Jason Unruh is a graduate of South Salem HS where he played for legendary coach Barry Adams. After spending a few years as an assistant, he went on to help found The Hoop as well as the Hoopla 3 on 3 basketball tournament.
0:55 Being able to turn ideas into tangible products
3:40 Future Stars Basketball Camp in the 90s
6:15 The change in youth basketball - - school based middle school hoops in the 80’s
9:13 His skill development experience
10:54 Developing life skills in kids through hard experiences
12:05 Playing for Barry Adams at South Salem HS
16:00 Learning as a Camp Cascade counselor
16:55 The future of the week-long camp
21:50 Straight from high school basketball player to high school basketball coach
23:53 His brother Josh winning state player of the year
29:51 The genesis of The Hoop
37:30 Starting the Hoopla 3-on-3 tournament
51:30 Other impactful organization with the Salem basketball community
53:54 Building the West Salem girl’s basketball program from scratch
1:00:47 The value of the 12th man on a team
1:03:34 The competitive of the old 10-team Valley League
1:08:14 Jason’s all-time Salem starting five
