🎥 A CONVERSATION ACROSS GENERATIONS 🎥 NEPA Hoops sat down with Riverside sophomore Nico Antoniacci alongside Steve Keller, owner of the National Recruiting Report and a new evaluator with NEPA Hoops, to talk growth, mindset, and what comes next. Keller, who has evaluated players nationally since 1986 and works in an administrative role with Hoop Group, reflected on NEPA basketball history — recalling the late John Bucci and a summer in the late 1990s when a rising freshman named Gerry McNamara

Ever look at an avocado and wonder: "Why is the pit so big?" In nature, a seed that size is a death sentence for a plant. If nothing can swallow it, the plant can't spread. It should have disappeared from the face of the Earth a long time ago. But it didn’t. And the reason why is honestly a bit terrifying. Kevin just sat down to break open one of the coolest mysteries in biological history. It involves 15-foot-tall behemoths, "prehistoric gardening," and the reason your favorite dip exists today