Hoop Threads

0:30 The warm up

5:00 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play?

6:00 Who do you model your game after?

7:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 

8:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

10:30 Wheaton

12:45 Making the jump to DM

14:00 DMV Hoopstarz

16:15 Facing adversity 

17:30 Development

18:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 

19:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

21:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

21:45 What do you value?

22:45 Interests/hobbies

 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 

23:30 Life after hoops

24:30 College criteria  

25:30 Goals

26:30 Happiest basketball memory

27:30 What sets the DMV apart 

28:30 What is your why?

0:30 The warm up

3:00 Basketball beginnings

3:15 Who do you model your game after?

3:45 Strengths/Weaknesses

5:30 Routine

6:15 Selecting Clinton Grace

7:30 Facing adversity

8:30 Development

8:45 Mentality

9:30 Undervalued skillset

10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

10:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

11:30 What do you value?

12:00 Coaching styles

13:15 College

14:00 Hobbies

14:30 Long term goals

15:00 Goals

15:30 Happiest moment on a basketball court

16:15 What sets the DMV apart

17:30 What is your why?

0:45 The warm up 

2:45 Early beginnings

3:30 Who do you model your game after?

4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 

5:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

6:30 HS competition

7:15 Facing adversity

8:30 Gym schedule

9:00 What is your self talk like during a bad game ?

9:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 

9:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

10:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

10:45 What do you value?

11:15 College criteria  

11:30 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court, 

12:00 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 

12:30 Give me your goals for this season   

13:00 Meade

13:15 Learning from Coach Glick

13:45 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?

14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

14:30 What sets the DMV apart 

15:00 What is your why?

We spoke to GB about coming up as an underdog prospect out of NH, playing for the DC Blue Devils, thriving under Coach Pikiell at Rutgers, playing with and against pros, starting an AAU program and training business, and much more!

1:00 Basketball beginnings

2:45 Underdog approach

6:30 AAU progression

9:45 Beating NJ Playaz

11:30 Pikiell recruitment

13:45 Basketball hotbed

15:15 Learning how to win

17:15 Establishing a winning standard

19:15 Details

22:00 Building relationships

25:00 Road environments in the Big 10

26:30 Favorite memory on the basketball court

28:30 Business ventures

32:30 Small side games

35:30 Undersized guards

37:00 Under-taught skills

39:00 Would HS basketball be better without rankings?

44:00 Training

45:30 Quick hitters

51:30 GB Blue Devils

52:15 What makes the Jersey area great?

53:15 What is your why?

0:30 The warm up

3:15 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play?

3:45 Growing up around the game

4:00 Who do you model your game after?

4:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 

5:15 Growth spurt

5:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

6:00 HS and AAU style of play

6:30 Facing adversity

7:30 Gym schedule and development

8:15 The little details 

8:30 Underrated aspects of skillset

9:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop

10:30 What do you value?

11:30 College criteria  

12:30 Long term plan

13:00 Give me your goals for this season   

13:30 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?

14:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

14:45 Favorite matchups

15:15 What sets the Hoop State apart?

16:15 What is your why?

0:30 The warm up

2:45 Family background

3:45 Who do you model your game after?

4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 

6:00 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

7:45 Adjusting to prep basketball

8:30 Transferring to Western Reserve

9:00 Playing with Ant 

9:45 KC Run GMC

10:30 Facing adversity

11:15 Gym schedule/development

12:00 Self talk 

12:30 Undervalued skills

13:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

13:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

14:30 What do you value?

15:30 College criteria  

16:30 Interests and hobbies off the court, 

17:00 Life after basketball

17:30 Give me your goals for this season   

18:30 Happiest moment on a basketball court

19:00 What sets Iowa apart? 

19:30 What is your why?

0:30 The warm up

3:00 Basketball beginnings

3:45 Who do you model your game after?

5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 

6:15 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

7:30 Differences in the game at the HS level 

8:15 In role between AAU and HS

9:15 Being challenged by Coach Shingler

10:00 Choosing Riverdale

11:00 Winning a 3SSB chip in New World 

11:45 Gym schedule 

12:30 Facing adversity

13:00 Undervalued parts of your game

13:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

14:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

14:45 What do you value?

15:45 College criteria  

16:45 Interests and hobbies

17:00 Give me your goals for this season   

17:30 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?

17:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

18:30 Coach Shawn

19:00 What sets the DMV apart 

19:30 What is your why?

:45 Starting with Zero Gravity/NERR

2:00 What makes the event special?

4:00 A team that surprised you

8:00 New names that popped

12:30 Favorite individual matchup

13:30 Favorite player to watch

19:00 Best playmakers

22:30 Best big men

28:15 Best shooters

32:15 Best defenders 

36:00 Intriguing guys/need to see more

41:45 A player that you’re still holding stock on

Prospect Spotlight: '26 6'5 PG Ruey Ruey of Massanutten Military Academy

0:45 The warm up

4:45 Landing at Massanutten

6:00  Who do you model your game after?

6:15 Self Scout

8:00 Game Day Routine

8:45 Boo Williams

9:45 Facing adversity

10:30 Gym schedule

11:00 Self talk

11:15 Under-valued abilities

12:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

12:30 Stepping into a bigger role

13:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

13:45 What do you value?

14:30 College criteria  

15:30 Staying connected with Ottawa

15:45 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court, 

16:15 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 

16:30 Goals 

17:00 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?

17:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

17:45 Canadian vs American basketball

18:30 What is your why?

Panagiotis Pagonis 6’9 PF Massanutten

0:30 The warm up

4:30 Basketball beginnings

5:30 European vs American style

6:30 Playing with clubs in Greece

8:00 Transferrable skills

8:45 Who do you model your game after?

9:15 Strengths/Weaknesses 

11:15 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

12:00 Choosing HS

13:15 Adversity

14:00 Gym schedule

14:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

16:00 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

16:15 What do you value?

17:30 College criteria  

18:30 Interests and hobbies off the court, 

19:00 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 

19:30 Give me your goals for this season   

20:30 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it?

21:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

21:30 What sets the DMV apart 

23:15 What is your why?