Hardwood Heaven | Kris Stone | Under Armour and Stephen Curry

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Welcome to the 19Nine podcast we are continuing our journey in
Hardwood Heaven with our guest today Kris Stone,  Kris is -
Sr. Director Global Sports Marketing - Under Armour , and
works Directly with Steph Curry on all things Curry Brand, was
also a grad assistant to Coach Tarkanian at Fresno State and
going way back played alongside Jason Kidd in high
school. 


+Tell us your basketball origin story.  


-How did you fall in love with the game?


-What was it like to play in the same HS backcourt as Jason Kidd?


-You went to Fresno State to play golf, was basketball or golf
your favorite sport and which one were you better at?


+Fresno State


+Grad Assistant Under Tark


-Give us a behind the scenes look at what kind of coach Jerry
Tarkanian was.


-in an ESPN article it had you listed as towel preparer what did
Tark say about the towes


-Those Fresno State teams had some big talent and bigger
personalities.  What sticks out to you the most about the
Tark Fresno teams?


-Do you think college basketball will ever have the legendary
personalities it used to have with guys like Tark, Coach Knight,
Jimmy V, Rollie Massimino, John Thompson, Al McQuire, etc or have
those days come and gone?


+Elite 24


-Explain how you came up with the concept of the Elite 24
showcase and how it all came to be.


-Any chance of a revamp and taking it back to The Rucker?


+Under Armour


-How did you get connected with Under Armour?


-As Senior Director of Global Sports Marketing at Under Armour
and the Curry Brand what does your job entail?  Or what is
your favorite part of what you get to do on a daily basis?


-What kind of pressure comes with being a part of a team that is
responsible for marketing a once in a generation talent like
Steph Curry?


-Is there anything new or exciting coming up with Under Armour
and/or the Curry Brand that you can share?


+Hardwood Heaven


-The gates to Hardwood Heaven open, Dr. Naismith meets you and
escorts you in and says, “Here is everything related to
basketball you’ve ever dreamed of.  I want you to setup a
game/showcase/contest.”  What are you throwing
together?  Is it Vince vs Mke in a Dunk Contest, Steph vs
Bird in 3pt contest, is it the Fab 5 vs Tark’s 90 or 91 team?


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