DJ’s Sports Show⚽️🏀🏈🎾⚾‪️‬ DJ Hamilton

To close out my final guest of the Tremendous Twenty-Four before my EPIC POLL dropping on 6/22 in honor of four years of the DJ Sports Show is ​⁠SUNY New Paltz Hawks Men's Basketball Star Rylan Blondo!

Rylan and I first met during my senior year at New Paltz when I was the sports announcer for the basketball games for both the women's and men's games.

It was a privilege to watch a dynamic guard and leader such as Rylan who can score exceptionally well on all three levels on the basketball court. He's an exceptional player but an even better leader in how he galvanizes his teammates and plays on both ends.

He's one of the hardest working people I've met and one of my favorite guests I've interviewed in this elite first 24 group. 0:00- Sponsor
0:46- Intro
2:07- Welcoming 2024 Male Scholar Basketball Player Of The Year Rylan Blondo
3:28- Growing up in Queens/Glendale
5:23- Introduction To Basketball
7:06- Role Models
8:04- Queens Hoops Legends, How Queens Helped Toughen Rylan
9:57- How Other Sports Helped For Basketball
11:38- Lynbrook Middle School
12:35- AAU With Game 7 & Queens Marksmen
14:30- Playing Varsity As A Freshman At Lynbrook
17:20- Sophomore Year At Lynbrook
21:04- Taking Leadership Role Junior Year, Breaking Knee Cap
23:50- Historic Senior Season, Winning Lynbrooks Second Conference Title Since 1989
32:00- Losing to Manhasset in 2019 Nassau County A Final
33:27- Best Players Played With.Against In High School
36:00- High School Accomplishments
37:51- College Decision, Choosing New Paltz
41:17- Adjusting To The College Game
43:56- Impact Of Pandemic, Improving Game At Avalon Park
45:52- Super Sophomore Season. First Team All-SUNYAC
48:31- Losing to SUNY Oswego in 2022 Playoffs
49:48- Second Team All-SUNYAC, 2023 Season Struggles, Losing To Oswego Again
52:30- Motivation Heading Into Senior Year, Best Season In New Paltz Mens Basketball History
54:06- Winning First Ever SUNYAC Title In Program History Over Oswego, 2024 Male Scholar-Athlete Basketball Player Of The Year, Third Team All-SUNYAC
58:18- Reflecting On Teammates, Coach Keith Kenney
1:01:20- Reflecting On Legendary College Career
1:02:50- Relationship with Head Coach Keith Kenney
1:04:20- Quick Hitters
1:05:20- Training For Euroleague
1:06:08- Favorite Hobbies Outside Basketball
1:06:37- Motivation
1:06:54- Favorite Music Artists All-Time
1:07:44- Top Five NBA Players All-TIme, All-Time Starting Five
1:08:40- Start, Bench, Cut
1:09:47- Who is Rylan Blondo?
1:10:20- Life Goals
1:11:03- Potential Future Guest
1:11:54- Legacy
1:12:18- Ending
1:13:00- Ultimate DJ Sports Show Tremendous Twenty-Four Poll 6/22

Here are some of his staggering accolades:
- 2024 SUNYAC Champion

- 2024 Male Scholar Athlete Of The Year

- 2024 Male Scholar Basketball Player Of The Year

- First Team All- SUNYAC (2022)

- Second Team All-SUNYAC (2023)

- Third Team All-SUNYAC (2024)

- Led Lynbrook to the Section VIII Class A Conference IV title (2019)

- All-State Class A selection (2019)

- Newsday All-Long Island Second Team (2019)

- Section VIII/XI All Tournament Team (2018)

- Alheimers Basketball Classic All-Star (2018)

- Reached the monumental 1,000-point plateau in high school
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To close out my final guest of the Tremendous Twenty-Four before my EPIC POLL dropping on 6/22 in honor of four years of the DJ Sports Show is ​⁠ @sunynewpaltz  Hawks Men's Basketball Star Rylan Blondo!

Rylan and I first met during my senior year at New Paltz when I was the sports announcer for the basketball games for both the women's and men's games.

It was a privilege to watch a dynamic guard and leader such as Rylan who can score exceptionally well on all three levels on the basketball court. He's an exceptional player but an even better leader in how he galvanizes his teammates and plays on both ends.

He's one of the hardest working people I've met and one of my favorite guests I've interviewed in this elite first 24 group.
0:00- Sponsor
0:46- Intro
2:07- Welcoming 2024 Male Scholar Basketball Player Of The Year Rylan Blondo
3:28- Growing up in Queens/Glendale
5:23- Introduction To Basketball
7:06- Role Models
8:04- Queens Hoops Legends, How Queens Helped Toughen Rylan
9:57- How Other Sports Helped For Basketball
11:38- Lynbrook Middle School
12:35- AAU With Game 7 & Queens Marksmen
14:30- Playing Varsity As A Freshman At Lynbrook
17:20- Sophomore Year At Lynbrook21:04- Taking Leadership Role Junior Year, Breaking Knee Cap
23:50- Historic Senior Season, Winning Lynbrooks Second Conference Title Since 198932:00- Losing to Manhasset in 2019 Nassau County A Final
33:27- Best Players Played With.Against In High School
36:00- High School Accomplishments
37:51- College Decision, Choosing New Paltz
41:17- Adjusting To The College Game
43:56- Impact Of Pandemic, Improving Game At Avalon Park45:52- Super Sophomore Season. First Team All-SUNYAC
48:31- Losing to SUNY Oswego in 2022 Playoffs
49:48- Second Team All-SUNYAC, 2023 Season Struggles, Losing To Oswego Again
52:30- Motivation Heading Into Senior Year, Best Season In New Paltz Mens Basketball History
54:06- Winning First Ever SUNYAC Title In Program History Over Oswego, 2024 Male Scholar-Athlete Basketball Player Of The Year, Third Team All-SUNYAC
58:18- Reflecting On Teammates, Coach Keith Kenney
1:01:20- Reflecting On Legendary College Career
1:02:50- Relationship with Head Coach Keith Kenney
1:04:20- Quick Hitters1:05:20- Training For Euroleague
1:06:08- Favorite Hobbies Outside Basketball
1:06:37- Motivation
1:06:54- Favorite Music Artists All-Time
1:07:44- Top Five NBA Players All-TIme, All-Time Starting Five1:08:40- Start, Bench, Cut
1:09:47- Who is Rylan Blondo?
1:10:20- Life Goals
1:11:03- Potential Future Guest
1:11:54- Legacy
1:12:18- Ending
1:13:00- Ultimate DJ Sports Show Tremendous Twenty-Four Poll 6/22

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In my latest radio episode from yesterday I’m joined by my guy Phil Wilson of Wilson Way Sports to talk about our thoughts on the NBA Finals so far.

We’ve collaborated on a number of pods over the last year and a half and it just flows like water.

Shaq & Kobe BABY! Blessed to be the first one to have you on a podcast way back then and now your first radio 📻 appearance

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In this episode, I'm joined by my friend, Spring Valley native & recent  @universityofkentuckyofficial  Basketball Commit Ansley Almonor joins me for Part 2 to talk about committing to Kentucky, his college career at Fairleigh Dickinson (including the major upset in the 2023  @NCAA  tournament over  @PurdueUniversity  ) after giving him his first interview back in June 2021 where we talked about his upbringing and high school career which you can find here:

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In this episode, I'm joined by my friend, Spring Valley native & recent  @universityofkentuckyofficial  Basketball Commit Ansley Almonor joins me for Part 2 to talk about committing to Kentucky, his college career at Fairleigh Dickinson (including the major upset in the 2023  @NCAA  tournament over  @PurdueUniversity  ) after giving him his first interview back in June 2021 where we talked about his upbringing and high school career

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In this episode, I'm joined by New Haventrack star and Spring Valley Native Jordany Dely for his first in-depth life interview speaking on growing up in Spring Valley, his illustrious track & field career, and more.

Some of his accomplishments include the following:
- 2022  @TheNortheast10  Conference Rookie Of The Year
- 2023 New England Champion in 60M Hurdles
- 2x NE10 Conference 110M Hurdle Champion
- Multi-time All-New England & All-Region Selection
- 2019 All-Bergen County Boys Track First Team

0:00- Sponsor
0:46- Hype Intro
1:48- Welcoming Jordany
3:06- Growing Up in Spring Valley
4:46- Pursuing Track
6:42- Biggest Inspirations/Influences
7:48- Playing Other Sports
9:02- Time at St. Paul's Middle School
10:14- Paramus High School, All-Bergen County Track Selection
14:45- College Decision
16:00- Selecting New Haven, Love for Psychology
17:10- Freshman Phenom, All-Conference, All-Region
19:52- 2022 NE10 Conference Rookie Of The Year, All-New England, All-Region
22:23- 2022-23 Indoor Season, Workout Schedule, Crowned New England Champion in 60M Hurdles
27:27- 2022-23 Outdoor Season- Defending NE10 110M Hurdle Crown, 110M All-Region, Mindset
29:29- 2023-24 Season, Hurting Hamstring
31:42- Recovery Process
33:04- Quick Hitters
41:52 Top Track Athletes All-Time
42:44- Track Goat
43:20- Start, Bench, Cut
47:02- Who is Jordany Dely?
47:26- Life/Career Goals
47:48- Potential Future Guests
48:56- Legacy
50:20- Outro To Next Guest Preview

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