LIN: Joseph Lin, 33, decorated New Taipei Kings point guard and brother of NBA champion Jeremy Lin, is interviewed during a media event for Guam Elite Basketball’s Legends Meet the Future Guam Elite Camp and Classic at Pacific Islands Club in Tumon on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post
This weekend, Guam Elite Basketball tips off its Future Camp and Classic at Tiyan High School, offering Guam youth an opportunity to hone their skills with three of the world’s preeminent basketball talents – Terry Holt III, Jason Brickman, and Joseph Lin. The Guam Daily Post had an opportunity to meet with the players one-on-one to discuss the camp and their individual journeys through the world of basketball.
Terry Holt III is a 13-year-old phenom from Nashville, Tennessee who is ranked number one in his class thanks to his deep shooting range and remarkable dribbling and passing ability. At his young age, he has already learned how to fight through adversity and he hopes to pass on that wisdom at the camp, saying that “coming back from an injury and then going to work and getting back in the groove after the injury,” is the sort of experience that has shaped him as a young player.
Holt also emphasized the importance of education in improving your game.
“I think that education helps with sports because you can see the blueprint. You can see how the court is, how to work on a court.”
Jason Brickman is a 6-foot Guard in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and a two-time Division 1 NCAA assist leader. Being Filipino American, Brickman was eager to visit the island of Guam.
“I did some research about it and I’m just excited to be a part of the camp. I know there’s also a big Filipino community here, so, I know a lot of friends and family that said a lot of great things about Guam. So I’m just excited to be a part of the camp, learn from other coaches and to be able to help the younger kids,” he said.
At 6 feet, Brickman has had to develop his guard skills to compete in the NCAA and in the pro league.
“Open communication, encouraging your teammates, working together. I think the best players always make their teammates better and lift their teammates up. Basketball is a team sport, so not thinking about yourself, thinking about others. and working together to accomplish the goal. I think that’s the biggest thing.”
Joseph Lin may be familiar to some basketball fans as the brother of former NBA guard Jeremy Lin but despite his impressive lineage, Joseph has worked hard to shake the comparisons.
“I’ve had to deal with that ever since I was in college or even high school, to a certain extent.”
Now, with 5 championships, a 40-point game and a 19-assist game on his list of achievements, Joseph says he has managed to make a name for himself by, “just believing in my own abilities and just playing my game, not trying to be somebody else and just really be who I am.”
As Future Camp gets underway, these three young men hope to pass on their skills, but also the keys to succeeding off the court as well.
For Lin, it’s about mental toughness.
“I think sports can teach a lot about mental fortitude, and I think that can translate into all areas of life. You can translate that into education as well. Resilience, the stuff that you can learn working out or having to overcome obstacles, I think that definitely translates to education.”
For Brickman, it’s about communication.
“Everyone communicates differently, so knowing your teammates, knowing how you can encourage them and talk to them. There’s going to be obstacles, there’s going to be bumps in the road, but sticking together, not getting down on people and working together, I think that’s the best part.”
The Guam Elite Basketball Future Camp and Classic Skills Training Day will be held today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tiyan High School. On Sunday, the camp closes with two exhibition games – the Middle School All-Star exhibition game starts at 3 p.m. and the High-School All-Star Game starts at 4:30 p.m. Doors open at 2p.m.
For more information, contact Guam Elite Basketball at (671) 797-3906.
(Daily Post Staff)
By the Guam Daily Post
