The Bill Chaves Podcast

Mar 18 2025 169 ep. 51 mins 5
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Presented by Midco Sports Network. University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves and MidcoSN's Alex Heinert sit down every week and discuss the latest with UND Athletics, intercollegiate issues, as well as some good ol’ fashioned sports talk.

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Bill Chaves Pod_EP 171

Mar 18 2025 43 mins  
In this week’s episode, Bill and Alex welcome the NCHC’s Michael Weisman to preview what to expect in St. Paul at this weekend’s Frozen Faceoff (1:20). The guys then dig into UND’s prospects at the X before recapping impressive final acts for basketball and indoor track and stellar mid-season runs for softball and tennis (24:30). On the B-Side (36:05), the March Madness sel

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 170

Mar 03 2025 50 mins  
In this week’s episode, Bill and Alex welcome The Summit League’s Myndee Kay Larsen to look ahead to this week’s glorious return of the conference’s basketball championships in Sioux Falls (1:15). The guys then discuss North Dakota’s weekend outlook on the hardwood and the ice (18:34) before celebrating big successes for indoor track and field, softball, and tennis (30:12

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 169

Feb 18 2025 51 mins  
In this week’s episode, Bill and Alex welcome UND Athletics CFO Chad Karthauser to talk all things money and college athletics, from revenue sharing and the House settlement to how UND measures themselves among peer institutions (1:52). Then, there are big wins and new school records to discuss, as the guys whip around the winter and spring sports scene (27:19) before flipping to

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 168

Feb 03 2025 50 mins  
In this week’s episode, Bill and Alex are joined by Deputy AD Erik Martinson to talk about the opening of the new Nodak Insurance Company Sports Performance Center (1:19) before discussing rule changes, officiating, and the nature of video review (14:38). Then, there are positives on the court, the ice, and the track to look back on, as UND basketball, hockey, indoor track, and t

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 167

Jan 20 2025 68 mins  
In this week’s episode, Bill and Alex are joined by Dr. Art Malloy, UND’s VP of Student Affairs, to discuss a variety of topics, including Martin Luther King’s legacy, the elevation of the UND student experience, and the time Art played a pick-up game against Michael Jordan (1:09). Then, Bill reflects on the goings-on at last week’s NCAA Convention (25:05) before giving an

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 166

Jan 05 2025 54 mins  
In the first pod of 2025, Bill and Alex chat with UND Champions Club Director Val Sussex about all the alumni events surrounding UND Hockey’s upcoming series at Arizona State as well as how to get involved in the Champions Club moving forward (:55). Then, the guys discuss the goings-on around NoDak’s winter sports programs and detail new coach hires for soccer and football (17:

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 165

Dec 14 2024 46 mins  
This week, Bill and Alex look back at the steps that led to the hiring of Eric Schmidt as UND’s new head football coach (2:42) before discussing hockey’s pre-Christmas surge (18:13) and the non-conference highs and lows of men’s and women’s basketball (27:46). On the B-Side (35:24), Spurs win big ahead of the Chaves-Heinert Derby, the Red Sox win big by landing Garrett Croc

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 164

Nov 24 2024 57 mins  
This week, Bill and Alex are joined by Summit League Commissioner Josh Fenton to address the constantly evolving NCAA landscape and discuss the changes to the league’s basketball championship schedule (1:51). Bill then adds closure to the football and volleyball seasons before looking ahead to Thanksgiving week plans for hockey and basketball (28:57). On the B-Side (50:44), Spurs

Bill Chaves Pod_EP 163

Nov 10 2024 52 mins  
This week, Bill and Alex are joined by UND Deputy Director of Athletics Erik Martinson to talk about the creation of the Capital City Classic, the farewell sendoff for the Hyslop, and the excitement around this week’s grand opening of Memorial Village 1 (1:51). The guys then reflect on a week that saw multiple changes in plans for two road basketball games and an impressive start

Bill Chaves Pod EP 162

Oct 29 2024 53 mins  
This week, Bill and Alex are joined by UND Provost Eric Link to discuss the boom in enrollment and retention at the university and the role athletics play in both (1:21). The guys then look back on the highs and lows of the previous fortnight in UND Athletics before previewing a handful of big events coming in the first week of November, including the Summit League XC Championships