{"id":168449,"date":"2019-07-29T18:35:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T01:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=168449"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:23:57","slug":"in-the-paint-podcast-goes-in-on-ncaa-academies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/in-the-paint-podcast-goes-in-on-ncaa-academies\/","title":{"rendered":"\"In The Paint\" Podcast GOES IN On NCAA Academies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ballislifes-in-the-paint-show\/id1447162261?mt=2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Subscribe to our new Podcast on iTunes here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/ncaa-college-basketball-academies-a-work-in-progress\/\">NCAA College Basketball Academies A Work In Progress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In episode No. 32 of our \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ballislifes-in-the-paint-show\/id1447162261?mt=2\">\"<em>In The Paint Show,<\/em>\"<\/a>\u00a0 co-hosts\u00a0<strong>Devin Ugland<\/strong> and <strong>Ronnie Flores<\/strong>\u00a0break down the just completed NCAA College Basketball Academies, the organization's show piece response to the\u00a0FBI bribery and corruption recruiting scandal. The event was created from scratch while other pre-existing sanctioned events were altered as part of the NCAA's new recruiting calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Had these events been created in addition to what was available for college coaches on the previous calendar, they would be a terrific work in progress. But since they replaced what was available to coaches last July at this time, they need significant improvement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/658265831&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The fellas bring on special guests <strong>Frank Burlison<\/strong> of BurlisonOnBasketball.com and <strong>Aaron Burgin<\/strong> of PrepHoops.com to discuss the NCAA Academies. Burlison is a U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Famer who attended both sessions of the Phoenix version of the four NCAA Academies who had a chance to speak at length to NCAA Vice President for Men\u2019s Basketball <strong>Dan Gavitt <\/strong>about the direction the academies are going because, according to Gavitt, they are a long-term investment.<\/p>\n<p>Burgin has a unique perspective on the camp because he runs an NCAA-approved scouting service, evaluates and a myriad of grassroots events and also had his son (2021 guard Aaron Burgin Jr. of San Diego, Calif.) participating at the event. 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