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Kyle McAlarney, Player Development Consultant For Priority Sports & Entertainment, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About Breaking The All-Time Points Record On Staten Island, Hitting A 4 Point Play To Win A Playoff Game, And Sparking A Successful Career At The World’s Premier Sports Agency!!!

(2:10) - The Story Behind A Legendary Work Ethic

(4:32) - Hitting A 4 Point Playoff Game Winner

(5:50) - Picking The Fighting Irish

(9:00) - Playing Summer League For The Clippers

(10:15) - Making The Move To Pro Ball In Greece

(11:25) - Finding Consistency With A Club Overseas

(12:50) - Getting Into Coaching At Moore Catholic

(14:50) - Joining The World’s Premier Sports Agency

(18:32) - Role With Priority Sports & Entertainment

(21:27) - Advice For A Fresh Out Of HS Kyle

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Dan O’Brien, Director Of Sports Medicine And Research For The National Basketball Players Association, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About What The NBPA Does Behind The Scenes To Benefit Player Safety, His Department’s Role In Giving Players A Second Opinion, And How The Bubble Became A Reality From The Medical Side!!!

(1:42) - Sparking That Passion For Sports

(2:30) - Specializing In Sports Medicine

(4:40) - Breakdown Of The NBPA

(7:32) - The Role Of Medicine In The NBPA

(8:27) - Climbing Through The NBPA Ranks

(11:10) - The NBPA’s Role In The Bubble

(18:03) - Importance Of Staying Present

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Darren Haynes, Former ESPN SportsCenter Anchor, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About What Made Him Go Into Broadcasting, How He Prepares For Work Every Single Day, And What It Was Like Working At The Worldwide Leader In Sports!!!

(1:32) - What’s A Day In The Life For Darren?

(2:30) - Becoming Obsessed With Sports

(3:45) - Taking The Broadcasting Path

(7:10) - Calling Mrs. Haynes

(9:05) - “I Can’t Believe I’m Here” Moment

(10:50) - One Game That Sticks Out From 1,000

(13:12) - Face Planting At Game 7

(14:22) - Living Life With No Regrets

(16:20) - How To Recover On Air

(18:25) - World-Class Dating Advice: BE CONFIDENT!

(20:40) - Advice Tailored To The Big Fellas

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Len Elmore, NBA Player, Broadcaster, And Professor Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About What It Was Like Playing In Both The NBA And ABA, Broadcasting One Of The Greatest College Basketball Games Of All Time, And Being A Sports Management Professor At Columbia University!!!

(1:22) - The Start Of A Great Career

(3:45) - Growing Up In The Mecca

(5:42) - Rewriting The Maryland Recordbooks

(8:45) - Choosing The ABA Over The NBA

(11:45) - Taking A Charge On Dr. J

(14:45) - Diving Into The Academics

(18:50) - Len's Greatest Mentors

(22:50) - Being A Professor At Columbia

(26:40) - Christian Laettner's "The Shot"

(29:30) - Advice For A Young Len Elmore

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Jim Sweeney, From The ESPN 30 For 30 “Playing For The Mob” Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About Jim’s Dominant Playing Career At Boston College, The Real Story Behind Playing For The Mob, And Why You HAVE To Keep Playing!!!

(1:23) -  Mr. Boston College

(3:27) - The Fraudulent SI Cover

(5:52) -The REAL Dinner Story

(8:55) - The Providence Game

(9:52) - What Exactly Is Point Shaving?

(10:22) - Origin Of Playing For The Mob

(11:22) - What Did ESPN Miss?

(17:25) - “Whether You Like It Or Not”

(18:35) - Life After Boston College

(20:37) - Don’t Stop Playing!

(22:57) - Competitively Playing at 60+

(30:05) - Face To Face With Black Jesus

(32:07) - Who Is Mike?

(34:22) - Writing Old School Hoops

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Rainer J Meisterjahn, NBA, WNBA, And FIBA Mental Performance Coach, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About How Rainer Started Courtex Performance, Where The Mental Performance Field Is Going, And Why We Have To Throw Away The Cookie Cutter Approach!!!

(1:32) -  Getting Started In Mental Performance

(2:55) - Starting Courtex Performance

(5:13) - Everything Was Different

(7:43) - First Mental Impression Of Giannis

(9:37) - The Philosophy Behind Courtex

(11:50) - Having A Conversation About Mental Health

(13:10) - Upcoming Changes In Mental Performance

(14:50) - Analytics In Mental Performance

(19:00) - “I Took That Personally”

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Kevin Tarca, Founder Of Kreation Talent Agency, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About How Kevin Started His Own Agency At Such A Young Age, The Secrets Behind Effective Networking, And Why It’s So Important To Take Action!!!

(1:20) -  Falling In Love With The Game

(2:10) - Walking On At Quinnipiac

(3:10) - Kevin’s “Holy Shit” Moment

(4:40) - Starting Kreative Talent Agency

(6:20) - What Do Agents Do?

(8:55) - Traveling The Globe For The Game

(12:02) - Giving Without Expecting

(14:32) - Comparison = Thief Of All Joy

(17:00) - Starting Sports Business Secrets

(20:05) - Importance Of Mentorship

(22:07) - Just Do It!!!

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David Resnick, Broadcaster For The Westchester Knicks, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About Being The Voice Of The Westchester Knicks, Broadcasting In An Environment Like The G League, And Why You Have To Treat Every Broadcast Like It’s The Super Bowl Or The NBA Finals!!!

(1:25) -  Seeing The Game Growing Up

(2:58) - Acquiring Broadcast Skills In HS

(5:07) - Giving Broadcasting Your All

(6:38) - Everyone Can Be A Mentor

(9:15) - Journey To The G League

(12:30) - The G League As A Job Fair

(15:08) - Best Commentating Moments

(17:55) - Being THE Voice Of A Team

(21:07) - Always Put Your Best Foot Forward

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Nikos Okekuoyen, 2020 NBA Draft Prospect And Good Friend Of The Show, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About Coming To America From Greece To Play With The Best High Schoolers In The World, How Dirk Nowitzki Inspired Him To Become The Player He Is Today, And Why It’s Always Family Over Everything!!!

(1:38) - Growing Up Playing Basketball In Greece

(3:50) - Why We Are All Bros

(5:00) - Team Greece Upsetting Team USA

(6:20) - Playing UP On The Men’s Team

(7:42) - Playing Elite High School Ball At Spire

(10:07) - Niko’s Mentality In Giving His All

(14:25) - “What’s Up Big Fella” - King James

(15:45) - Seeing Dirk Change How Bigs Play

(18:12) - You Have To Have Fun Playing

(21:05) - Dirk Vs. Lebron In The 2011 Finals

(22:20) - Watching Sierra Canyon Vs. LuHi

(23:25) - The Story Behind Declaring For The Draft

(25:00) - Chase Your Dreams

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Tas Melas, NBA Personality At The Athletic And Co-Host of the No Dunks Podcast, Joins John Hartofilis On Big Fellas Basketball To Talk About Co-Hosting The Starters On NBA TV, His Predictions On The Upcoming 2021 NBA Season, And The Evolution Of A Day 1 Raptors Fan!!!

(1:27) - Going On Air In College

(2:52) - Getting Reps When No One Is Listening

(4:35) - Transitioning Into An NBA TV Studio

(7:10) - The Birth Of No Dunks

(8:53) - The Evolution Of A Day 1 Raptors Fan

(16:30) - The Evolution Of The Toronto Raptors

(18:30) - Favorite Raptors Of All Time

(22:52) - The State Of The Greek Freak

(25:37) - “I Want To Thank Tas Melas For Hating On Me”

(28:03) - Being Doc River’s Locker Room Motivation

(30:15) - Predictions For The 2021 NBA Season

(33:40) - What’s Next For You?

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