The Agee and Gates Podcast - What's your Hoop Dream?

The 2025 NBA Conference Finals Update. Will and Agee get into the New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers series and the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves. What do Anthony Edwards and the Wolves need to do to bounce back against SGA and the Thunder. And are we going to see drama in the classic Knicks Pacers rivalry. Will Mr. Clutch Brunson vs. the other Mr. Clutch Halliburton give us some...

The Hoop Dreams 2025 WNBA Preview with Will Gates, Arthur Agee and sportswriter for SB Nation and Clutch Points, Zach Draves. The guys breakdown the upcoming season and talk Top 5 players to watch out for, including A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, top draft picks like Paige Bueckers and rising stars in the college ranks like Juju. Agee shares his Top 5 which include s...

Ep. 92 Part 2 with Pro Basketball player, Streetball Legend, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author Waliyy Dixon, also known as Main Event, one of the original AND1 Mix Tape Tour athletes. Waliyy joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The Lyndon, New Jersey native dives into his origin story, playing college ball at Rutgers and joining the ground breaking AND1 Basketba...

THE HOOP DREAMS NBA PLAYOFF UPDATE - May 1st, 2025 Will Gates and Arthur Agee breakdown all the games and match-ups including the Lakers vs Wolves, Houston vs Golden State, Celtics, Magic, Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers and more. Check out their picks on who they think will get through to the next round. Subscribe to The Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast on YouTube for new episodes featuring guests...

Brooklyn native, Sean Williams, co-founder of SOLEcial Studies CommUNITY Academy (SSCA) and The Obsessive Sneaker Disorder Podcast, drops in to share his Hoop Dreams Origin Story. SOLEcial Studies is America's first sneaker business and culture academy. Sean and his business partner, co-founder Dee Wells, are committed to creating a better sneaker industry focused on three key words - Appreciate,...

Ep.90 Dan Peterson, founder of the non-profit Project Backboard, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The guys dive into his origin story and the founding of Project Backboard in Memphis in 2014. Project Backboard refurbishes playground courts in collaboration with artists. They install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface of the courts. Their...

On this episode, Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend Scotty Thurman joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Basketball Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a hard duo to contain under Coac...

Pro Basketball player, Streetball Legend, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author Waliyy Dixon, also known as Main Event, one of the original AND1 Mix Tape Tour athletes, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The Lyndon, New Jersey native dives into his origin story, playing college ball at Rutgers and joining the ground breaking AND1 Basketball Touring team. Don't mis...

Ep. 88 Yusef Fitzgerald. Today on the Agee & Gates Podcast, Atlanta native Yusef Fitzgerald, Athletic Director and Coach at the historic, college prep school, Piney Woods. The Piney Woods School was founded in 1909 in rural Mississippi by Dr. Laurence C. Jones as an all black boarding school with the mission to educate and prepare students for leadership positions. Yusef was a stand-out high schoo...

EP.87 J.A. ADANDE - PART 1: We have a legendary sportswriter, commentator and educator. The Hall of Fame journalist has worked with ESPN, The LA Times, The Washington Post and Chicago Sun Times. He has covered everything from the Stanley Cup finals, to the Olympics, the Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup, Wimbledon, US Open, the Masters and get this, 20 NBA Finals. He is now the Director of Sport...

Former University of Kentucky and Connecticut basketball player Batouly Camara joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this week's episode. The New York City native made three Final Four appearances with the Huskies and then went on to play pro basketball in Spain. Camara played high school ball at Blair Academy and was ranked as the ninth best player in the country by ESPN.com. She competed for the G...

This week on the Hoop Dreams podcast, former Ohio State Basketball player and Track star, Otis Winston, shares his inspiring journey from struggling with a stutter as a child, overcoming it and going on to be a multi-sport athlete and now a successful actor and author. He discusses the importance of community, and how family and friends helped him persevere through these early challenges. Otis emp...

Ep.84 Alex Morel and Ezra Smyser, Co-founders of ground breaking basketball footwear company Andiem, stop by to chop it up with Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Alex and Ezra have designed a basketball shoe that is redefining performance through a premium, medically backed design, that is focused on preventing ankle injuries by addressing the root cause of the pr...

Episode 83 with Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block My Hood My City, whose mission it is to inspire youth and empower communities. Will Gates and Arthur Agee sit down with Jahmal who has been recognized as a leading advocate for social justice in Chicago and is committed to building a more interconnected city through service and education. We also think he's our first guest to have two doctor...

On this weeks episode of the Agee and Gates Podcast, Brockton, Mass. native, ballplayer, author and entrepreneur, Kyree LaPlanche, founder of The Cage Hoops, pulls up to talk about his Hoop Dreams origin story and everything basketball with Will Gates and Arthur Agee. The Agee & Gates Podcast on The REVOLT Podcast Network. Hosted by Will Gates and Arthur Agee Produced by Matt Hoffar Editing and mi...

Ep. 81 - This week ESPN 4 Star Recruit and soon to be Iowa Hawkeye guard Aaliyah Guyton and her Dad, former Indiana Hoosier and NBA guard, A.J. Guyton, join Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Podcast. Subscribe to Agee & Gates on YouTube for new podcast episodes and The Hoop Dreams Basketball Update covering all things basketball from the NBA, to the WNBA, College Basketball and High S...

EP. 80 with the man known as "Ref Rob" - Rob Wann joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on a new episode of The Agee & Gates Podcast to talk about his #hoopdreams journey. Rob has been reffing high school, college and pro ball for over 20 years and is loved by the players and coaches for his unique style and the way he connects with the players. Rob also officiates the Pacers and Fever practice runs so...

EP. 79 Minnesota native, and Howard Bison Guard, Joshua Strong, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on The Agee & Gates Podcast to talk about his Hoop Dreams origin story. Josh grew up in Brooklyn Park Minnesota and played high school ball at Champlin Park. He then went on to D-2 college ball at Minnesota Duluth where he helped the team to an Elite Eight finish. He moved on to Howard to pursue a law...

On this episode of Agee & Gates The Podcast, Professional High Jumper Dontavious Hill. The former, 5x NCAA All-American for the Auburn Tigers and 3x Team USA Member, sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee to talk about his origin story and hoop dreams journey. From starting off playing basketball to eventually excelling in Track and Field and specifically high jump, Dontavious shares how the sp...

Straight out of New Orleans, Coach Henry Jolly and his 10 year old twins and basketball phenoms, The Jolly Boys, join Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates podcast, to talk about their Hoop Dreams. The twins, Henry and Ashton, have hit the game by storm with a combination of their unique brand of basketball and humble confidence. Their Dad has helped guide and coach them through these ear...

Season 3 of the Agee & Gates Podcast kicks off with Harvard Women's basketball player and entrepreneur Gabrielle Anderson. Hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee dive into Gabrielle's Hoop Dream journey, from her time as the Captain of the IMG Academy women's basketball team to her current position on the Harvard's women team. At IMG Academy she was a Three-time Defensive Player of the Year, named Team...

This week on the show we have Washington D.C. native and one of the most sought after NBA shooting coaches, Mr. Chris Matthews aka “Lethal Shooter”. The St. Bonnie's alumni and former pro ball player stops by to chop it up with Agee & Gates about his Hoop Dreams origin story. Chris takes us back to his early days in DC and talks about the obstacles he overcame and some of the coaches and mentors t...

Ep.74 On this weeks episode of the Hoop Dreams Podcast we have a classic underdog origin story, or as our guest calls it an "unconventional" origin story. He's a Baton Rouge, Louisiana native, a St. Joseph's alumni, an NBA guard and now a sneaker entrepreneur, Mr. Langston Galloway drops by to chop it up with hosts Will Gates and Arthur Agee. The guys go back to the beginning and talk about his ea...

Ep.73 Part 2 with Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend, Scotty Thurman. Will Gates and Arthur Agee continue their conversation with Scotty on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 NCAA Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a hard duo to...

Ep.72 On this week's episode Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend, Scotty Thurman, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast for Part 1 of their conversation. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 NCAA Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a ha...