Greg Plater became a first-team all-state player at McKay HS while helping to take the program from the bottom of the league to state contenders. He credits his hours in the gym to building his game on the court, but also his confidence in himself to be great.
00:41 Developing a love for the game as a kid
2:30 How he watched the greats and applied to his game
6:30 The value of mid-range in the age of analytics
9:10 Playing on the Freshman team while having varsity talent
10:25 Developing into a first team all-state player at McKay HS
14:00 How Greg spent his time in the gym
16:05 structured vs unstructured training time
17:20 Learning from failure
19:09 Taking McKay from last to first and a state contender
23:00 Mentoring the younger group that replicated Greg’s success 3 years later
25:15 Transitioning from high school to college
27:10 Greg’s starting 5 from Salem
28:50 Replaying the final play his sophomore year against Sprague
