World of Basketball with Fran Fraschilla

Greg Collucci - NBA Global Academy

Episode Summary

Fran Fraschilla is joined by former George Washington player and current head of player pathways at the NBA Greg Collucci. The two talk about Basketball Without Borders, what the NBA is trying to achieve with their Global Academies, what countries they are focusing their efforts on at the moment, and a whole lot more.

Episode Notes

Fran Fraschilla is joined by former George Washington player and current head of player pathways at the NBA Greg Collucci. The two discuss a variety of topics, including:

• Greg on basketball becoming a global game
• Greg on where his interest in international hoops came from 
• Greg on how the current crop of international players in the NBA have impacted the growth of basketball globally 
• Greg on being around KD in Shanghai
• Greg on Basketball Without Borders
• Greg on what the NBA is trying to achieve with their Global Academies 
• Greg on grooming players to go to college 
• Greg on the NBA Academy in India
• Greg on the NBA Academy in Senegal
• Greg on the lack of gyms in Africa
• Greg on how he keeps up with all of his former players
• Greg on the NBA Academy in Australia
• Greg on international guys being great teammates
• Greg on whether he wants to see the US have a basketball academy
• Greg on how he became a part of the NBA Academy