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Conor Glennon, current walk-on for the University of Memphis Men's Basketball team under Head Coach Penny Hardaway, joins the pod for the 2nd time to talk all things Memphis Basketball.

A 2 part episode with PT. 2 coming next week, Conor talks about:

• Conor's hustle to find a spot on the team 
• Being coached by NBA Legends 
• Earning the respect of those coaches 
• Winning the NIT in 2021 
• Stepping into more of a leadership role
• The Emoni Bates situation 
• Jalen Duren getting drafted 
• The criticism Coach Hardaway faces 
• Team facing postseason suspension

.... and so much more!

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Matt Leon showed up to Seton Hall's campus in the Fall of 2014 with no guarantee he'd even end up on the baseball team. To eventually become a UNANIMOUS 1st Team All-Big East player his senior year as a closer, where he holds the Seton Hall single-season saves record with 12 .... to then signing a contract with the LA Angels. 

Matt's walk-on story entails:
- How he tried out for consecutive months leading up to the season
- When he found out he made the team 
- His battle to be put on scholarship 
- Feeling guilty about inquiring for the scholarship that he knew he had earned
- What changed for him his senior year that helped him be so dominant on the mound
- Signing with the Angels in 2018 & where he's at with his pro career right now

Matt and Noah also talk about:
what he'd change about the MLB.....what aspiring MLB players do as side jobs to sustain living expenses.....working on his velocity.....his perspective on the journey overall.....and BETTING ON HIMSELF!

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Shavar Reynolds was a former walk-on at Seton Hall University in 2017, before earning himself a scholarship after his freshman year in the program.

Each year he slowly climbed the ladder at Seton Hall; going from freshmen walk-on, to sophomore year on scholarship, to 6th man and main defensive stopper junior year, to starting point guard senior year.

Shavar speaks with charisma, confidence and the ultimate belief in himself throughout the episode about his journey from the underdog walk-on to the scholarship player who showed he really belonged there and how it all unfolded for him.

Shavar talks about:

• The differences between being a walk-on & a scholarship player and what changed
• Hitting the buzzer beater vs. St. John's
• How much being around Myles Powell helped his game
• His decision to transfer to Monmouth University
• His goal to play in the NBA & what NBA player he models his game after the most!

Make sure to listen to the intro so you can hear the story be tied together in the outro to hear how Shavar's lone season with Monmouth came to a close, by host, Noah Buono.

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On episode 2 of WalkieTalkieZ podcast, host, Noah Buono, sits down with Mike Lukashewich, a 2-year walk-on for the Minnesota Gophers Men's Basketball team, under Head Coach Rich Pitino during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, who had to earn his walk-on stripes the hard way. 

Mike wasn't a preferred walk-on, as he was never recruited by the program. He earned his stripes at the open tryout held during the Fall semester of his freshmen year. 
Mike and Noah talk about:- Mike's journey in joining the team in the middle of the season as a freshmen- The appreciation of the relationships made with teammates and coaches (Rich Pitino)- Mike's stigma on walk-ons- The depth of understanding what the walk-on experience can be like for some - His takeaways from the walk-on role and the mentality it's given him

Mike has a degree in Sports Management and after some time working as a marketing coordinator at X-Games, he is now a digital marketing agent at Homestead Studio in his hometown of Wisconsin!

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