Hoops Talk
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November 19, 2025 • 50 mins
Hoops Talk, presented by Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, returns this week with host Jackson Wheeler live from Waimea while Jeff Portnoy travels. Jeff checks in for the first part of the show and the guys discuss the Rainbow Classic and quality of University of Hawaii opponents so far. Then Jackson speaks with longtime Big West coach at UCSB Louis Reynaud about what he sees so far early in the college basketball season. A great ch...
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November 15, 2025 • 52 mins
Hoops Talk, presented by Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, returns with several special guests, including a UH legend! The Rainbow Classic tournament is happening this week, and Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler start the show talking about potential UH Men's basketball opponents during the tournament. They then pause to talk with Sarah Foy, one of the organizers for the Coaches Against Cancer event Saturday night. The focus turns t...
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November 6, 2025 • 58 mins
Let's go!!! The college basketball season is underway--and Hoops Talk is back for another season of insider basketball talk and incredible guests! Jeff Portnoy hosts from the studio with former University of Hawaii Associate Head Coach Jackson Wheeler--and this first show is fantastic. The guys talk about what they saw with the University of Hawaii men's team playing Oregon, then talk with UH head coach Eran Ganot. Before that,...
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June 28, 2025 • 50 mins
Another college basketball season has come and gone--and now that we have a national champion (Florida), Jeff and Jackson look back on the season that was. Nationally, it seemed like the game gained some momentum as the NCAA continues to figure out NIL money and transfers. Locally, the UH men's team didn't even make the conference tourney. Jeff and Jackson talk about all of this with Norm Parrish, head coach at Westminster Colle...
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April 9, 2025 • 50 mins
Welp...UH didn't make the Big West tourney and their season has come to a close. But Jackson Wheeler and special guest host Brian McGinnis are ready to break down the rest of the Big West and preview the upcoming NCAA Tournament this week on Hoops Talk. The guys also talk with Cal Poly Head Coach Mike DeGeorge and CSUN's Andy Newman.
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April 9, 2025 • 52 mins
It's March--and the nation is basketball crazy! What will happen with our Bows--will they even make the Big West Tournament? Jackson Wheeler and special guest host Brian McGinnis (sitting in for Jeff Portnoy) talk about the possibilities on Hoops Talk this week. Great guests too--from UCSD, head coach Clint Allard and from C-SUN, head coach Andy Newman.
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April 9, 2025 • 36 mins
All the best interviews are here on Hoops Talk if you are a serious fan of college basketball! Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler talk to Big West Conference Director of Championships and Basketball Operations Dominic Drury about the upcoming Big West tournament and how the season has gone so far for the conference as a whole. Then, Jeff and Jackson chat with UC Davis Assistant Head Coach Jono Metzger about his team's struggles thr...
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April 9, 2025 • 50 mins
Hoops Talk is your guiding light for college knowledge in the basketball world here in Hawaii. A great show, with the guys giving their analysis of the week that was for our University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, then diving into fantastic conversations with Pepperdine Head Coach Scott Rigot, C-SUN Head Coach Andy Newman, and Johnny White from Spectrum Sports.
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April 9, 2025 • 50 mins
A huge show as we go through the heart of the college basketball season. We start with a great conversation with former South Carolina and Vanderbilt head coach (and current FOX Sports analyst) Eddie Fogler. Next up--Mark Campbell who has the TCU Women's team in the top 20 in the nation. Upcoming UH opponent head coach Chris Acker from Long Beach State University gives us insight into their preparations to take on the Bows. And...
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February 5, 2025 • 51 mins
It's the telltale month in college basketball--who are contenders and who are going to be left behind? Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler join forces again for this week's Hoops Talk with great guests once again! Adam Jacobsen, former UH assistant coach and current Utah Valley head coach talks about his team's great season so far. Mike DeGeorge of Cal Poly is next--and under Coach DeGeorge, Cal Poly is not the pushover they used t...
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February 5, 2025 • 51 mins
Every week, Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler give you the inside analysis of UH men's basketball and the Big West competition on Hoops Talk! This week, the guys talk with Eric Olen, head coach of the red-hot team at UC San Diego. Dedrique Taylor from Cal State Fullerton, who is guiding his team through a tough season, joins the show next to talk about the difficult times and how he is keeping his team together. Finally, Johnny W...
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February 5, 2025 • 51 mins
Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler return with a big edition of Hoops Talk with 3 Big West coaches as guests, and a Stephen Tsai from Spectrum Sports...covering everything happening in men's college basketball this week!
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January 16, 2025 • 42 mins
It's a multi-island edition of Hoops Talk with Jeff Portnoy calling in from the road on Kauai and Jackson Wheeler at his home base in Waimea. Great guests this week include Russell Turner, Head Coach of UC Irvine, Randy Bennett from St. Mary's College, and a final segment with just the two guys forecasting the University of Hawaii men's team games this coming weekend!
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January 16, 2025 • 51 mins
Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler keep you in contact with UH and Big West basketball each week on Hoops Talk! This week, Jeff and Jackson talk with TCU Head Coach Jamie Dixon, University of Hawaii Men's Head Coach Eran Ganot, and Artie Willson from Spectrum Sports gives his perspective on the UH men's team.
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January 3, 2025 • 50 mins
Hoops Talk returns for the start of Big West Conference Basketball! Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler hop on the air from the Big Island with a recap of the UH men's basketball team's efforts over the holidays, including the Diamond Head Classic. First guest of the show is Dom Drury, Director of Championships and Basketball Operations, to talk about the conference, the toll NIL is taking on different programs, and what lies ahead ...
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January 3, 2025 • 49 mins
One last show for 2024, and it's a doozy! Hoops Talk with Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler look ahead to the Diamond Head Classic and what they expect from the University of Hawaii in the tournament. Then, the guys reconnect with Cal State Fullerton head coach Dedrique Taylor to talk about the Big West and more. UH basketball legend Johnny White gives his perspective on the upcoming conference schedule. Then the guys wrap it up...
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December 12, 2024 • 52 mins
It's the latest edition of Hoops Talk with a reversal--Jackson Wheeler is in studio and Jeff Portnoy is off island! But both come together to talk about University of Hawaii basketball, including the latest results from games against Grand Canyon University and Long Beach State. Guests this week include University of Texas-Corpus Christi Head Coach Jim Shaw, CSUN Head Coach Andy Newman, and Brian McGinnis of Spectrum Sports. Cat...
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December 6, 2024 • 50 mins
It's the first show of December...and the University of Hawaii men's team is on a roll as the season warms up! Jackson Wheeler hosts solo this week with Jeff Portnoy out of studio...and leads off the show with an in-depth interview with UH Head Coach Eran Ganot. Jackson continues with an interview with the head coach of Hawaii Pacific University (who almost beat UH!) Jesse Nakanishi. Big West basketball insider and former head c...
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November 23, 2024 • 52 mins
Jeff Portnoy and Jackson Wheeler are your primary source for the inside scoop on University of Hawaii, Big West, and NCAA basketball on Hoops Talk -- and what a Thursday to be on the air. The UH men play #10 North Carolina Friday night...and the show starts with a great conversation with author and reporter Art Chansky, who has covered the Tar Heels for decades. The guys then talk to Chris Acker, head coach of Long Beach State Un...
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November 23, 2024 • 48 mins
It's the start of a new college basketball season--and the guys with no filters and unvarnished truth are back for the 2024-2025 campaign. It's Jeff Portnoy and former University of Hawaii Associate Head Coach Jackson Wheeler with Hoops Talk! Jeff and Jackson catch up with college basketball headlines from the summer, then get to guests, including UC Irvine Head Coach Russell Turner and Brian McGinnis from Spectrum Sports for the...
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