Hoop Threads Aaron Proia
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Interviewing successful figures in the basketball space in the DMV and around the country: media members, trainers, coaches, scouts, and entrepreneurs.
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Prospect Spotlight: Aiden Argabright of John Marshall/ New World
Prospect Spotlight Aiden Argabright ’25 6’ G John Marshall/New World
:30 Warmup
2:30 Who do you model your game after?
2:30 Early career
3:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
4:00 Difference in role between AAU and HS
4:45 Game Day Prep
5:15 Facing adversity
5:45 Development
6:45 Contributing to winning
7:45 Undervalued skillset
8:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
8:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
9:15 What do you value?
9:45 College criteria
11:00 Interests and hobbies
11:30 Give me your goals for this season
12:00 John Marshall
12:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
13:30 What sets the DMV apart
14:30 What is your why
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Prospect Spotlight: Isaiah Carter 2028 Team Loaded W
Isaiah Carter | 2028 | 6'6 W| Team Loaded VA
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:00 Self Scout
6:30 How do you prepare for each game day-of?
7:30 HS Selection
8:15 Difference in role between AAU and HS
9:00 Defensive improvements
9:30 Adversity
10:15 Gym schedule
11:00 How do you contribute to winning?
11:30 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
12:15 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
13:00 Difference in role between HS and AAU
13:30 What do you value?
14:00 Interests and hobbies
14:45 Goals
15:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
17:30 Richmond legacy
19:45 What is your why?
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Prospect Spotlight: '27 Eric Turner Coolidge/Washington Warriors
Eric Turner 2027 CG 6’3 Coolidge/Warriors
0:30 The warm up
2:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:30 Game day prep
5:00 Differences in the game at the HS level + middle school
6:30 Facing Adversity
7:30 Development
8:15 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
8:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
9:45 What do you value?
10:15 College criteria
11:00 Hoops Plan B
11:30Give me your goals for this season
13:00 What sets the DMV apart
14:00 What is your why?
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Prospect Spotlight: Jymin Veney ’27 6’3 PG Gonzaga/Melo
Jymin Veney ’27 6’3 PG Gonzaga/Melo
Offers: ODU, Hampton
1:15 Warm Up
3:30 Growing up around the game
4:30 Who do you model your game after?
5:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
7:00 How do you prepare for each game?
8:30 Differences in the game at the HS level
9:00 Facing adversity
9:30 Gym schedule
10:30 Contributing to winning
11:00 Undervalued parts of your game
11:30 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
12:15 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
12:30 What do you value?
13:00 Interests and hobbies off the court
13:15 Life after hoops
13:30 Goals
14:00 Happiest moment on a basketball court
14:30 What sets the DMV apart
15:00 What is your why?
16:00 Favorite Matchups
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Prospect Spotlight: Luca Foster of Archbishop Carroll (PA)/Team Final
Luca Foster
:45 The Warm-Up
3:30 Who do you model your game after?
4:45 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 Game day
6:45 Facing adversity
7:45 Gym schedule and development
8:45 What do you do that makes you stand out from the competition?
9:30 Undervalued ability
10:00 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
10:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
11:45 What do you value?
12:30 College criteria
13:45 Interests and Hobbies
14:30 Goals
15:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
15:30 What sets Philly apart?
16:00 What is your why?
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Prospect Spotlight: Acaden Lewis '25 6'4 PG Sidwell/Durant
0:30 The warmup
3:15 Who do you model your game after?
4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses
5:30 Game day
6:15 Transfer to Sidwell
7:15 Adversity
8:15 Learning from dad
9:00 Gym schedule
10:00 Standing out from the competition
11:00 Tell me a part of your game that flies under the radar or is undervalued
12:00 Reputation
12:45 What parts of the floor do you feel the most/least comfortable?
13:45 GW assist, bucket, or defensive stop?
14:30 What do you value?
15:15 College criteria
16:30 Off-court interests/life goals
17:30 Favorite matchup
18:00 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court?
18:30 What sets the DMV apart
19:30 What is your why?
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