Guest: Sean Hoehn is a stand out basketball player who now plays  professionally  in Kosovo. He also graduated from Sacred Heart University where he earned first team all conference honors. Sean shares his journey on how he got to where he is now. Here are some of his career highlights College Named to the All-NEC First TeamNamed to NABC All-District First Team185 made career three-pointers places him fifth all-time in program's Div. I historyEnded SHU career with 1,366 points, which ranks 23rd all-time in program-historyLed the Pioneers and was third in the NEC in scoring with 17.9 ppgHigh SchoolMorris County Player of the YearFirst Team All-Conference, League, and Area as Junior and SeniorSecond Team All-State Group 3 as Junior and Senior

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#41 Sean Hoehn - Pro Basketball in Kosovo

Guest: Danny O'Connor is the Director of Player Development for Delaware Men's Basketball. Before graduating from Indiana University, Danny worked numerous camps. One of those camps was Hoop Group where we met. After graduating he got on at UDEL and has been a part of their growth ever since.  Enjoy! 

#40 Danny O'Connor - Delaware Men's Basketball

Guest: Cole Dewey is the Head Coach of the Men's Basketball program at Garden City Community College in Kansas. Cole is a young star in college basketball and has worked his way to being one of the younger head coaches in the basketball world. I look forward to following his journey as he returns to Garden City.Coach Dewey's Resume: -Head coach Garden City -Head Coach Otero -Assistant Coach Indian Hills -Assistant Coach South Plains-Assistant Coach Garden City -GA Campbell University 

#39 Cole Dewey - Head Coach (Garden City Community College)

Guest: Justin Delaney. If you haven't check out NJ Hoop Recruit on Instagram, you need to know. Justin has grown the brand from a small 3,000 follower account to over 100k now. I remember when I was at St. Benedict's he was grinding and going to games everywhere. Five years later he has one of the strongest brands in basketball and THE strongest in NJ. Breakdown: Background 3:15 - What is NJ Hoop Recruit? 12:30 - Contacting media guys  15:30 - Building a BRAND 20:50 - Creating momentum 31:45 - How would you keep NJ kids home? 40:01 - Grad Transfers 

#38 NJ Hoop Recruit

Guest: Luke St. Lifer is the Director of Basketball Operations for Bryant University Men's Basketball. Luke started his career out as a student manager before working his way to Bryant and then LeMoyne. Breakdown: Background 3:55 - Landing a job at Bryant  6:30 - Subject line 12:55 - What have you learned? 15:00 - Staff Dynamic 20:01 - Being on the road 22:17 - Working your way back to Bryant 25:00 - Connect with kids 30:20 - Staying organized 36:30 - DOBO life 

#37 Luke St. Lifer - Bryant Men's Basketball DOBO

Guest: Connor Clark works for a company called The Gazelle Group where he helps put on different types of events. A lot of those events are college basketball tournaments including the most recent one, Bubbleville. In this episode we talk about what went into setting up a bubble at Mohegan Sun and the challenges for college teams to play. BreakdownBackground 3:30 - Securing a job in sports 7:20 - Gazelle Group 9:45 - Bubbleville 13:45 - Operations of running a bubble 20:00 - Biggest challenge in the bubble 25:30 - Most organized teams 29:00 - Bench noise 35:25 - Will the NCAA tournament allow fans? 

#36 Connor Clark - Bubbleville

Guest: March Mitchell is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at St. Peter's University.  I met Coach Mitch at FDU Florham where we both worked together.  During his time at FDU Florham he had tremendous success including a D3 National Championship. He is the winningest coach I've ever been around and I appreciate him sharing his journey on Chop Talk. 

#35 Marc Mitchell: You have to love them

Guest: Justin Krompier is a New Jersey based adventure and lifestyle photographer.  Justin has traveled all around the country taking photos and has a great story. I&apos;ve known Justin since high school where we played lacrosse together.  Check out his photos on Instagram or his website. https://www.justinkrompier.com/Instagram: @just_passinthroughBreakdown: Background 3:00 - Figuring out what he wanted to do 10:35 - In that moment 13:00 - Working at UPS 19:15 - Leaving the comfortable job 25:20 - Believe in someone 31:50 - Living in a van 36:00 - The failure is not trying 40:30 - Just try 

#34 - "1,000 likes and I'll quit my job"

Guest: Nick Hopkins is a guard for the Siena College Men's Basketball team. He started his career at Belmont University before deciding to use his grad transfer year at Siena. While at Belmont Nick earned his degree and also played in the NCAA Tournament. Nick has some great habits that younger players can learn from. Background 1:30 - NCAA Tournament 5:25 - Consistent work ethic 8:20 - Being on time 10:00 - Graduate transfer 15:00 - Bring a teammate to the gym 19:00 - Watch film 25:35 - What makes a program successful29:30 - Advice to incoming freshman 

#32 Nick Hopkins - Grad Transfer

Guest: Matt Gambino is a former college athlete who has a career in sales but also has a serious side hustle that involves sports cards. Over the last year sports cards have exploded, Matt and I have invested in cards and discuss how there is still time to make money. For all my basketball people that listen to this please use the knowledge you already have to make some extra cash. Breakdown: 3:30 - Door to door sales 7:45 - How did you get into sports cards? 11:30 - How do you know how much a card is worth? 16:15 - What to look for when buying a card 19:20 - What can I do with $200 right now? 26:45- BUY KEVIN DURANT 28:30 - Difference in markets 31:40 - Sleeper cards 41:00 - Create relationships 

#31 Matt Gambino - $Invest In Sports Cards$

Guest: Anthony Pelliccia is an admissions counselor at Siena College and also an alum. He is one of the most passionate people I have met and really dedicates himself to his craft. In this episode we dive into the similarities between coaching and admissions. We also look at some techniques he uses when recruiting on the road. Enjoy! ·      Background ·      Day to day in admissions – 1:45 ·      Strategies to engage students when recruiting - 5:35·      Representing a brand – 8:15 ·      Having confidence - 13:25 ·      Do your homework – 16:30 ·      What makes a good campus tour? – 17:50 ·      Pick your battles- 23:15 ·      Students following up – 26:45 ·      Coaches & Admissions – 32:30 ·      Help students – 35:30 ·      Goals – 41:50 

#30 Anthony Pelliccia - Have Confidence

Guest: Matt Goldsmith is the head coach at TCNJ for the Men's Basketball team. Since taking over the program Coach Goldsmith has brought TCNJ to the NCAA tournament and also won the NJAC. The program's mantra is "Be Uncommon" which we talk about in this episode. Matt continues to rise in the basketball world and I'm really excited for everyone to listen. Breakdown·      Background ·      3:25 – What makes a powerhouse? ·      6:10 – Ready to become a young head coach ·      12:00 – Head coaching interview process ·      18:45 – Steering the program in the right direction ·      25:30 – Be Uncommon ·      31:45 – Connect with your players ·      34:35 – Recruiting at a high academic institution ·      38:00 – Hiring questions ·      41:05 – Process of hiring someone ·      45:25 – Outlast people 

#28 Matt Goldsmith TCNJ - Be Uncommon

Jake MacDonald is a lead instructor for a company called The Program. This company works with a variety of teams on building leadership, toughness, and more. Jake also served in the United States Marine Corps. In this episode we dive into his experiences in the Marines, how to become tougher, leadership, and more.  Check out his book called The Program! ·      1:30 – The Program ·      3:30 – How do we become tougher? ·      11:00 – Being emotionally tough ·      13:30 – Planning a military mission ·      16:00- Back briefs ·      18:45 – Tom Crean Practice ·      20:00 – Calm breads calm ·      23:45 – Core Values ·      25:30 – Making decisions under pressure ·      31:30 – Habits ·      32:40 – What leaders do ·      34:05 – Adrenaline ·      38:50 – Firefight ·      42:15 – Characteristics of leaders 

#26 Major Mac - United States Marines

Guest: Ryan Pedon is an assistant  coach for THE Ohio State Men's Basketball team. In this podcast Coach Pedon discusses topics such as positivity, being invaluable, work ethic, and his journey to Ohio State.   ·      Background·      Working in an administration role 2:40 ·      Networking – 8:30·      Be invaluable – 16:00 ·      Reputation – 22:50 ·      Blue collar work ethic – 30:45 ·      Making the most of your time – 34:55 ·      Hiring questions – 44:10 

#25 Ryan Pedon - Ohio State Basketball

Listen to Rob Mahala, Ben Diamond, Greg Fahey and many featured guests "chop it up" on this new up and coming podcast. We talk about anything ranging from sports to current events to life in general. There are many special stories to come.