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We spoke with Graham about his high school playing days at Campbell Hall High school with the Holidays brothers, working under Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, stops at VCU and Rice before landing full-time assistant jobs working for Jamion Christian at Mount St. Mary's, Siena, and now George Washington.  We also got his thoughts on mentorship, accountability, recruiting, and much more.

0:39 Campbell Hall

3:21 The Holiday's: upbringing, competitiveness, breaking backboards

8:43 Picking Wisconsin

12:03 Learning from Coach Ryan

13:53 Wisconsin to VCU

16:00 Working on a star-studded VCU staff

18:02 Recruiting, evaluating, being mentored

20:55 DOBO at Rice

24:00 Scheduling

25:11 Building success at Mount St. Mary's and Siena

28:00 Transitioning to GW, coaching staff roles

30:29 Leadership Program at GW

32:01 Love is accountability, accountability is love

35:15 Grading possessions

37:02 Recruiting and current roster

41:34 Embracing competition in a team setting

43:12 Standards vs goals

44:37 GW 360 

46:22 Importance of mentorship in your career path

48:07 There is no template for evaluation

50:30 Indigo love

51:16 GW elevator pitch