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The Student Athlete Sessions

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36 episodes

2 weeks ago

Madison Quan is a former D3 student-athlete (Pomona-Pitzer) who is currently the interim Head Women's Basketball Coach of the CalTech Beavers. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Madison shares what mattered most to her during her college sports recruiting process, discusses how she improved as a player over her college career, gives her advice to future D3 student-athletes, talks about how she decided coaching was right for her and what she passed up to pursue it, getting prepar...

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Madison Quan is a former D3 student-athlete (Pomona-Pitzer) who is currently the interim Head Women's Basketball Coach of the CalTech Beavers. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Madison shares what mattered most to her during her college sports recruiting process, discusses how she improved as a player over her college career, gives her advice to future D3 student-athletes, talks about how she decided coaching was right for her and what she passed up to pursue it, getting prepar...

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Episodes (20/36)

The Student Athlete Sessions

Madison Quan - From SCIAC POTY to D3 Head Coach

Madison Quan is a former D3 student-athlete (Pomona-Pitzer) who is currently the interim Head Women's Basketball Coach of the CalTech Beavers. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Madison shares what mattered most to her during her college sports recruiting process, discusses how she improved as a player over her college career, gives her advice to future D3 student-athletes, talks about how she decided coaching was right for her and what she passed up to pursue it, getting prepar...

2 weeks ago

50 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Yuuki Okubo - From D3 to Pro Basketball in Japan

Yuuki Okubo is a former D3 student-athlete (Oberlin College) who is currently playing professional basketball in Japan for the Fukushima Firebonds of the BLeague. Yuuki was under recruited out of high school, but went on to start nearly every game of his D3 college career and was a 3x all-league standout in the NCAC. He also graduated as the all-time leader in assists with 510 and helped steadily improve the Yeomen's W/L record during his career. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Session...

3 weeks ago

37 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

John DiBartolomeo - From D3 Hoops to Overseas Pro & Euroleague Captain

John DiBartolomeo is a former D3 student-athlete (University of Rochester) who is currently playing professional basketball in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. He is arguably the most successful D3 to pro story we've ever seen to so wanted to find out more about he went from D3 All-American to 6x Israeli League Champion and Euroleague Captain. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, John discusses how he picked an agent to help him start his professional basketball career, give...

1 month ago

51 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Neruda Perdomo & KJ Allison - NotEvenD2

Neruda and KJ are former D3 basketball players (Utica & Alfred, respectively) who, despite being conference foes in the Empire 8, teamed up to create a unique platform to spotlight small-college basketball: The NotEvenD2 Podcast. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Neruda & KJ discuss how they met, share advice to future D3 student-athletes, discuss why they each picked the college they chose, how they contributed to their on-campus communities, and much more. Sports/Slee...

1 month ago

43 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Shay Roban & Guillermo Gasset Ruiz - College Athlete Network (CAN)

Shay and Guillermo are current D3 basketball players (Emerson College Men's Basketball) who have teamed up to create the College Athlete Network (CAN). CAN is a non-profit dedicated to empowering young athletes that offers free mentorship services. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Shay and Guillermo discuss why they decided to start CAN, share advice to future D3 student-athletes, detail why they each chose to attend Emerson College in Boston, their dreams to work in athlete r...

1 month ago

46 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Josh McClary - From D3 to Pro Basketball in Portugal

Josh McClary is a former D3 student-athlete (Roanoke College) who is currently playing professional basketball in Portugal for Ginásio Clube Figueirense. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Josh discusses how he picked an agent to help him go pro, gives his advice to future D3 student-athletes, shares why he chose Roanoke for college, how he developed as a basketball player, and much more. Support the show Our Website: d3-direct.com Our Weekly Newsletter: d3direct.substack.com ...

1 month ago

35 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Ryan Chang - D3 Baseball Student-Athlete

Ryan Chang is a current D3 Student-Athlete who is double majoring in Statistics and Economics at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Ryan discusses his D3 recruiting process for baseball, how he found Carleton from the west coast, how he used camps & showcases effectively as a recruit, navigating an injury in college, and what advice he would give his 18 year old self. Enjoy! Support the show Our Website: d3-direct.com Our Weekly Ne...

2 months ago

41 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Brad Breier - Head Men's & Women's Golf Coach at Lewis & Clark

Brad Breier is a former D3 Student-Athlete (Willamette University Baseball) and the Head Men's & Women's Golf Coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Brad discusses his D3 recruiting process for baseball, how he discovered golf and got his first college coaching opportunity, a behind the scenes look at building a D3 program from scratch, advice for recruits trying to play college golf, and what advice he would give his 18 ye...

3 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

The Student Athlete Sessions

Josh Erickson - Founder of Beyond Sports

Josh Erickson is a former D3 Student-Athlete (Willamette University Basketball) and the founder of Beyond Sports - the world-leader in travel for teams & athletes. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Josh discusses his D3 recruiting process, how he got an early start on his college coaching career, coaching professional and national team basketball in Costa Rica, what led him to start his own business (and not quit!), as well as advice to future D3 student-athletes. Enjoy! ...

5 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Christin Broyles - D3 Soccer Student-Athlete & Entrepreneur

Christin Broyles is a current D3 Student-Athlete (Hamline University Soccer) who just completed her first year of collegiate athletics. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Christin discusses her D3 recruiting process, how to use social media effectively as a recruit, details her offseason schedule and how she got invited to play for the Philippines U20 National Team, explains her off-the-field interest including two business ventures, and gives advice to future D3 student-athlete...

5 months ago

32 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Hank Morgan - NESCAC Player of the Year & Future Overseas Pro

Hank Morgan is a former D3 Student-Athlete (Hamilton College Basketball) who is working to land his first professional basketball contract overseas. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Hank discusses his development as a basketball player, gives his advice to future D3 student-athletes, shares why he chose Hamilton for college, how he got recruited and landed college offers, plus the steps he has taken to get his first pro contract. Enjoy! Support the show Our Website: d3-direct....

6 months ago

36 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Randy Walko - From D3 to Pro Basketball in Taiwan

Randy Walko is a former D3 student-athlete (TCNJ Basketball) who is currently playing professional basketball in Taiwan for the Formosa Dreamers. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Randy shares why he chose to play in Taiwan vs. his other pro opportunities, gives his advice to future D3 student-athletes, shares why he chose TCNJ for college, how he rebuilt TCNJ's team culture and learned how to lead as a team captain, plus much more. Support the show Our Website: d3-direct.com ...

6 months ago

51 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Skubie Mageza - From D3 to Hosting 'SportsCenter' on ESPN

Skubie Mageza is a former D3 student-athlete (Curry College Football) who is currently working as a broadcaster for ESPN, hosting SportsCenter, among other hosting responsibilities. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Skubie shares why he chose Curry, gives his advice to future student-athletes, dishes on why he chose to work in the 2nd smallest TV market in America, how he landed his first sports broadcasting opportunity, navigating injuries as a college athlete, and much more. ...

7 months ago

38 minutes

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Luke Chicone - D1 Transfer Finds His Fit at D3 School

Luke Chicone is a current D3 student-athlete (John Carroll University) who previously played at D1 Youngstown State. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Luke discusses his basketball recruiting process, deciding to go D1 for college, why he ultimately decided to transfer and how he found his fit at a D3, leading while not being able to play, coming back for a 5th year, and much more. Enjoy! Support the show Our Website: d3-direct.com Our Weekly Newsletter: d3direct.substack.com...

8 months ago

25 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Dan Arnold - D3 Football to NFL Tight End

Dan Arnold is a former D3 student-athlete (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) and NFL Tight End (2017-23) who is currently coaching football at his alma mater. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Dan discusses his football recruiting process, playing two sports in college, learning how to navigate adversity, landing his first NFL opportunity, switching from WR to TE, and much more. Enjoy! Support the show Our Website: d3-direct.com Our Weekly Newsletter: d3direct.substack.com...

9 months ago

34 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

These D3 Allstars Just Barnstormed Around Europe

In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, we caught up with two D3 Allstars (one current & one former) fresh off of a basketball tour around Europe: Adam Brazil (Hampden-Sydney '25) is coming off an All-American season and trip to the National Championship gameNate Shafer (Swarthmore '20) is a current pro basketball player in Ireland 🇮🇪They share their takeaways on how to build a successful D3 program, how to land a pro contract abroad, and much more. Enjoy! Support the show Our W...

1 year ago

46 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Kathleen Elkins - From 3x National Champion with Williams College Tennis to Accomplished Journalist

Kathleen Elkins is a former D3 student-athlete (Williams College) and is currently a Correspondent at Business Insider, covering investing and financial freedom. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Kathleen discusses her college recruiting process, finding a good on-campus job, convincing your coach to let you go abroad, how to develop a career in journalism, being featured for her work on Good Morning America, and much more. MEET KATHLEEN: Former D3 Tennis Athlete at Williams ...

1 year ago

56 minutes

The Student Athlete Sessions

Mitchell Kirsch - From D3 to Global Pro & Entrepreneur

Mitchell Kirsch is a former D3 student-athlete (CMS & Babson) and is currently playing professional basketball overseas in Norway. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Mitchell discusses his college recruiting process, the importance of a college visit, playing pro overseas, growing as an entrepreneur, and much more. MEET MITCHELL: Former D3 Hooper at CMS & Babson Double Major: Psychology and Studio Art Played Pro in Europe & South America Founder of Elevate Basketba...

1 year ago

50 minutes

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Logan Kosmalski - Co-Founder & CEO of Pro Skills Basketball

Logan Kosmalski is a former student-athlete (Davidson College) and the founder of one of the largest youth basketball organizations in the U.S. - Pro Skills Basketball. In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Logan discusses his college recruiting process, transferring to a small liberal arts school, playing pro overseas, starting a company with his friend & teammate, and much more. MEET LOGAN: Former D1 Basketball Player at Davidson College Majored in Psychology 5 YR Pro Caree...

1 year ago

47 minutes

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Ben Kaplan - From Amherst Basketball to Bestselling Author

Ben Kaplan is a former D3 student-athlete (Amherst College) who just published his first book - Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small-college Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA In this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions, Ben discusses walking-on to his college team, why a D3 background can help you get a job in the NBA, the book writing process, the impact that going D3 has had on his life, and much more. MEET BEN: Walk-on Varsity Basketball at Amherst Double Major - Econ & Sociology Aut...

1 year ago

35 minutes