Strayt Talk With Strayhand

Omari Nesbit joined me to discuss his college career which started at College of Sequoias for 2 seasons before transferring to Rocky Mountain College and becoming a First Team NAIA All American! He has since signed his first overseas contact to play for the Dublin Lions in Ireland! You will hear about the challenges he had to overcome, the monumental moments during his senior year including the 3/4 court buzzer beater in the Frontier Tournament that was #1 on SportsCenter’s Top 10, and the preparation he has taken for his first Pro Season! Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!

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Today’s guest Greg Milton III is a former local standout who started his college career at Sac City JC before heading to Wyoming for a season and then finished out his college career at Cal State San Marcos. He just recently wrapped up his 3rd season playing professionally overseas and he joined me to discuss his journey, the transition as a pro once his college career ended, and everything that comes with playing overseas. We discuss the challenges of playing overseas and the major adversity he has had to overcome during his first 3 years. He goes on to also share the accomplishments he’s achieved and being able to elevate all around each and every season. Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!!!

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3levation Athletics Founder and Premier Elite LA Director Drew Cobb joined me to discuss how his move to SoCal has led to massive success for his business as well as created new opportunities for him. He not only was able to grow his business but at the same time became the Director of player development/Director for AAU basketball for Premier Elite LA. He recently assisted in the pre-draft development of #1 NBA draft pick AJ Dybansta and talks about the work they put in leading up to the draft. Just a lot to cover on what he’s been up to as well as discussing some topics and getting his take on the new 5 for 5 model, NIL, the 2026 NBA draft class, and so much more! Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!!!

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Shennel Beasley-Sims joined me today to discuss how she created and started Sactown’s Finest Vinyl and Print, who was just featured last week on Fox 40. She has an amazing story which we will get into! Prior to starting her business, she was the CFO of a major video game merchandising company. She unfortunately was let go of that position just a short time after being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that spread to her liver. You will get to hear her inspirational story on how she beat cancer, is thriving with her new business, and the vision she has to take her business to the top of its industry. Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!

Follow Shennel and the business on IG @sactownsfinestprint

Monty Buckley joined me to discuss his legendary High School career at Christian Brothers before he went on to play college basketball at Cal with future NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd as well as Tony Gonzalez, who was a two sport star at Cal at the time before later becoming an NFL Hall of Famer. You will hear about all the factors that led him going to Cal as he was also recruited by literally every powerhouse college in the nation as well as the different challenges he had at first once he got there before finding success. He also shares about his success playing professionally in numerous countries as well as his quick stints in the NBA. We go on to discuss topics ranging from him coaching with the Milwaukee Bucks, his thoughts on NIL, the transfer portal, JUCO/Prep School route and so much more! Get ready for Strayt Talk on this episode!

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Former Cosumnes River combo guard Luca Davis joined me to discuss his basketball journey filled with a lot of ups, downs and everything in between, his passion for content creating, and his latest trip to Barbados representing the USA for PHD hoops. You will hear about his epic senior year helping lead Grant to a Section title as well as being part of CRC history with them making the Elite 8 this past season. We also discuss the challenges he faced along the way, his redshirt year at COS, the influence of his parents and the incredible relationships that he has developed to help him get to where he’s at currently and so much more! Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!

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Special Guest Host Mahari Strayhand joins the show to get the backstory on the Strayt Talk With Strayhand podcast, the preparation involved in each episode, discusses some of the highlights of the pod thus far and so much more! Get ready for a fun 100th episode!

Christian Brothers Assistant Coach Shawn Underwood Sr. joined me to discuss the phenomenal season he just wrapped up that will go down in CB history that included winning the Section title while going 27-8, the strong culture developed in his first 4 years at CB, and the special group of players from the 2025 class! He opens up and shares his life changing event with the passing of his mother right before the playoffs and having to step in to lead the team during that time as well do to the illness of their Head Coach. We also go on to discuss his coaching background, his playing days that included winning a Section title as well, the success of his own kids including his son Amari that currently has 2 D1 offers for football and so much more! Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this jam packed and special episode!

Woodland Christian standout and scoring phenomenon Romello Bruhn joined me to discuss his epic season that included winning the Sections, surpassing 2,000 career points and leading his team to a 27-6 overall record. You will also hear about the work he’s been putting in with the Guru himself, Gus Armstead and how being able to compete with NBA players, overseas pros, and college players has been so instrumental to his development. He also goes on to talk about the importance of having a mentor like Mark Jeffries throughout his hoop journey, playing for Jaylen Wells Elite this Spring/Summer and so much more! Get ready for some Strayt Talk on this episode!

You can follow Romello on Instagram @ro3mello