High School Basketball Phenom Corey Sanders' REAL Story

The Journey Podcast Merch https://thejourneypodcast.shop EXCLUSIVE AD FREE EPISODES https://www.patreon.com/c/TheJourneyPod Welcome back to The Journey Podcast, today I got to sit down with high school basketball phenom Corey Sanders. Corey was one of the most explosive polarizing players in the country in the class of 2015. With a decorated career at Rutgers and playing professionally overseas, Corey is now telling his entire story of where he is at today. This episode will resonate with all athletes that are still playing, transitioning out of their sport, or for the ones that had to eventually let go of thing they have identified with their entire life. SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/1nAbMP0dozKj6P76STCCHi?si=8edc41a753ec48fa INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/zacharycummings_ https://www.instagram.com/thejourneypodcast https://www.instagram.com/johnscafiddijr https://www.instagram.com/_sanders3 Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/thejourneypodcast__ CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Intro & Corey Sanders Joins The Journey 02:10 – Growing Up Hooping: YMCA Beginnings & Grandma’s Influence 05:00 – Park Ball vs Training Era: Why Old-School Hoopers Were Different 09:50 – From Seven Schools to West Oaks: The High School Come-Up 12:40 – Going Viral: Home Team Hoops & Becoming a Basketball Icon 15:40 – Fame, Authenticity & The Downside of Being “Too Real” 18:30 – Lessons from Dwayne Bacon & How Different Paths Shape Destiny 23:30 – College Decision: Why Corey Chose Rutgers Over Powerhouses 27:00 – Freshman Year in the Big Ten & Proving the Doubters Wrong 33:00 – New York Hoops & Playing at Dykman: The Realest Stage in Basketball 36:00 – When Basketball Stopped Being Fun & Seeing the Business Side 41:00 – Dwayne Bacon Making the League & Corey’s Perspective on Brotherhood 47:00 – Transition After Basketball: Finding Purpose & Peace 52:00 – Life Lessons & Final Reflections from Corey Sanders #coreysanders #hometeamhoops #ballislife #hoopmixtape #basketball #nba