Episode #7 “Classic Kicks”

DOWNLOAD: Hollyweerd “Classic“

Nike ID came to Henderson International to help the Findlay Pilots design their own shoe (kinda a nice perk if you ask me).  The team was split up in to two shoe designing groups, and Coach Peck was the judge.  The winning design would be worn for the rest of the season.  Competition got kinda fierce with both sides claiming they had the hottest design.

Last year I missed out on the guys designing the shoe, so I knew I had be present this time.  It was a lot of fun to shoot and even more fun to edit.  With these next few episodes I’m trying to showcase the team more outside of the gym.  Don’t worry, I’m not dropping the game highlights (although I’m very behind), but I think it’s important to see the other side of all the drills and half time speeches.  In 2010, expect to see more about what it’s like to be a part of Findlay College Prep.

I also had to use music from the Atlanta based group Hollyweerd. “Classic” came from their mixtape Candy For Kleptos.

Findlay’s 45 game winning streak ends

The Pilots fell to the Northland Vikings (OH) on ESPN this evening 53-52.  Here is the Las Vegas Sun article on the game.

Episode #6 “Recruiting Enes Kanter”

DOWNLOAD: Obsidian Blue “Legendary Proportions“

Early in the season I sat down with Associate Head Coach Todd Simon to talk about the upcoming season, and I asked him if he could talk about the recruitment of phenom Enes Kanter from Turkey.  He was originally slated to play at Findlay Prep this season but changed his mind.  Enes is currently enrolled at Stoneridge Preparatory School in California with plans to attend the University of Washington in 2010. Check the following article from Nolan Shulman about Kanter’s journey over at Flagrant Fouls.

Episode #5

DOWNLOAD: “Award“
DOWNLOAD: “Eclectic Relaxation“
DOWNLOAD: “Manipulated Marauders LP“

Before the Thanksgiving break, the Findlay team participated and swept the Tournament Of Champions Tournament (yeah I know…redundant) in Peoria, IL. This was their first road game and I wanted to talk to some of the new Pilots about the rigors of traveling and being a student athlete. I also stopped in on Winston and Jabari playing a heated game of NBA 2K9.

Also, I have to showcase one of the top beat makers in hip hop right now The ARE, who took A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnaight Marauders” album and made a beat tape out of it. A must listen for anyone that loves Tribe.

Episode Update

It’s great to not have to worry about moving or a wedding right now. Moving from my old apartment to this new one along with putting that Beyonce on her finger kept me from editing on a regular basis. Getting out to shoot was never the problem.  I just could never sit down in front of my laptop to edit.  You should see my desk right now.  There are DV tapes all over the place. I’m just now catching up with everything, but that means old stuff is gonna be a ways off.  That includes highlights against Bishop Gorman (sorry David). If you’re just looking for some highlights, the Las Vegas Sun has a clip.  The good news?  I just knocked out two great episodes of The Season and both are in the compression process.  I’m very proud of both of them because neither contains one shot of a basketball game.

If you’re a subscriber to our YouTube channel, you’ll get notified when they’re uploaded.  If not (well, you really should be), check back tomorrow morning (I promise this time).  Also those in the area don’t forget the Pilots play Houston Christian Life Center at 8:00 PST.

BCS Challenge Shootaround

I caught up with Coach Peck and the Pilots as they prepared for their game against Nevada power house Bishop Gorman at the Orleans Arena.

Episode #4 “Cracked”

In Episode #4, we see highlights from the game against New Jersey’s Princeton Country Day. Cory Joseph led the Pilots with 34 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. His Canadian partner also dropped 30 points along with 15 rebounds and 5 blocks. But before the game started, a few of the Pilots noticed one of the basketball rims was making an odd noise.

Bishop Gorman Coach Grant Rice

Bishop Gorman Coach Grant Rice spoke with Premierball about the game against Findlay College Prep.

Sitting Down w/ Nick Johnson

Our good friend Nolan Shulman of Flagrant Fouls did a great interview with Findlay guard Nick Johnson while they were in Peoria, IL a few weeks back for the tournament.

I Do.

Done & done!

This past weekend I made an honest woman out of my girlfriend Mickey.  We tied the knot and got married.  I’ve spent the last couple days trying to relax from all the chaos only a wedding ceremony can bring.  Now it’s time to get back to covering the Findlay team.  And man, what a week to come back!  This Saturday the Pilots face off against Bishop Gorman at the Orleans Arena.  Should be a great game.  But for now…I need to make sense of all these DV tapes on my desk.  Stay tuned soon (like today) for some new video from the Findlay team.