In 2023, Hitting the Hardwood was launched with one goal in mind — to be the home for Minnesota Lynx and WNBA fans. It’s something the community of dedicated fans deserves, and what HTH strives to provide year-round.
With the establishment of HTH, we dove head first into the audio world for the first time, expanding upon over a decade of covering the WNBA and NBA with a new form of storytelling.
What began as a single podcast quickly grew, with Terry Horstman and Andrew Dukowitz joining founder Mitchell Hansen in 2025 with the establishment of the HTH Network, a group of podcasts built to bring WNBA and NBA fans closer to the game through in-depth news, analysis and coverage with four podcasts covering the Minnesota Lynx and Minnesota Timberwolves.
And thanks to the incredible support of fans, listeners, readers and patreon members, HTH is expanding once again.
Same Hitting the Hardwood. Even More Coverage.
HTH will continue to provide what fans have been used to receiving, but now we are so much more. We are officially evolving from a podcast network to a full-fledged media outlet providing you the latest on all things Minnesota hoops.
From the pros to college and beyond, HTH is your go-to source for everything happening across the Minnesota basketball landscape — including the Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Gophers and the broader WNBA, NBA, college and high school communities.
At HTH, we will take you behind the scenes of players and teams within the state while providing top-notch stories, podcasts, analysis and more across the state of Minnesota.
We are here to provide the same basketball coverage of teams that make up the basketball scene, while also stepping off of the hardwood and paying attention to things happening outside of basketball throughout the state.
Regardless of how much HTH grows, we will never lose track of who we are and why HTH was founded. HTH will continue to shine a light on women’s basketball, but we also want to unite all Minnesota basketball fans as one — celebrating the game, its stories and the communities built around it with the same coverage across the board.
HTH isn’t just a media outlet. It’s a movement, it’s a community, and it’s your home for Minnesota hoops that strives to be a major part of the Minnesota basketball scene for years to come.
Welcome to the new Hitting the Hardwood.
Supporting Hitting the Hardwood
To help Hitting the Hardwood get off the ground and also be able to add more writers to our team, we ask that you please consider supporting us in any way that you can!
We have a GoFundMe started to collect donations and also have a HTH Patreon Community where you will get exclusive news and info all in one place and sent right to you.
Donations will go directly to the HTH team and growing our group of talent that is passionate about providing you with the content you deserve. Thank you for your support!