PREP Athletics Basketball Podcast

Meet Coach Jere Quinn, the prep school basketball coach for the NEPSAC AAA St Thomas More team in Oakdale ,Connecticut. He’s been coaching for 43 years since he was age 22. He’s coached hundreds of Division I college basketball players, with many of them going pro.  In this episode, he talks about his experience at St Thomas More preparing kids for college basketball recruiting and life in general...

Meet Coach Jason Smith, the head coach at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. He’s been a coach for over 20 years and started his coaching career at the young age of 19.  In this episode, he talks about his experience at Brewster Academy, which is a Basketball Prep School that’s more concerned with the potential of kids rather than having a ‘typical’ kid. We discuss what really makes a future NBA s...

PREP Athletics is proud to have New England Basketball Hall of Fame  Coach Whit Lesure on the podcast.  Whit is the Bridgton Academy head  basketball coach and shares his life experiences and advice on the prep  school basketball scene.   [0:00]- Intro [0:44]- Whit Lesure Intro [0:56]- Whit Lesure background [1:40]- Playing days at Hobart [2:10]- Life after Hobart [2:52]: Coaching job at New Hampt...

Are there scholarships for basketball players at prep schools?  It depends.  Listen to this mini podcast to learn more information about merit versus need based aid, and more.    Connect with Cory: Website | https://www.prepathletics.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prep_athletics/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/PREP_Athletics Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PrepAthletics Email | coryh...

PREP Athletics is proud to have former UK Wildcat basketball player Tom Heitz on the podcast.  Tom played at UK from 1979-1984.  He backed up two lottery picks in Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin.  Tom was on the UK 1984 Final Four team that lost to Patrick Ewing and Georgetown.  He was drafted in later rounds by the Indiana Pacers.  Tom also happens to be my uncle!  On this podcast he discusses being...

PREP Athletics is proud to have the Kentucky Basketball Commission's Marcellus Barksdale on the podcast for our first, ever interview.  I was on the KBC Podcast this summer with Marcellus where he gave me the idea and helped in the formation of the PREP Athletics podcast.  Marcellus shares insights about his playing high school playing days at Tates Creek High School in Lexington Kentucky, ge...

Welcome to the first PREP Athletics podcast.  My name is Cory Heitz and I am the founder of PREP Athletics.  In this intro episode, I give a short overview of me and my family's basketball background.  I also include the benefits of attending a prep school for basketball.   What you will learn: [0:00]  My goal of playing Division 1 and the five members of my family who played at this level. [...