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Topic 1: The Sweet 16 ... Who is standing out, What is the best Storyline, What game am I looking forward to

Topic 2: Transfer Portal ... The five transfers from this past week that caught my eye

Topic 3: High School Recruiting ... Two power 5 guys de-cmmit

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  UNC Greensboro's Andre Gray is an absolute wealth of knowledge. Due to his career and amount of success he has earned himself the moniker as Mr North Carolina. We get to talk with him about his path as a coach, we get to ask him advice for young coaches and we get to talk about each of his stops from middle school coach to 12 years D1. 

Come for the knowledge and stick around for the incredible. stories he tells  -- please ENJOY!!

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Patrick Tape, a Charlotte, NC native,  was the first ever graduate transfer Coach K has recruited into the Duke program. We sat down with him to find out more about him as a payer and him as a person. Great being able to peel back the layers there. 

Bart Lundy is the leader of an incredibly successful program at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. While they may be D2 by title, they are operating, winning, producing and recruiting at a high major, D1 level. We get to sit down with him and talk about this back ground, his vision, upcoming expectations and so much more. 

Very excited for you to get to listen to both of these stories -- so ENJOY!!

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Mike Magpayo has taken quite the path to get to being in his current position of Head Coach at UC Riverside. CEO of a multi million dollar real estate company in California, he followed his passion to become a DOBO across the country in New York. Once on staff, he raced up the ranks and now he is gearing up for his first year as a Division 1 Head Coach. 

He is also the first person of full Asian descent to be a Division 1 men's basketball coach and the President of the Asian Coaches Group. Such a fascinating guy, great conversation and I can't wait for you to listen -- ENJOY!!

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Charlotte native Trey Wertz started his career off with two stellar seasons at Santa Clara which parlayed him to a transfer to Notre Dame. We talk with Trey about his. recruitment, his time across the country, what went into his transfer and why Notre Dame and so much more

We also check in with the reigning MEAC Coach of the Year, Will Jones of NC A&T. We talk about his upbringing in South Carolina, his time as a player and his rise as a coach. We dip into this team and this upcoming season, some of the quarantine talk and more...

We have an action packed episode so hope that you enjoy!!

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Mike Morrell has quite the story and comes from a heck of a tree. Coming as a D3 golf and basketball player, his rise as an assistant coach, coaching with/under Shaka Smart and then what he has in store for the Big South and the UNC Asheville program. 

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Travel ball has been going for about 6 weeks now and we have been able to accumulate a decent sample size. Having seen each of the North Carolina teams, multiple times, in different settings, here we start the discussion of Power Rankings as we discuss each team...

We also got an exclusive interview with Nate Hinton about his journey in recruiting, his time at Houston, declaring for the NBA Draft and so much more!!

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  We asked 20 college coaches, from every level, "Where do high school seniors fall in your mind as compared to JUCOs and transfers, on your board, in recruiting?" We got an array of answers and it was very interesting to see the variance from High Major down to D3. 

We also got an exclusive interview with Iowa State Assistant Coach James Kane. We talked about this path to where he is at, his influences, and of course his recruitment of Ja Morant. Excited for you to hear his story. 

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  We asked 30 college coaches, from every level, "What is your take on recruiting during COVID and giving out "live stream offers"? We had great conversations with all the coaches, and even found, at the root of all their answers, many of them thought the same way. We discussed how they went through the process, what their weeks looked like and pros and cons of doing it this way

We also got an exclusive interview with the Gus Bus, Gus Yalden. He has taken social media and mixtape culture by storm this AAU season being named Baby Jokic and Baby Joker

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SUBSCRIBE and Rate 5-STARS!!  Dustin Kerns has had a rapid rise up the coaching ranks, but it has not been by accident. Kerns grew up passionate about the game, learning from some of the greats. He always stayed around basketball and was very deliberate with who he worked for and learned from.

We have a great, all encompassing talk about his path (working for the likes of Buzz Peterson and Mike Young), the current makeup of his team, the plan for the future of the Mountaineers and everything in between...

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