Bob Kuska: Author of "Balls of Confusion: Pro Basketball Goes to War (1965-70)"

Send us a textWe have a guest who was a part of basketball history on the podcast. Daniel Santiago is in the house! The former NBA player shares his hoops journey in an inspirational episode that we know you’re all going to love. We are truly blessed for this episode.Daniel Santiago is a proven winner at any level. He won two WAC Conference titles at New Mexico, an NAIA Conference Title, NAIA Player of the Year and seven championships in multiple countries. Daniel was also a key member on that Puerto Rico team which was the first team to beat the United States in Olympic play with NBA players on the roster. Daniel shares great stories on his Journey to NBA, Shaq, Tim Duncan, Dino Radja, historic Olympics upset against the United States, Jose Ortiz, Carlos Arroyo, experiences overseas, IMG Academy, coaching and MUCH more.We appreciate Coach Santiago for taking the time to have this conversation today. Daniel is such a phenomenal basketball mind and it was truly an honor to learn about his hoops story from start to finish. This was truly a gift for us right before the holidays and you do not want to miss this one!Thank you Coach Daniel Santiago!Follow Daniel on IG @DanielSantiago1525Twitter – @IMGABasketballYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textWe have a special episode for all of you ABA fanatics! Bob Kuska joins us today to share his journey in hoops and writing. We also have a great conversation about his new book titled Balls of Confusion: Pro Basketball Goes to War (1965-70). Kuska has authored 4 basketball books so he has some really incredible hoops insight. Kuska shares great stories about playing against Wooster & Hug High School, Bill Cartwright, Edgar Jones, Archie Clark, his new book and MUCH more! He also has some fun Reno ties! We absolutely loved this conversation and learned some amazing information about the ABA, the war between the NBA and ABA, and the merger with the two leagues. This episode is an extremely small sample size of what you will learn compared to if you read the book. So make sure you purchase a copy!Thank you Bob Kuska!The link to purchase Balls of Confusion on Bob's distributor’s website is posted below.  https://www.bookch.com/details.taf?title=Balls%20of%20Confusion&book_id=3392 The book is available there right now. Amazon is waiting on its distributor/middleman to get more copies of the book before fulfilling orders. So, there’s a temporary backlog. But it should be fixed shortly. You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textOur local fans will appreciate this episode! We have a special guest that we have wanted to have on this show for a very long time. Chad Bell is in the house! The former Nevada Wolf Pack star joins Zach for a conversation that we know will have a huge impact on our listeners.Chad Bell is from Inglewood CA where the hoops scene is no joke. He played his college basketball at New Mexico and of course for our very own Nevada Wolfpack. He went on to have a successful professional career as both a player and coach where he still continues to give back to the game in the coaching world. Chad shares great stories about the high school hoops scene in Inglewood, Tyson Chandler, Craig Smith, Fran Fraschilla, Kirk Snyder, Kevinn Pinkney Trent Johnson, Mark Fox, Sweet 16 run, finding your role, Tim Hardaway, Doc Rivers, Ty Lue, experiences overseas, coaching an MUCH more. This conversation is one that you do not want to miss. Coach Bell has had such an incredible journey and sacrifice and passion has paid off. His experiences were a joy to learn about and our younger listeners and aspiring coaches will get A LOT out of this one.Thank you Coach Chad Bell!Be sure to support Chad and follow him on IG at both @Coachcbell and @chadbellskillstrainingAlso checkout NuCalm.com and use the Purchase Code “CoachChad” for 15% off. It's an amazing product that will really help with wellness and recovery. It is extremely helpful with sleep, focus and more!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textWe are beyond honored to have this conversation today. Derrick Gervin joins us for a conversation we will never forget. The Gervin name is perhaps one of the most well respected names both on and off the court and top tier basketball royalty! We are truly blessed for this episode.Derrick Gervin is the brother of Iceman George Gervin. He made a name for himself with a Hall of Fame career at UTSA where he is known as the school's first true athletic superstar and one of two players to have their jersey retired. Gervin was drafted 90th overall in the 1985 NBA Draft. He went on to have a successful career in the NBA, CBA and overseas where he was a CBA scoring champion, 2x Israeli League Scoring champion and Israeli League MVP. Derrick shares great stories about his brother George, high school hoops scene in Detroit, UTSA, his journey to NBA, Dr J, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Drazen Petrovic, Kiki VanDeWeghe, Oscar Schmidt, Team Gervin, Coaching, UTSA Hall of Fame induction, his podcast and MUCH more.Today was truly a special day for us, especially Zach who got to learn from the brother of Iceman who was one of his idols. Although Iceman is one of the greatest players to ever play, it was important for us to shine light on an incredible career and basketball mind in Derrick. One thing is for sure, the Gervin name is beyond basketball and we know you all will love this conversation just as much as we did.Thank you Derrick Gervin!Please support Derrick and his Podcast titled “Sweep The League” available on all platforms!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textCarson City is represented on the show today. Coach Vince Inglima is in the house! Coach Inglima takes time to share his playing and coaching journey in an episode that will give young athletes (from our area especially) the vision to expand their future in hoops beyond high school.Vince Inglima attended Carson High School. He was a late bloomer going from a backup guard on the Freshman team to earning Sierra League Player of the Year as a Senior. He went on to have a Hall of Fame Career at Sonoma State. Inglima earned CCAA Male Athlete of the Year, All-West Region, and All-American honors. He also holds the school record for career 3-point percentage (44.6) and is third in free throw percentage (82.5). Inglima was an Academic All-American, and was awarded Academic All-District by ESPN The Magazine. Vince helped lead his team to winning the CCAA for the first time in school history. He was inducted into the Sonoma State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He also played professionally in Australia before jumping into the coaching world where he is currently the Head Coach at San Fransisco State. Vince shares great stories about Carson High School, David Padgett, Jeff Rowe, Sonoma State, experiences in Australia, Joe Ingles, CJ Massingale, coaching, San Francisco State and MUCH more!Big thanks to Coach Inglima for taking the time to share his journey in hoops with us today. This is such a great example of hard work paying off whether you want to be a great high school basketball player, continue on to the next level as a player, or find your way as a coach. We know you’ll all enjoy this one!Thank you Coach Vince Inglima!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textWe have a University of Minnesota great in the house! Ralph Sampson III joins us for an episode we know you will love. Our local listeners who supported our Reno Bighorns back in the day especially!Ralph Sampson III is the son of the Hall of Fame player Ralph Sampson. He carved out an amazing high school career making a name for himself quickly. He went on to have a great career at University of Minnesota where he joined Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson as one of the few players to collect more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocks in their college careers. He went on to have a successful career overseas and also in the G-League. Ralph shares great stories about his father, high school hoops scene in GA, recruitment, University of Minnesota, Coach Tubby Smith, Dexter Pittman, Enes Kanter, LeBron, experiences overseas, coaching/training and MUCH more!We are forever grateful for Ralph Sampson III for being so generous with his time. The journey is inspiring and what he has continued to do with coaching/training after his playing career is something we truly admire. So many great stories shared in this episode that you do not want to miss!Thank you Ralph Sampson III!Please check out and support his website at thelegacysports.comAlso support sampsonbasketballacademy.comYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textWhat an honor this is! We have basketball royalty on the podcast today. Jackie Stiles is in the house! The SMS legend, WNBA All-star and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer joins us for an episode that is a must listen.Before Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Plum, there was Jackie Stiles. Jackie Stiles is from small town Claflin Kansas and starred at Claflin High School. She led the whole country in scoring and holds just about every High School scoring record in the state if Kansas imaginable. She continued her greatness at Southwest Missouri State (Now Missouri State) where she went on to electrify Women’s basketball and capture the attention of the basketball world with her inspirational play by leading SMS to the Final Four and rewriting the whole NCAA Women’s basketball record books. She held the NCAA career scoring record for 16 years. Jackie earned the Wade Trophy and the Honda Awards Player of the Year, she is a 3x NCAA All-American, 4x MVC 1st Team and 3x MVC Player of the Year. She went on the be the 4th overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft, earned Rookie of the Year and was selected as a WNBA All-star as a rookie. She went on to be inducted into the Missouri State, Missouri Valley Conference, Springfield area, Kansas and the National High School Hall of Fame AND of course the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. It was an absolute honor to have Jackie Stiles on the podcast today. She shares her incredible journey in basketball and great stories about Claflin, Wild recruiting process, SMS, Final Four run, WNBA Draft, Pat Summit, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, overcoming adversity, Cancer journey, personal training, coaching and MUCH more! BIG thanks to Jackie Stiles for hanging out with us today. You do NOT want to miss this one!Thank You Jackie Stiles!Please check out and support her website at Jackiestiles.com to learn more about training, camps, Merch, The Jackie Stiles Story and MUCH more!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textFor the first time on this show we finally have a former WNBA player on the podcast! This one is even more special because our local listeners will remember this name as well. Jordan Adams Smith is in the house! The Moapa Valley High School and New Mexico legend shares her journey in hoops for an episode you don't want to miss.Jordan Adams Smith is from Overton Nevada where she has an incredible high school athletics resume. She was a 4x State Champion and 2x State MVP in Volleyball and a State Champion in Basketball in 1999 where she also earned Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year. She went on to have a Hall of Fame college basketball career at New Mexico where she was Newcomer of the Year, 4x All-Mountain West selection,Mountain West Conference Tournament MVP, and helped lead her team to their first ever Sweet 16 appearance her senior year. She is the schools All Time Leader in Blocks (Both MBB and WBB), All-Time Leader in Field Goals Made, 3rd All Time in Scoring. She was the 1st UNM player drafted to the WNBA she was selected 18th overall in 2003. She had a successful career in the WNBA, NWBL, Overseas and even the Canadian National Team. She went on to Coach at Moapa Valley High School and also at the collegiate level.We had such a great time with Jordan and we can’t thank her enough for sharing her experiences with us. She tells great stories about Moapa Valley, Ashlee Orndorff, New Mexico, LaToya Thomas, Sweet 16 run, draft night, Lisa Leslie, Katie Smith, experiences overseas, coaching, The Elevated Closet and MUCH more. We know you’ll all love this episode just as much as we did!Thank you Jordan Adams Smith!Please support Jordan and The Elevated Closet at the link below.https://elevatedcloset.com/https://elevatedcloset.com/pages/return-policyYou can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textFor the first time ever we have Idaho State represented on the podcast. Idaho State legend and former NBA player Steve Hayes is in the house! It is an honor to have Steve share his hoops journey for an episode we know you’ll love. Steve Hayes was a high school standout in the state of Idaho. He went on to play for Idaho State where he led the Big Sky in both scoring and rebounding. He is Idaho States all time leader in rebounds and blocks. He is also 2nd all time in scoring. He is a 3x 1st Team All-Big Sky selection and he led his team to victory over UCLA which is known as one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history. Steve was the 76th overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft where he had a successful career in the NBA, EBA, CBA and Overseas. He was named CBA MVP and a CBA Champion during his time in that league. Steve shares great stories on growing up in Idaho, Idaho State, upsetting UCLA, journey to NBA, George Gervin, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MJ, Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Moses Malone, experiences overseas and MUCH more!BIG thanks to Steve Hayes for taking the time to hang out with us today. We learned so much about our favorite era of hoops and it was an honor to have him on the podcast. His journey has such a great message for young players coming up so make sure to tune in to this one!Thank you Steve Hayes!You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc

Send us a textWe have a special episode for all of you hoop heads out there. We have a Duke legend on the podcast today! It is an absolute honor to have Gene Banks with us for an episode that you do NOT want to miss. Gene Banks is simply a basketball legend. He is the 1st ever McDonald’s All-American MVP and he is known as the one who jumpstarted Duke University into a national power. Banks helped lead Duke to the National Championship game a Freshman after a losing season. He was the ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Scoring Champion, 2x NCAA All-American. He went on to be the 28th overall pick in the 1981 NBA Draft where he went on to have a great career in both the NBA and a legendary career Overseas. Gene shares great stories about growing up in Philly, McDonalds All-American Game, choosing Duke, Coach K, Journey to NBA, Magic Johnson, Bernard King, Ice Man, MJ, Charles Oakley, Purvis Short, Artis Gilmore, experiences overseas, his podcast and MUCH more!This was a special episode for us and we can’t thank Gene Banks enough for his  time. It was such an honor to learn from the Duke legend from our favorite era of basketball. This episode will not disappoint! Thank you Gene Banks!Be sure to support Gene, his website and his podcast “The Bank Shot’ at the link below - https://www.genebankslegend.com/You can find this episode on Apple, Spotify or any source for podcasts.Follow us on social media for news, updates and highlight reels!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/notin.myhouse.79Instagram- @Not_in_my_house_podcastTwitter - @NOTINMYHOUSEpc