The Student Athlete Sessions

We launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. And it has already lead to our subscribers getting D3 college offers. In this most recent episode, we were joined by the Head Coach of Brandeis University Men’s Basketball, Jean Bain. Get to Know Coach Bain Coach Jean Bain is the head men'...

We launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. And it has already lead to our subscribers getting D3 college offers. Our next two Live Q&A’s: * May 3rd with Case Western Head Coach Todd McGuinness * May 10th with Brandeis Head Coach Jean Bain In this most recent episode, we were joined...

We hear it all the time - Getting in touch with college coaches can be a challenge for recruits. So we’re simplifying things. We launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. And it is already leading directly to D3 college offers. RSVP for the next Live Q&A on April 12th w/ Swarthmore’s...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit d3direct.substack.com We hear it all the time - Getting in touch with college coaches can be a challenge for recruits. So we’re simplifying things. We launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. And it is already leading dir...

👋 Welcome to Recruit to the Real World , the go-to source for reliable D3 college recruiting & admissions information. We hear it all the time - Getting in touch with college coaches can be a challenge for recruits. That’s why we launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. Not a subsc...

👋 Welcome to Recruit to the Real World , the go-to source for reliable D3 college recruiting & admissions information. We hear it all the time - Getting in touch with college coaches can be a challenge for recruits. That’s why we launched our live Q&A series with D3 coaches to make it easier for our readers to get their questions about school, sports, and admissions answered directly. Not a subsc...

Getting in touch with coaches can be a challenge for recruits. So we’re bringing D3 coaches to you with our LIVE Q&A series. Get your questions about school, sports, and admissions answered by the experts. ICYMI - Here are the first two Q&A’s in the series: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit d3direct.substack.com/su...

👋 Welcome Back to Recruit to the Real World , your go-to source for reliable information on D3 athletics recruiting & admissions. Today we are sharing another conversation with a D3 Head Coach, this time with Brad Breier of Lewis & Clark Men’s and Women’s Golf . Listen to the podcast episode on Apple & Spotify , and let us know which Coach or sport you’d like us to talk with next! [ Read this sto...

Getting in touch with coaches can be a challenge for recruits. So we’re bringing D3 coaches to you with our LIVE Q&A series. Get your questions about school, sports, and admissions answered by the experts. ICYMI: Here’s our 1st Q&A with Aubrey Shelton from Puget Sound Men’s Basketball This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit d3direct.substack.com

👋 Welcome Back to Recruit to the Real World , your go-to source for reliable information on D3 athletics recruiting & admissions. Today , we’re sharing the highlights from three recent conversations we had with former D3 Athletes. All three had different recruiting stories (and advice), but one thing is now consistent - they’re all doing big things in the world. Real stories. Real student-athlete...

👋 Welcome to Recruit to the Real World , the go-to source for reliable information on D3 athletics recruiting & admissions. This week, we caught up with two D3 Allstars (one current & one former) fresh off of a basketball trip to Europe: * Adam Brazil (Hampden-Sydney '25) is coming off an All-American season and trip to the National Championship game * Nate Shafer (Swarthmore '20) is a current pr...

Kathleen Elkins is a former D3 student-athlete (Williams College) and currently works as a Correspondent at Business Insider, covering investing and financial freedom. Read Kathleen’s recent articles on Business Insider 👈 In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Kathleen discusses: * Her college recruiting process * Finding a good on-campus job * Convincing her D3 coach to let her go abro...

Dasia Thornton and Sydney Wright have had an incredible 2023. They pulled off a perfect season (33-0) with Transylvania University Women's Basketball, won a National Championship in a Pro Arena, got to visit the White House to celebrate with the Vice President…and that was all in the first half of the year. Listen to the Student Athlete Sessions on Apple Podcasts & Spotify ! They joined us on this...

Adrian Romero is a former student-athlete (Lewis & Clark College) who is using the game of basketball to give back to the community he grew up in. He is the founder of the Bilingual Básquetbol Initiative, which aims to bring people together, bridge cultural gaps, and cross language barriers with free basketball camps. Listen to the Student Athlete Sessions Podcast on Apple & Spotify! In this episo...

Jack Betts is a Senior Wide Receiver at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. He is the founder of MYOL Academy (Make Your Own Legacy), which helps small-market athletes fully realize their NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) potential, and a pioneer in the use of NIL at the Division 3 level.  Don’t like to read? Listen to the Student Athlete Sessions Podcast! In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions...

The Student Athlete Sessions Harry Newton is former college soccer player from the U.K. who came to the U.S. for school. After graduating, he started Play Overseas to help U.S. students looking to do the opposite - namely continue their athletic & academic career in the U.K. In this episode we dive into why he started the company, how Play Overseas has helped hundreds of D3 athletes (from over 100...

The Student-Athlete Sessions Cody Mitchell is a Senior at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL. He just finished up his D3 hoops career as the leader of the Titans Men's Basketball team - and is on his way to a 5th Year at Roosevelt University where he'll also study for an MBA. Don’t like to read? Listen to the Student Athlete Sessions Podcast! In this episode of the Student-Athlete Ses...

The Student-Athlete Sessions Andrew Greenblatt is a former student-athlete (Swarthmore College) who has used his sport to explore the world and try out a number of different careers. » Explore The Student-Athlete Sessions Podcast! «In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Andrew discusses growing up with the game of basketball, mindfulness & meditation, developing as a #d3hoops athlete, na...

The Student-Athlete Sessions Max Hisatake is a former student-athlete (Illinois Tech) who has made the jump from #D3Hoops to professional basketball in Japan. [ Explore The Student-Athlete Sessions Podcast! ]In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Max discusses his college athletics recruiting process, his love for architecture, how he negotiated a larger financial aid package to save mon...

Meet DaGuys In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, we sat down with two of the creators behind DaGuys : Jalen Wadlington and Beau Bommarito. Topics covered included: * Their D3 Experience * How to Navigate College Recruiting * Creating Content w/ a Full-Time Job * Playing in TBT 2022 * & Much More Jalen is DaGuys' "Lead Graphic Designer and a Certified Bucket." He played D3 basketball an...

The Student-Athlete Sessions If you follow us on Twitter, you’ve probably seen us RT this next podcast guest. Chadwick Hixon is a former student-athlete (Emory University ‘10) who was both a 2x JUCO All-American (Oxford College), a D3 standout (Emory U.), and is now one of the most dedicated advocates for prospective student-athletes on the internet. We got to know him on Twitter, where he gives o...

Tyler O'Shea is a former D3 student-athlete (McDaniel College ‘17) who defied the odds to not only play college baseball - but finish his career as an All-Conference standout. As mentioned during our conversation, here’s a video of Tyler’s 1st College Home Run .In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions , Tyler discusses his underdog mentality, challenges faced during his athletics recruiting...

The Student-Athlete Sessions Chelsie Schweers is a former student-athlete (Christopher Newport University ‘11) who was the D3 National Player of the Year and more recently was named to D3Hoops.com All-Decade Team . In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Chelsie discusses her college athletics recruiting process, how she got her start playing professional basketball overseas, what she got...

The Student-Athlete Sessions Kendall Sosa is a former student-athlete (Illinois Wesleyan ‘21) who was the 2021 NCAA D3 National Player of the Year and more recently was named a recipient of the NCAA Top 10 Award . In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Kendall shares advice from her own D3 recruiting experience, how she handled finishing her career during COVID, developing career interes...