As a former D3 player, I am very excited to start reading this. Thanks Ben Kaplan for motivating us small school guys! 🏀

Very accurate of D3Direct to situate me on the Amherst sideline

I just started reading Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins book Pipleline to the Pros. Being from Indiana, I skipped ahead to read the chapter called 'Hoosiers' and was excited to see Coach Bill Fenlon's name in the chapter about Brad Stevens and Frank Vogel. Loving the book so far!

Thanks to Mike Vaccaro for the kind words about Pipeline to the Pros here.

Also fitting that the reco came in an article about everyone’s favorite pizza guy/bagel shop guy/little league coach Nicky Cass, who was a D3 baseball player.

Happy birthday to my friend and co-author on Pipeline to the Pros Ben Kaplan.

For his birthday he kindly asks that you leave a 5 star review on Amazon and/or purchase a copy if you haven’t already.

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So of the 14 who received a top-3 vote for Exec of the Year…

🏀 6 played D3 ball
🏀 4 didn’t play in college
🏀 2 played D1
🏀 2 played NBA

The top 2, and 5 of the top 7 NBA execs played #d3hoops !

Someone should write a 📕 about how D3 nobodies rose to rule the NBA…

#whyd3

So of the 14 who received a top-3 vote for Exec of the Year…

🏀 6 played D3 ball
🏀 4 didn’t play in college
🏀 2 played D1
🏀 2 played NBA

The top 2, and 5 of the top 7 NBA execs played #d3hoops !

Someone should write a 📕 about how D3 nobodies rose to rule the NBA…

#whyd3

HBD to what will always be my favorite NBA play of all time. (And thankful for the Ant Man resurrecting this type of showmanship)

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🎧 | From D3 to the league 🔥

Author Ben Kaplan joins the latest #RoundballRoundup to talk about Will Hardy's journey to the NBA from his book 'Pipeline to the Pros' 📖

Out now wherever you get podcasts ⬇️

What was in Nikola Jokic’s backpack 10 years ago that led to him slipping to the 2nd round?

Thibs is D3 to his core (Salem State Athletics)

Played for the Vikings & coached after he graduated - leading former teammates like Paul Biancardi

#d3hoops

1. I would wish that person lots of luck (they would need it)

2. My book has a long chapter that’s basically the prequel - about how the Spurs became an incubator for coaching/exec talent (Presti, Hardy, Bud)

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This is a big reason why D3 players have so much success as coaches. In the fall and spring, they’re the ones leading the workouts.

NBA assts who run individual workouts learned those skills by putting their D3 teammates thru drills in the offseason. #d3hoops

Reminiscent of one of the great early NBA YouTube clips - “Tim Duncan drinks bad Gatorade”

m.youtube.com/watch?v=5trBOs…

Breaking news: Jersey Guy enjoys chapter entitled “Jersey Guys”

Sam Presti’s teammates at Emerson remember him as serious, driven, and purposeful.

After missing most of a season w injuries and seeing teammates cope w personal tragedy, Sam rallied the group by writing an agreement to confirm their commitment to next season.

A true leader.

Finally had time this AM to start Pipeline to the Pros, written by former Amherst Men's BBall teammate Ben Kaplan. JVG’s line in the Foreword gave me chills, “what most people don’t understand is that the pain of losing & the joy of winning are no different in the NBA or D3.” #d3hoops