​⁠​ @Notevend2 talks with Robert Morris' head coach, Andrew Toole on this week's episode. Coach Toole is entering his 16th year as RMU's head coach after spending three seasons on the Colonians staff. Coach Toole was recognized as the 2025 Horizon League Coach of the Year for the first time of his career. Robert Morris also won their first Horizon League championship and earned their third automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

Toole has led the Colonials during the athletic departments transition from the NEC to the Horizon League. In 2020, RMU won the NEC championship and made it to the NCAA tournament a few days before the tournament would get cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer Robert Morris announced their move to the Horizon League. Five years later, Toole has brought RMU to the top of the conference.

RMU has been to seven national postseason appearances under Coach Toole's guidance. Toole also played in two NCAA tournaments during his playing days at the University of Pennsylvania. The two-time All-Ivy league player came to UPenn after playing his first two years of college basketball at Elon University.

Toole talks about the success RMU experienced this past year making it to the big dance, his favorite memories during his own playing career, and the future of the RMU basketball program.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:20

NBA Offseason "Losers" / Intro- 00:20-10:37

Following Other Leagues/Sports, Steelers Pride in Pittsburgh- 10:37-14:18

Recap of 2024-25 Season, What Separated 24-25 Roster from Past Season- 14:18-23:15

Offensive Scheme Year to Year, Scouting Process for Alabama in NCAA Tournament, Mindset during Comeback in NCAA Tournament Game- 23:15-29:48

Mindset going Against Legendary Coaches, Memories Playing at U Penn, Playing Experience in NCAA Tournament - 29:48-42:31

Personal Transfer Experience Impact on Coaching Today, Recruiting Alvaro Folgueiras & Him Transferring- 42:31-52:16

Road Bumps Experienced as a Young Head Coach- 52:16-55:44

Break- 55:44-55:52

Moving from NEC to the Horizon League, Future for RMU Program- 55:52-01:04:21

Rapid Fire (Toughest Player to Scout Against, Pregame Superstitions, Cut off Age for 1v1 Against Kids)- 01:04:21-01:06:26

Starting 5: Best Players Played Against- 01:06:26-01:08:30

Outro- 01:08:30-01:09:06

Brian Moore Jr., the 2025 Lou Henson award winner joins this week's episode of ​⁠. Moore enters his final year of college basketball playing for Grand Canyon University. After winning the mid major player of the year, Moore heard from plenty of Power 5 schools before ultimately deciding to run it back at the mid major level.

Moore went to Kingston high school where he finished as the 4th leading scorer in school history. From there he went on to play junior college basketball before getting his first look of Division 1 basketball at Murray State. Moore spent two years playing for the Racers averaging close to double digits in each year.

The 2024-25 season was special for Moore as he was now playing for Norfolk State. Moore led NSU to a MEAC regular season and tournament championship. He was the only guard in the country to average over 18 points per game while shooting over 52% from the field.

Hear about his journey playing for 4 different colleges, his favorite matchups in the MEAC, and his goals going into the 2025-26 season.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:23

NBA Offseason Winners / Intro- 00:23-10:13

Getting Adjusted to Arizona, Breakdown of NIL for Athletes- 10:13-11:41

Preseason for GCU, JUCO Grind, Mindset Joining a New Team- 11:41-16:50

Transfer Portal Experience, Jordan McCabe Joining GCU- 16:50-19:34

Personal Off-season Focus, Confidence in Midrange & Working on Shot- 19:34-23:52

Buzzer Beater against NC Central, Winning the MEAC, HBCU Culture- 23:52-30:03

Committing to Howard?, Viral Clip with Dior- 30:03-32:56

Story Coming to Kingston, Chris Bamba's Impact on Kingston/Brian- 32:56-39:20

Break- 39:20-39:29

Pride on Being Efficient, Playing for Robert Jones & Future for Coach Jones- 39:29-45:06

Opinions on not Winning MEAC POTY, Favorite Matchups in the MEAC- 45:06-49:24

Goals for 2025-26 Season- 49:24-51:19

Rapid Fire (Song in Pregame Playlist, Most Hostile Gym Played In, Funniest Teammate(s)- 51:19-54:09

Starting 5: Best Teammates throughout Career- 54:09-55:51

Outro- 55:51-56:23

​ @Notevend2 talks with current American University men's basketball head coach, Duane Simpkins, on this week's episode. Simpkins grew up in the DMV where he played under legendary coach, Morgan Wootten at DeMatha Catholic. Simpkins was a star and would finish his career as a McDonald's All-American.

After a dominant high school career, he was recruited by most schools around the country and would end up committing to Maryland. Simpkins also had a good career at Maryland where he'd finish with 3 All-ACC honors. Even after much success as a player, getting into coaching didn't happen right away.

Simpkins would end up becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at Towson University for his first college coaching opportunity. He'd later have stops coaching at the high school levell, UNC-Greensboro, and George Mason. He spent 8 seasons coaching at George Mason before getting his first head coaching opportunity.

On April 1st, 2023 American University announced the hiring of Duane Simpkins. The 2024-25 season was just his second season in a head coaching role and he led American to their first NCAA tournament in over a decade. American finished the season 22-13 (13-5) and captured a Patriot League championship.

Hear about Simpkins' favorite memories growing up in the DMV, what he learned coaching under different mentors, and how he plans to build upon the success his program recently had.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:56

NBA Finals Recap / Intro- 00:56-07:53

Offseason Differences being HC vs AC, Film Focuses, Developing Plays- 07:53-14:17

What Made AU Special during 2024-25 Season, Americans Fan Support, Patriot League Tournament- 14:17-21:10

Implementing Fast Paced Offense at American, Learning from Kim English- 21:10-24:06

Non-Conference Schedule for 2025-26 Season, How American Stands Out in the DMV- 24:06-30:07

Growing up in the DMV, Relationship with Kenny Blakeney, ACC/Maryland Basketball in the Late 90's- 30:07-42:02

Len Bias Situation & Impact on DMV, Honor Playing for Maryland, Advice to Younger Generation on Getting a Career in Sports- 42:02-50:33

Break- 50:33-50:43

Challenges Becoming a First Time HC, Learning from Mentors- 50:43-55:36

Player Development Process, Goals to Building on Previous Years Success- 55:36-01:02:17

Rapid Fire (Favorite ACC PG Matchup, Intense Arenas to Play/Coach In, Funniest Coaches Worked For)- 01:02:17-01:09:54

Starting 5: Best DMV Players- 01:09:54-01:14:17

Outro- 01:14:17-01:14:52

​⁠ talks with the all-time winningest coach in Kent State's history, Rob Senderoff. Outside of taking a two year hiatus where he took his career to Indiana University to coach under Kelvin Sampson, Senderoff has spent the majority of his coaching career at Kent State.

In 2011, Senderoff took over as the head coach and has never had a losing season since then. He joins Mark Few and Tom Izzo as the only coaches to never have a losing season (minimum 10 seasons coached). His 288 wins rank 7th all-time in MAC history.

Some of his coaching highlights include being awarded the 2022 MAC Coach of the Year, leading Kent State to their first MAC tournament title since 2008, and leading Kent State to nine 20+ win seasons. This past season the Golden Flyers finished the year 24-12 and upset St. Bonaventure and Stanford in the NIT tournament.

Hear about Coach Senderoff's philosophies on both ends of the ball, his favorite MAC matchups, and what is left to accomplish for his career and the Kent State program.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:30

NBA Finals Discussion / Intro- 00:30-08:48

Hobbies Outside of Basketball, Following the NBA & Learning from the NBA- 08:48-14:48

Signing Contract Extension, Rumors about Taking Another Job, Kent St Transfer Portal Culture- 14:48-28:51

Family Atmosphere throughout Program, Coaching Tree, Connections through Kent St- 28:51-32:32

Challenges in Sustaining Success, Valuing the Guard Position, Allowing Players to Play Freely- 32:32-41:12

Developing/Evolving Defensive Philosophies, Late Game Execution Strategies- 41:12-55:15

Break- 55:15-55:23

Relationship with Brian Windhorst (New GM?), Future Goals for Kent St Program, Rivalry with Akron- 55:23-01:02:45

UMass Entering the MAC, Being Involved with Social Initiative Movements- 01:02:45-01:09:20

Rapid Fire (Favorite Non Basketball Sport, Underrated MAC Arena, Favorite MAC Road Trip)- 01:09:20-01:11:46

Starting 5: Best Defenders Coached- 01:11:46-01:14:15

Outro- 01:14:15-01:14:50

Jahn Hines, Christopher Newport's first 4x All-American joins this week's episode of ​⁠. Hines originally committed to Hampden-Sydney post leading Norview high school to a state championship. Soon after he committed to Hampden-Sydney, he decided to decommit and take his talents to Christopher Newport.

His first season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, Hines has been recognized as an All-American each year. His career was highlighted by leading CNU to their first ever National Championship in the 2022-23 season. Hines led the team averaging over 17 points and just under 6 rebounds.

The following year Hines repeated as the Coast to Coast Player of the Year and led the Captains to another NCAA tournament appearance. This past season capped off his legendary career- once again being named the C2C Player of the Year. The fifth year averaged a career high 19.9 points per game along with 6.9 rebounds.

Hear about his favorite memories throughout his career, playing for the historic program in CNU, and what's next for his basketball career.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:27

NBA Finals Discussion- 00:27-12:35

Intro- 12:35-18:17

Graduating from CNU, Jahn's Background- 18:17-21:06

2024-25 Year for CNU/Jahn, Roanoke Game Recap, Dealing with Adversity- 21:06-28:22

CNU Support, Alumni Connections, Emotions During Jersey Retirement- 28:22-32:03

Proudest Part of Individual Game Throughout Career, Relationship with Coach Krikorian, Recruitment out of HS- 32:03-47:38

2023-24 CNU's Decreased Roster Situation, NCAA Tournament Games, Playing with Brother @ CNU- 47:38-56:45

Break- 56:45-56:54

Favorite Memories Throughout Career, Team Trip to Canada, Favorite Matchups in the C2C- 56:54-01:11:58

What's Next for Jahn Hines, Signing with Agency- 01:11:58-01:15:47

Rapid Fire (Top 3 MCU Movies, Mixtape Chris Brown / Lil Durk Songs, Standout D3 Player)- 01:15:47-01:20:11

Starting 5: Best Players Played Against During Career- 01:20:11-01:22:19

Outro- 01:22:19-01:22:55

Head coach of Randolph-Macon College joins this week's episode of ​⁠. Josh Merkel is only the 5th coach in the history of the RMC men's basketball program. Merkel came to Randolph-Macon after previously leading Salisbury. At Salisbury, Merkel led to the first conference championship since the late 90's.

Now at the helm of RMC, Merkel arguably has had the most successful decade of coaching in college basketball. In 10 years Coach Merkel has been awarded ODAC Coach of the Year 7 times with an overall 129-19 record in conference play.

Merkel was the recipient of the 2022 Division 3 Coach of the Year after the Yellow Jackets captured the school's first ever national championship. The 2024-25 season was another successful season as his program was one of the best defensive teams in the country finishing the year with a 24-5 record.

Hear about his favorite memories during the 2022 national championship run, his defensive philosophies, and how it feels leading the historic Randolph-Macon program.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:23

Reactions to Tom Thibodeau Firing, NBA Finals Predictions- 00:23-14:27

Intro- 14:27-21:19

Staying Sharp during the Offseason, Coaching Influences- 21:19-28:21

RMC Coaching Tree, Expectations at Historic Program, Being only the 5th HC in Program History- 28:21-33:42

Favorite ODAC Coaching Matchups, Preparation for ODAC Games- 33:42-38:26

Using Constraints in his Program, Coaching Buzz Anthony, 2022 National Championship- 38:26-51:22

Defensive/Closeout Philosophies- 51:22-59:04

Coach Merkel asking Not Even D2 Questions (Finding Best Recruits, Advice for HS Kids Coming into New Culture)- 59:04-01:09:01

Coaching Under Coach Beilein, Using Phrases to Impact Program- 01:09:01-01:12:53

Rapid Fire (Favorite ODAC Arena, Funniest Player Coached, One Former Player to Play with Current Roster)- 01:12:53-01:16:45

Starting 5: Highest IQ Players Coached- 01:16:45-01:19:35

Outro- 01:19:35-01:20:11

Newburgh, NY native Amarri Monroe joins this week's episode of ​⁠. Monroe was a standout player for Newburgh high school before taking his career to South Kent playing in the NEPSAC. He would be a highly recruited player coming out of prep school, and eventually committed to Wofford College.

Monroe would only spend one year at Wofford before committing to Quinnipiac University where his career took off. After his first year playing for the Bobcats he earned all-conference recognition. This past season (2024-25), Monroe was awarded MAAC Player of the Year after averaging over 18 points and 9 rebounds per game.

Many people expected Monroe to transfer to play high major basketball when the news came out he was in the transfer portal. He heard from a majority of the high major, historic programs, but ultimately decided that playing another year at QU was best for his career. Monroe is hoping to become the first ever Quinnipiac player to earn back-to-back player of the year honors, and get drafted to the NBA.

Hear about Monroe's experience in the transfer portal, why he decided to come back to Quinnipiac, and more about his journey leading up to star level.

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Sneak Peak- 00:00-00:21

NBA Playoffs- 00:21-12:14

Intro- 12:14-18:59

NYK Fandom/Predictions- 18:59-20:51

Offseason Work, NBA Scouts "Report Cards", Working on Shot- 20:51-26:46

Transfer Portal Experience, Returning to Quinnipiac, Balancing Production vs. Money- 26:46-38:08

Newburgh Roots, In the Water Classic- 38:08-48:07

Break- 48:07-44:16

FY at Wofford Experience, Recruitment to Quinnipiac- 44:16-53:46

Factors Leading to Success at Quinnipiac, Defensive Philosophy- 53:46-57:22

MAAC Competition, Mindset during Comebacks- 57:22-01:04:51

What Makes QU Special, Playing City Rocks EYBL- 01:04:51-01:09:55

Future for Amarri Monroe- 01:09:55-01:12:18

Rapid Fire (Favorite Matchups in the MAAC, Relationship with QU Hockey, Top Talents in 845)- 01:12:18-01:16:55

Starting 5: Best Players Played Against- 01:16:55-01:19:13

Outro- 01:19:13-01:19:51

On this week's episode of Not Even D2, host KJ Allison breaks down the lack of diversity seen within Division 3 men's basketball head coaching. Through conversations with four black/minority head coaches.

Dominic Parker is currently the head coach at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and just finished his first season leading the Tigers.

Donald Morris has been the head coach for Framingham State for the past four seasons.

Michael McClendon will be heading into his fourth season as the Springfield head coach. The only black coach in program history.

Edwind McGhee previously was on staff as the associate head coach before being named head coach of North Park University.

Hear different parts of each of their journeys, their opinions on how to decrease the gap between white head coaches and black head coaches and how they run their program as one of the few black coaches in the division.

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Intro- 00:00-01:40

Research, Introduction to Coaches- 01:40-11:55

Coach Dominic Parker (RIT MBB)- 11:55-23:50

Coach Donald Morris (Framingham State MBB)- 23:50-30:21

Coach Michael McClendon (Springfield MBB)- 30:21-49:04

Coach Edwind McGhee (North Park MBB)- 49:04-01:03:30

Outro- 01:03:30-01:05:22