mind

Comedian Gastor Almonte aka The Prince of East New York joins The Hoopland Podcast to talk New York basketball, NBA Free Agency, his top 5 basketball films, and surprising Jonathan with his Brooklyn Nets fandom. 

You’re a Nets fan?!

Sports Journalist Jamal Murphy joins Jonathan Gomez to discuss the 2019 NBA draft, the NBA’s age Limit, The Black assistant coaches who have become the scapegoats of the NCAA’s latest scandal, and the best father & son athletes in sports. 

And with the first pick....

Sports/Entertainment journalist Jarod Hector joins host Jonathan Gomez for episode 1 of The Hoopland Podcast to breakdown the NBA contenders, how they can improve for the 2019-2020 NBA season, and a brief discussion on the woes of media coverage. 

In the beginning there was Free Agency

The Hoopland Podcast: A discussion of all things basketball—from the NBA, to the black top—and the cultural significance of the game. 