High School Basketball Happenings Zain Motani

In this episode, Paul and Zain connect with Dr. Karissa Niehoff for a continuation of the conversation they had in July.

Dr. Niehoff is the executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).  The NFHS is the organization that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the US.  It has almost 8MM athletes under its purview.

Dr. Niehoff talks about:


What has her excited and concerned for the further rollout of the high school shot clock
What the primary challenges are of rolling out the shot clock to more states 
How the NFHS and states think about if a shot clock rollout is successful
Her thoughts on how the first 10 months of NIL have played out at the college level
The fragmentation that exists at the high school level from an NIL perspective
What her favorite NIL activities to this point have been



You can follow Dr. Niehoff on Twitter at @KarissaNFHS and the NFHS at @NFHS_Org

Paul and Zain connect with Duncanville High School and Drive Nation star forward Ron Holland.

Ron is the #4 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2023 Rankings and recently announced his final list of top schools: Houston, UCLA, Arkansas, Texas, Memphis, Auburn, Kentucky, and the G League.

Ron talks about:


Duncanville's seemingly impenetrable defense
Who he thinks will go #1 overall in the NBA Draft
The genesis of his incessant motor
The culture at Duncanville high school (beyond basketball) 
What it's like in a Coach Peavy practice
What factors will determine where he ends up playing after high school

You can follow Ron on Instagram @_ronhoops and on Twitter @ron2kholland

Paul and Zain connect with Richardson High School and Pro Skills EYBL Star Cason Wallace.

Cason is the #9 ranked prospect in the ESPN  Class of 2022 Rankings and is signed to play his college basketball at Kentucky.

Cason talks about:


Richardson's big win over #1 ranked Arizona Compass
Why he committed to Kentucky and his conversations with Coach Calipari
The flood of basketball talent in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in the Class of 2022
His focus and proficiency on the mid-range jumper
Who would win a one-on-one game between him and his brother Keaton Wallace

You can follow Cason on Instagram @cason.wallace and on Twitter @wallace_cason

4-Star point guard and Stanford commit Isa Silva (#49 in the ESPN Top 100 for the Class of 2021) joins Paul and Zain on this episode of the High School Basketball Happenings podcast to talk about:

- How he has been staying in shape during the quarantine

- Who else he is recruiting to Stanford

- Where his next level passing capabilities come from and tips to become a great passer

- How he remains grounded even as his followers and views grow

- What's one thing non-basketball related that he's been intentional about getting better at during the quarantine

- What NBA players he studies

You can follow Isa on Twitter at @isilv3 and Instagram at @air_isa

Paul and Zain connect with Centennial High School and Team Why Not star guard Jared McCain.

Jared is the #29 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 60 Class of 2023 Rankings and holds offers from Stanford, Duke, and Gonzaga, and more.

Jared talks about:


The experience playing for the CIF championship in front of LeBron and Drake
The experience of being in the Peach Jam Bubble and playing 14 games over 14 days
Where his head is at with the recruiting process
His vision boards - some of the goals he has achieved and some of the goals he would like to achieve
How his Corona Centennial team is going to have to approach the season differently now that they have more of a bulls-eye on its back
His huge social media followings and how he thinks about producing high quality content
New skills and hobbies he has picked up during quarantine

You can follow Jared on Instagram @jmccain24, TikTok @Jaredmccain24 and on Twitter @J_mccain_24

Paul and Zain connect with Westtown School and Team Final star center Dereck Lively II. Dereck is the #2 ranked prospect in the ESPN Top 100 Class of 2022 Rankings and recently committed to play his college basketball at Duke.

Dereck talks about:


Why he chose to commit to Duke
What influence his mom had on his game
The support from Duke nation he has had since committing
The hardest thing about being 7'2
Winning Peach Jam with Team Final 
Playing with Jalen Duren 
What the off-court experience at Peach Jam was like 
What advice he would offer to other top recruits going through the recruiting process

You can follow Dereck on Instagram @derecklively and on Twitter @dereckl41