Meet the Team

Surya Fernandez

Surya has managed Hot Hot Hoops since 2009 and has also covered the Miami Heat over the years for Fox Sports Florida, Yahoo!, SB Nation and many others.

Surya Fernandez

Editor-in-chief

Surya has managed Hot Hot Hoops since 2009 and has also covered the Miami Heat over the years for Fox Sports Florida, Yahoo!, SB Nation and many others.

Matt Hanifan

Matt Hanifan is a Heat/NBA staff writer, social media manager and podcaster for Hot Hot Hoops. Living in Nevada, he is HHH’s West Coast correspondent who enjoys nothing more than analyzing the game he loves from every angle imaginable.

Matt Hanifan

Senior Writer/Podcast Host

Matt Hanifan is a Heat/NBA staff writer, social media manager and podcaster for Hot Hot Hoops. Living in Nevada, he is HHH’s West Coast correspondent who enjoys nothing more than analyzing the game he loves from every angle imaginable.

Daniel Riccio

Dan is a Miami Heat senior writer, social media manager and occasional contributing podcaster for Hot Hot Hoops. Based out of NJ, he has been a loyal Heat Lifer ever since 2010 and credits his passion for basketball to the LBJ/Wade/Bosh ‘Big 3’.

Daniel Riccio

Senior Writer

Dan is a Miami Heat senior writer, social media manager and occasional contributing podcaster for Hot Hot Hoops. Based out of NJ, he has been a loyal Heat Lifer ever since 2010 and credits his passion for basketball to the LBJ/Wade/Bosh ‘Big 3’.

Hot Hot Hoops is the #1 Miami HEAT blog featuring news, in-depth analysis, game recaps, podcasts and much more.
 
Since 2009, Hot Hot Hoops has been dedicated to consistently providing Miami HEAT and NBA fans quality and entertaining content on a regular basis without filler or clickbait. Our roots come from the ESPN TrueHoop Network and continued for several years with SB Nation and now HHH is proudly independent.
 
Expect only the finest HEAT coverage from our acclaimed writing team and make sure to follow our social media accounts for extra content such as live game-time tweets, instant analysis, game highlights, video breakdowns and more!
 
Naveen Ganglani

Multimedia content creator. Writer. Podcast (The Navs Effect)/Events Host. Author. Broadcaster. Entrepreneur

Naveen Ganglani

Contributing Writer

Multimedia content creator. Writer. Podcast (The Navs Effect)/Events Host. Author. Broadcaster. Entrepreneur

Brandon Di Perno

Brandon has been writing about the Heat for Hot Hot Hoops since 2013. In that time he's stopped questioning Erik Spoelstra's rotations and learned that even when there are tons of obstacles, there are none. Especially when Pat Riley is involved.

Brandon Di Perno

Senior Writer/Podcast Host

Brandon has been writing about the Heat for Hot Hot Hoops since 2013. In that time he's stopped questioning Erik Spoelstra's rotations and learned that even when there are tons of obstacles, there are none. Especially when Pat Riley is involved.

Matt Pineda

Born in Miami, Matt has always been a huge NBA and Miami Heat fan. He loves watching games and hearing takes from other fans on the team.

Matt Pineda

Senior Writer

Born in Miami, Matt has always been a huge NBA and Miami Heat fan. He loves watching games and hearing takes from other fans on the team.

Diego Quezada

Diego Quezada

Senior Writer

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