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Tales From The Hoop

Ricky Frech and Dave Frech

A podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history.

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Episode 45 – Best NBA Father-Son Duo

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/03/23

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, we’re picking the best father-son duo who both played in the NBA. You […]

58:09

Episode 44 – The NBA Player You Don’t Want To Fight

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/03/16

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, we’re picking the NBA player we’d least want to fight. If we missed […]

67:49

Episode 43 – The Best NBA Nickname

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/03/09

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re back in Bracket Season. That means a new episode every week! This week, the brothers are joined by guest Michael Ruiz to decide the best nickname […]

82:58

Episode 42 – The Best McDonald’s All-American Team Ever

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2026/03/02

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re heading into Bracket Season for the second year in a row. That means a new episode every week! This time, we’re deciding the best McDonald’s All-American […]

36:04

Episode 41 – Oscar Schmidt

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/02/16

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re looking at the second-greatest scorer in basketball history, Oscar Schmidt. The talented Brazilian doesn’t get nearly enough credit among NBA fans, but his story is the […]

37:59

Episode 40 – Aleksandar Nikolic, The Father of...

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/02/02

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re sticking in the world of true crime and looking at the story of Aleksandar Nikolic, the guy who turned Yugoslavia (and by extension Serbia) into a […]

34:49

Episode 39 – Leonel Marquetti

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2026/01/19

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re sticking in the world of true crime and looking at the story of Leonel Marquetti, a McDonald’s All-American turned murderer.

49:44

Episode 38 – Lorenzen Wright

Tales From The Hoop ·

2026/01/05

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re finally leaving the ABA behind and moving back into true crime for a bit. This time, we’re looking into the sprawling mystery around who exactly killed […]

76:43

Episode 37 – The ABA Part 12 – Spirits of St. Louis

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/12/22

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at one of the wildest teams […]

48:01

Episode 36 – The ABA Part 11 – Kentucky Colonels

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/12/08

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Colonels went from […]

48:01

Episode 35 – The ABA Part 10 – New Jersey Nets

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/11/24

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Nets went from […]

51:03

Episode 34 – The ABA Part 9 – San Antonio Spurs

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/11/10

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how San Antonio brought the […]

60:39

Episode 33 – The ABA Part 8 – The Denver Rockets

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/10/27

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Denver Rockets and how […]

111:37

Emergency Pod – 2025-26 NBA Preseason Power Rankings

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/10/20

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. Today, we’re taking a break from the ABA to look toward the future, breaking down our preseason predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season. Who will stand on top and who […]

45:41

Episode 32 – The ABA Part 7 – The Stars

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/10/13

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Stars, who started in […]

62:22

Episode 31 – The ABA Part 6 – The Indiana Pacers

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/09/29

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Indiana Pacers, sometimes called […]

41:42

Episode 30 – The ABA Part 5 – The Miami Ball Girls

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/09/15

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Miami Floridians, who were […]

57:15

Episode 29 – The ABA Part 4 – Johnny Neumann, Wendell...

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/09/01

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at Johnny Neumann, Wendell Ladner, and […]

61:20

Episode 28 – The ABA Part 3 – Wilt Chamberlain and...

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/08/18

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at Wilt Chamberlain and the San […]

68:29

Episode 27 – The ABA Part 2 – From Oakland to...

Tales From The Hoop ·

2025/08/04

Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. Today, we’re looking back at the Oakland Oaks and seeing the long and […]

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