NBA Champion, NBA Defensive Player of the Year and NBA All-Star, Metta Sandiford-Artest, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Ep.08 of Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Metta talks about family, his early childhood, growing up in Queensbridge New York and watching hip hop explode onto the scene during his college years with the likes of Nas, Mobb Deep, Capone n Noreaga and others. He gets into his college years, his time in the NBA with the Bulls, Pacers and the championship run with the Lakers. Metta drops some life lessons, talks about the importance of mental health and recounts some incredible stories. Don't sleep on this episode.

Sneaker designer and Chicago native Dallas Stokes joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Dallas talks about his journey through the sneaker business from Reebok, to Adidas, Skechers, AND1 and more and some of the people who helped him along the way. He touches on the influence working with Shaq, Kobe and other pros like Stephen Jackson had on his career. Dallas also tells a great story about cold calling Phil Jackson to apply for a job at Nike and how he might have annoyed an executive's wife at another brand just to give him a shot at working there. He also discusses some of his new endeavors including the streetwear line Ball'n. Dallas gives young up and coming designers some valuable tips on how he got his foot in the door through dedication and persistence. Make sure you check this one out if you want to hear the real story on how the sneaker business works.

Indiana Hoosier Alumni and Illinois legend, AJ Guyton joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Hoop Dreams The Podcast. AJ was named first team All-American in 2000 and ranks 4th all time in scoring for the Hoosiers. While at Indiana he played for one of the greatest college coaches ever in Bobby Knight. AJ discusses his college experience and playing for coach Knight, getting drafted by his hometown team the Chicago Bulls, NBA life and his time playing overseas. AJ's got some life lessons for young players. Don't miss this.

Emmy Award winning producer, author and podcast host Jason Romano joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Ep.05 of Hoop Dreams The Podcast. The guys talk about how he broke into the media industry, his time at ESPN as a producer of Sports Center, Sunday NFL Countdown, Mike and Mike in the Morning and many other classis sports shows and why he made the decision to leave after 17 years and launch his own successful podcast, Sports Spectrum which explores the intersection of sports and faith. You'll definitely want to tune in and check this one out.

Texas legend and Fab Five member Ray Jackson sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee on Ep.04 of Hoop Dreams The Podcast. The guys talk about his childhood growing up in Texas, the origins of his nick name and his high school days. Ray gives them the inside scoop on his college days at Michigan, discusses his top 3 rappers (of which there is only one name...) and also touches on what he's been up to since his playing days. Don't sleep on this one. Ray drops some knowledge that young players shouldn't miss. 

Chicago legend Maurice “Bo” Ellis, the 17th pick in the 1977 NBA Draft and one of the men who put Marquette Basketball on the map, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast. Will’s former coach talks about growing up on Chicago’s Southside in the “real Inglewood”, appearing in the Hoop Dreams Documentary and playing in two NCAA National Championship games while winning one of them. Bo discusses how he ended up at Marquette playing for Al McGuire, how he majored in art, going to Mount Mary College and taking the Fashion Design Program, which led to him designing the basketball uniforms that he ended up playing in. You don’t want to miss this one, Bo shares valuable life lessons and drops some wisdom on us.

The guys sit down with Linnae to discuss the toughness growing up in Chicago instills in you. Playing with guys as a young female player, playing for the hometown team in the WNBA and the experience of running out on that court for the first time. They dive into her college days playing for two legendary universities, her high school days, walking the same halls as former first lady Michelle Obama and the business of basketball for female pro athletes. They touch on her love of music and what life is like playing pro overseas (it’s a little different over there). Trust us you don’t want to miss this one, you’ll learn a few things.

Rafer "Skip to My Lou” Alston joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the premiere episode of Hoop Dreams The Podcast. 

The guys chop it up with the streetball and NBA legend about coming up in Queens, New York, some of his high school alumni (a couple names might ring a bell), why LL Cool J is his favourite rapper and how he earned his nickname and how he kept it. They dive deep into the business of AND 1 and the birth of the AND 1 mix tape tour and how he ended up on the cover of SLAM. Rafer chronicles his journey from New York to Fresno to the NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic and talks about his college days playing for legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian. Sit back and listen to the man who took the streetball game to main street and influenced a generation of point gods.