Former MLB All Star Greg Vaughn joined me to discuss his playing days and his busy post career ventures! He shared some stories of some of the great teammates he was able to play with as well as face during his 15 year pro career! He talks about the Restore Hyper Wellness locations he owns, being part of the ownership group of Sac Republic, and the Vaughn’s Valley Foundation! Don’t miss this jam packed episode!

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Seals Drills owner and former Valley High/Seattle University standout Bernard Seals joined me to discuss his hoop journey, his current role as a player development specialists with his Seals Drills company, and much more! Get ready to hear about his days at Valley and the adversity he had to overcome before getting to Seattle University. He shares how his transition to player development came about and some of his philosophies which you will want to pay attention to! Get ready for some great content, value and entertainment on this episode!

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The Co-Owners of Pearson’s Premium Gourmet BBQ who all played college sports join me to briefly discuss some of their college playing days and then we get right into the sauce! The 3 co-owners who are also siblings all played college sports with Harold Pearson playing football at Cal, David Pearson playing football at Sac State, and Angie Pearson playing basketball at Bennett College! Get ready to hear about the sauce that was the official barbecue to the Cal football team while being in 30 gourmet food and grocery stores 20 years ago and how the 3 siblings are relaunching Pearson’s Premium and taking it to a whole new level!

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Former 10 year NBA vet and Xavier Hall of Famer Derek Strong joined me to discuss his hoop journey that included playing with Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, and Penny Hardaway! We also get into his battles on the court with Michael Jordan as well as his classic victory in college over two future NBA hall of famers in Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo(when Xavier beat Georgetown in the NCAA tourney)! You will also hear about his NBA draft experience, why he chose Xavier for college, his thoughts on the current NBA versus the era he played in and much more!

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CRC Assistant Coach Tony Champion joined me to discuss his hoop journey that included playing for Bishop O’Dowd in High School before heading to Sac State and then playing 4 years professionally before transitioning into coaching! We then get into how he got into coaching which included stops in High School and now as an assistant at the JUCO level. Get ready to hear about some battles he had against some future NBA players, how he adjusted to college life, his experience while in Germany, his future goals while at CRC, and much more!

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Long Beach State guard Drew Cobb joined me to discuss his hoop journey that was filled with lots of unexpected twists and turns as well as adversity he had to overcome! You will hear about his great 4 year high school career, to having his one D1 offer taken away right before signing day, and the unorthodox route he took to playing D1 basketball. Make sure to listen in to this episode to hear his incredible story in which he continuously bet on himself!

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Isaiah Strayhand joins me to discuss his academic achievements which includes a 5.0 GPA this past term as well as his excellence in track and cross country! He goes in depth on what it takes to achieve massive success in the classroom and in athletics. He also talks about his new found passion for skateboarding! Get ready to hear from a phenomenal young man who definitely delivered awesome content and value!

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Sam Chahal joins me to discuss his entrepreneurial journey that includes owning Shell gas stations, a Subway, and founding Golden State Realty! Sam talks about being part of the high tech industry after coming here from India with a MBA, but turned to entrepreneurship once that industry took a big hit. Get ready to hear from a extremely successful but humble individual in an episode full of great content, value, and entertainment!

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Kennedy High School Men’s basketball coach JT Roberts joined me to discuss his playing days while at Kennedy and Sac City JC before finishing out at Alcorn State. We then talk about how he got into coaching and discuss his journey that brought him back to his old high school and college as a coach! Hear about the many obstacles he faced and the adversity he had to overcome at every stop. His story is truly an example of how hard work, persistence, dedication and resilience truly pays off!

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Schea Cotton joins me to discuss the success of the Man Child documentary, his latest collaboration with Symba on the hit single “reality is”, and to go into some hoop talks! We go into everything from the G league, how to deal with adversity, mental health during the pandemic, the current status of AAU, the different philosophies he incorporates with his player development/mentorship program, as well as some NBA talk! Also get ready to hear about some classic battles he had against Kevin Garnett and the late great Kobe Bryant!

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Symba’s hit single “reality is” which was inspired by The Manchild documentary is below!

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