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Elite Team Athletics Podcast

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#41 - Quardell Young

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2020/08/24

On today's episode, we get to know Elite's very own Quardell "Q" Young! Q is known on the court for his cat like reflexes and his killer instinct. This led Q to becoming a 2 time national champ under legendary Coach Pat Miller and got him drafted into the G-League for his professional career with the Dallas Mavericks affiliate team, where he was coached by none other than Nick Van Exel. Quardell's accolades include: First Team All-American, Reese's All Star Game, Player of the Year, All Defensive

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#40 - Dontarrious Thomas

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2020/08/19

On today's episode, we had the pleasure of having Former Minnesota Viking 2nd Round Pick and Auburn Legend Dontarrious Thomas with us to discuss his football journey. The interview begins with how Covid-19 has effected his illustrious chicken wing spots, Voodoo Wings. Then we discuss what it was like growing up and playing sports in Perry, Georgia and how he wasn't even the best player on his own high school team, yet he was the one to make it to the league. How Dontarrious made it to Auburn, and

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#39 - Darren "Doogie" Wolfson

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2020/08/17

On today's episode, we were fortunate to have 5 Eye Witness, Skor North Contributor and Host, Darren "Doogie" Wolfson give us all the juicy details of all the news and rumors in Minnesota Sports. We discussed the possible Devin Booker trade to the Wolves, Malik Beasley contract negotiations, latest on possible new ownership of the Timberwolves, where KG's group is at in this equation, who the wolves are eyeing in the upcoming NBA Draft. Also, why Everson Griffin chose the Cowboys over the Vikings,

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#38 - Kendal Shell

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2020/08/12

On today's episode, we had the pleasure of having Former Minnesota Gopher & Chief Operating Officer of Hoops & Christ, Kendal Shell with us! Kendal was a preferred walk-on towards the end of Tubby Smith's tenure, who earned a scholarship from Richard Pitino after he took over as Head Coach. We discussed where is exuberant enthusiasm throughout games came from and how that encouraging positive attitude is greatly missed on the Gopher's team. Throughout high school, Kendal came from a very strong

01:13:42

#37 - Stavon "Steff Weezy" Williams

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2020/08/10

Today's episode, we had Internet Sensation, Dave & Buster's King, Former D1 Hooper, Stavon "Steff Weezy" Williams on the show! Steff walks us through his crazy basketball journey. From making a name for himself in Minnesota hoops through the high school ranks, to giving Jimmy Butler 30 points in JUCO. To then dropping 22 points on Paul George during Paul's final college game, and how Steff told Paul to get the hell out of college and to go to the league after the game. Steff spoke about how great

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#36 - Tony Danna

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2020/08/07

Today, we had the pleasure of having UST Legend, All-American Linebacker Tony Danna on the show. Coincidentally, we started the show off with some small talk about the most recent Joe Rogan Podcast because Tony surprisingly made the #1516 episode on the 29th of July. Do to that episode, we jumped right into his work, Tony is the first US Employee to be microchipped, because of this, Tony went viral and did interviews with Good Morning America explaining all the things employees can do with their

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#35 - Aba & Nuni Omot

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2020/08/03

On today's show we interview Stand-Up Comedian and former Professional Track Athlete Aba Omot and his brother Professional Basketball Player Nuni Omot. What makes these brother's story so incredible is the obstacles they had to endure and conquer to reach their goals. When Aba was 3 his family was caught in the middle of a civil war in Ethiopia, they traveled 440 miles to safety at a refugee camp in Nairobi. While on that journey by foot, Nuni was born. With some help Aba and Nuni along with their

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#34 - Raw Cowels Pt. 2

Elite Team Athletics Podcast ·

2020/07/29

We are in Part 2 of our interview with Professional Basketball Player, Ray Cowels. We are very fortunate that Ray felt comfortable with us to dig a little deeper into his story. Ray talks about receiving a scar from another Minnesota standout athlete Mike Floyd in the middle of a basketball game. Trevor Mbakwe dunking on him in 8th grade. To being homeless after college, while chasing his pro career. Sleeping in his car to couch hopping. Training kids just to get by to the next workout, and how the

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#33 - Jon Hoese

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2020/07/27

Glencoe Silver Lake Legend, Gopher Great, Former Professional Football Player, and Vice President Banker by day and Professional Snowmobiler by night, or shall I say by winter… Jon Hoese hopped on the show with us to tell us about his journey. From being a small town kid on a farm to bouncing around the NFL. Jon’s life has been a roller coaster ride, that not even hollywoods best writers could dream up, some extreme highs and tough lows. We were fortunate that Jon felt comfortable enough to discuss

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#32 - Ashley Drazkowski

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2020/07/22

We had on Certified Personal Trainer and Former D1 Swimmer Ashley Drazkowski! Ashley goes in depth how she went from having 2 degrees at job in the corporate world, to then realizing she hated sitting at a desk all day and switching to a life in Personal Training. How Ashley’s now found a niche in preparing future NBA/WNBA players for college and the pros. What it’s like conversing with the Head Coaches at schools like Arizona, UNC, Marquette and UCONN on how to physically prepare her athletes

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#31 - Courtney Boylan Douglass

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2020/07/20

All Minnesotans know the name Courtney Boylan, the former Miss Minnesota Basketball Star hopped on the show to tell us about her crazy basketball journey. Courtney was a prolific scorer and fiesty competitor growing up but one thing made college coaches skeptical about committing to her, that was her size, but that did not deter Courtney, she kept kicking ass and taking names. This got her a scholarship to play for the University of Michigan where she went on to have a very successful college

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#30 - Lawrence "Mac Irv" Mckenzie

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2020/07/15

North Minneapolis Legend, Gopher Great, Recording Artist, Lawrence "Mac Irv" McKenzie hopped on the show to discuss his personal journey with us. From starting his own rap group with friends in the neighborhood at the age of 9, to accepting the challenges that came with being coached by his father in high school basketball, winning NOT 1, NOT 2 OR 3, BUT 4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS! Making the decision to not pursue the Minnesota Gophers initially and choosing the University of Oklahoma, injuries,

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#29 - Charlie Danielson

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2020/07/13

4 time All-American, 4 time Big Ten Champ, and PGA Golfer Charlie Danielson hopped on the show with us to talk about his career in the PGA. What practice habits of a professional golfer are like, tricks he recommends doing to improve your game. All of his accomplishments through the sport from high school to the pros. How golf has helped him travel the world. How crazy it was to be paired with Phil Mickelson at the US Open. The nerves and pressure he was facing in that situation. And how he stays

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#28 - Marcus Alipate

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2020/07/08

SBL Champ, SBL All-Star, Professional Basketball Player and True You Founder Marcus Alipate hopped on the show with us! Marcus is a very inspirational person and through his unique journey he’s been able to affect many lives all over the world due to your ability of putting a ball through a hoop, how crazy is that?! Marcus discusses what it was like coming from a big family, his father playing in the NFL, growing up around professional athletes his whole life, which in turn helped him with his work

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#27 - Jalen Riley

Elite Team Athletics Podcast ·

2020/07/06

We had the pleasure of speaking with Jalen Riley, professional basketball player that recently played in the Jeep Elite League in France. We opened up with a little bit about Jalen’s youth in Racine, WI. Jalen talked about how his natural ability in soccer helped him expand his basketball game. We then transition into his high school experience and the transition from Racine Park to crosstown rival Racine Case. How Jalen didn’t have the normal AAU experience and how he wouldn’t have had one at all

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#26 - Raymond Cowels

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2020/07/01

We had the pleasure of having professional basketball player, former Santa Clara Alum and Minnesota’s own Raymond Cowels on the show with us to talk about his basketball journey. Ray discusses what it was like to play on arguably the greatest high school basketball team Minnesota has ever seen, the 5 starters on that team were D1 athletes: Raymond Cowels (Santa Clara), Royce White (Minnesota, Iowa State), Marcus Williams (NDSU Football), Mike Broghammer (Notre Dame) and Trent Lockett (Arizona

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#25 - Michael Bruesewitz

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2020/06/29

Today’s show features the greatest hair to ever come out of the Big Ten, thee Mike Bruesewitz, former Wisconsin Badger, and current professional basketball player. This episode goes in depth about the crazy experience overseas Mike had with Covid-19. From how he found out, to how the season ended, to his flight back to the states, and how his family hooked him up with an air bnb so he could isolate for 14 days. Also, Mike discusses how he thinks overseas basketball will be changed moving forward

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#24 - CJ Smith

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2020/06/24

Professional Football Player, Minnesota Great, and NDSU Legend, CJ Smith hopped on the show to discuss his NFL journey. CJ discusses how his recruiting process through high school was not ideal, how it was tough for him to get looks even though individually he played stellar but as a team, his high school didn't play very well. How he went from losing in high school to becoming a 5x National Champ at NDSU. How his relationship with Marcus Williams helped push him to develop into a shut down corner

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#23 - John Crockett

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2020/06/22

Professional Football Player, All-American, Totino Grace Great and NDSU Legend, John Crockett hopped on the show to discuss his incredible football journey. Relives some of his illustrious multi sport high school career. How basketball was his first love, and how he will wreck anybody on the court to this day. How academics effected where he ended up at college and how going to NDSU changed him for the better. Once he figured out everything in the classroom he was able to shine on the gridiron. And

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#22 - Mark Esch

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2020/06/17

We had the pleasure of having Author and Head Coach, Mark Esch on this episode. Mark follows these three pillars in his life; faith, family and football. He attributes these to his success on and off the field. Also, Mark goes in depth about how his coaching career began, how he got the job at Mankato and the disappointed reactions most locals had about someone from a small town with a small resume taking over such a prominent program within the community. But how over the years he won the town over

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