Special thanks to Shane Young at Forbes for this great article on HallPass Media and the continued growth of the NBA Summer League and Sports Business Classroom! Shane harps on SBC’s impact to students who attend, how the program has helped students land jobs, GM Academy upcoming programs and more!
Here’s an excerpt from the article:
Perhaps the most significant innovation for HallPass, as it pertains to Vegas Summer League, is the Sports Business Classroom (SBC).
“As part of the SBC, the immersive Business of Basketball Program is their flagship event held each year at Summer League. It’s a program for students to learn in-depth components of the NBA’s salary cap, the nuances of scouting, what goes into a video coordinating job, and how to properly understand and apply analytics. There is also a section of the program dedicated to teaching students how to thrive in the media and broadcasting field….
“If you want to amplify your network and accentuate your skill-set, the SBC provides you that opportunity from the get-go,” Hall said. “It’s one of these things where you’re investing in yourself, but you’re meeting key people. You’re understanding industry knowledge. Everyone reads about certain headlines in basketball, but you really don’t know the inner workings behind that deal, trade, or promotion. That’s what the SBC does – it puts you into those scenarios and gives you real-time experience.”
Hall mentioned that employers within the NBA have specifically told him how important the SBC program is on their résumé. Not only because of the curriculum of those classes, but how much networking went into those invaluable days in Vegas. In many ways, the SBC has become a golden ticket for those who previously struggled to break through the door.”
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