Hoop Dreams The Podcast
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsA Hoop Dream is defined as the pursuit of excellence in your chosen field. Will Gates and Arthur Agee, the stars of the original Hoop Dreams documentary dive into the origin stories of men and women, from the sports, entertainment and fashion industries, who are chasing their own version of a Hoop Dream. From college and pro athletes to journalists and broadcasters, to actors, musicians and designers, they dive into the back stories, the struggles, the accomplishments and the perseverance it takes to overcome the obstacles thrown at you in the attempt to reach the pinnacle of your profession.
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Ep. 75 Chris Matthews aka "Lethal Shooter" - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
May 30, 2023 07:56 - 1 hour - 190 MBThis week on the show we have Washington D.C. native and one of the most sought after NBA shooting coaches, Mr. Chris Matthews aka “Lethal Shooter”. The St. Bonnie's alumni and former pro ball player stops by to chop it up with Agee & Gates about his Hoop Dreams origin story. Chris takes us back to his early days in DC and talks about the obstacles he overcame and some of the coaches and mentors that helped keep him off the streets and pushed him to keep pursuing his basketball care...
Ep. 74 Langston Galloway - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
May 09, 2023 19:15 - 1 hour - 190 MBEp.74 On this weeks episode of the Hoop Dreams Podcast we have a classic underdog origin story, or as our guest calls it an "unconventional" origin story. He's a Baton Rouge, Louisiana native, a St. Joseph's alumni, an NBA guard and now a sneaker entrepreneur, Mr. Langston Galloway drops by to chop it up with hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee. The guys go back to the beginning and talk about his early days at Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge to his time at St. Joseph's under coa...
Ep.73 Scotty Thurman Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
May 02, 2023 04:49 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MBEp.73 Part 2 with Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend, Scotty Thurman. Will Gates and Arthur Agee continue their conversation with Scotty on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 NCAA Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a hard duo to contain under Coach Nolan Richardsons guidance as the Hogs went 16 - 0 at home that sea...
EP.72 Scotty Thurman Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 24, 2023 18:07 - 51 minutes - 118 MBEp.72 On this week's episode Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend, Scotty Thurman, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast for Part 1 of their conversation. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 NCAA Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a hard duo to contain under Coach Nolan Richardsons guidance as the Hogs went 16 - 0 at hom...
Ep.71 Tracy Murray Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 04, 2023 16:21 - 1 hour - 141 MBEP.71 Part 2 with California native, UCLA Alumni and one of the purest NBA shooting guards the league has seen, Tracy Murray. Tracy continues his conversation with hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Tracy was a McDonald's All-American averaging an incredible 44 points a game in his senior season of high school ball catching the eye of numerous Division 1 schools, eventually settling on the UCLA Bruins where he went on to become a 2x All Pac-10 Player of the...
Ep.70 Dr. Lloyd Walton Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 28, 2023 07:33 - 1 hour - 159 MBOn Part 2 Marquette Golden Eagle alumni and former NBA point guard with the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings, Dr. Lloyd Walton, continues his conversation with Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Lloyd grew up in Chicago and attended Mount Carmel High School where he was named a Parade All-American before going on to Marquette where he played for legendary coach Al McGuire. After playing 5 years in the NBA Lloyd went on to be an assistant coach and scout at th...
Ep.69 Antonio Harvey Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 21, 2023 06:51 - 1 hour - 180 MBPart 2 with Antonio Harvey. The former NBA Power Forward, NBA Analyst and currently a successful Cannabis Entrepreneur, Mr. Antonio Harvey continues his conversation with Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Antonio is a Mississippi native who played college ball at Southern Illinois, Georgia and Pfeiffer before going on to play 10 years in the NBA and 4 seasons overseas. He played with the Lakers, Grizzlies, Blazers, Clippers, Sonics and the Hawks before going on ...
Ep.68 SOLEPACK Founder Mike Sala - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 13, 2023 15:38 - 50 minutes - 115 MBEp.68 Solepack Founder Mike Sala and Director of NIL & Athletic Partnerships for Solepack, Willard Randolph Brown III, join Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast to talk about the Solepack origin story and their new NIL initiative Bucket Society. Mike checks in from his hometown of New York and Willard from his stomping grounds of Memphis, Tennessee. Solepack is a designer of unique carry bags built specifically for your basketball shoes. It is the shoe transport bac...
Ep.67 Kevin Couliau Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 07, 2023 05:38 - 46 minutes - 107 MBThis week on the podcast, Part 2 with renowned Photographer Mr. Kevin Couliau, a native of Nantes, France and a true fan of the game of basketball and the culture surrounding it. Kevin continues his conversation with Will Gates and Arthur Agee and shares more of his Hoop Dreams journey. Kevin has been chronicling the sport of basketball through his lens for over 20 years all across the world, from Japan to the Philippines to Africa and beyond. He has shot for big name clients such a...
Ep.66 Bobbito Garcia - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 27, 2023 21:08 - 54 minutes - 126 MBEp. 66. This week on the Hoop Dreams Podcast, the man with many talents, from DJ, to Radio Host, to Filmmaker, Producer, Author, Sneaker guru and playground basketball legend, he goes by many names, DJ Cucumber Slice, Kool Bob Love and of course Bobbito, Mr. Bobbito Garcia joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to share his incredible origin story and talk about his new book "Aim High Little Giants, Aim High". Bobbito takes us back to his humble beginnings on the asphalt courts of New Yor...
Ep.65 Kevin Couliau - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 21, 2023 06:13 - 47 minutes - 110 MBThis week on the podcast renowned Photographer Mr. Kevin Couliau, a native of Nantes, France and a true fan of the game of basketball and the culture surrounding it joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to share his Hoop Dreams journey. Kevin has been chronicling the sport of basketball through his lens for over 20 years all across the world, from Japan to the Philippines to Africa and beyond. He has shot for big name clients such as Nike, SLAM, Henessy, the NBA and many others. On top o...
Ep.64 Dr. Lloyd Walton - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 14, 2023 07:25 - 1 hour - 147 MBThis week Marquette Golden Eagle alumni and former NBA point guard with the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings, Dr. Lloyd Walton, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Lloyd grew up in Chicago and attended Mount Carmel High School where he was named a Parade All-American before going on to Marquette where he played for legendary coach Al McGuire. After playing 5 years in the NBA Lloyd went on to be an assistant coach and scout at the collegiate and pro level...
Ep.63 - Antonio Harvey - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 06, 2023 22:02 - 59 minutes - 137 MBFormer NBA Power Forward, NBA Analyst and currently a successful Cannabis Entrepreneur, Mr. Antonio Harvey joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story and Hoop Dreams journey. Antonio is a Mississippi native who played college ball at Southern Illinois, Georgia and Pfeiffer before going on to play 10 years in the NBA and 4 seasons overseas. He played with the Lakers, Grizzlies, Blazers, Clippers, Sonics and the Hawks before going on to an 11 year run as an analys...
Director's Cut - Daniel Willis - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 30, 2023 06:04 - 1 hour - 225 MBOn our second Director's Cut, hailing from the Southside of Chicago, Writer and Director Daniel Willis joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to share his Hoop Dreams origin story. His short films and television projects have screened at festivals including Urbanworld Film Festival, The Global Impact Film Festival, The LA Film Festival, The Chicago International Television Festival and many others. Daniel’s latest short film, Wednesday, was a finalist in the HBO Short Film Competition and...
Ep.62 - Chris Rucker of The Rucker Brand - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 24, 2023 00:08 - 57 minutes - 132 MBThis week on Agee & Gates we have a crazy Hoop Dreams journey with the grandson of the man who Rucker Park was named after and who is the founder of the clothing brand, The Rucker Brand. Mr. Chris Rucker joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the show to give us his origin story and to share some history on one of the most famous street ball courts in the world, Rucker Park in New York. Chris goes way back and shares his grandfather Holcombe Rucker's origin story and his contributions ...
Ep.61 - T.C. Stallings - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 16, 2023 18:40 - 1 hour - 164 MBEP.61 Ohio native, Louisville Cardinal Alumni, former Professional Football player and currently a Speaker, Actor and Director, Mr. T.C. Stallings sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to chop it up about his Hoop Dreams origin story. TC was born and raised in Cleveland's inner-city and started playing football at a young age. He went on to play college ball at Louisville where he is known for a famous touchdown which is featured in his new documentary called "24 Counter: The St...
Ep.60 - Tracy Murray - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 09, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 192 MBEP.60 California native, UCLA Alumni and one of the purest NBA shooting guards the league has seen, Tracy Murray joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Tracy was a McDonald's All-American averaging an incredible 44 points a game in his senior season of high school ball catching the eye of numerous Division 1 schools, eventually settling on the UCLA Bruins where he went on to become a 2x All Pac-10 Player of the Year. Tracy was drafted 18th overall in the 1992 N...
Ep.59 - Jim Chones Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
December 13, 2022 18:58 - 1 hour - 194 MBEP.59 Wisconsin native and former NBA great, Jim Chones, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Jim was an All-American ball player at Marquette University where he wore number 22 (one of the reasons Will Gates chose to wear number 22 at the same school). Jim was only the second player ever to leave college early to go pro when he joined the New York Nets of the ABA, in 1972, where he went on to be a member of the ABA All-Rookie Team. In 1975 he joined the Clev...
Ep. 58 Tony Massenburg Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
December 05, 2022 18:53 - 40 minutes - 92 MBEp.57 Part 2: Virginia native, University of Maryland Alumni, former NBA Power Forward and 2005 NBA Champion, Tony Massenburg drops by the Hoop Dreams Podcast to share both some legendary stories and important life lessons with hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Tony grew up in Sussex County Virginia where he starred at Sussex Central before playing 4 years at the University of Maryland Terrapins where he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds in his Senior Season. After being drafted by...
Ep. 57 Tony Massenburg Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
November 29, 2022 21:54 - 1 hour - 155 MBEp.57 Part 1: Virginia native, U Mass Alumni, former NBA Power Forward and 2005 NBA Champion, Tony Massenburg drops by the Hoop Dreams Podcast to share both some legendary stories and important life lessons with hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Tony grew up in Sussex County Virginia where he starred at Sussex Central before playing 4 years at the University of Maryland Terrapins where he averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds in his Senior Season. After being drafted by the San Antonio...
Ep.56 - Ike Austin Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
November 21, 2022 19:06 - 1 hour - 155 MBThis week we have former NBA Center Ike Austin on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. The big man hailing from Gridley California sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. He takes us through his basketball journey from his High School days at Las Plumas, to playing Ju Co at Reedley and eventually becoming a standout at Arizona State. Ike was part of the 1991 NBA Drat Class and went on to play 9 seasons in the league where he won the 1997 Most Improved Player aw...
Ep.55 - Ike Austin Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
November 15, 2022 18:05 - 46 minutes - 105 MBThis we week we have former NBA Center Ike Austin on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. The big man hailing from Gridley California sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. He takes us through his basketball journey from his High School days at Las Plumas, to playing Ju Co at Reedley and eventually becoming a standout at Arizona State. Ike was part of the 1991 NBA Drat Class and went on to play 9 seasons in the league where he won the 1997 Most Improved Player...
Ep.54 - Jim Chones Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
November 07, 2022 18:56 - 1 hour - 154 MBEP.54 Wisconsin native and former NBA great, Jim Chones, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Hoop Dreams Podcast. Jim was an All-American ball player at Marquette University where he wore number 22 (one of the reasons Will Gates chose to wear number 22 at the same school). Jim was only the second player ever to leave college early to go pro when he joined the New York Nets of the ABA, in 1972, where he went on to be a member of the ABA All-Rookie Team. In 1975 he joined the Clev...
Ep.53 - Isiah Thomas Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
October 31, 2022 16:12 - 39 minutes - 89.4 MBHe was the 2nd overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft, a 12 time NBA All-Star, a 2 x NBA Champ with the Detroit Pistons and a Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Mr. Isiah Lord Thomas III, joins hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. Isiah takes the hosts back to his days growing up on the Westside of Chicago, playing for Coach Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers, to his incredible run in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons. The guys talk Chuck Daly, Michael ...
Ep.52 - Matt Beyer - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
October 24, 2022 16:22 - 58 minutes - 133 MBWe go international this week with Mr. Matt Beyer, the CEO of the East Asia Super League (EASL). Matt sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to give us both his Hoop Dreams origin story, about how a guy from the Midwest ended up overseas and also the origin story behind the EASL. He talks about his first job translating for the Bucks, he breaks down for us how the league works, which countries are involved, how his NBA investors Metta Artest, Baron Davis and Shane Battier got inv...
Ep.51 - Renee Washington - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
October 17, 2022 16:14 - 1 hour - 144 MBThis week, former three-time all-American soccer player from LaSalle University, and currently a reporter and analyst with ESPN, Renee Washington, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about her Hoop Dreams origin story on the Podcast. At LaSalle she led the soccer team to four NCAA tournament appearances before going on to receive her Masters in Education from Lehigh University. She is also the founder of Planted Not Buried, an organization built to empower young athletes, stude...
Ep.50 - Newton Mayenge - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
October 10, 2022 16:35 - 1 hour - 178 MBThis week on Agee & Gates, Actor and former ball player, Newton Mayenge drops by to talk about his Hoop Dreams origin story. The Charlotte native is currently featured in Adam McKay's hit show Winning Time on HBO Max where he plays former Marquette legend and NBA Champ with the LA Lakers, Jim Chones. Newton appears as a part of the star studded cast alongside such greats as Wood Harris, John C. Reilly, Sally Field, Jason Segal, Adrian Brody, Spencer Garrett and many others. Newton t...
Ep.49 - Dexter Gordon - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
October 03, 2022 16:20 - 1 hour - 226 MBOn this weeks episode, Texas native and current Brand Director for AND1 Basketball and Co-CEO of The Rucker Brand, Dexter Gordon sits down with Agee & Gates to talk about his Hoop Dreams origin story. From his days growing up in Galveston, to college in New York to his pursuit of basketball and how he broke into the business side of the industry when his playing days ended. Dexter talks about how his partnership with Chris Rucker of the Rucker Brand came about and how he landed at ...
Director's Cut - Kat Jayme - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
September 29, 2022 16:28 - 1 hour - 170 MBOn this week’s episode of the podcast Director, Writer, award-winning Filipina-Canadian filmmaker and Vancouver native, Kathleen S. Jayme, joins Agee & Gates to talk about her Hoop Dreams origin story. Kat’s documentary Finding Big Country was the winner of the 2018 VIFF People’s Choice Award and the #MustSeeBC Award, and has been programmed by Telus, ESPN, ABC, Amazon, Rogers Sportsnet, NBA TV, and Air Canada. Jayme has since gone on to direct for the CBC, NBA, ESPN, and Crave. Her...
Ep.48 - Mike Farah - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
September 26, 2022 16:40 - 1 hour - 181 MBThis week Mike Farah, the Chief Executive Officer of Funny Or Die, sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. Mike has been with FOD since 2008, starting as its first producer, rising to President of Production, and then taking over the reigns as CEO in 2016. This past year, Mike oversaw FOD's acquisition by the prominent business leader and social activist Henry R. Muñoz III, with the vision of growing from a successful production company into a full-...
Ep.47 - The Professor - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
September 19, 2022 16:48 - 1 hour - 202 MBThis week on the show Will Gates and Arthur Agee sit down with former semi-pro basketball player, actor and legendary streetball player, The Professor, to explore his Hoop Dreams origin story. Born Grayson Scott Boucher, the Oregon native rose to fame as one of the early stars of the AND1 Mixtape Tour. He has honed his game by playing and training with some of the great NBA ball players and streetball legends like Rafer “Skip to My Lou” Alston. He talks about his days on tour, how h...
Ep.46 - Isiah Thomas - Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
September 12, 2022 16:11 - 1 hour - 156 MBWe kick off Season 2 with a true legend on Hoop Dreams The Podcast, he was the 2nd overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft, a 12 time NBA All-Star, a 2 x NBA Champ with the Detroit Pistons and a Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Mr. Isiah Lord Thomas III, joins hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story. Isiah takes the hosts back to his days growing up on the Westside of Chicago, playing for Coach Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers, to his incredible run in ...
Special Episode: St. Joe’s Legacy
June 27, 2022 22:03 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBWill Gates and Arthur Agee travel to Las Vegas to interview the founder of the St. Joe's Legacy Foundation, vascular surgeon, Dr. Tej Singh. When Will and Arthur's historical former high school, St. Joe's, closed down for good in 2021 Dr. Singh went to work buying the gym floor and all the memorabilia that went along with it and recreating a version of the gym in Las Vegas. Will and Arthur took a trip down memory lane as they sat with Dr. Singh on the very floor featured in the Hoop...
Ep.45 - Spencer Garrett Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
May 05, 2022 06:22 - 44 minutes - 101 MBWe are joined on this weeks episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast by California native and veteran actor, with over 30 years in the business, Spencer Garrett. He currently appears in HBO Max’s Winning Time, chronicling the rise of the LA Lakers where Spencer plays legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn. Spencer dives into his origin story with Will and Arthur, and talks about growing up in a household of actors and how his love of TV and Film came early in life. You’ve seen him in nu...
Ep.44 - Jason Ganzel Part 2- Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 27, 2022 05:05 - 1 hour - 196 MBThis week on the show we have television showrunner, producer and writer Jason Ganzel. He talks with Will and Arthur about his origin story and breaking into show business. Jason began his career as a member of the production staff on several television series, including Married to the Kellys, Kevin Hill, So Little Time, and The Ellen Show. In 2004 he joined the writing staff of Desperate Housewives and spent seven years there, finishing out the series. Since then, he has served as ...
Ep.43 - Spencer Garrett Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 21, 2022 19:59 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWe are joined on this weeks episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast by California native and veteran actor, with over 30 years in the business, Spencer Garrett. He currently appears in HBO Max’s Winning Time, chronicling the rise of the LA Lakers where Spencer plays legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn. Spencer dives into his origin story with Will and Arthur, and talks about growing up in a household of actors and how his love of TV and Film came early in life. You’ve seen him in nu...
Ep.42 - Jason Ganzel Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 14, 2022 21:23 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThis week on the show we have television showrunner, producer and writer Jason Ganzel. He talks with Will and Arthur about his origin story and breaking into show business. Jason began his career as a member of the production staff on several television series, including Married to the Kellys, Kevin Hill, So Little Time, and The Ellen Show. In 2004 he joined the writing staff of Desperate Housewives and spent seven years there, finishing out the series. Since then, he has served as ...
Ep.41 - Mychal Mulder Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 07, 2022 05:39 - 39 minutes - 90.7 MBOn this week’s episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast, hailing from the north, Ontario, Canada native, Vincennes University and Kentucky Wildcats alumni, former JUCO All-American and #NBA Guard, Mychal Mulder, joins the show for Part 2. Being named after NBA great Mychal Thompson, you know Mulder was born to ball. As a Top 10 Canadian prospect coming out of Catholic Central High School, his talents took him across the border to Vincennes University in Indiana where he excelled and spark...
Ep.40 - Mychal Mulder Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
April 01, 2022 05:50 - 1 hour - 139 MBOn this week’s episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast, hailing from the north, Ontario, Canada native, Vincennes University and Kentucky Wildcats alumni, former JUCO All-American and #NBA Guard, Mychal Mulder, joins the show. Being named after NBA great Mychal Thompson, you know Mulder was born to ball. As a Top 10 Canadian prospect coming out of Catholic Central High School, his talents took him across the border to Vincennes University in Indiana where he excelled and sparked the inte...
Ep.39 - March Madness Final Four Preview - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 30, 2022 16:13 - 26 minutes - 61.2 MBIt’s the Hoop Dreams Podcast Final Four Preview brought to you by MyBookie. After another weekend of close games and upsets the Final Four is set. On one side of the bracket it’s the first tournament meeting for two old rivals as the Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels square off and on the other the Villanova Wildcats meet the last Number 1 seed standing in the Kansas Jayhawks. Will and Arthur breakdown the matchups and give their insight to help you make your picks. ...
Ep.38 - March Madness Sweet 16 and Elite 8 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 23, 2022 00:10 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBMarch Madness, week 2, the dance continues. After a weekend of upsets and close games the dust has settled and so many brackets are broken. It's time for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight. Who has the Peacocks going this far? What happened to Baylor? Were the Michigan Wolverines really an underdog or was Juwan Howard and his squad just not gettin' enough respect? Will Duke take Coach K on a ride into the sunset with one last rung? And did you see Coach Sampson partying with the shir...
Ep.37 - March Madness Preview - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 16, 2022 15:57 - 1 hour - 181 MBMarch Madness, the best part of college basketball season. It's time to fill out your brackets and place your bets. The guys from Hoop Dreams The Podcast have you covered as Will Gates and Arthur Agee breakdown the first two rounds and make their picks as who will be left standing in the Sweet Sixteen. Tune in and get the inside scoop so that you don't end up with a busted bracket.
Ep.36 - Stephen Bardo - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 11, 2022 06:56 - 1 hour - 232 MBThis week on the show a member of the legendary “Flyin Illini”, author, basketball analyst and broadcaster and host of Bardo’s Breakdown, Stephen Bardo joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast to talk about his origin story. He gives us a raw and unfiltered take on his childhood, his days at Carbondale High School in Illinois, to his time as a member of the Illinois men’s basketball team where he teamed up with Nick Anderson, Kenny Battle, Marcus Liberty and Kenda...
Ep.35 - Terry Crews - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
March 03, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 162 MBThis week on the podcast we have a special guest. The multi-talented Mr. Terry Crews sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk origin stories. Mr. Crews is an actor, author, artist and former NFL player amongst many other talents. He grew up in Flint, Michigan and parlayed his skills as an illustrator into an opportunity to go to Western Michigan University where he worked his way on to the football team which led to chance to play in the NFL. He then shifted his focus, afte...
Ep.34 - Chase Griffin - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 24, 2022 07:11 - 1 hour - 198 MBWe have a unique Hoop Dreams story this week. UCLA Bruin quarterback and Hutto High Hippos alumni Chase Griffin joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Chase was the star quarterback at Hutto High, part of the greater Austin area, where he threw for over 11,000 yards and 123 touchdowns and was named Gatorade Texas State Player of the Year and Ford Built Tough Player of the year. Chase graduated high school early and committed to UCLA where he was able to complet...
Ep.33 - Deon Thomas - Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 17, 2022 06:42 - 1 hour - 173 MBChicago native and Illinois Fighting Illini legend, Deon Thomas, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Deon led his team to a Chicago Public League title, was named Mr. Basketball and still holds the title as The University of Illinois all-time leading scorer. He takes us through his early days growing up in Chicago to his college days and dives into the world that basketball opened up for him after University. Deon had a 14 year career overseas playing in Spa...
Ep.32 - Deon Thomas - Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
February 10, 2022 06:05 - 1 hour - 174 MBChicago native and Illinois Fighting Illini legend, Deon Thomas, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Deon led his team to a Chicago Public League title, was named Mr. Basketball and still holds the title as The University of Illinois all-time leading scorer. He takes us through his early days growing up in Chicago to his college days and dives into the world that basketball opened up for him after University. Deon had a 14 year career overseas playing in Spa...
Ep.31 - Steven Hunter - Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 27, 2022 06:54 - 48 minutes - 110 MBWe got a good one this week as Chicago native, DePaul Basketball alumni and former NBA 1st Round Draft pick, of the Orlando magic, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on his week's episode of #HoopDreams. Steven went on to play 9 years in the NBA. He got to play for some great teammates in Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Tracey McGrady, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Amare Stoudamire, QRich, and many more. Steven takes you from his early days growing in the Chi, to the NCAA basketball experienc...
Ep.30 - Steven Hunter - Part 1 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 20, 2022 16:06 - 1 hour - 160 MBWe got a good one this week as Chicago native, DePaul Basketball alumni and former NBA 1st Round Draft pick, of the Orlando magic, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on his week's episode of #HoopDreams. Steven went on to play 9 years in the NBA. He got to play for some great teammates in Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Tracey McGrady, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Amare Stoudamire, QRich, and many more. Steven takes you from his early days growing in the Chi, to the NCAA basketball experienc...
Ep.29 - Robert "Scoop" Jackson - Part 2 - Hoop Dreams The Podcast
January 13, 2022 06:52 - 1 hour - 142 MBWe got a real one on the show this week. A Chi town legend, author, journalist and the man with one of the coldest nicknames in the game, Robert “Scoop” Jackson. Unfiltered is the best way to describe this episode as Scoop sits down with Will and Arthur on Hoop Dreams The Podcast to dive deep into his origin story, from growing up in South Shore, where he still lives today, to hooping all over the city of Chicago. His mother's focus on education for her children led to him going to ...