12. The Beginner’s Guide to Junior College Basketball – feat. JUCO Advocate’s Brandon Goble The Beginner's Guide to Junior College Basketball

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Learn the benefits of playing at a junior college and when it makes sense to go this route over a prep school. You will also learn the importance of knowing your strengths and weaknesses as a player.
Meet Brandon Goble, the CEO of JUCO Advocate and junior college basketball scout. JUCO Advocate, helps players gain exposure to junior colleges and their coaches.

What You Will Learn

[1:01] Brandon narrates how he fell in love with the junior college process and wanting to help kids tell their own stories.
[3:06] How he started JUCO Advocate by building relationships with Division 1 basketball coaches and players.
[4:51] The qualities that Brandon looks for in kids that reach out to him.
[13:32] Why junior college is the best place to prepare yourself before heading to Division 1 basketball.
[20:53] How the junior college scene has changed over the years and the kinds of ‘products’ it now targets and produces.
[25:16] The advantages of preparing for a Division 1 basketball career in junior college over prep school.
[29:48] The questions you should be asking and how you should be preparing to get into a junior college.
[34:02] The difference between kids who stay at a junior college for one year versus two.
[39:13] Brandon explains how scholarships and partial-scholarships work in junior college.
[42:52] The benefits of attending junior college when you’re not ‘good enough’ for prep school.
[53:18] The future goals and aspirations of junior college basketball coaches.
[54:29] How to do your research, ask the right questions and talk to the right people to find the right fit for you in junior college basketball.