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All Episodes

AdventistHoops — 43 episodes

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Episode 43 - Union College Legends - Ron Dodds and Matt Gal

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Episode 42 - Andrea Hoover - Former LA Sparks guard and Spring Valley Academy standout

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Episode 41 - Jarrett Swain - Greatest Oakwood Adventist Academy team of all time?

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Episode 40 - Kia Williams - Andrews University Women's Coach - Why she cancelled the '24-'25 season

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Episode 39 - Adrian Hargrove - Adventist academy to a D1 program, writing a student-athlete journal

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Episode 38 - Makana Stone - Walla Walla University Women's Head Coach - Professional ball in Europe, coming home to Walla Walla, and discovering the joy of the Sabbath

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Episode 37 - SWAU Hoops Classic 30th Anniversary - Origins of the tournament, the best teams and players over the years, and why it's a destination for out of state schools.

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Episode 36 - Ramogi Nyagudi - NCAA Division 1 player, Canadian U18 national team, navigating Sabbath

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Episode 35 - Rob Wilson - Canadian national team member with Steve Nash, 13-year international pro, co-founder of SlamBall

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Episode 34 - Patrick Crarey - D1 head coach at Grambling State University, Takoma Academy and La Sierra University grad, guest coach for San Antonio Spurs summer league with Wemby

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Episodes 33 - All-American Media Team Debrief - Behind the scenes capturing this historic event in photos, highlights, and a documentary film

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Episode 32 - All-American Weekend Debrief - Dane Petersen and Addy Dodds

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Episode 31 - Aldin Smalling of Basketball Factory - Club basketball in Canada and the personal struggle of playing on Sabbath in university

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Episode 30 - Evan Willis & Reggie Todd - Adventist travel club basketball and playing D1 without compromising Sabbath

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Episode 29 - Carla Monnier - A driveby shooting changed her life forever, but she’s reconnected with her basketball past as an assistant for the Forest Lake Academy girls

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Episode 28 - Caleb Allen - Advent Sports

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Episode 27 - Ethan Lowe - La Sierra University’s Men’s Head Coach on building a championship program, a historic season 23-24 season, and why he still wears a suit to games

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Episode 26 - Lucio Camacho - Loma Linda Academy AD and girls head coach on working at smaller Adventist schools at previous stops versus now at the largest in North America.

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Episode 25 - Jared Rusher - Andrews University men's head coach on casting a vision and shifting culture.

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Episode 24 - College Recruiting and Scholarships - Why don’t Adventist colleges offer full athletic scholarships? How can we compete with other schools that do? What kind of return on investment do universities need to see?

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Episode 23 - Tim McGuire - Pro ball in Madagascar

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Episode 22 - Kelvin Green - Playing D1 with Sabbath accommodations and ending up on ESPN's Cold Pizza show.

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Episode 21 - Landon Banks - Pacific Union College men's and women’s head coach on building a new foundation and challenges of coaching two teams at once.

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Episode 20 - Kenny Johnston - Sacramento Adventist Academy’s athletic director and girls head coach on building a program.

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Episode 19 - Keith Beckett - Takoma Academy basketball history with vice principal/interim athletic director, which goes back to the 1960's!

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Episode 18 - Ally and Dennis Haslam - Daughter-father duo from Chisholm Trail Academy talk dynamics of playing for and coaching each other.

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Episode 17 - Tamir Goodman - From the Sports Illustrated cover to Takoma Academy, the "Jewish Jordan" talks Sabbath observance and October 7 attacks.

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Episode 16 - Leslie Aragon - Resigning from Orangewood Academy after building one of the best Adventist programs in the country.

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Episode 15 - Kevin McCloskey - San Gabriel Academy's boys coach on building one of the top Adventist programs in the country, how Adventist education could use competitive sports to address declining enrollment. and

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Episode 14 - Simon Jacob - Oakwood University's men's head coach discusses USCAA championships, pitfalls of competition, and recruitment of non-Adventist players.

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Episode 13 - Seth Fogg - North Tampa Christian Academy’s athletic director on how the school became one of the top Adventist programs in the country.

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Episode 12 - Tyler Wooldridge - Southwestern Adventist University’s men’s head coach talks about playing in the NCCAA, and why he takes his team to play a division one NCAA school every year.

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Episode 11 - Andrew Vaughan - Walla Walla University junior guard on playing AAU without compromising Sabbath, and why some higher-level Adventist academy teams don't come to the Adventist tournaments

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Episode 10 - Blake and Braden Essex - Union College brother tandem talk childhood battles, motivating each other today, and advice for young Adventist hoopers

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Episode 9 - Michael Brown - Third-year guard for Washington Adventist University talks SWAU Hoops Classic and playing against brother in annual WAU—Oakwood game

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Episode 8 - KiAndre Gaddy - Adventist playing D1 at Tarleton State in TX and how Walla Walla University helped him get there

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Episode 7 - Kevin Mitchell - La Sierra University Women's Head Coach - Training Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid, importance of Adventist colleges playing D1 schools

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Episode 6 - Jered Lyons - Washington Adventist University Women's Head Coach - Playing for non-Adventist schools, running distinctively Adventist program while recruiting non-Adventists

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Episode 5 - Brandon Broome - Walla Walla University Men's Head Coach - USCAA national champion, theoretical Adventist all-star team in NCAA D1, transitioning from player to coach

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Episode 4 - Jerry McFarland - Washington Adventist University Men's Head Coach - Coaching future NBA players, wins over NCAA D1 programs, supporting Adventist basketball

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Episode 3 - Drew Mekelburg - Union College Men's Head Coach - Challenges of being both AD and head coach, how to build people

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Episode 2 - Tony Nakashima - Walla Walla University's Women's Head Coach - NAIA National Champion, video coordination at Kentucky, how to close the skill gap in Adventist basketball

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Episode 1 - Kia Williams - Andrews University Women's Head Coach returns to her alma mater and talks qualities in prospects