Episode 34: JASON UNRUH - - Building community through the game

Jason Unruh is a graduate of South Salem HS where he played for legendary coach Barry Adams. After spending a few years as an assistant, he went on to help found The Hoop as well as the Hoopla 3 on 3 basketball tournament. 0:55 Being able to turn ideas into tangible products 3:40 Future Stars Basketball Camp in the 90s 6:15 The change in youth basketball - - school based middle school hoops in the 80’s 9:13 His skill development experience 10:54 Developing life skills in kids through hard experiences 12:05 Playing for Barry Adams at South Salem HS 16:00 Learning as a Camp Cascade counselor 16:55 The future of the week-long camp 21:50 Straight from high school basketball player to high school basketball coach 23:53 His brother Josh winning state player of the year 29:51 The genesis of The Hoop 37:30 Starting the Hoopla 3-on-3 tournament 51:30 Other impactful organization with the Salem basketball community 53:54 Building the West Salem girl’s basketball program from scratch 1:00:47 The value of the 12th man on a team 1:03:34 The competitive of the old 10-team Valley League 1:08:14 Jason’s all-time Salem starting five