Hoop Threads
104 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -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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Prospect Spotlight: RJ Smith '26 5'8 PG Imhotep/NJ Scholars
August 14, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBWe 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 7:4...
Prospect Spotlight: Jalen Rougier-Roane '26 6'5 G Sidwell/ Team Takeover
August 14, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBSpoke 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 rout...
Prospect Spotlight: Angelo Dickerson '26 CG Bullis/ DC Premier
August 07, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB0:30 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?...
Prospect Spotlight: Dean Rueckert of Timpview/Utah Prospects
July 31, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBWe 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 S...
Prospect Spotlight: Gabe Weis of Washington County/Phenom United
July 24, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWe 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...
Prospect Spotlight: Braylon Mullins of Greenfield Central HS/Indiana Elite
July 17, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB’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 ...
Prospect Spotlight: Semetri Carr of The Branson School/Oakland Soldiers
July 03, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSpoke 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 lin...
Prospect Spotlight: Ty'onne Farrell of MSJ/Melo
June 26, 2023 09:53 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB20p 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 mos...
Episode 86: Hoop Threads NBA Mock Draft
June 21, 2023 10:04 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBCompleted 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)...
Prospect Spotlight: Ty'Ron Bevins
June 15, 2023 20:58 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBIn 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 pl...
Prospect Spotlight: Christian Gurdak of Gonzaga College HS/TTO
June 15, 2023 20:53 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn 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...
Episode 83: Jasper Williams of D4G Training/O'Connell/TTO15u
June 12, 2023 11:53 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBSpoke 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-ath...
Episode 82: Recapping UAA Session II with Reggie Burke of Bay Area Hoops
May 03, 2023 20:23 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWe 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 more 0:30 Industry beginnings 3:00 Scouting advice 4:50 NBAPA Top 100 Camp 7:30 AAU Portal Advice 11:00 What intangibles are college coaches looking for? 13:30 Parents that stand out 19:30 UAA Top Guys 24:00 New names that popped 36:15 Favorite individual matchup 38:00 Still holding stock Twitter: Host: @pr0ia Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Guest: @bayare...
Episode 81: Nike EYBL Session 1 Recap with Colby Giacubeno and David Hendren
April 26, 2023 10:43 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBSpoke 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 E...
Prospect Spotlight: Jayden Fort
April 17, 2023 09:54 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBSpoke with Jayden about his development under Coach Johnson, favorite AAU matchup, college interests, and more 0:15 First dunk 1:00 Best advice 1:30 Facing adversity 2:30 First memories of the game 3:15 Workouts/habits 5:00 Interests and hobbies off the court 6:00 Academic Interests 9:15 HS impact 9:30 College goals 10:30 Important values 11:30 Quick hitters 14:00 Soph year roundup 15:30 Playing for Coach Tee Johnson 16:30 Film Host: @pr0ia Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Guest: @jaydenfortt...
Episode 79: Pat Behan of St. John's College High
April 03, 2023 19:58 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBWe 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 Please visit https://www.behanstrong.com/ for more information on ALS and consider supporting Coach Behan's fight against ALS 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...
Prospect Spotlight: Dante Allen '25 Riviera Prep G
March 24, 2023 21:14 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBSpoke 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 Nightryda...
Episode 77: Coach Eric Singletary of Sidwell Friends Academy/ Team Durant
March 24, 2023 21:14 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWe 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 offens...
Prospect Spotlight: Azavier Robinson of Lawrence North
March 22, 2023 21:43 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBSpoke with Azavier about where his love for the game started, learning from CJ Gunn, Lawrence North, AAU, and so much more 0:15 First dunk 1:00 Favorite NBA player 1:15 Facing adversity 2:00 Most important habit in your routine 4:00 Learning from CJ Gunn 4:45 Standing out from the competition 5:00 Individual and team goals 5:30 Contributing to winning at the college level 6:00 Values 6:30 Interests and hobbies off the court 7:00 Recruiting 7:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 9:00 Go-to move with the...
Prospect Spotlight: Daquan Davis of St. John's College High/Team Takeover
January 16, 2023 14:46 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBSpoke with Daquan about his game, AAU, playing in a 3-guard lineup, SJC, recruitment, and much more 0:30 First dunk 1:00 Transfer from SFA 2:00 Competitive tweet 2:30 Standing out 3:00 Playing in a 3-PG lineup 3:30 Improvements to game 4:00 Individual and team goals 4:30 Adversity 5:00 Gym schedule? 5:15 Interests and hobbies off the court 5:45 Contributing to winning at the college level 6:45 Plans outside basketball 7:30 Values 8:15 Recruiting activity 9:00 Conversations with college co...
Prospect Spotlight: Cam Ward of Largo/Team Durant
December 16, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBInterviewed Largo/Team Durant wing Cameron Ward about strengths and weaknesses of his game, what he's been working on, his role, recruiting, and much more 1:00 First dunk 2:30 Father's impact on his development 3:30 Individual and team accomplishments 5:15 Improvements to his game 5:45 Role 6:45 Adversity 7:45 Gym schedule? 8:30 Standing out from the competition 9:30 Interests and hobbies 10:15 Contributing to winning at the college level 11:00 Factors in college choice 13:45 Plans outside...
Prospect Spotlight: Kade Sebastian of DeMatha/Slam City
December 09, 2022 23:05 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBInterviewed sophomore DeMatha Catholic guard Kade Sebastian about his new team, his game, recruiting, and much more 1:00 First dunk 1:30 Father's impact on your development 3:00 Individual/team accomplishments 3:30 Improvements to his game 4:00 Role 4:30 Adversity 5:15 Gym schedule 5:45 What makes him stand out 6:15 Off the court 6:45 Contributing to winning at the college level 7:45 Plans outside of basketball? 8:00 Values 8:30 Recruiting Activity 9:15 Strengths/Weaknesses 12:00 Film ...
Episode 71: Hotbed Roundtable- Aneesh Namburi, Joe Esquivel-Murphy, Chad Graham, Alex Brown, Miles Masercola
December 02, 2022 23:21 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBWe 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 season 2:00 25s and 26s 14:00 Stockrising 23s 27:00 24s Breakout Candidates 40:00 Small college prospects 48:00 Public school prospects 1:00:00 Favorite public school teams 1:05:00 Marquee Teams 1:25:00 Favorit...
Prospect Spotlight: Derek Dixon of Gonzaga/Team Durant
November 25, 2022 23:01 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBOur goal with the Prospect Spotlight is to highlight players that we think are better than their ranking/recruiting would suggest in order to give them a platform to talk about their game. We discuss how they fell in love with the game, difference in role between HS and AAU teams, their recruitment, work habits, what they bring to the table, etc. First half of the podcast is an interview, second half is reserved for a film breakdown to discuss the strengths and weaknesses in their game. Enjo...
Prospect Spotlight: Akbar Waheed III of Georgetown Prep/Durant
November 18, 2022 23:19 - 18 minutes - 17 MBSpoke 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...
Prospect Highlight: Jalil Bethea of Archbishop Wood/Team Final
October 07, 2022 22:01 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBSpoke 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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/...
Prospect Spotlight: Jalil Bethea of Archbishop Wood/Team Final
October 07, 2022 22:01 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBSpoke 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 67: Kerwin Porter of Spalding/Team Melo
August 26, 2022 22:02 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB1:00 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 wh...
Episode 66: Nike Peach Jam (Aneesh Namburi+PD Web)
July 29, 2022 22:53 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB1:00 Our dudes 6:15 Names that popped 10:00 U15 Standouts 15:30 U16s Standouts 27:00 Cross-brands matchup 30:00 Best narrative --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 65: Chad Graham of Cerebrosports
July 01, 2022 22:02 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MB1:00 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 63: Nike EYBL Recap with PD Web, Alex Brown, Aneesh Namburi
April 26, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBHad 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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://ancho...
Episode 64: Nike EYBL Recap with PD Web, Alex Brown, Aneesh Namburi
April 26, 2022 12:18 - 1 hour - 75 MBHad 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 63: Lamar Butler of Paul VI HS
March 18, 2022 22:03 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBWe 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 ...
Episode 62: Speakeasy for Sports Founder, Sam
March 16, 2022 14:19 - 1 hour - 63 MBWe 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 Po...
Episode 62: Sam Krosnick of Speakeasy for Sports
March 11, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe 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 Po...
Episode 61: Tyler McKittrick of Point Guard Eyes
March 04, 2022 21:43 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBWe 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 ...
Episode 60: Ryan Girardot of Cerebro Sports
February 19, 2022 16:32 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWe 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 ...
Episode 59: Marcus Helton of DMVElite
February 05, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBWe 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 2...
Episode 58: Don Showalter of Team USA JNT
January 21, 2022 21:49 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWe 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 ...
Episode 57: Derek Murray of Babcock Hoops/Basketball News
January 14, 2022 22:51 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBSpoke 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 26:3...
Episode 56: Miles Masercola of Hoop State Network
January 07, 2022 23:25 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBWe 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 standou...
Episode 55: Josh Pratt of Archbishop Spalding BB
December 11, 2021 00:21 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBSpoke 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:...
Episode 54: Mark Schindler
November 12, 2021 23:41 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBWe 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 53: CBB Fantasy Draft with Sean Paul, Tristan Freeman, PD Web, and Terrence Oglesby
November 05, 2021 22:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBIdea 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 Podcast: @hoopthreadspod Host: @pr0ia Guests: Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB), Tri...
Episode 52: Recruiting Roundtable: Stan Jones (FSU), Leonard Fairley (NSU), and Maurice Kearney (SUNY Cortland)
October 28, 2021 21:12 - 1 hour - 75 MBWe 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...
Episode 51: NBA Roundtable 2021 Over/Under Podcast
October 20, 2021 18:56 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBTyler 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 50: Adam Spinella of Boys Latin
August 13, 2021 23:32 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBSpoke with Adam about his collegiate coaching career, video work, coaching philosophy, draft thoughts, and so much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 49: HS Parent Panel
August 06, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBOur 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 Joh...
Episode 48: Joe Esquivel-Murphy of Prep Hoops NJ
August 02, 2021 23:26 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBWe spoke with Joe about his playing career, his transition to scouting, and some of the players that stood out at Jersey Shore Jam Fest --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support
Episode 47: NBA Roundtable Draft Preview
July 28, 2021 23:35 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBBrought 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoopthreadspod/support