Hoop Threads

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...

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 Intros 4:30 Eye-catchers 7:30 Cross-offs 11:00 NIL/Portal 16:00 Single Game Performances 18:00 Intel 23:00 Honesty 26:15 Head Coach Conversations 29:00 Are you #1 on my board? 31:30 Keep calling 35:30 Identifying decision-...

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 Intros 1:30 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 pl...

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 as...

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 W...

Eric Turner 2027 CG 6’3 Coolidge/Warriors 0:30 The warm up 2:30 Who do you model your game after? 4:30 Game day prep 5:00 Differences in the game at the HS level + middle school 6:30 Facing Adversity 7:30 Development 8:15 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 Colleg...

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...

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...

0:30 The warmup 3:15 Who do you model your game after? 4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:30 Game day 6:15 Transfer to Sidwell 7:15 Adversity 8:15 Learning from dad 9:00 Gym schedule 10:00 Standing out from the competition 11:00 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, b...

1:00 Warm up  Best sports drink PS5, Xbox or PC Best basketball and non-hooping shoe Favorite meal: entree, app, dessert, drink/best meal they can make Favorite basketball environment (other than home court) What’s the lore behind your fake game winning shots? Tell me about your first dunk 5:00 Who do you model your game after? 6:00 Strengths/Weaknesses  6:45 Game day 8:30 Choosing Bullis 10:00 Fa...

Jayden Hodge ’26 6’6 G St. Rose/ PSA :30 Moving to America 1:00 Who do you model your game after? 1:30 First dunk 2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 2:45 Differences in the game  4:00 Facing adversity 4:45 Habits 5:45 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 game 7:45 What parts of the floo...

David Lunn ’27 6’4 Volcano Vista/Thrill 0:30 Warm Up 3:30 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 adversity 7:45 Gym schedule 8:30 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 underv...

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:...

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 defe...

Class of 2026 CG Tristen Wilson 0:30 Who put the basketball in your hands? 1:00  Who do you model your game after? 1:15 Biggest improvements  2:15 Strengths/Weaknesses 2:30 Undervalued part of your game   3:00  Differences in the game at the HS level  3:30 HS vs Aau   4:15 Facing adversity 5:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?  6:00  What matchup do you look forward to the most? 6...

Anthony Thompson ’26 6’7 Lebanon/Indy Elite (OH) 0:30 First dunk 1:30 Who do you model your game after? 2:00 Strengths/Weaknesses  2:45 AAU vs HS basketball 3:00 Facing adversity 4:00 Difference in role with Lebanon vs Indy Elite  5:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?  5:45 Habits 7:15 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition? 8:00 Impacting the game 8:30 Under...

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-100 3:00 Impact freshmen 7:00 Breakout teams 11:00 Surprising teams 12:00 Teams we are not giving up on 14:00 Slept-on prospects 15:30 COY Early Favorites 17:45 Available '24 Prospects 19:00 High A...

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 a...

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...

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 1...

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...

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 Di...

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  Co...

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 ha...

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...