Episode 17 - Japan's #1 High School Prospect: Chikara Tanaka

Basketball and Tortillas... Yes, you are reading that correctly. This is the topic of discussion that has consumed Twitter for the past week. San Diego based scout and talent evaluator Aaron Burgin (Full-Time Hoops) joins the show to explain how a bag of tortillas brought major racial controversy to the basketball community in SD. All this and more on Bleav in High School basketball!

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Dinos Trigonis has seen it all! For 30 years the grassroots legend has hosted tournaments and camps that have been the breeding grounds for future college and pro tallent. He joins the show to discuss his humble beginnings, the evolution of recruiting, how he almost denied 50 Cent tickets to watch Lebron play in high school and much more! TAP IN for episode 21.

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Former college hoops player turned highlight film entrepreneur Alex Carmon (AC) founder of Beach City Hoops joins the show.

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The Netflix Original is back with a new season and this year it featured it's first junior college basketball team; The East LA College Huskies. Their Head Coach John Mosely joins the show to discuss his experience watching himself on screen for the first time, sharing his faith with the entire country, recruiting in this day and age and much much more!

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The last state standing is the Silver State... The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) cancelled HS basketball (BOOO!) so now the fight is get club events approved so kids can showcase their talents. However, that currently isn't allowed under state guidelines.

Vegas hoops expert Valerie Brown joins the show to discuss these unfair rules that are hurting opportunities for kids to showcase their abilities in her home state. They also discuss the Pangos Jr. All American Camp. Plus, what is Jaden Hardy's best NBA player comp? All this and more on Episode 18.

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Not everyday you get to interview an INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR.... Chikara Tanaka is on a mission to prove that that he can play professionally in the United States and he's already blown up on social media from his days at IMG Academy. Now, He's terrorizing defenses on the Grind Session playing for Veritas Prep. We talked growing up as a mixed race kid in Japanese culture as well as the great works athletes like Naomi Osaka and Rui Hachimura have done for mixed race Japanese. All this and MORE on Episode 17.

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With football up-and-running in California, all that's left is for indoor sports to be cleared! That's where Coach Moore and his team at Let Them Play CA step in! On the episode, Moore discusses their efforts to gather data from coaches around the country. He also clears the air about some misconceptions about their views on a playing during a pandemic. All this and more on episode 16!

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Last week both Nevada and California announced the return of youth sports to their states!... With a catch.

Nevada will only allow NIAA approved events for major sports like Football and Basketball and in California only outdoor sports will be allowed. Bryce discusses what this means for both states and gives his thoughts on the announcements that brought youth sports back to the west coast!

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We are all trying to evolve and get better in life correct? Why should the game of basketball be any different? This is why I personally love Rashad Phillips' player position dictionary and think it could be super helpful for the game. Tune in to hear why I think we should embrace this rather than dismiss it.

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California is one of 8 states that has yet to have a basketball season and time is running out! Efforts have been made by coaches and parent-ran organization "Let Them Play" to get state officials on board with having a season but were their talks enough to save high school sports? Matty Kovach joins the show to discuss this topic as well as his time at the Hoops 2.0 showcase in Seal Beach. Plus, who made the right prediction for the Super Bowl? All this and MORE on Episode 13!

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