Greg Plater became a first-team all-state player at McKay HS while helping to take the program from the bottom of the league to state contenders. He credits his hours in the gym to building his game on the court, but also his confidence in himself to be great.

00:41 Developing a love for the game as a kid

2:30 How he watched the greats and applied to his game

6:30 The value of mid-range in the age of analytics

9:10 Playing on the Freshman team while having varsity talent

10:25 Developing into a first team all-state player at McKay HS

14:00 How Greg spent his time in the gym

16:05 structured vs unstructured training time

17:20 Learning from failure

19:09 Taking McKay from last to first and a state contender

23:00 Mentoring the younger group that replicated Greg’s success 3 years later

25:15 Transitioning from high school to college

27:10 Greg’s starting 5 from Salem

28:50 Replaying the final play his sophomore year against Sprague