{"podcast":{"title":"Hoop Heads","slug":"hoop-heads-503560","podcast_index_feed_id":503560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/hoop-heads/","website_url":"https://hoopheadspod.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/302a8756-97c0-498e-9d17-a63f6feb53dc/avatars-g6oje4lizoplua9e-rycgaq-original.jpg","author":"Hoop Heads Podcast Network","episode_count":350,"summary":"The Hoop Heads Podcast is co-hosted by Head Start Basketball Founder Mike Klinzing and Coach Jason Sunkle. The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. Listen in for interviews with personalities from across the basketball landscape. Our line-up of podcast guests includes some of the top minds in the game across all levels, from grassroots to the NBA. They’ll share insights to help you grow as a coach, improve as a player, or enhance your experience of the game as a parent. You’ll gain new perspectives on what the best coaches are doing, how they do it, and why they do it. We hope to make you think and challenge you to consider your approach to the game of basketball. We’ll also attempt to entertain and inform as we share our thoughts on the NBA and college hoops. We are passionately committed to the Hoop Heads Podcast and growing the game of basketball. Visit our website www.hoopheadspod.com to check out every episode we've ever recorded and learn more about what drives our show! Thank you for being a part of Hoop Heads Nation!Podcast by Hoop Heads","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T06:17:13.565987+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560"},"episode":{"title":"Marcus Kahn - Mary Washington University Men's Basketball Head Coach, 2026 NCAA D3 National Champions - Episode 1241","slug":"marcus-kahn-mary-washington-university-men-s-basketball-head-coach-2026-ncaa-d3-national-champions-episode-1241","published_at":"2026-04-20T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560/marcus-kahn-mary-washington-university-men-s-basketball-head-coach-2026-ncaa-d3-national-champions-episode-1241","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoop-heads-503560","url":"https://hoopheadspod.com/marcus-kahn-university-of-mary-washington-mens-basketball-head-coach-2026-ncaa-d3-national-champions-episode-1241/","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/6933502317/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b9c9bf68-05c9-438b-9c22-87fd98057398.mp3","summary":"Marcus Kahn is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Mary Washington where he just led the Eagles to the 2026 NCAA Division Three Men’s Basketball Championship in Indianapolis. Kahn also took the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament second round in 2023 and the sweet 16 in 2025. Prior to Mary Washington Kahn posted a 153-27 record in six seasons at Cabrini College, including five consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the NCAA Championship game in 2011-12. His mark of 131-19 over those five years was the best record in all of NCAA Division III. In his first stop as a head coach, Kahn spent six seasons at the University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. With the Bobcats, Kahn became the program’s all-time leader in career victories (77) and claimed the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season crown in 2004-05, the first in program history. Kahn also served as an assistant coach at Wesley College, Albright College, Shepherd University, and Grand View College. On this episode Mike & Marcus discuss the experience of leading Mary Washington to victory in the 2026 NCAA Division 3 Men's Basketball National Championship. Kahn opens up about the early season expectations that were set based on the team's previous successes and the importance of maintaining a focus on both individual and collective goals. He emphasizes the significance of returning players in building a foundation of trust and resilience, which ultimately contributed to their championship journey. The conversation delves into the intricacies of the season, including the challenges faced in scheduling and the necessity of facing tough opponents to prepare for the rigors of the NCAA tournament. 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