We spoke with Jordan about his love for the game, creating his own website, growing with MaxPreps, what goes into team rankings, role models within the space, and much more!

0:30 What got you into basketball?

1:45 Building HS Hoops Elite

3:30 Starting with MaxPreps

5:00 Carving out a role

6:45 Facing adversity

9:30 Growing the MaxPreps brand

11:15 The process for ranking teams

13:45 The politics of HS sports

15:45 Balancing schedules

18:45 Rise of independent schools

23:00 Rosters+Stats

25:45 Favorite events

28:30 HS basketball rule changes

33:45 Biggest upset

35:15 Underrated national names

43:00 Legacy

45:45 Role models

Podcast: @hoopthreadspod

Host: @pr0ia

Guest: jordan_divens

We spoke with Christian about his basketball journey, choosing DeMatha, his development, his goals, what makes the DMV special, and much more!

0:30 The warm up 2:30 How did you get started in the game? Did your family play? 3:00 Who do you model your game after? 4:00 Strengths/Weaknesses 5:00 How do you prepare for each game day-of? 5:30 Choosing DeMatha 6:00 Choosing AAU 7:30 Staying at DM 8:00 Differences in the game at the HS level 8:45 Development 9:45 Facing adversity 10:30 Gym schedule 11:15 Contributing to winning 11:45 Undervalued abilities 13:15 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? 15:30 Interests and hobbies 15:45 If basketball didn’t work out for you, if your career ended tomorrow, what would your plan be? 16:15 Give me your goals for this season 16:45 If someone gifted you 100k right now, how would you spend it? 17:30 What has been your happiest moment on a basketball court? 17:45 What sets the DMV apart 19:00 What is your why?

We spoke to NBA veteran Raja Bell about his beginnings in the game, HS basketball, recruiting, transferring to FIU, surviving semi-pro basketball to play in the NBA Finals, playing in the NBA for over a decade, raising athletes, philosophy, and much more!

0:30 Virgin Islands

2:15 Athletic family

3:30 Raising athletes

11:00 Welcome to college

16:30 Fitting in at FIU

19:30 Competitive drive

23:30 Senior Year at FIU

26:30 Undrafted

28:30 Minor league grind

32:00 Conquering self doubt

33:45 Getting that call

39:15 Playing for high level coaches

42:30 Development

46:00 Defensive stoppers

48:30 Defensive details

50:30 Kobe

54:30 Advice for youngins

57:15 Steve Nash MVPs

58:30 Locker room stories

1:00:00 Working in media

1:04:00 Eras

1:05:00 Team USA

1:06:30 Happiest moment+legacy