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D Hoop University
by Darrell Harris
Hosted by the one and only Dhoopster. Life talk largely boiled down to basketball, wrestling, fantasy football or whatever conversation needs to be had. The show's title is a reminder to always be humble enough to have a student's mindset - one that is willing to learn, while putting in the work that produces desirable results. (...also glorifying college nostalgia and kicking it with some of your Day 1's) Thank you for listening.
Episodes
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The Deck Resets (ft. Jacob Awada)
Ft. Jacob Awada - If you thought classes would be canceled because the season is over, you're sadly mistaken. Now that the dust from the NBA Playoffs has settled, Professor Hoop dives right into the offseason storylines with Jacob Awada of Hoops Hall. Do your homework & enjoy the pod! (02:39)...
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The Aftershocks (ft. Sean Bush)
Has 'the big one' already happened - or could the Dallas Mavericks stun the NBA world again by trading the first overall pick? On this episode, Darrell & Sean walk through all possible scenarios between now and the NBA Draft, including Giannis trade rumors. Stick around for the 25 & under draft...
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The One That Got Away (ft. Marvin Bragg)
On this episode, we welcome one of Darrell's closest former teammates on the pod for a trip down memory lane. Marvin Bragg is a D1 College Hooper with experience coaching on multiple levels. Along the way, the fellas discuss the evolution of basketball across generations. We also re-visit our…
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The Wild Speculation (ft. JB the Ticket)
In this episode, Darrell and JB discuss the current state of the NBA playoffs following Jayson Tatum's injury in Game 4. JB then floats the idea of the Minnesota Timberwolves relocating to a more favorable markets (wink wink - Las Vegas). The conversation also touches on the WNBA's growth and the...
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The Homework Matters
It's time for a Round 2 playoff check-in. Hoop gives his thoughts on all four remaining matchups, as game 4's tip-off. Let's just say, things are looking pretty different after game 3 - Enjoy the pod! (00:30) We begin with the Timberwolves' impressive performance against Golden State - are the...
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The Microwave Success
On this episode, Professor Hoop takes the hot seat to address the Lakers, who are on the brink of elimination in the 1st round. After unpacking the game 4 collapse, he gives a hat tip to the Timberwolves, before shifting to the Rockets/Warriors series, the inevitable Giannis Antentokounmpo...
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The Granddaddy of ‘em All w/ Fish Flicks
“Finally, WrestleMania HAS COME BACK to Sin Cityyy!!” To mark the occasion, Kwest a.k.a. “Fish Flicks” stops by DHU to run through the card & make some predictions. Before that, Darrell gives some instant reactions to the WNBA draft & previews the play-in tournament games. Enjoy the pod! (1:30)...
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The Hard Questions Ft. Terrel Emerson
Chief Talk That Talk drops in on DHU to give instant reactions to the Houston-Florida National Championship game. From there the fellas get into UNLV's path to redemption in the transfer portal/NIL era and what conference re-alingment means going forwards. Darrell asks if the lottery is crazy for...
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The Statement Victory / Transfer Portal Chaos
Feat. ‘Chef CeLo’ - in his first appearance on the podcast, Donte, a.k.a. CeLo, leads the discussion on the transfer portal and what changes are needed in the NCAA Tournament. After Final Four predictions, we talk NBA - specifically why it may be a short list of contenders in the West. We also...
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The Game of the Season / Final Four 2025
Feat. JB the Ticket - As March concludes, the madness only amplifies. On this double-feature pod, Darrell gives instant reactions to the Nuggets-Timberwolves 2OT showdown, before unpacking this year's NCAA Final Four with host of Vegas Scoreboard Express (and proud DHU alum), JB the Ticket. Enjoy...
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The Million Dollar Question
With less than 30 days left in the regular season, it's time to get real. Darrell sets the scene with an overdue "Who's Hoopin?" segment, covering some of the teams highlighted in his recent work for NBA.com - even managing to slip in some NCAA Tournament predictions. It all leads to the million...
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The Ghost of Golden State
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - Casual Diehards back at it again, here to address Cleveland’s 25-3 comeback against his mighty Celtics. Has the chink in the armor been found? The guys also give a warning that the spirit of the Golden State Warriors is alive and well…So what does this mean for the Western...
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The Process is Over
The All-Star break is over & there are meaningful hoops to discuss. Darrell kicks off the coverage with the latest Who’s Hooping, what the data says about the new-look Lakers, and some ultimatums for our friends in Philly & Phoenix. Enjoy the pod! First off, a ROBUST shoutouts segment (2:30),...
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The Trades Heard 'Round the World
It's just me Uce! - Darrell flies solo to share his take on the historical whirlwind that is the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline. He traces back to what may be the reason(s) for teams' sudden aggression, before diving into which teams he thinks are Finals bound. Rapid fire takeaways on the most recent...
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The Going Gets Tough
Feat. Davion Sylvester & Shiva Dhiman - The Casual Diehards rocking again with a bevy of ethical hoops discussion. Davi joins the pod for the first time to offer his perspective on the surging OKC Thunder, as a loyal fan. Shiv defends his Celtics midseason slump, before the fellas jump into what...
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The Who's Hooping Pod
Feat. Jacob Awada - Always a good time when Jake makes an appearance at DHU, on this episode we're covering a little bit of everything in the NBA. We start with some words of encouragement for everyone impacted by the devastating SoCal wildfires, before jumping right into our featured segment,...
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The Netflix Era Brother
Feat. Justin Walker - Professional wrestling. The gift that keeps on giving. Justin comes back to DHU to dive into WWE's premier episode of Monday Night Raw live on Netflix. The guys recap the show itself, while also decoding the examples that reflect a new identity for the company. As always,...
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The Rebuttal Pt. 1
Feat. JB the Ticket - It's the most wonderful time of the year as a basketball fan. When it's Christmas Day and you refuse to leave the living room because the NBA is what's on everyone's mind. Except that's not quite the case this year, is it? It's time we had a conversation. JB the Ticket is…
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The 70-Win Watch
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - Cheers to season 3, the Casual Diehards back to dig into a new season of NBA Basketball. On this episode, Darrell opens up about his new gig writing for NBA.com, before diving into the two conferences roughly 12 games into the new year. One striking stat sticks out, two teams...
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The WNBA Hot Take / Mock Draft Szn
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - The Casual Diehards are back, however not until Darrell calls an iso to get off his hot take prediction for this year's WNBA Season. Spoiler alert, could the Indiana Fever make the WNBA Finals??? Stranger things have happened. Then, Hoop and Shiv complete a fantasy football...
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The Styles Clash / Pathway to Gold 2
Feat. Rocket Henderson - Another first-timer checks in at D Hoop University. He's one of Hoop's oldest friends. Rocket uses his experience with the game of basketball to juxtapose the American style with what's happening Internationally, as Team USA inches closer to Olympic gold. (3:45) Thoughts…
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The Big Jayce Feature
Summer check-ins continue, this time spotlighting one of the most talented artists in LA. Big Jayce makes his DHU debut to unpack his new album Big Jayce World. He's a man of many names, but not so many words... until now. Later on the guys discuss Olympic hoops, following Team USA's win over…
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The Birthday Pod / Lakers Summer Deep Dive
Feat. Kendall Gilliam - On the heels of the NBA Draft, Hoop is joined by his good brother to discuss all things Lakers. What does the addition of Dalton Knecht & Bronny James mean? Who should the Lakers front office be targeting going into free agency? This is followed by thoughts about Team USA...
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The Dust is Unsettled / Off-Season Emergency Pod
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - Just when you realized you missed us, the Casual Diehards are back with instant reactions to the New York Knicks / Brooklyn Nets trade. Prior to that, Shiv and Darrell give Boston their flowers properly, and later on Hoop drops bombs about Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese & Bronny...
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The WNBA Season Preview
Feat. Terrel Emerson - There's no better person to kick the W off with than the man in the building for Ring Night himself. Hoop and Chatterbox get right into the league's opening night, with thoughts on Caitlin Clark, a fantasy draft recap & discussion on title contenders. We close with a...
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The Like That Pod
Feat. Kevin Wilson - Lots to discuss on today's pod. The rap beef is cooked, served, and ready to be digested. The NBA playoffs are down to the who's who of the league and the title is within reach. Awards have been announced. Kev & Hoop get into it all in what was a fantastic conversation start…
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The Postseason is Here / All-NBA Discussion / Drake vs. Everybody
Feat. Omar James & Shiva Dhiman. It's the most wonderful time of the year. The best postseason in sports is here, AND there's rap beef ?! Recorded on the final day of the regular season: The gang tackles the state of Drake vs. Everybody then offer a play-in preview. Rounding out the pod is a...
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The Phone Call
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - The Causual Diehards lead a toast to the final stretch of the NBA regular season. Hoop guides the pod through some of the forgotten storylines of the year through the lens of fantasy basketball, as he battles in his league's championship matchup. Enjoy the pod! (5:05) Hoop…
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The Podcast About Nothing
Feat. Suge Wrestling & Justin Walker. If you get the reference in the pod's title, extra credit for you! Today's pod is about something indeed - that being the WrestleMania XL main event(s). Hoop, Suge & Justin try to capture what makes this moment in time for WWE feel so grand. All while giving...
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The Look in the Mirror
Feat. Chuck Campbell & Omar James. T-minus 4 weeks until the NBA Playoffs are here, meaning it's time to be honest about whether or not our respective teams (Dallas & LAL) have what it takes. The conversation fluidly turns to March Madness & women's basketball. Enjoy the pod! (5:00) We start with...
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The All Due Respect
Featuring Terrel Emerson & Shiva Dhiman. Cheers to the 50th episode of the pod, to celebrate we're breaking down Super Bowl LVIII which took place in our own backyard. After closing the book on the NFL season, we transition to phase two of the NBA season. The guys make arguments for which teams…
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The Slap Heard 'Round the World
Featuring Kwestin Fisher a.k.a. 'Fish Flicks.' The WrestleMania XL Kickoff presser in Las Vegas provided a LOT to dive into. Kwest & Hoop break it all down in regards to the main event storyline between the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns, the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes, and Dwayne 'The Rock'...
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The Finishing of the Story
Feat. Justin Walker - Fresh off an interview with former ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli, my main man drops in to discuss the 2024 Royal Rumble PLE. The beauty of a four-match card is the agenda is clear. The other beauty of wrestling, is that there's no condensed way to talk about it. So…
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The Royal Rumble Power Rankings
Feat. Suge Wrestling. On a day WWE finds themselves in headlines everywhere, Hoop welcomes Suge to the class for a thorough discussion, Since only one person can win the Royal Rumble, we make the arguments for the very best candidates and put them in some logical order. On that journey, the guys...
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The Season Premiere / 7 Somethings pt. 1
Feat. Shiva Dhiman - Now more than ever, the Casual Diehards are back! Darrell & Shiv getting back to the basics. We're talking hoops first on the heels of the Pascal Siakam trade, followed by a western & eastern conference round-up midway through the NBA Season. We lay our fantasy seasons to…
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The Catch Up
Featuring Justin Walker (and Austin Theory, technically). Welcome everybody, class is back in session. We're hitting the ground running with immediate reactions to the Las Vegas Raiders firing their Head Coach and General Manager (5:40) and what opportunities there are to salvage the season. The...
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The Top 2's But Not 2
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. Who's ready to discuss NBA basketball? The Casual Diehards, back to their bread & butter, are here to recap the Damian Lillard trade in its entirety. That convo pivots to Darrell's highly anticipated "Top 2's, but not 2" list of the best superstar duos in the League....
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The Rock Has Come Back!
Join Darrell - who's finding his wings as a solo podcaster - as he breaks down his five weekend winners & losers. A stacked show as far as topics go. We begin with fantasy football week 2 results coming off of MNF, before venturing into the world of betting, Deion Sanders and the Colorado…
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The Miracle at MetLife
Week 1 of the NFL is in the books, meaning we have a lot to recap. Fantasy fireworks happened, injuries happened, and the madness is only just beginning. Darrell goes solo recapping standout performances by position. Before wrapping up, we talk team USA finishing medal-less in the FIBA World Cup…
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The Art is Subjective
Featuring David Hawkins. A-one-of-a-kind conversation. No notes needed. The objective for the pod was to let my guy Dave explain his tech/arts & innovation company "Art Is Subjective," and that was accomplished. Everything else was a natural flow of connecting about shared interests and...
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The Dawg Days are Over
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. Let the beauty of fantasy football begin. Casual Diehards host their first pod in over a month to recap the podcast league fantasy draft (3:25). Darrell & Shiv walk you through their respective rosters & draft strategies ahead of week 1 of the NFL Regular Season. Dhoop...
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The Circle of Life / Freestyle Friday
Featuring Twan Lama. A week in the making, this episode is a double-feature that first pays tribute to the legacy of WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt. His sudden passing rocked the wrestling world, and Darrell does his best to honor the passion he brought to wrestling with a narrative about his lasting...
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The Game Recognize Game
Featuring Mylen Makes. Another former high school teammate that's making big moves. Music is Mylen's newest venture, while his artistry includes fashion, modeling, videography & more. Meaning there's plenty to discuss in the years since he and I last caught up. Hear how 'the kid with vitiligo'...
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The Year of the Underdog
Featuring Shiva Dhiman & Jeremy Williams. The fantasy league kicks into high gear with the live reveal of the draft order. Hear our reactions in real-time as the strategizing begins. Then we run the gamut on teams that shouldn't be overlooked, in a season where everything is up for grabs. Along…
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The State of the Shoe Game
Featuring Dylan Sanglay. Drip check! We're talking kicks today with one of the best resellers in the game. First off, we get to know Dylan Sanglay the businessman (3:30) before sharing which shoe made us fall in love with kicks (15:20). From there we dive into fake shoes (25:00), yeezy's, dunks,...
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The Pathway to Gold / SummerSlam '23 Review
Featuring Terrel Emerson & Justin Walker. Resident 'league insider' and Head of Talk That Talk, Terrel Emerson, gives first-hand tales from Team USA's week in Las Vegas and how that may translate to the FIBA World Cup. Writer/web extraordinaire Justin Walker makes his DHU debut later on to recap...
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The 2k Twinnz
Featuring Gregory & Jeremy Carlyle. Got it out the mud with these two guys at an early age. First up, (7:45) Jerm & Greg share their experience playing college basketball before expanding on who are the 2K Twinnz in real life, and what's next in their journey (21:25). We then take it back to the...
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Mr. Utopia & The Big Steppers
Featuring Shiva Dhiman, Omar James, Kendall Gilliam. The first music discussion on the podcast merits the double-feature/double entendre as the title. Shiv, Darrell and Omar begin with the Travis Scott 'Utopia' roundtable. All sides are heard before branching out to football, fútbol & Slamball....
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The Safe Space
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. The Casual Diehards go heavy on the casual here. The common denominator in the lead topics is fatherhood. Hear Darrell's venting session from Raider's Training Camp (2:00), and join us in sending our best wishes to Bronny and the entire James family (17:20). For kicks and...
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The Opinions Over Statistics
Featuring Shiva Dhiman. *Special announcement episode* Good checking in with my boy Shiv. (4:35) Shoutouts deliver some "Utopia" talk followed by a toast to a mini-milestone. Then "The Casual Diehard Fantasy Football Show" begins (11:40), featuring big picture analysis & drafting strategies....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by the one and only Dhoopster.
Life talk largely boiled down to basketball, wrestling, fantasy football or whatever conversation needs to be had.
The show's title is a reminder to always be humble enough to have a student's mindset - one that is willing to learn, while putting in the work that produces desirable results. (...also glorifying college nostalgia and kicking it with some of your Day 1's)
Thank you for listening.
HOSTED BY
Darrell Harris
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Hosted by the one and only Dhoopster. Life talk largely boiled down to basketball, wrestling, fantasy football or whatever conversation needs to be had. The show's title is a reminder to always be humble enough to have a student's mindset - one that is willing to learn, while putting in the work...
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