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PREP Athletics Basketball Podcast

PREP Athletics is a company that helps basketball players find the right fitting prep schools to help them meet their goals. This podcast features PREP Athletics founder Cory Heitz"s valuable expertise and vast connections to share insights and stories about the past, present, and future of prep school basketball. It also features in depth interviews with prep school basketball coaches from all competitive levels. Cory is a prep school alum, former D1 player, and Air Force veteran. Learn more

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Top 5 Most Important Questions to Ask Prep School...

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2021/11/15

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Former NBA Head Strength Coach Who Also Trained Kevin...

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2021/11/01

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58:01

The Beginner's Guide to D3 Basketball feat. D3...

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2021/10/18

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80:40

Walking On D1, Winning a Prep School Championship,...

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2021/10/04

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12:26

How Does the PREP Athletics Process of Finding the...

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2021/09/20

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51:53

National Championship Winning Prep School Coach Talks...

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2021/09/06

Tom Espinoza is the head prep boys basketball coach at Putnam Science Academy. Tom won National Prep School Championships in 2018 and 2020. He has coached dozens of D1 players to include NBA player Hamadou Diallo. In this conversation we talk about starting a prep school program from scratch, what its like to coach a Top 100 player, his second team, the importance of the open gym recruiting period, coaching multiple 7 footers and more. What You Will Learn:[1:17] Information about Putnam Science

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61:04

Top Level New England Basketball Prep School Located...

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2021/08/23

On this episode we interview Lee Academy’s Head Prep Basketball Coach Dan Haynes. Dan was a multisport athlete in high school and college before getting into coaching. He has been at Lee since 2016 and shares his insights on such topics as the remoteness of Lee Academy, playing in the NEPSAC AAA, his largely international roster, and more. Dan explains his pitch to players on why it’s a good thing to go to a prep school in Northern Maine, plus much more. Enjoy the interview! What You Will

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61:33

Coaching Basketball at an All Boy's Prep School in...

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2021/08/16

In this episode we chat with Coach Damien Williams, Head Prep Basketball Coach at The Kiski School. Kiski is located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Coach Williams discusses recruiting against the New England prep schools, college recruiting, the advantage of prep school open gyms, how to email a college basketball coaching staff and much more. What You Will Learn:[2:58] What made Damien want to become a basketball coach?[5:13] Damien’s pitch for Kiski as a non-New England prep school.[9:30]

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62:20

Zion Williamson + Steph Curry played in the League of...

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2021/08/09

In this episode we interview Coach Roger Cox who is the head boy’s basketball coach at the Rabun Gap School. Roger shares why not being in New England is not a disadvantage for his school, the league they play in that has included Zion Williamson and the Curry brothers, the benefits of a multi-cultural school, Rabun Gap’s circus program and more. What You Will Learn;[4:00] Why Roger chose basketball?[4:50] What got Roger into coaching basketball?[10:30] Why go to Rabun Gap?[13:36] Advantage of

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53:05

Veteran Prep School Basketball Coach Kevin Kehoe...

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2021/08/02

In this episode we interview the Winchendon School’s Head Boys Basketball Coach, Kevin Kehoe. Kevin has won a NEPSAC prep school title and coach of the year award. In our conversation we discuss the benefits of playing at a prep school, how to choose between colleges that are recruiting you, the single statement that if a guard does it will get them a scholarship, and much more. Kevin is a personality who also discusses the NCAA transfers, the new NIL ruling and raising triplets. What You Will

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3 Things I Wish I Would Have Done as a High School...

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2021/07/26

In this mini episode I discuss the three things I would tell my high school self to do if I could go back into a time machine. While this is not realistic, current high school players and coaches might get some insight into the benefits of these suggestions. Here they are:1) Meditate for 10 minutes a day2) Incorporate Ice Baths/Sauna (Laird Hamilton + Wim Hof)3) Be present and enjoy the high school experience versus stressing about college Connect with Cory:Website |

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51:17

The Beginner's Guide to D2 Basketball feat. Regis...

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2021/07/19

Brady Bergeson is the head coach of Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He played at D3 Chapman University before coaching D1 at Sacramento State. He then became head coach at D2 Western Oregon before becoming the head coach at Regis in 2015. In this episode Brady will tell us about the benefits of playing at the D2 level, how scholarships work at all levels, the differences between each, and more. What You Will Learn:[1:25] Why Brady chose basketball?[2:47] Coaching high school basketball in

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51:22

Prep School Coach Who has Worked for the Pacers, D2,...

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2021/06/30

Wilbraham and Monson Head Boys Basketball Coach, Mike Mannix has coached at the D2, D3 and NBA levels. He has been at Wilbraham and Monson since 2009. In this episode Mike talks about working for the Indiana Pacers as a video scout, being the director of basketball ops at Drexel, why the NEPSAC AA prep school league is so special, coaching current NBA player Wenyen Gabriel, and much more. What You Will Learn:[1:15] Why Mike chose basketball?[4:36] How did he become a video scout for the Indiana

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Former D1 Assistant + IMG Coach, John Mahoney,...

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2021/06/21

John Mahoney is a former D1 assistant coach at programs such as West Virginia University and Michigan. After coaching in college he took over the national post grad team at IMG Academy. Recently John started 212º Sports Academy. In this episode John talks about knowing what college coaches are looking for and how to develop his players so they will be attractive to coaches at the next level. Now as a founder of his own academy, he is taking all he learned and applying it to his program. We dig

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41:54

ESPN National High School Basketball Scout Adam...

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2021/06/15

Adam Finkelstein is the founder of the New England Recruiting Report as well as a national high school scout for ESPN. Adam has experience coaching at the D3 (Western Connecticut State), D1 (University of Hartford), and prep school (Choate Rosemary Hall) levels. In 2012 I reached out with questions to Adam about the prep school world and he was kind enough to take the time to lead me in the right direction. In this episode Adam talks about scouting, going where the players are, his role with

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57:21

Discover the Recruiting Secrets of a Prep School...

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2021/06/07

Coach Raphael Chillious has coached at numerous programs during his tenure. He played collegiately at Lafayette before coaching at West Nottingham, then onto South Kent. After sending multiple players to the NBA and D1, he took his talents to the University of Washington. He has also coached at UCONN, Villanova, and East Carolina before heading back to the helm at the South Kent School. During his career Coach Chillious has coached 19 players who have played in the NBA. In this podcast he talks

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79:56

Gatorade National High School Coach of the Year -...

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2021/06/01

Coach Turner has been the head coach at Gonzaga College High School in downtown Washington, DC since 2004. Coach Turner was honored with the 2017 Gatorade National Coach of the Year Award. He has coached players who have played at Duke, UNC, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Harvard, Michigan, Cornell, Brown, Miami, and many more programs at all levels. I was an assistant on Coach Turner’s staff for two years and during those years had the privilege to coach eventual NCAA Tournament Legend, Villanova’s Kris

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45:22

Coaching Future NBA Players, Evolving During Covid,...

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2021/05/24

Joe Mantegna is the head coach at Blair Academy where he has been since 1999. Coach Mantegna has coached five NBA players and works with USA Basketball and the South Sudan National Team. In this podcast we discuss his background, the characteristics that his eventual NBA players shared, changes he would make to the NCAA, and hearing from the actor also named Joe Mantegna. What You Will Learn:[1:29] Why Coach Mantegna chose basketball.[2:25] Was Blair Academy as nationally known back in the day as

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Prep School Coach Who Completed a Post Grad Year,...

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2021/05/18

Coach Ben Farmer is the head coach at the Williston Northampton School. Coach Farmer is a former D1 player, as well as an assistant at Wesleyan and the University of Hartford. He completed a post grad year at St Thomas More for Coach Jere Quinn, before playing for Marist. His older brother Jeff also played D1 basketball. In this episode he will discuss his background, how both he and his brother made it to D1, the benefits of working in a prep school’s admission office and more. What You Will

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My Personal Experience Transferring High Schools and...

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2021/05/14

Cory recorded this mini episode based on all the transfers that are happening at the college, prep school, high school and AAU levels. In this mini episode Cory tells his personal story of transferring high schools in the early 1990s. It was not as common at the time but this move changed Cory's basketball trajectory and without it he would not have played in a D1 program. Check out his story and why he doesn't begrudge transferring. Connect with Cory:Website |

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