CO-FOUNDERS

Jonathon Dues

Jonathon is a Co-Founder of HoopsLink and leads the company's overall strategic vision. Jonathon was a four-year starter and two-year captain on full scholarship at Hillsdale College. At Hillsdale, Jonathon helped the Chargers to their first ever Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in 2001, and the first two at-large bids to the NCAA Division II Tournament in the school’s history (2001 and 2002). During his career, he was named 1st Team All GLIAC and Academic All GLIAC and finished with 1,478 points (11th all time).  He earned his B.A. in Speech Communication in 2003.

Dave Holtzmuller

Dave Holtzmuller is a Co-Founder of HoopsLink.  He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 2004 and Boston College Law School in 2007.  After a distinguished high school athletic career, Dave joined the W&M Basketball Team as a walk-on during the 2003-04 season and played in 16 games.

Brad Rainko

Brad is a Co-Founder of HoopsLink and leads the company's revenue generating activities through membership sales and marketing as well as corporate sponsorships. 

Brad was a tight end on Michigan State University's Football team, under head coach Nick Saban, where he earned three varsity letters and scored the 1st touchdown of MSU's 1998 campaign. He was also a significant contributor on the 1999 team that finished 7th in the country. Brad was awarded Academic All-Big Ten two times and was a MSU Academic Excellence Award winner three times. While at MSU he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a pre-med emphasis.

Tim Doyle

Tim is a Co-Founder of HoopsLink and focuses his efforts on membership sales as the lead spokesperson for HoopsLink nationwide.  Tim is a former All-Big Ten basketball player at Northwestern.  Known for his toughness and basketball panache, Tim learned the game on the playgrounds of New York City.  He is featured in the book Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament where Tim became a playground legend on the famed blacktop in Harlem.

Member ambassadors

Bobby Frasor, University of North Carolina       
Jordan Cornette, University of Notre Dame
Tai Duncan, Grinnell College
Dan Doyle, North Central University
Adam Dauksas, Professional, Illinois Wesleyan University
Mike Passananti, Augustana College
Zack Novak, Professional, University of Michigan
Nate Gannon, Mt. Lebanon HS, PA
Jon Mandeldove, Professional, UConn
Da’Veed Dildy, Stanford University
Eric Vierneisel, Professional, University of California
Kristin Heidloff, Georgetown University
Brady Merchant, Harvard University
Tim Szatko, Professional, Holy Cross College
Sterling Williams, Northwestern University
Sean Wallis, Washington U-St. Louis
Steve Conway, Loyola Academy, IL
Brad Guinane, Professional, Hillsdale College
Alex Klupchak, Naperville Central HS, IL
Andy Strandmark, Professional, Illinois State
Steve Ritzema, St. Olaf College
Ben Kaplan, Amherst College
Charlie Hughes, University of Chicago
Paul Riskus, University of Chicago
Ryan Tillema, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Brian Desimone, Augustana College
Tim Van Harmelen, Ramsey HS, NJ
Mike Wax, Depauw University
Aubery Denard, Dominican University
Nicole Dames, West Alabama
Mike Ernst, Loras College
Mark Telander, St. Xavier University
Mike Cole, Professional, East-West University
Mike Bailen, Highland Park HS, IL
Scott McAdams, Oak Park-River Forest HS, IL