The Basketballists

Steven Johnston & Ralph Manigat | Devon Still Co-Founder

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65Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored

75
Episodes: 9
Ratings: Bi-weekly
Cadence: 2022
First episode: 16K
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About The Basketballists

Continually conducting basketball research to advance your knowledge ff the game on and off the court to your ears! Like, comment, subscribe, DO IT ALL!

Publisher: Steven Johnston & Ralph Manigat | Devon Still Co-Founder
Category: health & fitness · health & fitness · sports
Language: en
Explicit: No
First episode: 2 Feb 2022
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026

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13 Oct 2026
Ep. 75 The Basketballists GB GO BEYOND | Geo Baker former Rutgers Standout talk Media, AAU, and NIL
Former Rutgers captain Geo Baker joins The Basketballists to talk about his journey beyond the court. He helped end Rutgers' 30-year NCAA Tournament drought, co-led the #NotNCAAProperty movement for NIL rights, and now gives back through GB Go Beyond, his foundation for New Jersey youth, and the GB Blue Devils AAU program. We cover AAU basketball, player development, NIL, sports media, and where the game is headed. It's an honest conversation about building opportunities, giving back, and na...
5 Oct 2026
The Basketballists Ep. 74 - Basketball & Bills
We're back after a short break, and this one gets real. Prep school, NIL money, and the transfer portal can reward smart planning, or punish families who trust blindly. We talk about how players get stuck in bad prep situations and when it's time to leave. We get into international kids being routed through agents into pop-up programs, the warning signs that a school isn't run like a real business, and what super academies and early paydays mean for teenagers. Then we get into money and movem...
2 Sept 2026
The Basketballists Ep. 73 - "The Ball Will Take You Wherever You Wanna Go" | Mustapha Heron
Mustapha Heron pulls up for one of the deepest guest episodes we've done. He walks us through the whole journey — Waterbury to 5-star, USA Basketball, Auburn, St. John's, and overseas. Growing up under a military father built the "no days off" mentality early. From Stamford Peace to Gauchos to Rens, reclassing in 8th grade, and the prep school grind at Wilbraham & Munson — Staph breaks down what actually shaped him. He also gets real on being from CT and having to go harder than everyone ...

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YouTube views: 16,044; Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US): 5.0 / 5; 9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality: 68
Social presence: 97
YouTube: 72
Engagement: 32

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Ep. 75 The Basketballists GB GO BEYOND | Geo Baker former Rutgers Standout talk Media, AAU, and NIL