SBC STUDENT TURNED NBA INSIDER WITH DAVE DUFOUR (EP. 012):
In today’s episode, we sat down with Dave DuFour, podcast host and NBA writer at The Athletic. He is also the scouting, video, and analytics lead for Sports Business Classroom. Dave is not only super entertaining and knowledgeable, he is also a very mindful and deliberate person from whom everybody can learn from.
In this episode, we discuss:
- His career as a professional wrestler
- What it takes to cover the NBA professionally
- How disconnecting from the world regularly has been one of his keys to success
Dave DuFour is a basketball coach who has specialized in skill development at various levels of the sport. A 2016 SBC Alumnus, he is most recognized as the host of The Athletic’s “Back to Back,” a podcast covering every aspect of the NBA, and “The NBA Daily Ding,” a daily podcast recapping all the previous day’s news and games. Dave also has been a contributor for RealGM.com and NBA’s Hoop Magazine, along with a variety of other online publications, and has worked with multiple teams and outlets as an independent scout, in both the US and Europe.
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- Dave DuFour’s professional wrestling background (2:37)
- Where Dave went to college (8:24)
- When did Dave decide to work in sports? (11:18)
- How Dave went from living in Virginia to South Korea (11:32)
- How Dave became the head coach of a basketball team (13:40)
- How many countries has Dave visited? (17:53)
- Dave’s move back to the US (19:08)
- How did Dave get involved in the Sean Miller Basketball Camp? (21:00)
- What made Dave decide to apply to Sports Business Classroom (22:42)
- Dave’s path after Sports Business Classroom (26:20)
- The turning point for Dave’s podcast and his keys to increasing his listener base (29:45)
- How did Dave end up working with The Athletic? (36:14)
- How many hours per day does Dave record? (38:27)
- Dave’s day to day schedule (38:08)
- Where did Dave learn to do podcast prep work? (42:40)
- What are the keys to success for Dave’s lifestyle? (44:13)
- What motivates Dave in his life (49:52)
- What does it look like when you “take your job too seriously?” (54:30)
- Dave’s favorite podcasts and books (57:37)
- When and how does Dave disconnect from the world? (1:00:00)
- What are the benefits of making time away from the distractions of technology? (1:03:40)
- What’s one piece of advice that you’ve received in your career that you want to pass down to the next wave of talent? (1:10:09)
- Has Dave ever had a major screw up or failure and if so what did he learn from it? (1:11:53)
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