The Professor Interview (Early Access)
Added 2021-11-11 01:37:24 +0000 UTC1:26 Being consistent with his content
3:31 Early days of the professor, in the suburb of Portland, from a hoop family
4:34 Learning the Iverson crossover in 4th grade
5:36 Size definitely matters
6:39 Copying his favorite players, tryna make the NBA
8:30 Trying for different schools, looking hella young and got cut
9:45 Improved after freshman year in a few months
11:35 Getting into And1
12:19 Quitting college to go with And1, went to try out a a fan
14:13 2/3 weeks later after filming with And1, he realizes that he's the main star of the show and getting a contract with And1
16:50 Getting cut from the varsity team was heartbreaking at the time, but he was already playing like a street baller
18:04 Being white made him the underdog at first, pushed him to work harder, compares himself to Eminem's trajectory
19:09 When And1 started and eventually ended due to lack of vision
21:10 Professor went broke after And1, started his Youtube channel
22:26 At this points And1 was bought a few times
22:55 Professor's lifestyle at the peak of And1
23:25 Going broke, start YouTube channel and using his And1 connections with other And1 reps in other countries
25:25 Selling his And1 jerseys to make money
26:20 Going around the country with other And1 reps
27:25 "And1 was never a league"
30:41 The Superman costume, first viral video
33:19 By the time he uploads the video and fly to Chicago, the video is viral when he lands
35:19 Doing vlogs a little while later with hoop content
35:55 The nerd concept
38:30 "All my videos are real! People do talk shit to me!"
39:03 His biggest video in Laguna Beach, guy hurt his arm
40:50 How he built his format kinda by accident, never had to fake anything
42:22 Why Professor never played a NBA player on camera for Youtube
44:22 People expectations for players who never made it to the NBA + Creating a business as a Youtube hooper
46:09 Losing his best friend in 2011
49:14 Still got the same love for the game, maybe even more
50:55 Professor being flashy and technical at the same time
52:24 The art of owning the crowd, start slow then when they're tired, then you can break ankles
55:18 Playing with a tall guy in Asia who didn't know streetball and thought Professor was trying to disrespect him, dude threw Professor across the court, went viral on ESPN
54:42 Moving around with security
57:17 Professor had a full blown stalker, went to jail and still stalked the Professor
1:01:35 Ups and down of the success and being recognized
1:02:15 Working with Saweetie
1:04:20 "Global Hooper goes crazy"
1:07:26 Working with biggest brands!!
1:10:02 Trying to get back to acting
1:10:30 How he got his name The Professor
1:11:15 Doing a vlog outta prison in Nebraska
1:16:28 Has the professor even been schooled on camera?
1:18:35 How Professor hurt his Achilles tendon