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On this episode of the Basketball Adjacent podcast, Jerrold Smith is joined by Nick Hamilton, Video Coordinator for the NBA G-League Ignite. Jerrold talks with Nick about the importance of the G-League Ignite team for young player's development, his journey toward a career in coaching basketball, being a Bill Gates Millennium Scholar, his own basketball career at Cal, coaching at USC and more.

On this episode of the Basketball Adjacent podcast, Jerrold Smith is joined by Alex Carmon, founder and operator of Beach City Hoops, the online hub for So Cal youth basketball highlights. Jerrold talks with Alex about the ever-changing landscape of high school basketball, his mission and focus behind Beach City Hoops and what he hopes for it to become, and the importance of a resource like...
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On this episode of the Basketball Adjacent podcast, Jerrold Smith is joined by Sweet Life Los Angeles cast members Jordan Bentley, P’Jae Compton, Jaylenn Hart, Kofi Jones and Rob Lee. The group talks about understanding Black men and mental health, snippet seen in Sweet Life Los Angeles Season 1, Episode 8 currently streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
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On this episode of the Basketball Adjacent podcast, Jerrold Smith is joined by Miki Guerra, founder and operator of The Mag Park sneaker and apparel stores. Miki talks with Jerrold about the history behind the Mag Park and what all lead to the stores founding within a booming sneaker industry, how sneaker culture and the retail experience within it has evolved in recent years, the building of The...
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On this episode of the Basketball Adjacent podcast, Jerrold Smith is joined by now former UCLA Basketball Player Jalen Hill. Jalen recently took to social media to announce his retirement from basketball, and express the personal anxiety he’s dealt with the past few years. Jalen talks with Jerrold about dealing with anxiety as a Black athlete and man, how his using his platform to discuss his...
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On this episode of The Basketball Adjacent Podcast, after a brief hiatus, Jerrold Smith is joined by USC Grad and 2020 NBA Draft prospect Jonah Mathews. Jonah talks with Jerrold about his time playing at USC, his game-winner versus cross-town rival UCLA, his highly anticipated clothing line Saints & Sinners, and his preparation for this years draft.
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