Thrive with Trevor Huffman

Kenny Hayes has been playing professional basketball overseas since 2012 after having played for the Maine Red Claws in the NBA D League from 2010 - 2012.

Kenny played his college basketball at Miami (OH) University.

Trevor and Kenny talk about Kenny's experiences in the game from high school through his career as a professional basketball player.

Twitter - @KHayes_ten10

Bob Taylor joins Trevor to talk about his philosophy on youth basketball and player development.

Bob is a former college head coach at both Oakland University and Northwood University. He is the author of the book, "The Old Man in the Gym" and the director of the Michigan Fast Break AAU program.

Twitter - @MIFastBreak

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michiganfastbreak/

Trevor and his Dad, Damon Ray Huffman, discuss being a sports parents, relive some stories from Trevor's career, and share insights from raising multiple boys that played basketball in college and beyond.

Ben Simons grew up in Cadillac, Michigan and was the Mr. Basketball Runner-up in Michigan in 2009 behind Derrick Nix.

Simons played his college basketball at Drake University in Iowa.

Following his career at Drake Simons has played professionally overseas since 2013 including this past season for Telekom Bsk in Germany.

Twitter - @bsimons34

Maria Blazejewski spends about eight to nine months of the year living and playing professional basketball abroad.

Maria graduated from Benzie Central (MI) High School in 2009 as an all-state basketball player and soccer goalie, then went off to study exercise science at Lake Superior State University, where she was a four-year starter on the basketball team, a three-year All-Conference player, and named Lake State’s senior athlete of the year.

Riley LaChance is a point guard from Brookfield, Wisconsin who played his college basketball at Vanderbilt in the SEC. He spent last season playing for Okapi Aalstar in the EuroMillions Basketball League in Belgium.

5:38- How to stay focused om progress when you aren't the best or most athletic player

12:30- Why he chose Vanderbilt and what he focused on in choosing his school and what he learned transitioning from high school to d1

14:30- How to build resilience

21:36- What would you tell a kid that doesn't practice? 

24:17- What is the micro and macro of the Riley LaChance's pro basketball workout routine?

30:00- Why more white Europeans play in the NBA than Americans

34:00- Have we lost the playground?

34:45- The best of the best from coaches he's played for...

42:00- Crazy European stories- Get to Final Four as a first year coach, and I step down, "Why are you the worst player Riley?"

47:31- How do we feel about America right now?

Twitter - @lachance_13