Hoop Heads

Mike Klinzing, Jason Sunkle
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Booking Overview

Hoop Heads is a basketball leadership and development show focused on what coaches (and the people around them) can do to improve performance and mindset across every level of the game. It’s guest-driven with practical coaching takeaways, plus occasional NBA/college perspective from the hosts.

Metrics

Episodes: 350

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 796 subscribers

Instagram: 1.3k followers

30s Ad: 173 - 198, 60s Ad: 206 - 231

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Host

Mike Klinzing - Founder of Head Start Basketball and co-host of the Hoop Heads Podcast. Leads a basketball development organization and brings a coach/club perspective focused on helping players and coaches grow t...

Jason Sunkle - Basketball coach and co-host of the Hoop Heads Podcast. Contributes a coaching lens aimed at improving on-court performance and team culture for players, coaches, and parents.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Coaches (head or notable assistant roles), basketball leadership figures, and sport performance/mental skills educators/authors—typically with demonstrated results (championships, national recognition) or credible expertise (published books, established programs). Guests commonly connect their work to coaching methods, athlete mindset, recruitment, or program culture.
Required Achievements:  
Head coach role at a college (D2/D3 or similar) or high-performing program, Postseason success (conference/national titles, Elite Eight appearances, top regional/national finishes), Authored books or founded coaching/performance initiatives, Public speaking/presentations on coaching, equity/Title IX, or youth development

Recent Guest Discussions

Diana Cutaia - Confidence Protection/mental Well-being; Coaching Strategies; Athlete Mindset; Diversity & Gender Equity; Sportsmanship/decision-making; Title IX

Easton Bazzoli - Building A Winning Culture; Character And Effort Standards; Avoiding Entitlement; Coaching Philosophy; Adaptability In Decision-making; Championship Season Lessons

Recent Topics

Basketball, Coaching, Athlete Development, Team Culture, Sports Psychology, Recruiting, Youth Sports, Women's Basketball, Leadership, Sport Ethics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Hoop Heads
:

Diana Cutaia - Author of the Book, "Protect Your Confidence" - Episode 1255

May 22, 2026

Diana Cutaia is the founder of Coaching Peace and the author of the new book, "Protect Your Confidence", a year long journal style book in which Diana shares why confidence isn’t something you build It’s something you protect. In the book, readers will rediscover the confidence they’ve always had and protect it from the noise that tries to chip away at it.Diana's coaching experience includes serving as the head women's basketball coach at Curry College and as assistant women's basketball coac...

Cavs Crush the Pistons in Game 7 plus Conference Finals Previews - Episode 1254

May 18, 2026

On this episode Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' destruction of the Pistons in Game 7 in Detroit. Next, they look ahead to the Knicks-Cavs Eastern Conference Finals before breaking down the Thunder-Spurs series out West.Visit our Sponsors!Give With HoopsGive With Hoops is a groundbreaking initiative that fuses basketball analytics with modern sponsorship. Built for teams who see data as opportunity, from AAU programs to college powerhouses. By tying on-court performance directly to community ...

Easton Bazzoli - Gannon University Men's Basketball Head Coach, 2026 D2 National Champions - Episode 1253

May 18, 2026

Easton Bazzoli is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Gannon University where he led the Golden Knights to the 2026 Division 2 National Championship. In two seasons as the head coach Bazzoli has compiled a 61-10 overall record. He spent one season at Gannon as an assistant to Jordan Fee in 2023-24 where he helped the team to a record of 32-3 and an appearance in the Elite Eight.Bazzoli Previously served as an assistant at Union University, helping guide the Bulldogs to a 96-71 record during hi...

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