On today's episode Elite was able to interview Edina's Finest, Former UST Sharp Shooter, Former Pro Hooper, and current Assistant Coach for the University of St. Thomas, Will DeBerg! Will walked us through his basketball journey. From an exceptional High School Career, to overcoming adversity for the first time in his life during his college career, to then finishing his college career on top. Working the prestigious Kobe Bryant basketball camps, sneaking into gyms to try and get some shots up but accidentally walking in on Kobe in the middle of a workout. Playing professionally overseas, and the hilarious stories of locals not believing he was a pro basketball player due to lack of height. Another challenge Will discusses was how he came home from playing pro ball to then join the corporate world and one day woke up and realized it wasn't for him. Instead Will packed his bags travelled the world, then came home and asked Coach John Tauer for a job on his staff, 5 years later and Will is still going strong! We dive into the difficulties of recruiting during a pandemic and the challenges UST will face making the jump to D1. Another thing that stood out during our conversation was how much Will values giving back. Will just finished year 13 of his basketball camp in Edina as has had over 2000 kids come through the camp and be trained by him, some of the children have now grown up and signed their own pro contracts overseas. Will also plans on doing more camps in 3rd world countries to give back, Will has already done one in Haiti, and once the pandemic ends, the plan is to do more! A must listen!
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