I Brought A D1 Basketball Player To The Trenches...

In this video I take my good friend Connor Essegian who played for the Wisconsin Badgers for the past two years (transferred to The University Of Nebraska) to a legendary basketball gym in Racine, Wisconsin for some local pickup games. This is the the same gym Caron Butler grew up on, working his way to the NBA!
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[@TristanJass]

This video was a BANGER! Hope you all enjoy it! Make sure to hit that like button and turn your post notifications on to get notified when new videos come out! This summer is gonna be a good one! 🤝

[@Jesussaves852]

Jesus loves you may God bless you..

[@MarcoVelazquez2334]

Tristan like you say spread positivity You found a way to make Basketball more interesting.

[@tmakinthehouse]

Your step through move has become a travel. You lifting the back pivot foot before releasing the ball.

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

🏀 i have better handles, passes, & layups than these dudes & I'm in my 40's 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍

[@jayvis5268]

I see you in Racine at the famous Bray Center!!!!!!

[@ConnorEssegian_]

Appreciate you letting me hoop with you fam!! Content coming back with your boy Tristan coming soon on my account👀

[@Lil_Dougie]

Connor imma miss you at Wisconsin

[@jlee278]

I’ll tune into more Nebraska ball as I can from Texas 💪

[@KFresh83]

As a lifelong Husker fan, I can’t wait to watch you hoop for us this year!

[@newkemba3578]

They was not trying pass to you ts was getting me tight

[@ronnyalvarado8116]

bro they need to stop letting you shoooooot you just keep hitting the shots

[@jamalparker3002]

The dude with the dreads and the blue shorts was cookin out there and that ankle breaker into the 3 was crazy

[@zack7581]

ong

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

🏀 i have better handles, passes, & layups than these dudes & I'm in my 40's 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍

[@NeGiiMaGiStEr]

Damn didn't know T-Pain got ball like that ! 😂

[@sucre9995]

I am buy you a drink ouhhhh ouhhhh ouhhhh 😁

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

🏀 i have better handles, passes, & layups than these dudes & I'm in my 40's 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍

[@1700coolguy]

24:40 Head nod of approval😂 this is why I love hoops because all you have to do is play good and everyone loves you no matter who you are.

[@Matt-mq7ge]

Honestly you don’t even have to be that good. Hustle, pass the ball, play defense, and don’t argue or give petty calls.

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

🏀 i have better handles, passes, & layups than these dudes & I'm in my 40's 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍

[@Mo-ei7ig]

Connor looking like Klay out there. Not current Klay but heater Klay.

[@yoitsSmitty2004]

Klay was number 4 in 3s made this season let’s not get it twisted because of one bad game he had in the play in

[@xkid.darkskin5178]

@@yoitsSmitty2004stop it he’s been washed since last year don’t @ me

[@BrightNights645]

@@xkid.darkskin5178Klay is far better than anyone in that gym. You lost your mind.

[@greyyb8860]

@@xkid.darkskin5178bruh he made 300 3’s last year, led the league, he’s just not locked in maybe but he’s still a dam threat

[@Goatfan2k]

@@xkid.darkskin5178sure whatever you say

[@jlee278]

you weren't kidding about everyone there being good. anyone at any point could ball out! id bring a cooler and snacks and watch these games live

[@SouriLemon]

A lot of great hoopers in Racine bro 💯

[@jlee278]

@@SouriLemon hell ya! I wanna see more of Cheese

[@basketballgang14]

u saw who was there... DNA

[@itslofi5622]

for real watching and i’m like, has anyone even missed????? 😂

[@tonymorales2161]

Same!!

[@viewsnumeral4666]

25:11 When the Old head start yelling on the sideline you already know someone is seriously gettin baked

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

🏀 i have better handles, passes, & layups than these dudes & I'm in my 40's 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍

[@l3ftie578]

unc got turnt up off of that play lmfao

[@alanm6o9]

6:01 classic argument. clearly went off red shirt but he was the one making the loudest and most confident argument LOL

[@l3ftie578]

every time bro, they be willing to crash out over a call rather than admit they are wrong

[@vizualwarrior129]

27:00 bro put that on his kids too 😭😭😭 oh nawwww I’m deaaddddd 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@l3ftie578]

can't trust nobody

[@just3nzo267]

23:43 who willingly pullin up from this far on a catch and shoot instinctually 😭

[@Novafan]

bro aint ever seen me play

[@l3ftie578]

that shit gonna look mad normal when he's in the league lmfao

[@marialainamaszon5264]

Every gym has a green shirt 😂😂

[@Sam-in7ue]

white shirt lil baby came in trying to fight😭

[@elii7757]

28:24 i DID NOT! see this man touch the ball

[@414zae]

Wisconsin shoulda played. Him this year was suppose to be breakout year

[@cookiemoises101]

This is great having watched Connor be a great role player for Wisconsin. Here he’s torching regular people, it’s cool to see.

[@xum0007]

call this a stretch but i feel like he has the offensive capacity to be a star. But obviously, unless you're Wemby or LeBron, your team isnt gonna a build a roster around you.

[@Ilikeveshremy123]

Can we take a second and realize how good T Jass jumpshot is,it’s so clean❤❤❤

[@DailyNihilism]

They don't show his misses and even cut away from an obvious one lol

[@joey_ricciardi117]

T Jass the best player on the court.

[@Imjustspeakingmymind]

@@DailyNihilismok what’s your point?

[@jayvoor]

12:47 homie with the white shirt and black shirt gotta switch to football cus nothing he did was legal and that layup proved hoops ain’t for him 😂😂

[@kevinpankanin6222]

Facts.

[@Novafan]

dude was being a bitch the whole game

[@joeballz25]

and he legit crosses his arms and body checks tjass right before that too

[@johnt5465]

This new style of football yall play is interesting

[@RITEDAPR]

Bruh in the Gray shorts is a bucket

[@BobbyGRL]

This place seems like such good vibes 🔥 Moose is a chiller

[@TheLazyPinecone]

He looks 16 lmao so awesome. He’s a lethal shooter. Nebraska better take care of him

[@alanm6o9]

9:47 what a beast. and the smile of an angel :D

[@SouriLemon]

262# love the content bro I hope I can play with you or against you the next time you in Racine 🏀💯🙏🏼 all love my boy thanks for putting the bray center on notice great hoopers in Racine that need recognition

[@cameraman5775]

‘Trenches’ Lowkey crazy😭

[@mitchkim6763]

24:42 Love it how they all respect the play

[@czykrepublic4323]

This is some high level pick up ball.

[@Adyan78684]

Keep it up tristan your insane at bb and especially with the d1 hooper both u come in clutch

[@youngrichter3988]

Going fro badgers to Nebraska is crazyyyyy

[@goldnarms435]

NIL?

[@estebanrivera4786]

These were awesome matches, and some great players or there. Learned a lot. Play this venue some time again!

[@Unwantedbaby]

This is why I stopped playing pickup. There’s always 2-3 guys arguing about score and fouls if they start losing

[@averageabove714]

Blue shorts nasty w it

[@esb9814]

LMFAO at the travel call at 1 minute. those dudes were resorting to anything other than playing defense. very weak

[@GSB_KD]

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say “white boy”😂😂

[@alanm6o9]

1:49 that "wtf who guardin him" im fuckin dead LOOOL

[@taychip850]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DailyNihilism]

He's cookin!!!

[@411herecomesgun]

White shirt heated out there lol

[@attemptive]

dude in green was just runinng up and down the court. aint nobody pass him the ball im dead 😂😂

[@QYoung10]

Fire! Summer time will be crazy at the Bray.

[@RealXzify]

W Connor

[@andreweverson1304]

The runs in Southern Wisconsin loom way better than the ones up in the Northern part of the state

[@SquidKing787]

15:31 everything at this point is a faul or he did it wrong lol 😆 they really don't want to lose 😂🤣😂

[@lemini4k]

Nebraska has low key stacked their roster man.

[@KTHESENSEi]

A lot of these guys got game. But you can definitely tell who can really GO! Great video T!

[@mrforrest]

Great video. In the game they lost, they were just jacking up hurried shots. No chemistry, no thought.

[@xertz4267]

everyone here a baller, so good

[@ryansimmons3818]

TJass with a few nice buckets to start Game 2. These looked like some good runs.

[@iancampbell8420]

The dude with the grey Nike shorts was lowkey going crazy, it was like I was watching Jamal Murray he just couldn’t miss

[@aram061]

You know you’re crazy good when you got the other team arguing with themselves 😂😂

[@jonyosas7086]

There was more tension here than the cables that support the Golden Gate Bridge

[@jonathanmentor7890]

Allow God to change your life. If you are living in sin, dealing with anxiety or depression, Jesus Christ can make you a new person and give you a changed heart. Nobody is perfect and we all deserve hell but God still loved us regardless to become a human living sacrifice to pay for your sins and mine. Because God became like us in flesh, we become like Him by his Spirit(love, joy, peace, patience, kindness...) when we put our faith in what He did for us. His Spirit will change everything in your life. God bless whoever is reading this and I hope that you seek Him with all your heart.

[@ryansimmons3818]

*Wet!* “I wasn’t going to hoop today. I stg I wasn’t” 😂😂😂

[@worldbynath.]

might be useful to tell you cameraman to shoot in 60fps (frame per sec) to avoid kinda choppy video.

[@ChrisMitchell-t8x]

Big boy with the braids a "Banger"!

[@thetruthis24]

LUKA really showing us White Boys the Path! We coming up!! Spaced out step backs is tha’ new dunks. White Hooper Summer 2024. 🥛 🏀. We out here hahaha❤

[@thetruthis24]

Shoutout to AR too. Lowkey. Knetch 4 up next!!!

[@patrick05Morgan]

Bro in the white shirt tryna fight T pain was funny asl😂

[@taffeylewisisonline]

I'm picking up Moose, all day.

[@Moose_Wrld262]

Appreciate it my guy

[@vishybreh]

Notable players from away: 24:09 dreads 11:10 white tee If anyone know them, drop their @s

[@tenzinl88]

The white tee looks and plays like trae Jefferson

[@gabrielrosales3955]

Moose mastered the damn lebron move that’s the moose shuffle 😂 he was hitting tough shots

[@imxaee]

Lil baby was out there tripping in the beginning

[@almighty5713]

ngl he got cooked here 13:27

[@dg2344]

Small guy with grey shorts legit hooper

[@JuniorUnruly]

20:14 that hesi was insane

[@tmoanred4421]

Guy with white shirt and grey shorts might be the best pure scorer I’ve seen in some time

[@dashingdreww1185]

Good run! Some tuff hoopers

[@miker20]

Bunch of people standing around the 3 point line and still somehow crowding everyone space, I’d hate to play there

[@kylanselmer4556]

12:50😭😭 I’m cryin at dis man

[@iancampbell8420]

27:03 that’s actually a tough call ngl, tjass’s hand is still on the ball when it hits his knee so it could’ve gone either was

[@ZIXYO]

I wasn’t gone hoop today I swear to gawd I wasn’t epic words of wisdom 😂😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@BrenboiiiPlayz]

Always the best from Tristan

[@tommyo5916]

Buncha guys that should be at work arguing fouls in a pick up game

[@legittaco5899]

Compare that to the one guy here who doesn't know how to enjoy life.

[@Novafan]

bro doesnt have hobbies

[@TheLazyPinecone]

I’m sad he left as a Badgers fan, but we got some insane players coming in

[@MarJonKRon]

This may be my fav video on YT

[@jonmartin4736]

U seen that man since the beginning how did T Jass not know he finna come and hoop 🤣

[@marialainamaszon5264]

Def. A great gym

[@eesakashif2766]

love the vids

[@kyguyy]

Blue shorts made that man touch earth.

[@alaricogorman6071]

Good run boys u got it 💯 no travel hea still in the air but for Conner he's good shooter both of you thumbs up 👍..

[@calexis561]

More videos like these 🔥

[@mr.screenshot9452]

TJass is cooking

[@BedbugGaming]

it's like the NBA. all 3P shots with a layup here and there.

[@DaNNi2774]

3>2

[@samxyx]

Transferring from Wisconsin to Nebraska is sacrilegious

[@chuckHart70]

I sure do miss playing but I do not miss the fighting.

[@gfamily5881]

Connor out here lookin like that kid doing the Bag After Bag dance

[@XxOffTonexX]

"This is the match up I wanna see!" x 5. Proceeds to pull up with 0 contest lol.

[@BLUY_VR]

You are my sunshine Keep it going

[@AnkitKumar-rm4ib]

you need to 1v1 Roy it'd be perfect

[@Toosty2k-]

21:49 that ankle breaker was cold

[@Siosifa]

only one that can ball is highlighted dreads

[@blackfish4674]

this guy t jass looked pedestrian against decent comp. This should be proof that he would not play on any d1 team let alone make an NBA bench

[@ryanrowe1975]

The best shoot around

[@BrayanSaverino]

Moose us tuff

[@viewsnumeral4666]

basketball gotta be so fun and easy when you can shoot like that smh

[@adamky7578]

Dude Connor was a bucket boiiii!

[@ben7926]

Connor is cold asf he just didn’t get the chance he deserved

[@iamzay21]

Bruh like dat. 💯😤

[@PolowReaves]

That last move by T Jass for game 😮‍💨 lemme write that one down ✍🏽 📝

[@CastroNoMercy]

11:08 whatchu jumping for boy 😂

[@3FingerCombo]

Just basically watched a 29 minute video within the first 2 minutes. Lol

[@TheKidYouCantGuard]

3 min intro is crazy

[@YanKeyyWiNoBrim6]

goated vid