Interview with Dr. Karissa Niehoff - NIL for High Schoolers and High School Shot Clocks Status Update from 2022-05-30T16:54:26

In this episode, Paul and Zain connect with Dr. Karissa Niehoff for a continuation of the conversation they had in July.

Dr. Niehoff is the executive director of the National Federation o...

Interview with Ron Holland, the #4 Ranked Player in the Class of 2023 Rankings from 2022-05-20T14:04:57

Paul and Zain connect with Duncanville High School and Drive Nation star forward Ron Holland.

Ron is the #4 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2023 Rankings and recently announc...

Interview with Cason Wallace, Kentucky Signee and the #9 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-12-09T15:18:24

Paul and Zain connect with Richardson High School and Pro Skills EYBL Star Cason Wallace.

Cason is the #9 ranked prospect in the ESPN  Class of 2022 Rankings and is signed to play hi...

Interview with the 4-Star Point Guard and Stanford Commit – Isa Silva from 2021-11-18T13:05:50

4-Star point guard and Stanford commit Isa Silva (#49 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk abou...

Interview with Jared McCain - #29 Ranked Player in the Class of 2023 Rankings from 2021-11-05T17:58:33

Paul and Zain connect with Centennial High School and Team Why Not star guard Jared McCain.

Jared is the #29 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 60 Class of 2023 Rankings and holds offers fro...

Interview with Dereck Lively II - #2 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-10-01T00:15:22

Paul and Zain connect with Westtown School and Team Final star center Dereck Lively II. Dereck is the #2 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and recently committed to play...

Interview with Nick Smith Jr - #6 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-09-01T18:00:10

Paul and Zain connect with North Little Rock and Bradley Beal Elite guard Nick Smith Jr. Nick is the #6 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and holds offers from Kansas, U...

Interview with Dariq Whitehead - #4 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-08-14T14:37:38

Paul and Zain connect with Montverde Academy and Team Durant star small forward, Dariq Whitehead. Dariq is the #4 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and recently committe...

NIL for High Schoolers! Interview with Dr. Karissa Niehoff - Executive Director of National Federation of State High School State Associations from 2021-07-28T13:16:35

The NCAA's name, image, and likeness guidance effective July 1st sent shockwaves throughout the amateur athletics landscape.  There is still confusion about what is and is not permissible f...

Interview with Jazian Gortman - #7 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-07-13T01:43:18

Paul and Zain connect with Keenan High School and Nightrydas Elite SG Jazian Gortman. Jazian is the #7 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and is one of the fastest stockr...

Interview with Anthony Black - #27 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-07-06T21:18:36

Paul and Zain connect with Coppell High School and 3D Empire star point guard Anthony Black. Anthony is the #27 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and is one of the faste...

The Latest ESPN Rankings - Key Takeaways And Inputs Into The Rankings from 2021-04-22T05:28:58

Updated rankings for the class of 2021, 2022, and 2023 were released on Wednesday.  Paul and Zain discuss:

- what factors go into the rankings

- how Paul and team whittle the ...

Interview with TyTy Washington - #34 Ranked Player in the Class of 2021 Rankings from 2021-04-14T20:50:58

Paul and Zain connect with Arizona Compass star point guard TyTy Washington. TyTy is the #34 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings and led Arizona Compass to a semi-final ap...

Interview with Bryce McGowens - #22 Ranked Player in the Class of 2021 Rankings and Nebraska Signee from 2021-02-21T00:29:31

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with Legacy Early College shooting guard, Bryce McGowens. Bryce is the #22 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top...

Interview with IMG Forward Eric Dailey Jr - #31 Ranked Player in the Class of 2022 Rankings from 2021-02-15T20:01:38

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with IMG forward Eric Dailey Jr. the #31 ranked player in the ESPN Top 60 Rankings.

Eric talks abou...

Interview with Kennedy Chandler - #10 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 and Tennessee Signee from 2021-02-13T22:03:07

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect again with Kennedy Chandler, the #10 ranked player in the ESPN Class of 2021 Rankings

Kennedy talks...

Interview with Brandon Payne - NBA Player Development Coach and Trainer of Steph Curry from 2021-02-04T14:27:37

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with Brandon Payne.

Brandon is an NBA Player Development Coach, the CEO of Accelerate Basketball, a...

Interview with Ryan Nembhard - Creighton Signee and Montverde Point Guard from 2021-01-30T23:17:40

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with Ryan Nembhard, a Creighton signee and the point guard of the number 1 high school team in the nation,...

Interview with Drew Hanlen - NBA Skills Coach and CEO of Pure Sweat Basketball from 2020-12-31T19:43:03

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with Drew Hanlen,

Drew is an NBA Skills Coach and Consultant who played college basketball at Belmo...

Interview with Jaylon Tyson - the #42 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings and Texas Tech Signee from 2020-12-12T17:40:55

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #42 Ranked Player in the 2021 ESPN Rankings, Jaylon Tyson.

Jaylon talk...

Interview with Jaylon Tyson - the #42 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings and Texas Signee from 2020-12-12T17:40:55

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #42 Ranked Player in the 2021 ESPN Rankings, Jaylon Tyson.

Jaylon talks about:...

Interview with Bryce Lanning - Founder of EliteMixtapes from 2020-12-01T07:45:41

The proliferation of media outlets covering high school basketball games in recent years has been apparent to anyone who has gone to a high quality high school basketball game.

One of the...

Interview with Manny Obaseki - the #52 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings and Texas A&M Signee from 2020-11-26T14:03:59

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #52 Ranked Player in the 2021 ESPN Rankings, Manny Obaseki.

Manny talks about:

- wh...

Interview with Langston Love - the #23 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings and Baylor Signee from 2020-11-20T00:53:46

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #23 Ranked Player in the 2021 ESPN Rankings, Langston Love.

Langston talks about:

-...

Interview with Chet Holmgren - the #1 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 Rankings from 2020-11-12T16:24

*Our apologies for some of the audio difficulties during this episode*

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #1 Player in the 20...

Interview with the #6 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 60 Class of 2022 – Jaden Bradley from 2020-10-20T22:44:22

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the #6 overall player and the #1 PG in the Class of 2022 Jaden Bradley and discuss:

- How his ...

Interview with the #1 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2019 – James Wiseman from 2020-09-29T02:38:06

In this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings Podcast, Paul and Zain connect with the former #1 Player in the 2019 ESPN Rankings and projected top 3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, James ...

Interview with the #3 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 60 Class of 2022 – Amari Bailey from 2020-09-10T00:02:38

5-Star 2022 shooting guard Amari Bailey (#3 in the ESPN Top 100) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- How he has been stay...

Interview with the 4-Star Shooting Guard and Xavier Commit – CJ Wilcher from 2020-08-18T03:53:45

4-Star shooting guard and Xavier commit CJ Wilcher (#81 in the ESPN Top 100 in the Class of 2020) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk abo...

Interview with the #8 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 in the Class of 2021 – Nate Bittle from 2020-08-05T20:54:05

5-Star 2021 center Nate Bittle (#8 in the ESPN Top 100) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- How he has been staying in sh...

Interview with 5000 Point Scorer! and Lipscomb Commit – Tommy Murr from 2020-07-25T01:51:39

5716! point career scorer and Lipscomb commit Tommy Murr  joins Paul and Zain on the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- How he has been staying in shape durin...

Interview with the 4-Star Shooting Guard, 3x State Champion, and UCLA Commit – Will McClendon from 2020-07-03T03:20:49

4-Star shooting guard Will McClendon (#55 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- ...

Interview with the #2 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 – Patrick Baldwin Jr. from 2020-07-03T02:49:05

5-Star 2021 power forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. (#2 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about: Listen

Interview with the #3 Ranked Player in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2021 – Paolo Banchero from 2020-06-26T23:21:11

5-Star 2021 power forward Paolo Banchero (#3 in the ESPN Top 100) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- How he ...

Interview with 5-Star 2021 Power Forward – Jabari Smith from 2020-06-17T01:09:06

5-Star 2021 power forward Jabari Smith (#5 in the ESPN Top 100) joins Paul and Zain on High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about: - How he has been staying in shape during the quarant...

Leadership and Navigating Conversations After the George Floyd Murder - Interview with Gonzaga College High School Head Coach Steve Turner and Former Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward from 2020-06-12T06:05:04

In this humbling episode, Gonzaga College High School Head Coach Steve Turner and Former Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward join Paul and Zain to talk about the current state of affairs in the w...

Interview with the #17 Ranked Prospect in the Class of 2021 – Harrison Ingram from 2020-05-26T01:55:56

Harrison Ingram (ranked #17 in the ESPN Top 60 for the class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain to talk about: - How he is staying in shape during the quarantine - What factors will determine how he nar...

Interview with 5-Star 2021 Point Guard - Kennedy Chandler from 2020-05-19T22:06:29

5-Star 2021 point guard Kennedy Chandler (#13 in the ESPN rankings and the #1 PG in the class) joins Paul and Zain on High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

...

Interview with Joe Tipton - Founder of Tipton Edits from 2020-05-14T23:15:49

Over the last few years, picture and video edits have truly disrupted the high school basketball landscape.  

A pioneer of that digital disruption is the digital platform Tipton Edit...

Interview with 5-Star 2021 Forward - Moussa Cisse from 2020-05-08T00:02:55

5-Star 2021 forward Moussa Cisse (#8 in the ESPN rankings) joins Paul and Zain on High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about: 

- His journey from Guinea to...

Interview with #1 Ranked Player in the ESPN Class of 2021 - Jonathan Kuminga from 2020-05-01T18:04:48

Jonathan Kuminga (ranked #1 in the ESPN Top 60 players for the class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain to talk about: - where and how he is working on his game during this COVID-19 pandemic - the likel...

Interview with 5-Star 2021 Forward - Moussa Diabate from 2020-05-01T18:03:41

5-Star 2021 forward Moussa Diabate joins Paul and Zain on High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about: - The background of why he decided to come from France to the USA to concentrat...

New ESPN Player Rankings Breakdown from Paul from 2020-05-01T18:03:12

Paul dissects the updated ESPN player for the class of 2020, 2021, and 2022 that came out on April 29th, including: - What factors go into determining what a player will be ranked  - Changes in the...

Interview with #1 Ranked Player in the ESPN 100 - Jalen Green from 2020-04-29T14:37:38

Jalen Green (ranked #1 in the ESPN Top 100 players for the class of 2020) joins Paul and Zain to talk about his evolution as a shooter, what advice he would have to younger recruits, his relationsh...

Interview with 4-Star Texas Tech Signee Micah Peavy from 2020-04-22T02:01:15

Micah Peavy (ranked #31 in the ESPN Top 100 players for the class of 2020) joins Paul and Zain to talk about how he is staying in shape during this quarantine, why he is particularly excited to be ...

Jalen Green & Isaiah Todd are G-League Bound and Class Evaluations with Adam Finkelstein from 2020-04-22T00:54:37

ESPN Scout Adam Finkelstein joins the podcast to talk about Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd's decision to forego college and go to the G-league, what impact these decisions will have on top prospect...

GEICO Nationals 2020 - Bracket Predictions from 2020-04-15T04:28:01

Early April traditionally means the GEICO Nationals Tournament culminating in the crowning of a national high school basketball champion. In this episode, Paul and Zain provide their predictions of...

Interview with 5-Star Big Guard Greg Brown Jr. from 2020-04-07T20:28:47

Greg Brown Jr.  (ranked #9 in the ESPN Top 100 players for the class of 2020) joins Paul and Zain to talk about how he is staying in shape during this unique time in the world, what will be most im...

Best Dunker, Best Shooter, Most Clutch, Most Underrated, Hardest Working Players, and Most Exciting Players to Watch in the Class of 2021 from 2020-03-24T22:01:57

In this episode, Paul and Zain provide their perspectives on who are the: - Best Dunkers - Best Shooter - Most Clutch - Most Underrated - Hardest Competitors - Most Exciting Players to Watch in ...

The case for a shot clock in high school basketball and Paul's updated top 5 players regardless of class from 2020-03-07T04:53:02

In this episode, Paul and Zain discuss the case for and the case against a shot clock in high school basketball.  Paul and Zain provide their top five players regardless of class comprised of prosp...

Best Dunker, Shooter, Most Clutch, Most Underrated, and Hardest Working Players in the Class of 2020 from 2020-02-21T02:55:48

In this episode, Paul and Zain provide their perspectives on who are the: - Best Dunkers - Best Shooter - Most Clutch - Most Underrated - Hardest Competitors in the class of 2020

Jalen Green jumps to #1, Best Scorer in 2020, McDonald All American Rosters, Can anyone beat Montverde? from 2020-02-14T00:43:54

Paul Biancardi and Zain Motani discuss:

- Jalen Green's jump from #3 to #1 in the ESPN class of 2020 rankings

- is anyone playing better than BJ Boston right now?

- who is t...

High School Basketball Happenings (Trailer) from 2020-02-13T00:43:54