
Chop Talk
Chop Talk is designed to help people get to where they want to be. There's no blueprint in life especially the sports world so we hope that people can take pieces of these conversations and apply it to their own journey.
Episodes
41 episodes
#43 Darius Theus - VCU Assistant Coach
Darius Theus is one of the most humble people I've met during my time in basketball. As a player he helped lead VCU to a Final Four the played professionally afterwards. Since getting into coaching he has worked at Texas, VCU, and Siena. <...
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#42 BACK AT IT - Ivan Thomas Georgetown Men's Basketball
Guest: Ivan Thomas is the Associate Head Coach for Georgetown Men's Basketball. Coach Thomas started as a High School / AAU Coach where he won multiple state titles before breaking into the business at Providence College. After spending 9 years...
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#41 Sean Hoehn - Pro Basketball in Kosovo
Guest: Sean Hoehn is a stand out basketball player who now plays professionally in Kosovo. He also graduated from Sacred Heart University where he earned first team all conference honors. Sean shares his journey on how he got to whe...
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#40 Danny O'Connor - Delaware Men's Basketball
Guest: Danny O'Connor is the Director of Player Development for Delaware Men's Basketball. Before graduating from Indiana University, Danny worked numerous camps. One of those camps was Hoop Group where we met. After graduating he got on at UDE...
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#39 Cole Dewey - Head Coach (Garden City Community College)
Guest: Cole Dewey is the Head Coach of the Men's Basketball program at Garden City Community College in Kansas. Cole is a young star in college basketball and has worked his way to being one of the younger head coaches in the basketball world. ...
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#38 NJ Hoop Recruit
Guest: Justin Delaney. If you haven't check out NJ Hoop Recruit on Instagram, you need to know. Justin has grown the brand from a small 3,000 follower account to over 100k now. I remember when I was at St. Benedict's he was grinding and going t...
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#37 Luke St. Lifer - Bryant Men's Basketball DOBO
Guest: Luke St. Lifer is the Director of Basketball Operations for Bryant University Men's Basketball. Luke started his career out as a student manager before working his way to Bryant and then LeMoyne. Breakdown: ...
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#36 Connor Clark - Bubbleville
Guest: Connor Clark works for a company called The Gazelle Group where he helps put on different types of events. A lot of those events are college basketball tournaments including the most recent one, Bubbleville. In this episode we talk about...
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#35 Marc Mitchell: You have to love them
Guest: March Mitchell is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at St. Peter's University. I met Coach Mitch at FDU Florham where we both worked together. During his time at FDU Florham he had tremendous success including a D3 National C...
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45:28

#34 - "1,000 likes and I'll quit my job"
Guest: Justin Krompier is a New Jersey based adventure and lifestyle photographer. Justin has traveled all around the country taking photos and has a great story. I've known Justin since high school where we played lacrosse together. ...
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#33 Adam Virgile - Sports Science
Guest: Adam Virgile is a sports scientist who is working on his PHD at The University of Vermont. He also worked with the New York Rangers for 4 years before making the move to UVM. This conversation was not only very informative but it opened ...
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#32 Nick Hopkins - Grad Transfer
Guest: Nick Hopkins is a guard for the Siena College Men's Basketball team. He started his career at Belmont University before deciding to use his grad transfer year at Siena. While at Belmont Nick earned his degree and also played in the NCAA ...
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#31 Matt Gambino - $Invest In Sports Cards$
Guest: Matt Gambino is a former college athlete who has a career in sales but also has a serious side hustle that involves sports cards. Over the last year sports cards have exploded, Matt and I have invested in cards and discuss how there is s...
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#30 Anthony Pelliccia - Have Confidence
Guest: Anthony Pelliccia is an admissions counselor at Siena College and also an alum. He is one of the most passionate people I have met and really dedicates himself to his craft. In this episode we dive into the similarities between coaching ...
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#29 Athan Katsantonis - Nebraska Men's Basketball
Guest: Athan Katsantonis is a Graduate Assistant for Nebraska Men's Basketball. He is also the former Head Manager of the Syracuse Men's Basketball team. I met Athan when he was a 17 year old kid at a workout and it's been fun to watch him rise...
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#28 Matt Goldsmith TCNJ - Be Uncommon
Guest: Matt Goldsmith is the head coach at TCNJ for the Men's Basketball team. Since taking over the program Coach Goldsmith has brought TCNJ to the NCAA tournament and also won the NJAC. The program's mantra is "Be Uncommon" which we talk abou...
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#27 Bob Gallager - IMG Academy
Guest: Bob Gallager is a former college basketball manager for St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball. After earning his undergrad and masters degree there he jumped into the prep school basketball world. He spent two years at Massanutten Military Ac...
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#26 Major Mac - United States Marines
Jake MacDonald is a lead instructor for a company called The Program. This company works with a variety of teams on building leadership, toughness, and more. Jake also served in the United States Marine Corps. In this episode we dive into his e...
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#25 Ryan Pedon - Ohio State Basketball
Guest: Ryan Pedon is an assistant coach for THE Ohio State Men's Basketball team. In this podcast Coach Pedon discusses topics such as positivity, being invaluable, work ethic, and his journey to Ohio State. · &n...
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#24 Rob Ferrara - Las Vegas & DraftKings
Guest: Rob Ferrara is a Senior Manager of VIP Development for DraftKings. Rob and I have known each other since college and he has had a great journey in the gaming world so far. Once graduating college he picked up his stuff and moved to Las V...
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#23 Dr. Atur Turakhia - Mental Health #2
Guest: Dr. Atur Turakhia is an experienced leader, educator, and team builder. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a Bachelors in Molecular & Cell Biology, he obtained his medical degree at the University of California, Irvine. He curren...
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#22 Matt Elkin - Yale University Basketball
Guest: Matt Elkin is the Director of Basketball Operations at Ivy league power Yale University. Coach Elkin started as a student manager and has climbed his way up in the basketball since graduating. In this episode he talks about coaching prep...
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#21 Kyle Young - Siena Basketball
Guest: Kyle Young is a sophomore on the Siena Men's Basketball team. In this episode Kyle and I talk about his adjustment to college hoops, mindset during the pandemic lockdown, and investing as a college student. Enjoy! Breakdown:...
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#20 Dwayne Killings - Marquette University Men's Basketball
Guest: Dwayne Killings is the Associate Head Coach at Marquette University for the Men's Basketball team. Coach Killings and I met about five years ago and he's always been willing to help the next generation. I appreciate him taking time to jo...
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