Kent Bazemore: ODU Glory Days, NBA Stories & Why Monarch Nation Can Rise Again

Old Dominion legend Kent Bazemore joins The Monarchists for a wide-ranging conversation about his remarkable journey from a tiny North Carolina town to ODU basketball and a decade in the NBA.Baze takes us back to the beginning — arriving at Old Dominion as a raw 164-pound redshirt, battling his way up the depth chart, becoming one of college basketball’s elite defenders, winning championships and helping create one of the greatest eras in Monarch basketball history.Then we head to the NBA.Kent tells us how an undrafted opportunity with Golden State changed his life, why he embraced being the best teammate he could be even when he wasn’t playing, what it was like sharing locker rooms with Steph Curry, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and why those 60-win Atlanta Hawks were so special.And yes, there are stories.The infamous Warriors popcorn-car prank. His first encounter with Kobe. Battling LeBron. The heartbreak of Butler. Life as a Laker. His Atlanta years. Going back to the G League after a decade in the NBA. And how golf became much more than another sport.Kent also gets candid about fatherhood, burnout, life after the NBA, what he wants to do next in basketball, and why he believes Old Dominion can build something special again.For Monarch Nation, this one is personal.Like. Subscribe. Share it with a Monarch.Go Monarchs! 👑#ODU #OldDominion #KentBazemore #ODUBasketball #MonarchNation #NBA #CollegeBasketball #TheMonarchistsChapters00:00 – Welcome, Kent Bazemore01:00 – From a Town of 300 to Old Dominion04:00 – Why Baze Chose ODU06:00 – The Redshirt Year That Changed Everything09:00 – Humility, Development & Not Skipping Steps12:00 – The ODU Teammates Who Made Him Better15:00 – Becoming an Elite Defender19:00 – The ODU-VCU Rivalry & Richmond Coliseum21:00 – When the Monarchs Knew They Were Good24:00 – The Game Kent Still Remembers27:00 – BAZE: Explain This Photo28:00 – Butler Heartbreak & Getting Even With Brad Stevens29:00 – The Infamous Warriors Popcorn Prank30:00 – Becoming a Laker & Meeting Kobe Bryant33:00 – Undrafted: How He Made the NBA35:00 – The Art of the Chase-Down Block38:00 – Guarding the Best Players on Earth40:00 – Battling LeBron James43:00 – Why the 60-Win Atlanta Hawks Were Special46:00 – What Atlanta Meant Beyond Basketball48:00 – Why Kent Fell in Love With Golf51:00 – Golf vs. Basketball: Which Has More Pressure?54:00 – Why He Went Back to the G League58:00 – Fatherhood & Being Present1:00:00 – Looking Back on an Incredible Basketball Life1:03:00 – What Kent Bazemore Is Doing Now1:07:00 – Steph Curry to Boston?!1:10:00 – Kent’s Message to Monarch Nation