The Practice Players Podcast

Sean Farnham joined ESPN in 2010 as a college basketball analyst. He works as both a game and studio analyst, and contributes to SportsCenter and other ESPN shows regularly.

In 2008, Farnham began working for CBS College Sports as a basketball analyst covering the Mountain West Conference, Atlantic-10 and Conference USA.

Farnham co-hosted the afternoon drive show with Chris Meyers on Fox Sports Radio. He originally began with the network in 2004 as their lead college basketball analyst and weekend host. Farnham started his radio career in 2003 with ESPN 710 Los Angeles, where he hosted postgame shows on the Lakers, UCLA and USC and also filled in on weekday programming.

Starting in the fall of 2001 Farnham worked at Fox Sports Net/West covering everything from the Pac-10, Big West and WCC basketball, as well as NBA, MLB and college football. During his ten year run at Fox Sports Net, he won two Los Angeles based Emmy’s.

After graduating from UCLA, Farnham was an assistant coach at Pepperdine University under the guidance of Jan van Breda Kolff. The Waves finished with a 22-9 record and advanced to the NIT second round.

Farnham was a student-athlete at UCLA where he was a freshman on the 1997 Pac-10 Championship team that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. He was named UCLA’s Freshman of the Year in 1997, Most Improved Player in 1999 and was the 1999-2000 co-captain with Earl Watson. In his final two seasons at UCLA, the Bruins were 16-2 in games Farnham started (14-0 in the regular season, both losses came in the NCAA Championship). Farnham was also the Chairman of the Bruins Athletic Council, and represented UCLA at the Pac-10 leadership forum both of his final two years on campus.

Farnham graduated from UCLA in 2000 with a bachelors degree in history. He played high school basketball at De La Salle, the same high school as ESPN’s NBA analyst Jon Barry, in Concord, Calif. Farnham was the first to lead the Spartans to the California State Championship.

During the summer of 2011 Farnham developed a non-profit charity, Hoops from Home, which provides basketball camps and academic scholarships to service member’s children.

(ESPN Press Room Bio)

The first player from the state of Utah to play at Michigan State. Head Coach Tom Izzo has referred to him as a post player in the mold of former Spartan standout Zach Randolph. Averaged 3.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 10.8 mins as a freshman (2022-23). Recorded career highs in points (12), rebounds (11), and blocks (3) in a standout win versus #23 Rutgers on 1/19/23. 

Ranked No. 62 nationally, No. 9 among forwards and No. 6 in Utah. Scored 53 points and grabbed 23 rebounds and was named the Most Valuable Player at the Pangos All-American Festival in August 2021. Named the Utah 6A Player of the Year as a junior at American Fork, helping to lead the team to a 17-7 record and a state semifinal appearance. Spent a year at Coronado in Las Vegas as a sophomore, playing with Dallas Mavericks Jaden Hardy. Played his freshman year at Wasatch Academy in Utah, with current MSU teammate Mady Sissoko. Was part of a team played in the GEICO Nationals.

Jay Bilas, known for his extensive knowledge of men’s basketball and insightful analysis about the sports industry, joined ESPN in 1995. Bilas, who is featured on ESPN’s game and studio coverage, calls the top men’s college basketball games involving the nation’s marquee teams and conferences every week throughout the season. He has also been an integral part of ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Draft since 2003, providing in-depth player scouting and analysis. He is a regular contributor on several ESPN shows and platforms, including SportsCenter, Get Up! and ESPN Radio.

Bilas is a six-time Emmy nominee: Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst (2007, 2008, 2020) and Outstanding Sports Personality – Event Analyst (2016, 2017, 2019). In 2016, Bilas was the recipient of the prestigious Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The New York Times Bestselling author of Toughness: Developing True Strength on and Off the Court, Bilas also writes for ESPN.com, and was awarded the Best Column of the Year in 2007 by The United States Basketball Writers Association.

A prep All-American from Los Angeles, California, the 6-7 Bilas was a four-year starter at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski from 1982-1986. As an undersized center, Bilas scored 1,062 points, grabbed 692 rebounds, and helped lead Duke to the the No. 1 ranking, the 1986 ACC Championship and the 1986 NCAA Championship Game. Bilas’ 1986 Duke team set the NCAA record for the most wins in a single season with 37.

Drafted by the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Bilas played professional basketball overseas, ranking among the leagues’ top scorers in Italy during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, and then in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.

Since 1992, Bilas has been an attorney with the law firm of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, where he has specialized in commercial litigation. Bilas serves on the Board of Advisors of the John R. Wooden Award, the Board of Advisors of the Chip Hilton Award, the National Board of the Coaches vs. Cancer Organization, the Board of Advisors of the Duke Brain Tumor Center, and the Board of Directors of The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

(Bio from ESPN Press Room)

Dylan Mihalke currently serves as the Director of Analytics & Assistant Video Coordinator for the University of Oklahoma Men's Basketball team. He contributes to the rest of the Oklahoma staff in a multitude of ways, such as using video and advanced analytics to best serve recruiting, scouting, practice, game-preps, and player development. Before gaining this position, he served as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to his time at Oklahoma, Dylan served as a Men's Basketball Manager at The University of Iowa. 

Brunk spent the 2016-19 seasons at for Butler, playing in a total of 60 games over 3 seasons averaging 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds. He transferred to Indiana in 2019 and spent two seasons with the Hoosiers. Played his final season of collegiate basketball at Ohio State (2021-22), where he shot a career best 63% from the field. Currently, Brunk plays for Twarde Pierniki Torun in Poland. During the 2022-23 season in Poland, he averaged 9.9 points, 6.7 Rebounds, and 1.1 Assists per game. 

Jacob spent three years serving as student manager for the University of Oregon Men's Basketball team. He was the head manager for the 2022-23 season. Currently, Jacob works for Open Gym Premier in Los Angeles, serving as their head of tournaments and content. 

Kyle Davis has been with the Ohio State program since 2010. He began his first season as the director of recruiting & branding in 2021-22.

Davis was an undergraduate manager for four years and a graduate manager for two more. He received his bachelor’s degree in sport industry in 2013 and a master’s in sports management in 2015. Davis spent six seasons as the program’s video coordinator and coordinator of recruiting.

Davis will oversee all aspects recruiting, including planning and coordinating all on-campus visits. He also leads all of the programs social media and branding efforts.

Source: Ohio State Athletics Website

Keeshawn played 26 minutes per game across 24 games for Oregon in 2022-23, starting in 8 of them. He averaged 9.3 points per game while shooting 41.1% from the field and 35.8% from three. Prior to playing for Oregon, Keeshawn spent two seasons at Colorado. In 2021-22, he averaged 11.1 points per game across 33 games for the Buffaloes. A native of Montreal, Keeshawn represented his home country of Canada in the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, where his team finished in 4th place. 

Caleb played for Wake Technical CC from 2016-18 and went on to play at Urbana University from 2018-20. At the start of the 2021-22 season, he began his coaching career joining Sterling College’s nationally-ranked women's basketball squad. At Sterling College, Caleb was involved with recruiting, player development, scouting reports, film breakdown and practice plans. During the 2021-22 season, Sterling College owned a 32-3 record and earned a bid to the NAIA National Tournament after securing conference regular season and tournament championships. Caleb is currently serving as a Graduate Assistant with the Illinois Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball team, where he helps the rest of the staff with personelle, film, scout team duties, and much more. 

Junior Season (2022-23):

• Became one of four Ohio State players since 2000 to start the season with 3 consecutive double-doubles
• Averaged 10.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while playing through a major shoulder injury for must of the season
• Shot 54.7 percent from the floor
• Scored his career high of 22 points, and had 14 rebounds vs Rutgers (12/8/22)

Sophomore Season (2021-22):

• Averaged 7.8 points and  5.6 rebounds per game
• Shot a team-best 56.2 percent from the floor
• Scored a then career-high 20 points in a win versus No. 1 Duke (11/30/21)

Freshman Season (2020-21):

• Averaged 5.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game 
• Scored a then career-high of 12 points with 10 rebounds vs Cleveland State (12/13/20)
• Versus a Final Four UCLA team, Key had 11 points and six rebounds  (12/19/20)
• Shot 61.6 percent from the floor
• First career start came at Purdue (12/16/20)

High School:

• Played for No. 11 Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran High School (22-3, 2019-20) 
• Was the leading scorer and rebounder with 18 points and 8.7 rebounds per game his senior season.
• Scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds in a win versus No. 2 Sierra Canyon (California)
• Made First Team All-Long Island and was a MaxPreps 5th Team All-American. Key also made the all-tournament team in three events : The 2019 Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, The ‘Iolani Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, and The Montverde Invitational in Florida.