Hoop Threads

We spoke with Darren about his early beginnings, career at PVI, TTO, his recruitment, choosing Duke, his development, and much more!

0:30 The warm up

3:45 How did you get started in the game? 

4:15 Who do you model your game after?

5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 

6:45 How do you prepare for each game day-of?

7:30 Differences in the game at the HS level 

8:30 Choosing Mt. Zion

10:15 Development

11:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 

12:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

13:30 What do you value?

14:45 College criteria  

15:15 Interests and hobbies

15:45 Career goals 

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

18:00 Give me your goals for this season   

19:00 What sets the DMV apart 

19:30 What is your why?

100% Committed Eric Reibe

0:45 Why UConn? What stood out to you and your circle on the visit?

2:30 At the end of your developmental arc- what type of player do you see yourself being?

3:15 Players he looked up to

3:45 What can fans expect from you in Storrs?

What is your biggest goal for your senior season at Bullis?

We spoke with Aaron about his 757 roots, competing in martial arts, choosing Paul VI, his development, and much more!

0:30 The warm up

2:30 Early beginnings

4:00 Who do you model your game after?

4:30 Strengths/Weaknesses 

5:30 Game day prep 

6:00 Differences in the game at the HS level 

6:30 In role between AAU and HS

7:15 Choosing HS

8:15 Choosing AAU

9:00 Facing adversity

9:30 Gym schedule

10:00 Contributing to winning 

10:30 Underrated parts of game

11:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

11:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

11:45 What do you value?

12:30 College criteria  

13:00 Interests and hobbies 

13:45 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 

14:15 Give me your goals for this season   

14:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

15:30 When you watch film 

16:00 What sets the DMV apart 

16:45 What is your why?

We spoke with James about his basketball beginnings, development, choosing St. Mary's, his workout schedule, game day routine, career goals, and more!

0:45 The warm up

3:15 Basketball beginnings

3:45 Who do you model your game after?

4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 

5:45 Game day

6:15 Choosing St. Mary’s

7:00 HS level

7:45 AAU and HS roles

8:30 Facing adversity

9:00 Gym schedule + development

9:30 Long-term goals

10:00 Undervalued skillsets

10:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

11:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

11:45 What do you value?

12:45 College criteria  

13:15 Tell me about your Interests and hobbies off the court, 

13:45 Career goals

14:00 Give me your goals for this season   

14:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

15:00 What sets the DMV apart 

15:30 What is your why?

We spoke with Coach Farello about his coaching pedigree, playing career, building a powerhouse at ER, coaching at PVI, coaching philosophy, chemistry-building, and so much more!

We spoke with Jordan about his love for the game, creating his own website, growing with MaxPreps, what goes into team rankings, role models within the space, and much more!

0:30 What got you into basketball?

1:45 Building HS Hoops Elite

3:30 Starting with MaxPreps

5:00 Carving out a role

6:45 Facing adversity

9:30 Growing the MaxPreps brand

11:15 The process for ranking teams

13:45 The politics of HS sports

15:45 Balancing schedules

18:45 Rise of independent schools

23:00 Rosters+Stats

25:45 Favorite events

28:30 HS basketball rule changes

33:45 Biggest upset

35:15 Underrated national names

43:00 Legacy

45:45 Role models

Podcast: @hoopthreadspod

Host: @pr0ia

Guest: jordan_divens

We spoke with Christian about his basketball journey, choosing DeMatha, his development, his goals, what makes the DMV special, and much more!

0:30 The warm up

We spoke to NBA veteran Raja Bell about his beginnings in the game, HS basketball, recruiting, transferring to FIU, surviving semi-pro basketball to play in the NBA Finals, playing in the NBA for over a decade, raising athletes, philosophy, and much more!

0:30 Virgin Islands

2:15 Athletic family

3:30 Raising athletes

11:00 Welcome to college

16:30 Fitting in at FIU

19:30 Competitive drive

23:30 Senior Year at FIU

26:30 Undrafted

28:30 Minor league grind

32:00 Conquering self doubt

33:45 Getting that call

39:15 Playing for high level coaches

42:30 Development

46:00 Defensive stoppers

48:30 Defensive details

50:30 Kobe

54:30 Advice for youngins

57:15 Steve Nash MVPs

58:30 Locker room stories

1:00:00 Working in media

1:04:00 Eras

1:05:00 Team USA

1:06:30 Happiest moment+legacy

Jaden McDuffie ’26 6’3 South River/Shooters

0:30 The warm up

2:30 How did you get started in the game?

3:30 Who do you model your game after?

4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses

5:30 Game day routine

6:30 Differences in the game at the HS level

7:15 Spalding to South River

9:00 Roles

9:45 Gym schedule

10:30 Facing adversity

11:15 Undervalued traits

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

12:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

13:45 What do you value?

14:45 College criteria

15:15 Interests and hobbies

15:45 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be?

16:15 Goals

17:15 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

18:00 What sets the DMV apart?

18:45 What is your why?