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

Ep.90 Dan Peterson, founder of the non-profit Project Backboard, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The guys dive into his origin story and the founding of Project Backboard in Memphis in 2014. Project Backboard refurbishes playground courts in collaboration with artists. They install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface of the courts. Their mission is to strengthen communities, improve safety in the community and encourage multi-generational play. Project Backboard's goal is to inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment. Dan reflects on the court that was refurbished in his hometown that ended up changing the course of his community's high school basketball program and was the unknown precursor to his future endeavours. He shares some of his early influences, the first artists he worked with and how things have evolved. Since launching in 2015, Project Backboard has renovated over 100 courts in more than twenty-five States, and internationally in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Portugal. Dan also shares their initiative Every Court Has a Story which holds contests where people can submit stories about the courts in their communities for refurbishment consideration.

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On this episode, Ruston, Louisiana native and Arkansas Razorback legend Scotty Thurman joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Scotty hit the game winning three pointer as part of the NCAA Basketball Championship team that knocked off Grant Hill and the Duke Blue Devils in the 1994 Finals. Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman were a hard duo to contain under Coach Nolan Richardson's guidance as the Hogs went 16 - 0 at home that season. Scotty went on to play 10 years of pro basketball overseas before going on to work and coach at his alma matter and with the Senior Boys team at Parkview High School. If you are a basketball fan, especially a college basketball fan, you are going to enjoy this episode.Don't miss Scotty Thurman's Hoop Dream origin story. Watch, Listen & Subscribe now to The Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast on all your podcast platforms.

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Pro Basketball player, Streetball Legend, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author Waliyy Dixon, also known as Main Event, one of the original AND1 Mix Tape Tour athletes, joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. The Lyndon, New Jersey native dives into his origin story, playing college ball at Rutgers and joining the ground breaking AND1 Basketball Touring team. Don't miss this interview with a man who is part of basketball history.

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Ep. 88 Yusef Fitzgerald. Today on the Agee & Gates Podcast, Atlanta native Yusef Fitzgerald, Athletic Director and Coach at the historic, college prep school, Piney Woods. The Piney Woods School was founded in 1909 in rural Mississippi by Dr. Laurence C. Jones as an all black boarding school with the mission to educate and prepare students for leadership positions. Yusef was a stand-out high school player at Piney Woods where his team went 72-10 and won back-to-back state championships during his high school career. He went on to play college ball at Tougaloo before starting his coaching career. Yusef coached at the prestigious IMG Academy, at the high school and AAU level in Chicago and served as Director of Operations at Iona University before returning to coach at The Piney Woods School. Don't miss this incredible episode where we learn the importance of this historic institution and about Yusef's basketball career.

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EP.87 J.A. ADANDE - PART 1: We have a legendary sportswriter, commentator and educator. The Hall of Fame journalist has worked with ESPN, The LA Times, The Washington Post and Chicago Sun Times. He has covered everything from the Stanley Cup finals, to the Olympics, the Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup, Wimbledon, US Open, the Masters and get this, 20 NBA Finals. He is now the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University. J.A., Will and Arthur talk Kobe Bryant's legacy, Will and Arthur's last games, the GOAT debate - is it Kareem, Michael Jordan, Lebron James or Kobe Bryant? They also get into the issues the NBA is experiencing right now with players moving teams, declining viewership and the new style of play. If you are an aspiring sports writer or commentator you won't want to miss this episode. So lock in and listen as J.A. drops some knowledge and shares how he achieved his Hoop Dream.

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Former University of Kentucky and Connecticut basketball player Batouly Camara joins Will Gates and Arthur Agee on this week's episode. The New York City native made three Final Four appearances with the Huskies and then went on to play pro basketball in Spain. Camara played high school ball at Blair Academy and was ranked as the ninth best player in the country by ESPN.com. She competed for the Guinean national team and participated in the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket. Batouly founded the non-profit Women and Kids Entertainment (W.A.K.E.) with the mission to equip and empower young girls through sport, education and social entrepreneurship. Don't miss this incredible basketball story as Batouly talks about growing up in a very large Guinean American family where she has over 70 aunts and uncles and how she is pushing to grow the basketball community in Guinea.

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This week on the Hoop Dreams podcast, former Ohio State Basketball player and Track star, Otis Winston, shares his inspiring journey from struggling with a stutter as a child, overcoming it and going on to be a multi-sport athlete and now a successful actor and author. He discusses the importance of community, and how family and friends helped him persevere through these early challenges. Otis emphasizes the power of resilience, faith and his determination to prove his doubters wrong and achieve his goals. Tune in for another incredible hoop dreams origin with Will Gates and Arthur Agee the stars of the inspiring Hoop Dreams Documentary which is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary.

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Ep.84 Alex Morel and Ezra Smyser, Co-founders of ground breaking basketball footwear company Andiem, stop by to chop it up with Will Gates and Arthur Agee on the Agee & Gates Hoop Dreams Podcast. Alex and Ezra have designed a basketball shoe that is redefining performance through a premium, medically backed design, that is focused on preventing ankle injuries by addressing the root cause of the problem. Tune in to learn more about how they are changing the game. Check them out at www.andiemup.com for more information.

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Episode 83 with Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block My Hood My City, whose mission it is to inspire youth and empower communities. Will Gates and Arthur Agee sit down with Jahmal who has been recognized as a leading advocate for social justice in Chicago and is committed to building a more interconnected city through service and education. We also think he's our first guest to have two doctorates! One from DePaul University who recognized Jahmal with an honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanities and the other from Adler University. Tune in and hear Jahmal's inspiring story and learn how he's helping to build a better Chicago one block at a time. Check Jahmal out and support their cause at www.formyblock.com

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On this weeks episode of the Agee and Gates Podcast, Brockton, Mass. native, ballplayer, author and entrepreneur, Kyree LaPlanche, founder of The Cage Hoops, pulls up to talk about his Hoop Dreams origin story and everything basketball with Will Gates and Arthur Agee.

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