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Navigating NIL to Pro Basketball with Brevin Galloway
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Navigating NIL to Pro Basketball with Brevin Galloway
September 05, 2023

Navigating NIL to Pro Basketball with Brevin Galloway

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Welcome back to The Radcast! Get ready for an exciting interview with basketball sensation Brevin Galloway as he shares his extraordinary journey. From his jaw-dropping performances to his unmatched dedication, Galloway has become a prominent figure in the world of collegiate hoops. With a remarkable career behind him and endless potential ahead, Galloway is a rising star to watch in basketball. Don't pass up the opportunity to witness his incredible journey and gain valuable insights on achieving success. Tune in now!

  • Brevin discusses his basketball journey, his dad and childhood, and the lessons he learned while attending College of Charleston. (01:43)
  • Brevin discusses his experiences as a Division-1 college athlete and the importance of overcoming adversity, emphasizing that athletes should not be expected to cope with criticism and should speak up if they're feeling down. (03:19)
  • Ryan and Brevin talk about the competition between team members and opponents, transitioning from a shooter-driver to a point guard, selfless nature, success of one-year players, and realities of transferring in modern times. (07:18)
  • Brevin advises parents to allow their children to explore their talents and offers Jarrell Brantley's advice of taking today as an opportunity for life-changing moments as a way to overcome struggles. (11:35)
  • Brevin has successfully capitalized on the NCAA's passing of NIL laws, signing with a marketing agent to secure deals with Mercedes, Amazon, and Shop Gold to promote their products and receive payment and merchandise in exchange. (17:58)
  • Brevin reflects on his experiences at Clemson and Charleston University, expressing disappointment that Clemson didn't make it to March Madness but found solace in the win against Morehead State. (19:56)
  • Brevin is adjusting to life in Lithuania while leveraging the competitive opportunities present in overseas basketball to become an international celebrity. (24:22)
  • Ryan and Brevin discuss modern players, as well as their career and game. (28:57)

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00:01
You're listening to The Radcast, a top 25 worldwide business podcast. If it's radical, we cover it.

00:13
Here's your host, Ryan Alford. Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to the latest edition of the rad cast. They say if it's radical, we cover it. Well, it's not only radical, it's a guilty pleasure. I'm an ex Clemson tiger. I guess I'm always a Clemson tiger. Once you're a tiger, you're always a tiger. Just like my buddy, Brevin Galloway, pro Lithuanian basketball player and.

00:37
All-time Clemson grade. I'm just gonna put you on that list, Brevin. What's up, man? I like it, I like it. That's a crazy statement, but I love it. Oh, yeah, man. Hey, a lot of wins, a lot of buckets. I saw a lot of points for you. Watched you on the screen a lot and followed your journey from afar, and I'm glad we could get you on the show. Appreciate you coming on.

00:57
I'm not minus an honor for sure. I've still loved my time as a Clemson tiger, Boston college and cause of Charleston guy, which it was a crazy experience for me throughout them seven years of school for sure. I know right. You had a journey, man. You talk about, let's think about put some miles on you go to Charleston, to Boston, to Clemson. Now you're in damn Lithuania. You got some freaking fireballs. Oh yeah, man. It's crazy. I think about everything that I've been through, but it's been fun nonetheless. And this made me who I am as an individual. I can't.

01:26
do nothing but be grateful for everything that I've experienced and hit, hit on. Cause it's been a wild ride for sure. I know that's why I look forward to, I want to get into some of that. So where'd you play high school ball, man? Let's start your journey. Let's just tell everybody the ins and outs of Brevin's basketball journey and maybe just your life journey, man. Let's go there. Yeah. So I'm originally from Anderson, South Carolina. I'm with the T on Hanna for three years and then I transferred to Seneca high school, which was near Clemson about 15 minutes away from Clemson.

01:52
So I played basketball growing up my whole life. That's always what I love to do. My dad was a really big part of my life in terms of putting the ball in my hands. So with that being said, I was always around it. He played at a high level and he was known as a very good shooter as well. Obviously the game was just in me since a young kid. And then obviously I was able to grow into a good player, decent player I would have to say, and make a name for myself along those lines. Basketball has been nothing but great to me. It's been taught me through a lot of adversity.

02:19
He taught me how to be a man, taught me how to grow up and just become who I've become. So I'm thankful for it. What led you to Charleston? I'm just recruiting thing. Who recruited you, who didn't all that, but how was your time down in Charleston? Charleston was great. And that was my first spot and I went because of coach Earl Grant. Earl Grant was an assistant at Clemson during a time period before he got the job at Charleston. So I already had built a relationship with him since Clemson was recruiting me.

02:44
And then once he got the job at Charleston, it was like an easy decision. I already knew where I wanted to go and spend my four years. I trusted him. My dad was really good friends with him growing up and I think throughout their college, after college, they, that's whenever they met. So yeah, just, he already had a relationship with him Bill. So it was pretty much just an easy yes at that point. What's it like being in your college Charleston, playing D1 basketball?

03:07
I heard there's some pretty good coeds down in Charleston. Were you like a big man on campus? Yeah, I wasn't. I'll be honest, growing up, when going to Clemson, it was like, go to Charleston. All the pretty girls go to Charleston and stuff. So when I hear when DAO and athletes go there, I'm like, were it just distractions between the beach and all that? Were you able to keep your head on straight? I imagine you did, since you ended up doing so well. But what was the college experience like?

03:32
That's what's wild though, because obviously when people see my social media and they obviously get a glimpse of me through that lens, like they don't, I'm not that type of person at all. Like people think I'm just outgoing, bar hopper, party animal, and I'm not that way at all. Like I would much rather chill in the crib, watch Netflix, watch Love Island, watch something like that. Too hot to handle, something like that. Me and my wife, we love those type of shows. That's what we would rather do. Like I maybe have probably went out three, four weekends of my college career and that's whenever we made that tournament run.

03:58
Yeah, we made the NCAA tournament in Charleston that one season. That was the most fun, just because obviously the city was just loving us at that time period. So why not go out and experience that? But the nice that I did go out with my teammates and stuff for lots of fun for sure. And obviously the other nights that I remember forever. But yeah, it wasn't that wasn't that crazy. Like people might think it might have been for real. Yeah, well, I've always thought it's hard enough, like some of the distractions when you're playing and the attention you get and all that. But like.

04:22
then going to a school that has so many things going on, like a city like Charleston and stuff. But I guess it helps if you're naturally not attracted to it to stay away from it. Exactly. Especially like you said, it was Charleston. It just presents itself there. So I had to make sure to stay in the crib and stay focused. But at the same time, I did have my nights whenever I did go out into the city and explore things, but that was just me being an 18 year old, 19 year old kid at the time. It was finally getting out there out the house. That's good, man. Then we venture up to Boston college.

04:50
to me about that, getting up there, that was probably, definitely had to be a cultural change, I would think. It's just different with North. Yeah, Boston College, I think that's probably the place where I think I matured the most, just from the position that I was in my life. Like I said, I just had torn my ACL and I just gained a whole bunch of weight going through that injury and going through that surgery process. So by the time that I got to Boston College, it was pretty much just me trying to play catch up with everybody. And from that point on, it's what my whole career was in Boston College.

05:20
Just trying to play catch up with my peers, trying to make sure that I'm in shape, trying to make sure that I can be healthy again, because that should be all that I was on my mind during in Boston College. What do you think, like for people listening that you got a lot of you watching on TV and everybody thinks.

05:35
They know, maybe they think they know and understand what it's like to be a D one athlete. The, when you get hurt, the rehab or the practices and the structure and all that. Walk us through maybe even through the lens like BC or we'll get to Clemson, but just the ins and outs of that, something that maybe people don't totally understand was what it's like. Oh yeah.

05:55
As a college athlete in general, you definitely have more bad days than good. I think that's one thing that people need to know going into it because not every day is going to be roses and sunshine. There's going to be a lot of storms that you have to face and just face head on early in your career. And I feel like that matured me for later on. But, yeah, I think the biggest thing with just being a college athlete is just really just overcoming adversity, because that's what it comes down to when I think about my toughest moments at Boston College. Just.

06:23
what I had to go through from a mental health standpoint, from dealing with depression, anxiety, and the suicidal thoughts. Like, people don't realize that we're actually people too, and we have feelings and we have needs that we need to attend to, performing stuff on the court. Because that's all the world sees. The world just sees how many points we have, how many threes we missed, and that's all the DMs I get. I never get any supportive DMs about checking in on you, how you're doing, like when you're real life stuff, real life problems. So I feel like that's just the-

06:49
Common thing that college athletes have to deal with is just they treat us like superheroes and like we can just, we can handle criticism any kind of way. We can deal with anything that pops up, we're just supposed to be able to just deal with it and then we're not supposed to pretty much let it affect us. And I felt that's probably the biggest thing that I learned throughout my college career was just like, it's okay not to be okay. And it's okay to speak up about it and actually let the world know that you're not okay. And you may get backlash for it, which I do get on my socials. But at the same time, the small percentage that I can affect in a positive way is what I'm going for.

07:18
That's powerful, man. And I think what's interesting to me hearing you talk, it makes me think of like the game within the game, like the fans and us, we think of, okay, Boston College versus Duke. And like you're playing the opponent and it's always, okay, like you're always going against the opponent, but getting into the personal side, like what you just described. And then I'll even add it in the dynamic of competition within the team. Like you're going against.

07:48
a lot. You want to get the opponent any given day or night, but every day you've got yourself, your team, maybe that team, that freshman teammate that just came on that you like him, but he's vying for your time. There's a lot of factors in the game within the game. Oh yeah. Wait, and that's really what makes it stressful because it's not like obviously your teammates are supposed to be your brothers. But then at the same time, you want to outshine your brother because at the same time you want to be able to make sure that I'm going to be good at the end

08:17
So there's a lot of battles, a lot of battles that you have to like pick and choose, like which one is really, which one is the one you really want to put all your effort and energy into a fight for? Yeah, those are just decisions that you have to make on a daily basis, though, for real. How do you I played basketball growing up, my kids played basketball, and so I have I know the game. And I'll admit, like, I think back to when I played.

08:39
I was going to get my points. Like I want it, but I was for the team too. I was a team guy, but so it's, but it's an interesting dynamic, getting it man, like with basketball, because you're for the team and you want to win, but you want to score too. Cause you know, you have ability. That's a really interesting dynamic. I think about basketball in particular. That's not definitely how do you balance those two? Especially for me at this point in my career, cause this is going to be the first time that I'll play point guard. Obviously.

09:07
Throughout my college career, I've been a shooter. I've been known as a shooter driver. So for me to be a point guard now, I've had to shift my whole mindset to be more selfless instead of just think, try to shoot and score. But I feel like I've adjusted to it well because my personality is giving. Like I feel like that's just what I do naturally. So me giving up the ball is easier than most people probably. Yeah. But yeah, with that being said, it is a tough task though, especially like whenever your role on the team is to score, it's the last thing you want to do is just pass or give up an opportunity to score.

09:34
Yeah. Or give up. You want to see those double digits on you by your name? Oh, yeah. They were. You want to be. Hey, you want to be able to post on your Instagram that you had 25 tonight? That's a great thing to post. People love to do that. Thankfully, you had a lot of those 20 point nights transitioning to where all great things happened. That's Clemson. Yeah. You come to Clemson in desperate need of a shooter. You provide that and then some. What was it like playing for Brad Brown now?

10:05
No, it was great. I was thankful that he gave me the opportunity to come back home, especially since I'm from the area I wanted that was a childhood dream of mine to play for Clemson's I'm very thankful for that opportunity But he allowed me to do especially considering the fact that I had so many injuries and setbacks He could easily pick somebody else in the transfer portal for my conversations He trusted me and believed in me and the vision that I had for the program So it was a great honor to play for him especially since I went to all the kids camps growing up and he signed the back of my t-shirts

10:30
stuff like that. So it was weird to be able to play for him and have him yell at me actually for a couple of bats or a couple of mistakes, but it was a good experience nonetheless. You proved him right. Cause you dropped the buckets. A lot of them. You were a breath of fresh air from the, from three, especially, but in about your overall game, man, I watched you, man. You were, you play, I know I was giving you our time, like Clemson grade, whatever one year. It's probably not fair to ex Clemson guys. I played five years, but in all seriousness,

10:58
If I was trying to count on one hand, the guys that played one year at Clemson that had the impact that only played one year, I think you might make that list. There ain't many that had the impact that you had in one year. I like that. Yeah. I like that. That says a lot right here. I appreciate that. Yeah. And look, it brings us to today. The reality of that, the transferring and NIL. So.

11:26
All that goes down. You're going to look back, I think, when you get to be my age, because you're going to, you're in the times of all that enacting. You're living and breathing at Fort Worth or Charleston, a year at Boston College, a year at Clemson. All the while, all this is swirling and coming and then came while you were a D1 athlete. I know it's a lot, but talk to me about like...

11:53
peripherally as an athlete watching maybe your feelings before it happened. Damn, I should be getting paid for my lame. Of course I'd be feeling the same way. Like how you felt about it and then watching it all unfold. Yeah, honestly, just be a realistic league, just being realistic. I never thought we would get paid at the end of the day to begin with. So it never really crossed my mind in terms of, or I never had high hopes pretty much I'll say. I never had high hopes. Yeah, I wasn't counting on it. So whenever it did pass as well, like this is actually some opportunities we can jump on.

12:22
So then my mind kind of shifted. And then obviously once I signed with my agent, it just took off from there. And the last two years was crazy. And it's crazy to think about how my whole college career got extended. And I was able to capitalize off two years of NIL, which was life-changing. So yeah, man, I was happy with my last two years, even though I had to go through some injuries and setbacks, but I ended up working out beautifully for me. If you're, if you know, a lot of executives, if you listen to our show, we've got a real wide audience, but probably a lot of parents.

12:50
For parents out there that are curious about this, like what advice, now that you've lived a breed that you probably even you did well, you have done well. I want to talk about what you can talk about, but like in that regard, what, how should parents think about this and how could they be starting to maximize their children that are, that have the talent to maybe get this kind of attention and be a D one and all that. Is there advice that you'd give them or the athlete?

13:14
I think from a parent's perspective, I guess don't force it on your kids in terms of trying to hope for it because obviously like, getting an IL deal, I hate to say it, but it's just not fair in terms of who gets them and who doesn't just because it all comes down to attention and social media, cloud and followers and you know how it is nowadays. If you can't really make anybody else attention or bring anybody else in money, you're probably not going to get those deals. So that being said, obviously if you have the platform for it and if you love social media and you like doing that type of stuff.

13:41
then yeah, go ahead and go all in for it. But if not, and you just want to make some extra money on the side and your kid doesn't really want to give all in for it, then don't do it. Because then it's like, don't end up just ruining y'all's relationship probably with your fortunate awesome body. That's what I would have said from the kid, from the parent's perspective. And from the kid's perspective, like I said, like, obviously if you want a little bit of extra money in your pocket, you can get out of your comfort zone, make a couple of TikToks, make a couple of Instagram stories and hey, you might get some free food, free clothes, free gear, like whatever it may be. Like obviously I said, like the elite of the elites get money.

14:10
but for their content. But like I said, those are select few. But yeah, you gotta just really just do what you wanna do. Obviously if you wanna get out of your comfort zone, you can, but like at the end of the day, just do whatever your heart wants. Yeah, it's become fascinating to me, this balance between being the content creator and being the superstar athlete. Those two are very different. Those two are very different things.

14:34
It's like it's two different worlds. It's two different worlds. Am I an actor or am I an athlete? They don't always come together, right? And then it never does and like especially people in the comments and people on social media in general Like they treat you like one of the other so some comments I'll be like, okay Yeah, people that you saw like some people view me as an athlete some people view me as a goofy content creator so I have to live with that obviously because that's what sort of position I put myself in but

15:00
Still at the end of the day, it's funny to think about like how really people treat you differently also based off how they view you. They do. And like it, love it, hate it, social media is here. It brings, if you can get your arms around it and embrace it, it brings a lot of opportunity. Oh yeah, that's the thing. But it can have the impact negative too with mental health and all that. So you got to be able to compartmentalize it. Exactly, exactly. And that's where I've had to learn.

15:27
And that's where I feel like I matured and grew during my time period in Boston, because obviously I got on social media and that was whenever I was at my lowest in terms of my weight, my depression, my suicidal thoughts, mental health. That's whenever I was fighting for my life pretty much. So I would get on, I would always, I was already like battling demons inside of me and my mental and then I would get on Twitter and then see all these other mean tweets about me. So I'm like, dang, like I really have to like remember social media is not real life and take a break from it and distance myself from it. And obviously seeing those tweets about me hurt, but

15:56
I look back to, I look two years now, and it's just, wow, I'm happy that I was able to face on that head on because it's made me tougher mentally, individual and stuff like that. What helped you, what helped you, just to go back, because I think it's so powerful and important, like when you look back now and even it never goes away, right? We're all human beings, we're dealing with struggles every day. What have been like tactics or things or people, like what kind of got you through to the other side?

16:24
Yeah, that's a great question. I guess just for me, I always have hope. That's one thing that I've always had throughout my life. I always felt like I can take a bad situation and flip it into a good one. And one of my former teammates, Jerell Brantley, who played in the NBA and he plays overseas now, but he always like growing up, he was my teammate at Charleston, he would always tell me like, today could be today. And that kind of stuck with me because you never know what day that your whole life could flip. Like you never know what, like you could get the contract that day, your video could go viral that day. Like...

16:52
You get good news. If you stop, then obviously you're never going to get to that good day or that good point. So that was always in the back of my mind going through my dark times and my dark periods. I was like, if I stop now, I'm never going to see the light. So that was something that's always stuck with me probably throughout that whole process. Yeah. At the end of the day, it's so internal. Like you can have external things like help, but you have to decide for yourself, you know, that it's.

17:17
it's going to be all right and start taking steps like building blocks, like stacking the winds or stacking the positivity or whatever you got to do. You have to, you got to find, and that's the thing like it's different ways for everybody to do it. Cause and that's the thing people always ask me like, how did I overcome it? How did I do this? Like my results and what I did, my process is going to be way different than anybody else's. And I feel like that's the thing that people need to hear too, cause there's not like a right way to go about it. Obviously you're going to have your trial and error methods and you're going to take time to obviously learn.

17:45
how you need to react to certain situations and how you need to respond. But at the end of the day, like you just have to, whichever makes you happy, obviously in a healthy way, but you have to pick and choose those methods and go about it that way.

17:58
Back to the NIL stuff, you got with an agent while you were still in college, right? Because that became legal, because NIL's there, so you got representation. Do you feel like you were able to capitalize better with the agent, like bringing you stuff, or were you securing your own things? Oh yeah, definitely. Because that's actually a funny question, because whenever NIL first started, like the first two months, obviously I didn't have an agent because I didn't know anything about it.

18:25
And then I was DMing companies on my behalf. And obviously they were just like, just pretty much just responding with a whole bunch of nonsense. Like, weren't really leading into anything or anything like that. Yeah. So then obviously once I got with my agent, once I signed with Michael Raymond, man, it was like the next, within the next two weeks, we had a Mercedes deal. And I was just pretty much like the host athlete where I did a little meet and greet at a spot in Boston, at a little pop-up spot in Boston. And that's when I realized I was like, damn, like you really have to have an agent.

18:52
in order to be well connected and to make sure like the things go well. Cause obviously I don't have as many connects as in my agent who was obviously in the marketing field would have was like with those two and two together. I made a list of like agents that hit me up the pros and cons of each. And then I who gratefully signed with one of the best in the business. So I'm thankful for that. Were you getting paid for some of these engagements like between Boston college and Clemson? Were you there some that were dollars and some that were trade or merchandise and those kinds of things?

19:20
Yeah, it was a combination of both, obviously, of certain companies. Like, for example, like with Amazon, I partnered with them and did like my own little clothing line, so I was able to make my own graphic tee. So I got paid to, I got paid to promote their products. And then I also got to have my little own clothing line to the side. So that was one of the cooler deals I feel like that I did throughout my time at Clemson. But yeah, then I have a shop gold deal and that's the jewelry company. And I was able, they obviously sent me free jewelry and then I made TikToks and got paid for that in exchange. So those are two of my favorite deals that I probably did.

19:49
With the NIO space, y'all can get merchandise and pay for both depending on which company and what the contract is. What's your like?

19:57
Favorite memory at Clemson like that year. Oh, I already know this. I think I know the audience don't know it. Oh, usually I think I don't know. I don't know. I think I know where you're going with it, too, though. But I think for me, it was definitely beating Duke at home in the sold out crowd. That was crazy. Yeah. Cameron shaking her head. She was there. That was because growing up, obviously, me being from Anderson, obviously going to a lot of Clemson games growing up, like seeing little John

20:27
And then I was just like, wow. And the half, the second half that I did and make the shots that I did, I was like, wow, man, that was a day inner kid in me was so excited. I was like, yes, and we did it. We did it. So that was fun. That was fun. Yeah, man, that was, you know, you hate it this way because like you love and hate Duke, like you respect Duke.

20:49
Oh yeah. You get tired of all of it, but then, but damn, it's nice beating them. Oh, that was like, like whenever I think about that day, I'm like, that's top three moment in the, my other top three moment was whenever we came back and beat Clemson.

21:02
At Boston college, that was crazy too. See, I got some good moments in little John. On both sides. I like the Duke moment way better. That was crazy. That was great. Uh, it's gotta be weird a little bit. Like, I'm you love all the school. They gave you a chance to play. They gave you scholarship. I'm sure you love all three schools, but is it a little weird sometimes like where your allegiance lies or is it like.

21:29
That's the thing. Like I'm never, I'm not really a school spirit kind of guy anyways, like in terms of, I'm obviously, I'm going to still mess with me. I'm still going to mess with them because I'm an alumni and stuff like that. But in terms of, I'm not, I don't have an allegiance towards one or the other, but my favorite spot was Charleston by far. I'm just because I felt like that's where I spent most of my career there. And that's what made me who I am today. Yeah. Boston college and Clipson will be a little one year stops though. But yeah, I feel like my home is Charleston. Did they feel like pit stops? One year and away is a long time, but in a way, it's like,

21:58
blink of an eye, right? Yeah. No, it's a blink of an eye. Whenever they say there's that 10 months flies by like it flies by like they, they didn't, they're not kidding about that. I'm like, Ooh, 10 months as a transfer really does fly by for real. Like that one year graduate year is crazy. Yeah. Um, I still think we got hose not making the tournament. We want to go there. Talk about that for everybody listening. The dead follow the March madness is the pinnacle for college basketball and the NCA tournament. And.

22:28
Clemson had one of the greatest years in AC basketball, like record wise for Clemson was like 15 and five or 15 and six. Yeah. And somehow we got left out of the tournament, but what was that like going through that process? Man, that was devastating because we all gathered in little John to watch it, obviously, because we're thinking, man, hopefully we're in a playing game. Hopefully we'll have a playing game and we'll be able to at least try to get in there.

22:57
But then obviously we watched it and then as soon as they did that last 11 seed, we were heartbroken. I was like, dang, like it's really happening. We're not going to make this tournament. And then it was worth seeing NC State make it just because we beat them three times. Three times in a year. Three times in a year, all by like over 15, 16 points. Destroyed them like 25, 20 and like 15 or something. It's crazy. Crazy. Hey, I tried to be positive and try to make the best out of this situation, but then we lost some more head space. Brevin, don't be a nice guy.

23:27
Say what you mean. It was bullshit. We was. Yeah, it was. It was just so it was like because I always ask myself, like for the next week, I was just like, how does that happen? How does that happen? But we tried to end the right with more estate, but then that season ended abruptly. Yeah. Yeah. I felt like that was a I don't know. But it's young guys. Yeah, I'm sure you got pumped up and told your stuff. We'll go prove them wrong. But let's be honest. It's like it's not the same energy. Yeah.

23:56
It wasn't the same energy. Yeah. And he's probably still should have won. But I don't even think most fans were just like, shit, it's not invited tournament. Come on. No offense to NIT. Yeah. But it was just like for what we thought we were going to get. And then what actually happened was crazy. I mean, dang.

24:22
So what's it been like leaving Clemson now playing pro ball in Lithuania? Talk to me about that process and the transition. So obviously it's a night and day difference in terms of just like the culture and everything. Obviously I'm out here. I can't understand anything they're saying. So I just have you Google translate a good bit, but other than that, like the people are really nice and welcoming. The city that I'm in in Lithuania is called Kadyni. So it's about the same size as Clemson. So it's not like it's really that big in terms of size difference.

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But yeah, it's been great out here. Obviously I got to get adjusted to the food. There's no Bojangles, there's no McDonald's, no Wendy's, they got the McDonald's, but it's an hour away. But I'm a fast food guy. I really love and miss my fast food. But other than that, I feel like it's been a, at the end of the day, we're just playing basketball with a whole bunch of guys. Obviously still got the same type of vibe in the locker room. But I'm a professional now. It's a little bit more on the line in terms of the league they were playing in. I'm in the top league in Lithuania. It's the same exact league like LaMelo ball and all them played in.

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Whenever they spend their time in Lithuania. So it's a well-respected league. So I'm excited to be here for my rookie season. And that's a great platform for me to be able to level up quick too. So hopefully if I have a good rookie year, by year three or four, I'll be able to be making a lot of money doing this. So I'm happy and excited for the future. Yeah. There's a lot of money over there. Right. I talked to people, a lot of people know the NBA, they know, I guess, the C league. I don't know, but there's a lot of fans and support for basketball overseas.

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Oh, yeah, definitely. Especially it depends on what country you land in. But like, Serbia is crazy. Basketball is really crazy. I'm trying to think where else like leagues in Spain, the Euroleague, like there's really high level basketball over here. And there's a lot of NBA guys coming over here playing, too. Obviously, once they get later on in their careers. But so, yeah, I mean, this is a lot of big names and money to be made over here. Overseas basketball, for sure. When does your season start? Start season starts. Yes. That's a great question, too, because it's a way different. Our season starts early. It starts like September 10th, I believe. So we got like less than three weeks.

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Before you get started up and typically like college basketball don't start till November. Yeah, it's like it's a quick little start, but I like it though, because I've still be getting the games faster. How's your game these days? You, you still searching it? Hey man, it's going to be beautiful. I can't wait for y'all to see the highlights, man. It's going to be, it's going to be a good year for me for sure. And I was, I'll leave it at that for now, but yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited. You're playing point guard though, right? Yeah, I'm playing point guard. I'm playing point guard. Okay. All right. You got, how's your squad overall?

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We're actually going to be a lot better than what I thought. Because obviously you never really know until you get on the court with everybody and get a feel for everybody. But the last two weeks have very impressed me. So I'm excited. I'm excited. I think we'll be able to make some noise in our little Lithuania league and hopefully qualify for the FIBA Cup. We have that coming up in the next month, I think. So so, yes, a lot of basketball coming up. So we're excited. Yeah, some of the best players in the NBA right now from overseas. The Joker, I mean, he's one MVP. And like you got.

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freaking, I don't know, every big name on every other big name is from overseas these days. Exactly. So basketball competition is high over there and I'm sure you're feeling that or seeing it like the skill. Oh yeah, definitely. That's the biggest thing is like obviously the NBA would be lovely to play in, but at the same time like I want to make sure that I'm able to play and not because obviously I could have fought for an NBA spot or this and that, but would I have played? Probably not. And I want to make sure that I'm able to play and actually enjoy my career while I can.

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Cause that looks really bad. And like you said, like the competition and respect over here is big. It's not like you're just playing against 40 year old men. Like now you're playing against some elite guys. Yeah. Brevin, where is it all headed, man? What's if you've got your, your crystal ball and you, and we all got to ride a road story, we know you're going to be putting the effort in. We know you got the game, but obviously shit happens that you can't control. But what's next five or 10 years to just live that, that pro basketball dream and go as far as you can. Like.

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Where you want to go with your career and everything? Definitely. So I definitely want to play the like top level ball over in Europe, if possible. I want to play in the Euroleague. I kind of want to be known as a Dominic or overseas. That's just what I envision for myself. I want to be an international celebrity as well with the social media life and TikTok and do all that type of stuff, because I love content and I love being. I feel like that's another half of me that I have to be able to do in order for me to be fully happy. So, yeah, so I just want to be on top of the basketball stuff.

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be on top of this content creator stuff. I want to be known for overseas basketball because I don't, I feel like there's not a lot of content creators that are doing overseas basketball content. So the flash view videos I've made this past couple of weeks of did well numbers on social media. So I'm excited to start that journey as well in terms of that. So yeah, I'm excited for everything. Hey man. That's the modern player, man. You got the game on and off the court, the social media game and the game. So that's a, it's a winning combination. Speaking of the social media channels, Brevin,

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Where can everybody watch the latest content? Yeah. So I think all my platforms are Brevin Galloway. I think I'm Brevin Galloway on every single platform because I don't want to.

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I want to make sure that we limit the confusion. Yeah. Nice. That's smart. Hey, way ahead as a marketing guy, you got to put together. Yeah. You only got Brevin 2743 Galloway number one. Like it sounds cool, but it gets confusing. It hurts you too. Love it, brother. I really appreciate you coming on the show. It's been great watching your journey. And once a tiger, always a tiger.

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Yes sir, baby, I appreciate you. It was an honor. Thank you for having me. Of course. Hey guys, you know where to find us? Theradcast.com. Search for Brevin Galloway. You'll find all the highlight clips from today and go give him a follow on TikTok and Instagram. He's blowing up and doing a great job with his content. You know where to find me at Ryan Allford, that blue check right next to my name before I could buy it. We'll see you next time on The Radcast.

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