One and One Podcast

Derek Schell is back!  In this special bonus episode, Bridget B. and Derek talk about their mutual love for the show The Bachelor, the crazy season of the Bachelorette that just ended, who should be the next Bachelor, why Derek needs to watch Bachelor in Paradise, and whether we believe there could ever be a gay bachelor.

Roy Mabrey was a member of the Saint Anselm College Basketball Team from 2012-2015, and currently works as a High School Basketball Coach and trainer in the Jersey Shore area.  Roy chats about his basketball journey in the decorated Jersey Shore Conference, playing against Kyrie Irving, choosing to attend Prep school for a year, what led him to choose Division II Saint Anselm College, and the success he had there.  Roy also talks about being the oldest of 5 siblings, all successful basketball players, the hard work it takes to get to a high level, his passion for training young basketball players, and his high school coaching career.

Makenzie Fuller was a member of the Baylor Women's Basketball Team from 2011-2014, and is currently the Associate Director of Operations for the program.  Makenzie chats about what it was like playing for and now working with Coach Kim Mulkey...who by the way is her mother.  She also talks about playing in the Little League Softball World Series when she was 12 years old, the dynamic she and her mom had of being mother/daughter but also coach/player, whether it was hard for her to be the "coach's kid", joining the Baylor Softball Team after her Freshman basketball season ended, her huge game against Oklahoma State as a senior, and what working in operations for the basketball team entails.  Makenzie also opens up about a family tragedy, but never losing hope, and the joy that her young son Kannon has brought to her family and the Baylor program.

Makenzie's Instagram: makenzie.fuller
Makenzie's Twitter: MakenzieMFuller

Link to Scout's Story: https://fullerfam.home.blog/2019/04/19/scouts-story/ 

Hannah Huffman was a member of the Notre Dame Women's Basketball Team from 2013-2016 and went to 3 consecutive Final Fours.  Hannah chats about growing up in Northern California, being a lifelong Notre Dame fan, what it was like to receive a scholarship offer from Muffet McGraw, and having to deal with the South Bend winters.  Hannah also talks about how she dealt with seeing limited playing time in her first two seasons, transitioning from a guard to a wing/post, becoming the energy player that every team needs, her heroic game in the 2015 Final Four against South Carolina, and her strong friendships that remain with her former teammates.

Jo Kremer was a 3 time National Champion for the University of Southern California's Beach Volleyball team from 2015-2018.  Jo chats with Bridget B. about playing both beach and indoor volleyball growing up, originally going to Notre Dame for indoor, transferring to USC to play 4 years of beach, the success of USC and winning 3 titles, beach volleyball's recent addition to NCAA sports, the differences between indoor and beach, and much more!

John Maughan was a member of the Villanova Football team from 2010-2013.  On this episode John talks about his high school career at the decorated Bergen Catholic, the Bergen/Bosco rivalry, his family ties to Villanova, the difference between FBS and FCS, the injuries he faced in his career, and his involvement in scholarship fundraising today.  

Matt Kaplon was a 4-year starting catcher for Drew University from 2010-2014 who came out as gay in 2014 in an Outsports.com article.  He discusses his love for the game of baseball, how he ended up at Drew, the internal struggle he had with being a gay athlete, becoming friends with Derek Schell, coming out to his family, friends, and teammates, the importance of the Outsports community, his role in Jeff Sheng's 2015 book "Fearless", and what he is up to this month to celebrate Pride.

Matt's Outsports Article: 
https://www.outsports.com/2014/2/24/5443428/matt-kaplon-gay-drew-university-baseball

Lindsay Allen played for the Notre Dame Women's Basketball team from 2014-2017, starting every single game in her career, leading the Irish to 4 consecutive ACC Regular Season Championships and 4 consecutive ACC Tournament Championships, and breaking the ACC record for career assists.  Lindsay was drafted 14th overall in the 2017 WNBA draft, playing for the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces.  She's also played overseas in Russia and Australia.  Lindsay chats with Bridget B. about her decision to go to Notre Dame, replacing Skylar Diggins at the point guard position, making multiple Final Fours, her mindset as a point guard, playing for legendary coach, Muffet McGraw, her crazy journey from Russia to Columbus to see Notre Dame win the 2018 title, and much more!

Sean Dugan was a student manager for the Rutger's Men's Basketball team from 2009-2012.  He discusses his love for the game of basketball and how it led him to become involved at Rutgers, as well as what goes into being a student manager.  He then discusses the Mike Rice player abuse scandal, and his different perspective than the public reaction from being with the team on a daily basis, and whether Mike Rice deserves a second chance coaching at the college level.  To finish off the episode, Sean talks about his basketball training and sports media business: Bucket University.  Bridget B. also gives him credit for being the the "tech support guy" of the One and One Podcast!

Jenna Frush was a walk-on for her first three years on the Duke Women's Basketball team, before her hard-work and dedication earned her a scholarship for her senior season.  Jenna talks about being a lifelong Duke fan, the decision to become a walk-on, the mentality she had as a player, balancing athletics and academics, earning a scholarship, starting her last home game as a senior, being a current medical student at Duke, and much more!