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adio and 3Ball. Beyond the focus on the game and being able to talk
with some of the best coaches in the country about the cutting edge of
basketball, so much of it I have been able to incorporate into my coaching.
Plus, it’s a lot of fun. I’ve been in the locker room with LeBron, Steph
Curry, I’ve talked to Steve Kerr, it’s just a whole different level. And, it’s
allowed me to do some incredible things; I’ve been to the last four NBA
Finals. Radio has opened a lot of doors, for sure, and it has allowed me to
see first-hand how the game is evolving. Sometimes people ask me, “How
do you get into broadcasting?” I say, “I have no clue.” I really don’t know.
I didn’t hire an agent. I didn’t go to a sports broadcasting school. I’ve
never had any voice training. I didn’t go to school for a traditional media
background. I just sort of picked it up by being aware and studying myself.
I never tried to pattern myself after anybody. I just do what works, and
then continued to hone it and improve it over time.
Let’s switch gears for a moment and talk about your family. Tell us
about your wife, Jami. Did you two meet at Cal Poly? She did go to Cal
Poly, but we didn’t meet when she was there. We actually met later. My
college roommate was dating her sister, so she came to town for a week
to visit. We dated for six or seven years before we got married in 2010.
She continued on to get her credentialing and master’s for her counseling
degree. She’s a school counselor at Lucia Mar in A.G. Ironically, she’s not
much of a sports fan. She loves going to big games, more because of the
crowd and the atmosphere than the game itself. Traveling was a lot easier
before we had kids, of course, but we’re lucky to have her family in the area
who have been great about helping us. Having that kind of network has
allowed us both to do the work we do. It’s going to continue to be a juggle
for the next couple of years until the kids are a little older, but I did take
my daughter, Harper, with me on a radio trip to Indiana this year. We left
on a Thursday and came home on Monday. Some of my favorite videos
and pictures right now are with Harper on her first plane flight with her
backpack. She was just ready to go.
You’ve been all about basketball from the beginning. Do you ever see
that changing? Yeah, good question. I haven’t gotten burned out yet,
and maybe I will, maybe I won’t. I’ve had opportunities to coach college
basketball, and I’ve decided I’m not going to do that. I don’t want to
move. I still really, really enjoy radio, and so from that component, going >>
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