THE FADEAWAY Ep 9 - David A. Goldstein (Author, Alley-Oop to Aliyah + COO, U SPORTS)

The FadeAway with Deon Thomas and Eric Schmidt - Episode 9 David A. Goldstein, Author, Alley-Oop to Aliyah / COO, U SPORTS Alley-Oop to Aliyah is a recently-released book by author David A. Goldstein. It’s the incredible true story of four decades of African American basketball players travelling to Israel to play professional hoops. This subject is close to Deon’s heart, as he’s featured in this book. David joins Deon and Eric, and they discuss how the book came to be, some of the more interesting stories that former players shared with David, and we learned a little bit about the writing process. In addition to authoring this book, David is a journalist and sports executive based in Toronto. He’s currently the Chief Operating Officer of U SPORTS (Canada’s equivalent of the NCAA). You can learn more about the book, and purchase it, at www.alleyooptoaliyah.com. The FadeAway is hosted by Deon Thomas and Eric Schmidt. Deon currently does television studio work for the Big Ten Network and radio color analysis during Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball games. Eric can be seen on the Comcast “Game of the Week,” and other sports and entertainment segments, for Comcast in Chicago. Keep in touch with the FadeAway on the following social media channels: Facebook – www.facebook.com/TheFadeAwayDeonEric Twitter – www.twitter.com/TheFadeAwayChi Instagram – www.instagram.com/thefadeawaychi Thanks to Marty Casey for our music! His debut solo album, The Ground You Walk On, is available now on iTunes at www.smarturl.it/MartyCasey. You can also find it on Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Play. And big thanks to Chris Hartweg and Painless Networking for making us a part of the Painless Podcast Network! Visit the ALL NEW www.painless.network for more. Activate your free account and #GetConnected TODAY!