Roundball Magazine

Kent and Michael Porter Sr. discuss his family and basketball. They cover what his family is up to these days and the start of their own AAU program MPJ Elite. twitter @coachporter8 @mpjelite instagram @mpjelite

This is the fifth episode of our pop up series, The 6, a collection of interviews spotlighting the 2020-21 Missouri State Champions. This week's guest is Jaryt Hunziker, Head Girls Basketball Coach at Boonville High School in Boonville, Missouri.  twitter @CoachHunziker

This is the fourth episode of our pop up series, The 6, a collection of interviews spotlighting the 2020-21 Missouri State Champions. This week's guest is Mitch McHenry, Head Basketball Coach at Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri.  twitter @coach_mchenry @PooBasketball  

This is the third episode of our pop up series, The 6, a collection of interviews spotlighting the 2020-21 Missouri State Champions. This week's guest is Tony Irons, Head Basketball Coach at Vashon High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He also coaches for Bradley Beal Elite. twitter @Coach_MadPrep @vashon_bball @BradBealElite instagram @therealtonyirons @vashonbasketball @bradbealelite  

This is the second episode of our pop-up series, The 6, a collection of interviews spotlighting the 2020-21 Missouri State Final Four Champions. This week's guest is Ryan Johnson, Head Coach at Cardinal Ritter College Prep in St. Louis, Missouri. He also coaches for Bradley Beal Elite and owns and operates W.I.T.T.S Training Academy. www.wittstraining.com @I_Am_WITTS @WITTS_Training @CRCPBasketball @BradBealElite  

This is the first episode of our pop-up series, The 6, a collection of interviews spotlighting the 2020-21 Missouri State Final Four Champions. Our pop-up series begins with Dusty Dinkins, Athletic Director and Boys Basketball at South Iron R-1 School located in Annapolis, Missouri.   

Host Kent Thomas discusses the much talked about Chicago Bulls documentary, The Last Dance with his son Coach Seth Thomas. This is part 1 of 2. Kent Thomas twitter @KentThomas7 Seth Thomas - Head boys basketball coach at South Callaway High School. twitter @CoachThomas44 and @boys_sc  

This week Kent and Tolton Catholic Coach Jeremy Osborne discuss juggling the family with work from home during the Covid-19 situation. Then they discuss what it was like to grow up in basketball crazy Quincy, IL and play for the legendary Quincy Blue Devils. They finish up by talking about what it was like to coach elite talent at the high school level. You can follow Coach Osborne and the Tolton Catholic Trailblazers on twitter @toltonbball

This week Kent talks to two legendary Missouri high school basketball coaches who just happen to be brothers. Jim and Mark Scanlon discuss a wide range of topics covering the course of their careers. Topics include: -Navigating the Covid-19 situation -How and why they picked the coaching profession -What they would or would not like to see changed in the game -How the game has changed over the span of their careers -Who influenced their careers -Advice for a young person considering becoming a coach -How to deal with parents -What they would have done if they did not go into coaching Jim Scanlon is currently the head coach at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, MO twitter @JimScanlonRB Mark Scanlon is currently the head coach at St. Michael the Archangel in Lee's Summit, MO