Marsalis Roberson is here for a special episode to announce the college he is committing to further his athletic and academic career next school! The final 4 schools are Stanford, Cal, Cincinnati, and UCSB! Listen in to find out where he is headed!

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Wayne Hunter joined me to discuss his basketball journey that included starring at Valley High School to being recruited by many great D1 colleges before eventually deciding to go to Saint Mary’s! He shares his memorable battles with the likes of Klay Thompson and Steph Curry while at Saint Mary’s and his different experiences while in college. We also go on to discuss his time with West Coast Elite and the impact he had on that great AAU organization. He now uses that same passion he had playing on the court in his coaching career! Tune in to hear how he transitioned into coaching and what future goals he has!

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Top player development specialist Rashid “Shine” Cann joined me to discuss his amazing journey that included many obstacles and adversity along the way. Shine is the personal trainer to the likes of Jordan Ford, Jordan Brown, Isa Silva, Tyrell Roberts, and Noah Blackwell! Before becoming a skills trainer, he leveraged a successful high school and college playing career to play professionally overseas. He tells his story which started with humble beginnings and also resilience as he fought to make his Norfolk State college basketball team as a walk on and eventually became a starter! From there, he was able to utilize his network and hard work to get an opportunity to play overseas. Once his playing days were done, he was able to have success with many projects including his work with the Sacramento Kings as the lead trainer and head of operations for their Jr NBA youth program which ultimately led to him receiving the Community IMPACT award. Currently, he is one of the most sought after player development specialist who is working with top tier D1 players. Tune in to hear his incredible story!

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Marsalis Roberson joined me to discuss his basketball journey and some of the adversity he’s had to deal with on and off the court. He is currently a four star recruit who just started his senior year at Bishop O’Dowd, one of the top basketball programs in California! He recently narrowed his schools down to Cal, Stanford, Cincinnati, and UCSB and has set October 8th as his commitment date. Listen in on how he was able to overcome the tragic death of his father and how he has used that to motivate him to keep pushing harder. He’s a incredible young man who has a bright future and it was an absolute pleasure having him on!

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Get to know a little more about the person behind Strayt Talk as PandaCommission CEO Charles McGill interviews and gets to know Strayhand and some of the backstory behind the Strayt Talk With Strayhand podcast!

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Chris joined me to discuss his entrepreneurial journey that started at the age of 16! Since then, he has opened up multiple businesses and has had massive success as CEO of Rapid Brands and The Johnson Group! Listen in on how he secured an on air deal with Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban on ABC’s Shark Tank and how that catapulted his business immediately! Get ready to plug in and learn many of the success principles that has helped Chris have a phenomenal career and hear about what he’s up to next!

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*Episode note- The Strayt Talk With Strayhand podcast is now in 14 countries, it was in 7 countries at the time this episode was recorded.

Seneca Wallace joined me to discuss his journey to the NFL that started with humble beginnings in Rancho Cordova where he played football, soccer and basketball growing up. He later starred at Cordova High School in both football and basketball before continuing his success on the football field at Sac City where he put up record numbers! From there he transferred to Iowa State and had an awesome run there where he was in the running for the Heisman Trophy and is also known for his iconic play that they simply call “the run”. He then enjoyed a 10 year NFL career after being drafted in the 4th round by the Seattle Seahawks and also became the first African American quarterback to start for the Green Bay Packers! He’s now enjoying great success post career as an entrepreneur who owns multiple franchises and is a part of the coaching staff for the Dallas Cowboys!!!

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• Here’s the link to the play affectionately known as “The Run”! https://youtu.be/i7gPOl_F8HQ

CRC Head Basketball Coach Jonathan James joined me to discuss his journey as a player that included successful stops at JUCO and at West Georgia before playing overseas! You will get to hear how he didn’t start playing organized ball until his junior year of high school. After his overseas career, listen in on how he found his passion for coaching and how he was able to go back to Valley to coach at his old high school. Then after a great stint as an assistant, he was able to go back to CRC and become the Head Coach of the basketball program! Going into his 5th season, he will talk about the goals he has for CRC on and off the court!

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Chris joined me to discuss how WearTesters came about and how he was able to build the brand! He talks about entrepreneurship, love for sports, sneakers, and what motivates him. Listen on how he turned WearTesters into the top sneaker reviews YouTube channel and how he has been able to turn it into a full time family business!

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Roburt joined me to discuss his very unique path to D1 college basketball that included 2 prep schools, an unexpected stop to JC, and many other roadblocks along the way. He talks about playing for legendary college coach John Calipari at Memphis and how he was different than any other coach he had! His persistence and belief in himself kept him going through all the obstacles and challenges that came his way. Tune in to listen to his journey and hear how he became a professional basketball player who played 7 seasons in 8 countries! He now uses that same passion as a trainer and has founded Encore Basketball Training! He is dedicated to helping all future ball players maximize their talents on and off the court!

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