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#27 Bob Gallager - IMG Academy

December 03, 2020 • Chop Talk • Season 2

Guest: Bob Gallager is a former college basketball manager for St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball. After earning his undergrad and masters degree there he jumped into the prep school basketball world. He spent two years at Massanutten Military Academy before getting his job now at IMG. Bob is one of the hardest workers I know and continues to climb.

· Background

· 2:30 – Prep school route

· 6:22 – Interview process

· 8:00 – Typical prep school day

· 11:10 – Most valuable thing you learned

· 14:05- 150 D1 coaches

· 17:43 – Getting to IMG

· 25:02- What do good recruiters do?

· 29:30 – What players like

· 35:50 – Traits of high-level players

· 38:00- Work harder