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How have Hope Hassmann and the Tahoma Bears stayed sharp in the long offseason? Lots of work in Hassmann's gym

Tahoma standout sophomore guard Hope Hassmann and head coach Pete Smith joined SBLive Washington's high school basketball media days to discuss a wide range of topics.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

How have Hope Hassmann and the Tahoma Bears stayed sharp in the long offseason? Lots of work in Hassmann's gym
How have Hope Hassmann and the Tahoma Bears stayed sharp in the long offseason? Lots of work in Hassmann's gym /

Tahoma standout sophomore guard Hope Hassmann and head coach Pete Smith joined SBLive Washington's high school basketball media days to discuss a wide range of topics, including how to build chemistry on the fly, Smith's adjustment to coaching a talented group and Hassmann's thoughts on being a part of a talented crop of 2023 guards.

Watch Tahoma’s full media days interview below.

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WATCH: TAHOMA JOINS SBLIVE BASKETBALL MEDIA DAYS

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SBLive’s Todd Milles, Andy Buhler and Dan Dickau conducted dozens of interviews with boys and girls basketball teams across Washington. Stay with SBLive Washington as we roll out the interviews over the next several weeks.

More media days interviews:

Olympia boys

Tahoma girls

Wilson boys

Lincoln boys

Lake Washington girls

Kentwood boys

Timberline boys

Arlington girls

Auburn boys

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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