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Interviewing successful figures in the basketball space in the DMV and around the country: media members, trainers, coaches, scouts, and entrepreneurs. You see where they're at now, tap in to learn about their journey to the top.
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0:30 Warmup 4:00 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play? 4:30 Who do you model your game after? 6:15 Strengths/Weaknesses 7:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 9:30 Differences in the game at the HS level 10:15 Choosing HS 11:00 Choosing AAU 12:30 Facing adversity 13:30 Development 14:15 What is your self talk like during…
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0:30 The warm up 5:00 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play? 6:00 Who do you model your game after? 7:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 8:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 10:30 Wheaton 12:45 Making the jump to DM 14:00 DMV Hoopstarz 16:15 Facing adversity 17:30 Development 18:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the …
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0:30 The warm up 3:00 Basketball beginnings 3:15 Who do you model your game after? 3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:30 Routine 6:15 Selecting Clinton Grace 7:30 Facing adversity 8:30 Development 8:45 Mentality 9:30 Undervalued skillset 10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable? 10:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop? 11:30…
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0:45 The warm up 2:45 Early 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 HS competition 7:15 Facing adversity 8:30 Gym schedule 9:00 What is your self talk like during a bad game ? 9:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 9:45 What…
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We spoke to GB about coming up as an underdog prospect out of NH, playing for the DC Blue Devils, thriving under Coach Pikiell at Rutgers, playing with and against pros, starting an AAU program and training business, and much more! 1:00 Basketball beginnings 2:45 Underdog approach 6:30 AAU progression 9:45 Beating NJ Playaz 11:30 Pikiell recruitmen…
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0:30 The warm up 3:15 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play? 3:45 Growing up around the game 4:00 Who do you model your game after? 4:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:15 Growth spurt 5:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 6:00 HS and AAU style of play 6:30 Facing adversity 7:30 Gym schedule and development 8:15 The little detail…
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0:30 The warm up 2:45 Family background 3:45 Who do you model your game after? 4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 6:00 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 7:45 Adjusting to prep basketball 8:30 Transferring to Western Reserve 9:00 Playing with Ant 9:45 KC Run GMC 10:30 Facing adversity 11:15 Gym schedule/development 12:00 Self talk 12:30 Undervalued sk…
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0:30 The warm up 3:00 Basketball beginnings 3:45 Who do you model your game after? 5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 6:15 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 7:30 Differences in the game at the HS level 8:15 In role between AAU and HS 9:15 Being challenged by Coach Shingler 10:00 Choosing Riverdale 11:00 Winning a 3SSB chip in New World 11:45 Gym sche…
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:45 Starting with Zero Gravity/NERR 2:00 What makes the event special? 4:00 A team that surprised you 8:00 New names that popped 12:30 Favorite individual matchup 13:30 Favorite player to watch 19:00 Best playmakers 22:30 Best big men 28:15 Best shooters 32:15 Best defenders 36:00 Intriguing guys/need to see more 41:45 A player that you’re still ho…
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Prospect Spotlight: '26 6'5 PG Ruey Ruey of Massanutten Military Academy 0:45 The warm up 4:45 Landing at Massanutten5:30 When was the first time you beat your brother in 1s? 6:00 Who do you model your game after? 6:15 Self Scout 8:00 Game Day Routine 8:45 Boo Williams 9:45 Facing adversity 10:30 Gym schedule 11:00 Self talk 11:15 Under-valued abil…
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Panagiotis Pagonis 6’9 PF Massanutten 0:30 The warm up 4:30 Basketball beginnings 5:30 European vs American style 6:30 Playing with clubs in Greece 8:00 Transferrable skills 8:45 Who do you model your game after? 9:15 Strengths/Weaknesses 11:15 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 12:00 Choosing HS 13:15 Adversity 14:00 Gym schedule 14:45 What …
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We spoke with Darren about his early beginnings, career at PVI, TTO, his recruitment, choosing Duke, his development, and much more!0:30 The Warm Up3:30 Beginnings in the game5:00 Mental approach 5:45 What is your self talk like during a bad game ?6:15 Self scout9:00 What’s a conversation you’ve had that shifted your mindset? HS 11:30 Choosing PVI1…
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0:30 The warm up 3:45 How did you get started in the game? 4:15 Who do you model your game after? 5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 6:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 7:30 Differences in the game at the HS level 8:30 Choosing Mt. Zion 10:15 Development 11:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 12:45 GW assist…
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100% Committed Eric Reibe 0:45 Why UConn? What stood out to you and your circle on the visit? 2:30 At the end of your developmental arc- what type of player do you see yourself being? 3:15 Players he looked up to 3:45 What can fans expect from you in Storrs? What is your biggest goal for your senior season at Bullis?…
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We spoke with Aaron about his 757 roots, competing in martial arts, choosing Paul VI, his development, and much more! 0:30 The warm up 2:30 Early beginnings 4:00 Who do you model your game after? 4:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:30 Game day prep 6:00 Differences in the game at the HS level 6:30 In role between AAU and HS 7:15 Choosing HS 8:15 Choosing A…
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We spoke with James about his basketball beginnings, development, choosing St. Mary's, his workout schedule, game day routine, career goals, and more! 0:45 The warm up 3:15 Basketball beginnings 3:45 Who do you model your game after? 4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:45 Game day 6:15 Choosing St. Mary’s 7:00 HS level 7:45 AAU and HS roles 8:30 Facing adv…
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We spoke with Coach Farello about his coaching pedigree, playing career, building a powerhouse at ER, coaching at PVI, coaching philosophy, chemistry-building, and so much more!0:30 Learning from dad4:15 Playing influence on coaching5:45 Confidence9:00 Non-negotiables at ER12:45 Delonte West17:15 Evaluating basketball psychos24:30 Flipping the swit…
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We spoke with Jordan about his love for the game, creating his own website, growing with MaxPreps, what goes into team rankings, role models within the space, and much more! 0:30 What got you into basketball? 1:45 Building HS Hoops Elite 3:30 Starting with MaxPreps 5:00 Carving out a role 6:45 Facing adversity 9:30 Growing the MaxPreps brand 11:15 …
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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 DeMat…
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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 …
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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 Wha…
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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 Winni…
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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 t…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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 adversit…
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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 ad…
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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 o…
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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 flo…
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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 yo…
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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 d…
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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 …
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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 Liv…
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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…
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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 fl…
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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 comfor…
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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 yo…
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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, …
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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 …
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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 6:4…
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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…
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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 …
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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 Er…
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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/le…
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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…
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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 compet…
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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 Favorites…
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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 crite…
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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 …
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