Gen Z Hoops

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Noah Levy, Rip City Basketball Ops Coordinator, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Working For The Hometown Team, His Start At The University Of Oregon, And His New Role As The Rip City Basketball Ops Coordinator!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Noah To Gen Z Hoops(0:39) - Sparking Interest In Sports(3:18) - University Of Oregon(5:15) - Trailblazers Group Sales intern(7:45) - Basketball Ops Intern(9:45) - Rip City Remix Logistics Coordinator(11:56) - Basketball Ops Coordinator(13:34) - Remix Two-Way Players(15:28) - Mentor(17:58) - Staying With One Organization(19:57) - Wow Moment(20:40) - Media Day(22:22) - Future Goals

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Jonah Herscu, Rip City Remix Head Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss The Blazers Young Talent, Summer League Roster And His New Role As The Rip City Remix Head Coach!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Jonah To Gen Z Hoops(0:45) - Summer League Focus(1:47) - Analysis Of Rayan Rupert’s Performance(2:13) - Rip City Remix Head Coach(3:38) - Super League Athletic Academy/Sacramento Kings Coach(5:36) - Coaching Style(7:24) - Goals For The Upcoming Season

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Pat Spencer, NBA Guard, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Lacrosse Career, Basketball Journey And His Competitive Mentality!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Pat To Gen Z Hoops(0:32) - Summer League(0:57) - Lacrosse To The NBA(1:24) - Evolving His Game(2:09) - Learning From Vets(3:00) - Goals And Maintaining That Edge

Brian Cao, NBA Trainer / Owner Of T3 Performance, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Founding T3 Performance, His Coaching Philosophy And Working With NBA Talent!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Brian To Gen Z Hoops(0:33) - Love For Basketball(1:33) - Getting Into Performance Training(2:37) - Train To Transfer(5:00) - Prioritizing Movement Quality(5:56) - What Is The Performance Gap?(7:03) - T3 Workout(8:44) - Avoid Chasing Numbers(9:35) - NBA Clinetel(10:25) - Pro Values During The Offseason(13:32) - Standout NBA Player(15:24) - Avoid Overworking(19:46) - Social Media Presence(21:23) - T3 Identity(22:41) - Find Your Blueprint(24:54) - Coaching Advice(25:37) - Positionless Basketball

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Alex Sarama, Cavs Director Of Player Development, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Founding Transforming Basketball, Coaching In The G League With The Rip City Remix And Being The Director Of Player Development For The Cleveland Cavaliers!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Sarama To Gen Z Hoops(0:40) - Pursuing Coaching(2:40) - Inspiration(4:43) - NBA Europe(6:02) - Different Styles Of Basketball(8:17) - Transforming Basketball(16:35) - Rip City Remix(18:20) - G League Call Ups(19:29) - Cavs Director Of Player Development (21:30) - Takeaways From This Past Season(22:48) - Cavs Culture(23:36) - Key Principle(26:14) - Future Aspirations

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!William Twigg, Clinician Coach For Transforming Basketball Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Transforming Basketball With A Constraint-Led Approach, Coaching Professionally Overseas And Being Apart Of IMG SUmmer Camp!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Twigg To Gen Z Hoops(0:51) - Coaching Start(4:22) -  Constraint-Led Approach(9:30) - Transforming U14 Basketball(15:47) - Stopping Players From Being Robotic(21:00) - Snow Valley Basketball (22:59) - Cleveland Cavaliers Youth Camp(25:05) - IMG Summer Camp(26:40) - Tam USA Gold Camp(30:40) - London Lions(33:18) - Essex Rebels(35:57) - Encouraging Athletes To Take Ownership Of Their Development(43:15) - Cultural Adjustments(46:30) - What Type Of Coach Do You Want To Be?(48:18) - Long Term Goals

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Tony Dukes, Mississippi State Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Being A Video Coordinator And Assistant Coach For The Lakeland Magic, Winning A Championship With The Lakers In 2020 And Returning To The College Level!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Dukes To Gen Z Hoops(0:47) - Passion For Basketball(3:17) - Bball 101(6:13) - Grad Assistant For Louisville Women’s Basketball(8:44) - First Scout(9:45) - Lakeland Magic(12:49) - NIL(15:00) - Spurs And Coach Pop(16:25) - Spurs Culture(18:13) - Los Angeles Lakers(19:28) - 2020 Lakers(21:36) - Lebron James(23:11) - Winning A Championship(25:14) - Overtime Elite(27:33) - Alex Sarr(30:44) - Mississippi State Women’s Basketball(32:55) - Coaching Men Vs Women(35:50) - Goals At Mississippi State(36:34 )- NCAA Tournament(37:16) - SEC Battles With Hailey Van Lith And Angel Reese(37:39) - Preparing For Angel Reese(40:37) - Coaching Style(42:06) - Future Aspirations

David Gale, USK Praha Head Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Being A Video Coordinator And Player Development Coach For The Toronto Raptors, Coaching In The G League And His Coaching Career Overseas!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Gale To Gen Z Hoops(0:36) - Pursuing A Career In Hoops(1:27) - College Career At Loyola Chicago(3:42) - Brewster Academy/Prep School Hoops(7:59) - CJ Watson(8:40) - Young Raptors(10:30) - LA Clippers Video Coordinator Intern(14:48) - Stan Van Gundy Offense In Orlando (16:46) - Raptors Video Coordinator And Player Development Coach(21:33) - Rudy Gay Raptors Stint(24:40) - Assistant Coach For Raptors 905 And Delaware Bluecoats(29:25) - Overseas Coaching Career(32:48) - USK Praha Head Coach(37:12) - Vanderbilt(39:49) - SEC Basketball(41:45) - Coaching Philosophy(46:25) - Goals

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Thomas Bridges, Osceola Magic Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Being A Video Coordinator For The 76ers, Breaking Down Film At Different Levels And His Coaching Career!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Bridges To Gen Z Hoops(0:52) - Passion For Hoops(4:35) - Student Manager At Georgia Tech(7:28) - Coaching And Player Development At Georgia Tech(9:04) - Delaware Bluecoats(12:30) - Hitting/Ghosting On Screens (15:36) - Video Coordinator For The Delaware Bluecoats(19:10) - Video Coordinator For The 76ers(22:05) - Analytics Depicting What's A Good Shoot(25:44) - Players Struggles With Analytics(29:50) - Film With Tyrese Maxey And Joel Embiid(32:29) - Team Culture In Philly(35:16) - Osceola Magic(37:25) - The G League Is Special(43:57) - Heart 4 KidsListening!!!

Bob Rathbun, TV Voice Of The Atlanta Hawks, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Broadcasting For More Than Four Decades, Being The Voice Of The Hawks For Nearly 30 Years And All Time Hawks Moments!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Bob To Gen Z Hoops(0:34) - Love For Basketball(3:06) - Very First Play By Play Gig(4:13) - Taking Over As Voice Of The Hawks(6:31) - First Hawks Broadcast(8:37) - Evolution Of The Hawks Organization And Fanbase(12:18) - Hawks Greats(14:09) - Hawks Role Players(16:22) - 2014 - 2015 Hawks Team(19:47) - Jeff Teauge (21:00) - 2021 Eastern Conference Finals Run(26:13) - Hawks All Time Starting 5(29:44) - Broadcast Prep(31:03) - Favorite call(33:07) - Advice For Those Trying To Break Into the Industry(35:24) - Goals After Nearly 30 Years Of Being The Voice Of The Hawks

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Patrick Crossan, Former GM And Head Coach Of Wizards District Gaming, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Building A Roster In The NBA 2K League, Winning Back To Back Championships And NBA 2K Memories!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Patrick To Gen Z Hoops(1:00) - Early Days In Sports Journalism(4:54) - Pursuing Esports And Competitive Gaming(6:41) - Favorite 2K(10:26) - Sports Journalism Skills Translating To Building A Team(11:37) - GM And Head Coach Of Wizards District Gaming(14:33) - Team Culture(15:58) - Back To Back Championships (16:49) - Coach Of The Year And Highest Winning Percentage In League History(21:29) - Defensive Settings(23:39) - Drafting JBM (26:58) - Managing A Team During Slumps(31:13) - Connecting Brand Strategy To Team Identity(33:49) - Building A Connection Between WizDG And The DC Community(36:36) - NBA 2K League Competition Committee(37:43) - NBA 2K Glitches And Memories(43:52) - Team USA(47:53) - Advice

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Barbara Turner, Washington Mystics Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Her Playing Career, Winning Back To Back National Championships At Uconn And Coaching in the NBA/WNBA!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach TurnerTo Gen Z Hoops(0:39) - Connection To Basketball(1:00) - Larry Nance And The Cavs(2:21) - High School Career(3:53) - Lessons From Mentors(5:15) - College Recruiting Process(6:17) - Top 3 And Choosing Uconn(7:06) - Transition To College(8:53) - Freshman Year(9:34) - First National Championship Run(10:31) - Offseason After Winning A National Championship(11:38) - Favorite Title Run(12:29) - Pregame Ritual(14:05) - Senior Year Leadership(14:59) - Playing In A Winning Culture(16:11) - Deciding To Go Pro(16:45) - Pre Draft(17:52) - Getting Drafted(18:20) - Sue Bird(19:00) - Notable WNBA Career Moments(19:47) - First WNBA Bucket(20:13) - Pursuing A Career In Coaching(21:04) - Player Development Coach(21:59) - Jalen Green And Alpern Sengun(23:18) - Washington Mystics Assistant Coach(24:20) - Aspirations(24:55) - WNBA Training Camp(25:35) - Legacy

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Chris Fleming, Portland Trailblazers Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Playing Career, Coaching The German National Team And His Time Coaching In The NBA!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Fleming To Gen Z Hoops(0:46) - Passion For Basketball(2:11) - High School Career(3:20) - Recruiting Process(4:32) - Transition To College Basketball(11:22) - University Of Richmond(12:12) - Going Pro(17:00) - Pursuing A Career In Coaching(18:37) - German Cup Championship(20:17) - Brose Bamberg(22:00) - Culture In A Program(25:05) - Coaching Dirk On The German National Team(28:30) - Transition From European Basketball To The NBA(31:16) - Brooklyn Nets And Chicago Bulls(35:02) - Going 5-0 As An Interim Head Coach Of The Bulls(36:57) - Lonzo Ball(38:25) - Joining The Blazers Staff(39:27) - Goal This Season(41:35) - Blazers Young Core(44:03) - Analytics In The League(46:53) - What Legacy Do You Hope To Leave Behind?

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Elijah Moreno-Winston, IMG Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Playing Career, Getting Into Coaching And The Typical Day In Life As An IMG Coach!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Elijah To Gen Z Hoops(0:36) - Passion For Basketball(5:30) - Playing career(9:59) - Covid Hoops(13:28) - Transition From Player To Coach(20:24) - IMG All-Time Starting 5(23:44) - Eye Opening Moment At IMG(26:12) - Player Development(28:41) - Challenges Coaching At IMG(30:50) - Defining Success(38:10) - Looking To Coaches For Inspiration(41:00) - Future Aspirations

Nico Parauda,  Washington Wizards Scout, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss The Art Of Scouting, His Time As The Assistant GM Of The Capital City Go-Go And The Typical Day In Life As An NBA Scout !(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Nico To Gen Z Hoops(0:44) - Connection To Basketball(4:58) - Breaking Down Film At Blair Academy(7:13) - Player Development At Blair(10:31) - Training Players From All Different Levels(12:02) - Special Connection To Blair(14:21) - Atlanta Hawks(21:00) - Important Stats That Don’t Show Up In The Box Score(27:48) - Do Numbers Lie?(30:47) - Capital City GO-GO(35:41) - G League And NBA Connection(39:50) - Assistant GM Of The Capital City Go-Go(43:48) - Scouting For The NBA Draft(46:50) - Impact Of A March Madness Performance (48:24) - Perspective Of Talent Evaluation Evolving Overtime(55:00) - Future Aspirations(58:00) - Hobart Hoops Story

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Christopher Corso, Rutgers MBB Director Of Communications, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Rutgers Hoops, Media Training  And Memorable Rutgers MBB Moments!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Christopher To Gen Z Hoops(0:34) - Connection To Basketball(2:34) - Getting Into Sports Media(3:34) - Long Island Native(5:38) - Working For The Minnesota Vikings(11:09) - NIL(12:44) - Day In The Life As The Director Of Communications(14:20) - Media Training(17:40) - Running A Teams Social Media (19:12) - Knights Of Honor(21:25) - Favorite Rutgers MBB Alumni(25:55) - Media Strategy From Different Levels(27:27) - New Content(29:47) - Future Aspirations(31:24) - Advice For Those Looking To Break Into The Industry

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!B Hen, Club 520 Podcast Co-Host Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Hoop Culture, Distinct Fashion Trends And The Creation Of Club 520!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming B Hen To Gen Z Hoops(0:50) - Connection To Basketball(1:55) - Role Model Growing Up (3:34) - Swaggy Jerseys(7:30) - Friendship With Jeff Teague (8:46) - Butler University/St Johns(12:40) - Nickname B Hen(13:33) - Hoop Career(16:27) - Creation Of Club 520(20:20) - Black Air Forces With White Laces(24:30) - Zach Randolph(25:30) - Favorite Club 520 Episode(26:07) - Lance Stephenson Story(28:28) - Brandon Jennings Calling Out The 2009 Draft Class(30:19) - Michael Beasley Vs Lance Stephenson(31:00) - Ny Hoopers Vs Indiana Hoopers All Time(34:23) - March Madness Picks(36:24) - NIL Changing The College Basketball Landscape(38:25) - NBA Playoff Picks(39:09) - Favorite NBA Performance(40:00) - My Favorite Moments Of My Career So Far(42:01) - Future AspirationsThanks For Listening!!!

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Arop Arop, Columbia Lions GuardJoins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Recruiting Process, Going To Prep School And His Career So Far At Columbia University!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Richie To Gen Z Hoops(0:30) - Connection To Basketball(2:33) - High School Career(6:50) - Prep Year At Hotchkiss(8:40) - Hotchkiss Teammate (10:33) - Recruiting Process(13:44) - NEPSAC Showcase(14:50) - Welcome To College Moment(15:38) - Development In College(1627) - Coach Engles(18:25) - Leadership(20:20) - Gameday(23:44) - Goals For College Career

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Richie Bonney, Hobart Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His College Career At Hobart, Becoming The All-Time Leading Scorer In Program History And Being Inducted Into The Hall of Fame!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Richie To Gen Z Hoops(0:32) - Connection To Basketball(2:39) - Highschool Career(4:49) - Multi-Sport Athlete(7:42) - College Recruiting Process(13:10) - Freshman Year And Transition To College(16:55) - Goals Going Into Sophomore Year(22:59) - Becoming A Captain Junior Year(26:06) - First NCAA Tournament Game(28:47) - Breaking The Hobart Scoring Record(33:22) - Most Memorable Game (36:39) - Going Pro?(38:29) - Hall Of Fame Induction(39:34) - Advice 

Follow Us On All Our Social Media @GenZHoops! Tune In On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, And All Major Platforms!!Alex Manfredi, Utah Jazz Basketball Operations Generalist Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Being A Grad Assistant And Video Coordinator For Long Beach State University, Making The NCAA Tournament And His Experience With The Utah Jazz So Far!!!(0:00) - Intro(0:13) - Welcoming Alex To Gen Z Hoops(0:42) - Connection To Basketball(3:13) - Long Beach StateUniversity(5:20) - Taking On Different Roles(7:24) - College Recruiting(9:34) - Making The NCAA Tournament(12:06) - Intern to Basketball Operations Generalist With The Jazz(14:40) - Day In The Life Working For The Jazz(18:15) - Keyonte George(19:31) - Biggest Challenges(21:23) - Advice For Those Looking To Break Into Basketball