Pro One:Dialogue
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsConversations to share observations, stories, philosophies, and lessons learned from a lifelong journey throughout the world of basketball. And, in doing so, offering insight from the perspective of a player, coach, scout, agent and parent to help shed light on how different people, and regions, from all over the globe approach the game and its development.
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Episodes
John Mosley - ELAC's Head Coach on Last Chance U, Faith, and Making a Difference in Live
April 07, 2021 18:09 - 50 minutes - 116 MBJohn Mosley, East Los Angeles College's Head Coach and star of Season 6 of Netflix's riveting award winning docuseries, Last Chance U, joins PO:D to debut the new season with a tremendous visit. From his playing days in high school, juco, and collegiately, to his faith and coaching with cameras following him everywhere, Coach Mosley shares his passion, his spirit and his life in basketball and how he is able to minister with it.
Rebecca Lobo - Soaking Up Every Moment in a Hall of Fame Life
May 01, 2020 22:22 - 1 hour - 160 MBOne of the most influential athletes in women's basketball over the past 25 years, Rebecca Lobo joins the PO:D this week to discuss her incredible journey through the sport that has seen so many memorable moments on her path. From leading UCONN to it's first undefeated season (35-0) and National Championship for Coach Geno Auriemma in 1995, to winning an Olympic Gold Medal and helping launch the WNBA, the Hall of Famer shares her passion for the sport that has now established her as one of ...
Bryan Gates - From Ball Boy in Alaska to Coach in the NBA
April 10, 2020 19:04 - 53 minutes - 123 MBBryan Gates, Assistant Coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, joins the PO:D this week to visit on how life as a NBA coach is currently during the lockdown from Covid 19. We also hear the terrific journey of a kid from Anchorage, Alaska has ascended up the professional coaching ladder resulting in the past 11 years of his life being on a NBA bench and how much time and work is involved with being a coach at the highest level. Great lessons for all in this episode that can help impact you a...
Tony Easley - Life in Sicily, Italy where Kindness is Contagious Too
March 20, 2020 16:42 - 45 minutes - 105 MBTony Easley, a kid from Auburn, AL who is currently in year 10 of his professional career, checks in from Sicily, Italy to tell us how he is coping with the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy. A guy who has always been an incredibly deep thinker with a social conscience, talks about how his faith has always led him during his career and how kindness is contagious as well. The former Murray State star gives a little walk down his March Madness memory lane in addition to a few book recommendatio...
Derrick Allen - The Journey of a Kid from Gadsden to a Legend in Germany
January 23, 2020 18:02 - 52 minutes - 120 MBA terrific conversation with Derrick Allen and his amazing journey as a young boy from Gadsden, Alabama, who didn't make a school team until his 10th grade, to playing in the SEC, and then a highly decorated 16 year professional career in Europe, primarily in Germany. "DA" was the first client of Pro One Sports Mgmt back in 2003 and used a small contract in Iceland to springboard him into Germany's top league, which saw him retire as the 2nd leading scorer in the history of Germany's Basket...
Michael Curry - Basketball, Boardrooms and the Journey of a Pro's Pro
January 18, 2020 12:26 - 1 hour - 155 MBMichael Curry, who is on an incredibly short list of people who have the list of accomplishments in professional basketball that he does, joins PO:D to share his journey through the sport. From a successful playing career, to serving as President of the NBA Players Association, to working 2 years with Commissioner David Stern in the NBA Basketball Ops offices, to being a Head Coach in the NBA and leading the Pistons to the NBA Playoffs, to serving as Associate Head Coach to Doug Collins and...
Having Fun with Discipline -- Mike Taylor, Poland's National Team Head Coach
January 10, 2020 16:06 - 50 minutes - 116 MBMike Taylor, currently Head Coach of the Hamburg Towers in the BBL (Germany), joins the PO:D for a terrific visit on his basketball journey and shares with us tremendous lessons learned that have helped shape his philosophy. Since 2014, Mike T has been the Head Coach of Poland's Men's National Team, which just finished in the Q'finals of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The son of a coach, Coach Taylor shares his coaching journey through lower levels in Europe to coaching the G-League u...
Rick Byrd - The Music City Maestro
December 24, 2019 18:33 - 1 hour - 142 MBFor 33 years, Rick Byrd roamed the sidelines of Belmont University, where he led Bruins prorgam before retiring on April 1, 2019, finishing his career with the 12th most wins in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim Calhoun, Roy Williams, Bob Huggins, Jim Phelan, Rollie Massimino, and Eddie Sutton are the only coaches that rank above Coach Byrd. Yet, despite all of the victories, the legacy left by Coach Byrd is more ...
Bob MacKinnon -- A Coach's Life and Making A Difference In Lives For Over 30 Years
December 11, 2019 17:05 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThe son of a lifelong college and NBA coach, Bob MacKinnon joins the PO:D for an outstanding visit that highlights his 30+ years of coaching at every level in college, and then 8 seasons on the professional level. The All-Time leader in the NBA G League in both Call-ups (28) and wins (207), Coach Mac visits about giving Josh Magette his first opportunity, to helping change the life path of current NBA player Carlos Silva from a camp in Africa. He does coaching clinics in countries all over...
Duane Reboul - A Legend's Lifelong Journey Through Basketball and Life
December 04, 2019 14:04 - 1 hour - 168 MBDuane Reboul, the legendary Head Men's Basketball Coach at Birmingham-Southern College, joins the PO:D to discuss his journey and how a child, that was one of 10 growing up in New Orleans, fell in love with the sport. The lessons learned from a small, young middle school player just trying to get into a school, to the many challenges and obstacles on his path as a player and young coach, Coach Reboul paints the picture of how impactful, good youth and high school coaches can be on the devel...
From Dirk, to Doncic, to Development with Tony Ronzone of the Dallas Mavericks
November 27, 2019 16:44 - 54 minutes - 124 MBRegarded as one of the premier NBA Executives in the world of International basketball, the Director of Player Personnel for the Dallas Mavericks, Tony Ronzone, joins the PO:D for the Thanksgiving week edition to talk about his journey and how he ended up in the NBA. From being on the staff in finding Dirk Nowitzki, to talking at about MVP candidate Luka Doncic, Tony has been at the forefront of scouting all over the world for 25 years. Also, he has 2 gold medals from USA Basketball and sh...
Matt Babcock - A Life In Basketball
November 20, 2019 04:41 - 38 minutes - 88.6 MBMatt Babcock, owner of Babcock Hoops and Pro Insight, talks about his lifelong journey through the world of basketball. From growing up the son of a NBA exec, which also included his two Uncles also being NBA GMs, to being a NBA agent, to running a successful scouting company, Matt shares some of his lessons learned and talks about all the great ways he's making an impact in the sport, just as his family has for the past 25 years in the NBA.
Bonjour, Basketball and Never Forget Paris with Florian Collet
November 13, 2019 06:16 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBFlorian Collet, from the powerful French agency Comsport, takes us on a tour through French basketball. From discussing Rudy Gobert and all of their NBA clients, to his father who is the French National Team Head Coach, we learn the French philosophy and approach to their development and system. A great time to grab a coffee, a beignet and act like you are on the Champs-Élysées...and learn the French way.
Jonathan Wallace - From a farm to the NBA
November 06, 2019 05:24 - 54 minutes - 125 MBFrom growing up on a farm in north Alabama with no cable to working in the front office of the Denver Nuggets, Jonathan Wallace shares his fascinating journey through basketball as a player, coach and executive, and how education has served as his foundation and compass for all of it. And, in the middle of all of it, a successful cattle farmer. One of the most fascinating men in professional sports shares his story!
Jonathan Wallace - Denver Nuggets
November 06, 2019 05:24 - 54 minutes - 125 MBFrom growing up on a farm in north Alabama with no cable to working in the front office of the Denver Nuggets, Jonathan Wallace shares his fascinating journey through basketball as a player, coach and executive, and how education has served as his foundation and compass for all of it. And, in the middle of all of it, a successful cattle farmer. One of the most fascinating men in professional sports shares his story!
William Avery - Back to the Future with Duke Basketball
October 30, 2019 05:15 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBFrom leaving Duke in 1999 as the 14th overall pick in the NBA Draft, to returning to Durham in 2019 taking a full load with 4 classes, William Avery has a great visit to talk about lessons learned from the 20 years in between being a Blue Devil. A 14 year professional career that saw him play in 7 countries after his NBA time, Will talks about what it means to be back at Duke and the impact The Brotherhood has made in his life.
Journey Through Spain with Joan Roca
October 23, 2019 10:07 - 51 minutes - 119 MBJoan Roca, the Director of Basketball & Competition for the ACB in Spain, joins the PO:D to talk all things Spain and how they have become the 2nd best league in the world. And, how they have done so with very limited resources. From their youth programs, to their European competitions, to the ACB, we explore how 2019 FIBA World Champions develop players both technically and philosophically. We talk 12/13 year olds playing with a shot clock and the foreign concept of sharing the basketbal...
Rod Strickland, From The Bronx to 17 years in the NBA
October 16, 2019 03:56 - 57 minutes - 131 MBOne of the legendary point guards in the past 35 years, the one and only Rod Strickland joins the PO:D to talk everything from AAU basketball, to his time at Oak Hill, to his All-American career at DePaul, to a 17 year journey through the NBA. The 25th player in NBA history to eclipse the 10,000 point and 5,000 assist mark, we discuss the evolution of the boy from The Bronx into one of the baddest dudes to play in the Association.
Let the PO:D Begin! Greg Stolt - NBA China, V.P. of Basketball Operations
October 09, 2019 03:08 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWelcome to Pro One:Dialogue! Several years in development and the timing for the inaugural episode could not have been any better with so much attention on the NBA and China. Greg Stolt, who has been in China with the NBA for the past 7 years, calls in from Shanghai to help launch the project. A great conversation in which we dive into the framework of the youth basketball developmental system and all of the positive initiatives the NBA is doing in China to grow the game. Let the dialogue...