Hoop Threads: Recent Episodes
Aaron Proia
Interviewing successful figures in the basketball space in the DMV and around the country: media members, trainers, coaches, scouts, and entrepreneurs.
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We spoke with Christian about his basketball journey, choosing DeMatha, his development, his goals, what makes the DMV special, and much more!
0:30 The warm up2:30 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play?3:00 Who do you model your game after?4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:00 How do you prepare for each game day-of?5:30 Choosing DeMatha6:00 Choosing AAU7:30 Staying at DM8:00 Differences in the game at the HS level 8:45 Development9:45 Facing adversity10:30 Gym schedule11:15 Contributing to winning11:45 Undervalued abilities13:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?13:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?14:30 What do you value?15:30 Interests and hobbies15:45 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 16:15 Give me your goals for this season 16:45 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?17:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?17:45 What sets the DMV apart 19:00 What is your why?
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We spoke to NBA veteran Raja Bell about his beginnings in the game, HS basketball, recruiting, transferring to FIU, surviving semi-pro basketball to play in the NBA Finals, playing in the NBA for over a decade, raising athletes, philosophy, and much more!
0:30 Virgin Islands
2:15 Athletic family
3:30 Raising athletes
11:00 Welcome to college
16:30 Fitting in at FIU
19:30 Competitive drive
23:30 Senior Year at FIU
26:30 Undrafted
28:30 Minor league grind
32:00 Conquering self doubt
33:45 Getting that call
39:15 Playing for high level coaches
42:30 Development
46:00 Defensive stoppers
48:30 Defensive details
50:30 Kobe
54:30 Advice for youngins
57:15 Steve Nash MVPs
58:30 Locker room stories
1:00:00 Working in media
1:04:00 Eras
1:05:00 Team USA
1:06:30 Happiest moment+legacy
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Jaden McDuffie ’26 6’3 South River/Shooters
0:30 The warm up
2:30 How did you get started in the game?
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 Game day routine
6:30 Differences in the game at the HS level
7:15 Spalding to South River
9:00 Roles
9:45 Gym schedule
10:30 Facing adversity
11:15 Undervalued traits
12:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
13:45 What do you value?
14:45 College criteria
15:15 Interests and hobbies
15:45 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be?
16:15 Goals
17:15 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
18:00 What sets the DMV apart?
18:45 What is your why?
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Delton Prescott ’27 5’11 PG Sunnyslope HS/AZ Unity
0:30 The warm up
2:15 Playing Darius Wabbington
3:00 How did you get started in the game?
3:15 Who do you model your game after?
3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:15 Game day routine
5:45 HS Hoops
6:30 Choosing Sunnyslope
7:15 AZ Unity
7:45 Tony Miller
8:15 Freshman year
9:00 Facing adversity
10:00 Winning basketball
10:15 Undervalued abilities
10:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
11:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop
11:30 What do you value?
11:45 Interests and hobbies
12:15 Post hoops career
13:45 College criteria
14:30 Goals
15:15 Best PGs in the country
16:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
16:15 What sets Arizona basketball apart?
17:00 What is your why?
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'28 6'5 W Ian Archbold of New Heights/Blair Academy
0:30 The warm up
2:30 Basketball beginnings
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
6:30 Differences in the game at the HS level
8:15 Choosing Blair
8:45 Choosing AAU
9:30 Facing adversity
10:45 Development
11:45 Contributing to winning
12:30 Undervalued skillsets
13:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
13:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
14:15 What do you value?
14:45 Interests and hobbies
15:30 Post-basketball plans
16:15 Give me your goals for this season
16:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:15 What sets the NYC area apart?
18:00 What is your why?
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'27 6'4 PG Omari Chaudhry of Jet Academy/ OTE
0:30 The Warm Up
2:30 Beginnings
3:15 Who do you model your game after?
3:30 When you watch film, what are you looking at?
3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
4:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
5:30 Differences in the game at the HS level
6:00 Roles
7:00 Jet Academy and EYBL
7:30 Facing adversity
8:00 Tell me about your gym schedule
8:30 Contributing to winning
9:30 Undervalued skillsets
10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
10:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
11:15 What do you value?
11:45 College criteria
12:15 Interests and hobbies
12:45 Post-basketball
13:15 Goals
13:45 Happiest moment
15:00 What sets Georgia basketball apart?
15:15 What is your why?
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Myles Jones ’26 6’3 PG Modesto Christian/Jalen Green Elite
0:30 The warm up
2:30 Basketball beginnings
3:30 Circle’s approach
4:00 Who do you model your game after?
5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
7:00 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
8:00 Jalen Green Elite
8:45 Filling a role
9:15 Modesto Christian
10:30 Facing adversity
11:15 Gym schedule
12:15 Contributing to winning at the college level
12:45 Undervalued skillsets
13:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
14:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
14:30 What do you value?
15:45 College criteria
16:30 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court
17:00 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be?
17:30 Give me your goals for this season
17:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
18:30 What sets California basketball apart?
19:15 Advice for youngins
19:45 What is your why?
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'27 6'5 Tayron Malonga of Mt. Zion HS/Thrill
0:45 The warm up
4:00 Basketball family
5:00 Cameroon to France to the DMV
6:00 Choosing Team Thrill
7:45 Roles
8:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
10:30 Game Day
12:15 Facing adversity
12:45 Development
13:45 Contributing to winning at the college level
15:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
15:00 Comfortable/least comfortable spots on floor
16:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
17:15 What do you value?
16:45 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court,
17:45 Practicing with the French National Team
18:30 Plan B
19:00 Goals
20:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court
20:15 What sets the DMV apart
21:15 College criteria
22:30 Coaching
23:15 What is your why?
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Sammy Jackson ‘26 6’7 Roman Catholic/Philly Pride 16u
0:30 The Warm Up
2:30 Advice from dad
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:00 Circle’s approach to recruiting
6:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
7:00 Differences in role between AAU and HS
7:45 Choosing Roman and playing with brothers
8:45 Facing adversity
9:45 Gym schedule
10:15 Favorite actions
11:00 Contributing to winning
11:45 Undervalued attributes
12:30 Most/least comfortable?
13:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
13:45 What do you value?
15:00 College criteria
16:15 Interests and hobbies
17:15 Happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:45 What sets the Philly apart?
18:30 What is your why?
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Justin Edwards ’26 6’5 O’Connell/Warriors0:30 Warm Up3:00 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play?3:30 Who do you model your game after?4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 6:00 West Potomac7:15 How do you prepare for each game day-of?7:45 Differences in VA public vs private8:00 Choosing O’Connell8:30 In role between AAU and HS8:45 Facing adversity9:15 Gym Schedule10:00 Standing Out10:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 10:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?11:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?12:00 What do you value?12:45 College criteria 14:00 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court14:15 Give me your goals for this season 14:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?15:30 Christian Morrison16:00 What sets the DMV apart 16:45 What is your why?
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'28 6'5 G Kareem Smith-Bey of St. John's/ New World
0:30 The warm up2:45 Who do you model your game after?3:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 4:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?5:15 Choosing SJC6:00 Fitting in at SJC6:30 Differences in the game at the HS level In role between AAU and HS Or7:00 New World7:45 Adversity8:30 Gym Schedule8:45 Standing out9:15 Motor10:00 Undervalued abilities10:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?10:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?11:15 What do you value?12:00 College criteria 12:30 Interests and hobbies13:15 Give me your goals for this season 14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?14:15 What sets the DMV apart 15:15 What is your why?
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Nash Avery 2028 6'7 W Ireton/Washington Warriors0:30 The warm up3:00 Who do you model your game after?3:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:00 Game Day Prep6:15 Differences between HS and Middle School basketball6:45 AAU and HS roles8:00 Gym Schedule8:45 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition? 9:30 Undervalued10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?11:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?11:30 What do you value?12:00 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court, 13:00 If basketball didn’t work out for you, what would your plan be? 13:45 Give me your goals for this season 14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?14:45 What sets the DMV apart 15:45 What is your why?
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Korey Francis ’27 6’3 Bonner-Prendie/Final 15u
0:30 The warm up
3:00 Who do you model your game after?
3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 Game Day
6:15 HS vs Middle School Basketball
6:45 HS and AAU role
7:30 Facing adversity
8:00 Gym schedule
8:45 How do you contribute to winning?
9:30 Undervalued parts of your game
10:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
11:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
12:00 What do you value?
13:00 College criteria
14:15 If basketball didn’t work out for you, what would your plan be?
14:45 Interests and hobbies
15:15 Goals
15:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
16:15 What sets Philly apart?
17:00 What is your why?
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Xavier Skipworth ’28 6’5 Bullis/TTO
0:30 The warm up
3:30 How did a Central PA kid end up at Bullis?
4:30 Who do you model your game after?
5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
6:00 Differences in the game at the HS level
6:45 Difference in role between AAU and HS
7:15 Facing adversity
8:30 Gym schedule
9:00 How do you contribute to winning at the college level?
9:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
10:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
11:15 What do you value?
12:00 College criteria
13:00 Interests and hobbies off the court
13:45 Give me your goals for this season
14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
15:00 What sets the DMV apart
16:00 What is your why?
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We spoke with Steve Turner (Gonzaga College HS), Devin Williams (St. John's Catholic Prep) and Andre Hunter (St. Stephen's St. Agnes) about the upcoming HS Live Period, advice for parents, proposed changes, college coaches, and much more!
0:30 Intros1:30 Priorities for a HS Coach
7:00 Advice to sons
10:45 College coaches' due diligence
17:00 HS Live Period Changes
23:15 Advice to a player's circle
Host: @pr0ia , @owe_hoops
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guests: @gonzagahoops, @meetmeondabench, @sssas_mbb
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We spoke with a few college coaches about what they look for during live periods, how your circle can make or break you, changes in the basketball landscape, and much more!0:30 Intros4:30 Eye-catchers7:30 Cross-offs11:00 NIL/Portal16:00 Single Game Performances18:00 Intel23:00 Honesty26:15 Head Coach Conversations29:00 Are you #1 on my board?31:30 Keep calling35:30 Identifying decision-makers36:45 Copycat offers40:30 Early offers43:00 What’s the hardest prototype to evaluate 46:00 Transferrable skills51:00 Recruiting story53:00 Advice to HS PlayersHost: @pr0ia / @owe_hoopsPodcast: @hoopthreadspod Louis Hinnant: AC George Mason @CoachLouis_HPershin Williams: AC Georgie Tech @PershinWilliamsBradley Jacks: AC Quinnipiac @cojax_
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Prospect Spotlight Aiden Argabright ’25 6’ G John Marshall/New World
:30 Warmup
2:30 Who do you model your game after?
2:30 Early career
3:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
4:00 Difference in role between AAU and HS
4:45 Game Day Prep
5:15 Facing adversity
5:45 Development
6:45 Contributing to winning
7:45 Undervalued skillset
8:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
8:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
9:15 What do you value?
9:45 College criteria
11:00 Interests and hobbies
11:30 Give me your goals for this season
12:00 John Marshall
12:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
13:30 What sets the DMV apart
14:30 What is your why
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Isaiah Carter | 2028 | 6'6 W| Team Loaded VA
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:00 Self Scout
6:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
7:30 HS Selection
8:15 Difference in role between AAU and HS
9:00 Defensive improvements
9:30 Adversity
10:15 Gym schedule
11:00 How do you contribute to winning?
11:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
12:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
13:00 Difference in role between HS and AAU
13:30 What do you value?
14:00 Interests and hobbies
14:45 Goals
15:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:30 Richmond legacy
19:45 What is your why?
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Eric Turner 2027 CG 6’3 Coolidge/Warriors0:30 The warm up2:30 Who do you model your game after?4:30 Game day prep5:00 Differences in the game at the HS level + middle school6:30 Facing Adversity7:30 Development8:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 8:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?9:45 What do you value?10:15 College criteria 11:00 Hoops Plan B11:30Give me your goals for this season 13:00 What sets the DMV apart 14:00 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Jymin Veney ’27 6’3 PG Gonzaga/Melo
Offers: ODU, Hampton
1:15 Warm Up
3:30 Growing up around the game
4:30 Who do you model your game after?
5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
7:00 How do you prepare for each game?
8:30 Differences in the game at the HS level
9:00 Facing adversity
9:30 Gym schedule
10:30 Contributing to winning
11:00 Undervalued parts of your game
11:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
12:30 What do you value?
13:00 Interests and hobbies off the court
13:15 Life after hoops
13:30 Goals
14:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court
14:30 What sets the DMV apart
15:00 What is your why?
16:00 Favorite Matchups
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Luca Foster
:45 The Warm-Up
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 Game day
6:45 Facing adversity
7:45 Gym schedule and development
8:45 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition?
9:30 Undervalued ability
10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
10:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
11:45 What do you value?
12:30 College criteria
13:45 Interests and Hobbies
14:30 Goals
15:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
15:30 What sets Philly apart?
16:00 What is your why?
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0:30 The warmup3:15 Who do you model your game after?4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:30 Game day6:15 Transfer to Sidwell7:15 Adversity8:15 Learning from dad9:00 Gym schedule10:00 Standing out from the competition11:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 12:00 Reputation 12:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?13:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?14:30 What do you value?15:15 College criteria 16:30 Off-court interests/life goals17:30 Favorite matchup18:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?18:30 What sets the DMV apart 19:30 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
1:00 Warm up Best sports drinkPS5, Xbox or PCBest basketball and non-hooping shoeFavorite meal: entree, app, dessert, drink/best meal they can makeFavorite basketball environment (other than home court)What’s the lore behind your fake game winning shots?Tell me about your first dunk5:00 Who do you model your game after?6:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 6:45 Game day8:30 Choosing Bullis10:00 Facing adversity11:30 Gym schedule13:00 Contributing to winning13:45 Underrated abilities14:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?15:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?16:45 What do you value?17:45 College criteria 20:30 Off-court plans and hobbies21:30 Give me your goals for this season 22:15 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?23:15 What sets the DMV apart 24:30 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Jayden Hodge ’26 6’6 G St. Rose/ PSA :30 Moving to America1:00 Who do you model your game after?1:30 First dunk2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses2:45 Differences in the game 4:00 Facing adversity4:45 Habits5:45 What parts of your game have you been working on the most? 6:15 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition? 7:00 Undervalued parts of your game7:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?8:45 Go-to move with the game on the line9:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?10:00 What do you value?11:00 College criteria 11:45 Interests and hobbies off the court12:45 Give me your goals for this season 14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?14:15 1v1 with Matt15:00 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
David Lunn ’27 6’4 Volcano Vista/Thrill 0:30 Warm Up3:30 Who do you model your game after?4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?6:30 Differences between High School/Middle School level 7:00 Facing adversity7:45 Gym schedule8:30 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition?9:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 9:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?10:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?11:30 What do you value?13:00 College criteria 13:45 Outside interests/career goal14:15 Goals15:15 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?15:45 What sets the DMV apart 17:00 What you wish people knew about you?18:00 What is your why?
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Spoke with Coach Kelley about growing up in Miami, playing at Catholic U, his first few coaching jobs, Bullis, thoughts on development and standards, and so much more!
0:40 Growing up in Miami
3:30 Gonzaga
5:30 American
6:30 Prospect Hall
8:45 Bullis
14:15 Bullis Recruiting
17:00 Transfers
21:15 Development
23:30 Depth
25:15 Adrien Stevens
27:15 Erik Reynolds
30:30 Pregame talks
34:00 MAC+IAC?
35:30 What sets the DMV apart
37:30 Players that made you lose the most sleep
40:00 24-25 Team
45:00 Quick Hitters
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @brucekelley1
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0:30 First dunk
1:00 Who do you model your game after?
1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:15 Playing at the HS level
3:15 Facing adversity
3:30 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
4:15 Habits
4:45 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition?
5:45 Under-valued parts of game
6:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
7:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
8:00 What do you value?
8:45 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court
9:30 Goals
10:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court
10:45 What sets the DMV apart
11:30 What is your why?
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Class of 2026 CG Tristen Wilson0:30 Who put the basketball in your hands?1:00 Who do you model your game after?1:15 Biggest improvements 2:15 Strengths/Weaknesses2:30 Undervalued part of your game 3:00 Differences in the game at the HS level 3:30 HS vs Aau 4:15 Facing adversity5:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 6:00 What matchup do you look forward to the most?6:30 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition? 7:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?7:30 What do you value?8:00 What has your coach been challenging you to do this year?9:00 Interests and hobbies9:45 College criteria 10:15 Give me your goals for this season10:45 College interest 11:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?11:45 What sets this area apart?12:15 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Anthony Thompson ’26 6’7 Lebanon/Indy Elite (OH)0:30 First dunk1:30 Who do you model your game after?2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 2:45 AAU vs HS basketball3:00 Facing adversity4:00 Difference in role with Lebanon vs Indy Elite 5:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 5:45 Habits7:15 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition? 8:00 Impacting the game8:30 Undervalued parts of your game9:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?11:00 Values11:30 Recruiting13:15 College criteria 14:00 Interests and hobbies off the court15:30 Goals16:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?16:30 What sets Ohio apart 17:30 What is your why?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
We spoke with Adam about some of the top players and teams so far this season, some sleepers, COY candidates, high academic prospects, available seniors, and more!0:30 '25 Prospects that could end up T-1003:00 Impact freshmen7:00 Breakout teams11:00 Surprising teams12:00 Teams we are not giving up on14:00 Slept-on prospects15:30 COY Early Favorites17:45 Available '24 Prospects19:00 High Academic Prospects23:30 Best Shooters25:30 Top role players29:30 Breakout candidates in the '26 + '27 class35:00 Best long-term prospects40:00 Clutch time bucket gettersHost: @ Proia Guest: @ayalewadam Podcast: @hoopthreadspod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
0:30 Basketball beginnings
1:15 Who do you model your game after?
2:00 Biggest improvements
3:15 Differences in the game at the HS level for
5:30 Roles
6:15 Adversity
8:30 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
10:00 Daily habits
13:00 Undervalued parts of your game
14:15 What do you value?
15:30 Interests and hobbies
17:00 College criteria
19:30 Goals
21:00 What sets the DMV apart
22:15 What is your why?
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Darius Bivins Episode 96
’26 5’10 PG Alexandria City/Washington Warriors
1:30 Who put the basketball in your hands?
2:15 Who do you model your game after?
3:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
4:30 Levels
5:30 3SSB circuit bump
6:30 Facing adversity
7:15 Talk about the difference in your role with Alexandria city and Washington Warriors
7:45 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
8:30 Habits
9:15 Gym schedule
10:00 What matchup do you look forward to the most?
10:30 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition?
11:15 Undervalued aspect of your game
11:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
13:30 What do you value?
14:30 College criteria
15:15 Interests and hobbies
16:00 Give me your goals for this season
16:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:00 what sets the DMV apart
17:30 What is your why?
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @dariusbivens26
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Joshua Leonard Episode 95
’27 6’6 Wilson HS (SC) Upward Stars 15s
0:30 First dunk
1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:15 Differences in the game at the HS level for
3:00 Facing adversity
3:30 Difference in role with Wilson vs Upward Stars
4:30 Habits
5:00 Gym schedule
8:30 Values
9:00 Hobbies
9:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
10:15 Camp invites
12:30 College checklists
14:00 What is your why?
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Marshall Cho Episode 94
1:00 Basketball beginnings 3:00 Harlem+ South Bronx 5:15 Mozambique basketball camps 9:00 DeMatha 13:00 Trusting your coaching voice 18:00 Hoop Summit 23:00 Working with NBA guys 29:00 Staples of your program 34:00 Building habits 36:00 Prioritizing mental health 39:00 Trusting your players 42:30 “See it say it” 49:30 Quick hitters 1:03:30 What do you want your legacy to be?
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Spoke with Jalen about his game, developing at Sidwell under Eric Singletary, his values, recruiting, and much more
:30 First dunk 1:00 Selecting Sidwell 3:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 4:30 Who do you model your game after? 5:00 Lacrosse 6:00 Differences in the game at the HS level for AAU+school ball vs middle school 7:00 Facing adversity 8:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 9:00 Difference in your role with Sidwell vs TTO 9:45 Best habit you have in your daily routine 10:45 Gym schedule 11:45 What matchup do you look forward to the most? 12:30 Contributing to winning 13:00 Impacting the game 14:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 15:00 What position do you see yourself playing/guarding at the next level? 15:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable? 16:00 Go-to move with the game on the line 16:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop? 17:15 What do you value? 18:15 Interests and hobbies off the court 19:00 College criteria 21:00 Give me your goals for this season 21:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court? 23:00 what sets the DMV apart 23:45 What is your why? 24:30 Schools recruiting him the hardest
Twitter Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Guest: @jalenrougier
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We spoke with sophomore floor general RJ Smith about choosing Imhotep, developing as a PG, playing with other PGs, and much more
0:30 Best crossover
1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:00 HS basketball
2:45 Selecting Imhotep
3:15 Playing with Ahmad Nowell+ Rahmir Barno
4:15 Facing adversity
5:00 Difference in role with Imhotep+ NJ Scholars
5:30 Hardest worker
6:00 Daily habits
6:30 Gym schedule
7:00 Contributing to winning at the college level
7:30 Impacting the game off the ball
7:45 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
8:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
9:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
10:00 What do you value?
10:30 Interests and hobbies
10:45 Give me your goals for this season
11:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court
11:45 Philly basketball
13:00 Zair Muhammed
14:00 Munir Greig
15:30 What is your why?
Twitter:
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @rj2smith
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0:30 First dunk
1:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:30 Who do you model your game after?
3:00 Differences in the game at the HS level for AAU+school ball vs middle school
3:45 Facing adversity
5:30 Difference in role with Bullis vs DC Premier
8:00 Habits
8:45 Gym schedule
9:30 Favorite matchup
10:00 Contributing to winning
10:30 Your greatest value to the team right now is your perimeter shooting, what have you learned about taking the right shot and impacting the game outside of shooting?
10:45 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
11:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:30 Go-to move with the game on the line
13:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
13:30 Values
14:30 College criteria
15:30 Interests and hobbies off the court
16:00 Goals
16:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:30 Invite-only camps
18:00 What sets the DMV apart?
18:30 What is your why?
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @ad3_2026
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We spoke with Dean about what he's been working on the most this summer, new schools getting involved in his recruitment, his goals for this season, and so much more! 0:30 First dunk 2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 2:30 Who do you model your game after? 3:00 High school basketball 3:15 Facing adversity 4:00 Difference in role with Timpview vs Utah Prospects 5:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 5:30 Habits 6:00 Gym schedule 6:45 Favorite matchup 7:00 Standing out from the competition 7:30 Impacting the game outside of shooting 8:15 Undervalued aspects of his game 8:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable? 9:00 Go-to move 10:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop? 10:30 What do you value? 11:45 College criteria 12:00 Interests and hobbies off the court 12:30 Happiest moment on a basketball court 13:30 Goals 14:00 What sets Utah basketball apart 15:30 What is your why?
Twitter: Host: @pr0ia Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod Guest: @dean_rueckert
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We spoke with Gabe about his development, role on HS team vs AAU, daily habits, recruiting, and much more!
0:30 First dunk
1:00 Who do you model your game after?
1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:15 Adversity
3:15 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
4:00 Habits
4:30 Gym schedule
5:00 Favorite Matchup
5:30 Playing at a public HS
6:15 Difference in role with Washington County vs Phenom United
7:15 Contributing to winning at the college level
8:15 Undervalued part of your game
9:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
9:45 Go-to move with the game on the line
10:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
10:45 What do you value?
11:30 College recruiting/selection criteria
12:30 Interests and hobbies
13:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court?
13:30 Goals
15:30 What is your why?
Twitter:
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod
Guest: @weisgabe
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’25 6’5 Greenfield Central HS/Indiana Elite 16u
0:30 First dunk 1:00 Who do you model your game after? 2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 2:45 Facing adversity 3:30 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 4:15 Daily routine and gym schedule 6:00 Favorite matchup 6:45 Difference in role with Greenfield Central vs Indiana Elite 7:45 Impacting the game outside of shooting 8:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 9:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable? 9:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop? 10:30 What do you value? 11:15 Who is recruiting you the hardest? 12:15 College criteria 13:00 Interests and hobbies off the court 13:30 Goals for this season 14:30 What sets Indiana apart? 15:00 What is your why?
Host: @pr0ia Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod Guest: @mullins_braylon
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Spoke with Semetri about his career, daily habits, recruitment, interests off the court, and so much more
0:30 Tell me about your first dunk
1:00 Who do you model your game after?
3:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
3:30 Father’s influence
4:15 Routine
5:15 Favorite matchup
5:45 Difference in your role with Branson vs Oakland Soldiers
6:15 Contributing to winning at the college level
7:00 Undervalued parts of his game
7:45 Go-to move with the game on the line
8:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
9:30 Playing with Jace Butler
10:00 Peach Jam
10:45 Open NCS
11:30 What do you value?
12:00 Interests and hobbies off the court
12:45 Who is recruiting you the hardest?
13:30 Goals
14:30 College selection criteria
15:15 West coast hoopers
15:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
16:15 What is your why?
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod
Guest: @semetri_carr
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20p 7r 2a 1.5s .5b 50% FG in 8 games of DMV Live
We spoke with Ty about his development at MSJ, experience with Team Melo, recruiting, his daily habits, his "why" and much more
:30 First dunk
1:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
2:15 Facing adversity
2:30 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?
3:00 Routine
4:00 Difference in your role with MSJ vs Melo
4:45 Contributing to winning at the college level
5:00 Underrated part of his game
5:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
6:30 Go-to move with the game on the line
6:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
7:00 Who is recruiting you the hardest?
7:30 What do you value?
8:00 Interests and hobbies off the court/ plans after basketball?
9:00 Individual goals
10:00 Where do you hope this game takes you?
10:15 Happiest moment on a basketball court
10:30 What is your why?
13:00 College interests
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Podcast: @HoopThreads
PodGuest: @tyonnefarrell
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Completed a full first round mock draft with a panel of experts
0:30 Intros and hottest draft takes 8:30 (1) - Jordan, SAS Victor Wembenyama 9:45 (2) - Sollenne, CHA Scoot Henderson 10:45 (3) - Zach , POR Brandon miller 11:30 (4) - Garrett , HOU Cason Wallace 13:30 (5) - CG, DET Cam Whitmore 16 :30 (6) - Larry, ORL Ausar thompson 18:00 (7) - Zach, IND Jarace Walker 19:30 (8) - Garrett, WAS Anthony Black 21:00 (9) - Jordan, UTA Amen Thompson 22:30(10) - Sollenne, DAL Kobe Bufkin 25:00 (11) - Zach, ORL Taylor hendricks 26:45 (12) - Sollenne , OKC Jordan Hawkins 27:45 (13) - CG, TOR Grady Dick
30:00 (14) - Larry, NOP Dereck lively 31:15 (15) - Garrett, ATL Bilal coubilaly 32:45 (16) - Zach, UTA Dariq whitehead 35:45 (17) - Jordan, LAL Jett Howard 37:30 (18) - Sollenne, MIA Nick Smith 40:00 (19) - CG , GSW Leonard miller 41:15 (20) - Zach , HOU Sidy Sissoko 42:30 (21) - CG, BKN Kris Murray 44:15 (22) - Larry, BKN Brandin Podziemski 45:00 (23) - Garrett, POR Keyonte George 46:00 (24) - Zach, SAC Ben Sheppard 47:45 (25) - Jordan, MEM Jalen Hood-Schifino 49:45 (26) - Sollenne, IND Olivier Maxence-Prosper 50:45 (27) - Garrett, CHA Brice Sensabaugh 53:00 (28) - Jordan, UTA GG Jackson 54:00 (29) - CG, IND Rayan Rupert 56:00 (30) - Larry, LAC Jordan Walsh
56:30 Which prospect’s outcome will depend the heaviest on where he goes?
1:05:30 2nd Rounder/UDFA/Sleeper Pick
Twitter:
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Guests: @tsollenne, @bilo_lc, @cgraham_sports, @_larrohoops, @halfawaketakes, @Z_Dubz26
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In this newest episode of the Prospect Spotlight in conjunction with OWE Hoops, we spoke with Ty about his progression as a player, goals for the upcoming season, what he's been working on the most, putting on for PG County, and so much more
0:30 First dunk
1:00 Basketball role models
1:30 Being coached by his mother
2:00 Facing adversity
2:30 Gym schedule
4:00 What makes him stand out
5:00 Go-to move with the game on the line
5:45 Undervalued parts of his game
6:15 Interests and plans after basketball
7:00 Values
7:30 Who has been recruiting him the hardest
8:15 Strengths and weaknesses
9:30 Individual and team goals
10:30 What he is looking for in a college program
11:30 Where he hopes his game takes him
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @tybevins_06
Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod
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In this newest episode of the Prospect Spotlight in conjunction with OWE Hoops, we spoke with Christian about his AAU and HS success, his transfer, off-court interests, and much more
0:30 First dunk
2:00 Basketball role models
3:30 Important daily habits+ gym schedule
5:00 Peach Jam
5:30 Improvements to game
6:30 Matchup of the year
6:45 What makes him stand out from competition
7:30 Values
8:30 Who is recruiting him the hardest
9:15 Comfortable+least comfortable spots on floor
10:00 Go-to move
11:30 Individual goals
12:00 Fitting in at Gonzaga
12:45 Happiest moment on a basketball court
13:30 Outside interests
14:15 Aspirations
15:00 College decision criteria
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @christiangurdak
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
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Spoke with Coach Jaz about his HS days, college playing career, playing overseas, training, and coaching at the AAU/HS level.
0:30 Early playing career 5:30 Evolving as a player 13:00 Transferring from Tennessee Chattanooga to Hampton U 15:30 Professional Basketball Career 18:00 Learning how to be a professional 20:00 Training career beginnings 25:00 Player development 27:00 Learning how to lead 28:30 Training 31:00 Managing expectations 33:00 O'Connell coaching career 35:00 DJO Student-athlete qualities 38:30 '23-24 O'Connell Knights 41:30 Advice for players' goal-setting 45:00 Being "the guy" 49:00 Quincy Wadley 51:30 15U TTO 54:00 What makes the DMV different 56:00 Quick hitters 1:04:00 Fatherhood and legacy
Podcast: @Hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia Guest: @d4g__jaz
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We spoke with Reggie about his beginnings as a scout, NBA Top100 Camp, advice for parents and players with AAU, standouts from UAA, and so much more0:30 Industry beginnings3:00 Scouting advice4:50 NBAPA Top 100 Camp7:30 AAU Portal Advice11:00 What intangibles are college coaches looking for?13:30 Parents that stand out19:30 UAA Top Guys24:00 New names that popped36:15 Favorite individual matchup38:00 Still holding stockTwitter:Host: @pr0iaPodcast: @hoopthreadspodGuest: @bayareahoopsfl--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Spoke with two high-level scouts about Nike EYBL Session 1 in Atlanta, GA. Favorite prospects to watch in each class, favorite teams to watch, best individual matchups, game of the week, and so much more!
1:30 Nuances that we watch for
4:00 '26 names that impressed
10:00 2025
18:00 2024
24:30 New names that popped
32:00 Favorite teams to watch
41:00 Favorite individual matchups
43:00 Game of the week
47:30 Still holding stock
52:30 Available seniors from our area
56:00 Favorite EYBL moment
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guests: @colbyghoops, @hendrendavid
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Spoke with Jayden about his development under Coach Johnson, favorite AAU matchup, college interests, and more
0:15 First dunk1:00 Best advice1:30 Facing adversity
2:30 First memories of the game3:15 Workouts/habits5:00 Interests and hobbies off the court6:00 Academic Interests9:15 HS impact9:30 College goals10:30 Important values11:30 Quick hitters14:00 Soph year roundup15:30 Playing for Coach Tee Johnson 16:30 Film
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @jaydenfortt
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We spoke with Coach Behan about his playing career, transition to coaching, philosophy, a magical 2023 title run, his fight against ALS, legacy, and much more
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PLAYING CAREER
0:30 Transferring to ND Academy
1:00 College selection process
2:15 College matchups
TRANSITION TO COACHING
4:30 Coaching at St. Mary's College (MD)
7:00 HC at St. Mary's Ryken
8:00 First day as the Cadets' HC
COACHING PHILOSOPHY
9:45 Program staples
12:30 Negative recruiting thoughts
13:15 SJC Pitch
14:30 Transfer Choices
16:00 Managing your own program
17:15 Leading young men
Navigating relationships with:
18:15 AAU coaches
19:15 parents
20:45 Assistant coaches
21:45 players
23:00 UAA
24:00 Admins
25:30 2019 WCAC Title appearance
WCAC CHAMPIONSHIP RUN
27:30 2022-2023 Expectations
30:15 Changing approach
32:00 Winning a WCAC Title
33:15 Turning Point
34:00 What makes the DMV special
35:00 Quick hitters
LEGACY
39:30 Support System
41:30 Self reflection
43:30 Legacy
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @CoachBehanSJC / @behanstrong
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Spoke with Dante Allen about growing up in the game of basketball, winning a state title, playing with the Boozer twins, and so much more!
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @dante_allen35
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
EARLY BASKETBALL CAREER
0:30 Tell me about your first dunk
0:45 Wearing #35
1:30 Best advice
HS TEAM
1:45 Dealing with adversity
2:45 Class 3A State Title run
HABITS
5:00 Gym Schedule
5:45 Areas of improvement
6:30 Interests and hobbies off the court
RECRUITING/AAU
7:30 Nightrydas Experience
9:00 Contributing to winning at college level
9:45 Plans outside of basketball
10:30 What are some things you really value?
QUICK HITTERS
11:30 Players that you model your game after
12:30 Best/worst spots on the floor
13:30 Go-to move with the game on the line
14:30 Funniest NBA player you've been around
15:00 Rank these: Game-winning assist, GW defensive stop, GW shot at the buzzer
16:00 Film
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @dante_allen35
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We caught up with Coach Singletary to talk about his coaching beginnings, playing career, building a national program at Sidwell, coaching Josh Hart and Saddiq Bey, and so much more!
0:30 Growing up in Southeast DC
1:30 Coaching the Clinton Celtics
5:30 Gonzaga DC Classic
7:30 Coaching Josh Hart
8:45 Sidwell Basketball's 3 Compasses
10:30 Pivotal moment in your coaching career
13:30 Building blocks of the Sidwell program
15:30 Coaching different types of players
17:30 Running offense vs letting players freelance
19:00 "Our Kind of Guy"
21:30 Development plan
24:00 Practice staples
27:00 Hiring assistants
28:30 Coaching poise
30:00 Coaching top guys vs role players
32:30 Managing expectations
34:45 Wilson title game
37:00 Tee Johnson
39:00 PVI game
41:00 Courted by college coaches
43:30 What makes the DMV different
45:00 Quick Hitters
53:00 Expectations for next season
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Guest: @sfscoach5, @sidwellMBB
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Spoke with Daquan about his game, AAU, playing in a 3-guard lineup, SJC, recruitment, and much more0:30 First dunk1:00 Transfer from SFA2:00 Competitive tweet2:30 Standing out3:00 Playing in a 3-PG lineup3:30 Improvements to game4:00 Individual and team goals 4:30 Adversity5:00 Gym schedule?5:15 Interests and hobbies off the court 5:45 Contributing to winning at the college level 6:45 Plans outside basketball7:30 Values8:15 Recruiting activity9:00 Conversations with college coaches9:30 Strengths/Weaknesses10:30 Role models10:45 Go-to move with the game on the line11:30 IMG Game13:00 FilmHost: @pr0iaPodcast: @HoopThreadsPodGuest: @thedaquandavis--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoopthreadspod/support
0:15 First dunk1:00 Favorite NBA player1:15 Facing adversity2:00 Most important habit in your routine4:00 Learning from CJ Gunn 4:45 Standing out from the competition5:00 Individual and team goals5:30 Contributing to winning at the college level6:00 Values6:30 Interests and hobbies off the court7:00 Recruiting7:30 Strengths/Weaknesses9:00 Go-to move with the game on the line--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoopthreadspod/support
Interviewed Largo/Team Durant wing Cameron Ward about strengths and weaknesses of his game, what he's been working on, his role, recruiting, and much more1:00 First dunk2:30 Father's impact on his development3:30 Individual and team accomplishments5:15 Improvements to his game5:45 Role6:45 Adversity7:45 Gym schedule?8:30 Standing out from the competition9:30 Interests and hobbies 10:15 Contributing to winning at the college level 11:00 Factors in college choice13:45 Plans outside of basketball14:30 Values15:30 Recruitment17:30 Strengths/Weaknesses19:00 Best/worst spots on the floor21:00 FilmPodcast: @hoopthreadspodHost: @pr0ia, @owe_hoopsGuest: @camabucket--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoopthreadspod/support
Interviewed sophomore DeMatha Catholic guard Kade Sebastian about his new team, his game, recruiting, and much more1:00 First dunk1:30 Father's impact on your development3:00 Individual/team accomplishments 3:30 Improvements to his game4:00 Role4:30 Adversity5:15 Gym schedule5:45 What makes him stand out 6:15 Off the court6:45 Contributing to winning at the college level 7:45 Plans outside of basketball? 8:00 Values8:30 Recruiting Activity9:15 Strengths/Weaknesses12:00 FilmPodcast: @hoopthreadspodHost: @pr0ia, @owe_hoopsGuest: @KSebastian43--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoopthreadspod/support
We brought on recruiting experts from 5 of the hottest areas for HS talent: DMV (Aaron Proia), Aneesh Namburi (Texas), Joe Esquivel-Murphy (NJ/NYC), Chad Graham (Philly), Miles Masercola (NC) and Chicago (Alex Brown) to share some prospects and teams to watch in the upcoming 2022-2023 season2:00 25s and 26s14:00 Stockrising 23s27:00 24s Breakout Candidates40:00 Small college prospects48:00 Public school prospects1:00:00 Favorite public school teams1:05:00 Marquee Teams1:25:00 Favorite CoachesPodcast: @hoopthreadspodHost: @pr0iaGuests: @AneeshNamburi, @the_JEMurphy, @CGraham_Sports, @MasercolaMiles, @AlexBHoops--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hoopthreadspod/support
1:30 HS Selection 2:00 Goals 2:30 Development 3:30 Facing adversity 5:00 Contributing to winning 6:30 Gym schedule? 7:00 Interests and hobbies 7:30 Values 9:00 Difference in role between Durant and Gonzaga 10:00 Recruiting Activity 11:00 Go-to move with the game on the line 12:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 12:30 Film
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Spoke with Akbar about his game, differences between his role on his HS and AAU teams, recruitment, and what he is looking for in a college before jumping into some film
0:30 First dunk 1:30 Father's impact 2:30 Team and individual goals for this season 3:30 Improvements to his game 4:00 Role with HS/AAU team 5:00 Adversity 5:45 What makes him stand out and contributes to winning 7:30 Gym Schedule 8:00 Hobbies and interests 10:00 Recruiting 11:00 Strengths and weaknesses 12:00 Film
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops Prospect: @bak1ee
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Spoke with rising junior guard Jalil Bethea about his game, his recruitment, AAU, and so much more. Video breakdown at the end!
:30 start in the game
1:00 Individual and team accomplishments
1:30 Season outlook for Archbishop Wood
2:30 Recruiting
3:30 College selection
4:30 Academics
7:00 Differences in role between AAU and HS
8:30 Strengths/weaknesses
10:00 Film breakdown
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1:00 Playing for Coach Wilson 3:30 Transfer to Chesapeake 5:30 AAU experience 7:30 Style of play 8:30 Transition from playing to coaching 13:00 Coaching on the gridiron and court 15:00 Building relationships 17:00 Coaching public vs private 19:00 Spalding 21:30 Role on the coaching staff 23:30 Recruiting insights 25:30 Coaching philosophy 27:00 Stay Me7o 29:30 Misconceptions of AAU coaches 32:00 What makes the DMV different 34:00 Quick Hitters 38:00 Malik 42:30 Two sport athletes 49:30 His why
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1:00 Our dudes 6:15 Names that popped 10:00 U15 Standouts 15:30 U16s Standouts 27:00 Cross-brands matchup 30:00 Best narrative
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1:00 Introduction to the scene 5:30 New kids that popped 9:30 Stock boosters 18:30 Impressive HS cultures 22:30 Underrated D1 names 31:30 Names to keep an eye on 40:30 Boosting the recruitment of 2023s 43:15 Message to prospects
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Had three national scouts on the podcast to recap standouts, fun matchups, and names to monitor at Nike EYBL
1:00 New names that popped 5:30 DMV prospects 10:45 22’s 12:30 ’23s 25:30 ’24s 42:00 ’25s 55:00 Peterson/Flagg/Boozer 1:13:00 Names to track
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia Guests: @abovethebreak3 @ahbanalytics @AneeshNamburi
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We spoke with Lamar about his prep experience, playing on the 06 Final Four team at George Mason, coaching HS/AAU, and so much more
0:30 Growing up in a great culture at Oxon Hill 3:00 Recruitment process 6:00 Arriving at George Mason 8:00 Rehab process 9:30 Mentality entering tournament 14:30 Facing Florida 16:30 Continuing relationships with George Mason 17:45 Overseas story 19:30 Introduction to coaching 25:30 Distributing mins 27:30 Preparation 29:00 Getting players out of slumps 30:30 Buy-in 31:30 TTO 33:00 Coach English at Mason 36:30 Quick hitters Host: @pr0ia Guest: @Butler2two Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod
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We spoke with Sam about his journey from HS basketball to the NBA to college, working in player development and as a video coordinator, networking in the basketball space, and Speakeasy for Sports. 1:00 Journey 15:00 SpeakEasy for Sports 22:00 Learning from Dave Adkins 25:00 Video projects for NBA FO/coaches 30:00 NBA playbooks 33:00 DeMatha takeaways 37:00 Learning from Coach Musselman 47:00 Networking without a playing career 49:30 Quick hitters 1:04:00 Legacy
Host: @pr0ia Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Guest: @Speakeasyfor , @SamKrosnick
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We spoke with Tyler about his playing career and transition into evaluating high school prospects. We also spoke about DMV HS tournament results, discussed prospects in all 4 HS classes, spoke about culture, and so much more
1:00 Playing journey 7:00 Transition to Point Guard Eyes 11:00 Evaluations 14:00 WCAC parity 18:00 Players to watch 24:30 Top storylines in the WCAC next season 29:00 MIAA/IAC 32:00 MAC 34:00 BCLs 43:30 Feel 44:30 Betting on certain coaches/cultures 45:30 What makes the DMV special 46:30 Quick hitters
Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod Host: @pr0ia Guest: @pointguardeyes
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We spoke with Ryan about his basketball journey, thoughts on advanced analytics, vision for Cerebro sports, and so much more
:30 Journey 2:00 Mavs ball boy 4:00 Beginning of Cerebrosports 6:00 Background of his team 9:00 Cerebro Advanced Metrics 13:00 Value for every audience 16:00 Applications for the athlete 19:30 C-Ram and Recruiting 22:00 Building out vs building slowly 24:30 Breaking through noise in stats 28:30 Top row series 31:00 HS Czar 35:00 NBA Czar 39:00 Basketball hotbeds 45:00 Quick hitters 56:00 What’s coming next? Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia Guest:@rmgbuilds
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We spoke with Marcus about his journey as a writer and scout, the evolution of DMVElite, creating opportunities for HS prospects, and much more
:30 beginning
2:00 Building region-wide coverage
3:00 Being an OG
4:15 Transitioning from video to writing
5:00 Scout vs writer
6:30 Navigating the politics
8:00 Events during covid
10:00 DMVElite80
12:00 New events
14:30 DMV Basketball Czar
18:30 Advice to players/parents
21:00 Misconceptions about the transfer portal
24:30 Teaming up vs establishing a foundation
26:00 Underrated names in the DMV Class
29:00 Fit vs level
32:00 What makes DMV basketball great/unique?
37:30 Advice to young journalists
39:00 Legacy
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @marcushelton
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We spoke with Coach Show about his high school coaching experience, advice to young coaches, USA JNT, leadership skills, building great practices, his favorite Team USA players, best steak spots in the country, and so much more!
:30 Journey
5:00 Advice to young coaches
7:00 Wooden mentorship
10:00 Implementing what you've learned
14:00 Snow Valley
19:30 Practice
25:00 Building a competitive practice
28:00 Building leadership skills
31:00 Communicating with players
34:30 Team USA
40:00 Culture
43:30 You never know who's in the gym
45:00 Learning from Coach K and Pop
48:00 Separators at every level
49:00 Mentoring Coach Jones
52:30 Favorite Team USA players
53:45 What do you hope your players have taken away from you?
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Guest: @dshow23
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
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Spoke with Derek about his journey as a scout, basketball philosophy, prospects, and so much more!
0:30 Basketball journey
6:30 Believing in certain coaches or cultures?
8:30 Box score stats
9:30 PD “Feel is teachable”
11:00 Evaluating mental makeup
14:00 Factoring age and situation into evaluating intangibles
17:00 A hit or miss that made you re-evaluate your process
21:00 Studying misses to evaluate shooting
21:30 Landry Shamet story
24:30 Workout warrior lessons
26:30 Consistency vs isolated performances
29:30 Background info scouts ask for
32:00 Longitudinal scouting
34:00 Learning the intricacies of the game from Matt Babcock
36:45 Fundamentals needed to start Day 1 in the NBA
38:30 The trait that is easiest to correct or improve in the league?
39:15 NBA teams manipulating narratives
40:30 Add or subtract 3 inches to an NBA prospects’ height that would most dramatically change their stock
41:00 Thoughts on regional HS hotbeds
43:00 Local OK names
45:00 Quick hitters
Host: @pr0ia Guest: @DMurrayHoops Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
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We spoke with Miles about the Hoop State Network, his journey, building relationships, standouts from the John Wall Invitational, and so much more!
:30 Beginnings
3:00 Big break
5:00 Biggest playcall
6:00 NC Rivalries
8:00 NC Public School Hoops
10:00 What sets the Hoop State apart?
13:00 Developing scouting philosophy
16:00 Attitude notes
20:00 Building relationships
23:00 Hoop State Brand
29:00 John Wall Invitational big name standouts
32:00 John Wall Invitational young standouts
35:00 John Wall Invitational Small college standouts
37:00 John Wall Invitational new names that popped
39:00 John Wall Invitational programs that boosted their stock
41:00 John Wall Invitational standout team cultures
44:00 Important relationships with players
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @masercolamiles
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Spoke with Coach Pratt about his playing career, his history of rebuilding programs, coaching at a public/private HS, basketball philosophy, and so much more
5:42 College career 9:37 Getting into coaching 13:25 Building under Glick at Palotti 20:00 Palotti peak 22:20 Being an assistant coach 25:45 Balancing respect and being a player’s coach 33:00 Building programs 38:00 JV head coaching experience leading to success 41:20 Taking over at Towson Catholic 43:30 Coaching high major recruits 48:00 Coaching public school basketball 59:50 Returning to Spalding as the head coach 1:01:30 Hiring assistants and retaining incumbent players 1:09:30 Quick hitters
HT Pod: @hoopthreadspod on Twitter and Instagram Host: @pr0ia Guest: @ashscoach on Twitter, @coachprattspalding (personal) @ashshoops (team)
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We spoke with Mark about some of his favorite all-time players, his writing and scouting processes, big boards, big 3s, and so much more. Podcast Twitter: @hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia Guest: @mschindlerNBA
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Idea stolen from the Goodman and Hummel Podcast, 12-player fantasy draft of college basketball players to preview the upcoming College Hoops season. Drafting as a college basketball coach looking to win a championship this year, while still having talent left over to build in the future
Need 1: Mid-major Player Raw toolsy player Deep cut NBA Prospect Max 2 players from: Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, Gonzaga, Nova
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Host: @pr0ia
Guests: Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB), Tristan Freeman (@hoopsnut351), PD Web (@abovethebreak3), and Terrence Oglesby (@CoachTO22)
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We spoke with a great roundtable of college basketball coaches on recruiting, visits, offers, best stories, and so much more!
0:56 College Choice
3:00 Identifying decision maker in recruiting
10:30 NIL
15:00 Visits
19:00 More emphasis needs to be placed on
33:00 Balancing transfers/freshmen with returning team
44:30 Day to day interactions with recruits
50:00 Deciding between prospects at same position
56:00 Timing of offers
1:03:30 Recruiting misses
1:09:30 Best recruiting story
Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod
Host: @pr0ia
Guests: @CoachStanJones @CoachLenNSU @Mkearney92
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Tyler Sollenne (@tsollenne) and Jordan Lyndaker (bilo_lc) joined the pod to discuss the over/under's and share our individual picks for the upcoming NBA season
Host: @pr0ia
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
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Spoke with Adam about his collegiate coaching career, video work, coaching philosophy, draft thoughts, and so much more.
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Our panel discussed how parents should approach their child's selection and recruitment process, the importance of fit over name recognition, the effects that a parent can have on their child's recruitment, things that can get their child crossed off or put on a list, educational requirements, what they should ask on college visits, and so much more.
Panelists: Doug Martin(@DougE14), Duane Simpkins(@CoachDSimpkins), Pat O'Connor (@oconnor_pat), Lawrence Brown (@Balloutsports01), and Van Johnson (@johnsonvj05)
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We spoke with Joe about his playing career, his transition to scouting, and some of the players that stood out at Jersey Shore Jam Fest
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Brought 2/3 of the roundtable on to discuss our 5 "guys" from this year's class, guys that we would be nervous drafting, a guy who will succeed wherever he goes, a guy whose fit will be crucial to his career arc, our hottest draft take, and our draft sleepers.
Host: @pr0ia. Guests: @tsollenne, @bilo_lc
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We spoke with Coach Simpkins about his playing career, his coaching journey, recruiting, NLI, and so much more
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We spoke with Butch about his playing career, coaching journey, working at the juco level, NBA basketball, and much more
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We spoke with Etan about his playing career, athlete empowerment, his book, civil rights, athletes working in media, and so much more.
Host: @pr0ia
Guest: @EtanThomas36
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1:00 beginnings 12:00 trial and error 16:30 Gonzaga program staples 23:00 changes to hs calendar 30:00 Coaching his son and two-sport athletes 33:30 substance over sexy 35:30 Preparing For the next level versus winning games 42:10 Social media + today’s athlete 46:00 Undersized players 50:30 Nonconference scheduling 53:30 Vying with MJ to die with the most timeouts 57:00 Competing with Coach Jones 1:01:00 DeMatha vs Gonzaga memories 01:02:45 Britt vs Jenkins 1:05:00 Advocating for his players 1:09:00 High school—> college moves 1:13:00 Team USA 1:17:30 Players that made him lose the most sleep 1:21:30 Positive feedback from college coaches 1:24:30 Quick hitters
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Cardell shares his basketball journey, transition to media, covering professional basketball, his magazine, and so much more.
0:40 Basketball beginnings
6:17 Media journey
13:30 Scouting
19:00 NBA Media Credential
22:30 Meeting Obama
27:30 HBCU basketball
32:30 Advice for young players
39:30 NBA Fans
43:00 HS coaches moving up
45:00 Quick hitters
Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @finestmagazine
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We put together our round-by-round predictions, talked about intriguing matchups, X factors, potential breakout players, and much more.
Host: @pr0ia, Guests: @tsollenne, @Bilo_LC
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We spoke with Pat about his experience at SUNY Cortland, his transition to Colgate, recruiting at a high academic, and even get his best Tom Spanbauer impression.
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We checked in on the NBA regular season awards, title contenders, prospects, and a play-in team that could raise some hell come playoff time. Host: @pr0ia. Guests: @tylersollenne, @bilo_lc
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First we talk about Sean, his journey, his writing/evaluation process, and what went into his Oral Roberts prediction. Then we bring Jordan on to discuss our favorite teams, matchups, and things to watch in the remaining rounds of the NCAA tournament.
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In this episode we give some of our March Madness predictions: everything from our coach on the hot seat, biggest seeding issue, Cinderella teams, Final Four picks, upsets, and so much more.
Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @accbr1
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Mychal discusses his journey, how the podcast came to fruition, some of his favorite ACC memories, ACC What-if's, preseason takes, NBA prospects, and he even picks his college basketball drinking team.
5:00 Most rewatchable ACC game
8:00 Best tournament game
10:00 Coach on the hot seat that looks the most ridiculous in retrospect
14:00 UNC upperclassmen struggles
20:00 Biggest ACC What-if
27:00 Preseason takes
NBA Prospects
42:00 Disappointing/surprising teams
54:00 NCAAB drinking team
Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @accbr1
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Spoke to our DMV roundtable about their journeys, high school basketball during covid, G League 2021 recommendations, the Fab 5, and much more.
1:30 Talk about your journey
8:00 Talk about the experience of sports during CoVid
17:30 The transfer portal
20:00 How would the Fab 5 experience have been if it happened today?
25:45 The next G League Ignite team
31:30 Overtime League
36:30 Next wave of DMV talent
Host: @pr0ia, @anthonyhaynie3, @marcushelton, @capitolhoops
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We spoke to Jim about his journalism background, covering the Pelicans, and shared some insight on working within the NBA.
0:30 Career background
3:30 Sources say
7:00 Narrative
12:15 Media's expectations for players
20:30 Objectivity
23:00 relationship with the front office and team
26:00 Josh Hart
28:45 Comparing #1 pick buzz
31:00 Boogie Cousins
32:45 Trade block
40:00 Vetoed trades
49:00 Rebuilding
50:00 TV games
53:00 The Draymond factor
56:00 OG hate
1:02:00 JJ Redick
Host: @pr0ia, @tsollenne. Guest: @Jim_Eichenhofer
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We spoke with DG about his DeMatha career, Niagara, playing overseas, working for an NBA franchise, training, coaching youth sports, and his thoughts on DeMatha culture.
:30 beginnings
4:00 Playing with Joe forte and Keith bogans
5:00 Championship his senior year 34-1
7:00 Toughness questions
8:00 Playing for Morgan Wootten
10:00 What is this era missing most
15:00 Niagara
17:00 Dominant sophomore campaign
22:00 Overseas story
24:00 Scouting job with Hawks
29:15 Hardest aspect of shooting to unlearn
30:30 Mental toughness
37:00 Coaching at DeMatha and for TTO
43:00 Confidence
44:45 Little things that kill rotation minutes
47:30 Motivating players
53:30 DeMatha culture
56:00 Shooters
57:00 HOF conversation
Host: @pr0ia, guest @dgfranchise2000 on IG @dgreene11
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We spoke with Free and Chris about their high school careers, their time together at Georgetown, Coach Thompson, playing in the G league and overseas, and much more.
1:00 Basketball beginnings and journey
5:30 WCAC Comp
11:30 Georgetown
19:00 Big John stories
26:30 Translation of their games in modern day hoops
28:00 Favorite matchup
31:30 Current Hoya program
38:00 What if- DMV players
43:00 G League experiences
49:00 Overseas stories
56:00 PG details
59:40 Reaction to Shaq-Donovan Mitchell
1:06:00 Dawg Talk Podcast
Host: @pr0ia. Guests: @_sugarfree5, @mrwrightsr.
Podcast: @DawgTalk101
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In part 2 of our conversation with Mark Edwards we discuss skill development, training methods, social justice, and the next wave of athletes
:10 Mount Rushmore of skill development guys
5:00 Vertical training
10:45 Motivating athletes and training mindsets
18:00 College student athletes taking advantage of access
27:00 Social conscience, maturity of next wave of athletes
46:00 Relationships
53:30 Georgia basketball
Host: @pr0ia, guest: @medwardsbball
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In part 1 we speak with Mark about his playing career, NYC basketball, Run n Shoot, and player development insights.
0:50 Playing career and NYC Basketball culture
9:40 Training start
14:00 And1
29:15 Run n Shoot's impact on Atlanta basketball
31:15 #1 Skill that needs to be taught at a higher level
40:00 Shooting slump help
49:15 Skill development state of the union
57:35 Gilbert Arenas quote
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We spoke with Jay about his playing and coaching careers, Coach K, his camp, NCAA decision-making, and his work with ESPN.
1:30 Young Jeezy
3:00 Lessons from his father
4:30 College recruiting process
6:30 “Is your brother home?”? Johnny Dawkins story
9:00 Coach K: then and now
11:30 Hurley/Laettner/Coach K practice environments
13:30 Team USA Experience with Coach K
16:00 Duke basketball staples
17:35 Critiques
21:15 Jay Bilas Camp Culture
26:40 What problems are you trying to address at camp?
30:30 Pete Belle’s and Tom Izzo’s
34:15 NCAA Decision input
37:20 Czar of basketball for a day
40:30 NCAA concessions for HS players
45:15 I may not actually hate that Duke player
48:40 Analyst game preparation
52:15 NBA Draft process
55:30 Overseas basketball story
Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @JayBilas
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The RoundTable got together to talk awards predictions, over-unders, preseason reactions, and added in some hot takes
1:00 MVP
1:44 MIP
5:31 6MOY
12:32 ROY
17:00 COY
20:25 EOY (Executive)
26:16 DPOY
29:53 Preseason reaction/mulligan on one of your takes on the last pod
37:00 Favorite over-unders
Host: @pr0ia. Roundtable: @tsollenne, @bilo_lc, @thelegitceo
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We spoke with Coach Pope about growing up in Compton, his playing career, being a GA at UW, Orangeville Prep, Compass Prep, his faith, and coaching philosophy.
0:50 Beginnings
2:00 LA Basketball culture
5:30 Competiting at different levels of college basketball
9:20 Working under Coach Hop
14:00 Being a graduate assistant
20:30 Keys to establishing programs
23:45 Big program wins
29:00 Orangeville Prep
36:45 AZ Compass Prep
39:40 Culture and cohesion
44:00 Career planning
45:50 Mentors
48:30 Serving as a role model
51:30 Offseason studying
53:15 Must-read books for coaches
55:15 Underrated Twitter follows
57:30 Faith
Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @CoachJPope
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0:40 Championship contender tiers
7:33 GM’s that had best offseason
18:00 Playoff teams
23:45 Destined for the lottery
30:00 Headscratcher offseason
Host: @pr0ia
Guests: @LegitCEO, @Bilo_LC, @TylerSollenne
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0:40 Championship contender tiers
4:00 Playoff teams
7:33 GM’s that had best offseason
14:00 Lottery bound
19:40 Headscratcher offseason
Host: @pr0ia, @LegitCEO, @bilo_lc, @tylersollenne
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We spoke with PD about his Player Development Web, basketball philosophies, scouting methodologies and techniques, writing style, some underrated names, and even had him play mock GM.
0:30 Basketball roots
1:20 Audience
2:40 Writing style
4:30 Favorite basketball minds
5:40 Box score stats pros and cons
12:35 The Player Development Web
14:45 Instagram handle vs effective handle
18:45 Feel is teachable
21:45 Larry Bird front office theory
23:35-24:53 Empirical evidence vs eye test
28:15 The 3rd Dunk Rule
30:10 Evaluating shooting misses
32:40 Shot doctor chatter
39:10 Recruiting home can be a bad thing
41:15 Levels to this 44:40 Thoughts on UNC Offense
48:35 Favorite college+player fit
51:30 The minutiae of shooting
55:00 The minutiae of defending
57:30 The minutiae of PnR
1:01:50 NBA GMs picking scared
1:06:50 Favorite 2020 Draft fit
1:08:00 2020 Draft Day Slide Retribution Tour Candidate
1:09:50 The jury is still out on ________
1:11:15 Running the Motor City
1:21:30 Rockets talk
1:23:20 NBA basketball trends
1:26:10 Underrated high school names: Aaron
1:29:00 Underrated high school names: PD
Host: @pr0ia. Guest @abovethebreak3
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0:55 Basketball Journey
13:02 Competing in the Big East, SEC, and ACC
14:02 Steps to building a program
19:45 "Recruit attitude, develop skill"
29:15 Guiding student-athletes through distractions
34:00 Communicating with players and their families
39:00 Program-building through practice
42:20 Load management and injury prevention
47:10 Defensive principles
49:35 Keys to relationship-building
54:20 Learning from Coach Hamilton
58:50 Do what you do best, and do what you do the most
1:04:50 Projecting 2020-2021 team
1:10:20 2020 Draft Process
1:12:15 Vassell's fit in SA, Trent in Utah
1:17:20 Closed mouths don't get fed
1:24:30 Future stars in the coaching profession
1:26:10 Advice for young coaches and legacy
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Roundtable reacts to the NBA Draft
0:55 NBA Draft winners
5:20 Draft losers
10:05 GM that played it too conservatively
15:05 Surprising storylines
21:05 Favorite player+team fits
26:25 Favorite UDFA fits
30:35 Best value picks
35:05 Near misses
39:25 Undervalued moves
46:45 FA quick reactions
Host: @pr0ia, @tsollenne, @bilo_LC
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0:50 Ripple effects from CP3 trade on the draft
2:30 Hottest draft takes
10:20 Sleeper Picks: 2nd rd/ UDFA that you believe in
17:15 Draft day sliders or riders
21:30 Draft or pass: Lamelo/jahmius/wiseman/pokushevski
36:30 Who are your guys?
48:50 Thoughts on the Duke trio of Stanley/Carey/Jones
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We spoke with Coach Jones about his journey as a player to now the coach at DeMatha, leadership principles, USAB Youth development, relationship-building, and much more.
0:40 Chicken sandwich review
2:00 Basketball Journey
7:00 Importance of having DM Alumni on staff
7:55 Potential
9:10 Expectations for first-year Stags
11:25 Leadership roles
13:10 Channeling competitive energy as a leader
15:15 Relationship-building within the community
17:20 Protecting family time
19:00 Events at DeMatha
21:25 Team-building and coaching the Capital Classic
23:20 What makes the DMV different
25:15 In the Water Documentary
29:25 Gameplan adjustments off opponent scouting
32:10 Who are the critics that matter?
36:10 Outlook for the 2020-2021 season
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We spoke with two scouts about their journey, the offer process, recruiting, rankings, events, and asked them to give us some of the most underrated players in the DMV.
0:25 Basketball journey
7:06 What is one thing you’ve learned about in scouting that you wish you knew at the beginning?
10:45 Advice you often give to HS players?
13:00 Offers and the politics within
19:00 Czar of high school hoops
21:00 Rankings
26:00 Adjustments to rankings
29:09 Fit at the college level
32:30 Biggest rankings hits
33:30 What sets the DMV apart?
36:20 Important ingredients for a successful basketball event
38:30 Commonwealth Basketball Grass Routes Fall Series
40:15 Top 3 kids that don't hold an offer in the DMV
43:10 Young players with HM potential
46:00 Top 3 talent evaluators
49:00 DMV Underrated Dream Team
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We brought on the boys to discuss the playoffs, offseason storylines, and trade ideas.
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Tyler Sollenne: @tsollenne
Marcellus Bowie: @thelegitCEO
0:30 Postseason hits and misses
10:30 Trade ideas for discontent players
14:30 Clippers’ issues
18:20 Comparing LAC to ’11 Miami
24:10 Offseason Storylines
25:30 Jordan small market teams
32:00 Middle to Portland trade idea
38:40 Players looking to make a big jump
46:45 Tsolls made it through 45 mins without mentioning Luka
47:00 NBA commentator/talking head replacements
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Kyle joined us to talk about his basketball roots, going from AAU dad to grassroots coordinator, details how A Long Talk got started, and talks candidly about what we can do on macro and micro levels to address the racial injustices happening every day.
Please take the time to connect @ALongTalk2020 Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, as well as Kyle's personal page @kylewilliamsD2i
1:20 Basketball roots
4:15 Growing up on the sidelines
9:45 AAU dad to grassroots coordinator
13:00 Sidwell Basketball
15:30 DC Protest leading to A Long Talk
18:45 Components of ALT
21:50 Misinformation
25:00 Disengaging for unproductive conversations
26:25 Ideologies broken down in ALT
28:42 Takeaway I want them to be on the right side of history clip
30:30 College campus outreach
36:30 Call to action for "allies"
39:20 Upcoming calls and Social Media (@ALongTalk2020 Facebook/Twitter/Instagram)
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We spoke with Osman about his basketball playing journey, getting into the coaching profession, mentoring players, running events, PG county legends, and working for/coaching EYBL Team Durant.
1:47 2019 Made Hoops+ Durant content creators Jordan+Mac
3:02 Coaching/leadership style
5:07 Basketball Journey
9:07 Cleaning the bus
11:37 Injury adversity/end of playing career
18:27 Libyan National Team
20:27 Early coaching advice from John Lucas
21:47 Move as One: Beginnings of Team Durant
25:57 Not a checkbook, highlight KD’s involvement
30:02 Partnership with St James
32:07 St James Facilities/programs
33:52 MLK Tournament
38:02 I95 Coalition
41:37 AAU misnomers and relationships with area coaches
43:43 PG County legends
46:47 Legacy
49:07 Underrated Durant coach
49:47 Underrated Durant player
50:47 Sideline demeanor
51:27 Fall League
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In Part 2 we discussed his early coaching years, working for the university's admissions department, recruiting insights, and creating lasting relationships as a Red Dragon.
1:05 What are you looking for in a Red Dragon?
3:20 SUNY Cortland
7:40 Red Dragon Athletics
13:00 Fieldhouse battles
16:40 Keeping it in the family
20:30 Wearing many hats as a DIII Coach
23:10 Area in coaching that has improved the most
26:45 Creating connections as an assistant
30:00 Honesty in recruiting
31:30 Advice
32:30 Big Haiti's growth
36:00 Blue Mountain and CMB trips
38:40 Current team
41:00 Learning the Cortland offensive+defensive principles
45:50 Cortland's Love and Basketball story
51:30 EDL and lasting relationships
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In Part 1 of our conversation with Coach Mo we discussed his path to becoming a student-athlete at Cortland, his playing career, knowing and filling a role, playing and coaching under Cortland legend Tom Spanbauer, and deciding to turn down an out of state job upon graduation to finish up a degree and begin a career at SUNY Cortland.
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1:09 2014 NBA Draft non-entry
1:34 Mo's love for the game
30:30 Choosing SUNY Cortland
11:38 His "Welcome to Cortland" moment
15:18 His game as a college student-athlete
18:58 Red Dragon family
22:09 Knowing and playing your role
24:35 2013 SUNYAC Championship team
30:49 Playing for Coach Spanbauer
35:00 Decision to stay at Cortland
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We spoke with Katie about her basketball playing career, her time with Syracuse Men's Basketball, the impact Kobe Bryant made on her life, coaching full time through a pregnancy, player advocacy, and more.
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00:58 Basketball beginnings
04:27 Takeaways from SU MBB coaching staff
6:24 Roles as a manager and GA
9:48 Different types of gym rats
12:44 What makes the Cuse zone different
14:14 Julie and the Boeheim family
16:32 What is Coach Boeheim like
19:03 Coaching players that don’t play like you
24:50 UB Director of Ops
26:30 Assistant Coach at Lafayette
28:17 Covid cancelling the season
30:00 Recruiting
33:21 Learning about the history of the program
34:33 Being pregnant during the pandemic
37:16 Speaking out on social justice
39:15 WNBA players sitting out season for change
41:38 Mentoring while being mentored
43:12 Support of Cuse nation
44:27 Do you feel like you have made it
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We brought on the boys to discuss their team's chances in the playoffs, sleeper picks, Finals predictions
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Marcellus Bowie: @thelegitCEO
00:47 Opening arguments for their team to win a championship
4:22 Underrated x-factor on one of the top 3 teams in either conference
7:56 Playoff hot take or prediction
19:45 Finals predictions
29:01 Celtics talk
33:01 Marcellus talks Blazers individual matchups
34:41 Jordan’s Finals picks
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In Part two of our conversation with James Williams of Between the Lines Sports, we learned more on his early days in scouting, grassroots basketball, and the future of BTL Sports
1:00:52
0:10 G League work influencing grassroots scouting
2:38 Early scouting days
10:28 Open-minded scouting
22:31 Mindset of today’s elite athletes being different
26:05 Underrated figure in the grassroots basketball space
27:13 If I owned an NBA franchise
29:57 TJ Warren+ Phoenix Suns love
30:54 Future of BTL
34:37 Georgia talent
37:05 Nothing like mama’s cooking
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In Part One we speak with James about his experiences with the Canton Charge (G-League) and Atlanta Krunk (ABA). He also shares his experiences to lend insight to aspiring basketball minds looking to break through in the industry.
6:02 Atlanta Krunk
13:00 Athletes in Action- China
16:12 Pursuing a career in basketball
25:50 Working for the Canton Charge
45:04 Players being prepared for opportunity
47:35 Importance of resiliency
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We spoke with Graham about his high school playing days at Campbell Hall High school with the Holidays brothers, working under Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, stops at VCU and Rice before landing full-time assistant jobs working for Jamion Christian at Mount St. Mary's, Siena, and now George Washington. We also got his thoughts on mentorship, accountability, recruiting, and much more.
0:39 Campbell Hall
3:21 The Holiday's: upbringing, competitiveness, breaking backboards
8:43 Picking Wisconsin
12:03 Learning from Coach Ryan
13:53 Wisconsin to VCU
16:00 Working on a star-studded VCU staff
18:02 Recruiting, evaluating, being mentored
20:55 DOBO at Rice
24:00 Scheduling
25:11 Building success at Mount St. Mary's and Siena
28:00 Transitioning to GW, coaching staff roles
30:29 Leadership Program at GW
32:01 Love is accountability, accountability is love
35:15 Grading possessions
37:02 Recruiting and current roster
41:34 Embracing competition in a team setting
43:12 Standards vs goals
44:37 GW 360
46:22 Importance of mentorship in your career path
48:07 There is no template for evaluation
50:30 Indigo love
51:16 GW elevator pitch
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Joe discusses his basketball career, early interest in statistics, his process, and intrinsic values
00:53 Basketball
3:27 High school matchups
5:09 Scouting leading to working in analytics
10:17 Protecting your intellectual property
11:53 Optimizing his process
16:57 Process of working with clients and creating individualized plans
22:10 Gap between analytics community and basketball purists
31:04 Working with someone who likes the game of basketball but plays for money vs player who loves the game of basketball, and plays for the love of the game
41:40 What makes Steph Curry successful
50:08 Most efficient offensive team in history
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00:05 Basketball is a game of markets
11:35 "What killed him was the laughter" efficiency story
22:40 Player who is called overpaid that isn't
27:15 The NBA Twitter community
28:52 Owning cold takes, followed by blasphemous Luka take
31:40 Jon Tauer: background, success, program staples
40:10 George Floyd and civil unrest in Joseph's hometown of Minneapolis
47:50 Toeing the line between blunt honesty on Twitter and sabotaging potential client relationships
53:15 Future of Merc Analytic
57:40 Turnaround for reports
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We spoke with Johnnie about his beginnings in photography, mental health, collective vs individual work, and some of his favorite work
00:00:47 Beginnings in photography
00:10:28 Mental health
00:12:57 Support and inspiration
00:11:53 Mindset
00:15:48 Navigating the business
00:17:44 Relationships with photography subjects
00:20:36 Favorite moments
00:23:31 NYC Covid Video
00:28:01 The Unreleased Collection
00:30:34 Lessons learned from athletes
00:33:56 Collective vs Individual work
00:35:13 Peach Jam atmosphere
00:36:44 Shooting in different areas of the country
00:38:25 The moment he felt like he made it
00:41:22 Parting shots
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We spoke with Coleman about his time at St. John's, visual recaps, his documentary, training, running a business, and more
00:00:26 Basketball beginnings, early days of BAM
00:05:44 Visual recaps, By Any Means media
00:09:58 Running the City Documentary
00:15:20 Breakdown Video concepts
00:17:01 Coleman's favorite IG follows
00:18:45 Calculated Chaos
00:20:51 The comeback of basketball-specific athletes
00:23:50 Relationship with trainees
00:26:14 Discussing injustice with athletes
00:29:40 The business side of BAM
00:33:04 BAM gym
00:35:25 Time Management
00:37:34 SJC dream team
00:38:28 Avoiding the evaluation side of the basketball business
00:39:43 What makes the DMV different
00:42:24 BAM accounts
00:43:17 Underrated food spot
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00:00:38 Basketball beginnings
00:03:59 Setting up the military appreciation game at Charlotte
00:05:36 Fatherhood and its impact on coaching
00:07:34 Transition from Charlotte to UMD
00:09:35 Adding value as a video coordinator
00:12:37 The many hats of a college DOBO
00:14:15 Quote about comm with players clip
00:15:37 Figuring out HC needs with a limited prior relationship
00:17:40 Effects of Covid-19 on college basketball
00:24:38 Final 5s
00:27:52 Criticism on Maryland's recruitment of DMV players
00:31:28 The importance of regional connections for assistant coaches
00:34:17 Following a legend
00:36:41 Developmental history of Terps under Coach Turgeon
00:40:37 NBA Draft prep
00:44:36 Anthony Cowan
00:46:32 Quarantine hobbies
00:48:10 What makes the DMV different
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We spoke with Johnny about growing up in the DMV, his basketball philosophy, working for an NBA team, and learning under one of the brightest minds in basketball.
00:01:04 Professional beginnings
00:07:36 Coach Bennett's communication with players
00:09:24 Learning from Rick Carlisle
00:12:26 Approaches to help players that struggle with remembering plays
00:16:35 The 5 Pillars of UVA MBB
00:19:54 UVA's recruiting style
00:25:49 The offer process
00:30:50 Development keys
00:32:38 Money John Wooden quote
00:34:18 Practice time allotment
00:37:04 Casey Morsell projection
00:38:25 Kyle Guy's mental health triumph
00:39:37 Redemption from UMBC loss
00:43:33 2014-2015 Hoos running out of luck
00:48:24 Playing styles that give the pack line trouble
00:50:46 Fighting the "UVA is boring" narrative
00:53:56 Response to Charlottesville unrest and the current climate
00:56:40 Staples of the future Coach Carpenter program
00:58:59 What sets Coach Bennett apart
01:01:05 Book recommendations
01:03:31 What sets the DMV apart
01:04:39 Advice to listeners
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We spoke with Kyle about his basketball career, training high school to professional athletes, working for Poly Hoops, and organizing East Coast Bump
00:00:46 Basketball beginnings
00:10:32 College career
00:15:03 Genesis of training career
00:18:48 Developing relationships/trust with athletes
00:21:44 Indicators for successful athletes
00:30:16 Fundamental Drill-stealing
00:33:20 Criticism he's grown from
00:36:02 Motivating athletes
00:40:05 Importance of supporting your athletes: Ray Rice
00:45:09 East Coast Bump
00:49:19 Baltimore+ the DMV
00:53:04 The importance of competition and learning from failure
00:58:13 Discipline
01:01:17 Poly
01:04:33 Avoiding claiming ownership of athletes' success
01:06:40 KJ Evans
01:09:57 Underrated players in the Baltimore area
01:13:30 Advice to parents and kids
01:14:37 The importance of examining your circle
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Alec came on to discuss his beginnings in the industry, roles with TSP/SportsEngine, the creation of The Season Ticket, Grassroots basketball, and more.
00:00:27 Beginnings
02:07 TSP/SportsEngine
06:22 Player's Health
11:17 Marketing
14:46 Relationships with coaches/players/audience
18:37 Developing staff
21:44 Initial difficulties
00:26:30 Interviews- Hoop Diamonds
29:10 Rankings
31:25 Closers
33:04 The Season Ticket
34:30 Misconsceptions
37:27 Grassroots basketball changes
38:23 Athletes and their platform
40:03 Following legends
42:02 AAU and HS coaches
45:20 Best grassroots team that didn't win a title
46:30 Alonzo Trier Island
47:18 What makes the DMV different
48:21 Biggest AAU What-If
49:24 Underrated players
52:12 Underrated coaches
53:42 Favorite moments
55:20 Peach Jam reflections
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Ray and Ibn came on to discuss their basketball journeys, the early days of SDC training, their involvement with Team Takeover, and issues that grassroots/high school basketball face. Technical difficulties towards the end, but they gave some phenomenal answers all the way through to the end.
0:30 Ray and Ty Lawson
2:40 Ibn on his high school hoops
3:25 Ray's high school and prep career
6:50 Beginnings of Stay the Course Training
15:30 The mentorship of trainees, starting with Ibn in juco
18:45 Player experiences informing coaching
21:18 What makes the DMV different
30:01 TTO: It's just different
36:01 Scrimmages
39:00 TTO Alumni reinvesting in youth
41:50 Roster selection/recruiting
43:46 The importance of great role players
49:10 Misconceptions about AAU guys
54:03 HS basketball fixes
57:41 AAU's benefits for showcasing talent for college coaches
59:20 AAU bump
1:02:30 Hype music
01:04:00 Not-quick quick hitters
01:13:20 In the Water thoughts
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Adam speaks on high school hoops, scouting, recruiting, AAU, his career with Prep Hoops, future ambitions, and even some local eats!
:40 Coming up at Lake Braddock, Roanoke College, with Prep Hoops
2:40 Best advice he's gotten
5:00 Advice to high school players
6:14 Scouting, writing, photography, video
8:24 Ethics in the scoop business
9:30 Local media members
11:27 Unique approach to covering events
12:06 Talking about Prep Hoops Local Rankings
13:30 Czar of HS hoops
15:35 Transfer culture at HS and college level
17:00 HS live period impact, pros and cons
19:00 The timing of college scholarship offers
21:25 Importance of presentability
22:55 Talent scout role models and observations
24:05 What goes into covering a game
25:20 Favorite events
27:10 What sets the DMV apart
28:00 First hidden gem he saw in the DMV
29:27 Most fun player to cover
30:43 Underrated local college assistant
31:38 Top 3 Twitter follows
34:00 10 Underrated players in the area
37:41 DMV eats
39:05 Long-term goals and ambitions
40:00 Legacy and impact, Adam's "why"
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We spoke with Jake about being born in NYC, coming up in the DMV, covering all star games and high school basketball, and the NBA Draft.Guest appearance from both of his parents to discuss his growth as a media member and draft guy
00:00:40 Growing up in NYC
00:03:29 Covering the McDonald's All American Game
00:08:00 Balancing his classwork and hoops
00:09:00 AAU and youth basketball memories
00:14:10 What makes the DMV different
00:17:21 Commitment announcements
00:19:41 Switching from high school hoops to draft coverage
00:23:30 Staying out of the scoop business
00:26:27 Papa Rosen roasts the Bills and Jake's bracket predictions
00:32:00 Janine Rosen speaks on MCDAAG and his development as a media member
00:38:23 Jake wants all the smoke with NBADraft.net
00:39:36 Jake's Kira Lewis moment, we knew it was coming
00:41:40 Jake responds to some of my favorite NBA prospects
00:44:06 Jake sells Deni Avdija and Aleksej Pokusevski
00:49:50 Prospect hits and misses
00:53:15 Jake on nonphysical traits that make players successful
00:55:17 Jake on the importance of not comparing
00:58:35 Predicting new trends in the NBA
00:59:30 Drafting a 10-man roster with players drafted outside of the top 15 in the past 3 drafts
01:02:00 Landing spots for Mac McClung
01:03:30 Jahmius Ramsey takes
01:08:00 Jake's most underrated player in the DMV
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Interview #2 was with the CEO of the area's largest statistics company, Legit Stat's Marcellus Bowie. We spoke about DMV Hoops, his own basketball career, his business' journey, and the issues that the high school landscape faces
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Marc speaks on Capitol Hoops' roots in the basketball community, some of the favorite players that he's covered, the process of covering a game and cutting up footage to create a highlight, running Summer League, and his new line of Capitol Hoops face masks
7:50 The Capitol Hoops process: event coverage and media production
17:30 Running the Summer League at DeMatha
25:30 An underrated coach in the area
27:33 What sets the DMV apart
29:40 A player whose legacy isn't well-recognized
33:00 Memorable Highlight Plays
36:28 Highlight factories' impact on the game
38:20 Image and Likeness
41:20 High school hoops scene
45:07 The development of the Capitol Hoops team
48:30 Speaking on docuseries and documentaries
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