The Crew!!!

Dave McHugh

Host, Creator
Baltimore, Md.

dave.mchugh@d3hoops.com

Dave McHugh created Hoopsville in the fall of 2000. At the time, he was working for an internet-only sports broadcasting company and there was broadcast time available. Dave decided it would be worth trying to do a weekly broadcast that covered only Division III basketball. The rest, they say, is history.
McHugh is the host of the program and does all the production work as well. He has even taken the show on the road to the Final Four in Salem each of the past eight years and the Provident Pride of Maryland Tournament at the beginning of the last two seasons. Dave is a graduate of Goucher College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Management. He became involved in Division III basketball in his first year at Goucher where he worked for the Sports Information Department while playing on the varsity soccer team. He also became the public address announcer for Goucher Athletics and is now in his 14th season as the "Voice of the Gophers". McHugh occasionally announces basketball games and other events for other schools in the Baltimore region. McHugh is also a play-by-play & color commentator for D3hoops. com and D3football.com. The job has even given him the chance to call several Division III national championship men's basketball games for D3hoopsNet and the ESPN radio affiliate in Roanoke, Va. Dave was also on the call for the triple-overtime Sweet 16 game between Guilford and Lincoln in 2007, in which Guilford's Ben Strong scored a NCAA record 59 points and proved to be Lincoln's last game in Division III. Dave and his wife Anne lives outside Baltimore, where he works for the ABC affiliate (WMAR) as a news and sports producer.

Bob Quillman

Midwest & WIAC Regional Reporter

bobquill@aol.com

Bob Quillman was one of the very first regional reporters Hoopsville ever had. He has been with the program every year it has been on the air and been apart of several Final Four broadcasts in Salem.Quillman fell in love with Division III basketball his freshman year at Illinois Wesleyan (1989-1990). He watched games at Fred Young Fieldhouse, which he called "a cozy little venue that just seemed to smell like basketball. I felt I had stumbled upon something very special."His junior year, Quillman became the play-by-play broadcaster for all Titan basketball games for the campus radio station (WESN). He now works for WJBC covering IWU basketball as either a play-by-play or analyst. He has worked for legendary play-by-play broadcaster Art Kimball (2001-2005) and now works with Eric Stock.His experiences with IWU, the CCIW, and the rest of the Division III basketball world made him an easy choice as a regional reporter, especially for the very tough and vast Midwest and West regions.In his own words:

I'm a 1993 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan with a degree in Risk Management. I've been employed by State Farm Insurance for 14 years, where I am currently the Manager of Franchise Relations at our Corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. I'm in my seventh season as the color voice of Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball on WJBC Radio, a commercial station in Bloomington.

I've been a regular follower of D3hoops.com since 1998, the year I first posted on the message board under the handle "Titan Q." Pat Coleman's website has been a God-send for D3 fans and it has changed the face of Division 3 basketball. Through my involvement in D3hoops.com I was connected with Hoopsville host Dave McHugh for the original season, and have been part of the show ever since. I'll be covering the Midwest region and the WIAC for you once again each week. Feel free to e-mail anytime - bobquill@aol.com. Thanks for your support of Division III athletics!

Gordon Mann

Atlantic & Mid-Atlantic Regional Reporter
Philadelphia, Pa.

gordon.mann@d3hoops.com

Gordon Mann is in his fourth full-time season with Hoopsville. Mann is a 2000 graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. He has lived all over the country including Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern California, the woods of Connecticut, Central New York and now back in Philadelphia. Gordon's first taste of Division III athletics came as co-Sports Director at WRTC 89.3 FM where he called football, basketball and hockey action for his beloved "Clamorin' Clucks." He has had the opportunity to broadcast a wide range of sports including professional hockey, soccer and even gymnastics for television, radio and the Internet.Mann helps cover the Atlantic and East Regions as a reporter for Hoopsville, but covers games up and down the eastern seaboard for D3hoops.com. He also covers the East region for D3football.com. And while not spending time for both sites, he tries to study for his Political Science classes.

Note: After handling public affairs and media relations for a New York State Senator, Gordon has gone back to school, working towards a master's at Penn. It's not D-III, but we'll forgive him this time.

Mark Simon

Northeast Regional Reporter
Plymouth, Conn.

Mark has been a contributor to Hoopsville nearly every week of every season, especially as the Northeast Regional Reporter and go-to guy when it comes to women's basketball. Mark brings to the show not only incredible knowledge of the northeast, but also of the women's side of D3. That makes him one of the most versatile and knowledgeable reporters on the show.Mark Simon lives in Plymouth, Conn. He is a writer, broadcaster and researcher. Mark has also been a contributor to both D3hoops.com and D3football.com.He formerly worked as a sportswriter at The Trenton Times for seven years and is a 1997 graduate of The College of New Jersey, with a degree in English- Journalism.

J.C. DeLass

East Region Reporter
Rochester, NY

J.C. has joined Hoopsville this year for the first time, helping cover the East Region. JC is best known as the radio voice for the Rochester Yellowjackets and several other teams in Central and Upstate New York.J.C. is a former sports anchor at WROC TV and is now the station manager for WYSL-AM.J.C. is very much on top of what is going on in the East Region since he sees so many of the teams and programs in his travels. We look forward to J.C. bring us great, in-depth looks at the region along with story lines we may not see on the surface.

Rick Seidel

Special Contributor
Roanoke, Vir.

Rick has been an occasional contributor to the show for a number of years, including numerous appearances when the show has traveled to Salem, Virginia for the Men's Championships. Rick primarily covers Roanoke Basketball and the rest of the ODAC for the local ESPN radio affiliate in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia. Rick will help us keep track of the ODAC and other South Region action through out the season.

Pat Coleman

Special Contributor & Executive Editor, D3sports.com
Minneapolis, Minn.

info@d3sports.com

Pat Coleman has been an integral part of Hoopsville, almost since the beginning. He helped the show get notoriety and respect in the annals for D3 shortly after the show debuted in 2000. Ever since, he has been a contributor in many ways, appearing on the show from whenever there is a major story to even occasions where time needs to be filled. He served as co-host in studio on many occasions during the years. Coleman is the executive editor of D3sports.com (which includes D3hoops.com, D3football.com, D3baseball.com and D3soccer.com) and has been publishing information on the Internet since 1994. He has served as Sports Information Director at Catholic and Gallaudet in Washington, D.C., and the Capital Athletic Conference. Coleman graduated from Catholic in 1994 with a degree in Spanish for International Service. He is currently the Sports Editor for the Verizon Central Newsroom after a stint as copy desk chief at NBCSports.com and more than a decade working for USA Today.
Coleman, 36, is married to Catherine Brennan Coleman. They have a daughter, Elizabeth, born in November 1997. A son, Robert, was born in June 2002 and another daughter, Colleen, was born in April 2005.