Sports Business Secrets Kevin Tarca

Today’s guest is Michael Visenberg, Scout & Basketball Database Manager at ProInsight, a leading company in grassroots basketball scouting.



Michael grew up in Toronto, Canada where he began projecting future NBA All-Star lineups and participating in mock drafts from a young age. With his extensive knowledge and expertise in the field, he plays a crucial role in identifying and evaluating emerging basketball talent.



He has covered the top events around the world including the Nike Hoop Summit, Adidas Global Nations, the Nike Global Challenge, the Les Schwab Invitational, Border League and many others.



Michael is a basketball scout, a sports writer, a prospect analyzer, a draft guru and I'm sure we could come up with many more labels by the end of this episode!



Today we talked about:


When he first started falling in love with the NBA
His first NBA Draft analysis that opened the door for business
His scouting workflow and how he organizes his notes
Weighing analytics & measurements versus the eye test
How many games he watches before he has a good feel
Defining athleticism and what "being athletic" really means
What BAM Testing is & why they use it in pre-draft combines
How deep NBA teams really dive for player intel
Which stats & movements he uses to analyze defense
His reaction to the 2024 NBA Draft (some sleepers)
and much more



Thanks for tuning in!

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It was a long 10 days on the road...


Here's a little recap of NBA Summer League and what's on the agenda for the week...

Today’s guest is Jared Grasso, newly appointed National Post Grad Coach and Head of Development at the Knox School.



Coach Grasso grew up on the sidelines of basketball courts everywhere, watching his Father coach at the high school, collegiate and pro levels. He quickly outgrew the sidelines and developed into quite the player himself earning a McDonald’s All-American nomination when he was at St. Anthony’s HS. He chose Quinnipiac University to play his collegiate ball, where he was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2014.



After a brief opportunity at the next level in Italy, it was inevitable that he would return to the sidelines and get into coaching. He's had stops at Hofstra, Hartford, Quinnipiac, Fordham, Iona and Bryant before accepting the new role at the Knox School this spring.



Today we talked about:


Growing up living, eating and breathing basketball with his Father
The opportunity to play at the infamous ABCD Camp
His roles and responsibilities as a young assistant coach
How he learned to balance his job with his family
Questions he was asked during the coaching interview process
How he turned a struggling Division 1 program into an NCAA birth
How he adapted to NIL and how it's changed college forever
The mental side of coaching that the public doesn't see
Searching for purpose after being at "the top of the mountain"
All about the Knox School and his new role
The youth development landscape in the USA
The characteristics is takes to get to the next level and much more Appreciate you tuning in.



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Happy July... here's exactly what I've been up to and what's on the agenda this month.



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🚨🖋️ After a great rookie season in Tokushima, on to a new chapter in Nagano! Toyo will play his second season on loan to the Shinsu Brave Warriors! (via Sunrockers Shibuya)



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Today's guest is Travis Murphy, CEO of Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment!



Travis spent the first part of his career working in and with governments around world for more than two decades. He’s served as a sports executive, an American diplomat, the Chief of Staff for a member of Congress and a few additional roles in between.



After his experience in government, he decided to use his skill set to connect government with sports and entertainment! Travis was the Senior Director of International Government Affairs for the NBA for the majority of the past decade, overseeing the league’s relationship with the Departments of State, Homeland Security and other government institutions.



Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment was born in 2022 where Travis resides as CEO. They provide consulting services to elite athletes, sports leagues, and entertainers around the globe.



Today we talked about:


growing up in Kansas loving baseball but playing all sports
his first job as the news director of a radio station
how journalism opened up a door to government and politics
joining the foreign service and working with Americans abroad
what it means to be a diplomat and projects he worked on around the globe
working with the Sports Diplomacy Division at the Department of State
joining the NBA in 2016 and focusing on internationalization of the game
how the NBA Academy program opened pathways for international athletes
the process of international athletes getting their visas
the mission behind Jetr Global Sports + Entertainment
the rules and challenges for international athletes and NIL
the future of the intersection of sports, entertainment and government
and much more



Appreciate you tuning in. Hope you enjoy!



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