Dean Baumert

General Manager of @Shoot360LOU | Former 🏀 Coach at Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy & Student Manager at University of Louisville | #KRU

[Dean Baumert @CoachDean19]

My mindset until I stop breathing and leave this earth. Try and stop me, I dare you!

[Coach Cole @CoachColeCC]

‼️ THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL HS BASKETBALL PLAYERS‼️ Summer is where you separate yourself. Stay disciplined. Get in the gym an hour a day. That’s all you need. You will separate yourself. Look at your screen time… you got an hour to spare.

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[Dean Baumert @CoachDean19]

Very underrated film

[mrk @mrkhndy]

I’m watching this, and i must be tired because I think it’s the best film I’ve ever seen in my life

[Adam Hood @CoachAHood]

SHOOTING is one of the most valuable skills in basketball. Invest time in SHOOTING.

[Dean Baumert @CoachDean19]

I tell athletes this ALL THE TIME! You never, ever know when you might cross paths with a person again and how it may impact your/their life. Always show respect

[William Payne @TweetsbyCoachP]

I know 3 D1 Head Mens Basketball Coaches and 1 Major Program Assistant that were all NAIA Head Coaches less than 5-6 years ago.

Those same coaches would get ignored left and right by recruits and coaches then….but now everyone wants to be their friend and “has a player for them”.

Don’t ignore ANY coach because you simply never know what it can lead to.

[Gaming NextDoor @GamingNextDoor]

Coming home from middle school just to watch Dragon Ball Z on Toonami was a different feeling 😭🔥

[SkinsHoops86 @SkinsHoops86]

Been saying this for a while. Lot of conflicts of interest in the rankings space.

Bring back the days of scouts just being scouts, not event operator, agent, etc. Etc. things I've seen elsewhere 😂👀

[NextUpRecruits @NextUpRecruits]

NEWS: @espn has released its first batch of 2029 player rankings. 6’11 C - Mason Grivna from Ballard High School, debuts at No. 17, officially earning a 5⭐️.

Holds offers from Iowa, Indiana, Villanova, Florida State, GA Tech, Arizona State, Texas Tech, V-Tech and more.

📸: 4DKMedia | @Mason_Grivna33

[NextUpRecruits @NextUpRecruits]

NEWS: 4⭐️2027 - 6’8 F Ferlandes Wright (@hofwright) will play summer basketball with Fairdale (Louisville, Ky.) during May and June, he tells @NextUpRecruits

Wright is ranked No. 76 nationally in the 247Sports rankings and announced his commitment to Louisville last fall.

[Brad Witherspoon @bspoon40ku]

“But coach, he’s 6’0” SMH

[Jordan Performances @23performances]

The time Allen Iverson scored 60 points

42 Mins
60 Pts
6 Ast
4 Reb
17/36 FG
24/27 FT

A classic game for one of the greatest shooting guards ever

[Laieke Abebe @StrikaNation24_]

If you’re on an AAU team with 15 players on it and you don’t get any run… you the funds for the organization lol

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

Every time anyone talks about Jared McCain, all I can hear in my head is Daryl Morey saying “quite confident we’re selling high.” Just the most yikes of yikeses.

[Devan Kaney @Devan_Kaney]

not a fun fact

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

Kent State's Rob Senderoff on eligibility chaos 👀

"College basketball should be able to develop a set of rules, and whatever those rules are, that's the rules. There is no, 'I'm going to a judge to change the rules because it doesn't work for me'"

🎥: https://t.co/G9tAxYo3gO

[Doug Scott @douglasrscott]

College Coaches,

If you've never been to a NEPSAC Showcase, you're in for a talent-overload feast...

Bring your entire staff because there's and endless supply of impressive talent rolling out every hour on 3 courts for 2.5 days each weekend.

Your eyes and note taking hand will be exhausted, but your recruiting board will be fuller than ever.

[Raashaan Myers @raashaan]

Ferlandes Wright is such a great pickup for @LouisvilleMBB. Love everything about his game. He's physical, fundamental, and has great skill to go along with the IQ. Very underrated future Card!

[Scott Morrison, CFP® @SMorrison_]

$1.2M NIL deal at 18.
Most keep $588K. Michael kept $805K.
The $217,000 gap was four decisions wide.

Meet Michael. 18 years old. From California. Never filed a tax return in his life. Just walked into more money than most adults will see in a decade.

Here’s how we drew it up.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟭: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.
California has a 13.3% top tax rate. Texas has none. NIL income is taxed based on your state of domicile, not your school’s state. We established Michael as a Texas domiciliary.
Saved: $127,000.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟮: 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
NIL income is self-employment income. As a sole proprietor, Michael would pay self-employment tax on every dollar. We set up an LLC taxed as an S-corp, paid him $190K in salary, and took the rest as distributions.
Lower SE tax. And it unlocked the next move.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀.
Remember that $190K salary? It wasn’t random.
It maxed out his solo 401(k): $24,500 employee + 25% employer match = $72,000.
Add a backdoor Roth IRA at $7,500.
Tax savings today: ~$26,000. Plus 50 years of compounding.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰: 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Here’s the one most athletes never hear:
Off-field NIL income lets you deduct agent fees. On-field salary doesn’t.
Agent fees ($60K+) + business expenses ($20K) = $80K off the top.

Four moves. $217K back in his pocket. Now we invest.

If Michael puts $685K to work at age 18 and never adds another dollar, an 8% return gets him here:

Age 30: $1.7M
Age 40: $3.7M
Age 50: $8M
Age 60: $17M
Age 70: $37M
Age 80: $80M

He’s 18. His superpower isn’t the $1.2M.
It’s the 60 years of compounding nobody his age understands he has.

What he does in the next 12 months decides whether $1.2M stays $1.2M or becomes $80M.

If you’re on a big NIL deal, let’s talk.

[Luke Whitehead @LukeWhitehead24]

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