The Agee and Gates Podcast - What's your Hoop Dream?

We are droppin' a special episode this week as the guys welcome Will Gates Sr.'s sons to the show. Will Jr., Jalon and Marques Gates sit down and talk to Arthur and their Dad about the challenges they have faced chasing the first chapter of their own Hoop Dream, playing Division 1 basketball at Houston Baptist and the effect the original Hoop Dreams documentary had on them growing up. Don't miss this one.

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Our guy Dee Brown, a Chicago basketball legend, joins the guys on this episode. Dee reflects on his basketball journey, from growing up on the Westside of Chicago looking up to his brothers, who pushed him to be a better player and helped him stay on the right path, to his high school days at Proviso East where he was named McDonald's All American. Dee spent 4 years as a starting guard at the University of Illinois where he solidified himself as a Chicago legend playing alongside Deron Williams. After being picked by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round of the NBA Draft he played for the Jazz, Wizards and Suns before heading overseas for a successful pro basketball career where he won a Bulgarian League Championship. Dee dives deep into what motivates him and how he wants to be constantly challenged by surrounding himself with players that are better than him. These are lessons he passes on to the student athletes in his current role as an assistant coach at UIC. Tune in and we guarantee you will learn something from this one.

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Our guy Dee Brown, a Chicago basketball legend, joins the guys on this episode. Dee reflects on his basketball journey, from growing up on the Westside of Chicago looking up to his brothers, who pushed him to be a better player and helped him stay on the right path, to his high school days at Proviso East where he was named McDonald's All American. Dee spent 4 years as a starting guard at the University of Illinois where he solidified himself as a Chicago legend playing alongside Deron Williams. After being picked by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round of the NBA Draft he played for the Jazz, Wizards and Suns before heading overseas for a successful pro basketball career where he won a Bulgarian League Championship. Dee dives deep into what motivates him and how he wants to be constantly challenged by surrounding himself with players that are better than him. These are lessons he passes on to the student athletes in his current role as an assistant coach at UIC. Tune in and we guarantee you will learn something from this one.

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North Carolina Tar Heel alumni, NCAA champ and 12th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, George Lynch, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee this week. The Virginia native takes us through his early days where he was part of the Virginia State championship squad at Patrick Henry High School and discusses his 1993 NCAA title with the Tar Heels against the Michigan Wolverines. The guys then dive into his 11 year NBA career with the Lakers, Sixers, Grizzlies and Hornets and his post NBA career coaching and working with his non-profit that supports HBCUs. Sit back and listen to some basketball history.

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Legendary NBA point guard, Mike Bibby, joins the guys. Will and Arthur dig into Bibby's origin story and hear some classic tales from his 14 year NBA career. From playing for a run and gun high school team, at Shadow mountain that averaged 98 points a game (ya in high school!!), to winning a national championship with the 1997 Arizona Wildcats and going on to be the 2nd overall pick in the NBA Draft. Mike was one of the original Jordan athletes and played with stars Chris Webber, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and many many more, he even witnessed "Linsanity" first hand in New York. How did he end up playing in the Big 3, well as Mike tells us, "I mean you get a call from Ice Cube, I don't care what he asks... the answer is yes". Sit back and listen to an NBA legend drop some knowledge and give you the scoop on what goes on behind the scenes... Oh did you hear about Ron Artest pulling up to a game in an F1 race car.... Ya he did that and Mike was there.

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Roger Powell Part 1: This week, Illinois native, University of Illinois alumni, and currently an assistant coach for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Roger Powell aka "The Rev", joins the guys. Roger explains the influence his father had on him and his love for the game of basketball and how the documentary Hoop Dreams inspired him. He gives us the scoop on how he got his nickname and talks about how tough Chicago basketball is. Roger recounts some of his classic high school highlights, the legendary players he went up against and shares some memories from his University days. Keep checking back for Part 2.

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Basketball legend, Tamecka Dixon, joins the guys this week. The Kansas Jayhawks alumna, 2x WNBA Champ with the LA Sparks and 3x WNBA All-Star gives us a little history lesson as she talks about being a member of the inaugural WNBA draft class and provides some background on how the league was launched. Tamecka also talks about growing up in New Jersey, playing in four NCAA Tournaments and having her jersey retired by Kansas. Basketball fans, you don't want to miss this one.

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This week, on Hoop Dreams The Podcast, De LaSalle High School, Kentucky Wildcat and Southern Illinois alumni, Aminu Timberlake, joins his fellow Chicago natives, Will Gates and Arthur Agee, to talk about his life in basketball and what he's been up to in the years since he retired. Aminu gives some insight into Rick Pitino and his college recruitment process, dishes some inside scoop on the famous March madness games featuring the Kentucky/Duke matchup and also talks about bleeding red or blue when Louisville and Kentucky meet. He also clears up some of the questions around the famous "Christian Laettner incident". Lots of basketball history packed into this episode, be sure to listen.

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Kansas City native and former NBA 1st Round Draft Pick, Kareem Rush, sits down with Will Gates and Arthur Agee. Kareem talks about his high school days at Pembroke Hill, university at Mizzou and his experience playing with Shaq and Kobe on the Lakers. He also discusses playing for Phil Jackson and the run to the NBA Finals. On halftime Kareem drops some smooth R&B vocals for the guys and talks about trying out for The Voice. You gotta check this one out!

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Former Kansas Jayhawks star and NBA 1st Round Draft Pick, Rex Walters, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee. The guys talk to Rex about his high school days growing up in San Jose and trying to make a name for himself, his college days at North Western and Kansas and his time in the league with the Nets, Sixers and Heat. They cover the Jayhawks run to the final four, his love for coaching, playing with Allen Iverson and also the business of basketball. If you are a basketball fan, don't miss this one.

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