In episode 46, we go one-on-one with former NAIA All-American and basketball standout at Aquinas College, Arsenio Arrington, who recently inked a deal with the Denver Nuggets G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold. From Roberto Clemente High School in West Town, Chicago, to the NAIA, to affiliated basketball just one step away from the NBA, Arsenio talks about defying the odds and the journey to where he is now.  0:00: Show Intro... 2:00: Immediate feelings after signing the G League deal, and the reality of seeing NBA vets up close and personal... 2:57: Who did you call first?... 3:10: Humble beginnings and the vibrant basketball culture in Chicago... 4:49: Battling for looks and the head coach that jump-started it all... 5:45: Some of the big names Arsenio recalls seeing coming up in the city of Chicago... 6:23: Story of how Arsenio met Aquinas College head coach, Ryan Bertoia... 7:30: D1 or bust? What led Arsenio to turn down potential D1 offers and raising his son... 8:41: Managing fatherhood while playing the game he loves and what he took away from his time at AQ... 10:25: Flipping a switch, then taking his talents overseas... 11:12: Play until the wheels fall off and adjusting to new cultures... 12:54: The host family experience... 13:52: Getting the call to play in Romania and the basketball culture across the pond... 15:17: Germany packing the stands... 16:23: Going after the American and how Europeans aren't necessarily soft... 17:35: No defense? Too hard to guard with new rules?... 20:00: Getting cut and finding redemption... 21:15: When he fell in love with basketball and baseball roots... 22:30: Putting on size and the dieting side of the game... 23:30: Outro and go to Tropical Night Friday night at the Delta Plex!!!! 

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