Hoop Threads

We spoke with sophomore floor general RJ Smith about choosing Imhotep, developing as a PG, playing with other PGs, and much more

0:30 Best crossover

1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses

2:00 HS basketball

2:45 Selecting Imhotep

3:15  Playing with Ahmad Nowell+ Rahmir Barno

4:15  Facing adversity

5:00 Difference in role with Imhotep+ NJ Scholars

5:30 Hardest worker

6:00 Daily habits

6:30 Gym schedule

7:00  Contributing to winning at the college level

7:30 Impacting the game off the ball

7:45 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 

8:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

9:30 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

10:00 What do you value?

10:30 Interests and hobbies

10:45 Give me your goals for this season   

11:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court

11:45 Philly basketball 

13:00 Zair Muhammed

14:00 Munir Greig

15:30 What is your why?

Twitter:

Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops

Podcast: @hoopthreadspod

Guest: @rj2smith

0:30 First dunk

1:45 Strengths/Weaknesses

2:30 Who do you model your game after?

3:00 Differences in the game at the HS level for AAU+school ball vs middle school

3:45 Facing adversity

5:30 Difference in role with Bullis vs DC Premier

8:00 Habits

8:45 Gym schedule

9:30 Favorite matchup

10:00 Contributing to winning

10:30 Your greatest value to the team right now is your perimeter shooting, what have you learned about taking the right shot and impacting the game outside of shooting?

10:45 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued 

11:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

12:30 Go-to move with the game on the line

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

13:30 Values

14:30 College criteria  

15:30 Interests and hobbies off the court

16:00 Goals

16:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

17:30 Invite-only camps

18:00 What sets the DMV apart?

18:30 What is your why?

Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops

Podcast: @hoopthreadspod

Guest: @ad3_2026

We spoke with Gabe about his development, role on HS team vs AAU, daily habits, recruiting, and much more!

1:00 Who do you model your game after?

1:30 Strengths/Weaknesses

2:15 Adversity

3:15 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?

4:00 Habits

4:30 Gym schedule

5:00 Favorite Matchup

5:30 Playing at a public HS

6:15 Difference in role with Washington County vs Phenom United

7:15 Contributing to winning at the college level

8:15 Undervalued part of your game

9:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

9:45 Go-to move with the game on the line

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

10:45 What do you value?

11:30 College recruiting/selection criteria

12:30 Interests and hobbies

13:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court?

13:30 Goals

15:30 What is your why?

Twitter:

Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops

Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod

Guest: @weisgabe

’25 6’5 Greenfield Central HS/Indiana Elite 16u

Spoke with Semetri about his career, daily habits, recruitment, interests off the court, and so much more

0:30 Tell me about your first dunk

1:00 Who do you model your game after?

3:00 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around? 

3:30 Father’s influence 

4:15 Routine

5:15  Favorite matchup

5:45 Difference in your role with Branson vs Oakland Soldiers

6:15  Contributing to winning at the college level

7:00 Undervalued parts of his game 

7:45 Go-to move with the game on the line

8:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

9:30  Playing with Jace Butler

10:00 Peach Jam

10:45 Open NCS

11:30   What do you value?

12:00 Interests and hobbies off the court

12:45 Who is recruiting you the hardest?

13:30 Goals

14:30 College selection criteria 

15:15 West coast hoopers

15:45 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?

16:15  What is your why?

Host: @pr0ia

Podcast: @HoopThreadsPod

Guest: @semetri_carr

20p 7r 2a 1.5s .5b 50% FG in 8 games of DMV Live

We spoke with Ty about his development at MSJ, experience with Team Melo, recruiting, his daily habits, his "why" and much more

:30 First dunk

1:45 Strengths/Weaknesses

2:15 Facing adversity

2:30 Who’s the hardest worker you’ve ever been around?

3:00 Routine

4:00 Difference in your role with MSJ vs Melo

4:45 Contributing to winning at the college level

5:00 Underrated part of his game

5:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?

6:30 Go-to move with the game on the line

6:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?

7:00 Who is recruiting you the hardest?

7:30 What do you value?

8:00 Interests and hobbies off the court/ plans after basketball?

9:00 Individual goals

10:00 Where do you hope this game takes you?

10:15 Happiest moment on a basketball court

10:30 What is your why?

13:00 College interests

Twitter

Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops

Podcast: @HoopThreads

PodGuest: @tyonnefarrell

Completed a full first round mock draft with a panel of experts

0:30 Intros and hottest draft takes

30:00 (14) - Larry, NOP Dereck lively

56:30 Which prospect’s outcome will depend the heaviest on where he goes?

1:05:30 2nd Rounder/UDFA/Sleeper Pick

Twitter:

Guests: @tsollenne, @bilo_lc, @cgraham_sports, @_larrohoops, @halfawaketakes, @Z_Dubz26

Podcast: @hoopthreadspod