Hoop Threads

By Aaron Proia

Interviewing successful figures in the basketball space in the DMV and around the country: media members, trainers, coaches, scouts, and entrepreneurs.

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The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.

Hoop Threads episodes:

December 16, 2022 Prospect Spotlight: Cam Ward of Largo/Team Durant
Interviewed Largo/Team Durant wing Cameron Ward about strengths and weaknesses of his game, what he's been working on, his role, recruiting, and much more
1:00 First dunk
2:30 Father's impact on his development
3:30 Individual and team accomplishments
5:15 Improvements to his game
5:45 Role
6:45 Adversity
7:45 Gym schedule?
8:30 Standing out from the competition
9:30 Interests and hobbies
10:15 Contributing to winning at the college level
11:00 Factors in college choice
13:45 Plans outside of basketball
14:30 Values
15:30 Recruitment
17:30 Strengths/Weaknesses
19:00 Best/worst spots on the floor
21:00 Film
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Guest: @camabucket
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29min
December 09, 2022 Prospect Spotlight: Kade Sebastian of DeMatha/Slam City
Interviewed sophomore DeMatha Catholic guard Kade Sebastian about his new team, his game, recruiting, and much more
1:00 First dunk
1:30 Father's impact on your development
3:00 Individual/team accomplishments
3:30 Improvements to his game
4:00 Role
4:30 Adversity
5:15 Gym schedule
5:45 What makes him stand out
6:15 Off the court
6:45 Contributing to winning at the college level
7:45 Plans outside of basketball?
8:00 Values
8:30 Recruiting Activity
9:15 Strengths/Weaknesses
12:00 Film
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Guest: @KSebastian43
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18min
December 02, 2022 Episode 71: Hotbed Roundtable- Aneesh Namburi, Joe Esquivel-Murphy, Chad Graham, Alex Brown, Miles Masercola
We brought on recruiting experts from 5 of the hottest areas for HS talent: DMV (Aaron Proia), Aneesh Namburi (Texas), Joe Esquivel-Murphy (NJ/NYC), Chad Graham (Philly), Miles Masercola (NC) and Chicago (Alex Brown) to share some prospects and teams to watch in the upcoming 2022-2023 season
2:00 25s and 26s
14:00 Stockrising 23s
27:00 24s Breakout Candidates
40:00 Small college prospects
48:00 Public school prospects
1:00:00 Favorite public school teams
1:05:00 Marquee Teams
1:25:00 Favorite Coaches
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia
Guests: @AneeshNamburi, @the_JEMurphy, @CGraham_Sports, @MasercolaMiles, @AlexBHoops
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1h 38min
November 25, 2022 Prospect Spotlight: Derek Dixon of Gonzaga/Team Durant
Our goal with the Prospect Spotlight is to highlight players that we think are better than their ranking/recruiting would suggest in order to give them a platform to talk about their game. We discuss how they fell in love with the game, difference in role between HS and AAU teams, their recruitment, work habits, what they bring to the table, etc. First half of the podcast is an interview, second half is reserved for a film breakdown to discuss the strengths and weaknesses in their game. Enjoy, and be sure to follow them!

1:30 HS Selection
2:00 Goals
2:30 Development
3:30 Facing adversity
5:00 Contributing to winning
6:30 Gym schedule?
7:00 Interests and hobbies
7:30 Values
9:00 Difference in role between Durant and Gonzaga
10:00 Recruiting Activity
11:00 Go-to move with the game on the line
12:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
12:30 Film

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19min
November 18, 2022 Prospect Spotlight: Akbar Waheed III of Georgetown Prep/Durant
Spoke with Akbar about his game, differences between his role on his HS and AAU teams, recruitment, and what he is looking for in a college before jumping into some film
0:30 First dunk
1:30 Father's impact
2:30 Team and individual goals for this season
3:30 Improvements to his game
4:00 Role with HS/AAU team
5:00 Adversity
5:45 What makes him stand out and contributes to winning
7:30 Gym Schedule
8:00 Hobbies and interests
10:00 Recruiting
11:00 Strengths and weaknesses
12:00 Film
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia, @owe_hoops
Prospect: @bak1ee
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19min
October 07, 2022 Prospect Spotlight: Jalil Bethea of Archbishop Wood/Team Final
Spoke with rising junior guard Jalil Bethea about his game, his recruitment, AAU, and so much more. Video breakdown at the end!

:30 start in the game
1:00 Individual and team accomplishments
1:30 Season outlook for Archbishop Wood
2:30 Recruiting
3:30 College selection
4:30 Academics
7:00 Differences in role between AAU and HS
8:30 Strengths/weaknesses
10:00 Film breakdown
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18min
August 26, 2022 Episode 67: Kerwin Porter of Spalding/Team Melo
1:00 Playing for Coach Wilson
3:30 Transfer to Chesapeake
5:30 AAU experience
7:30 Style of play
8:30 Transition from playing to coaching
13:00 Coaching on the gridiron and court
15:00 Building relationships
17:00 Coaching public vs private
19:00 Spalding
21:30 Role on the coaching staff
23:30 Recruiting insights
25:30 Coaching philosophy
27:00 Stay Me7o
29:30 Misconceptions of AAU coaches
32:00 What makes the DMV different
34:00 Quick Hitters
38:00 Malik
42:30 Two sport athletes
49:30 His why
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53min
July 29, 2022 Episode 66: Nike Peach Jam (Aneesh Namburi+PD Web)
1:00 Our dudes
6:15 Names that popped
10:00 U15 Standouts
15:30 U16s Standouts
27:00 Cross-brands matchup
30:00 Best narrative
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42min
July 01, 2022 Episode 65: Chad Graham of Cerebrosports
1:00 Introduction to the scene
5:30 New kids that popped
9:30 Stock boosters
18:30 Impressive HS cultures
22:30 Underrated D1 names
31:30 Names to keep an eye on
40:30 Boosting the recruitment of 2023s
43:15 Message to prospects
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52min
April 26, 2022 Episode 64: Nike EYBL Recap with PD Web, Alex Brown, Aneesh Namburi
Had three national scouts on the podcast to recap standouts, fun matchups, and names to monitor at Nike EYBL
1:00 New names that popped
5:30 DMV prospects
10:45 22’s
12:30 ’23s
25:30 ’24s
42:00 ’25s
55:00 Peterson/Flagg/Boozer
1:13:00 Names to track
Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
Host: @pr0ia
Guests: @abovethebreak3 @ahbanalytics @AneeshNamburi
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1h 22min

FAQs about Hoop Threads:

How many episodes does Hoop Threads have?

The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.