Hoop Threads

Had 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

We 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 t...

We 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  4...

We 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...

We 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...

We 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...

We 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...

Spoke 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...

We 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...

Spoke 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 experienc...

We 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

Idea 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, Kans...

We 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 sa...

Tyler 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

Spoke with Adam about his collegiate coaching career, video work, coaching philosophy, draft thoughts, and so much more.

Our 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 Simpkin...

We spoke with Joe about his playing career, his transition to scouting, and some of the players that stood out at Jersey Shore Jam Fest

Brought 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

We spoke with Coach Simpkins about his playing career, his coaching journey, recruiting, NLI, and so much more

We spoke with Butch about his playing career, coaching journey, working at the juco level, NBA basketball, and much more

We spoke with Etan about his playing career, athlete empowerment, his book, civil rights, athletes working in media, and so much more. Host: @pr0ia Guest: @EtanThomas36 

1:00 beginnings 12:00 trial and error 16:30 Gonzaga program staples 23:00 changes to hs calendar 30:00 Coaching his son and two-sport athletes 33:30 substance over sexy 35:30 Preparing For the next level versus winning games 42:10 Social media + today’s athlete 46:00 Undersized players 50:30 Nonconference scheduling 53:30 Vying with MJ to die with the most timeouts 57:00 Competing with Coach Jones...

Cardell shares his basketball journey, transition to media, covering professional basketball, his magazine, and so much more. 0:40 Basketball beginnings 6:17 Media journey 13:30 Scouting 19:00 NBA Media Credential 22:30 Meeting Obama 27:30 HBCU basketball 32:30 Advice for young players 39:30 NBA Fans 43:00 HS coaches moving up 45:00 Quick hitters Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @finestmagazine

We put together our round-by-round predictions, talked about intriguing matchups, X factors, potential breakout players, and much more.  Host: @pr0ia, Guests: @tsollenne, @Bilo_LC

We spoke with Pat about his experience at SUNY Cortland, his transition to Colgate, recruiting at a high academic, and even get his best Tom Spanbauer impression.