Hardwood Heaven | Kris Stone | Under Armour and Stephen Curry

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?