The Basketball Podcast: Recent Episodes
Chris Oliver
This is the podcast where you will hear real basketball coaching conversations. Whether you are a new or experienced coach at any level of basketball these coaching conversations will give you practical ideas to stimulate your coaching and make what you do even better.
Central Arkansas head coach John Shulman shared insights focusing on his coaching philosophy, career journey, and the "uncommon" approach he brings to the game. Shulman shared stories from his long coaching career, including his time at Chattanooga, Alabama Huntsville, and now Central Arkansas, where he led a historic season in his second year. He explained his core philosophy of being "uncommon" in all aspects of the game, from defense to recruiting, to avoid predictable outcomes.
Shulman detailed his defensive strategies, such as the "Deep" inbound defense, and his offensive system based on the Princeton offense, which he adapts to give players freedom. He discussed his passion for coaching, how he rediscovered his love for the game after a period away, and the importance of focusing on process over results. Shulman also spoke about recruiting players who fit the program's culture and his belief in empowering players and staff. The interview concluded with personal anecdotes and reflections on the coaching profession.
Utah State head coach Wes Brooks shares insights on his challenges and solutions. Learn more about his journey from assistant coach to head coach, sharing his approach to rebuilding the Utah State program after two challenging seasons. He explained his offensive philosophy centered on "fist and flash" gameplay, spacing concepts (single, double, triple), and teaching players to read defenses rather than running specific plays.
Wes detailed how he's implemented this system over four weeks of summer practice, emphasizing the importance of spacing, player development, and mental performance coaching. He discussed the psychology of coaching through challenges, the importance of resources and priorities, and his vision for building a championship program in the new Pac-12 conference.
Brooks brings 20 years of collegiate experience with him to Utah State, most recently serving as an assistant coach at Ohio State. He previously worked as an assistant at Michigan, Utah, North Texas, Texas Southern and Robert Morris, and as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations at West Virginia. In all, he has helped 11 teams to postseason berths with eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including in each of the past six years.
Charles Hantoumakos, the Canadian Under-18 Men's National Team Head Coach, breaks down their underdog victory against the United States at the 2026 FIBA Under-18 America Cup. Charles shared detailed tactical breakdowns of offensive concepts including flow mechanisms, rifle actions, and turnout sets that helped Canada secure their first-ever title in the event
Hantoumakos shared insights on the importance of keeping plays simple while allowing talented players to make reads, the critical role of spacing and mismatch exploitation, and the need for thorough scouting and personnel analysis. Charles emphasized the importance of celebrating mistakes as growth opportunities and developing players through appropriate skill development rather than focusing solely on winning at younger ages. The conversation also covered Charles's coaching philosophy, player development approaches, and his return to Orangeville Prep as head coach, along with insights into Canadian basketball development and coaching certification programs.
Loyola Marymount Women's Basketball Head Coach Aarika Hughes shares the coaching philosophy and leadership principles that led LMU to its first outright West Coast Conference Regular Season Championship since 2004.
Coach Hughes breaks down the habits, systems, and culture shifts that transformed the program, including simplifying scouting reports, implementing a "Joy Drill," developing players through constraints-based coaching, and creating a solution-focused environment where players can thrive. She emphasized the importance of "stick-with-it-ness" and patient administration support throughout her five-year journey building the program. Hughes explained her coaching philosophy of keeping things simple and consistent, including simplified scouting reports, focused practice plans, and her solution-oriented approach to coaching, particularly in handling mistakes and developing players' decision-making skills.
The conversation covered Hughes's defensive strategy changes, including positionless rotation and high-pressure defense, as well as her approach to player development through customized training and constraints-based coaching. She guided LMU to the West Coast Conference regular season championship—the program’s first outright title since 2003-04—with a 15-3 conference record, the best in school history. The team recorded 21 overall wins, tying for the second-most in a single season, and completed a nine-game winning streak, the longest since 2003-04. For her leadership, Hughes was named WCC Coach of the Year, only the second coach in program history to earn the honor.
William and Mary head coach Brian Earl discussed his coaching philosophy and approach, sharing his background playing and coaching at Princeton under coaches Pete Carril and Bill Carmody, explaining how he evolved from the traditional Princeton offense to a faster, more up-tempo style that still incorporates backdoor cuts and passing.
Earl discussed his offensive principles of getting good shots, emphasizing passing and team play, and his defensive approach of applying pressure through pressing and intensity after both makes and misses. The conversation covered his methods for developing players, particularly focusing on decision-making through experiential learning rather than just correcting in the moment, and his approach to roster turnover with 13 new players coming in. Coach Earl also explained his philosophy on starting lineups, believing that team success comes from contributions from all players rather than specific positions, and discussed his approach to developing shooters by helping them find their natural shooting form through feel-based learning rather than technical corrections.
University of Michigan women's basketball head coach Kim Barnes Arico, discussed her philosophy of building "the hardest working team in America" through practice analytics that track intangible aspects like communication, diving for balls, and taking charges, while maintaining a balance between hard work and fun. She explained her defensive principles focusing on physicality, pressure, and keeping opponents out of the paint, using drills like progressive denial to develop players' ability to handle one-on-one situations without fouling.
The conversation covered her adaptive offensive approach that adjusts to the strengths of her team, including strategies for handling elite players like Syla Swords who face significant defensive attention. Barnes Arico also discussed her emphasis on developing strong, confident women through practices that build voice and communication skills, and her off-season focus on improving specific areas like ball screen defense and transition offense through film study and staff collaboration.
Cal State East Bay head basketball coach Bryan Rooney discussing his team's historic 33-1 season and their connecting style of play. Rooney explained how his team implemented the "tagging up" system where all five players engage in defensive rebounding immediately after shots go up, creating pressure defense and transition opportunities. He detailed how the system connects full-court and half-court defense, emphasizing that defensive engagement starts as soon as possessions are decided rather than waiting for specific situations.
Bryan Rooney has won over 300 games and during the 2025-26 at East Bay, Rooney guided the team to a historic 33-1 record, a perfect 22-0 CCAA mark (first undefeated conference season in league history), CCAA and NCAA West Regional championships, and an Elite Eight appearance. For this performance he was named the 2026 Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the Year, NABC Division II National Coach of the Year, and CCAA Coach of the Year.
Rooney discussed the importance of playing "complementary basketball" where offensive and defensive efforts support each other, and shared how they tracked metrics like corner touches and transition grading to monitor player development. He also explained how his coaching staff operated with defined roles, allowing Rooney to focus more on leadership rather than specific tactical decisions. The coach emphasized the program's focus on "transformative" player development and role clarity, noting that players were encouraged to understand their interconnected responsibilities rather than individual statistics.
Before becoming the head coach of the Portland Fire, Alex Sarama was a Basketball Immersion member learning, questioning, and exploring a games approach to coaching with Basketball Immersion founder Chris Oliver.
In this revisited 2018 episode of The Basketball Podcast, Alex asks Chris deep questions about:
- Constraint-led coaching
- Ecological dynamics
- Small-sided games
- Decision-making in basketball
- Why “1-on-0” drills often fail to transfer
- How to create more game-like practices
- Why “if you don’t have a defender, you don’t have a decision”
At the time, Alex Sarama was working with NBA Basketball Operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa while studying progressive player development systems around the world.
Years later, many of the concepts explored in this conversation would become foundational to the coaching philosophy Alex now applies as a WNBA head coach.
This episode is a testament to the power of mentorship, coaching curiosity, and the Basketball Immersion community led by Chris Oliver.
Duke Associate Head Coach Chris Carrawell, where he discussed his coaching philosophy, offensive and defensive systems, and player development approaches at Duke University. Carrawell explained how Duke's offense is built around creating spacing and advantages through a 5-out system similar to NBA concepts, with coaches breaking down plays into smaller groups to teach players to read and react in game situations.
He detailed how player development has evolved from traditional one-on-one training to more system-specific development focusing on players' roles within Duke's offensive and defensive schemes. Carrawell also shared insights about teaching defensive concepts like switching and steering, using specific player labels (like "Steph," "Westbrook," and "Clay") to help coaches understand different offensive threats. The conversation covered how Duke manages roster turnover with returning players helping new recruits learn the system, and Carrawell's experience preparing for potential head coaching opportunities through interview processes.
USA Basketball and former NBA head coach Stephen Silas, where he discussed his experiences coaching in short international qualifying windows for FIBA competitions. Silas shared insights about preparing teams with limited time, explaining that USA Basketball teams typically have only six practices before playing two games against other national teams in challenging international venues.
Silas detailed his approach to quickly building team culture through group activities, film sessions, and quiz competitions while emphasizing the importance of defense first and adapting to FIBA rules that differ significantly from NBA play. Silas also discussed his role clarity strategies with players, the challenges, and how these international experiences have helped him develop as a coach.
Stephen Silas is an accomplished NBA coach with more than two decades of experience across the league, most notably serving as head coach of the Houston Rockets from 2020 to 2023. He has also held coaching roles with the Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, and Dallas Mavericks.
Most recently, Silas has coached with USA Basketball, serving as head coach for the U.S. Men’s AmeriCup Qualifying Team and leading squads in FIBA competition windows beginning in 2024. Under Silas, USA Basketball posted a 4–0 record in the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, and he later guided Team USA to a bronze medal finish at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.
My notebook overflowed after 6 months with coaches at every level—hoops lessons from London, Paris, NBA weekends, youth basketball, messing around with my coaching, and the NCAA trenches. Having been incredibly fortunate to talk hoops with coaches at every level of the game over the last six months, I’ve synthesized a collection of insights I believe can move the needle for your program.
- Shared ideas on key coaching phrases including "do you change the room when you walk in the room," the "sit and wait" concept, and defensive strategies like "chest and contest" and "beat them with your feet."
- Emphasized the importance of "conceptual defense" and "structured to unstructured" approaches, along with offensive concepts like "the feeder is the leader" and "we don't slow, we don't stop" when executing plays.
- Shared specific terminology like "MIG" (Most Important Girl/Guy) and "MIA" (Missing an Action) for defensive assignments and discussed the importance of making practices reflect actual game situations by never starting drills at 0-0 and incorporating scores to create competitive pressure.
- Covered coaching principles including "when in doubt, make it a game," the "four E's" approach (Environment, Exploration, Explicit Instruction, and Expectations), and the concept of "unexpected praise" to enhance player development and enjoyment.
Dive into the principles of conceptual defense in basketball with Charles Klask, a highly respected NBA coach and champion who served on the Denver Nuggets’ staff during their historic 2023 NBA Championship run. With decades of experience across the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, and Orlando Magic, Klask shares how conceptual defense serves as the essential counter to modern offense—moving beyond rigid rules to flexible, principle-based systems that allow players to read and react intelligently in the game’s “gray areas.”
The discussion unpacks the core ideas behind self-organization within clear team parameters, such as shrinking the floor without surrendering strong-side corner threes. Charles shares how coaches can create a collaborative, empowering environment by involving players in defining team values, fostering a “safe to fail” culture, and using targeted “sniper coaching.”
Listeners will also learn practical tactical tools like “if-then” decision frameworks and the innovative “Medal System” for prioritizing actions and valuing possessions—Gold (no free throws), Silver (no layups), and more. Whether you’re a coach, player, or basketball enthusiast, this episode delivers powerful strategies for building adaptable, high-level defensive systems.
St. Joseph's head coach Steve Donahue discussing his coaching philosophy and recent success. Donahue shared how he adapted his passing-oriented offense when taking over as head coach at St. Joseph's, modifying his approach to better suit his roster's strengths and the A-10 conference's physicality. He emphasized the importance of teaching players to make good decisions, particularly in ball movement and spacing, while focusing on winning through defensive rebounding and forcing difficult two-point shots.
Donahue also discussed his player development approach, including using drills that replicate game situations and implementing a "5Hs" team-building exercise to quickly build relationships with new players. The conversation covered his coaching philosophy of allowing roles to develop organically rather than forcing them, and his approach to teaching players to catch and look rather than immediately dribbling.
Donahue has built an accomplished head coaching career across college basketball stops at Cornell, Boston College, Penn, and Saint Joseph’s, earning national and conference recognition at each level. In 2026, he was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after leading Saint Joseph’s to one of the league’s top seasons, marking his latest honor for program-building success. He is a two-time NABC Regional Coach of the Year (2008, 2010) and recipient of the prestigious Clair Bee Award (2010), presented annually to the NCAA Division I coach who has made the most significant positive contribution to the sport.
National champion head coach Easton Bazzoli discusses Gannon University's 2025-26 national championship-winning season and their approach to the Crutchfield basketball system. Easton explained how they built the program from a 3-win team to a 34-3 national champion, emphasizing the importance of constant pressure defense, decision-making development through game-like practice situations, and individual player development based on each player's unique strengths.
Bazzoli discussed their offensive philosophy of creating constant pressure while maintaining high IQ decision-making, their approach to practice where they play 5-on-5 competition almost daily, and their focus on developing high-character players over pure talent. Easton also shared insights on substitution patterns, player development, and how they've adapted the system to fit their personality and team needs while maintaining the core principles of constant pressure and relentless competition.
Easton Bazzoli led Gannon University to the 2026 NCAA Division II national championship, guiding the Golden Knights to a 34–3 record. Gannon also captured the PSAC West Division title and finished 19–1 in conference play. Bazzoli was named PSAC West Coach of the Year, and the national title marked the first men’s basketball championship in program history, establishing Gannon among the elite programs in Division II. Through two seasons as head coach, he has compiled a 61–10 overall record with an 8–1 mark in NCAA Tournament play.
Greg Tonagel, one of college basketball's most accomplished coaches, discussing his coaching philosophy centered around habits and fearlessness. Be sure to check out his All Access coaching video series available at gregtonagelbasketball.com and immersionvideos.com, offering an inside look into championship-level program building. Greg Tonagel shared how he transformed his approach from focusing on behavior modification to developing habits that drive success, explaining his shift from using a "box" mentality to a "line" approach that emphasizes growth and movement rather than categorizing players as either in or out of expectations.
The conversation covered practical examples of habit formation, including defensive techniques like "walling" at the rim, and offensive habits like creating for teammates, while addressing how to measure and reinforce these behaviors through practice and game situations. Tonagel also discussed his approach to in-game coaching, emphasizing the importance of leading through belief in players rather than over-coaching, and shared insights about managing player development while navigating the current challenges in college basketball.
Arthur Moreira discussed his successful 2025-26 season where his team won 29 games, including the Big Sky regular season and tournament championships, earning an NCAA tournament berth for the first time in a decade. As the first Brazilian head coach in NCAA Division I basketball, Arthur shared his coaching philosophy focusing on relationship-building with players, individualized development through varied coaching approaches, and a simple, adaptable offensive system that emphasizes transition play and player decision-making.
Moreira detailed his defensive strategies including peel switching and tagging-up concepts, while emphasizing the importance of practice over play in player development, drawing from his international coaching experience in Brazil. Arthur discussed his team's focus on transition offense, emphasizing the importance of simplicity and player movement. He discussed his offensive system emphasizing the importance of keeping offenses simple while adapting to personnel. Arthur also discussed how his program's strong community support in Moscow, Idaho helped retain players and create a family environment, particularly benefiting international players from Brazil.
Samford women's basketball head coach Matt Wise reflecting on his first year as head coach and the team's remarkable turnaround season. Wise discussed the challenges of starting with a difficult non-conference schedule that included five Power 5 opponents, leading to an early 1-6 conference start. He explained how the team's confidence and belief improved throughout the season, culminating in winning the Southern Conference Tournament Championship as the sixth seed and earning an NCAA tournament berth. The Bulldogs overcame a double-digit deficit in the championship game to advance to the NCAA First Four, finishing the season with an overall record of 16-19.
Wise shared insights about roster retention, strategic adjustments including shifting to a tougher defensive lineup, and the importance of maintaining team culture during the tournament run. He emphasized the value of staff alignment and staying true to coaching principles, while noting that the current landscape of college basketball requires constant creation and adaptation due to high roster turnover.
Wise has extensive previous coaching experience, including serving as a Graduate Assistant for the University of Florida’s men’s basketball program, two stints as an Assistant Coach at the University of Wyoming (where he was part of the 2015 Mountain West Tournament title and NCAA berth), an Assistant Coach at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, and an Assistant Coach at East Tennessee State University. He also worked as Director of Video & Creative Content for the University of Alabama’s women’s basketball team during the 2021-22 season, before serving as Assistant and later Associate Head Coach for Samford University’s women’s basketball program from 2022 to 2025.
Tony Irons discussed his coaching philosophy and experiences across various basketball levels. Irons shared his approach to coaching at high school, junior college, and EYBL levels, emphasizing the importance of building relationships with players and creating competitive environments through standards-based accountability. He discussed his defensive philosophy centered around man-to-man defense, his approach to practice design using scripted-to-live drills, and his belief in flexible coaching that adapts to personnel.
Irons also reflected on his father's coaching legacy and how he incorporates lessons learned from mentors like Dennis Gates and constraint-led approaches into his coaching methodology. The conversation covered practical aspects of player development, managing transient rosters, and dealing with agents and inner circles, with Irons emphasizing the need for transparency and honest communication with players at all levels.
Zach O'Brien, assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks and former head coach of Mist BC in the Unrivaled Basketball League, discusses his approach to player development and coaching methodology. He explained his focus on decision-making, creativity, and empowering players rather than controlling their actions. He discusses the importance of establishing team principles and creating an environment for players to explore and problem-solve.
O'Brien shared his experience implementing constraint-led training approaches in the WNBA, emphasizing the importance of creating environments where players can explore and problem-solve rather than following rigid drills. He explained his coaching philosophy centered on three key principles: pace, shot profile, and spacing, along with defensive principles of on-ball disruption and off-ball shrink.
O'Brien discussed how to implement these concepts at all levels of basketball, including specific examples of constraint-based training drills and scoring systems, while noting that while players may initially push back against this approach, they eventually develop a preference for the problem-solving methodology over traditional repetitive drilling.
This conversation was an opportunity to bring a typically offline discussion I have with coaches online to share with you. In it, Jared Mocaby from Kansas Select got to ask me a bunch of questions about youth basketball coaching strategies. We discussed solution-based coaching approaches, emphasizing the importance of letting players figure out problems rather than giving direct instructions, and the value of playing full-court transition basketball during practices.
The discussion covered topics including shot selection, position development, the balance between winning and player development, and the overuse of tournament play versus focused practice time. We explored how to implement constraint-based training and reduce reliance on traditional drills, while addressing the challenges of coaching younger players (10-12 years old) and managing parent expectations. The conversation concluded with recommendations for reducing tournament participation while increasing development-focused practice time, and the importance of monetizing coaching positions to support better player development.
In this episode of the Basketball Podcast, Coach Roneeka Hodges discussed her experience as the associate head coach for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA and her role as head coach of the Phantom BC and Unrivaled Basketball League. She reflected on her coaching journey, emphasizing the importance of player development, building trust with players, and adapting to the evolving game.
Coach Hodges shared insights on balancing control and trust as a head coach, the challenges of transitioning from playing to coaching, and the value of mentorship in her career. She also highlighted the unique opportunities provided by the Unrivaled League for player growth and development. The conversation touched on her approach to defensive systems, player confidence-building, and the role of technology in modern coaching. Coach Hodges expressed gratitude for the mentors who have shaped her career and looked forward to applying her experiences in her role with the Connecticut Sun.
01:54 Unrivaled Season Recap
04:17 Player to Coach Shift
11:05 Drafting Culture and Identity
12:02 Defensive Foundations
15:11 Offense and Player Development
18:20 Staff Roles and Safe Space
21:16 Player Pet Peeves
24:41 Building On Court Chemistry
29:06 In Game Adjustments
29:54 Assistant Coach Feedback
31:37 Postgame Self Scout
33:59 Substitutions And Roles
36:27 Building Player Confidence
39:35 Tech And Analytics
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Jamill Jones joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on running an elite youth program.
Jamill Jones serves as a Director with Team Takeover, one of the premier programs on the Nike EYBL circuit, where he provides leadership across elite player development, program structure, and national representation. He articulates a development‑first philosophy rooted in defense, accountability, and family culture, emphasizing long‑term growth over short‑term results.
Team Takeover’s model prioritizes practice over games, beginning player development as early as third grade, maintaining coaching continuity across age groups, and creating consistent standards throughout the program. Jones stresses transparent communication as a cornerstone of success, highlighted by regular parent and coach Zoom calls to align expectations and reduce common conflicts.
The program’s practice‑first approach, intentionally demanding practices, and supportive game‑day environment reinforce learning without public criticism. Team Takeover also avoids traditional A/B/C team labels, instead offering multiple competitive pathways to account for non‑linear player development. In addition to his grassroots leadership, Jones brings extensive collegiate experience from assistant coaching roles at Florida Gulf Coast, VCU, UCF, and Wake Forest, as well as national instructional experience through the Nike Skills Summit and other elite basketball platforms.
Coach Bret Burchard discussed his work with Championship Shift, a mindset training company that helps coaches and athletes compete and lead with confidence, resilience, and humility. Bret shared his experience as a former NBA and college basketball coach, emphasizing the importance of leading for impact rather than validation. He explained how coaches can maintain their passion and effectiveness by reconnecting with the reasons they started coaching, managing their mindset in high-pressure situations, and building a strong team culture.
Bret also highlighted the need for coaches to constantly re-engage their players with the vision and purpose of the team, as engagement is not linear but requires ongoing effort. The episode concluded with Bret offering advice for coaches who didn't have a great season, encouraging them to face reality, challenge themselves with innovative solutions, and focus on building strong relationships.
Bret Burchard is the co-founder of ChampionShift where he helps elite coaches build high-performing teams fast. With over 15 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate levels, Bret understands the pressure to win at the highest levels and the desire to make an impact through coaching. He has co-authored 8 books on leadership and mindset development, including his most recent “Make Culture Your Edge: A Simple Formula for Building Winning Teams.
03:13 Lead For Impact
06:12 Coach Mindset Under Pressure
09:44 Validation Drift Signs
13:16 Burnout And Meaning
17:37 Culture Tension Points
22:04 Building Culture From Vision
24:42 Why Culture Feels Overwhelming
25:32 Culture Meeting Overwhelm
26:17 Template Not Temperament
27:18 Diagnosing Culture Clearly
28:56 Survivorship Bias Traps
29:40 Preparation and Standards Ditches
32:46 Let Culture Evolve
34:03 Bike Wrecks vs Car Wrecks
36:20 Engagement Is Not Linear
39:58 Repeat the Vision Daily
41:49 Postseason Reset Process
44:43 Free Coaches From Hustle
Jim Haverstrom, a youth hockey director and coach developer with USA Hockey, joined the Basketball Podcast to discuss coaching methodologies and player development across both sports. The conversation explored various coaching strategies, including the importance of making practices fun and engaging, as well as the integration of constraints-led approaches in coach education programs. Jim emphasized the significance of adapting coaching techniques to individual player differences, providing constructive feedback, and creating game-based practices that help players develop both technical skills and mental toughness.
Episode Breakdown:
02:32 Hockey Embraces CLA
05:41 What Fun Really Means
09:04 Practice Beats Games
11:27 Individual Solutions
13:36 Game Practice to Home
16:46 Learning Through Struggle
23:11 Feedback and Constraints
26:06 Direct Instruction Role
26:22 External Cues Coaching
28:12 Adaptable Technique Growth
29:59 Decision-Based Practice
34:05 Teaching Scanning Skills
40:37 Mindset Through Competition
45:40 Coach Advice And Parents
52:05 Invasion Sports Wrap Up
Mike Neighbors, assistant coach for the LA Sparks, shared his insights on transitioning from college to professional coaching, emphasizing the importance of pace, player development, and feedback loops in the WNBA. Neighbors discussed his philosophy on assistant coaching, highlighting the need for clear communication and alignment with players' roles.
He also touched on the challenges and opportunities in women's basketball, including the impact of social media and financial pressures on young players. The conversation covered Neighbors' approach to defensive strategies, practice efficiency, and the evolving role of analytics in coaching. The episode concluded with Neighbors expressing his excitement about joining the Dallas Wings and continuing to contribute to the growth of women's basketball.
Episode Breakdown:
01:46 College to WNBA: Why the Transition Felt Like Being a Rookie Again
03:06 Assistant Coach Best Practices: The 5 Things You Want / 5 Things You Don’t
09:30 Sustaining a 30-Year Coaching Career (and What Happens When You Lose a Job)
12:17 Playing Fast the Right Way: Pace, Shot Quality, and Transition Defense
15:54 When to Tap the Brakes: Turnovers, Bad Shots, and Shot Distribution Rules
23:29 Short Roll Playmaking as a Superpower (and Why It’s Hard at Lower Levels)
25:52 Coaching Confident Scorers: Green Lights, Shot Selection, and Immediate Feedback
30:44 Conceptual Offense: Triads, Sequencing Actions & Creating Flow
34:30 Offensive Rebounding vs. Transition Defense (WNBA Lessons)
36:35 Efficient Practices: Combo Drills, No Lines & Maximizing Every Minute
39:21 Motivate vs. Inspire + The ‘Curse of the Clinic’ (Make It Fit Your Team)
42:21 Defense in the Pros: Versatility, Guarding the Ball & ‘Death Shots’
47:04 If I Went Back to College: Faster Feedback Loops, Standards & Protecting Players
Ryan Cottingham, the head coach of Spring Arbor University's men's basketball program, shared insights into his approach to building and sustaining a successful small college basketball program. He discussed the importance of creating a strong team culture based on core values of integrity, toughness, and unity, and highlighted various initiatives such as "Fun Week," leadership teams, and individual player meetings to foster this culture.
Cottingham emphasized the role of player-led initiatives, regular recognition of individual achievements, and the involvement of parents in team activities to create a supportive environment. He also connected the program's success to its emphasis on developing players' decision-making skills and resilience, while maintaining a competitive yet respectful approach to the game.
Episode Breakdown:
02:17 Challenges and Rewards of Coaching at a Small College
05:14 Core Values and Team Culture
09:09 Preseason Fun Week
13:31 Iron Teams and Leadership Development
16:32 Culture Meetings and Heart and Head Sessions
24:13 Circle of Trust: Building Team Unity
28:44 The Power of Gratitude in Sports
29:55 Individual Player Meetings: A Deeper Connection
34:32 Service Projects: Giving Back to the Community
38:50 Recognizing Excellence: Weekly Awards
43:10 Post-Game Team Time with Parents
45:32 Connecting Culture to On-Court Success
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Coordinator of Integrated Performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Thompson joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on integrating science, skill, and human connection
Clayton Thompson serves as the Coordinator of Integrated Performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he sits at the cutting edge of professional sports science and player development. With a background as an R&D Engineer and a Master’s in Business Administration, Thompson is a vocal advocate for dismantling the traditional silos between "strength and conditioning" and "on-field skill." His philosophy is built on the belief that human movement should be treated as a unified system, rejecting the narrow label of "Strength Coach" in favor of a model that integrates biomechanical data, force-plate analytics, and technical skill acquisition.
Before joining the Dodgers, Thompson refined his data-driven approach at Driveline Baseball, the industry leader in data-informed performance training. His career also includes pivotal roles at TCU (Texas Christian University) and Sanford Health, where he bridged the gap between collegiate athletics and clinical sports science. By applying engineering principles to the kinetic chain, Thompson has become an expert in optimizing rotational power and deceleration—concepts that are as vital for a pitcher's delivery as they are for a basketball player’s jump shot or step-back.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Vietnam Men’s National Team head coach Matt Van Pelt joins the Basketball Podcast to share his defensive shift from packline to forcing left.
Matt Van Pelt is currently the Head Coach of the Vietnam Men’s National Team, as well as the Hanoi Buffaloes, the reigning champions of the Vietnam Basketball Association. He now has basketball experience in 28 countries, having ran camps and clinics all over the world, and is also the owner of Van Pelt Sports Management and the co-owner of Pro Coaches Academy and The Performance Lab, in addition to being a FIBA Certified Head Coach in Vietnam.
Matt has been in Vietnam on and off since 2017, where he is the winningest coach in the nation’s history with a record of 81 wins and 16 losses between 2 leagues and with 2 organizations. Matt won 3 straight VBA championships & 3 straight Supporter’s Cup Championships with the Saigon Heat, the country’s oldest professional team. Matt also led the Saigon Heat to the 1-seed and a finals appearance in the Asean Basketball League, which formerly hosted 10 teams from 9 countries in Asia, for the first time in the organization’s history in 2023.
In addition to 5v5 ventures, Matt was also the Head Coach of the Vietnam 3x3 Men’s National Team from 2022-24, where he won a VBA 3x3 championship, a silver medal in the 2022 Southeast Asian games, and pushed Vietnam to its best ever finish in the 2025 FIBA Asia.
Matt is a former professional basketball player overseas, where he played as a point guard in 13 countries in 7 years. Before going overseas, Matt was a 4-year starter as a player at Spring Arbor University in Michigan, where he also won the nation’s Pete Maravich Award.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, By Any Means Basketball founder Coleman Ayers joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on reengineering player development.
Coleman Ayers is the founder of By Any Means Basketball, a global training and media organization dedicated to player development. Launching the brand as a high schooler in Washington, D.C., Coleman turned his passion for skill acquisition and research-backed training into a worldwide movement. After finishing his playing career at St. John’s College High School, he chose to forgo college basketball opportunities and moved to Miami, studied exercise physiology, and began working with players of all levels while building a reputation for blending science, creativity, and culture into modern basketball development.
Coleman’s approach emphasizes holistic development—integrating psychology, movement science, and global basketball philosophies to create adaptable, high-IQ players. His DETAIL Miami facility serves as a hub for elite training, while his educational platforms, including the Attention to Detail podcast, share insights with coaches and players worldwide. Having worked with athletes in over 35 countries and collaborated with NBA talent, Coleman continues to push boundaries in player development. He is also the co-founder of ADAPT Academy.
Both of his books, Deep Skill and the Modern Basketball Blueprint, reached number one in Amazon’s basketball category.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, former Bob Jones University head coach Burton Uwarow joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on special situations and mentorship.
Uwarow is currently the Director of Athletics at West Florida Baptist Academy. He became head coach at Bob Jones University in April of 2017 as the second head coach in program history. In his first year as head coach, he led the Bruins to an astounding 22-11 record to lead them to their second NCCAA DII national tournament and first NCCAA DII national championship game in program history.
In his eight seasons with the Bruins, Uwarow led the team to five winning seasons and four regional championship titles. Each regional title was paired with a South Region Coach of Year honor for Uwarow. Following the 2023-2024 season, he was named the NCCAA DII National Coach of the Year, the only Bruins basketball coach to ever receive that honor.
With Uwarow at the helm, the Bruins held a 114-90 overall record with an impressive 68-22 record against NCCAA opponents.
In his eight seasons at BJU, he saw 13 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes, 19 NCCAA DII South All-Region players, five NCCAA DII Region All-Freshman team players, one NCCAA DII South Region Freshman of the Year, five NCCAA DII South Region Players of the Year, and nine NCCAA DII All-American players.
Before coming to Bob Jones University, Uwarow coached the varsity basketball team at Creekside Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia. In just seven seasons, he transformed the team from a first year program into state champions, winning three Division I-AA State Championships. He has also served in head coaching positions for public and private schools in South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Grace College head coach Dan Davis joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on their NCAA single game scoring record.
Dan Davis is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Grace College, where he has established one of the most successful eras in program history. His coaching career spans over 200 total wins and includes both NCAA and NAIA coaching experience.
Davis's teams are known for a high-octane style of play, achieving national statistical ranks in scoring offense and turnover margin. His aggressive approach led to the Grace College women's basketball team setting a collegiate scoring record in a 172–91 victory over Ohio Christian, which stands as the most points ever recorded in a single game by any collegiate women's team across NAIA, NCAA Division I, II, or III.
During his tenure at Grace, Davis led the Lancers to the 2024 NCCAA National Championship, securing the program's first-ever national title, and was consequently named the 2024 NCCAA National Coach of the Year. The 2022–2023 season marked a significant breakthrough, as Davis guided the team to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time and set new program records for total wins (24), conference wins (13), and the longest winning streak (7). His commitment to player development is evidenced by coaching both the former and current all-time leading scorers in Grace College program history (Vironnica Drake and Maddie Ryman).
Prior to Grace, Davis coached for 10 years at Auburn University-Montgomery (AUM). At AUM, he compiled a record of 157–139, led the Warhawks to two appearances in the NAIA Division I National Tournament, and was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Fairport High School and USA Basketball head coach Scott Fitch joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on developing connected competitive teams.
Scott Fitch is one of the most accomplished and trusted coaches in the USA Basketball pipeline, with more than two decades of sustained success at the national, grassroots, and high school levels. In January 2025, Fitch was named Head Coach of the 2025 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team, a role in which he led the program to a 6–0 record and the gold medal at the 2025 FIBA U16 Men’s AmeriCup. He was also selected as a court coach for the 2025 USA Men’s Junior National Team April minicamp in San Antonio, continuing his long-standing involvement with USA Basketball’s elite development pathway. These appointments represent the latest in 20-plus coaching assignments with USA Basketball,
Scott Fitch has also been the head boys basketball coach at Fairport High School in New York since 2001. Fitch has been honored five times as the Monroe County Coach of the Year, twice as the Section V Coach of the Year and twice All-Greater Rochester Coach of the Year. He led his team to back-to-back Section V Championships in 2006 and 2007 and to the state final four in 2007. In 2016-17, Fitch led Fairport to a 22-2 record, a section title and the state championship game.
Fitch has played a central role across multiple Junior National Team minicamps, including April and October 2024, and has contributed at nearly every level of the USA Basketball youth system. His previous national team experience includes serving as a court coach for the 2022 USA Men’s U17 National Team, an assistant coach for the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit Team, and head coach of the 2019 Nike Hoop Summit Team, which earned a victory under his leadership.
Earlier in his USA Basketball career, Fitch served as a court coach at the 2021 USA Men’s U16 National Team training camp, as well as an assistant coach for the 2018 USA Men’s U17 National Team and the 2017 USA Men’s U16 National Team, further establishing his continuity and impact within the program.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Radford head coach Zach Chu joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on winning in the margins.
Zach Chu is in his first year as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Radford University. Currently the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Zach Chu brings nine years of experience in the NBA and a deep analytical background. Chu capitalizes on a deep analytical background, uniquely positioning him to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of college basketball with an end-to-end application of analytics from portal management, roster composition, and individual player development to game strategy.
After accompanying Coach Rick Carlisle to Indiana to manage game strategy, following five years in the Dallas Mavericks’ organization, Chu helped the Pacers leverage a data-driven approach to engineer one of the most efficient offenses in the NBA and an appearance in the Eastern Conference finals by their third year.
Recognizing the potential impact of this differentiated strategy in the NIL era, Chu accepted the role as Chief Strategist at SMU last year, where he implemented the same conceptual approach proven at the NBA level, producing the 20th ranked offense in the country while being one of only two schools in the nation to have six players average double figures. The Mustangs posted a 24-11 record, including a 13-7 finish in their inaugural season in the ACC.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Frank Bennett joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on inbound philosophy and high school coaching.
Frank Bennett has established himself as one of Missouri’s premier high school basketball coaches, leading Chaminade College Preparatory to sustained excellence in the state’s top class. Since taking over the program in 2013, Bennett has guided the Red Devils to a Missouri State Championship, two state runner‑up finishes, eight Final Four appearances, multiple Metro Catholic Conference titles, and several district championships.
His leadership has produced a remarkable career record of 248 wins against just 72 losses, cementing Chaminade’s reputation as one of the most consistent programs in the region
Bennett has coached and developed some of the most significant basketball talents to come out of Missouri, including:
• Jayson Tatum — NBA All‑Star and 2024 NBA champion with the Boston Celtics
• Bradley Beal — Three‑time NBA All‑Star and Olympic gold medalist
• Tyler Cook — Former NBA forward and standout at Iowa
• David Lee — NBA All‑Star and two‑time NBA champion
Bennett’s impact extends beyond Chaminade. He has served as a head coach for USA Basketball at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit, leading the USA Men’s team against the World Team of top international players. He has also been an assistant coach at previous Nike Hoop Summits (2023, 2024) and contributed to USA Basketball Junior National Team camps. His involvement underscores his reputation as one of the nation’s most respected high school coaches.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, NBA film analyst Adam Pike of Grizzlies Film joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the Noah LaRoche offense used by the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat.
Adam Pike independently covers the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Hustle basketball teams from a coaching and X's and O's perspective.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Gerard Hillier joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on modern player-centered coaching.
Gerard Hillier is a significant voice in sharing progressive coaching ideas around modern player development. He's currently the coach education manager at Knox Basketball Incorporated in Melbourne, Australia.
In addition to his role at Knox, he's also a Basketball Immersion content contributor and Director of Asia and Oceana region, and a consultant to the Fiji 3X3 national teams. Prior to Knox, Hillier has contributed significantly to Australian basketball at the regional and national levels, holding various coaching and development roles.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Basketball Immersion founder Chris Oliver joins the Basketball Podcast to reflect on 400 episodes of the podcast.
The Basketball Podcast, hosted by Chris Oliver, has reached an incredible milestone: 400 episodes since its launch on May 28, 2018. Listened to by coaches at every level — from NBA head coaches to youth coaches — and in more than 85 countries worldwide, the show has become a trusted source of evidence‑based insights, practical strategies, and thought‑provoking conversations that shape the way the game is taught and played.
In this special episode, Chris reflects on the journey by sharing memorable quotes and key takeaways from many of the guests who have helped define the podcast’s legacy. The very first guest, Dave Paulsen (now head coach at Holy Cross), set the tone with a line that continues to resonate: “The game has to look like our practice, and not their practice.” That philosophy — making practice representative of the game — has guided countless coaches and remains a cornerstone of the show’s mission.
Whether you’ve tuned in for one episode or all 400, this celebration is a thank‑you to the global coaching community for learning, growing, and sharing the game together.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Daemen University head coach Mike McDonald joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching backwards with success.
A fixture in the college basketball coaching fraternity, Mike MacDonald is entering his 29th season as a collegiate head coach. He was named the ECC, NABC District and BCANY Division II Coach of the Year last season after leading Daemen to a 28-1 record. He was also the recipient of the Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award given to the top coach in all of Division II basketball by collegeinsiders.com. MacDonald has led Daemen to a 232-84 record over his first 11 seasons, including eight 20-win seasons and five NCAA tournament berths. He enters the regular season just 11 wins shy of 500 for his career.
Mike MacDonald has led Daemen University through one of the most successful stretches in program history. Under his leadership, Daemen has emerged as a power in the NCAA Division II. The Wildcats are coming off the most successful season in program history when they posted a 28-1 overall record, won the ECC regular season and tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the fifth time. Daemen rattled off 28 straight victories to start the season, earning the distinction of being the last remaining unbeaten team across all three levels of NCAA basketball. Along the way, they ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll for the first time in program history.
With previous stops at Canisius University and Medaille University, MacDonald has worked across all three NCAA divisions. Before arriving at Daemen University, Mike MacDonald spent eight transformative years as head coach at Medaille College (2006–2014), where he turned a struggling NCAA Division III program into a regional powerhouse. Inheriting a team that had gone just 4–46 over the previous two seasons, MacDonald led the Mavericks to an average of 18 wins per year and six postseason appearances. His final five seasons were especially dominant—Medaille recorded 101 wins, the most of any Division III program in New York State during that span, and ranked 17th nationally in total victories. He was named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year four times and left as the school’s all-time leader in wins (149) and winning percentage (.671).
Prior to Medaille, MacDonald spent 18 years at Canisius College, including nine seasons as head coach (1997–2006), where he guided the Golden Griffins to 108 wins and earned BCANY Division I Co-Coach of the Year honors in 2000–01. He also served as a longtime assistant at Canisius, helping the program reach the NCAA Tournament and two NIT appearances under head coach John Beilein.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Babson College head coach Stephen Brennan joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on culture, clarity and consistency.
Stephen Brennan has served as the head coach of Babson College men's basketball for over three decades, building one of the most consistent and respected programs in Division III. With more than 560 career wins to his name, Brennan ranks among the top 25 active coaches in total victories across the D3 landscape. His tenure is defined by sustained excellence, highlighted by 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, multiple NEWMAC championships, and a national title in 2017—the first in program history.
A nine-time conference coach of the year and the 2016–17 NABC National Coach of the Year, Brennan has guided Babson through eras of transformation while maintaining a culture rooted in discipline, development, and competitive integrity. His teams have reached the NCAA Tournament Sectional Semifinals multiple times, including a Final Four run in 2015 and a dramatic national championship win in 2017, where the Beavers overcame a 25-point deficit in the semifinals before edging Augustana (Ill.) in the title game.
Brennan’s legacy is not only measured in wins and banners but in the program’s identity: a relentless commitment to excellence, player growth, and team-first basketball. Under his leadership, Babson has become a perennial contender and a model of long-term success in Division III athletics.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Concordia-St. Paul head coach Matt Fletcher joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on playing fast and conceptual.
Matt Fletcher enters his sixth season as head men's basketball coach at Concordia-St. Paul in 2025-26, where he has quickly become the program's most successful leader. Culminating in the 2024-25 season, he guided the Golden Bears to their first-ever NSIC regular season title, first NCAA Division II Tournament appearance, and first NCAA Tournament win—all in the same year—earning him the 2024-25 NSIC Coach of the Year honor.
Prior to Concordia, Fletcher spent four highly successful seasons as head coach at Bethany Lutheran College, where he compiled a 76–33 record, won the 2017-18 UMAC Coach of the Year award, and led the team to two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. His overall career head coaching record stands at 120–118 across nine seasons.
Fletcher's extensive assistant coaching experience includes stints at Concordia-Moorhead (2008–09), Kentucky Wesleyan College (2011–12), and three years at Upper Iowa University (where he was promoted to associate head coach). He holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Southwest Minnesota State and a master’s degree in education from Upper Iowa.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Sierra Canyon head coach Alicia Komaki joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on their five ships before a championship.
Alicia Komaki is set to enter her fourteenth season as Head Coach of the Sierra Canyon Girls Basketball team in 2025–2026, where she has established one of the nation's most dominant high school programs. Her tenure is highlighted by leading her teams to five California State Championships and securing an ESPN National Championship in 2023, finishing the season ranked number one in the country. Coach Komaki boasts an overall career record of over 350 wins at Sierra Canyon, maintaining an exceptional win percentage above 85% over 13 years.
Beyond the banners, Coach Komaki is renowned for developing elite, collegiate-ready talent. Her program has served as a pipeline for top NCAA programs, featuring standout athletes like Juju Watkins (USC), Kennedy Burke (WNBA ), and Vanessa De Jesus (Duke). This proven ability to consistently prepare players for the highest level of competition underscores the effectiveness of her coaching system and development focus.
Her success has garnered national recognition and numerous accolades. In 2022, Komaki was named the WBCA Pat Summit National Coach of the Year, and she was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year in 2023. Other honors include the LA Times Coach of the Year and Cal-Hi Sports Coach of the Year in 2019. Her standing among elite coaches is further recognized by USA Basketball, where she made her bench coaching debut as an assistant at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit and previously served as a court coach for the USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials in 2017. With a personal resume reflecting 7 State Championship rings and 2 National Championships, Komaki is a proven winner and a powerhouse in high school basketball development.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Husson University head coach Warren Caruso joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching with core values, perspective and gratitude.
Warren Caruso is a coaching fixture in New England basketball, having served as the head coach for the Husson men's basketball program since 1994. Throughout his remarkable 35-year tenure as both a head and assistant coach for the Eagles, Caruso has built one of the most consistently successful programs in the region, currently ranking second in New England in wins by an active coach and top 10 nationally in NCAA Division III wins.
Caruso's record is defined by dominance in conference play and postseason consistency. He has led the Eagles to an astounding 17 Conference Regular Season Championships and 16 Conference Tournament Championships, posting a formidable 16-4 record in championship games. Overall, his teams have secured 16 total NAIA/NCAA National Tournament appearances (10 NCAA, 6 NAIA). His sustained excellence is further highlighted by guiding his teams to 15 seasons with 20 or more wins, including a five-year streak from 2012-13 to 2016-17.
The winningest coach in North Atlantic Conference history, Caruso's success has earned him numerous personal accolades, including seven Conference Coach of the Year honors (most recently in 2025) and three Maine State Coach of the Year titles. He was inducted into the Husson Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. As a former four-year letter-winner and team captain for the Eagles, Caruso has maintained a strong pipeline of talent, having recruited 23 of the 55 1,000-point scorers in program history since taking over.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Liberty University head coach Ritchie McKay joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on conceptual coaching, packline and the value of mentors.
Ritchie McKay is the head coach of Liberty University’s men’s basketball program, where he has led the Flames to unprecedented success since returning in 2015. In his second stint at Liberty, McKay has guided the team to seven 20-plus win seasons, including a school-record 30 victories in 2019–20. Under his leadership, Liberty captured three ASUN Tournament titles, four regular season championships, and earned its first NCAA Tournament win in program history in 2019. Over the past six seasons, Liberty has won 149 games—eighth most in the nation during that span.
Before returning to Liberty, McKay spent six seasons as associate head coach at the University of Virginia under Tony Bennett. During his tenure, the Cavaliers posted a 136–64 record, won the ACC Championship in 2014, and made three NCAA Tournament appearances.
McKay’s head coaching career spans over two decades, with previous stops at New Mexico, Oregon State, Colorado State, and Portland State. At New Mexico, he led the Lobos to an 82–69 record over five seasons, including a Mountain West Conference title and NCAA Tournament berth in 2005. At Colorado State, McKay posted a 37–23 record and guided the Rams to the NIT quarterfinals in 1999. His tenure at Portland State marked the revival of a dormant program, earning national recognition and a Clair Bee Award finalist nod for innovation in coaching.
In total, McKay has amassed over 400 career wins and holds the highest winning percentage in Liberty program history. His coaching accolades include multiple Coach of the Year honors, national recognition for leadership, and a reputation for building programs that compete with integrity and purpose.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, UNC Greensboro head coach Mike Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on their defensive identity.
Mike Jones is the head coach at UNC Greensboro, where he has continued his winning tradition with three consecutive 20-win seasons. Prior to joining UNCG in 2021, Jones spent a decade as the head coach at Radford University, leading the Highlanders to 174 wins, two Big South regular season championships in 2019 and 2020, and a Big South tournament title in 2018. That same season, he guided Radford to its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and was named both Big South Coach of the Year and NABC District 3 Coach of the Year. He earned a second Big South Coach of the Year honor in 2020 and was a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award in 2019.
Under Jones, Radford made postseason appearances in the College Basketball Invitational in 2014 and 2015, and recorded five seasons with at least 20 wins. His teams earned notable victories over programs such as Northwestern, Richmond, Notre Dame, and Texas. Before his head coaching tenure, Jones served as an assistant at VCU under Shaka Smart, helping the Rams reach the Final Four and compiling 55 wins over two seasons—the most in any two-year span in program history.
Earlier in his career, Jones was an assistant coach at Georgia under Dennis Felton, where he contributed to the Bulldogs’ 2008 SEC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. His coaching journey also includes assistant roles at West Virginia, Richmond, Furman, and Howard, as well as a head coaching stint at Sidwell Friends School. With an overall record of 252–199, Jones has built a reputation for competitive success, player development, and leadership rooted in integrity. His mentors include George Felton and Shaka Smart, both of whom helped shape his approach to coaching at the highest level.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Samford head coach Matt Wise joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on taking over as a first year head coach.
Matt Wise enters the 2025–26 season as the head women’s basketball coach at Samford University, continuing to build on a coaching career defined by player development, tactical innovation, and program elevation. After being officially introduced as head coach in April 2025, Wise took the reins following two seasons as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs, where he was deeply involved in all aspects of the program.
Prior to his time at Samford, Wise served as the director of video and creative content for Alabama’s women’s basketball team during the 2021–22 season. His coaching journey also includes extensive experience on the men’s side, with assistant coaching roles at East Tennessee State, Little Rock, and two separate stints at the University of Wyoming. At Wyoming, he helped guide the Cowboys to a Mountain West Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2015, contributing to the development of NBA forward Larry Nance Jr.
Wise began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, where he supported the Gators during back-to-back Elite Eight appearances.
A former four-year letter winner at Transylvania University, he led the Pioneers to a 2009 NCAA Division III Tournament appearance and earned his master’s degree in sport management from Florida in 2013.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on energy, skill and no skipping steps.
Tammi Reiss has led the University of Rhode Island women's basketball program to unprecedented success since becoming head coach. In the 2022–23 season, she guided the Rams to a program-record 26 wins and their first-ever Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship. The year prior, Rhode Island posted 22 wins, marking the first time in program history the team achieved back-to-back 20-win seasons. Under her leadership, the Rams advanced to the WNIT Super 16 in 2023, earning two postseason victories for the first time.
Reiss was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in both 2020–21 and 2022–23. She was also recognized nationally as ESPNW Coach of the Week on February 14, 2022, and again on February 6, 2023.
Before arriving at Rhode Island, Reiss served as an assistant coach at Syracuse, Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State and Virginia, contributing to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and conference titles. Her professional coaching experience includes roles with the WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars and Utah Starzz, as well as her alma mater, the University of Virginia.
In addition to her collegiate achievements, Reiss was an assistant coach for Team USA’s 3x3 squads, helping lead them to a Bronze Medal at the Olympics and a Gold Medal at the World Championships.
She was a four-year starter for the Cavaliers, earning All-American honors in1992. She led UVA to three ACC regular-season titles, two league tournament championships, and three Final Four appearances. Reiss earned All-Conference honors three times in her career and was named to the All-ACC TournamentTeam twice. She ended her collegiate career ranked first in school history in 3-point field goals made (139) and 3-point field goal percentage (.416) and was second in points (1,842) and free throws made (437).
Reiss was the fifth overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Starzz. She played two seasons for Utah, serving as team captain.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Chris Holguin joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on NBA Defense and Using CLA.
Chris Holguin is entering his 10th season with the LA Clippers, where he currently serves as an Assistant Coach. A native of El Paso, Texas, Holguin’s path began as a student manager at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He went on to coach high school basketball at the Maret School in Washington D.C., served as Operations Assistant at his alma mater UTSA, and worked with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League before joining the Clippers in 2016. Since then, he has advanced through roles including Video Coordinator, Player Development Coach, and Two-Way Coach, steadily building his reputation within the organization.
Over the past decade, Holguin has worked extensively with rookies, two-way players, and NBA veterans while also traveling globally to train Clippers All-Stars. Known for his defensive focus and passion for player development, Holguin has become a trusted voice who thrives on growth, connection, and teaching, making him a valued part of the organization for nearly a decade.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Canisius head coach Jim Christian joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on their offensive DNA.
Jim Christian brings nearly two decades of NCAA Division I head coaching experience to Canisius, with a proven track record of success across multiple programs. He owns over 300 career wins and is recognized as one of the most accomplished coaches in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history, holding the league’s highest winning percentage (.700) and earning MAC Coach of the Year honors twice.
Christian led Kent State to five postseason appearances from 2002–08, including two NCAA Tournament berths and three NIT bids. He later guided Ohio University to a 49–22 record in two seasons, winning a regular-season MAC title and earning NABC District Coach of the Year honors. At Boston College, he oversaw the program’s most successful season in nearly a decade, highlighted by a win over No. 1 Duke and a postseason return in 2017–18.
He also served as head coach at TCU and held assistant roles at Kent State, Pittsburgh, Miami (Ohio), Western Kentucky, and St. Francis (Pa.). Most recently, Christian was part of Kent State’s staff during back-to-back MAC Championship game appearances and a 2023 NCAA Tournament berth.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, ShootXP founder and skill acquisition expert Mark Upton joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on better coaching and skill development.
Mark Upton is a globally respected coaching and skill acquisition expert with over two decades of experience shaping youth sport and learning design. His career began in Australia, sparked by a childhood passion for basketball and a deep curiosity about how people learn. That early interest evolved into a professional journey spanning sport science, coaching, performance analysis, and applied research.
Throughout the 2000s, Mark worked with professional teams, national sporting organizations, and institutes of sport, helping coaches build game-like learning environments and understand athlete development through performance systems and skill acquisition science. His early writing and speaking engagements positioned him as a thoughtful contributor to the emerging online dialogue around coaching and learning.
In the 2010s, Mark’s influence grew through thought leadership and blogging, where he challenged traditional coaching methods and advocated for nonlinear pedagogy, deliberate play, and practices that foster decision-making and adaptability. His work encouraged coaches to move beyond isolated drills and embrace complexity in training design.
By the late 2010s, Mark embraced a neo-generalist philosophy, expanding his focus beyond sport to include systems thinking, organizational development, and human learning. His writing at markupton.life reflects this broader perspective, offering insights that bridge disciplines and help people navigate complexity in learning environments.
In the 2020s, Mark founded ShootXP, a basketball development platform that integrates skill acquisition science, technology, and analytics to support youth players, coaches, and families. ShootXP emphasizes long-term growth over short-term success, helping users understand that real development comes through challenge, struggle, and meaningful engagement—not trophies or shortcuts.
Today, Mark continues to influence the global coaching community through ShootXP, his writing, and consulting. His work consistently promotes optimal challenge, exposure to higher levels of play, and the value of creativity and adaptability in sport. He remains a leading voice in rethinking how athletes learn and how coaches can design environments that truly foster development.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Utah Jazz assistant coach Mike Williams joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on after action offensive concepts.
Mike Williams joined the Utah Jazz as an assistant coach in 2023, serving under head coach Will Hardy. His rise to the NBA coaching ranks followed a standout tenure as head coach of the Capital City Go-Go, the G League affiliate of the Washington Wizards. During the 2022–23 season, Williams led the Go-Go to a franchise-best 25–7 record, establishing the team as one of the top-performing units in the league. His leadership helped the Go-Go finish with one of the most efficient offenses in the G League, despite operating with a roster that lacked consistent perimeter shooting. Williams emphasized pace, spacing, and decision-making, and his teams were known for their ability to execute in late-game situations and adapt to personnel strengths.
Williams began his coaching career with the Washington Wizards organization in 2018 as a player development assistant, where he worked closely with NBA players returning from injury and helped guide on-court rehab and skill development. He later served as an assistant coach and director of player development for the Go-Go before being promoted to head coach in 2021.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach DJ Bakker joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive concepts vs. switching.
DJ Bakker is the Head Coach of the Greensboro Swarm and an Assistant Coach with the Charlotte Hornets, bringing over a decade of NBA coaching experience and a proven track record in player development and team success. In the 2024–25 season, Bakker led the Swarm to their first playoff appearance in franchise history, finishing with a 31–19 record—best in team history and fourth overall in the G League. Under his leadership, the Swarm ranked third in Defensive Rating, top five in Net Rating, and first in both Clutch Net Rating and Offensive Rating. His dual role with the Hornets included overseeing the development of young NBA talent, including 2024 sixth overall draft pick Tidjane Salaun.
Before joining the Hornets organization, Bakker served as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023–24 season. He played a key role in shaping the team’s offensive identity to maximize the strengths of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, while also working individually with Khris Middleton and Malik Beasley. That season, the Bucks finished fifth in Offensive Rating and Bakker was part of the coaching staff for both the 2024 NBA All-Star Game and the playoffs. His G League success began with the Motor City Cruise, where he led the team to a 31–15 record in its inaugural season and a playoff berth, while developing five future NBA players.
Bakker’s coaching journey includes player development roles with the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, and Dallas Mavericks, where he worked with emerging stars like Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and OG Anunoby. He also served as an advance scout for the Orlando Magic and began his NBA career with the Chicago Bulls. His foundation in skill development was shaped at ATTACK Athletics under Tim Grover, where he trained over 35 NBA players. Known for his adaptability, communication, and tactical clarity, Bakker continues to build competitive, development-focused environments at both the NBA and G League levels.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Wyoming head coach Sundance Wicks joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his teach and reach philosophy and the six championship factors.
In his first year at Green Bay, Wicks was named the 2023-24 Horizon League Coach of the Year. He was also named the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year, which is presented annually to the top rookie, first-year head coach in NCAA Division I college basketball. Last season, Wicks posted an 18-14 record after the program finished at 3-29 prior to his arrival in 2022-23. That 15-game turnaround tied for the ninth-best turnaround in NCAA DI history.
Wicks spent three seasons at Wyoming under former head coach Jeff Linder. The Cowboys reached the NCAA Tournament in 2022 finishing the season with a 25-9 overall record. The Pokes received their first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament since 2002 and marked the first trip to the Big Dance since 2015. The Pokes recorded 24 wins in the regular season for the most since the 1951-52 campaign.
Prior to his time in Laramie, Wicks was the head coach at Missouri Western for two seasons. Wicks led the Griffons to 18 wins in 2019-20, as it was the most by the program in 10 years. He spent eleven years as an assistant at four different colleges, including Northern State, Colorado, Northern Illinois, and San Francisco.
Wicks also built the Arizona Power Basketball Academy, serving as a skill instructor and director from 2011-15. Prior to launching the APBA, he spent five months training NBA pre-draft prospects at the Impact Basketball Academy in Las Vegas. Wicks’ draft class trainees included Kawhi Leonard, Alec Burks and Isaiah Thomas.He began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northern State under the legendary Don Meyer.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Chris Oliver shares his latest thoughts with a basketball knowledge brain dump.
Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, a leading resource for basketball coaches and players worldwide. Since 2014, Chris has been dedicated to sharing his passion for the game through innovative coaching methods, immersive videos, and insightful podcasts.
With a decade of experience in educating coaches, Chris Oliver has established himself as a trusted authority in youth basketball development. As a consultant for the NBA's youth basketball development programs, Chris Oliver works to shape the future of the game. He is also involved with the renowned Sierra Canyon basketball program, further solidifying his commitment to nurturing young talent.
Through Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver provides coaches with the tools and knowledge to enhance their teams' performance. His engaging content, including the popular Basketball Immersion podcast and in-depth video analysis, has resonated with coaches from grassroots to elite levels.
Chris's mission is to empower coaches, players, and basketball communities globally, fostering a deeper understanding and love for the game. Join the Basketball Immersion community to tap into Chris's expertise and transform your coaching and playing experience.
In this week's coaching conversation, Gunma Crane head coach Kyle Milling joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on adaptive coaching and strategy.
Kyle Milling is a seasoned professional basketball coach with extensive international experience, currently serving as the head coach of the Gunma Crane Thunders in Japan’s B.League. He took over the role in July 2024 after a successful three-year tenure as head coach of the Hiroshima Dragonflies, where he helped elevate the team’s competitive standing.
From 2013 to 2015, he served as Assistant Coach at ee-air tool-lawn Hyères-Toulon Var Basket in France’s Pro B division, helping guide the team to the playoffs with the 17th-ranked budget out of 18.
Milling was promoted to Head Coach of Hyères-Toulon from 2015 to 2017. Under his leadership, the team won Pro B in 2016 with the lowest budget in the league, earning promotion to Pro A. In their first year at the top level, he managed to keep the team in France’s first division despite again operating with the league’s lowest budget.
From 2017 to 2019, Milling led Limoges CSP, one of France’s most prestigious clubs. In his first season, Limoges reached the Pro A semi-finals and placed 4th overall. Concurrently, his teams advanced to the Top 16 of the EuroCup in both 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 campaigns.
In 2020, Milling took his coaching expertise to Japan as Head Coach of Yokohama B-Corsairs. There, he guided the club to the most wins in its B.League history. From 2021 to 2024, he led the Hiroshima Dragonflies through a remarkable transformation. Taking over a team that had gone 9–48 in the 2020–21 season, he drove a turnaround that culminated in a B.League Championship in 2023–2024. Under his leadership, Hiroshima posted records of 29–27, 42–22, and 42–26 across three seasons. He was honored as the 2023–2024 B.League Coach of the Year.
In this week's coaching conversation, Georgia Southern head coach Charlie Henry shares insights on data, authentic coaching and his coaching journey.
Henry enters his third season as the Bice-Peace Head Men's Basketball Coach at Georgia Southern.
The Eagles improved by eight wins during the 2024-25 season, winning their first-round game in the Sun Belt tournament as the nine seed. The squad once again broke the team record with 313 threes and 912 attempts and finished top five in the following statistics in program history: field goal attempts (3rd, 2063), rebounds (4th, 1234) and held opponents to the sixth-lowest three-point percentage against in team history.
During his first season at the helm, Henry guided the Eagles to an 8-10 record in Sun Belt play and a quarterfinal appearance in the Sun Belt Tournament for the third consecutive season. Under his tutelage, the Eagles set program records in three-pointers (309) and free-throw percentage (.732), finishing the season 27th in the NCAA in three-pointers per game. Also under his watch, guard Tyren Moore made the All-Sun Belt Second Team and led the Sun Belt in points per game during conference play.
Before Georgia Southern, Henry spent four seasons at the University of Alabama and has over 10 years of coaching experience on three major levels of basketball – NBA, G League and Division I power-five schools – including stops at the Chicago Bulls, Windy City Bulls and Iowa State, among others.
In this week's coaching conversation, Ibaraki Robots head coach Chris Holm joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on shifting team culture.
Chris Holm is a professional basketball coach with a diverse coaching background spanning collegiate and international levels. He is currently the head coach of the Ibaraki Robots in Japan’s B.League, a position he assumed in June 2024 after serving as the team’s assistant coach for two seasons. His leadership reflects years of tactical growth and adaptability, building on prior success across both coaching and player development roles.
Before joining Ibaraki, Holm spent nearly four seasons with the Kyoto Hannaryz from 2020 to 2024 as an assistant coach, helping guide the team through competitive B.League campaigns. He previously served as an assistant coach at The George Washington University from 2015 to 2019, contributing to the team’s development in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Between coaching stints, Holm also worked in the private sector as a Territory Account Executive with Toast, Inc., further broadening his leadership experience.
In this week's coaching conversation, University of Tennessee at Chattonooga head coach Dan Earl joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his see, share, shoot and compete philosophy.
Since taking over as head coach of the Chattanooga Mocs in 2022, Earl has transformed the team into a force in the Southern Conference. His tenure has been marked by sustained progress, culminating in a standout 2024-25 season in which Chattanooga secured a 29-9 overall record and a 15-3 conference record to claim the Southern Conference regular-season championship.
His guidance propelled the Mocs to an impressive run in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they emerged as champions after an overtime victory against UC Irvine. His coaching excellence was recognized as he earned his second Southern Conference Coach of the Year award in 2025.
Earl began his head coaching journey at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 2015, where he led the program for seven seasons. Though faced with challenges, he guided VMI to notable success, including a 12-11 record in the 2020-21 season that earned him Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors. His leadership culminated in a postseason berth when VMI reached the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2022.
Before becoming a head coach, Earl gained valuable experience as an assistant coach at Penn State from 2006 to 2011, followed by a stint as associate head coach at Navy from 2011 to 2015. His years in assistant roles helped shape his coaching philosophy, emphasizing player development, tactical execution, and resilience.
With two Southern Conference Coach of the Year awards to his name and a proven track record of success, Dan Earl continues to solidify his reputation as a top-tier leader in college basketball.
In this week's coaching conversation, Baylor head coach Nicki Collen joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on navigating elite coaching from the WNBA to Baylor.
Nicki Collen has built an impressive coaching career across both the WNBA and NCAA, establishing herself as a dynamic leader in women's basketball. Currently serving as the head coach at Baylor University, Collen has guided the program with a strong tactical approach, compiling a 102–36 (.739) record in her tenure. Under her leadership, Baylor secured a Big 12 regular season championship in 2022, continuing the program’s tradition of excellence.
Before transitioning to the college ranks, Collen made her mark in the WNBA, serving as the head coach of the Atlanta Dream from 2018 to 2020. In her first season, she led the Dream to a 23–11 record, earning WNBA Coach of the Year honors in 2018. Her ability to develop talent and implement a competitive system was evident throughout her time in the league, where she compiled a 38–52 (.422) overall record.
Collen’s coaching journey began as an assistant coach at Colorado State (2001–2003), Ball State (2003), Louisville (2003–2005), Arkansas (2011–2014), and Florida Gulf Coast (2014–2015). She then transitioned to the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun (2015–2017) as an assistant coach, helping the team improve from a 14–20 record in 2016 to 21–13 in 2017.
In this week's coaching conversation, Grambling State head coach Patrick Crarey shares insights on Relationships then Championships.
Crarey comes to Grambling State after spending one season as the head coach at Florida A&M. Crarey reignited the FAMU men's basketball program, exceeding expectations and guiding the Rattlers to the SWAC Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2022. He led the Rattlers to a 13-16 overall record and a 10-8 mark in conference play. He also coached Sterling Young, who was named the SWAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year.
Prior to coaching at FAMU, he served as head coach at St. Thomas University for three years, posting a 61-27 record with two consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances and three straight winning seasons.
Crarey led the Bobcats to a 22-9, 10-4 record in 2023-24 and were the Sun Conference Regular Season Champions. The Bobcats made it to the NAIA Tournament 2nd Round and finished the season ranked 21st in the nation. The Bobcats regular season success led to Crarey being named the Sun Conference Coach of the Year.
His coaching journey has taken him from assistant roles at La Sierra University to head coaching stints at Washington Adventist University, St. Thomas University, and Florida A&M. Crarey’s track record of success includes multiple championships and accolades, including the 2014 USCAA Men's Division I National Championship, conference titles, and six NAIA National Tournament appearances. He has guided six teams to 20-plus win seasons, earning Coach of the Year honors in both the ICAA and Sun Conference.
Coming off one of the most successful campaigns in program history, Gayle Fulks is entering her ninth season at the helm of the Davidson College women’s basketball program.
Fulks has guided the Wildcats to 123 wins and two postseason appearances, including the 2025 WBIT. In addition to ranking second on Davidson’s all-time wins list, Fulks has coached 15 all-conference performers, while leading her club to a number of record-setting performances along the way.
Along with 18 conference games for the first time in A-10 play, the 2024-25 campaign yet again featured one of the nation’s toughest non-conference slates. The Wildcats rose to the challenge posting 19 victories, their most under Fulks, and a program-best 13 league wins en route to a third-place finish, their highest since joining the league in 2014.
Davidson’s 13 wins in Atlantic 10 play weren’t the only standard set last season. The Wildcats proved to be one of the most efficient and productive teams from the outside making a school-record 241 highlighted by eight games with at least 10 made 3-pointers. They also ranked among national leaders in 3-pointer differential (5th), 3-point defense (1st) and assists per game against (1st). In conference play, no team was better in blocks, points allowed, field-goal percentage defense and 3-point field goal percentage defense.
Before arriving at Davidson, Fulks gained valuable experience as an assistant coach at Wake Forest University, where she worked under Jen Hoover for five seasons, helping to shape the program and refine her coaching philosophy. Prior to her tenure at Wake Forest, she spent a season at UNC Greensboro, contributing to player development and game planning. Her coaching journey began at Longwood University, where she was on staff from 2007 to 2011.
Fulks’ basketball roots extend beyond the collegiate level. She started her career with the WNBA’s New York Liberty in 2007, serving as the Assistant Video Coordinator.
In this week's coaching conversation, George Mason head coach Tony Skinn shares insights on defensive identity and competitive spirit.
A key starter on the 2006 George Mason Final Four team and one of the best all-around guards in program history, Skinn returned to his alma mater after nearly a decade of work as a collegiate assistant coach.
The 2025 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Skinn has put together arguably the best start to a coaching career in school history. He set new program bests for overall wins (47), league wins (24), overall winning percentage (.691) and league winning percentage (.667) for a Patriot coach over his first two campaigns. What's more, Skinn's 66.7 A-10 winning percentage is first amongst active league coaches over their first two seasons in the conference.
This season, Skinn guided the Patriots to the best season in the program's A-10 history. The Patriots earned a share of their first-ever A-10 regular season title, tallied the program's first NIT victory since 2004 and notched a school record-tying 27 overall victories. The Green & Gold set a new school record for Atlantic 10 league victories (15) and started league play 12-1 for the first time in the program's 59-year history. The Patriots locked up a double bye in the A-10 Tournament for the first time and reached a conference title game for the first time since 2009.
George Mason tallied a school-record 18 home victories in 2024-25. The Patriots also swept their A-10 home schedule (9-0) for the first time ever and won five-straight A-10 road games for the first time in program annals. The team's 11-game win streak from Jan. 8-Feb. 18 was the second longest in the nation at the time and was just the fourth 10+ game winning streak in school history.
Prior to becoming the head coach of his alma mater, Skinn guided three different programs to the NCAA Tournament as an assistant at Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Ohio State, and Seton Hall.
In this week's coaching conversation, American University head coach Duane Simpkins shares insights on reflecting on a championship season.
Simpkins has made a significant impact as the head coach of American, leading the program to new heights in the Patriot League. Over his tenure, he has compiled an impressive 38–29. In just his second year, Simpkins led the Eagles to a historic season, winning the 2024-25 Patriot League Championship and earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014. American finished 22-13 overall and 13-5 in the Patriot League, matching the program’s all-time record for league wins in a season.
Simpkins joined American after eight seasons on the coaching staff at George Mason, where he helped guide the Patriots to multiple program bests within the Atlantic 10, including an 11-win A-10 campaign and a 20-13 overall finish in 2022-23.
His coaching career also includes stints at UNC Greensboro, Towson, and on the high school level at St. Albans, Sidwell Friends, and Bishop O’Connell. In 2020, he was named one of the country’s Top 50 Most Impactful Mid-Major Assistants by Silverwaves Media and has been invited to numerous national leadership and coaching development programs.
A DMV basketball legend, Simpkins earned McDonald’s High School All-America honors at DeMatha Catholic under Hall of Fame coach Morgan Wootten. He was a three-time All-ACC Honorable Mention selection at the University of Maryland and helped lead the Terrapins to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including two Sweet 16 runs.
In this week's coaching conversation, South Florida head coach Jose Fernandez joins the Basketball Podcast.to share insights on zone offense, relationships and practice.
Fernandez has carved out a 25-year head coaching career at South Florida with multiple accolades. He is the program’s all-time winningest coach, has claimed American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors twice in 2018 and 2021, and has led the Bulls to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and secured four Conference Championships, including two Conference Tournament Championships (2020-21 & 2024-25) and two Regular Season Titles (2020-21 & 2022-23). Fernandez's influence extends beyond his program, as he is set to become the WBCA President from 2025-27. His coaching has produced nine WNBA Draft Picks and Signees, and twenty-four of his former players are competing professionally worldwide.
Fernandez has also demonstrated success against top-tier competition, with twenty wins against top 25-ranked teams. He has also achieved considerable consistency, with fourteen straight nineteen-win seasons and twelve twenty-win seasons. During the 2024-25 season, he recorded his 485th career victory. Under his leadership, South Florida won the 2008-09 WNIT Championship, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks.
Throughout his career, Fernandez has recruited and coached over forty all-conference players, two Associated Press Honorable Mention All-Americans, three members of the USF Athletics Hall of Fame, two AAC Players of the Year, two AAC Newcomers of the Year, four AAC Freshmen of the Year, one AAC Defensive Player of the Year, one AAC Most Improved Player, and seven WNBA draft picks. His contributions to the sport were further recognized with his induction into the Sports Club of Tampa Bay's Hall of Fame on June 8, 2022.
This year Fernandez will return to USA Basketball for his second assistant coaching stint with USA Basketball as an assistant for the 2025 Women's U19 National Team. He previously served in the role for the 2024 Women's U18 National Team and was also a court coach at the 2018 USA Women’s U18 National Team Trials.
In this week's coaching conversation, CIA Bella Vista College Prep Brandon Rosenthal joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on career management and high school coaching.
Rosenthal brings a wealth of experience to his coaching career, encompassing six years of professional experience, nine years at the collegiate level, and one year in high school.
In his inaugural year as head coach at CIA Bella Vista College Prep, Rosenthal revitalized the basketball program, transforming it into a championship contender, and was named the 2024-25 EYBL Scholastic Coach of the Year. Bella Vista College Prep competes in the EYBL Scholastic Conference, widely recognized as one of the most competitive leagues in high school basketball.
Prior to Rosenthal's arrival, the program had struggled, holding a one-and-eleven conference record. Under his leadership, the team achieved a remarkable turnaround, finishing with a nine-and-two record in conference play. This success earned them the title of regular season co-champions and an invitation to Chipotle Nationals in his debut season, spanning from 2024 to 2025.
During the 2024-25 season, CIA Bella Vista College Prep achieved a twenty-and-four overall regular season record. The team reached rankings as high as number two by MaxPreps, number four by Slam, and number five by ESPN. Notably, the team secured the most top ten wins and the most top twenty-five wins of any team in the nation, and played what was considered the toughest schedule in the country. The program received an invitation to the 2025 Chipotle Nationals. Additionally, the team became the first from Arizona in forty-two years to win the Beach Ball Classic. Rosenthal also oversees an academy of seventy boys and girls, which has produced two All-Americans.
Brandon Rosenthal's extensive assistant coaching experience includes roles at various levels. He served as an Assistant Coach for the Santa Cruz Warriors (2023-2024), where he contributed to the team's G-League Franchise of the Year title, Winter Showcase Semi-Finals appearance, and G-League Playoffs Quarter-Finals appearance, while also seeing five players called up to the NBA. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting & Player Development at Arizona State University (2019-2023), supporting the team in various capacities and contributing to a 2023 NCAA Tournament appearance. His experience also includes positions as Video/Player Development Coordinator for the Phoenix Suns (2017-2019), Assistant Coach for the Northern Arizona Suns (2016-2017), Video Assistant for the Houston Rockets (2015-2016), and Interim Assistant Coach/Director of Basketball Operations at Santa Clara University (2012-2015), where he was part of the 2013 CBI National Championship team.
In this week's coaching conversation, Mount St Mary's head coach Donny Lind joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on exceeding expectations.
Donny Lind just completed his first season as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Mount St. Mary's University. In his debut season (2024-2025), Lind orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for the Mountaineers. Picked 11th out of 13 teams in the MAAC preseason poll, Lind guided the team to a 23-13 overall record and a 12-8 mark in conference play, finishing tied for fourth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The season was highlighted by a run through the MAAC Tournament, where the Mountaineers secured victories over Marist, Merrimack, and ultimately Iona in the championship game. This MAAC Tournament title marked the university's first championship in any sport since becoming a full MAAC member and earned them an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
In the NCAA Tournament, the #16-seeded Mountaineers achieved the program's third-ever NCAA Tournament win with an 83-72 First Four victory over #16 seed American. Their inspiring tournament journey concluded in the First Round against #1 seed Duke.
Donny Lind's impressive first year at the helm has garnered him recognition as a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, which honors the top first-time head coach in Division I college basketball. The team's 23 wins represent the highest win total for the program as a Division I institution and the most wins in a season for Mount St. Mary's since the 1986-87 season. Notably, his First Four victory also gave him the most wins for a first-year head coach in the Mount's history, surpassing the legendary Jim Phelan's first-year record.
Before taking the head coaching position at Mount St. Mary's, Lind built a strong foundation as an assistant coach at several programs:
VCU (Video Coordinator, 2010-2013): Lind began his post-graduate career at VCU, contributing through film analysis, analytics, and assisting with player development under Shaka Smart.
Mount St. Mary's (Assistant Coach, 2013-2016): In his first stint at Mount St. Mary's, Lind served as the recruiting coordinator and helped assemble what is considered the winningest class in school history. The team won the NEC Tournament and reached the NCAA Tournament during his time. The Mountaineers consistently led the NEC in key offensive categories during his tenure.
Radford University (Assistant Coach, 2016-2021): Working under Mike Jones, Lind was part of a staff that led Radford to back-to-back Big South regular-season titles (2018-19, 2019-20) and the 2017-18 Big South Tournament title, resulting in the program's first NCAA Tournament win in the First Four. He was recognized as a Top 50 Impactful Low Major Coach in Division I.
UNC Greensboro (Assistant Coach, 2021-2024): Lind continued his successful assistant coaching career at UNC Greensboro, again under Mike Jones. The Spartans earned a #2 seed in the SoCon during his tenure.
Donny Lind's return to Mount St. Mary's has already proven to be a significant success, marked by a conference championship and an NCAA Tournament victory in his very first season as a head coach. His ability to connect with players and implement an effective coaching strategy has clearly resonated with the team, setting a promising trajectory for the program's future.
In this week's coaching conversation, Northern Colorado head coach Steve Smiley joined the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the "over ourself" philosophy and grading success.
Steve Smiley has established himself as a formidable head coach at Northern Colorado, leading the Bears with a strong overall record of 89–71 (.556) in NCAA competition. His leadership was instrumental in securing the Big Sky regular season championship in 2025, a testament to his ability to develop winning teams and foster a competitive culture.
Smiley's success hasn’t gone unnoticed—his efforts were recognized in 2024 when he was named Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year. He also owns the second highest winning percentage in Northern Colorado’s Division I era, equaling Jeff Linder for the most postseason wins with six, who he succeeded in March 2020.
Smiley's experience in the Big Sky goes beyond his four years at UNC as he was an assistant coach at Weber State from 2014-16. Before Weber State, Smiley spent six years as the head coach and Athletic Director at Sheridan College.
In the six years with Sheridan College, Smiley posted a 153-43 overall record and led Sheridan to four North Sub-Region 9 titles and two runner-up finishes. Smiley was twice named the North Region Coach of the Year. During his time at Sheridan, Smiley had 21 players sign to play NCAA Division I basketball and 38 players moved on to play at four-year colleges.
Prior to his stint at Sheridan, Smiley spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota where he collaborated with the winningest coach in NCAA history, Don Meyer. During his time at NSU, the Wolves posted a 50-12 record. Smiley was also the assistant head coach at Black Hills State University during the 2005-06 season. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M International during the 2004-05 campaign.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon shares insights on his all in culture philosophy.
Since his hiring in 2022, Pedon has steadily improved the program, culminating in a significant 22-14 record and a CBI Championship title in the 2024-25 season, marking a notable step forward for Illinois State basketball..
In his first season as head coach of the Redbirds, ISU finished the season 11-21 while setting a new program record for free throw percentage with .793 (was .775 from the 2001-02 season).
His second season saw a four-win improvement, and the team had its highest assist-to-turnover ratio for the season since the 2016-17 season, and freshman Johnny Kinziger earned a spot on the All-Freshman and All-Bench teams during the year.
Before taking the helm at Illinois State, Pedon built a strong foundation as an assistant coach at several institutions, including Miami (OH) from 2005 to 2010, Butler University from 2010 to 2013, Providence College from 2013 to 2017, and most recently at Ohio State University from 2017 to 2022.
His extensive coaching background—spanning multiple conferences and styles of play—has shaped his approach to modern player development and competitive team strategy.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Yale head coach James Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on Yale's basketball culture and success.
Jones is Yale's all-time winning coach and the longest tenured coach in the Ivy League. He has led Yale to seven Ivy League titles, three Ivy League Tournament championships and five NCAA tournament appearances.
Jones has an impressive career record of 418-319 (.567). His championship pedigree includes seven Ivy League regular season titles (2002, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025) and four Ivy League tournament championships (2019, 2022, 2024, 2025). He has been at the helm for the two NCAA Tournament victories in school history - upsets of Baylor in 2016 and Auburn in 2024. He has guided Yale to multiple postseason appearances, compiling a 2-5 record in NCAA Division I Tournament play, a 1-2 mark in the NIT, and a 4-2 record in the CIT.
His coaching excellence has been recognized with numerous accolades, including the prestigious Hugh Durham Award in 2016 and the Ben Jobe Award in 2019. Jones has also been named Ivy League Coach of the Year four times (2015, 2016, 2020, 2023), cementing his status as one of the conference's most accomplished coaches. Five assistant coaches who worked under Jones went on to become head coaches - Rob Senderoff (Kent State), Isaiah Cavaco (Oberlin), Mark Sembrowich (Academy of Arts University), Mark Gilbride (Clarkson) and Ted Hotaling (New Haven).
Jones has enjoyed remarkable success against major conference opponents. In 2008-09, Yale knocked off Oregon State, the school’s first win ever over a Pac-12 opponent. The Bulldogs also beat Cal in the Pac-12 China Game in Shanghai in 2018. In addition, Jones has enjoyed victories over schools from the ACC (Miami, Clemson twice, Boston College), Big 12 (Baylor) Big East (Rutgers), Big Ten (Penn State) Atlantic 10 (Rhode Island), WCC (Santa Clara) during his tenure.
Jones has gained experience with USA Basketball in his time at Yale as well. He served as an assistant coach for the United States team that captured the gold medal at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup for men in Riga, Latvia. He also was as an assistant coach to Villanova’s Jay Wright for the 2007 USA Basketball Men’s Pan American Games Team, helping tutor Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert, Michigan State’s Drew Neitzel and Indiana’s D.J. White. In 2006, Jones was selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Collegiate Committee, chaired by Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, as a court coach for the 2006 USA Men’s U18 National Team Trials.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, New York Liberty Director of Player Development and Unrivaled Laces head coach Andrew Wade joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching lessons from Unrivaled 3-on-3.
Andrew Wade is currently the Director of Player Development for the New York Liberty, the reigning WNBA champions. In 2024, Wade took on the role of head coach for the Laces in Unrivaled, the professional 3-on-3 women's basketball league.The team finished the regular season standings in third place.
In 2019, Wade joined the Washington Wizards' G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, as a video coordinator. His role expanded to include player development responsibilities with the Washington Mystics, where he served as a player development assistant coach. During his tenure, he was instrumental in implementing "vitamins," a practice routine focusing on intentional skill development.
Wade's journey in basketball began at the Catholic University of America, where he played collegiate basketball. His passion for the game led him to establish Prism Basketball, a consulting firm aimed at simplifying basketball analytics for teams and players. He also contributed as a sports blogger, analyzing NBA strategies and trades.
If you have not had the opportunity yet be sure to check Coach Wade’s excellent masterclass excerpt presentation available on our Basketball Immersion YouTube channel called “Using Video for Basketball Teaching Success with Andrew Wade.” The full video is available on demand to all members of our community inside the membership portal.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Stephanie Gaitley joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on FDU's success, the wheel of defense and captains.
Stephanie Gaitley is one of the most accomplished figures in NCAA Division I history. With an impressive career record of 684-393 (.635), Coach Gaitley ranks as the 12th winningest active head coach in Division I basketball. Her legacy includes 20 postseason bids, 11 WNIT appearances, and nine NCAA tournament appearances, showcasing her ability to lead teams to success at the highest levels.
Under Coach Gaitley's leadership, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights have experienced an incredible transformation during her first two years with the team. In her inaugural season (2023–24), the Knights finished 14–17 overall, with a strong 11–5 Northeast Conference record, landing them in 3rd place. The following season (2024–25) marked a historic leap, as the team finished with an outstanding 29–4 record, an undefeated 16–0 conference run, and a berth in the NCAA First Round—a testament to her ability to elevate programs to new heights.
Prior to joining FDU, Coach Gaitley also led programs at Fordham (2011-2022), Richmond (1985–1991), Saint Joseph’s (1991–2001), Long Island (2002–2008), and Monmouth (2008–2011), further solidifying her reputation as one of the most successful and versatile head coaches in women's basketball.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Houston Christian University head coach Craig Doty joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on adapting to change.
Doty arrived at Houston Christian University as a three-time national champion head coach and three-time national coach of the year, with 12 years of head college coaching experience and a 259-126 career record which includes a 31-10 mark in postseason play.
Doty spent six seasons as head men’s basketball coach at Emporia State University in Kansas. Known as a program-builder, Doty improved the Emporia State program from an inherited 9-19 record (4-15 MIAA) to a 23-9 record (15-7 MIAA) in 2022-23. In each of his final three seasons at ESU, Doty’s teams appeared in the NABC Division II national polls while being ranked in the top 25 for six weeks in 2022-23 and as high as #15 in 2023-24.
Prior to his arrival in Emporia, Doty led Graceland University to national prominence. In just two seasons at Graceland, Doty’s program had a 49-22 record and won the 2018 NAIA Division I National Championship in the school's first trip to the national tournament. Along the way Doty earned NAIA National Coach of the Year and the 2018 Don Meyer Award. Upon winning the 2018 national championship, Doty had led his teams to the National Championship game four out of the previous five seasons.
Doty began his head coaching career as the head men's basketball coach at Rock Valley College. In his four years he built a national powerhouse. When Doty took over the program in 2012, Rock Valley was ranked last in Region IV preseason poll. Over the next four years, Doty would lead the Golden Eagles to four consecutive national tournaments including three straight national title games. Rock Valley was crowned National Champions in 2014 and in 2016, the first and second national championships in the 50-year program history.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a championship season.
Sandy Brondello is a two-time WNBA Champion head coach, and holds an overall regular season record of 244-164 (.598) over her 12 combined seasons at the helm of the New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and San Antonio Silver Stars - making her the sixth-winningest coach in WNBA history.
In 2014, Brondello was named the WNBA Coach of the Year after she led Phoenix to a WNBA regular season-record 29 wins and capped the season with a WNBA Championship. In 2023, Brondello led the Liberty to the Commissioner’s Cup Championship and first WNBA Finals appearance since 2002. Brondello made history in 2024 after leading the New York Liberty to its first WNBA Championship in franchise history and the city's first professional basketball championship since 1973.
A 20-year veteran of the WNBA coaching ranks, Brondello has been affiliated with the league for 25 of its 28 seasons, including her time as a player. A proven winner internationally and in the WNBA, her 20 total years as an assistant coach and head coach have featured 17 playoff appearances, highlighted by a perfect 12-for-12 in postseason berths as a head coach.
Brondello also became the coach of the Australian Women's national team, the Opals in 2017.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Australian team won the bronze medal, the team's first Olympic medal since a bronze in 2012.
In this week's coaching conversation, mindset and mental performance coach Lindsey Wilson joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss belief as a skill.
Lindsey Wilson is a mindset and mental performance coach best known as The Sports Hypnotist™. With a professional basketball career spanning close to a decade, Lindsey took her knowledge of the mental game to work with collegiate athletes, professional athletes from Olympians and players in the NFL and WNBA, all the way to youth athletes.
She is the founder of Positive Performance™ and The Mindset Coach Academy™ where she helps aspiring mental performance coaches start their dream business and impact lives. She’s also the author of the upcoming book Think Like an Athlete which teaches the critical and undertrained skill of belief and how to build it to be successful on the playing field and off.
Lindsey’s exposure to mental performance came at age 16 and completely changed her perspective on how to navigate physical training with her mental barriers. She also learned the power of belief and importance of consistently training it to achieve the highest goals. Despite a successful career, she did fall short of her ultimate athletic goals but is using that experience and message to create and surpass her professional goals! Her mission is to teach mental performance tools so that coaches can have a massive impact on athletes’ performance, enjoyment of competing and life.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Hernando Planells shares lessons from Hollywood sets and global coaching.
With over two decades of experience spanning professional and collegiate basketball, as well as film and TV, Hernando Planells is a dynamic coach, film and tv sports coordinator, and leadership consultant. As the Technical Director of the NBA Basketball School in Dubai, he combines his passion for basketball with a mission to inspire the next generation of athletes across the UAE.
Hernando's coaching career includes:
- Duke University (Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach): Led the team to an ACC Championship, two Elite Eights, and six NCAA Tournament appearances. Recruited, coached and developed 11 future WNBA players, including Las Vegas Aces and Team USA guard Chelsea Gray, while maintaining a 100% graduation rate.
- Maine Red Claws (NBA G-League): Worked with the Boston Celtics affiliate alongside current Celtics Assistant GM Austin Ainge, developing players such as 12-year NBA veteran Avery Bradley and Mario West.
- International Coaching: Served as the Head Coach for the Ryukyu Golden Kings in Japan and the University of the East in the Philippines, as well as the head coach for the New Zealand Junior National Team.
- William Jessup University (Head Women’s Basketball Coach): Guided the team to their first GSAC championship, earning Coach of the Year honors and an NAIA national tournament appearance.
- University of Illinois and UNLV: Gained valuable experience under former NBA Assistant Coach Bill Bayno.
Beyond coaching, Hernando has made significant contributions to film and TV as a part owner and sports coordinator/choreographer for Game Changing Films on major projects like 'Coach Carter,' 'The Longest Yard,' 'Swagger’, 'The Crossover,' and the newly released “Running Point’ starring Kate Hudson on Netflix. ”bringing authentic basketball action to the screen. He is also the founder of Be Contagious Leadership a consulting company dedicated to empowering teams and organizations through courage, communication, and connection.
A proud father, Hernando’s son Preston Planells, who is in his first year as the assistant women's basketball coach at New Mexico State, and Gabrielle Planells, is a senior theatre student at Chico State University. Driven by a passion for storytelling, leadership, and basketball, Hernando’s goal is to empower athletes both on and off the court.
Exploring the real impact of Basketball Immersion on elite youth coaching with a coach who has completely transformed his approach to the game.
Klein Collins High School head coach Scott Harmatuk discusses his journey since joining Basketball Immersion—how shifting away from traditional drills and embracing game-based learning has reshaped his coaching philosophy. Learn how these changes have elevated his players’ enjoyment of practice and games, while also improving their decision-making, skill development, and overall basketball IQ, leading to noticeable growth in both individual and team performance.
Beyond Scott’s personal evolution, this episode is packed with insights for all youth coaches looking to modernize their approach. What are the biggest challenges when making the shift? What are the most impactful takeaways that any coach—regardless of level—can apply? And ultimately, what does it take to develop players who truly understand the game?
Coach Harmatuk, born and raised in Spring, TX, played basketball at Fordham University from 1996-2000. He went on to play professionally for the Brooklyn Kings (USBL) and REYNOSA UAT (Mexico-LNBP). After retiring, he began his coaching career at Spring Woods HS, followed by Nimitz HS with mentor Randy Gilmer. In 2008, he became the head coach at Klein Collins HS, where he remains today.
Since joining Basketball Immersion in 2020, Coach Harmatuk has led his team to 3 district titles and earned Coach of the Year honors 3 times. Known as a "player's coach," he builds strong relationships with his players through respect and honesty.
If you’re a coach who wants to maximize your players' potential while making practices more engaging, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Let’s get started!
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Harvard-Westlake head coach David Rebibo joins the Basketball Podcast to share Harvard-Westlake's championship formula.
David Rebibo has transformed Harvard-Westlake into a national powerhouse and established himself as one of the premier coaches in California basketball.
Under Coach Rebibo's guidance, Harvard-Westlake has become synonymous with excellence, capturing multiple CIF championships, including three state titles (2016, 2023, 2024) and sectional championships (2012, 2017, 2023). His program's dominance in the highly competitive Mission League - winning 7 titles in the last decade - speaks to the sustainable culture of success he's built.
Beyond his 400+ career wins, Rebibo's impact on the game extends nationally through his work with USA Basketball, where he's helped develop some of America's top young talent. His coaching acumen has been widely recognized, earning CIF Coach of the Year honors multiple times (2016, 2017, 2024) and being named State Coach of the Year in 2020.
Before Harvard-Westlake, Rebibo served as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at the University of San Francisco, where he helped guide the program to its best WCC finish in 20 years and an NIT berth. His head coaching journey began at El Camino Real High School (2007-13), where he built a powerhouse program that consistently competed for City Section championships.
Rebibo's success at multiple levels - from rebuilding El Camino Real to his collegiate experience at USF to creating a national power at Harvard-Westlake - demonstrates his ability to develop talent and build sustainable winning programs at every stop in his career.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, NBA Player Development manager Cherokee Parks joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on athletes transitioning, communication and self-discovery.
After retiring from playing, Parks transitioned into significant roles within NBA infrastructure. He became a pivotal figure in NBA Player Development, working directly in the league office to create programs, strategies, and developmental pathways for emerging players.
His work in the NBA office focused on:
- Designing player transition and development programs
- Creating educational initiatives for rookies
- Developing strategies to support player growth beyond on-court performance
- Bridging communication between players, teams, and league management
Parks' role in basketball operations leveraged his playing experience and administrative expertise to shape the next generation of basketball professionals. He remains connected to the game through various advisory and developmental roles.
Parks played college basketball at Duke University under coach Mike Krzyzewski and won the 1992 national title during his freshman year. During his collegiate tenure from 1990-1994, Parks was a critical component of Duke's basketball success.
Drafted 11th overall in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Parks played for nine seasons for multiple NBA franchises including the Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, sports performance coach John Bloom joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss strength in numbers.
John Bloom has worked as a sports performance coach at Abilene Christian University, Weber State, Texas Tech, and Oral Roberts before founding Elevated Athlete Development LLC. John's mission is to provide holistic development for athletes while creating platforms for coaches to learn, connect, and build.
At Oral Roberts University, he served as the Director of the Sports Performance Department and Head of Men's Basketball. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Men's Basketball at Texas Tech University. John also contributed as the Director of Sports Performance for Men's and Women's Basketball at Weber State University. His journey began at Abilene Christian University, where he was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, responsible for Women's Basketball, Indoor/Beach Volleyball, and Men's Golf, while also assisting with Men's Basketball, Football, and Tennis.
Bloom’s book, "Strength In Numbers: An Encyclopedia of Authentic Coaching Wisdom", uncovers career-defining insights from over 100 elite coaches across all levels, from high school to professional sports. Strength In Numbers is your essential guide to building a successful, impactful coaching career.
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, performance psychologist Dr. Alex Auerbach joins The Basketball Podcast to share ideas on how to perform at your best.
Dr. Alex Auerbach has spent his career exploring how high performers, from athletes to business leaders, deliver superlative results and make meaningful progress toward achieving their full potential. Called to Greatness unveils the secrets he’s discovered about how to perform at your best when it matters most.
Auerbach is a licensed counseling and sport psychologist, certified mental performance consultant, and board-certified coach working in professional sports. He has worked with elite teams and performers from a range of domains, including the NBA and NFL, Olympians, Army Special Forces, Fortune 5 Companies, and Venture-Backed Startups.
Dr. Auerbach earned his doctoral degree in counseling psychology with a specialization in sport and performance psychology from the University of North Texas. He received a Master’s in Business Administration from Salve Regina University and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. Dr. Auerbach is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology) and Division 17 (Counseling Psychology), as well as the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. Dr. Auerbach is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, a Licensed Psychologist, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Seton Hall Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Angelo Gingerelli joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss how to compete, thrive and win in College athletics.
Gingerelli is the author of The Next Four Years: Compete, Win & Thrive in College Athletics that provides a comprehensive look at the transition from high school to college athletics, offering student-athletes an essential blueprint to compete, win and thrive at the next level. Over the years he has helped thousands of student-athletes compete at the highest level of Division 1 athletics.
As the Strength & Conditioning Coach at Seton Hall University since 2005 he regularly works with hundreds of men & women each year from a variety of sports and has been a key factor in the Pirates’ success in the extremely competitive Big East Conference. He has held similar positions at Virginia Tech, North Carolina State and the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as training numerous elite high school athletes each year.
In addition to his duties in the weight room, Gingerelli is an adjunct professor (SHU’s 2024 Adjunct Professor of the Year), winner of Seton Hall’s prestigious Most Valuable Pirate Award (2011), published author, frequent podcast guest, state/regional conference presenter and has served as the New Jersey State Director of the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Gingerelli also co-authored with Richard Boergers the book, Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, former St. Joseph's head coach Phil Martelli joins The Basketball Podcast to share ideas on better coaching for growth and development.
Phil Martelli is a seasoned college basketball coaching veteran, renowned for his exceptional leadership and strategic acumen. Over his illustrious 24-year tenure at Saint Joseph's University, Martelli built a powerhouse basketball program that left an indelible mark on the college basketball landscape.
During his time at Saint Joseph's, Martelli amassed an impressive 444 career wins, ranking him second all-time in the program's history. Under his guidance, the Hawks secured seven Atlantic 10 regular season or divisional titles and claimed four Atlantic 10 Tournament championships. Martelli's teams made 16 postseason appearances, with eight NCAA tournament berths and eight NIT selections. His tenure was highlighted by two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 1997 and 2004, and the school's third Elite Eight appearance in 2004.
Martelli's coaching prowess earned him numerous accolades, including the 2004 National Coach of the year, four Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors in 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2005. He was also named USBWA District Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2004 and received Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year honors four times. Throughout his career, Martelli mentored several notable players who went on to successful professional careers, including NBA players Jameer Nelson (2004), Delonte West (2004), and DeAndre' Bembry (2016).
Martelli most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, supporting former head coach Juwan Howard in all aspects of the program. At Michigan, Martelli served as both associate head coach and interim head coach at various times.
Phil Martelli's legacy extends beyond his impressive coaching record and accolades. His ability to connect with players, instill a winning mindset, and adapt to the ever-evolving landscape of college basketball has solidified his reputation as one of the game's most respected and influential coaches. His dedication to the sport and his commitment to developing well-rounded athletes continue to inspire those within the basketball community.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, NBA Skills coach and Columbus High School head coach Andrew Moran shares ideas on coaching EYBL, high school and training players.
Andrew Moran is a highly successful EYBL and high school coach, an NBA Skills Coach, an International clinician, and the Miami Hoop School Founder. He has won an unprecedented three-straight EYBL Championships with Nightrydas Elite in the U15, U16, and U17 divisions. At the high school level, he has won four state championships including three in a row at Columbus High School, and one at Miami Christian High School.
Founded in 2012 by Moran, the Miami Hoop School has grown to become the authority on basketball elite skill development and certification in South Florida. His experience serves him well, as he works with players at the NBA, international, collegiate, and high school levels. Andrew has trained NBA players such as Tim Hardaway Jr, Tyler Herro, James Johnson, James Wiseman, Cole Anthony, and many more.
Andrew travels around the Globe training athletes of all levels and because he is fluent in Spanish he has been granted many opportunities to train in places like Argentina, many different cities in Spain (Canary Islands, Huelva, Vinaros, Barcelona, Tenerife, Las Palmas), Panama, Chile, and Puerto Rico to name a few. MHS also hosts international groups and clients who come to Miami, Florida just to train with MHS. Clients from Japan, Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Russia, the Caribbean, Ecuador, China, France, and Dubai have all come to train with the best.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, former NBA player and NBA/WNBA head coach Derek Fisher joins The Basketball Podcast to share lessons from a champion.
Fisher played in the NBA for 18 seasons and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Fisher, often considered one of the greatest role players of all time, was part of a three-peat Los Angeles Lakers championship squad with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal from 2000-02 and then again with Bryant and Pau Gasol in 2009 and 2010.
Fisher coached the New York Knicks from 2014-2016 and the WNBA Sparks from 2019-2022.
NBA Coaching Career
New York Knicks: Fisher was hired as the head coach of the New York Knicks in 2014 by then-president Phil Jackson. Despite facing challenges, he brought a wealth of NBA experience to the sidelines, emphasizing teamwork and resilience. His tenure with the Knicks was marked by a focus on player development and fostering a competitive environment.
WNBA Coaching Career
Los Angeles Sparks: In 2019, Fisher took on the role of head coach for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. His leadership was instrumental in guiding the team through the competitive landscape of the WNBA.
Crespi Carmelite High School (2023–Present)
On August 7, 2023, Fisher embraced a new challenge by becoming the head basketball coach at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California. This role allows him to impart his extensive basketball knowledge and leadership experience to young athletes, fostering the next generation of talent.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Blair Academy head coach Joe Mantegna shares his insights on teaching the game and radical transparency.
Since arriving at Blair in 1999, Mantegna has transformed the school into a national prep basketball powerhouse. Under his leadership, Blair boasts an impressive record of 464-159, securing 16 Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) titles and 21 trips to the NJ prep “A” state finals, with state championships in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2019, and 2024.
Blair’s program has produced six NBA players, including Luol Deng ’03 and Charlie Villanueva ’03, who both played in the 2003 McDonald’s All-American Game. Additionally, nine Blair alums have participated in the NCAA Final Four, with three winning National Championships. Over 80 players have moved on to Division I rosters, while ten have played professionally overseas. Many former players also coach at the NBA, NCAA, and prep school levels.
Before Blair, Coach Mantegna was an assistant coach at four colleges, including Boston University and Lehigh University. His extensive coaching experience also includes international success. In 2023, he helped lead the South Sudan Men's National Team to three wins at the World Cup in Manila, a historic achievement for African basketball, qualifying them for the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the Olympics, South Sudan became the second African nation to ever win a basketball game.
Mantegna’s international coaching accolades include guiding the USA team at the 2022 NIKE Hoop Summit to victory and assisting South Sudan to a fifth-place finish at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket. He also played a key role in South Sudan’s qualification for the 2023 FIBA World Championships in Asia. Additionally, Mantegna served as the defensive coordinator for the U.S.-Select U-18 team at the Albert Schweitzer Games in Germany in 2014 and 2016, later becoming the head coach in 2018.
Awesome to welcome legendary Canadian college basketball coach and current Senior Director Sr. Director of Basketball CEBL
Joe Raso is Senior Director of Basketball Operations for the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He leads the league's player procurement program both domestically and internationally, oversees the CEBL Draft, directs team and player compliance issues, supervises officiating, and plays a key role in the CEBL's relationships with FIBA, Canada Basketball, other basketball organizations, and player agents.
As a college coach, Raso is the all-time winningest coach in McMaster University history and one of the most successful coaches in Canadian University Sports history, with a record of 389 wins against only 155 losses (a .715 winning percentage) over 18 seasons, including 17 seasons with 20 or more wins.
Raso's basketball resume includes four OUA titles, 12 CIS National Championship tournament appearances resulting in four Silver medals, and six OUA Coach of the Year awards. He has produced five All Canadian players and two National Player of the Year winners while leading McMaster.
Raso has been a national and international consultant, clinician, committee member, speaker, and basketball analyst for the past 25 years. A former National team assistant coach, he has coached in World Championships and Olympic qualifiers, working with some of Canada's greatest players, including NBA two-time Most Valuable Player and Hall of Fame inductee Steve Nash. He has also served as Head Scout with the Canadian Men's National team and is an advance scout with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, and Denver Nuggets.
Raso has been instrumental in developing basketball at the grassroots level in Canada and has served in various roles, including Technical Director with the World International Children's Games, where his Hamilton teams won international Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. As a high school teacher for 32 years, he coached St. Mary's high school in Hamilton to an OFSAA championship in 1991 and represented Canada at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, NIKE Academy Director Sam Jones joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on mindset, coaching adaptability and embracing growth.
Jones has served as the Nike Camp Director and is presently engaged in various initiatives aimed at the development of coaches and players in support of the EYBL
Before joining Nike, Jones served as an assistant coach at Colorado State for two seasons. He also spent two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the role of player development coordinator. Prior to these positions, he was part of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G-League for three seasons from 2016 to 2019, concluding his tenure there as the associate head coach.
Jones started his coaching career in The Netherlands, working with Den Bosch Eiffel Towers for three years as an assistant coach before taking over as head coach of Den Bosch SPM Shoeters (club changed names). With SPM Shoeters, he led his team to the Dutch Basketball League and NBB Cup crowns in 2014-15 and Dutch Basketball Supercup title in 2015-16. He also spent his final three years in the Netherlands as the associate head coach with the Dutch Men's National Team.
Prior to coaching, Jones played 10 seasons in Europe, including playing in the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain and Cyprus. During his time playing, he won two titles with Den Bosch Eiffel Towers and appeared in multiple All-Star games.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Sharman White joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights into high school coaching - culture, strategies, and success.
Overall, in 24 seasons as a high school head coach, White has compiled a 522-122 (.810) record. Sharman has been a staple at USA Basketball since 2014 having been a part of 5 gold medal teams including 3 as head coach. White recently completed his sixth season as head boys basketball coach as well as the associate director of athletics at Pace Academy. As the head coach at Pace Academy, White recently picked up his 500th victory and has won six straight state championships.
Prior to Pace Academy, White was an assistant coach at Georgia State University for two seasons (2016-18), where he helped the team to a 44-24 record, including a 24-11 campaign and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017-18. Before Georgia State, White was a high school coach for 20 seasons (1996-16). Eleven of those seasons (2005-16) were as the boys head coach and athletic director at Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, Georgia. At Miller Grove, White compiled a 268-60 record, including six-straight state championships.
The 2014 USA Today All-USA Coach of the Year, White guided Miller Grove to the 2009-2012 Georgia Class 4A titles and the 2013 and 2014 Georgia Class 5A championships. His final season at Miller Grove in 2015-16 was one of his most impressive, as his team finished 31-3 and earned a bid to the Dick’s National’s tournament. He was named the 2016 National High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year. He was recognized by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club and Georgia Sports Writers Association as the 2013 Georgia Coach of the Year, as the 2013 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 5A Coach of the Year, the Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year three times (2010-12) and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
White has also been head coach of the McDonald’s All American Game and head coach of the Nike Hoop Summit USA team. Sharman has been a staple at USA Basketball since 2014. While being selected as an assistant coach with USA Basketball, White helped capture a Gold Medal for USA Basketball at the 2015 and 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championships. In March of 2021, White was named the Head Coach for the Nike Hoop Summit Team. In the summer of 2021 White took the command as the Head Coach for the USA Basketball Junior National Team U16 team and led them to a Gold Medal victory over Argentina in Xalapa, Mexico.
In the summer of 2022, White led the USA Basketball U17 team to a FIBA World Cup Championship and Gold Medal in Malaga, Spain. The following summer, Whitesteered the USA Basketball Junior National Team U16 group to a gold medal in the FIBA Americas U16 Qualifier Tournament. This past summer, White helped the USA secure their seventh consecutive FIBA World Cup Championship with a gold medal performance in Istanbul, Turkey. It gave the USAB Junior National Team a record of 51-0 in the FIBA World Cup competitions.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Chris Oliver shares his thoughts in the latest basketball knowledge brain dump.
Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, a leading resource for basketball coaches and players worldwide. Since 2014, Chris has been dedicated to sharing his passion for the game through innovative coaching methods, immersive videos, and insightful podcasts.
With a decade of experience in educating coaches, Chris Oliver has established himself as a trusted authority in youth basketball development. As a consultant for the NBA's youth basketball development programs, Chris Oliver works to shape the future of the game. He is also involved with the renowned Sierra Canyon basketball program, further solidifying his commitment to nurturing young talent.
Through Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver provides coaches with the tools and knowledge to enhance their teams' performance. His engaging content, including the popular Basketball Immersion podcast and in-depth video analysis, has resonated with coaches from grassroots to elite levels.
Chris's mission is to empower coaches, players, and basketball communities globally, fostering a deeper understanding and love for the game. Join the Basketball Immersion community to tap into Chris's expertise and transform your coaching and playing experience.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Jack Van Deventer joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss the current state of basketball analytics.
Jack Van Deventer is the founder and CEO of Basketball Science, a consulting firm based in North Carolina. With a distinguished 45-year career as a statistician, professor, and data scientist, Jack retired as the Lead Data Scientist of a Fortune 40 company to embark on his basketball analytics venture.
Jack's academic journey includes his role as a professor of Business Statistics at Boise State University and later as a professor of Management Information Systems at Washington State University, where he earned teaching awards at both institutions. His expertise lies in simplifying complex information into actionable insights, a skill he seamlessly translated into the realm of basketball analytics.
Fifteen years ago, Jack began advancing basketball analytics when his daughter, Amy, started playing junior high basketball. Collaborating with fellow data scientists, Jack realized that commonly-used basketball statistics were lagging by about 25 years. He then focused on developing improved metrics and shared his findings with Amy's high school coach, leading her team to a State Championship. Later, Amy's D-II college coach utilized Jack's stats to win the conference championship and advance to D-II March Madness, defeating more talented teams in the process.
As Jack's analytics reached higher-level basketball programs, their success continued to grow. Today, Basketball Science is dedicated to providing better insights to teams that strive to win, consistently pushing the boundaries of basketball analytics.
Vincent is the Program Manager of the Sports & Society Program of the Aspen Institute with responsibility for driving Project Play's school sport and coaching portfolios.
Vincent extensive international research and professional experience in youth sports coaching, coach development and long-term athlete development, his current work at the institute focuses on improving youth experiences in sports, including prioritizing athlete health and safety, bolstering coach training, strengthening national coaching policy and reimagining models of school sports.
Minjares holds a Ph.D. in Coaching & Pedagogy from AUT University (Auckland, NZ), an M.A. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley, within the Cultural Studies of Sport and Education (CSSE) program, and a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College. His research interests emphasize sports, coaching, education and human development, with published research in the areas of youth sports reform, college athletes, sports coaching and coach development. His dissertation examined the development of coaching practices in high school basketball that facilitate athlete learning.
Professionally, Vincent has held diverse learning and development roles in sport across the United States and New Zealand. Vincent began as a basketball skills trainer in Southern California. Following graduate study in Berkeley, Vincent served the Athletic Study Centre (ASC) as Director of Academic Development, a role responsible for the design and delivery of academic support services for student-athletes in an NCAA Division I sport setting. In addition, Vincent served as a member of the Chancellor’s task force on Academics and Athletics as well as a Special Advisor to Intercollegiate Athletics. In New Zealand, Vincent served as the Development Officer for North Harbour Basketball Association, a regional sport organization and the country’s largest basketball club. In this role, Vincent also served Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) as a Regional Coach Developer, Special Advisor (Wellbeing and Transition) and a member of the Coach Leadership Group.
Vincent brings extensive experience as a coach and player. Vincent played NCAA Div. III basketball for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Claremont, CA) and attended Damien High School (La Verne, CA) where he became a three-year varsity letterman. Vincent first coached high school and junior college basketball in Southern California before returning to coaching in New Zealand at the club, high school, national representative and international representative levels.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, New York University head coach Dave Klatsky joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on program philosophy and in-game coaching.
Dave Klatsky was appointed head coach of the New York University men’s basketball program in May 2022 and has quickly made an impact. In his second season (2023-24), he guided the Violets to a stellar 21-6 record, capturing the University Athletic Association (UAA) Co-Championship—their first conference title in 30 years—and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Under Klatsky’s leadership, NYU excelled nationally, finishing seventh in three-point shooting percentage (39.02%) and 19th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43). Star player Spencer Freedman thrived in Klatsky’s system, earning D3hoops.com National Player of the Year, UAA Player of the Year, NABC Third Team All-American, and First Team All-Metropolitan honors.
His remarkable debut year earned him numerous accolades, including UAA Coaching Staff of the Year and D3hoops.com Region 4 Coach of the Year, solidifying his place as one of the top coaches in Division III basketball.
At Colgate, under three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Matt Langel, Klatsky had numerous responsibilities including scouting, practice and game planning, recruiting and analyzing advanced statistics. He was the primary recruiter of four All-League selections and two Defensive Players of the Year while directing Colgate's Elite Prospect Camp.
Prior to Colgate, Klatsky served as an assistant coach at Stevens Institute of Technology from 2007-11. While there, he played a key role in all facets of the program, helping guide the Ducks to their first-ever ECAC Metro Championships (2008, '11).
After graduating from Penn, Klatsky worked as an equity analyst and trader in Manhattan and Jersey City, NJ. He is also the creator of StatChat, a podcast centered around how different programs utilize advanced statistics, and mentored a Colgate student in developing the startup company ShotQuality which measures the expected value of all shots attempted.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Fordham University women's basketball head coach Bridgette Mitchell joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on their 3 C's: Commit, Care, Connect.
Bridgette Mitchell took over as the head coach of the Fordham women’s basketball program on April 7, 2021. With a rich background in both playing and coaching, Mitchell brings a wealth of experience and passion to the Rams.
Mitchell comes to Fordham following two seasons as the head coach at Northeastern from 2021-23, where her teams consistently outperformed expectations.
Picked to finish eighth in the 2022-23 preseason poll, Mitchell promptly led the Huskies to a share of their first-ever CAA regular season title with a 13-5 league mark, including a program-record nine straight victories, as part of a 19-12 overall record. For her efforts, Mitchell’s peers recognized her with CAA Coach of the Year honors.
Highlighting the Huskies 2022-23 campaign was a Feb. 17 road win over fellow regular season co-champion Drexel, which snapped a 17-game losing streak against the Dragons and handed Drexel its first home loss of the season. A top-three seed in the CAA Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 2005-06, Northeastern downed sixth-seeded Stony Brook to advance to the semifinals for just the third time in the school’s CAA tenure.
Prior to taking over at Northeastern, Mitchell spent seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the Pittsburgh, James Madison, Siena and Wagner.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Trine University men's basketball head coach Brooks Miller joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights on common sense defense and Trine's winning formula.
Brooks Miller just completed his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Trine University Men’s Basketball program and has 24 combined years of collegiate basketball playing and coaching experience. Miller has compiled an overall record of 226-116 at Trine including a 131-69 record versus Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opponents.
In 2024, Miller led the program to its first ever NCAA Division III National Championship behind a 29-4 record. The 29 wins is a record for the school’s most wins in a season. It is now back-to-back seasons that the program has crossed the 20-win mark after going 22-4 overall last season. Coach Miller has also guided the Thunder to MIAA Championships in 2019, 2021 and 2024. Trine swept both the MIAA regular season and MIAA Tournament Championships in 2021 finishing conference play undefeated with a 17-0 mark during a COVID shortened season.
Miller’s career at Trine University has been highlighted by being named the 2020-2021 NCAA D3 National Coach of the Year by both Hoopdirt.com/Just Play Sports Solutions and Basketball Times Magazine. In March of 2024, Miller was again named NCAA DIII National Coach of the Year for the second time receiving those accolades from D3Hoops.com, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), as well as being named the Eddie Robinson CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year for NCAA DIII.
Miller worked as an assistant men's basketball coach for three Hall of Fame coaches that amassed seven National Championships throughout their careers. Miller began his collegiate coaching career working for BCAM Hall of Fame Coach Ed Douma (one National Championship) whom he previously played for at Hillsdale College. In 2007, his career took him to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where he served as a graduate assistant coach to Naismith Hall of Fame Coach Bob Knight (three National Championships) and was involved with on-campus recruiting and player development. In 2009, he became the Head Assistant Men’s Basketball coach and National Recruiting Coordinator at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas for Junior College Hall of Fame Coach Steve Green (three National Championships). While at South Plains, Coach Miller coached and or recruited nine players that would transfer on to NCAA Division I universities.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Purdue University Fort Wayne head coach Jon Coffman joins The Basketball Podcast to share strategies for sustained success and community engagement.
Jon Coffman is synonymous with success at Purdue University Fort Wayne. As he embarks on his 11th season as head coach (2024-25), he holds the distinction of being the program's winningest coach in Division I history with a remarkable 179-142 record.
Coffman's coaching prowess doesn't go unnoticed. He's garnered numerous accolades, including Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2022 (adding to his 2015-16 Summit League Coach of the Year award). His strategic guidance led Purdue Fort Wayne to capture the Horizon League regular season title in 2022 and the Summit League regular season title in 2015-16. The team has also made a habit of postseason appearances, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2023.
Beyond wins on the court, Coffman fosters a culture of player development. An impressive 24 players under his tutelage have gone on to professional careers, including NBA standout John Konchar. His commitment extends to recognizing his players' achievements, with a staggering 40 All-Conference honors awarded in the last 14 years.
Coffman's dominance extends beyond Purdue Fort Wayne. He holds the title of Winningest Mid-Major coach in Indiana over the past 11 seasons. His program's consistent success garnered national recognition with consistent rankings among the Top 25 Mid-Major programs by collegeinsider.com (2024).
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Queens University of Charlotte head coach Grant Leonard joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on conceptual offense, including spacing, pace and player development.
Grant Leonard was hired by then-Division II Queens as an assistant coach in 2013 and promoted to associate head coach in 2016. Over seven years as an assistant coach, the team achieved a winning percentage of .837 with a 189–37 overall record, consistently ranking in the top 25, including a No. 1 ranking. Queens won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season championship three times, secured two SAC tournament titles, and made two Elite Eight appearances with Leonard on the staff. He was promoted to head coach for the 2022–23 season, Queens’ first season in NCAA Division I. In his first season, Queens went 18–15 with a 7–11 record in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). Last year, his team reached the Atlantic Sun Tournament Quarterfinals for the second straight season after defeating Florida Gulf Coast University in the opening round.
Leonard began his coaching career as an assistant at Shorewood High School in 2004–05. He then assisted in coaching the Washington College Shoremen in 2005–06. For the next three seasons, he was the director of basketball operations for Texas–Pan American. In 2009–10, he served as an assistant coach for the Flagler Saints. From 2011 to 2013, Leonard worked for the Paine Lions as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator, director of skill development, and defensive specialist, helping the team achieve their first winning season in seven years in 2011–12.
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Seattle University head coach Chris Victor joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on playing with joy, unity and defense.
Chris Victor enters his fourth year as Head Coach of the Redhawks in 2024-25. The season will mark his eighth year overall at Seattle University as he spent four seasons as Associate Head Coach. Over the past three seasons, Victor has compiled a 66-35 record, including three straight seasons of 20 wins or more – the first such streak since 1957-59.
Chris Victor has an impressive head coaching record of 169 wins and 74 losses, boasting a winning percentage of .695. In 2022, he was honored as the Don Haskins WAC Coach of the Year.
Most recently, the 2023-34 concluded in the program's first-ever postseason tournament championship as the Redhawks won four games in five days to clinch the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in Daytona Beach, Fla. The postseason run led the Redhawks to a 23-win season for the second time in the past three years under Victor, as well as a 117 NET ranking – the highest such end-of-season ranking for the program.
Prior to Seattle U, Victor served as an assistant coach at Eastern Washington for two seasons. His first season on the Eagle coaching staff was punctuated by Eastern’s first-ever victory in a national postseason tournament as a member of NCAA Division I when the Eagles beat Pepperdine, 79-72, in the College Basketball Invitational. The Eagles went 22-12 and returned to the CBI in 2016-17.
Victor’s first head coaching position was at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., where he led the Owls of the Western State Conference and California Community College Athletic Association to 103 victories over five seasons. He won 73 percent of his games overall (103-39) and 73 percent in league play (44-16) with a pair of CCCAA Final Four appearances and one league title.
Victor spent four seasons as a top assistant at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif., under Head Coach Ken Ammann. In that span, Concordia went 118-23, won three out of four Golden State Athletic Conference Championships and made four-straight appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, including appearing in the national title game in 2006-07.
In this week's basketball coaching conversion, Boston Celtics Director of Player Development Craig Luschenat joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on Boston Celtics Player Development.
Craig Luschenat is the Director of Player Development for the Boston Celtics, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record in player enhancement and coaching.
Prior to joining the Celtics, Craig served as a player development intern for Integrity Hoops and Wasserman Sports Agency Clients in Los Angeles, California. In this role, he was responsible for planning and leading workouts for NBA talent, as well as developing strong relationships with NBA players and agents. His notable work with NBA All-Stars Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis highlights his ability to work with top-tier talent.
Craig’s journey in basketball began as a college player at Saint Joseph’s College, where he played under the guidance of Coach Rob Sanicola. His passion for the game and dedication to player development led him to various coaching roles, including his tenure with the Maine Celtics. Craig served as an Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development for the Maine Celtics from 2020 to 2022, where he played a crucial role in enhancing player performance and development.
In July 2022, Craig transitioned to the Boston Celtics as a Player Enhancement Coach, a position he held until July 2024. His exceptional skills and commitment to player growth earned him the role of Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development in July 2024.
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Washington Wizards assistant coach JJ Outlaw joins the Basketball Podcast to share insight on defense, player maturation, and transitions.
J.J. Outlaw is a dynamic and experienced NBA assistant coach who has made a significant impact on the game. Currently serving as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards under Brian Keefe, Outlaw has been a valuable member of various NBA coaching staffs, including stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Los Angeles Lakers.
Outlaw's journey to the NBA began with a successful football career at Villanova University, where he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. After two seasons in the NFL, he transitioned to the world of basketball, leveraging his competitive spirit and athleticism to excel in a new sport.
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, University of Richmond head coach Aaron Roussell joins the Basketball Podcast to share insight on Coaching the Princeton Offense.
Aaron Roussell, the reigning A-10 Coach of the Year, enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Richmond Spiders Women's Basketball team. With an impressive career winning percentage of .694, Roussell has transformed the Spiders into a competitive force in the Atlantic 10 Conference and nationally.
Roussell's tenure at Richmond has been marked by significant accomplishments. In the 2023-24 season, he led the Spiders to their first A-10 regular season title and championship since 1991, culminating in a historic appearance in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. His coaching prowess has also been recognized with individual accolades, including the 400th career win against Loyola Chicago and the program's 1,000th win against Fordham.
Prior to his time at Richmond, Roussell gained valuable experience at Minnesota State, the University of Chicago, and Bucknell University. His consistent success throughout his career has solidified his reputation as a skilled and dedicated coach.
Swarthmore College head coach Landry Kosmalski joins the Basketball Podcast to share insight on shifting strategies and sustained success.
Two-time National Coach of the Year Landry Kosmalski has a 224-93 record at Swarthmore with a .707 win percentage since taking the helm in 2012. Under his leadership, the Garnet have become a powerhouse in Division III basketball, consistently ranking among the top teams in the nation.
Kosmalski’s coaching career is marked by numerous accolades and achievements. He has been named the NABC Division III Coach of the Year and has earned the Centennial Conference Coach of the Year award multiple times. His teams have made several NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Elite Eight and the Final Four. In the 2019-20 season, his team was ranked No. 1 nationally and finished with an impressive 28-1 record.
Kosmalski has been recognized as the Region/District Coach of the Year in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2023. He has also earned the title of Centennial Conference Coach of the Year in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. Under his leadership, Swarthmore has made multiple NCAA Tournament appearances in the 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 seasons. Additionally, his teams have clinched the Centennial Conference Championship in 2016-17, 2018-19, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
Before joining Swarthmore, Kosmalski served as an assistant coach at Davidson College, where he helped lead the Wildcats to two Southern Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
Texas Tech head coach Krista Gerlich joins the Basketball Podcast to share defensive concepts, techniques and drills.
With a career coaching record that includes over 347 wins, Krista Gerlich brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to the program. A former standout player for Texas Tech, Gerlich was a key member of the 1993 NCAA Championship team, earning accolades such as Final Four All-Tournament Team and NCAA Woman of the Year for Texas.
In 2013, Gerlich took over as head coach at UT Arlington, where she became the winningest coach in program history with 121 victories. Her tenure at UT Arlington was marked by significant achievements, including a Sun Belt Regular Season Championship and a Sun Belt Coach of the Year award..
Gerlich returned to her alma mater in 2020, taking the helm of the Lady Raiders. Under her leadership, the team has shown steady improvement, reflecting her commitment to building a competitive and resilient program. Known for her strategic acumen, player development skills, and ability to foster team chemistry, Gerlich continues to inspire and lead her players both on and off the court. Her dedication to excellence and her deep connection to Texas Tech make her a pivotal figure in the world of collegiate basketball.
Minnesota State University-Mankato head coach Emilee Thiesse joins the Basketball Podcast to share insight on National Championship motion defense and offense.
Emilee Thiesse has transformed the Minnesota State University’s women’s basketball program into an NCAA Division II powerhouse. Under her leadership, the Mavericks clinched their second NCAA Division II Championship during the 2023-24 season, breaking several team records along the way. Thiesse’s tenure boasts an impressive 228-116 (.662) overall record, with 5 NCAA Tournament appearances, and her teams consistently ranking among the top in scoring offense and defense. Minnesota State’s 2023-24 season saw them achieve a 20-2 conference record, their second NSIC Championship, and their first NSIC Tournament Championship.
Thiesse’s coaching prowess has been recognized with multiple accolades, including the NSIC Coach of the Year honor. The team broke several team records during their 2023-24 championship season, including games played (37), most wins (32, tied with 2008-09 season), points scored (3,069), field goal attempts (2,673), field goals made (1,146), field goal attempts (789) and free throws made (571). Along with the fourth-best scoring offense in NCAA Division II (82.9 ppg), the Mavericks also boasted a smothering defense that ranked second in steals per game (17.1), second in turnovers forced (28.05) and first in turnover margin (+13.11).
NBA Youth Basketball Consultant and Basketball Immersion founder Chris Oliver reflects on ten years of transformative basketball coaching and player development ideas.
Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, a leading resource for basketball coaches and players worldwide. Since 2014, Chris has been dedicated to sharing his passion for the game through innovative coaching methods, immersive videos, and insightful podcasts.
With a decade of experience in educating coaches, Chris Oliver has established himself as a trusted authority in youth basketball development. As a consultant for the NBA's youth basketball development programs, Chris Oliver works to shape the future of the game. He is also involved with the renowned Sierra Canyon basketball program, further solidifying his commitment to nurturing young talent.
Through Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver provides coaches with the tools and knowledge to enhance their teams' performance. His engaging content, including the popular Basketball Immersion podcast and in-depth video analysis, has resonated with coaches from grassroots to elite levels.
Chris's mission is to empower coaches, players, and basketball communities globally, fostering a deeper understanding and love for the game. Join the Basketball Immersion community to tap into Chris's expertise and transform your coaching and playing experience.
Guest: Dustin Kerns, Head Coach Appalachian State Men's Basketball
Appalachian State head coach Dustin Kerns joins the Basketball Podcast.to share insights on draft time, defense and a culture of appreciation.
Kerns guided the Mountaineers to a historic season in his fifth year at the helm, securing the program's first regular season outright conference championship since the 1978-79 season, a program-record 27 wins and an NIT first-round appearance for the first time since 2006-07. The Mountaineers won 16 Sun Belt games in 2023-24 and finished with a 16-2 record, marking the best winning percentage in conference play in program history. For the third consecutive season, the Mountaineers won at least 10 home games, winning 15 games at the Holmes Center, the most in the building's era. App State was one of 12 teams in the country to be undefeated at home while shattering their regular-season attendance record.
The Mountaineers finished the season 3-0 against teams that made the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament. App State's win over Auburn on December 3 made it back-to-back seasons that the Mountaineers have defeated a Power 5 opponent. Additionally, the Mountaineers were the only team in the country to post three separate winning streaks of at least eight games. Because of the team's success, Kerns was named App State's first Conference Coach of the Year since 2003. Kerns also garnered the All-District 23 Coach of the Year honors by the NABC and was named a finalist for both the Jim Phelan and High Durham Coach of the Year Awards.
Kerns coaching journey started as a student assistant at Clemson, and after graduation landed his first coaching job at Tennessee Tech. Following a one-year stop as a graduate assistant at Tennessee, Kerns joined Mike Young's staff at Wofford from 2004 to 2007, then moved on to Santa Clara as an assistant from 2007 to 2013. He returned to Wofford as the associate head coach in 2013, where he was on staff for the Terriers' 2014 and 2015 NCAA Tournament appearances.
On May 23, 2017, Kerns was named the head coach at Presbyterian.Kerns took over a Presbyterian program that had endured 12 straight losing seasons and a 5 win campaign the previous season. The program quickly turned around as in his 2nd season at Presbyterian, he led the Blue Hose to a 20 win season, first ever postseason berth, and quarterfinal appearance in the CIT Tournament. Kerns was named the head coach at Appalachian State on March 28, 2019.
Breakdown:
02:22 Celebrating Team and Fan Support
03:41 Unique Summer Training Approaches
05:08 Draft Time: A New Approach to Pickup Games
13:27 Mental Health and Player Wellbeing
14:58 Encouraging Diverse Training Environments
19:18 Emphasizing Offensive Skills in Summer
23:29 Focusing on Fewer Fouls During Games
26:33 Officiating Practice: A Teaching Tool
27:48 Addressing Bad Habits and Consequences
30:36 The Role of Analytics in Shot Selection
31:39 Consequences and Emotions in Practice
33:44 Verticality and Defensive Techniques
37:56 Defensive Conditioning and Team Building
40:11 Developing Defensive Intensity
43:01 Core Principles and Program Success
46:44 Appreciation and Individuality in Coaching
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Guest: Mike Bradbury, Head Coach New Mexico Women's Basketball
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, New Mexico head coach Mike Bradbury joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on efficient language, keeping it simple, and his “so what” philosophy.
Mike Bradbury enters his ninth season as head coach for The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team. In his previous eight seasons at the helm, Bradbury has guided the Lobos to a 162-89 (.645) and 89-51 (.636) in conference and became just the second coach in UNM history to win 100 games. Overall as a head coach he has won over 340 games.
Five times in his tenure (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) the Lobos eclipsed the 20-win mark, with the Lobos tying the program record for most wins in a single season with 26 in 2021-22. Further, the 25 wins in 2017-18 were tied for the second-most wins in program history. The consecutive 20-plus win seasons under Bradbury in 2017-18 and 2018-19 were the first for the program since the 2007-08 – 2008-09 seasons
From 2007 to 2010, Bradbury led Morehead State to a 50–44 record over the course of three seasons, including a 22–11 record and a bid to the WBI in his final season as head coach. The 22-win mark set the school's NCAA-era record for victories in a season, and the 14–4 conference mark in the same year set the school's single season conference wins record and was also the highest conference winning percentage in a season in school history
At Wright State from 2010 to 2016, Bradbury had five seasons with 20 or more wins and led the school to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014, in addition to WBI appearances in 2011 and 2012 and WNIT appearances in 2015 and 2016.
Breakdown:
01:10 Longevity in Coaching
02:02 Building a Winning Team Culture
03:03 Efficient Communication in Coaching
04:39 Non-Negotiables in Player Development
10:27 Adapting Offensive Strategies
15:14 Defensive Principles and Adaptability
21:14 Coaching Philosophy and Staff Development
26:05 Overcoming Adversity: No Excuses
26:42 Staff Organization and Responsibilities
27:56 Efficient Practice Communication
30:03 Post-Practice and Game Review
33:05 Adapting Coaching Strategies
39:06 Simplifying Game Plans
48:05 Maintaining Passion for Coaching
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Guest: Phill Pressey, Boston Celtics Assistant Coach
In this week’s coaching conversation, Boston Celtics Performance Enhancement Coach Phil Pressey joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on transitioning from player to coach, and applying skill acquisition ideas.
Known for his strategic mind and ability to develop players, Phil is a rising star in the coaching world. After serving as a graduate assistant at Missouri, he joined the Celtics’ coaching staff in 2023, bringing his court vision and leadership to the sidelines.
Phil’s basketball roots run deep. The son of former NBA player and coach Paul Pressey, Phil has basketball in his DNA. His playing career began at the University of Missouri, where he set records for assists and steals, earning First-Team All-SEC honors in 2013.
Despite going undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft, his tenacity and skill earned him a spot with the Boston Celtics, where he played as a point guard. His professional career also included stints with the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and several international teams.
Breakdown:
01:01 Transition from Player to Coach
02:09 Mentorship and Learning
03:35 Innovative Coaching Techniques
06:40 Enhancing Basketball IQ
07:30 The Importance of Scanning
10:52 Film Study and Player Development
13:37 Roles and Responsibilities
16:42 Challenges in Transitioning to Coaching
20:53 Balancing Practice Techniques
22:53 Coaching Summer League: Insights and Challenges
23:53 The Importance of Player Feedback
25:34 Balancing Feedback and Player Independence
28:23 Empowering Players Through Communication
30:34 The Role of Reading and Continuous Learning
36:0 Developing Point Guard Skills
37:48 Adapting to Modern Basketball
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Guest: Mike Magpayo, UC Riverside Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on adjustments, confidence, and analytics.
Mike Magpayo has set a new standard for UC Riverside men's basketball, entering his fifth year as full-time head coach in 2024-25 after having the interim tag removed on May 21, 2021.
Magpayo is the fastest UC Riverside head coach to collect 25 Big West victories, doing so in just three seasons. As of the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Magpayo's Highlanders have earned back-to-back Big West Freshman of the Year honors.
Magpayo was named the first Big West Coach of the Year in program history in 2022-23 after leading UCR to a program-record 22 wins - including 10 in Big West play - while picking up another program-record five Big West Player of the Week awards.
Prior to arriving in Riverside, he spent a year as the men's basketball director of operations at the University of San Francisco on the staff of his coaching mentor, Kyle Smith. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Campbell University and Columbia University.
Magpayo has also found tremendous success off the court, both as the CEO of a multi-million dollar real estate firm in Southern California for seven years, and as the founder and president of the Asian Coaches Association
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaching Strategies
2:00 - Mental Performance
6:00 - Solution based Coaching and managing Losses
9:00 - Coaching Strategies with Two Small Guards
14:00 - Shapes and Formations
16:00 - Advantage Games and Screening Actions
21:30 - Murky Play and Language Use
25:00 - Audibles and Player Development
28:00 - Importance of Being Decisive
33:00 - Teamwork
36:00 - Sales Tactics
38:30 - Importance of Accountability
43:00 - Business Strategies
46:00 - Leadership, Vision, and Alignment
48:30 - Asian American Experience in Coaching
Mike Magpayo’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Magpayo
Twitter: https://x.com/coachsonic
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Guest: Matt Driscoll, North Florida Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on embracing change and dots on the map.
Coach Driscoll is the all-time winningest coach in ASUN history and has won over 250 games at North Florida. He is a three-time ASUN Coach of the Year (2014-15, 2015-16, 2019-20) and was the NABC District 3 Coach of the Year in 2014-15.
Driscoll has led his Osprey teams to multiple ASUN regular season titles (2015, 2016, 2020), an ASUN tournament championship (2015), and two national postseason appearances (2015 NCAA, 2016 NIT).
Discroll boasts an impressive record, having mentored 13 of UNF's 18 1,000-point scorers (including transfers) while leading his teams to hold nearly every program record. His strategic approach resulted in a Top 20 final ranking in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll (2014-15) and twice led NCAA Div. 1 in 3-pointers made per game (2016, 2020). He's also known for guiding UNF to victories over powerhouse programs like Purdue and Illinois.
Before coming to UNF, Driscoll spent twelve years as an assistant at Baylor University, Valparaiso University, Clemson University, and the University of Wyoming.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaching Strategies and Player Development
4:00 - Importance of Foundation and Fundamentals
8:00 - Importance of Guarding The Ball
13:00 - Mindfulness in Practice
15:00 - Fast and Furious
18:00 - Peer Pressure Drills
23:30 - Purposeful Drills
26:00 - Understanding the Game
28:00 - Player Freedom
32:00 - Consistent Coaching
36:00 - Transfer Portal Era
41:00 - Longevity with Specific Player's Journey
45:00 - Character and Chemistry in Basketball
49:30 - Program Success
53:30 - Virtual Training
57:00 - Adaptability to Change
1:00:00 - Personal Growth
1:06:00 - Personal Connections
1:08:00 - Conclusion
Matt Driscoll’s Bio:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattsdriscoll
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Guest: Greg Kampe, Head Coach at Oakland University
Numerous achievements and milestones mark Kampe’s coaching career. He is the current longest-tenured coach at a single school dating back to 1984 when Oakland was an NCAA D2 school. Kampe has coached five NBA players, led four teams to the Division 1 NCAA Tournament, and has a chance to win his 700th career game this coming season.
The 2023-2024 season was particularly noteworthy for Kampe and the Golden Grizzlies. Under his leadership, Oakland won the Horizon League tournament for the first time, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a 14-seed, they achieved a remarkable upset victory over 3-seed Kentucky in the Round of 64, marking Kampe’s first win in this tournament stage.
Oakland’s only previous NCAA tourney win came in the First Four in 2005. Over the years, Kampe has led Oakland to multiple conference championships, including three Summit League tournament titles and two Horizon League regular-season titles. He is the third-longest tenured men's college basketball coach currently active, a testament to his dedication and leadership.
Kampe’s dedication to the program and his players is evident in his long-standing commitment to Oakland University. He has been recognized with numerous awards, including four Summit League Coach of the Year honors and an induction into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Kampe’s coaching philosophy emphasizes consistency, hard work, and the development of student-athletes both on and off the court.
Breakdown
1:00 - Achievements in Coaching Career
1:30 - Coaching Consistency and Its Impact on Success
3:30 - Game Planning and Strategy
8:30 - Coaching Decisions
11:00 - Coaching Philosophy and Offensive Strategy
17:00 - Finding Player's Strengths
20:00 - Unique Matchup Zone Defense
23:00 - Adapting Zone Defense
29:00 - Practice Plan and Emphasizing Repetition
32:00 - Offensive Strategies
39:00 - Values
42:00 - Personal Growth
44:00 - Didn't Travel with the Team
46:00 - Self Awareness
47:00 - Conclusion
Greg Kampes Bio:
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Website: https://www.allcoachnetwork.com/kampe/main.html
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Guest: Matt Hill, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Matt Hill joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on NBA transition and player development concepts.
Matt Hill brings a wealth of NBA coaching experience to the Charlotte Hornets, having previously served as an Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks (2018-2023) and the Orlando Magic (2017-2018). He began his NBA journey with the Orlando Magic in 2012, working his way up from Video Analyst/Scout to Player Development under coaches Jacque Vaughn, James Borrego, Scott Skiles, and Frank Vogel.
A standout athlete himself, Hill played college basketball at the University of Texas and was named Nebraska's Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in high school. He holds a bachelor's degree in corporate communications.
Hill's dedication to the game is evident in his career path. Transitioning from player development to coaching positions, he has developed a strong foundation in maximizing player potential and contributing to team success.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaching Experience
2:00 - End of Shot Clock Possession
7:30 - Coaching Strategies
8:30 - Rival Spacing
13:30 - Creating Space
16:00 - Processes and Feedback Loop
21:00 - Balance, Tracking, and Feedback
27:30 - Stats and Film Analysis
30:00 - Importance of Trust and Accountability
36:00 - Coaching Journey and Staff Development
40:00 - Four Different Coaches
42:00 - Conclusion
Matt HIll’s Bio:
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Guest: Brian Benjamin, Technical Director for Netherlands Basketball and Former FIBA 3x3 Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, the technical director for Netherlands basketball and former FIBA 3x3 head coach Brian Benjamin joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss FIBA 3vx3 and its application to all basketball coaching.
From 2016 to 2021, Brian Benjamin has been the Head Coach of the 3x3 Men National Team of The Netherlands. After his teams won several medals at the Europe Cup and World Cup, the Men's team qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Brian Benjamin is currently the Technical Director of the Netherlands Basketball Federation. He oversees and is responsible for all National Teams and Talent Programmes (3x3, 5-on-5, and Wheelchair) of the Netherlands Basketball Federation.
Breakdown
1:00 - Netherlands Success in 3x3 Basketball
5:00 - Defensive Strategies for 3--Point Shots
11:00 - Strategies to Counter Switches
14:00 - Defensive Rebounds and Communication
20:00 - Limiting Turnovers
22:00 - One-on-One Defense
27:00 - Player Skills and Team Concept
30:00 - 3x3 Practice and Defensive Tactics
36:00 - Importance of Individual Skills
39:30 - Performance Analysis
42:00 - Keep Competing
45:00 - Conclusion
Brian Benjamin’s Bio:
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Guest: Fran Fraschilla, ESPN College Basketball Game and Studio Analyst
In this week's coaching conversation, ESPN College Basketball Game and Studio Analyst, Fran Fraschilla shares insights on trends in coaching, 3x3 and a passion to learn.
Fran Fraschilla joined ESPN as a college basketball game and studio analyst in 2003. Fraschilla has an extensive coaching background, having coached at the collegiate level for 23 years. His teams made eight postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournaments. He was the head coach at the University of New Mexico, St. John’s University and Manhattan College..At ESPN, he worked on NBA Draft coverage, the FIBA World Championships, as well as the NBA and high school basketball. He was also an analyst on ESPN’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball coverage from 2007-2014.
Fran Fraschilla had an impressive coaching career before transitioning to ESPN.
Manhattan College (1992–1996): As head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers, Fraschilla led the team to the NCAA Tournament twice. In 1995, the Jaspers pulled off an upset as a 13-seed, defeating Kelvin Sampson’s No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners. St. John’s University (1996–1998): At St. John’s, Fraschilla coached four NBA players, including Metta World Peace. His overall record with the Red Storm was 35–24.University of New Mexico (1999–2002): Fraschilla continued his success at New Mexico, posting a 55–41 record. His teams made postseason appearances, including the NIT and NCAA Tournaments.
In total, Fran Fraschilla’s coaching career spanned 23 years, with an overall record of 176–99. His expertise and insights now benefit ESPN viewers as he analyzes college basketball games and covers the NBA draft, particularly focusing on foreign players.
Breakdown
1:00 - International Basketball Growth
6:00 - Pick and Roll Basketball Techniques
13:00 - Five Out Offense and Big Men Passing Ability
16:00 - Effective Weak Side Actions
18:30 - Practice Design and Habits
25:00 - Coaching Techniques in College Basketball
28:30 - Offensive and Defensive Approaches
33:00 - Importance of Switching
35:30 - Difference of 3x3 vs 5x5
39:00 - Benefits of 3x3
46:00 - Family Involvement
49:00 - Coaching and Mentorship
54:00 - Conclusion
Fran Fraschilla’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Fraschilla
Twitter: https://x.com/franfraschilla
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Joan Plaza, Spanish Professional Basketball Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Spanish professional basketball Joan Plaza joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on modern coaching: Instilling confidence and empowerment.
Joan Plaza is a Spanish professional basketball coach with an impressive track record. His coaching journey spans across various European teams, where he has consistently achieved success at the highest levels of the game. Plaza most recently was head coach of AEK in the Greek League and in the Basketball Champions League.
Plaza began his coaching career at the basketball school he co-founded, EB Betsaida, and worked with the women’s team EB Santísima Trinitat and the small club CB Sant Adriá. During the 2000–01 season, he led his team to victory in the Spanish Under-20 championship.
A veteran of 194 coaching appearances in the EuroLeague, spread between Zenit, Unicaja, Zalgiris, and Real Madrid. His most notable coaching stint was with Real Madrid, where he initially served as an assistant coach under Božidar Maljković. When Maljković departed, Plaza stepped up as the head coach. Under his leadership, Real Madrid achieved remarkable milestones, including thirteen consecutive Liga ACB wins and winning the ULEB Cup (now known as EuroCup) in the same season. Plaza was named the AEEB Coach of the Year.
Plaza’s coaching journey continued with other prominent teams including Cajasol Sevilla, Unicaja Malaga, where he secured his second EuroCup title in the 2016–17 season., Zenit Saint Petersburg, and Real Betis.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaching Youth Basketball
2:30 - Sharing Experiences
7:30 - Modern vs Traditional Coaching Methods
10:30 - Player Development and Communication
17:00 - Assistance in Decision Making
20:30 - Building Confidence
27:00 - Creating Strategy and Goals
31:00 - Time Management
36:00 - Coaching Methods
40:00 - Game Plan and Priorities
48:00 - Coaching Philosophy and Passion
55:00 - Conclusion
Joan Plaza’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Plaza
Twitter: https://x.com/joanplazaduran
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: TJ Saint, Birmingham Squadron G-League Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Birmingham Squadron G-League head coach T.J. Saint joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his playbook and modern strategies and concepts.
Saint's professional coaching journey started in 2014 when he served as the video coordinator for the Detroit Pistons. He remained with the Pistons until 2018 gaining valuable insights into the NBA game. Following his departure from the Pistons, Saint went to the University of Georgia where he held the position of Director of Basketball Strategy for the Men's Basketball team during the 2018-19 season.
Saint then spent three seasons honing his coaching skills with the New Orleans Pelicans' G League affiliates. He started as an assistant coach (2019-20) before being promoted to associate head coach (2020-22). His dedication and hard work culminated in his well-deserved appointment as head coach of the Birmingham Squadron in 2022. Saint's 2023-24 Squadron team was the #1 ranked offense in the regular season, and the 4th all-time regular season offense in the history of the G-League.
Saint attended Belmont University, where he completed his bachelor’s degree in business development. During his time at Belmont, he also served as a student assistant coach with the men’s basketball team from 2009 to 2011. His experience at Belmont laid a strong foundation for his coaching career, combining academic achievement with practical coaching experience.
Saint later pursued a Master’s degree in effective teaching and leadership at Butler University. While at Butler, he worked as a graduate assistant coach, further honing his coaching skills and expanding his understanding of leadership in sports.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coachikng Strategies and Culture
2:00 - Creating Team Identity
5:30 - Positive Reinforcement
9:00 - Basketball Coaching Strategies
15:30 - Confrontational Drives
19:00 - Alternating the Current
22:30 - Spacing
29:30 - Blitzing and Pick and Roll Coverage
32:30 - Defensive Tactics
35:00 - Pick and Roll Reads
41:30 - Hang and Hostage Dribbles
44:30 - Late Sprays and Monkey in the Middle
48:00 - Play Calling
55:30 - Angle Shot
59:00 - Chase Five and Euro
1:03:00 - Offense Strategies and Plays
1:09:30 - Dribble Drive Motion
1:12:30 - Single Side Tag and Small Ball
1:16:00 - Use of Flares and Back Screens
1:23:00 - His Coaching Philosophy and Experience
1:27:00 - Conclusion
TJ Saint’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://georgiadogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/t-j-saint/2505
Twitter: https://x.com/tjsaint4
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Tim Martin, Player and Personal Development Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Tim Martin joins the Basketball Podcast to share a holistic approach to player and business development.
Tim Martin is a basketball coach, motivational speaker, filmmaker, and industry expert. His journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most respected skills trainers in the basketball community is nothing short of remarkable.
Tim’s journey took a pivotal turn when he began training young athletes. His work ethic, second to none, caught the attention of rising NBA star Tyrese Maxey. Maxey, who has trained with Tim since his freshman year at South Garland High School, describes their relationship as family-oriented.
Tim Martin’s impact extends beyond the court. He has developed comprehensive training transformation programs for basketball players at all levels. His Virtual Training Academy, established in 2007, has helped produce 21 NBA Draft selections and assisted clients in earning over $550 million in NBA salary. Tim has worked with NBA, WNBA, NCAA, and Euro league champions, leaving an indelible mark on the basketball world.
Tim is not only a basketball trainer but also a motivational speaker, filmmaker, and industry expert. As the Director of Basketball Relations for the Dwyane Wade sneaker company, Way of Wade/Li Ning, he has cultivated relationships with premier names in sports entertainment and fashion.
Tim Martin’s journey from homelessness to world-renowned trainer exemplifies resilience, hard work, and the transformative power of basketball. His story inspires athletes and dreamers alike, reminding us that greatness can emerge from even the humblest beginnings.
Breakdown
1:00 - Holistic Player Development
7:00 - Building a Personal Brand
9:30 - Personal Growth and Curiosity
16:00 - Unconventional Methods
19:00 - Confidence Building
24:30 - Building Mental Toughness and Pressure
27:00 - Coaching Method in the NBA
33:00 - Mental Health
35:30 - Team Building
42:00 - Networking and Authenticity
46:00 - Conclusion
Tim Martin’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://timmartiniq.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/timmartin_tx
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Yolett McPhee-McCuin, University of Mississippi Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, University of Mississippi head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin joins The Basketball Podcast for a deep dive into defensive principles, offensive philosophy and sustaining success.
Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has elevated Ole Miss women’s basketball back into the national spotlight throughout her six seasons in Oxford. McPhee-McCuin keeps building upon success each season at the helm of the Rebels, leading Ole Miss to a program record 12 SEC wins in 2023-24 as well as the school’s third straight NCAA Tournament appearance for its 20th overall.
Along with guiding the Rebels to a program best in conference wins, McPhee-McCuin picked up her 100th win at the helm of Ole Miss during the 2023-24 season to become the second coach in program history to achieve the feat. McPhee-McCuin spent the five seasons before Ole Miss transforming Jacksonville into a perennial power in the Atlantic Sun Conference. During her tenure as head coach, McPhee-McCuin led the Dolphins to a 94-63 record (50-24 in ASUN play) and postseason appearances in each of her last three seasons.
McPhee-McCuin, who has also served as the national team head coach for her native Bahamas, was an assistant at Clemson from 2011-13, where she was recognized as one of the top assistants in the nation by National Women's Basketball Insider. Before her stint at Clemson, McPhee-McCuin was on staff at Pittsburgh for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. Her coaching career also includes stops at Portland, Frank Phillips College, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Breakdown
1:00 - Defense and Adaptability
8:00 - Defensive Strategies for 3 Point Shots
15:00 - Defensive Techniques
18:00 - Embracing Physicality
23:00 - Defending Ball Screens
28:30 - Freedom on Offense
34:00 - Exploit Defensive Weaknesses
36:30 - Data Analysis and Practice Management
43:00 - Maintaining Standards
48:00 - Mentorships in Women's Basketball
53:00 - Conclusion
Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolett_McPhee-McCuin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YolettMcCuin
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Victor Lapena, Canadian Women’s National Basketball Team Coach
Canadian Women's National Basketball Team Víctor Lapeña joins the Basketball Podcast to share his philosophy on international coaching, development, and principles of play.
Lapeña brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success to his current role as Head Coach of the Canadian Women's National Basketball Team.
Prior to his appointment in 2021, Lapeña spent a remarkable 14 years within the Spanish Basketball Federation. His impact is undeniable, having played a key role in Spain's dominance on the international stage. During this tenure, he contributed to an impressive collection of 14 medals, including two coveted EuroBasket golds (2013, 2017) and a silver medal at the prestigious 2016 Rio Olympics.
Lapeña's expertise extends beyond the national team level. He also boasts a distinguished club-level career in Spain, leading teams in both the second and first tiers of their national league. His strategic brilliance culminated in a championship title with CB Avenida in the 2012-13 season. Additionally, he achieved success on the international club scene by guiding Nadezhda Orenburg to the EuroCup Women title in 2019.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Coaching Basketball in Canada
10:00 - Club Model vs Scholastic Model
16:00 - Basketball Development Model
22:00 - Coaching Principles and Strategies
26:00 - Player Development
32:00 - Coaching Strategies Learned in Soccer
37:00 - Defensive Strategies in Basketball
43:30 - Defensive Rebounding Strategies
47:00 - Conclusion
Victor Lapena’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Lape%C3%B1a
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guests: Carly Thibault Dudonis, Fairfield Head Coach
In this week’s coaching conversation, Fairfield head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis joins the Basketball Podcast to share her insights on 5-Out and, team and basketball identity.
In just her second season at the helm, Thibault-DuDonis led the Stags to a program-record 31 wins as part of an historic 31-2 campaign, the second-highest winning percentage in the nation. That mark featured a conference-record 29 game winning streak culminating in a MAAC Championship, their fifth in program history.
Thibault-DuDonis was named the Maggie Dixon Coach of the Year, All-Met Coach of the year, the ECAC Coach of the Year, the College Insider Kay Yow Coach of the Year, and the MAAC Coach of the Year to celebrate Fairfield's historic season. The Stags also achieved the program's first-ever national ranking as they slotted No. 25 in the AP Top-25 poll and also received votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They finished the season ranked fourth in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll. The Stags capped off their historic season with the MAAC Tournament and Regular Season Championship while punching their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
In her first season with the Stags, she led the team to a top-5 finish in the conference, receiving a bye into the MAAC Championship Quarterfinals with an 11-9 conference mark.
Carly most recently served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Minnesota. Before joining Minnesota, Carly was an assistant coach at Mississippi State and Eastern Michigan.
Thibault-DuDonis' father Mike Thibault was a three-time WNBA Coach of the Year previously coaching the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics while also being an assistant coach in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. Her brother Eric, is the current Head Coach of the Washington Mystics.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Positive Team Environment
5:30 - Offensive Identity
9:00 - Coaching Strategies for Mid-Major Teams
12:00 - Creative Advantages in Offense
14:30 - Cutting and Spacing
18:00 - Basketball Analytics and Player Development
23:30 - Defensive Strategies
27:30 - Defensive Fundamentals
30:30 - Film Analysis abd Drills
34:00 - Workload Management
38:00 - Coaching Philosophy
41:00 - Skill Improvement
Carly Thibault Dudonis’s Bio:
Bio: https://fairfieldstags.com/staff-directory/carly-thibault-dudonis/240
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CTbow
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guests: Dave Love, NBA Shooting Coach, and Matt Robertson, Co-Host of The Coach Dave Love Podcast
In this week's coaching conversation, Chris Oliver joins the Coach Dave Love Podcast to share insights on applying skill acquisition concepts to basketball shooting and player development. In this enlightening episode of The Coach Dave Love Podcast simulcast on the Basketball Podcast, hosts Matt Robertson and NBA Shooting Coach Dave Love are joined by Chris Oliver, the esteemed founder of Basketball Immersion.
Chris Oliver stands as a leading figure in integrating motor learning and skill acquisition principles into basketball training. With a track record of consulting for numerous NBA teams and National Federations globally, Chris brings a wealth of evidence-based coaching approaches to the table.
Throughout the episode, Chris and Dave dissect their top five Skill Acquisition concepts, providing invaluable insights for coaches looking to enhance their training methodologies. This episode serves as a beacon for those new to the realm of Motor Learning, offering a comprehensive starting point. Tune in as Chris and Dave delve into the nuances of skill acquisition, providing actionable strategies and practical advice that coaches can implement immediately.
Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a newcomer to coaching, this episode promises to equip you with the foundational knowledge needed to elevate your coaching game and unlock the full potential of your players. If you're ready to take your coaching to the next level and optimize player development, this episode is a must-listen.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Basketball Shooting Form and Practice Methods
8:00 - Improving Skill Acquisition
12:30 - Importance of Adaptability
17:00 - Internal vs External Cues
21:30 - Perception and Adaptability
26:00 - Skill Acquisition Strategies
30:30 - Reducing Instructions
37:00 - Focusing on Habits
40:00 - Teaching Cues
44:30 - Coaching Techniques
48:00 - Constraint-Led Approach
54:30 - Player Development
58:30 - Personalized Approach
Dave Love’s Bio:
Website: https://www.coachdavelove.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coach-dave-love-podcast/id1719926493
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCspHEavqXfrWe2YFps_4RiQ
Matt Robinson’s Bio:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmattyrob
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Chris Oliver, Founder of Basketball Immersion
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver, joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his practice framework for player and team development.
For a decade, Chris Oliver, founder of Basketball Immersion, has been revolutionizing basketball coach education with his experiential and evidence-based approach. Chris has traveled the world, and worked with NBA organizations, National Federations, and NCAA programs, along with youth basketball players and coaches around the world. In this special solo podcast episode, Chris dives deep into his Practice Framework – a blueprint for maximizing player and team development. Listen in as the veteran coach unveils strategies to go beyond rote memorization and empower players to understand the "why" behind the drills.
This episode includes an audio clip from a 10-13-year-old mixed youth basketball development session and is a must-listen for any coach who wants to build winning teams and create a truly impactful practice experience. Learn more about this podcast and Basketball Immersion at.
Breakdown
1:00 - Focus on Player Development
3:00 - Moving to Los Angeles
7:00 - Audio on 5 on 5 Conceptual Offense
11:00 - Player Development and Parent Involvement
15:30 - Creating Double Gaps for Spacing
18:00 - Classroom Management Strategies
23:30 - Challenging Drils
26:30 - Improving Player Performance
32:00 - Offense and Defense Concepts
34:30 - Space, Passing, and Driving Principle
42:30 - Player Development and Problem-Solving
48:30 - Player Responsibility
51:30 - Defensive Strategies and Techniques
57:00 - Open-Ended Questions
59:30 - Coaching Philosophies and Practice Strategies
Chris Oliver / Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Joe Crispin, Penn State Assistant Coach
Penn State assistant coach Joe Crispin joins the Basketball Podcast to share his philosophy on cultivating creativity and adaptability in basketball.
One of Penn State’s all-time great players and longtime professional athlete, Joe Crispin is an Assistant to the Head Coach at Penn State. Crispin last appeared on Episode 247 and his Immersion Videos product All Access Practice with Joe Crispin has become a best seller as coaches learn about his play based philosophy from raw and real practices.
Crispin spent the last seven seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Rowan University where he guided the Profs to a 114-54 record, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two conference titles and the 2023 Sweet 16. He collected the fourth-most wins by a head coach in school history through his seven years on the sideline.
Crispin engineered one of the most prolific offenses in the country at Rowan, as the Profs averaged more than 80 points per game in each of his final six seasons including 90+ points per game in each of the last two years.
A longtime professional player, Crispin joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001 as a free agent and enjoyed a highly successful career in Europe for more than a decade.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Practice to Games
5:00 - Experiential
7:00 - Youth Basketball Development
11:30 - Higher Level Coaches
16:00 - Problem Solving
21:00 - Asking Questions
24:30 - Creating Solutions
27:00 - Freedom and Structure
30:00 - Organization Drills
34:00 - Stop and Listen
39:00 - Structure
43:00 - Run The Pattern
46:00 - Struggling with Flow
51:00 - Adaptability
56:00 - Working on the Game
59:00 - Take Away Decisions
1:02:00 - Creating Opportunities
Joe Crispin’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Crispin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joecrispin
Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Kevin Mulcahy, Sports Practice Design Specialist
Sports practice design specialist Kevin Mulcahy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on representative practice using a constraints-led approach.
Kevin is an experienced sports and conditioning coach who has worked with sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents for over 30 years. He is the owner-operator of the Design the Game Project, a platform that shares coaching insights and research with a progressive and learning-led audience.
Design the Game promotes a Constraints Led Approach to Motor Learning and coaching. Kevin has studied on and off the field how humans learn to move and learn skills for well over 20 years.
Through the Design the Game brand has run several mini online courses around motor learning, decision making in sport and practice design. Kevin also runs TMC Performance, a sports and conditioning, personal training business that caters to the overall health and lifestyle of his clients from athletes to busy professionals through a strength and conditioning for life and sport mindset and programming approach.
Kevin has a strong educational background in coaching science, with a BSc in Strength and Conditioning from Setanta College, a certificate in Nutritional Science and Coaching from Precision Nutrition, and a certificate in The Neuroscience of Decision Making from Barcelona FC
Breakdown
1:00 - Constraint Led Approach
7:00 - Manipulating Task Constraint
11:30 - Elicit Skill
16:00 - Technique Development
26:00 - Poet's Practice
34:00 - Feedback with Action
40:00 - Early in Learning
49:00 - History
52:00 - Playing Unstructured
59:00 - Affordances
1:03:30 - The Three Things
1:07:00 - Basketball Drills
1:12:00 - Free Throw
1:14:00 - Conclusion
Kevin Mulcahy’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://kevinmulcahy.substack.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/movementcoachkm
Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Tanisha Wright, Atlanta Dream Head Coach
In this week’s coaching conversation, Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright joined the Basketball Podcast to share insights of WNBA culture and coaching.
Tanisha Wright joined the Atlanta Dream prior to the 2022 WNBA Season and led the franchise to its most wins in a season (14) since 2018. Her breakout first year as a head coach with the Dream also earned her the Associated Press Coach of the Year award and a second-place finish in WNBA Kia Coach of the Year voting.
As head coach, Wright is responsible for fostering the growth of the Dream’s players and establishing a culture of integrity and accountability. She brings 14 years of WNBA experience as a player and 2 more seasons as an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces.
A first-round draft pick in 2005, Wright spent 10 seasons as a guard with the Seattle Storm, where she helped lead the team to nine straight playoff appearances and a WNBA Championship in 2010. She played another four seasons with the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx before retiring as a player in 2019.
While still playing in the league, Wright began her coaching career in 2017 as an assistant with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers. In 2020, the Aces signed her as an assistant coach, where she worked closely with industry leader Bill Laimbeer.
Prior to joining the WNBA, Wright was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-American at Penn State.
Breakdown
1:00 - Vision of Coaching
3:30 - Huge Impact
5:00 - Building Culture
8:30 - Player Accountability
12:00 - Unstoppable Moves
13:30 - Analytics
17:00 - Player Development Coach
19:00 - Game Reps
20:30 - Traditional Practices
23:30 - Different Type of Realities
25:30 - Adjustments
27:30 - Special Projects
28:30 - Playing Conceptually
31:00 - Evolving Landscape
34:30 - Development League
38:00 - Value of Mentor
40:30 - Off Season
42:00 - Small Jobs
Tanisha Wright’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanisha_Wright
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachtwright_
Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Curt Miller, LA Sparks Head Coach
LA Sparks head coach Curt Miller joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on WNBA coaching, mastering the monotony, and point-of-attack concepts.
Los Angeles Sparks Head Coach Curt Miller made history on August 6th against the Washington Mystics winning his 150th WNBA game as a head coach. His latest career milestone places him in elite company. Miller, Lin Dunn, and Van Chancellor now stand alone as the only head coaches to have won at least 275 collegiate games and 150 WNBA games. Miller is the fifth fastest to 150 WNBA wins.
Before coaching the Sparks, Miller served as the Head Coach of the Connecticut Sun where he was named the WNBA Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2021. Miller led the Sun to two WNBA Finals appearances in 2019 and 2022 and six playoff appearances in seven seasons. Miller also coached at Bowling Green State University (2001-12) and Indiana University (2012-14). In his tenure as a college coach, he won over 290 collegiate games.
Breakdown
1:00 - Involvement with USA Basketball
5:30 - Unique Places in History
8:30 - Love of Teaching
11:00 - Scout Heavy Philosophy
13:00 - Monotony
17:00 - Collaborative Process
19:00 - Transactional Nature
21:00 - Significant Developments
26:00 - Qualitative Elements
28:00 - Ball Screen
33:00 - Switching
35:00 - Ghost Slip Set Decision
38:00 - Point of Attack
41:30 - Humility
43:30 - Conclusion
Curt MIller’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Miller
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtMillerWBB
Basketball Immersion
Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion
Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Immersion Videos:
Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Guest: Dylan Murphy, G League Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, G League head coach Dylan Murphy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching analytics.
Dylan Murphy is the head coach of the Osceola Magic, the NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic.
Dylan Murphy has been associated with the Orlando Magic for the past five seasons. His journey began as a basketball operations analyst from 2018 to 2020, where he provided valuable analytics support to the coaching staff. Subsequently, he was promoted to assistant coach in 2020 and has continued in that role for the last three seasons.
Prior to joining the Magic, Murphy served as an NBA G League scout for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016-17 season. His responsibilities included identifying potential call-up candidates for the Hawks’ NBA roster.
From 2013 to 2016, Murphy worked as an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League team for the Indiana Pacers. In the 2013-14 season, the Mad Ants clinched the G League championship with an impressive regular-season record of 34-16 and a perfect 6-0 playoff run. They followed it up with another trip to the G League Finals in the 2014-15 season.
Murphy also served as a graduate assistant with the men’s basketball team at Ball State University in 2018.
One of Murphy's most notable contributions to the coaching community is the creation of the Basketball Dictionary. This comprehensive resource serves as a compendium of basketball terminology, concepts, and strategies, providing coaches at all levels with a valuable tool for enhancing their understanding of the game.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
4:00 - Understanding Analytics
8:00 - Analytics and Basketball Experiences
11:30 - Optimizing Offensive Tempo
13:30 - Super Slow
15:30 - Efficiencies vs Types of Defenses
19:00 - Attacking a Switch
20:30 - Double Teaming a Star Player
25:00 - Offensive Rebounding
28:00 - Decision Making
31:00 - Interpreting the Data
35:30 - Teaching Points
37:30 - Decision Making Defensively
41:00 - Trends in Basketball Analytics
42:00 - Ideas Into Action
Dylan Murphy’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://gleague.nba.com/news/osceola-magic-name-dylan-murphy-head-coach
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Bill Dettering and Mike Murphy, Hoopsalytics Founders
In this week's coaching conversation, Hoopsalytics founders Bill Dettering and Mike Murphy join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on Basketball Stats and Analytics Systems Designed for Coaches.
Bill Dettering developed and conceived Hoopsalytics with co-founder Mike Murphy. Hoopsalytics brings the most powerful analytics to teams of all levels. It is a Next Generation Basketball Stats and Analytics System Designed by Coaches, for Coaches.
Bill Dettering is currently the Girls Varsity Coach at Truckee High School, and is in his 12th season as a basketball coach at various levels. He played college basketball at Swarthmore College. He is a lifelong software designer and entrepreneur, previously founding Zingtree and has started and run six companies - all powered by data-driven decision making.
Mike Murphy is the current Head Coach of the freshmen/sophomore basketball team at Urban High School in San Francisco. He played college basketball at UNC-Greensboro and Catholic University.
Bill and Mike met as they played together in a San Francisco area men's leagues, which led to them connecting and building Hoopsalytics together.
Breakdown
1:00 - Affordable Things
4:00 - Evaluating Defensive Performance
7:30 - Evaluating 5 Player Lineups
11:00 - Tracking Player Moves
14:00 - Why Paint Touches is Subjective
15:30 - Evaluating Sets and Actions
18:30 - Lineup Analysis
20:00 - Shot Tracking
26:00 - Work in Practice
28:00 - Game Decisions
30:00 - Value of Three Point Miss
33:00 - Turnovers
34:00 - Nerd Ball
38:00 - Data
41:00 - Hoopsalytics
Bill Dettering and Mike Murphy’s Bio:
Bill Dettering
Bio/Website: https://hoopsalytics.com/about.php
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BDettering
Mike Murphy
Bio/Website: https://hoopsalytics.com/about.php
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachMikeMurphy
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Guest: Dave Leitao, Overtime Elite Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Overtime Elite coach Dave Leitao joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the basketball coaching and development landscape.
Dave Leitao is an accomplished American professional basketball coach, currently holding the position of head coach for the City Reapers in Overtime Elite (OTE). With a coaching journey spanning various institutions, including DePaul University, the University of Virginia, and his alma mater, Northeastern University, Leitao has left an indelible mark on the basketball world.
Leitao began his coaching journey as an assistant under Jim Calhoun at Northeastern University in 1984, later joining Calhoun at the University of Connecticut.
After a stint as the head coach at Northeastern University, Leitao returned to Calhoun’s staff during the Huskies’ national championship-winning season in 1999. In 2002, Leitao assumed the head coaching position at DePaul University, leading the Blue Demons to postseason appearances, including the NIT in 2003 and 2005, as well as the NCAA tournament in 2004. His tenure saw an overall record of 58–34.
Taking over as head coach at the University of Virginia, Leitao made history as the first person of African descent to coach any varsity sport in Virginia Cavaliers history. Notably, he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in the 2006–07 season.
Continuing his coaching journey in the innovative Overtime Elite league, Leitao has achieved success, winning the OTE Finals in the league’s first two seasons. He continues to lead the City Reapers influencing young players like last year’s team members Amen and Ausar Thompson, showcasing his dedication to player development.
Breakdown
1:00 - Developing Professional Players
6:00 - Approaching Player Development
9:00 - Holistic Approach
11:00 - Analytics
14:30 - Free Care
18:00 - Continuous Process
21:00 - Evolving Philosophically
23:30 - Improvement
28:00 - Real World Experience
30:00 - Deficiency
33:30 - Next Generation of Coaches
36:00 - Holding Players Accountable
39:00 - Player's Life
42:00 - The Thompsons
46:00 - Foundation
48:00 - Conclusion
Dave Leitao’ Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Leitao
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDLeitao
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Guest: Juli Fulks, Transylvania University Head Coach
Transylvania University head coach Juli Fulks joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on transformational leadership, positive psychology, and playoff preparation.
Juli Fulks has over 360 wins as a head coach and has been the head coach of the Transylvania University women’s basketball team for the past 10 years. Last year she led Transylvania to remarkable achievements. In the 2022-2023 season, her team achieved a perfect record of 33-0 and secured the NCAA National Championship. During this historic season, they dominated opponents, averaging over a twenty-point differential, scoring more than 70 points per game, while holding their adversaries to under 50 points. The Pioneers also clinched their fifth consecutive Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) title and completed two consecutive years of a perfect regular season.
Fulks began her head coaching career at Lewis & Clark College. During her 10 years there, her team (also named the Pioneers) posted seven winning seasons and made three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances while attaining a national ranking of fifth in the country. Coach Fulks has been named conference Coach of the Year seven times in her career and coached several academic and athletic All-Americans.
In addition to coaching, Juli holds a master’s in education degree from Defiance College (2004) and a Ph.D. in leadership studies (2022) from the University of the Cumberlands.
Breakdown
1:00 - Run on Transylvania University Basketball
6:00 - Transformational Leadership
8:00 - Generational Perspective
12:00 - Positive Psychology
14:30 - Common Sense
18:00 - Evidence Based Stuff
19:30 - Playing a Team Multiple Times
22:00 - Reduction Intensity
24:00 - Positive Framing
25:32 - 26:28 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
26:28 - Endgame Situations
30:00 - Five Minute Moments
32:00 - Recovery
35:00 - Coaching Behaviors
38:00 - Special Situations
41:00 - Efficacy
45:00 - Risk Tolerance
48:00 - Experiential Things
51:00 - Conclusion
Juli Fulks’ Bio:
Bio/Website: https://transysports.com/staff-directory/juli-fulks/74
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Transy
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Guest: Stas Ovdieienko, Ukrainian Superleague Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Ukrainian Superleague head coach Stas Ovdieienko joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on war and basketball.
Stas Ovdieienko is a prominent Ukrainian basketball figure, who has made significant contributions to the sport as a player and coach. Ovdieienko boasts an impressive 17-year career as a professional basketball player. During this time, he achieved significant milestones, including being crowned the champion of Ukraine and securing the Superleague Cup. Transitioning from player to mentor, Ovdieienko spent 2 years as an assistant coach before taking the reins as the head coach of BC Zaporizhzhia in the Ukrainian Superleague.
However, tragedy struck when the war reached his doorstep—quite literally. Despite his dedication to the sport, the conflict forced him to confront a new reality.
Stas Ovdieienko’s journey exemplifies resilience, adaptability, and unwavering commitment to basketball, even in the face of adversity and I am grateful to share it with you.
Breakdown
1:00 - Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine
6:00 - Impact of Conflict on Ukraine Basketball
11:00 - Normality
12:30 - Leadership
15:30 - Humor
16:23 - 17:31 - Hoopsalytics AD 2
18:30 - Mental Toughness
21:00 - Solution-Based Coaching Interventions
26:00 - Talk To Yourself
28:30 - Team Building
31:00 - Conclusion
Stas Ovdieienko’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://vk.com/stise
Twitter: https://twitter.com/prostoj
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Guest: Anthony McClish, G-League Ignite General Manager
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, G League Ignite general manager Anthony McClish joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on ownership of decisions, relationships, and organization building.
Anthony McClish is a distinguished basketball executive with a rich history of accomplishments within the industry. He is the current General Manager of the NBA G League Ignite, a role he began in 2022. Under his guidance, the team experienced significant growth and success, with McClish playing a central role in shaping strategic initiatives, refining player development programs, and fostering an environment conducive to achieving excellence both on and off the court.
Prior to his tenure with the G League Ignite, McClish served as the General Manager for the Stockton Kings. Within the Sacramento Kings organizations, he honed his expertise as a Basketball Operations Assistant at the Sacramento Kings where he gained invaluable insights into player management, team dynamics, and the intricacies of operational efficiency within a premier basketball franchise.
McClish started his professional career as an intern with basketball operations with the San Antonio Spurs. He has also served as a consultant with USA Basketball. He holds an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Breakdown
1:00 - Incredible Questions
3:30 - Being Confrontational
7:30 - Mentorship Model
10:00 - Organic Moments
12:00 - Team Building
15:00 - Building Geniune Relationships
18:00 - Ownership of Decisions
25:30 - Integrity
28:07 - 29:14 - Hoopsalytics Ad 1
29:14 - Nonlinear Development
31:00 - Life Skills
35:00 - Coping Strategies
38:00 - Qualitative/Quantitative Data
41:00 - Conflict Resolution Perspective
45:00 - Voicing Concern
51:00 - Trial and Error
54:00 - Conclusion
Anthony McClish’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-mcclish-mba-63626335/
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Guest: Jamy Bechler, Author, Podcast Host, Speaker, and Leadership Consultant
Author, podcast host, speaker, and leadership consultant Jamy Bechler joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on failing forward, coachability, and modern leadership.
Jamy Bechler combines his unique experiences as a championship athletic director, college basketball coach, and executive business trainer to help take you and your team's results and leadership to the next level. He is a professional speaker, author, podcast host, and leadership consultant who works with teams ranging from major corporations to the NBA.
Jamy spent 20 years in organized athletics as a college basketball coach and athletic administrator. He now leads leaders and is a coach to coaches as a team consultant and leadership trainer. He is the host of the popular "Success is a Choice" podcast and is the author of six eBooks and four published books. You can learn more about him at www.JamyBechler.com
Breakdown
1:00 - Best Version of Themselves
6:00 - Concept of Coachability
11:00 - Players
13:00 - Filtering the Information
17:00 - Pursuit of Excellence
24:00 - Intentional Communication
26:57 - 28:09 - Hoopsalytics AD
28:09 - Modern Way of Communicating
31:00 - Leadership
36:00 - Looked Back in the Mirror
41:00 - Moments on the Bench
44:00 - Sports Team
46:00 - Bus Trip
52:30 - Leadership Development
56:00 - Conclusion
Jamy Bechler’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://jamybechler.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachBechler
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Guest: Sherrie Coale, Retired College Coach, and Current Author, Speaker, and Consultant
In this week's coaching conversation, retired college coach, and current author, speaker, and consultant, Sherri Coale joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on intention, and the writing and coaching process.
Sherri Coale retired from her position as the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team in 2021 after serving for 25 years. Currently, she is a writer, speaker, and consultant. Coale’s book, Rooted to Rise, is a collection of essays about people, and her must-read blog titled A Weigh of Life is available at sherricoale.com.
Coale last appeared on EP28 of the Basketball Podcast. She served as the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021. During her tenure, her teams won multiple Big 12 championships, qualified for 19 straight NCAA tournaments, and earned their way into three Final Fours. She had the privilege of coaching 4 All-Americans, 14 WNBA draft selections, and a whole bunch of remarkable women who rewarded her still with their lives.
In addition to working the Oklahoma sideline, Coale participated in USA Basketball as an assistant coach in 2001 and as the head coach in the 2013 World University Games where her squad defeated Russia on their home floor to bring home the gold.
Breakdown
1:00 - With Intention
5:00 - Inspiration to Write
8:00 - Trusting the Process
11:00 - Importance of Foundations
16:00 - Asking Coach
20:00 - Self Discovery
26:00 - Story Telling
27:08 - 28:20 - Hoopsalytics AD
28:30 - Getting Unstuck
33:00 - Human Interaction
38:00 - Being Beside Someone
44:00 - Asking Great Questions
49:30 - Retrieval Practice
52:00 - Conclusion
Sherrie Coale’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Coale
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherricoale
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Guest: John Krikorian, Christopher Newport Head Coach
Christopher Newport head coach John Krikorian shares insights on game philosophy, core principles, and his foundation series.
Krikorian led Christopher Newport to remarkable success, including its first three Final Four appearances and first National Championship in the 2022-2023 season. Krikorian has led the Captains to nine NCAA Tournaments in 12 seasons, including the last seven tournaments. CNU is the only school in the nation to win at least one game in each of the last seven NCAA tourneys, and Krikorian now has a career mark in tournament games of 23-7. His overall record at CNU is 290-65 (.817) through his first dozen years at the helm. He was named the National Coach of the Year by the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) following his national title in 2023.
Krikorian’s teams at CNU have won at least 18 games per season since he took over, and have advanced to the conference championship game every year for the last nine seasons in the Capital and Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.
The National Championship team of 2022-2023 tied the school mark for victories with 30, finishing 30-3, and ending the year on a 15-game winning streak. Krikorian’s coaching resume now includes six seasons as an NCAA Division I assistant and 16 as a Division III head coach. His overall head coaching record is 355-107.
Breakdown
1:00 - National Championship
3:30 - Game Competitive Spirit
6:00 - Cliques and Outliers
10:00 - Empowering Everyone
13:00 - Stereotype of Leadership
18:00 - Risk Tolerance
22:00 - Empowering Players as Leaders
25:56 - 27:08 - Hoopsalytics ADS
27:08 - Breathing Practices
30:00 - Balance
32:00 - Foundation Series
36:00 - Defensive Philosophy
38:00 - Adjustments on Defense
41:00 - Drop Coverage
43:00 - Offensive Philosophy
45:00 - Spacing Template
47:00 - Conclusion
John Krikorian’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krikorian
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-krikorian-96345a183/
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Guest: Steven DeMeo, Florida State College Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Northwest Florida State College head coach Steve DeMeo shares insights on his road map to success.
Steve DeMeo was named head men's basketball for Northwest Florida State College on April 4, 2022, making it his second stint with the Raiders after a brilliant tenure from 2013-19. DeMeo most recently served as assistant coach for East Carolina University during the 2021-22 season and was at St. John's University in the same role from 2019-21 prior to his time at ECU.
Possessing three decades of experience across all levels of the college game, DeMeo's previous time leading the Raiders was remarkable. Coach DeMeo took NWFSC to a national title and was named the Spalding NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2015. Under DeMeo's direction, Northwest Florida State turned in a six-year record of 198-35 (.850), earned an additional berth in the 2017 NJCAA Final Four and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Under his leadership, the Raiders captured the Panhandle Conference Championship five-straight years (2015-19) and earned four Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament Championships in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Numerous players that he recruited, coached and developed have been drafted by National Basketball Association teams including Charles Jenkins (Golden State Warriors), Ryan Gomes and MarShon Brooks (Boston), Herbert Hill (Utah) and Marcus Douthit (Los Angeles). In 2019, Oregon-signee and future 2021 NBA First Round Draft pick Chris Duarte was selected as the NJCAA Division I Player of the Year, the first player to earn that honor under DeMeo.
A veteran coach with a track record of success, DeMeo also held lead roles at Division II Newberry College, as well as Monroe College and Bronx Community College. DeMeo has accumulated a 294-105 (.737) overall record as a head coach. Prior to taking over at Northwest Florida State, DeMeo spent 17 years as an assistant at the Division I level, enjoying successful stints at Iona, Providence, UCF and Hofstra.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Next Practice
6:00 - Empowering Staff
8:00 - Areas of Improvement
12:00 - Happiness and Team Success
15:00 - Shot Selection
17:00 - Academics
19:00 - Different Defenses
22:30 - Freedom Early On
24:53 - 26:05 - Hoopsalytics Ads
26:05 - Weight Coaching
26:30 - Competetive Advantages
29:00 - Coaching Values
32:00 - Walk Ons
36:00 - Xavior Moon
41:00 - Competetive Practice
42:30 - Offensive Stall
46:00 - Being Open Minded
48:00 - Conclusion
Steven DeMeo’s Bio:
Bio: https://ecupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/steve-demeo/3692
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSteveDeMeo
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Guest: JP Nerbun, Leadership Coach and Consultant
In this week's coaching conversation, leadership coach and consultant J.P. Nerbun joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on sport parent solutions and culture.
J.P. Nerbun is a bestselling author, leadership coach, and founder of TOC Culture Consulting, a leading global sports-consulting and leadership coaching business. His mission is to support leaders and their teams to achieve their full potential through 1:1 coaching, consulting, and community.
Nerbun's impressive scope spans across sports, education, healthcare, and business, with a proven track record of guiding leaders at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University, Harvard University, University of Texas, the USGA, PWC, and Chick-Fil-A.
In 2019, he published his first book, Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership, which has received critical acclaim. In 2022, he published The Culture System: A Proven Process for Creating an Extraordinary Team Culture, a groundbreaking book offering a framework for developing team culture.
In 2023, he launched The Culture System Online Training Platform, which has been praised for being one of the most applicable online coach educations available. His podcast, Coaching Culture, is one of the top sports leadership podcasts globally. Nerbun lives in Ireland with his wife and their three children.
Breakdown
1:00 - Sports Parents Solution
6:00 - Strategies for Coaches
9:00 - Struggle in the Book
12:00 - Conversations with Parents
16:00 - Expressing Gratitude
18:00 - Leading By Example
21:00 - Interaction of Parents in Games
24:23 - 25:35 - HOOPSALYTICS ADS
25:00 - Practice Into an Experience
31:30 - Setting Boundaries
35:30 - Creating Safe Environment
38:00 - Mistakes in Culture
41:00 - Behavioral Problems
46:00 - Culture as a System
49:00 - Conclusion
JP Nerbun’s Bio:
Website: https://www.tocculture.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coaching-culture/id1286560192?uo=4
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JpNerbun
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Guest: Lee Taft, World-Renowned Movement Specialist
In this week's coaching conversation, world-renowned movement specialist, mentor, and coach, Lee Taft joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on basketball performance and movement.
Lee is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. In the last 35 years, he has devoted most of his time to training all ages and abilities. He has spent most of his time teaching his multi-directional speed methods to top performance coaches and fitness professionals worldwide. Lee has also dedicated countless hours to mentoring up-and-coming sports performance trainers, many of whom have gone into the profession and made a significant impact themselves.
Since 1989, Lee has taught foundation movement to beginning youngsters and helped young amateur athletes, to professional athletes, become quicker, faster, and stronger. Lee’s entire philosophy is based on one of his most notable quotes, “Learning athletic movement correctly from the start is the foundation for athletic success.”
With the release of Ground Breaking Athletic Movement in 2003, Lee revolutionized the performance industry with his proven methods and strategies for multi-directional speed. His innovative approach to training has impacted how athletic movement speed is taught.
Lee brought to light the importance and fine points of the “Plyo Step,” “Hip Turn,” “Lateral Run,” and athletic stance. According to Lee, “Speed and agility done right are about making sure we marry the natural movements athletes have with the effective and efficient body control to maximize speed and quickness.”
Lee has been asked to speak at numerous global strength and conditioning and sports performance events and has produced multiple instructional videos and courses in multi-directional speed and movement training. In addition, Lee has written several manuals on movement techniques and speed development.
Breakdown
1:00 - Basketball Player Consultation
2:30 - Movement Specialist
6:00 - Basic Goals
10:00 - Skill Execution
12:30 - Seven Things
14:00 - Run Fast and Stop Fast
17:30 - Defensive Slides
21:00 - Recovery
23:30 - Long First Step
25:30 - Foot Position
28:00 - Stimulating Thinking
32:30 - Parkour
34:00 - Late Development Sport
35:34 - 36:46 - Hoopsalytics AD
36:47 - Perfect Footwork
40:30 - Acceleration
43:00 - Footwork
45:00 - Low, Low, Low
48:30 - How to Jump Higher
51:30 - Teach with Cues
56:00 - Static Stretching
58:00 - Dissipating the Lactic Acid
1:00:30 - General Movement Template
1:04:00 - Extrinsic Motivation
1:08:30 - Create Efficiencies
1:10:00 - Better Movement Patterns
Lee Taft’s Bio:
Bio: https://leetaft.com/meetleetaft/
Website: https://leetaft.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leetaft
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leetaft/
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Guest: Doug Novak, Basketball Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, basketball coach Doug Novak joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching and teaching.
Doug Novak is currently an assistant coach for the Northern Kentucky women’s basketball program.
Novak was last on episode 21 of the basketball podcast, and possesses nearly three decades of coaching experience, most recently serving as the associate head coach for the men's basketball program at Army West Point during the 2022-23 season. Before West Point, he was the interim head coach for the women's basketball program at Mississippi State in 2021-22.
Prior to his lone season with Mississippi State Women, Novak served as the Head Men's Coach at Bethel University from 2013-21. There he composed an overall record of 131-68 in eight seasons. He left with the highest winning percentage (.658) of any Bethel basketball coach in program history.
Doug has previously been an assistant coach at the NCAA D1 men’s level and has produced one of the most popular www.immersionvideos.com all access product of all time with his video series - All Access Basketball Practice with Doug Novak that gave access to his practice teaching methodology as well as unique and exclusive access to a team film session. It is available at www.dougnovakbasketball.com
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
5:00 - Having Daughters
7:00 - Idea of Tick Tock
9:30 - Mimicry
14:00 - All Learning is Nonlinear
17:00 - Program on a Napkin
20:00 - Quotes from Music
24:30 - Norms in Coaching
30:00 - Acquiring Skills
35:28 - 36:40 - Hoopsalytics AD
36:40 - Offense vs Defense
46:30 - Choosing One Path
53:30 - Freedom from Decision Making
1:00:00 - Learning The Game
1:05:00 - Concept of Rabbit Hole
1:12:00 - Winning Record
1:14:30 - Conclusion
Doug Novak’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Novak
Website: https://www.coachdougnovak.com/
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In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, basketball player development specialist Brandon Payne shares insights on maximizing basketball shooting and player development.
Brandon Payne also discussed his All Access Shooting Video Series available at www.brandonpaynebasketball.com. The Brandon Payne video series showcases one of the NBA's top player coaches' holistic approach to player development. The combination of an in-depth discussion of the overriding philosophy and structure behind what he does, coupled with the demonstration of practical drills and skills and how they complement each other makes the Brandon Payne video series stand apart from other shooting clinics or player development videos you have seen.
As a basketball player development specialist, Brandon Payne is renowned for his self-curated training methods that are responsible for the success of some of the game's most elite athletes. Most notably, 4x NBA champion, 2x NBA MVP (the only unanimous MVP in NBA history), 1X Finals MVP, and 9x NBA All-Star Stephen Curry sits atop the extensive roster of impressive clientele.
Since training his first client in 1996, Brandon Payne has developed and refined a unique, elaborate workout program combining strength, speed, agility, and skill work into one efficient session aimed at producing a more innovative and intelligent model of basketball player development. His success led to the founding of Accelerate Basketball Training, an elite basketball training center catering to all talent levels. For more than two decades, Payne has personally trained over 100 NBA, WNBA, and international athletes, with his work profiled in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, and many others.
Breakdown
1:00 - Player Development Specialist
3:00 - Brand Pain
4:00 - Visiting Staff and Players
7:00 - Less is More
11:30 - Traditional and Cultural Norms
14:00 - Biological Individuality
16:30 - Making Adjustments
22:00 - His Values in Helping Players
23:30 - 24:42 - Hoopsalytics New AD
24:42 - Teaching Shooting
28:00 - Shooting Off The Dribble
32:00 - Specific Team Styles
35:00 - Adaptable
38:00 - Void of Competition
40:00 - Hardest Skill
43:30 - Metrics
45:00 - Be Better Coaches
51:00 - Conclusion
Brandon Payne’s Bio:
Bio: https://www.acceleratebasketball.com/our-team
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne/
Website: www.brandonpaynebasketball.com
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Guest: Greg Tonagel, Indiana Weslayan Head Coach
Indiana Wesleyan head coach Greg Tonagel shares insights on traditing the pursuit of me for the pursuit of three.
Greg Tonagel has been the head coach since 2005 and has 500 wins in fewer games, and younger than, any coach in college basketball history.
Under his leadership, the team has won three NAIA Div. II National Championships in 2014, 2016, and 2018, and has been the No. 1-ranked team in NAIA Division II for four seasons. Tonagel has also coached 25 NAIA Div. II All-Americans and has won 12 Crossroads League Regular Season Championships and 5 Crossroads League Tournament Championships. He has coached two NAIA National Players of the Year, Tonagel has the most wins (420), the highest winning percentage (.795), the most NAIA National Tournament Victories (32), the most National Tournament appearances (13), the most Crossroads League Regular Season Championships (11), and the most Crossroads League Tournament Championships (5) in the program’s history.
He has been named NABC/NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year three times.
Tonagel is a graduate of Valparaiso University where he played basketball and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Secondary Education, and was a director of basketball operations. He also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning from Valparaiso University and a Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership from Wesley Seminary.
Breakdown
1:00 - Pursuit of Three
3:30 - IRM 30
6:00 - Role Definition
8:00 - Roadmap
11:00 - Practice Game
14:00 - Needs My Weakness
17:00 - Convey Strength
19:00 - Ideation of Coaching About
20:30 - Climb To The Top
23:00 - Handling Accountability
24:33 - 25:45 - Hoopsalytics Ads
25:45 - Alternatives
28:30 - Father and Son Retreat
33:00 - Fearless
36:30 - Fear of Failure
39:00 - Hunger, Habits, Humility
43:00 - Style, Play, Offense, Defense
45:00 - Devotional Books
46:00 - Conclusion
Greg Tonagel’s Bio:
Bio: https://iwuwildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/greg-tonagel/942
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IWUHoops
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Guest: Henry Domercant, Windy City Bulls Head Coach
In this week's the Basketball Podcast, Henry Domercant is currently the head coach of the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League, the development team for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.
After retiring from playing, Domercant transitioned to coaching. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws in 2017, and then moved to the Windy City Bulls as an assistant coach in 2018. He was promoted to player development coordinator for the Windy City in 2020. He also held the role of Player Development Coordinator with the Chicago Bulls during the 2020-21 NBA season and also served as an Assistant Coach during the Bulls' NBA Summer League.
Domercant joined the coaching ranks after a lengthy playing career overseas, including stints in Turkey, Greece, Russia and Italy, before returning to the United States to play a season with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. As a player, Domercant found success nearly everywhere he went, winning a combined nine tournament and league championships during his career. Prior to his professional career, Domercant was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Player of the Year in 2002 and was a three-time First Team All-OVC honoree.
He played college basketball for Eastern Illinois, and was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection. Domercant has had a lengthy playing career overseas, including stints in Turkey, Greece, Russia, and Italy. He played for Pınar Karşıyaka, Efes Pilsen, Olympiacos Piraeus, Dynamo Moscow, Montepaschi Siena, Spartak Saint Petersburg, UNICS Kazan, Galatasaray Liv Hospital, and Idaho Stampede.
He won several awards and championships during his playing career, including the Italian League championship twice, the Italian Cup twice, the Italian Supercup twice, the Turkish League championship, and the Russian Cup.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Pregame Meetings and Preparation
6:00 - Development Periods
9:30 - Scouting Report
13:00 - Game Day Walkthrough
20:00 - Building Team Cohesion
23:00 - Game Adjustments
23:46 - 24:59 - Hoopsalytics AD
26:00 - Try Some Stuff
27:30 - Halftime
33:00 - End of Game Scenario
34:30 - Elam Ending
40:00 - Minutes
43:00 - Analytics
46:00 - Youth Sports
47:00 - Conclusion
Henry Domercant’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Domercant
Windy City Bulls Twitter: https://twitter.com/windycitybulls
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Guest: Lisa Stockton, Tulane University Head Coach
Tulane University head coach Lisa Stockton joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on space, pace, and flow.
Lisa Stockton, the all-time winningest women’s basketball coach in the state of Louisiana and the newest inductee to the Conference USA Hall of Fame, will wrap up her third decade at the helm of the Green Wave’s women’s basketball program during the 2023-24 season.
Stockton was named Tulane’s sixth head basketball coach in 1994. As the winningest coach in Conference USA, she was named 2006–07 C-USA Coach of the Year, a distinction she again earned for the 2009–10 season. She has led Tulane to four Conference USA regular-season championships and five Conference USA tournament championships. In 2014, Tulane joined the American Athletic Conference.
Stockton has an overall head coaching record of 624–335 (.651). She has been named Louisiana Coach of the Year twice (1995 and 2010) and Conference USA Coach of the Year twice (2007 and 2010).
Stockton has led Tulane to 21 postseason appearances while averaging 20 wins a season. She has also helped secure five conference tournament titles and four regular season conference titles. While leading the Green Wave, Stockton has mentored six All-Americans and five WNBA draft picks.
Breakdown
1:00 - Maintain a Job and Adaptable
3:00 - Offense
4:00 - Space, Pace, and Flow
6:00 - Offensive Situations
7:00 - Study Herself
9:00 - Stretching The Defense
12:00 - Reading Gaps
13:00 - PAC Line
15:00 - Post-Play
21:00 - Conceptual Players
21:15 - 22:27 - Hoopsalytics New Ad
22:27 - Short Clock
26:00 - Pace
33:00 - FIBA 3-on-3
36:00 - Conditioning Part
38:00 - Defensive Side of the Ball
42:00 - Advice for Veteran Coaches
43:00 - Staff
46:00 - The Next Phase
Lisa Stockton’s Bio:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisastockton__
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Guest: Darris Nichols, Radford Head Coach
Radford head coach Darris Nichols joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on invisible ingredients, roleplaying, and coaching responses.
Darris Nichols enters his second season as the Radford head basketball coach in 2023-24. The native son of Radford, Va. was named the eighth head coach in program history on April 21, 2021. Nichols' plan to return the Highlanders to their winning ways came to fruition in just his second season at the helm, leading the program to a 21-15 overall record, including a 12-6 mark in Big South play, during the 2022-23 campaign. Radford came one point away from playing in the conference championship, but still earned a bid to the College Basketball Invitational.
With wins over Tarleton State and San Jose State in the CBI, the Highlanders won multiple postseason contests in the same season for the first time in program history.
Nichols began his coaching career at his alma mater West Virginia as a graduate assistant in 2010. He was named an assistant at Northern Kentucky in 2011 and spent two seasons with the team before spending a season each with Wofford and Louisiana Tech. He joined the coaching staff at Florida in 2015 as an assistant on former Louisiana Tech head coach Mike White’s staff. Nichols was named the head coach at Radford in April 2021. In year two, Radford went 21-15, finishing tied for second in the Big South Conference and advanced to post-season play.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Accumulate Talent
6:00 - Unique Teaching
11:00 - Coaching Responses
15:00 - Ball Screen Continuity
20:00 - Importance of Invisible Ingredients
22:00 - Unseen Hours
24:00 - Play Different Ways
26:30 - Types of Concept
29:00 - Defensive System and Philosophy
31:00 - Teaching Points
34:00 - Making Shots
36:30 - Flow of the Game
38:30 - Walking Through It
42:00 - Acting Background
46:00 - Going Overseas
47:00 - Officials in Asia
Darris Nichols’ Bio:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarrisNichols
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Guest: Nick Hauselman, BBallbreakdown Founder
BBallbreakdown Founder Nick Hauselman joins the Basketball Podcast to share and discuss the Chase Defense.
Coach Nick, whose real name is Nick Hauselman, is the founder of BBALLBREAKDOWN, a popular online channel devoted to NBA analysis. He has been breaking down NBA games with slow motion, freeze frames, arrows, and voice-overs for over 8 years. Coach Nick has over 20 years of experience coaching players at every level, using the most cutting-edge techniques that ensure maximum output and efficiency.
Coach Nick is also a regular contributor to The Athletic and has been featured on various podcasts and media outlets. He welcomes guests from all facets of basketball for in-depth discussions on everything from how your favorite team is running their offense to the latest trade rumors, to cutting-edge training techniques and new fundamentals of basketball being developed.
BBALLBREAKDOWN is devoted to deep-dive analysis of NBA basketball gameplay. If you’re a coach or a player, check out the monthly membership - filled with an ever-growing library of on-court demos designed to help you improve your play and your coaching! Giving fans a taste of a pro coach’s film session, Coach Nick breaks down fundamentals, play-calling, offense, defense, shooting form, officiating, and everything else in basketball. In addition, see exclusive interviews with NBA players and coaches, from active superstars to retired legends.
After seeing offensive ratings continue to rise year over year, it became clear the step slides and choppy step closeouts and everything else simply wasn’t working. Something radical needed to be done. For 100 years, we taught defense that limited athletic ability with sliding and choppy steps, etc. Now, we can unlock all athletic potential by unleashing them to run around the court at full speed. Get ready to learn about the Chase Defense.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Developing Creative and Free Players
6:00 - The Chase Defense
8:30 - Philosophy of Taking Away Pick and Roll
11:30 - Defense Giving Up
15:00 - Zone Alignment
17:30 - Challenge Traditional Norms
21:30 - Disruption
26:30 - The Goalie Defense
29:00 - Closed Stance
29:58 - 31:10 - Hoopsalytics New Ads
34:30 - Contest Shot From Behind
36:30 - Scouting Report
39:30 - Rebounding Responsibilities
44:30 - New Defense
49:00 - Situational Defense
51:00 - General Feedback
53:30 - Malaysia Shot Clocks
54:00 - Conclusion
Nick Hauselman’s Bio:
Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/coach-nick/
BBALLBREAKDOWN Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpvjDk06HLxBaw8sZw7SkA
BBALLBREAKDOWN Website: https://www.bballbreakdown.com/
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Guest: Andy Kennedy, University of Alabama at Birmingham Head Coach
University of Alabama at Birmingham head coach Andy Kennedy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on best helping players be the best version of themselves, changing defenses and habits.
Andy Kennedy began his coaching career as an assistant for South Alabama during the 1994–95 season. Since then, he has also served as an assistant coach at UAB from 1996 to 2001 and Cincinnati from 2001 to 2005. He was named interim head coach for Cincinnati during the 2005–06 season after Bob Huggins resigned. He served as head men’s basketball coach at Ole Miss from 2006 to 2018, where he was a two-time SEC Coach of the Year and winningest coach in Ole Miss history.
After working with ESPN for two years, Kennedy was hired as the head coach at UAB on March 20, 2020. In his first year with UAB, Kennedy led the Blazers to a program-record of most wins by a first-year head coach in NCAA and most wins for UAB since 2016. In his third season at UAB, Kennedy led the Blazers to a program-record of most wins marking their third-straight season of 20+ wins.
Andy Kennedy played college basketball at UAB, where he was a two-time all-conference performer that led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring at 21.8 points per game in 1991. After graduation, he played briefly for Charlotte Hornets before beginning his three-year professional career abroad.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Transient Nature of the Game
6:30 - Secret Opponent
9:00 - Becoming The Best Version
12:30 - Be Consistent
14:00 - Be Grateful
15:30 - Defensible
18:00 - Adaptions on Defense
21:00 - Best Players
24:00 - Counter Move
25:41 - Empower Other Player
25:09 - 26:21 - Hoopsalytics ADS
27:00 - Multiple Systems
32:00 - Influence Coaching
33:00 - Evaluating Talent
35:30 - Eye Opener
38:30 - Love of Coaching
44:00 - Players Accountability
47:00 - Advice for Youngsters
48:00 - Conclusion
Andy Kennedy’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kennedy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachAK13
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Guest: Doshia Woods, University of Denver Head Coach
University of Denver head coach Doshia Woods joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on creating a positive culture, practice, and life circumstances.
Doshia Woods is the head coach of the University of Denver women’s basketball team. Woods has spent 20 years on the sidelines at various institutions, including 10 years as an assistant coach at Tulane University. She is known for her positive coaching style and her ability to create a winning culture within her team. Woods is the first-ever African American head coach for the University of Denver women’s team and is currently the only Black Division I women’s basketball head coach in Colorado. Under her leadership, the University of Denver women’s basketball team has shown significant progress and growth.
The Topeka, Kansas, native has been a guest on various podcasts about leadership and team culture. A featured speaker for the 2021 The Power of Positive Summit presented by Jon Gordon, Woods discussed her transition from assistant to head coach. Additionally, Woods serves on various committees including the University of Denver athletics department DEI, DU’s Black Community Advisory Board, and Tulane University Alumni Council for the school of professional advancement.
An active member of the WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches Association) she has participated as a speaker for multiple roundtables and panels at the national convention, while also serving on committees within the WBCA.
Breakdown
1:00 - The Act of Discovery
3:30 - Two Quotes
5:00 - Successful Winning on the Court
9:00 - Three-Point Philosophy
12:30 - Game Conditions
15:00 - Green Light Shooter
18:00 - Progressive Coaching
21:00 - High Energy
25:15 - 26:25 - Hoopsalytics New AD
26:25 - Cueing
28:00 - Music at Practice
31:00 - Getting To The Point
33:30 - value of Adaptability
35:30 - Reflecting Back as Assistant
39:00 - Evaluating Feedback
41:30 - Missing Layups
43:00 - Positive Culture
46:30 - University of Denver
48:00 - Conclusion
Doshia Woods’ Bio:
Bio: https://denverpioneers.com/staff-directory/doshia-woods/417
Twitter: https://twitter.com/doshwoods
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Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head Coach
The 2022-23 was a storybook from start to finish for the Sharks and Crutchfield, as Nova Southeastern became the sixth team in NCAA Division II history to finish as undefeated national champions. Crutchfield's Sharks were dominant throughout the season, leading the nation in points-per-game (102.5) and scoring margin (+25.7). Crutchfield was honored as the Sunshine State Conference, Clarance Gaines, and NABC Coach of the Year.
Crutchfield’s combined record at Nova Southeastern and West Liberty is an amazing 495-82 (.858), which remains the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches, including the likes of Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA’s John Wooden (7th) and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski (21st) who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach.
Crutchfield is known for his pressing, uptempo style of play. During his tenure, he has led the Sharks to a record of 100-21, two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, two NCAA Regional Championships, a Sunshine State Conference regular season title, and an SSC Conference Tournament Championship.
Prior to his arrival at NSU, Crutchfield spent 13 seasons as the head coach at West Liberty University in Wheeling, West Virginia. During his time at West Liberty, Crutchfield led the Hilltoppers to a 359-61 record, which is the highest career-winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches who have spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. He also led the Hilltoppers to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game appearance in 2015.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Coaching While Playing
6:00 - Specific Outcomes
9:00 - Playing in Transition
13:00 - Absolutes on Defense
14:00 - System on Trapping
17:30 - Opportunistic on Offense
20:30 - Offensive Philosophy
24:00 - Perfect Drills on Defense
25:34 - 26:46 - Hoopsalytics New ADS
28:00 - One Hand Passes
30:00 - Constraints for Deep Players
32:00 - Advantage Situations
34:00 - Football Style
36:00 - Shot Selection
38:00 - Offensive Skill Work
41:00 - Off-Season Conditioning
43:00 - New Guys
45:00 - Reflection on the Game
48:00 - Conclusion
Jim Crutchfield’s Bio:
Bio: https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-crutchfield/3118
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCrutchfie1
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Guest: John Beckett, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach
Denver Nuggets assistant coach John Beckett shares insights on NBA player development.
John Beckett initially joined the Denver Nuggets franchise during the 2016-17 season as the Director of Player Development. Before his time in Denver, he worked for the Delaware 87ers, where he conducted individual pre-game and pre-practice workouts to help players improve their skills.
Beckett also had a nine-year tenure with the Atlanta Hawks, where he worked as the team’s video coordinator and assisted with player development. His responsibilities included analyzing game footage and providing valuable insights to support the team’s strategies and player growth.
Breakdown
1:00 - Winning an NBA Championship
2:00 - Without Practice Time
4:30 - Stimulating Decisions
8:30 - Shoot Threes vs Close Outs
11:00 - Developing Off the Ball
13:00 - Pre-Game
16:30 - Watching Film
18:00 - Off The Dribble
21:00 - Jamal Murray
22:29 - 23:41 - Hoopsalytics New AD
24:00 - System Coaching Perspective
27:00 - Defense
29:00 - Handling Struggles
30:30 - Ball Handling
32:30 - Working with Jokic
35:30 - Players Preparation
36:30 - Game Speed
39:30 - TV Side
43:00 - Conclusion
John Beckett’s Bio:
Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/john-beckett/
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Guest: Ryan Saunders, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach
Denver Nuggets assistant coach Ryan Saunders shares insights on NBA defensive concepts and techniques.
In 2009, Ryan Saunders began coaching in the NBA, becoming an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. Starting in 2014, he was an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On January 6, 2019, Ryan Saunders was promoted to interim head coach of the Timberwolves, also becoming the youngest head coach in the NBA for the 2018–19 season On January 8, Saunders got his first win in his debut as head coach when the Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, and became the youngest head coach to win in his debut since 1978. At age 33, Saunders became the youngest head coach in the league, despite having over 10 years of NBA experience under his belt 1.
After his tenure with the Timberwolves, his next stop was with the Denver Nuggets who hired Saunders as an assistant coach under Michael Malone. Saunders won an NBA championship in 2023 when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
Breakdown
1:00 - Made this Team Special
3:00 - Unseen Hours
5:00 - Player vs Coach Led
8:00 - Challenges on One/Two Players
11:00 - Assistant to Head Coach Transition
13:00 - Collaboration with Coach Malone
16:00 - Head Coaching Opportunity
18:30 - Accountability on Defense
21:00 - Preferred Mechanism
25:30 - Personnel
28:00 - To Be Better Defensively
31:00 - Running Zone vs Modern Offense
34:00 - Certain Matchups
37:00 - Newcomers
41:00 - Triple Switches
43:00 - Zone concept of Bumping
Ryan Saunders’ Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Saunders
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ryno_Saunders
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Guest: Dr. Corey Yeager and NBA coach JD DuBois
Dr. Corey Yeager and NBA coach JD DuBois share insights on improving mental health.
Dr. Corey Yeager is currently a sports and entertainment life coach and psychotherapist. His most recently worked as a psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons. Dr. Yeager has been instrumental in helping NBA players with their mental health and has been on a mission to normalize the conversation around mental health in sports. Dr. Yeager believes that mental health is critical to team success and works with coaches to create a supportive environment for players’ mental health. He has also worked with young basketball players and beginners who need an advantage. Dr. Yeager has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy and is working within the merging of his two passions, athletics, and therapy.
Jarred “JD” DuBois is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. He joined the Lakers in 2022, working under head coach Darvin Ham. Prior to joining the Lakers, DuBois served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons from 2018 to 2022 and worked with the Toronto Raptors in player development during the 2017-18 season. DuBois is known for his work in improving mental health resources for athletes. He believes that mental health is a critical component of team success and has been on a mission to normalize the conversation around mental health in sports
Breakdown
1:00 - Working Together
3:00 - Sports and Entertainment Life Coach
7:30 - NBA Mental Health
9:30 - Concept of Suffer
14:00 - Counter Concept of Suffer
17:00 - Proactive Conversations
19:00 - Long-Term Problem
23:00 - Liaison
26:41 - 27:43 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
27:43 - Embedded
31:30 - Bring Conscious Awareness
36:30 - Creating a Space
39:30 - Mental Wellness Problem
47:00 - Actionable Practice Ways
50:30 - Psychological Safety
54:00 - Conclusion
Dr. Corey Yeager and NBA coach JD DuBois’ Bio:
Dr. Corey Yeager
Bio: https://doctorcoreyyeager.com/biography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcoreyyeager
JD DuBois
Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/jarred-jd-dubois/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdsportsacademy/
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Guest: Marko Barać, Mega Basket Head Coach
Mega Basket head coach Marko Barać shares insights on KYP, defensive strategies and 5-on-5 is the only competitive drill.
Marko Barać is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Mega Basket of the ABA League.
He started his coaching career in 2009 as an assistant coach in the junior selections of the Superfund and then in Crvena Zvezda, and then in 2013 he became the head coach of the Italian team Orton, after which he was an assistant coach in the Polish team Charny Slupsk. From 2016 to 2018, he was the head coach of Torlak, and then for one season the coach of Mladost Zemun, while for the previous three years, he was the assistant coach in Igokea.
On several occasions, he has been the assistant coach of the youth national teams of Serbia, which won bronze at the U18 European Championship in 2012, silver at the U19 World Cup in 2013, and bronze at the U20 Eurobasket in 2014.
Breakdown
1:00 - Summer League
4:00 - Know Your Personnel
7:00 - PR and DHL Guy
13:00 - Strip Serving Coaching
16:30 - Tactics with the Veteran Team
22:00 - Taking Away Pass
25:07 - 26:09 - Hoopsalytics AD 3
31:00 - Value of Triple Switch
35:30 - Seven Point Game
40:00 - Competetive Drill
44:00 - Rules of the Drill
48:00 - Break Instincts
50:00 - Dribble Handoffs
52:00 - Long and Short Close-Outs
56:00 - Serbian Basketball
59:00 - Conclusion
Marko Barać’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Bara%C4%87
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBaracc
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Guest: Ganiyat Adeduntan, Colgate University Head Coach
Colgate University head coach Ganiyat Adeduntan shares insights on her defend, rebound, and champion plays philosophy and the joys in the journey.
In her second season Ganiyat Adeduntan orchestrated one of the greatest single-season improvements in program history. Colgate increased its win total by 10 games in 2022-23, finishing 16-14 overall and 10-8 in Patriot League play to secure the No. 4 seed in the Patriot League tournament.
One of the greatest factors contributing to last season's success was Adeduntan's defense, which ranked ninth nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense (25.6) and 12th in scoring defense (54.6) – good enough to lead the Patriot League in both categories. Colgate finished over .500 against Patriot League opponents for the third time since 2000.
Breakdown
1:00 - Colgate Women's Basketball
5:00 - Relationship with Players
8:30 - Practice Plan
10:00 - Player Development Philosophy
20:00 - Building Offense and Defense
24:00 - Identity
26:46 - 27:48 - Hoopalytics Ad 3
28:00 - Absolutes
31:00 - Defensive Rebounding
33:00 - Box Out
35:00 - Crash Effort
37:30 - Advantage Disadvantages
40:00 - Scout Specific
43:00 - Hiring Good People
46:00 - Extra Challenge
48:00 - Process of Reaching Out
Ganiyat Adeduntan’s Bio:
Bio: https://colgateathletics.com/staff-directory/ganiyat-adeduntan/621
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NurseGMO
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Guest: Greg Neeley, Piedmont University Head Coach
Piedmont University head coach Greg Neeley shares insights on the 2-1-2 zone and the power of an adaptable defense.
Greg Neeley finished his 10th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Piedmont University. Six of those ten seasons have seen the Lions finish .500 or better making him the winningest coach in Piedmont men’s basketball history.
Greg Neeley is also the creator of the immersionvideos.com product Unlock the Power of An Adaptable Defense: The 2-1-2 Pressure Zone Defense Mastery Series available at basketballzonedefense.com
Breakdown
1:00 - Defensive System and Deep Diving
5:00 - Teaching Zone One
7:30 - Rebuild
10:00 - Good Programs
14:00 - Analytics/Statistics
17:00 - Against Different Styles
20:00 - Developing Zone
24:00 - Giving Structure
25:48 - 26:50 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
27:00 - Structured Freedom
30:00 - Adaptability
31:30 - Player Satisfaction
34:00 - Pace of Play on Offense
36:30 - Zone Defense Mastery Series
39:00 - Adaptable
42:30 - Constraint
45:00 - Man to Man Defense
48:00 - Basketball Immersion
50:30 - Successful Career in Coaching
53:00 - Conclusion
Greg Neeley’s Bio:
Bio: https://piedmontlions.com/staff-directory/greg-neeley/84
Website: https://immersionvideos.com/
Basketball Zone Defense Website: https://basketballzonedefense.com/
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Guest: Josh King, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Head Coach
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg head coach Josh King shares insights on full-court pressing and playing in the open court.
Josh King led Ludwigsburg to the playoffs in each of his three seasons as an assistant coach. In his first season as head coach, he led the team to a record of 22-12 overall and 12-6 in conference play in 2022-23
Josh King began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Vassar College, where he spent two seasons. He then moved on to become an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for two seasons before joining the staff at the University of South Florida for three seasons.
King switched to professional basketball and became John Patrick 's assistant coach at the German Bundesliga club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2018 . He contributed to the team becoming German runners-up in 2020 and finishing the Bundesliga season 2020-21 in first place in the main round. Ahead of the 2021-22 season, King took up the post of head coach at Czech Premier League side USK Prague. With Prague he reached the quarterfinals of the Czech Championship in 2022. After a season in the Czech Republic, King returned to Ludwigsburg, became the new head coach of the Bundesliga club and thus succeeded Patrick.
Breakdown
1:00 - Starting Practice Late
5:00 - Positionless
6:00 - Recruiting for Professional Level
8:00 - Pressing Style
9:00 - Playing in Open Court
11:00 - Coaching in Europe
12:30 - Pressing System
17:00 - Trapping and Forcing in Middle
20:00 - 8-Seconds
21:00 - Defensive Pressing System
22:48 - 23:51 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
24:00 - Mistakes Make During Press
25:00 - Weak Hand Rule
28:00 - Fly By Concept
29:30 - Mindset
31:00 - Communication Cues
33:00 - Analytics for Press
35:00 - Fouling and FIBA World Cup
37:00 - Pressing and Transition Defense
39:00 - Toughest to Defend
41:00 - Ball Screen Coverage
45:00 - Advices for Coaches
Josh King’s Bio:
Bio: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Josh-King/23995
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJoshKing
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Guest: Kevin Burleson, Rio Grande NBA G-League Head Coach
Rio Grande NBA G-League head coach Kevin Burleson shares insights on buy-in, staying present, and NBA coaching.
Burleson is currently the head coach of Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He was previously assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2020 and served as the Timberwolves Head Coach during the 2022 NBA Summer League. Burleson has also worked as an assistant coach for Iowa Wolves and Memphis Grizzlies1.
Burleson comes from a prolific sporting family. Kevin and Nate Burleson are one of only two sets of siblings in which one played in the NBA and one in the NFL. Kevin played college basketball for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and began his professional career in the German basketball league. He played for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2005–06.
Breakdown
1:00 - Long Time Assistant Coach
5:00 - Player Development
7:00 - Winning
11:00 - Science Experiment for Basketball
13:30 - Buying Another Role
16:00 - Winning Culture
19:00 - Culture Piece
24:00 - Offensive Spacing Concepts
2:05 - 25:08 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
27:30 - Holding a Spot
32:00 - Creating Space
34:00 - Managing Time
37:00 - Maintaining Pace
40:00 - Analytics
45:00 - Balancing Player Development
46:30 - Keep Growing
49:00 - Conclusion
Kevin Burleson’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Burleson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_B12
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: DeLisha Milton-Jones, Old Dominion Head Coach
Old Dominion head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on keeping it real, drop coverage, and relatability.
DeLisha Milton-Jones is a 2022 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She had a decorated professional career in the WNBA and overseas.
She was a 2× WNBA champion and a 3× WNBA All-Star. In 2020 she became the head coach of the Old Dominion after previously an assistant coach at Syracuse and a head coach and assistant coach at Pepperdine. In her three seasons at Old Dominion, Milton-Jones has improved the overall record of the team posting back-to-back 20 win seasons the past two years. She has an 91–65 overall head coaching record.
Breakdown
1:00 - Shaping Coaching Philosophy
4:00 - Extra Pressure
8:00 - Shared Experience
11:00 - Drop Coverage
17:00 - Stance
20:00 - Cues for Recovery
23:00 - Pick and Pop Situation
27:00 - Mistakes on Drop Coverage
30:06 - 31:09 - IMM Videos Podcast ADS
32:00 - Rejecting Ball Screen
37:00 - Off The Ball
40:00 - Personnel
43:00 - Ownership in Defense
47:00 - Post Moves
52:00 - Fluff and Bad
54:00 - Recruiting Players
57:00 - Notetaking
1:00:00 - Old Dominion Basketball Program
DeLisha Milton-Jones’ Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLisha_Milton-Jones
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DelishaMJones
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Kyle Smith, Washington State Head Coach
Washington State head coach Kyle Smith joins the Basketball Podcast to share Nerdball analytics insights.
In his first three seasons at Washington State, Smith has rebuilt the Cougars putting himself in rarified air at WSU as he has finished his first three seasons at .500 or better joining Tony Bennett as the only Cougars head coach to post .500 or better records in their first three seasons after taking over a sub-.500 club. In addition, he has posted back-to-back winning seasons, the first time in over a decade at WSU.
Smith began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater Hamilton College. He then moved to Division I as an assistant at Air Force, Saint Mary's, and San Diego. He got his first head coaching job at Columbia University in 2010, where he led the Lions to three postseason appearances and a 101-83 record in six seasons.
In 2016, Smith was hired as the head coach at the University of San Francisco, where he continued his success with three consecutive 20-win seasons and two postseason berths. He also implemented his signature "Nerdball" system, which uses analytics and data to evaluate players and opponents.
Breakdown
1:00 - Washington State Rebuild
5:00 - Nerdball System
9:00 - Data and Analytics
14:00 - Removing Biases
20:00 - Mindset Training
23:00 - Improvement
24:00 - 50 Categories
28:00 - Idea of Turning Threes
29:54 - 30:56 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3
34:00 - Watching the Process
37:00 - Isolation Efficiency
39:00 - Data
46:00 - Shooting Ball Handling
51:00 - Offensive Boards
56:00 - NBA
59:00 - Adopting the System
1:01:00 - Conclusion
Kyle Smith’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Smith_(basketball)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_kylesmith
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown State Head Coach
Youngstown State head coach Jerrod Calhoun joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on unlocking offensive efficiency and success.
Jerrod Calhoun, who owns an 11-year career record of 220-134, has 96 wins at Youngstown State and owns a 76-52 record over the last four seasons, has elevated the Penguins’ basketball program to unprecedented success including the 2023 Horizon regular season championship, the first coach in program history to do so, and for which he was named 2023 Horizon Coach of the Year.
Jerrod Calhoun began his coaching career as an assistant at Walsh University from 2004 to 2006. He then joined Bob Huggins' staff at West Virginia, where he spent five seasons and helped the Mountaineers reach four NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 2010.
In 2012, Jerrod Calhoun became the head coach at D2 Fairmont State where he turned them into a national powerhouse, winning four conference titles and reaching the national championship game in 2017. He compiled a record of 124-38 in five seasons at Fairmont State, earning three conference Coach of the Year honors and two national Coach of the Year awards.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Offense and Fight For Spacing
6:00 - Spain and Staff
9:00 - Adding and Subtracting
11:00 - Removing Ego and Attacking Matchups
17:00 - Shallow and Slide Cuts
20:00 - Partnership with Fairmount State
22:00 - Combining Structures
23:00 - Concept of Leveraging
28:00 - Developing Shooting
28:32 - 29:35 - Hoopsalytics AD 3
29:36 - Portals
34:00 - Diversity of Zones
37:00 - Youngstown State Practice
40:00 - Culture Clips
41:30 - Eliminating Ending
45:00 - Multiple Ball Screens
49:00 - Mentorship Program
53:00 - Bob Huggins
55:00 - Conclusion
Jerrod Calhoun’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_Calhoun
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YSUCoachCalhoun
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Andre Miller, Former NBA Player and Current G-League Head Coach
Former NBA player and current G-League head coach Andre Miller joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how his playing career is shaping his coaching philosophy.
Andre Miller is a former NBA player and the current head coach for the Grand Rapids Gold. Miller is a 17-year NBA veteran who brings extensive experience and basketball knowledge with him to Grand Rapids, having appeared in 1,304 career games, the 22nd most in NBA history.
Miller played college basketball at the University of Utah and was selected eighth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1999 NBA draft. He played for nine franchises (Cleveland, L.A. Clippers, Denver, Philadelphia, Portland, Washington, Sacramento, Minnesota and San Antonio) owning career averages of 12.5 points, 6.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game.
After retiring from playing basketball in 2017, Miller became a coach. In January 2021, he was named head coach of the Balboa School’s postgraduate basketball team . Later that year, he was named head coach of the Grand Rapids Gold.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaches that Influence Him
6:00 - Randy Whitman's Influence
8:00 - Becoming a Basketball Coach
11:00 - Wasted Possession
15:00 - G-League Perspective
18:30 - Pushing and Challenging Players
19:37 - 20:39 - Hoopalytics AD 3
23:00 - Less Practice Time
26:00 - Handle Winning
28:00 - Modern Game
31:30 - Direction
34:00 - Game Based Preparation
37:00 - Impact of the Trainer
38:00 - Advice to Players
Andre Miller’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Miller
Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrebest24
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Guest: Johnnie Harris, Auburn Head Coach
Auburn head coach Johnnie Harris joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program, staff management, and motivation.
In just her first season Johnnie Harris helped Auburn double its win total from the previous season and pick up three victories over nationally ranked opponents. The second season was also a step in the right direction for the program as the team finished with a winning record for the first time since 2019 and advanced to the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
Prior to her arrival at Auburn, Johnnie Harris was named the 2018 WBCA National Assistant Coach of the Year. She spent 16 years combined at Arkansas, Texas A&M and Mississippi State, and spent the 2020-21 season as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Texas. She helped Texas to an Elite Eight appearance during the 2020-21 season, and she worked alongside Longhorn head coach Vic Schaefer the previous 10 years assisting Mississippi State to a pair of NCAA Championship game appearances. She was a central part of Mississippi State's success those eight seasons and is considered one of the nation's top recruiters.
Breakdown
1:00 - Experience as an Assistant Coach
3:00 - Celebrate Accomplishments
8:00 - Motivation
10:00 - Player Led
15:00 - Pressure Defense
17:30 - Recover to the Inside
18:00 - Mismatches
20:30 - Denial Defense
22:30 - Inbound Attack
24:19 - 25:27 - Hoopalytics 2
27:00 - Reps
29:00 - Advocate for Yourself
31:00 - Advice to Current Assistants
38:30 - Thinking About Business
40:00 - Solution Thinking
43:00 - Layers of Evaluation
46:00 - Conclusion
Johnnie Harris’ Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Harris_(basketball)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJ_AU
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Henrik Rödl, International Head Coach
International head coach Henrik Rödl joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on philosophy, connection, and accountability.
Henrik Rödl is the former German National Team head coach that culminated in the team reaching the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics. He also competed for Germany as a player in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Rodl has won championships in Germany as a player and a coach and is a past German League MVP alongside others like Dirk Nowitzki and Detlef Schrempf. He played college basketball in the US for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina where he won a national championship. Rodl has been head coach of ALBA Berlin, TBB Trier, Türk Telekom, and now Al Ittihad Alexandria.
Rödl started his coaching career in the youth ranks of ALBA Berlin before being named ALBA head coach in January 2005. He was released in June 2007, but stayed on with the club serving as director of the youth program and coach of the development squad. In 2010, he became the head coach of TBB Trier.
Breakdown
1:00 - Developing Egyptian Basketball
4:00 - Dean Smith
8:00 - Connecting with Former Players
12:30 - Showing Compassion
18:00 - Short Preparation
22:00 - Playing in Transition
22:59 - 24:06 - Hoopalytics 1
24:00 - Drag
26:00 - Small Steps
28:30 - Individual Workout Stuff
30:30 - Three-on-Three
33:00 - Tracking Game Statistics
34:00 - Deliver Film
37:00 - Winning Plays
41:00 - Right Environment
42:00 - Coaching Change
44:00 - Helping Other Coaches
Henrik Rödl’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_R%C3%B6dl
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Guest: Colby Blaine, College of Idaho Head Coach
College of Idaho head coach Colby Blaine joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on emotions, sub chart, building conceptual players and zone defense.
Colby Blaine helped lead College of Idaho to the 2022-23 NAIA men's basketball national championship for the second national title in program history. He helped lead the Yotes on a school record 36-game winning streak and set other program records for wins (36), points scored (3,192), field goals made (1,195), field goals attempted (2,395), scoring margin (22.6), and tied the school record for scoring defense (63.3 ppg).
The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Colby Blaine as the 2023 NAIA Coach of the Year. Blaine earlier in the year was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year for a third time — the most in program history. He has previously been named the 2020 and 2022 CCC Coach of the Year and was honored as the 2020 NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year.
Breakdown
1:00 - Men's Pack National Champions
5:00 - Emotion
6:30 - Scouting
11:00 - Being Aggressive
15:00 - Substitution
19:30 - Tweaking
25:00 - Sub Chart
28:00 - Building Conceptual Players
30:37 - 31:50 - Hoopalytics Ads 4
31:50 - Think Outside the Box
35:00 - How His Practice Structured
38:00 - Two-Way Coaching
39:00 - Zone
48:00 - Drills
52:30 - Cutters
56:30 - Playing Against Zone
59:00 - Conclusion
Colby Blaine’s Bio:
Bio: https://yoteathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/colby-blaine/966
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colby_Blaine
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Tom Hankins, Fort Wayne G-League Head Coach
Fort Wayne G-League head coach Tom Hankins joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on passion for coaching, development, and challenges.
In 2019 Hankins was hired by the Indiana Pacers to serve as the assistant player development coach followed by the next year becoming the G -League head coach.
Hankins brings vast coaching experience to Fort Wayne. He got started as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State. He was an assistant coach at East Central High School in Tulsa, OK, for five years before going to Oral Roberts University as an assistant coach for 15 years.
From 2012-2015 he was the associate head coach at Southern Illinois University and from 2015-2019 he was the head coach at the University of Central Oklahoma. Teams he was associated with had six 20-win seasons, three NCAA tournament appearances and two NIT appearances.
Breakdown
1:00 - Coaching from College to Pro
4:00 - Development Session
7:00 - Winning vs. Development
10:00 - Transient Nature of Players
12:30 - Player Development
15:00 - Closeout Concepts
17:30 - Switching
20:00 - Attacking Closeouts
23:00 - Individual Focus
25:38 - 26:34 - Hoopsalytics 3
26:35 - Managing Relationships
28:30 - Self Efficacy
36:00 - Dribble Hand Off
38:00 - Leave Feet to Pass
42:00 - High School Coaching
45:00 - Experiences Shape Us
47:00 - Conclusion
Tom Hankins’ Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hankins
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Lindy La Rocque, UNLV Basketball Head Coach
UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive efficiency and scout-based defense.
Lindy La Rocque's 72-19 (.791) coaching record was the eighth-best record all-time, by winning percentage, by a Division I coach after three seasons.
La Rocque was voted the 2023 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, her second time winning the honor in three seasons. She guided the Lady Rebels to a program-record 31 wins during the 2022-23 season and repeated as Mountain West Conference regular-season and tournament champions. UNLV appeared in consecutive NCAA Championships for the first time since going to three straight from 1989 to 1991.
UNLV finished the 2022-23 season with Division I’s third-highest winning percentage (.912) behind only South Carolina (.973) and LSU (.944). Only these three teams won
90 percent of their games. The Lady Rebels maintained a 24-game winning streak (Division I's longest) against conference foes and a 23-game home-winning streak (Division I's second-longest).
Breakdown
1:00 - Believing in Yourself
3:30 - Preparation
6:00 - Shooting
9:00 - Preferred Spacing
13:00 - Developing High Low
15:00 - Connecting it to Breakdown
17:00 - Emphasize Part
19:30 - Accepting Turnovers
22:00 - Shaping Decision Making
27:00 - Half-Court Offense
27:04 - 28:12 - Hoopsanalytics Ad 2
29:00 - Continuity
31:00 - Making a Play
35:00 - Modifying Help
42:00 - Importance of Playing Games
45:00 - Triangle Offense
47:00 - Meat and Potatoes
55:00 - Conclusion
Lindy La Rocque’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_La_Rocque
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindylarocque
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Rob Senderoff, Kent State Head Coach
Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on toughness, disruption, and getting the right shots.
Rob Senderoff ranks as the all-time winningest coach in program history with 219 wins. Senderoff is in an elite company that includes Tom Izzo (Michigan State) and Mark Few (Gonzaga) as head coaches who have not had a losing season during their head coaching career (minimum of 10 seasons coached).
In the 2022-2023 season, Senderoff led Kent St to a 28-7, 15-3 in conference play. It is the best record of Senderoff's career and the best record by Kent State since 2007-2008 when they also went 28-7 overall. Kent St would defeat Toledo to win the MAC Tournament. It was the second time in Senderoff's career his Flashes won the Tournament and their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament during his tenure.
The 2022 MAC Coach of the Year and 26-year coaching veteran has continued the success of the storied program that he helped build by leading the Golden Flashes to seven 20-win campaigns, the most by any coach in Kent State history. In 2016-17, Kent St returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008 and claimed the program's first Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship.
Breakdown
1:00 - Rallying a Team
6:30 - Good Guards and Statistics
12:00 - Defensive Scoring
17:00 - Spin Dribble Defense
20:30 - Being Consistent
24:30 - Mindset Training
29:32 - 30:40 - Hoopsalytics AD 1
30:41 - Physical Defense
33:00 - Defensive Players of the Year
37:00 - Philosophy of Shot Contest
40:00 - Individual Close Out
45:00 - Spin Concept Revisted
52:00 - Rebounding Philosophy
57:00 - Philosophies of Limiting Turnovers
1:02:00 - Coaching Tree
1:04:00 - Conclusion
Rob Senderoff’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Senderoff
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Kristy Curry, Alabama Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Alabama head coach Kristy Curry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on longevity in coaching and being too blessed to be stressed.
Since Kristy Curry became the head coach of the University of Alabama’s women’s basketball team in 2013, each season has produced significant wins and new milestones.
Curry has been coaching for over 23 years and has an overall head coaching record of 462-281 (.622).
Curry came to Alabama to find a new challenge after leading Texas Tech and Purdue for seven seasons each.
She led the Boilermakers to seven NCAA tournaments, including a national championship game appearance, while winning five straight Big Ten titles. She coached the Red Raiders to an upset of No. 1 Baylor and back to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
Breakdown
1:00 - Keys in Longevity in Coaching
3:00 - Bravery
6:00 - Alabama Job
8:00 - Women in Coaching
10:00 - Administrative Support
11:30 - Coach Mentoring Program
14:00 - Embracing Three-Point Shot
15:30 - Powerhouse League
17:00 - Talk Matchups
19:30 - Free Throw Ladder
21:30 - Accountability
24:00 - Foreign Trip
25:30 - Defense First
26:22 - 26:58 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023
26:30 - Conceptual Concepts
28:00 - Finishing
31:00 - Playing 10 Players Per Game
35:30 - Managing Your Players
38:00 - Openly Communicate with Coach
40:00 - Challenges in her Program
43:00 - Takeaways From Coaches
47:00 - Coaching Tree
Kristy Curry’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristy_Curry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCurry
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Guest: Zach Guthrie, Washing Wizards Assistant Coach
Washington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a holistic approach, art curators, and advantage basketball.
Zach Guthrie is an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. Guthrie began his career as an assistant video coordinator for two years with the San Antonio Spurs and later served as the manager of advanced scouting for the Orlando Magic from 2012-2015.
Guthrie joined the Washington Wizards after spending the 2020-2021 season with the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to Dallas, Guthrie spent five seasons (2015-2020) as a member of the Utah Jazz organization. He has twice been the head coach of an NBA summer league team for the Jazz and the Wizards.
Breakdown
1:00 - Summer League Head Coaching
2:30 - Importance of Asking Questions
3:30 - Recreate
6:00 - Holistic Approach
10:00 - Silo Training
14:00 - Improving is Fun
19:00 - Getting Better at Any Age
22:00 - Footwork
26:00 - Adding Layers
27:00 - Connecting Team Concepts
28:30 - Improve Team Workouts
30:27 - 31:02 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023
30:00 - Offensive Philosophy
32:00 - Detailed Simplicity
35:30 - Re-Spacing
38:00 - Conceptual Decision-Making
39:00 - Finding the Action
41:00 - Playmaking Positions
48:00 - Teaching Methodology
53:00 - Having Player Input
56:00 - Intentionality
Zach Guthrie’s Bio:
Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/zach-guthrie/
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Guest: Chris Caputo, George Washington Head Coach
George Washington head coach Chris Caputo joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive efficiency and making decisions as a head coach.
In 2022-23 Caputo completed his first year as a head coach. Under his leadership, George Washington posted their best regular season in six years, enjoying the most overall wins (16), most Atlantic 10 conference wins (10), and the first A-10 winning record since the 2016-17 season.
Caputo recorded the second-most A-10 wins (10) for a first-year GW bench boss in program history and the fourth-most overall wins (16) in GW's A-10 era. All five starters had career seasons.
Caputo came to GW from the University of Miami, where he was the associate head coach under Jim Larrañaga since 2015. He was a skilled scout, recruiter and tactician who served as the team’s defensive coordinator. He helped coach the Hurricanes to seven postseason berths, five NCAA appearances, and three Sweet 16s.
Breakdown
1:00 - Preparation as Head Coach
4:00 - Technical Coaching
6:00 - Head Coaching Job
10:00 - Mental health
12:30 - Offensive Efficiency
15:00 - Making a Change
18:00 - Shooting Improvements
23:00 - Direct to Ball Screen
23:17 - 23:53 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023
26:00 - Short Roles
28:00 - Player and Team Development
32:00 - Balance
36:00 - Specificity of Scout
40:00 - Increase Tempo
43:00 - Establishing Identity
44:30 - Conclusion
Chris Caputo’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Caputo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_c_caputo
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Guest: Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma Head Coach
Oklahoma head coach Jennie Baranczyk joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on love, pace, assists, and motion.
The 11th-year head coach spent nine seasons at Drake before starting her Oklahoma tenure in 2021-22.
In Baranczyk's first year at Oklahoma, she led one of the greatest turnarounds in the country, guiding the Sooners to a 25-9 record and into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 13-win improvement from the season before Baranczyk's arrival was the second-largest turnaround in program history. She was named a Naismith National Coach of the Year semifinalist for her efforts.
Through two seasons, Baranczyk’s teams have earned two NCAA Tournament appearances, the most recent of which ended in the second round.
Prior to Oklahoma, Jennie won back-to-back MVC Coach of the Year awards after her team's historic 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, leading Drake to an 18-0 regular season conference record both years and winning both MVC Tournaments. She left Drake with a 192-96 record that includes six consecutive 20-win seasons and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Engage The Fan Base
6:00 - Loves Impact
9:00 - Shot Selection
11:30 - Trusting Other Players
17:00 - Offensive Approach
22:00 - By Products
24:00 - Motion Type Offense
24:58 - 25:31 - IMM VIDEOS PODCAST AD SPRING 2023
29:30 - Variable Spacing
33:30 - Cutting to Score
37:00 - Holding a Spot
39:00 - Ball Reversal Value
41:00 - Transition Flow
46:30 - Assisted Shot Rate
50:00 - Balancing Accountability
52:00 - Conclusion
Jennie Baranczyk’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Baranczyk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoonersCoachJB
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Guest: Tobin Anderson, Iona Head Coach
Iona head coach Tobin Anderson joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on beating Purdue and the NCAA Tournament.
Tobin Anderson led the 2022-23 FDU squad to a 21-16 overall record and 10-6 in Northeast Conference play. The Knights earned the NEC's automatic bid and earned two wins in this year's NCAA Tournament, a First Four win over Texas Southern and a first-round win over the Boilermakers. It was just the second-ever win for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed in tournament history. The year before Anderson's arrival, the Knights posted a 4-22 record.
Prior to FDU, Anderson had a highly successful coaching career at St. Thomas Aquinas. In nine seasons, he turned STAC into a perennial Top 25 program in Division II.
Breakdown
1:00 - Competing in Scrimmage
3:00 - Pressing System and Motion Offense
7:00 - Problem Solving vs. Purdue
10:00 - Preparing for Purdue
18:30 - Purdue's Best Sets
21:30 - Zach Edey and Usage Rate
23:00 - Adaptability
28:00 - Ball Screen Coverage
30:30 - Offensive Perspective
32:30 - Pregame Approach
33:34 - 34:08 - IMM VIDEOS Podcast AD Spring 2023
38:00 - Player First Mentality
40:00 - Control of the Game
46:00 - Curiousity
50:00 - Lost The Game
55:00 - Concept of Health and Well-being
59:00 - Iona
1:01:00 - Obsession with Carbonated Water
1:03:00 - Conclusion
Tobin Anderson’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobin_Anderson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/andersontobin
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Guest: Stuart Armstrong, Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and Host of the Talent Acquisition Podcast
Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and host of the Talent Equation Podcast. Stuart Armstrong joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on sports development, coaching, skill acquisition, and sport science.
Stuart has worked in sports development for the past 20 years. Stuart has held positions in performance and talent development at England Golf, UK Coaching, and the Rugby Football Union which have all focused on creating optimal development environments for young people to thrive and reach their potential. Stuart is currently the Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce at Sport England. He has been responsible for writing and publishing two national strategy documents, ‘Coaching in an Active Nation: The Coaching Plan for England’ and ‘Working in an Active Nation: The Professional Workforce Strategy for England’.
Stuart is a highly regarded public speaker, having delivered keynote presentations across the globe for a range of organizations both in and out of the sport. He is an expert facilitator who leads workshops for organizations striving to support people to be the best they can be. Stuart also owns the website www.thetalentequation.co.uk and is the host of the 5-star rated podcast ‘The Talent Equation’ which is dedicated to providing advice, guidance, and support to people at the cutting edge of coaching and performance development.
Breakdown
1:00 - Pitfalls of Using Drills
8:00 - Evidence-Based Research
10:30 - Problem Solving
16:00 - Alternatives to Drills
20:30 - Perception
28:00 - Traditional Drill
33:34 - 34:09 - B.I. Ads January 2023
34:10 - Game Context
37:00 - Ecological Dynamics
41:00 - Self Determine
46:00 - Finding a Solution
49:00 - Not Overburdening Athletes
56:00 - Fun and Engagement
57:30 - Teaching Systems of Plays
1:03:00 - Ecological Explorations
1:05:00 - Conclusion
Stuart Armstrong’s Bio:
Website: www.thetalentequation.co.uk
Podcast: The Talent Equation Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast/id1209549739
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Guest: David Hixon, Former Amherst College Head Coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
Former Amherst College head coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, David Hixon, joins the Basketball Podcast to share lessons and stories from a hall-of-fame career.
David Hixon, who was head men's basketball coach at Amherst College for 42 years, was named as one of the 12 inductees in the Hall of Fame's Class of 2023. Hixon, an Andover native and former Amherst player, took over as the program's head coach in 1977, just two years after he graduated college.
Before retiring in 2020, Hixon racked up 826 wins and became just the third coach in NCAA Division III men's college basketball history to surpass the 800-win mark when he did so in 2018. Hixon coached the Mammoths to two NCAA Division III national championships (2007, '13), seven Final Four appearances (2004, '06-08, '13-14, '16) and 20 Division III national tournaments.
Hixon was twice named Division III Coach of the Year, the national title years of 2007 and 2013, by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Under Hixon, Amherst College played in 18 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championships from 2001 through 2019 and won eight titles (2001-02, '05'06, '12-14, '19).
Breakdown
1:00 - Basketball Hall of Fame
5:00 - Best Practices
8:00 - Firm with the Players
10:00 - Love Problem Solving
15:00 - Practice is not a Game
21:30 - Valuing 5-on-5
25:00 - Young Assistant
28:48 - 29:29 - B.I. Immersion ADS
29:30 - Brief Talk
32:00 - Value of Humor
34:00 - Intentional with Drills
37:00 - Value Possibilities
39:00 - Rote memory
41:00 - Shooting into Practice
45:00 - Free Throws
48:00 - Personnel is the key
55:00 - Coach Like Pop
David Hixon’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hixon
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Guest: Dusty May, Florida Atlantic Head Coach
Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss coaching a team to the Final Four.
Dusty May led Florida Atlantic to its greatest season in school history in the 2022-23 campaign. May guided his Owls to the Final Four while posting a program-best 35-4 record. Prior to this season, the Owls had one previous appearance in the NCAA Tournament, but this year, May led the Owls to not just their first win in the NCAA Tournament, but all the way to the Final Four in Houston.
The May resume is well-decorated, as he was named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year, as well as the NABC All-District 17 Coach of the Year and Conference USA Coach of the Year this season. May is the Owls’ all-time leader in coaching wins with a record of 101-60, despite having only been on the FAU sidelines for five seasons. FAU has not had a losing season in the five years of the May era. The Owls also captured the Conference USA Tournament and Regular Season Championships, both for the first time in school history.
Under May's guidance, the 2022-23 Owls have the most wins in school history, the most conference wins in school & C-USA history (18) the longest winning streak in school history & had the third-longest streak in C-USA history (20 games).
Breakdown
1:00 - Final Four
4:00 - Battling the Temptation
6:30 - Keeping Players
10:30 - Win
13:30 - Handling Distractions
16:00 - Humble Mindset
20:00 - Defense
24:00 - Value of Space
27:00 - Modern Leadership
29:16 - 29:51 - B.I. Ads January
30:30 - Level of Success
35:00 - Preparation
39:00 - Experience at FAU
41:00 - Continue Improving
43:00 - Communicate Openly
46:00 - Conclusion
Dusty May’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_May
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDustyMay
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Guest: David Herbert, Basketball Australia Coach
Basketball Australia coach David Herbert joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the player and team development approach at the Centre of Excellence.
David Herbert is the current head Coach Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence - Woman’s Program. He has over 25 years of experience within the Basketball Australia pathways having coached in the NBL1, WNBL, National Junior Championships and as a national team’s Head Coach. David is the current head coach of the Ballarat Miners NBL1 women’s team. He has received numerous coaching accolades including WNBL Coach of the Year, Coach of the Year Victoria and Queensland and the SEABL coach of the year.
Breakdown
1:00 - Daily and Weekly Schedule
9:00 - Basketball Australia
10:30 - Shooting Philosophy
15:00 - Shooting Commonalities
19:00 - Kinetic Flow
22:00 - Active Receiver
24:00 - Shoot First Mentality
27:00 - Team Defense Philosophy
3042 - 31:23 - Immersion Videos AD 2023
31:30 - Conceptual Offense
36:00 - Rebound King
39:00 - Evaluating Assistants
45:00 - What's Next Mentality
49:00 - Trapping Challenge
51:00 - Slow Learning
55:00 - Conclusion
David Herbert’s Bio:
Bio: https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/news/david-herbert-appointed-as-head-coach-womens-program-at-the-coe
Twitter: https://twitter.com/herbiehoops
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Guest: Doug Lemov, International Best-Selling Author
International best-selling author, Doug Lemov joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss game coaching and video as a learning tool.
Doug Lemov last appeared on EP153 of the Basketball Podcast and we are grateful to be able to follow up with him on many of the topics that have appeared after he connected with so many coaches after he published The Coach's Guide to Teaching.
Doug Lemov is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high-performing schools in under-served communities. His books on teaching, which include Teach Like a Champion (now Teach Like a Champion 2.0) have been translated into a dozen languages.
Breakdown
1:00 - Better Teaching
2:30 - In-Game Coaching
5:30 - Actual Coaching
14:30 - Red Wagon
15:30 - Game Feedback
21:00 - Journaling
25:00 - Video as a Learning Tool
31:00 - Video Sessions
31:00 - 31:41 - BI AD Jan 2023
39:00 - Value of Video
40:30 - Complex Circumstances
42:00 - Ideas for a Good Film Session
45:30 - Random Practice
51:00 - Direct Instruction
53:00 - Effective Watching
55:00 - Conclusion
Doug Lemov’s Bio:
Bio: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/doug-lemov/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doug_Lemov
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Guest: Jamie Smith, Founder, and Head Sport Preparation Coach of The U of Strength
Founder and head sports preparation coach of The U of Strength Jamie Smith joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the athletic and human development approaches.
Jamie Smith is passionate about guiding his athletes through their developmental process and discovering unique ways that blend physical preparation and skill adaptation. As a former college basketball player at Merrimack College, he graduated with a degree in Sports Medicine and a concentration in Exercise Physiology. He has had the opportunity to coach under some of the most knowledgeable and experienced coaches in the industry.
Jamie has coached a variety of athletes from novice to elite skill levels, some of which include current NHL, NBA, and MLS players and the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Champion UConn Huskies. Through adaptive, creative and experienced based program design, Jamie assists his athletes in reaching their full potential on and off the ice, court, and field.
Breakdown
1:00 - The U of Strength
6:00 - Human Performance
10:00 - Athletic Development Field
19:00 - Enjoyment Factor
24:00 - Traditional Approach to Coaching
31:00 - Dynamic Warm Up
38:00 - Ecological Approach
42:00 - Basketball Immersion ADS
44:00 - Common Constraint Manipulation
54:00 - Creating Space
59:30 - Need for Specificity
1:02:30 - Game of Bursts
1:06:00 - Conclusion
Jamie Smith’s Bio:
Bio: https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/jamiesmith/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUofStrength
Website: https://www.theuofstrength.com/
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Guest: John Rillie, Perth Wildcats Head Coach
Perth Wildcats head coach John Rillie joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a storied franchise, a top offense, and coaching experiences that have shaped his philosophy.
John Rillie played 16 seasons in the NBL between 1995 and 2010 before embarking on a coaching career in the United States college system. Rillie has also been an assistant coach for the Australian Boomers, helping guide the Boomers to the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. In 481 NBL games, Rillie averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. From 1997 to 2004, Rillie was a member of the Australian Boomers. He represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Rillie played his college basketball at Gonzaga and joined Boise State head coach Leon Rice's staff in 2010. In 2017, he was hired as an assistant coach for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. After his first season with the Gauchos, he was promoted to associate head coach.
Breakdown
1:00 - Points Per Possession
3:00 - Scaling
6:00 - Cues on Rolls
9:00 - Pro System
12:00 - Watching Film
13:30 - Low Turnovers and High Assists
16:00 - Ball Reversal
19:30 - Making the Decision to Cut
23:00 - Ideal Preference
25:04 - 25:39 - BI AD Jan 2023
27:30 - Game Wraps
30:00 - Recruiting College Players to Pro
33:00 - Evaluations
35:00 - Interactive Conversations
38:00 - Development Plans
41:00 - Tokyo Olympics Highlights
44:00 - Type of Interactions
45:30 - Concept of a Routine
49:30 - Improving this Off-Season
John Rillie’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rillie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnrillie
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Guest: Stefan Weissenboeck, Brose Bamberg Player Development Coach
Brose Bamberg player development coach Stefan Weissenboeck joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how the work, the trust and the patience drive player development. Stefan Weissenboeck has been the Head of player development at nine-time German champion Brose Bamberg since 2010. Under his guidance players like P.J. Tucker or Daniel Theis managed to make their way to the NBA. Stefan has also been part of the Brooklyn Nets coaches staff and works with the NBPA and the Czech Federation, and trains separately with high-level clients of all ages.
He is an international expert and a secret weapon when it comes to NBA players like Jarret Allen, Caris LeVert or Jakob Poeltl taking the next step in their career. Or when European greats like Nikos Zisis, Nicolo Melli or Tomas Satoransky want to optimize their game.
Breakdown
1:00 - Three Things for Player Development
5:30 - Trust
10:00 - Brose Bamberg Player Development
13:30 - Comfort and Confidence
17:30 - Finding Solutions
21:00 - Parts of Practice
23:40 - 24:21 - Immersion Videos AD Jan 2023
25:00 - Individual Differences
27:30 - Importance of Feet
34:30 - Emotional Regulation
37:00 - Mistakes
40:00 - Feedback on Misses
44:30 - How to be Better Coaches
46:00 - Conclusion
Stefan Weissenboeck’s Bio:
Bio: https://stefan-weissenboeck.com/
Website: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Stefan-Weissenboeck/13220
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Guest: Adam Forde, Cairns Taipans Head Coach
Cairns Taipans head coach Adam Forde joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a game model and tactical periodization.
Between 2013 and 2019, Forde was an assistant coach with the Perth Wildcats and won four NBL championships. After a season as an assistant coach with the Sydney Kings in 2019–20, he served as their head coach during the 2020–21 season. He was appointed head coach of the Taipans in 2021, and in 2023 he was named the NBL Coach of the Year.
Breakdown
1:00 - Team Accountability
4:30 - Freedom
7:00 - Ignition Drills
13:00 - Clips Applied in a Game
15:00 - Tactical Periodization
25:00 - Game Model
28:52 - 29:26 - Basketball Immersion AD Jan 2023
29:30 - Tactical Dimension
35:00 - Coaching Philosophy
38:00 - Providing Guidance
45:00 - Creating Trust
48:00 - Make Mistakes
51:00 - Putting Players in Best Situation
55:00 - Ways to Manipulate Intensity
59:00 - Building Program
1:00:00 - Conclusion
Adam Forde’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Forde
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Jacob Jackomas, Illawarra Hawks Head Coach
Illawarra Hawks head coach Jacob Jackomas joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on assistant and head coaching and the 5-Out spread offense.
Jacob Jackomas previously acted as Australia coaching legend Brian Goorjian's assistant coach for more than a decade, his extensive coaching resume includes stints in the NBL, China, and the Australian Boomers program over the past 6 years. Jackomas was recently made the International Scouting Coordinator for the Australian national basketball team, the Boomers.
His assistant coaching resume includes stints with the Sydney Kings (2006-2009), Dongguan Leopards (2009-2015), Sydney Kings (2015-2016), and the Shanghai Sharks (2016-2017).
Breakdown
1:00 - Takeaways Working with Brian Goorjian
9:00 - Scouting
12:00 - Competition with Coaches
14:30 - Olympic Learning
18:00 - Pick and Roll
22:00 - Flow
31:00 - Running a First-Team
33:03 - 33:45 - Immersion Videos ADS
33:30 - Best Spots
36:30 - The Spread Offense
39:00 - Catch Attack Matchups
43:00 - Penetration Reaction
47:00 - Cuts
52:00 - Creating Space
55:00 - Shot Clock
59:00 - Advice to Assistant Coaches
Jacob Jackomas’ Bio:
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-jackomas-68608669
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobjackomas
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Mike Prada, NBA Staff Editor for The Athletic and Author
NBA Staff Editor for The Athletic and author Mike Prada joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how spacing and the three-point shot changed how we coach.
Mike Prada is an NBA analyst, writer, and editor who specializes in writing about dense topics like Xs and Os in a way all fans can understand. He currently works for The Athletic after spending 10 years running SB Nation's NBA coverage. He is the author of Spaced Out: How the NBA’s Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball, published by Triumph Books.
Breakdown
1:00 - Spaced Out Book
4:30 - Importance of Space
8:00 - Shooting the Three
13:00 - Three-Point Revolution
17:30 - Humans Playing Humans
25:00 - Off The Ball Actions
27:39 - 28:14 - BAsketball Immersion AD January 2023
28:30 - Analytics
30:00 - Position Less vs. Defining Positions
36:00 - Giving Freedom
38:00 - Big Team Talk
40:00 - Predefined Role
43:00 - Notice Progress
46:00 - Impact on Offense and Space Created
51:00 - Evolution in Coaching
54:30 - Curiosity
55:30 - Conclusion
Mike Prada’s Bio:
Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/mike-prada/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikePradaNBA
Basketball Immersion
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Guest: Nelson Terroba, Texas Legends Associate Head Coach
Texas Legends associate head coach Nelson Terroba joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on modern functional coaching.
Nelson Terroba has filled many roles for the Texas Legends, an NBA G League Affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, including Defensive Coordinator, player development coach and associate head coach. He has been with the Legends since 2019.
Terroba has coached at the professional level for the Saskatchewan Rattlers, Saint John Riptide, Erie Bayhawks, and Bakersfield Jam.He has also been an assistant coach with the Congo National Team, and a head high school coach.
Terroba started his coaching career at the University of Texas where he first served as a student manager and later became the special assistant to the head coach under Rick Barnes.
Breakdown
1:00 - Modern Functional Coaching
5:00 - Transactional Leadership
9:30 - Adapting The Model
14:00 - Individual Differences
17:30 - Authenticity and Humility
20:30 - Diagnostics
25:30 - Prescriptive and Diagnostic Nonstick
28:43 - 29:24 - Immersion Videos AD Jan 2023
29:00 - Recreate, Recreate, Recreate
35:00 - Point Guard College
39:00 - Losing
41:30 - Three-Auto Drill
46:30 - Player's Parents
49:00 - Talent Code
53:00 - Conclusion
Nelson Terroba’s Bio:
Bio: https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Nelson-Terroba/Summary/25921
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachterroba
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Guest: David Hollander, Author of How Basketball Can Save The World
David Hollander, the author of How Basketball Can Save the World, joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how basketball can save the world.
Hollander is an assistant dean and clinical professor with the Tisch Institute for Global Sport at New York University and received NYU’s highest faculty honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award. His innovative courses have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, SLAM, and CBS News. He sits on advisory boards for espnW, The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School, and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute. He holds his high school record for most technical fouls.
Breakdown
1:00 - Saving The World
6:00 - Other Sports
12:00 - Harmony and Balance
15:00 - Belongingness
21:00 - Isolation and Loneliness
24:00 - Common Sense
30:00 - Strengths and Weaknesses
30:41 - 31:16 - Basketball Immersion January AD 2023
35:00 - Balance of Force and Skills
39:00 - Position and Human Alchemy
44:00 - Being Adaptable
47:30 - Co Create Solution
49:00 - Make it Global
53:00 - Other Levels
1:00:00 - Conclusion
David Hollander’s Bio:
Website: https://howbasketballcansavetheworld.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/david-hollander-how-basketball-can-save-the-world/id1603012439?i=1000567342555
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Guest: Sue Phillips, Archbishop Mitty Head Coach
Archbishop Mitty head coach Sue Phillips joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program and applying performance psychology.
Sue Phillips, who is also a math teacher, has coached more than 50 players who went on to play in Division I and has more coaching wins than any girls high school basketball coach in Northern California history at 760+ and counting. The Tradition of Excellence she has established has led to 33 League Titles, 30 Central Coast Section Titles, 14 Nor Cal Championships, 6 CIF State Titles and her 2018 team earned top national rankings from ESPN, MaxPreps and USA Today and was declared the mythical national champion by USA Today and espnW.
Breakdown
1:00 - Planning a Season
4:00 - Beginning a Program
6:00 - How to Develop Coaches
8:30 - Shaping a Successful Program
11:00 - Coping Strategies
13:30 - Art of Coaching with Science
17:30 - Practice in Modern Era
22:00 - Supporting Players
25:30 - Coaching Talents
28:30 - Higher Standards as a Gift
30:05 - 30:45 - Immersion Videos AD
32:30 - Managing Parents
40:00 - Carrot and Stick Approach
45:00 - Managing Hype
50:00 - Rules Around State Associations
54:00 - Handling Officials
57:00 - Conclusion
Sue Phillips’ Bio:
Bio: https://www.usab.com/basketball/staff/p/phillips-sue.aspx
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachsphillips
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Guest: Ted Suihkonen, Hockey Development Coach, and Educator
Hockey development coach and educator Ted Suihkonen join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on developing speed of hand, speed of foot, and speed of mind.
Ted Suihkonen is the Head of Development for the ice hockey club EVZ in Zug, Switzerland. Prior to moving to Switzerland, he was the Head of Development for HC Lokomotiv of the KHL in Yaroslavl, Russia. During his time there, HC Lokomotiv was able to get 18 players from their junior system drafted into the NHL. He started his coaching career in the USA, before moving back to Sweden where he played professionally, to continue his coaching career. He also holds top education through USA Hockey and the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation, as well as a master's degree in Neuroscience.
Breakdown
1:00 - Two Sports are Connected
4:00 - Resistance
11:00 - Playing More in Practice
13:00 - Concept of Skill Talk
22:00 - Importance of Drills
27:00 - Expecting to be Creative
30:00 - Independent Performers
35:00 - Coaches are Problem Solvers
36:51 - 37:26 - Basketball Immersion AD Jan 2023
37:30 - Sticky Practice
42:00 - Make Mistakes
47:30 - Interleaving Mixing
51:00 - How to Cheat that Constraint
53:00 - Overload
57:00 - Basketball Trainers
1:00:00 - Lack of Gameplay
1:02:00 - Embrace Chaos
1:05:00 - Full Circle
1:09:00 - Conclusion
Ted Suihkonen’s Bio:
Bio: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/22255/ted-suihkonen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/suihkonen77
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Guest: Megan Griffith, Columbia Head Coach
Columbia head coach Megan Griffith joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on developing people, creating culture, and building community.
Griffith has ushered in a new era of Columbia women's basketball. Her six-year tenure as head coach has combined to be the winningest six-year stretch in the NCAA Division I history of the program. Over that time, the Lions have earned seven power-conference wins, including their first victories over opponents from the ACC and Big East. Columbia has also qualified for the Ivy League Tournament in each of its last two seasons, playing in the championship game in 2021-22 before accepting the program's first bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).
The 2021-22 season was a landmark year as the team had its winningest season in program history, going 25-7 overall with a 12-2 Ivy League record.
Breakdown
1:00 - Columbia Basketball Program
3:00 - Culture and Core Values
5:00 - Communication
9:00 - Defensive Communication
12:00 - Foundation Things on Offense
15:00 - Changing the Culture
20:00 - Conversation
24:00 - Better Practice
24:29 - 25:03 - Basketball Immersion AD 2023
27:00 - Journaling
35:00 - Wellness Check
38:00 - Greetings and Handshakes
39:30 - Buddy System
43:00 - Journey Meetings
48:00 - Unbalanced as Coaches
51:00 - Multiple Experiences
Megan Griffith’s Bio:
Bio: https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/megan-griffith/2752
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cucoachg
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Guest: Seth Greenberg, ESPN College Basketball Broadcaster
ESPN college basketball broadcaster Seth Greenberg joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching, college basketball, and educating players.
Prior to becoming an analyst for ESPN Greenberg was a coach for 34 years, the last 22 as a head coach. Greenberg has been the head coach at Long Beach State, the University of South Florida, and Virginia Tech. He was a two-time ACC Coach of the Year.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Greenberg was an assistant coach at Columbia, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Miami and Long Beach State.
Breakdown
1:00 - Knowledge on Broadcasts
5:00 - Access to Coaches
8:00 - Imitating Coaches
13:00 - Relationship on Players
15:30 - Evolution of the Game
20:00 - Coaching Them Hard
25:55 - 26:36 - Immersion Video Ad
26:00 - Philosophy Behind Meetings
30:30 - Resist Trends
36:00 - The Modern Game
39:00 - Two-Way Contract
43:30 - College Basketball
46:30 - Set of Rules Internationally
50:00 - CFL
52:00 - Shot Clock on High School Level
53:00 - Conclusion
Seth Greenberg’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Greenberg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sethonhoops
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Guest: Jen Oliver, Entrepreneur, a Mother of two daughters, the Author of the International Best Selling Book, “The Love FitMama Way: Transforming the Core of Motherhood”
Chris and Jen Oliver join the Basketball Podcast to discuss learning, unlearning and relearning and so much more from their experiences coaching, playing, and sharing the game.
Jen Oliver is an entrepreneur, a mother of two daughters, and the author of the international bestselling book, The Love FitMama Way: Transforming the Core of Motherhood. Jen is an internationally recognized public speaker and has been a consultant, coach, and mentor for many successful online businesses and entrepreneurs since she started her first podcast in 2008.
As an Online Business Development and Mindset Coach, Podcaster, and TEDx Speaker, Jen Oliver inspires, educates, and motivates entrepreneurs around the globe to follow their vision for themselves and to do it with love. What she is most passionate about is spreading the message she draws on from science and mind-body data to support entrepreneurs in being their own biggest ally in business, relationships, and life. Jen has almost 1.8 million views on her viral TEDx talk, “How to Love Yourself to the Core”
Breakdown
1:00 - Basketball Immersion Podcast
4:00 - Resistance
7:00 - Decision Training
11:30 - Practice with their Daughters
14:00 - Asking Questions
18:30 - Making Decisions
21:00 - Technical Information
24:00 - Human Interactions
27:00 - New Variables to Practice
29:00 - Messy
32:30 - Concept of Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn
36:00 - Learning New Things
39:00 - Adaptable
41:35 - 42:10 - Basketball Immersion AD
43:30 - Player's Perspective
46:00 - Rabbit Hole
50:00 - Summer League
55:00 - Sharing Experiences
57:00 - Five-Page Essay
1:00:00 - Psychological Safety
1:01:00 - To Be Creative and Free
1:04:00 - Active Participants
1:08:00 - Enjoying The Sport
1:10:00 - Limited in the Game
1:14:00 - People Involvement
1:16:00 - Premium Podcast and Bonus Materials
Jen Oliver’s Bio:
Bio: https://basketballimmersion.com/jenoliver/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovefitmama
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JenOliver
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Guest: Ben Taylor, Founder of Thinking Basketball
The founder of Thinking Basketball Ben Taylor joins the Basketball Podcast to challenge and dive deeper into new and old basketball concepts that can help our coaching.
Ben Taylor is the founder of the Thinking Basketball YouTube channel, podcast and author of Thinking Basketball the book. In all his platforms, Taylor goes deeper on basketball analysis, history, philosophy and theory. Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. He explores how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives.
He is a behavioral scientist who loves basketball. He has had his blog in some form or another since 2011. Since then he has developed a bunch of historical metrics, hand-tracked hundreds of games, tried to start a basketball data company, written a book about basketball and cognition, and started creating podcasts / YouTube content about the NBA.
Breakdown
1:00 - Difficult Concepts
5:00 - Cognitive Scientist
8:00 - Applied Science
11:00 - Not Connecting Perception
13:30 - Data Gathering
15:00 - Evaluating Their Defense
17:00 - Old vs New School Thinking
20:00 - Advocating Coaches
22:00 - Lob Pass
24:30 - Passing
28:30 - Yoga
31:17 - 32:00 - Membership Sales Ads
32:00 - Split Cut
34:00 - The Right Structure
38:00 - Coaching Perspective
42:00 - Concept of pre Switching
46:00 - Adaptability
50:00 - Overload Concept
55:00 - NBA Skill Sets
59:00 - Goal of Offense
1:02:00 - Empowering Players
Ben Taylor’s Bio:
Website: https://thinkingbasketball.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elgee35
Podcast: Thinking Basketball - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-basketball/id1428290303?mt=2
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/thinkingbasketball
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Episode 248: Gordon Herbert, Philosophy, Roles, and Identity
Guest: Gordon Herbert, German National Team Head Coach
German National Team head coach Gordon Herbert joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on philosophy, roles and identity.
Herbert has extensive experience having coached throughout Europe, most notably in the German League and the Euroleague, and in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors, and the Georgian national team and the Canadian National Team. In September 2021, he was named head coach of the Germany national team. He guided the German team to a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships.
He also has coaching titles, winning the Basketball Bundesliga: 2003–04, the FIBA Europe Cup: 2015–16, the French Cup: 2006–07 and the Finnish Cup: 2009.
Breakdown
1:00 - National Team
2:00 - Importance of Roles
4:00 - Organization and Creativity
6:00 - Concept of Spacing
10:00 - Triggers
14:00 - Offensive Advantage
16:00 - Adjustments on the Wings
21:00 - Influence of Hockey
25:00 - FACC Program
25:35 - 26:20 - Membership Sales Ad
28:00 - Three Factors
30:30 - Teaching Defense
33:00 - Player Enjoyment
36:00 - Defensive Decisions
39:00 - Special Situations
43:00 - Coaching with Nick Nurse
45:00 - Pace in Practice
52:00 - Sorting Roles to the Players
55:00 - Conclusion
Gordon Herbert’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Herbert
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Guest: Joe Crispin, Rowan Head Coach
Rowan head coach Joe Crispin joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offense wins and how to help players enjoy the game more.
As Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Rowan University, Joe Crispin has advanced the team to the NCAA Division III Championships and been selected as the NABC Atlantic District Coach of the Year and the D3Hoops.com Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. Prior to being named head coach, Joe spent two seasons as the assistant coach for both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams at Rowan University.
Joe Crispin is also the primary director for Crispin Basketball where he runs various camps, clinics, and club teams throughout the year. He focuses his energy on our overall development philosophy and programs. He enjoyed an extensive and successful playing career that has seen him play basketball for 28 different coaches.
Breakdown
1:00 - Offensive Tempo and Creating Pace
6:00 - Have Fun
11:00 - Mantra
13:00 - Basics of Walking
16:00 - Half and Full Court
18:00 - Structure the Workout
21:30 - Fundamentals
25:00 - Three-Leg Program
28:00 - Playing in the Triangle
32:00 - Constraint-Led Approach
35:19 - 36:04 - Membership Sales Ads
37:00 - Game Situations
39:30 - Constraints of the Shot Clock
42:00 - Security vs Pressure
49:30 - Importance of Recruiting
52:00 - Creating Decisions
55:30 - Changing Mentality
1:02:00 - Mindset for Success
1:07:00 - Part of the Process
Joe Crispin’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Crispin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joecrispin
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Guest: Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell Head Coach
Bucknell head coach Trevor Woodruff joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on defense and mindset, and how it has made an impact everywhere he has coached.
Through three seasons with the Bison, Woodruff has compiled an outstanding 57-17 (.770) overall record, including a 40-10 (.800) mark against Patriot League opponents. On top of that, Bucknell is 30-5 (.857) when playing at home under Woodruff and 4-2 (.667) in Patriot League Tournament contests.
For his career, Trevor Woodruff owns a 170-27 (.863) record coaching NCAA women’s basketball and a 329-162 (.670) overall NCAA basketball record when factoring in his 11 seasons as the men’s coach at Misericordia. In all, Woodruff has eight conference titles, 11 appearances in national postseason tournaments, and 10 Coach of the Year awards.
Breakdown
1:00 - Defensive Conviction
4:00 - Offense
6:00 - Mindset Training
7:30 - Drills and Live Play
10:00 - Non Negotiables
14:00 - Ball Screen Defense
16:00 - Passing Piece
20:00 - Connecting Things to Mindset
25:00 - Practice Plan
29:38 - 30:23 - Membership Sales Ads
30:30 - Weak Side
33:30 - Base Defense
38:30 - Weak Defensive Concepts
41:00 - Challenges
43:00 - Variability
46:00 - Emphasis on Recovering
50:00 - Shift
52:00 - Offensive and Defensive Talent
55:00 - Conclusion
Trevor Woodruff’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://bucknellbison.com/staff-directory/trevor-woodruff/265
Twitter: https://twitter.com/trevorwoodruff
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Guest: Roy Rana, International Coach
International coach Roy Rana joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building an unbreakable mindset and a defensive base with adaptability.
Roy Rana is a Canadian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League and head coach of the Egyptian men's national basketball team. Rana served as head coach for Canada's Senior Men's National Team during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers where he led Canada to a 10-2 record and a first-place finish in Group F to secure a 2019 FIBA World Cup bid.
Rana was a guest coach at the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz in 2014 and the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. In 2019, Rana was hired as an assistant coach by the Sacramento Kings of the NBA where he served in that role for three seasons.
Rana has incredible international experience serving as the national team head coach for Canada at the senior level on down to the youth level. Most notably in 2017, Rana led Canada to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup title, the nation’s first-ever title in the tournament. He also served as Germany’s lead assistant at the Tokyo Olympics last summer.
Breakdown
1:00 - Opportunities
5:00 - Evolved Philosophy
8:00 - Defensive Base
10:00 - Heels
14:00 - Scout
16:00 - Professional Schedule
20:00 - Driven by Imports
22:30 - Defending Isolations
23:30 - Analytics
26:03 - 26:47 - Membership Sales Ad
27:00 - Adaptability
29:00 - Building Base
32:00 - Natural Questioning
34:30 - International Competition
37:00 - Unbreakable Mindset
39:00 - Player Development
42:00 - Takeaways from the NBA
45:00 - High School Coaching
49:00 - Canada Basketball
52:00 - Egypt Basketball
55:00 - Conclusion
Roy Rana’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rana
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roy_rana
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Guest: Garry Williams, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach
Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the flex offense, full-court pressure, and removing the grey areas.
Gary Williams is the winningest head basketball coach in Maryland history. During his 22 seasons at the helm, the Terrapins went 461-252, a winning percentage of .646. His tenure included 14 NCAA tournament berths, seven Sweet 16 appearances, back-to-back trips to the Final Four, and the 2002 national championship. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014 and has the basketball court at the Xfinity Center named after him.
Breakdown
1:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Flex
5:00 - Removing Down Screen
9:00 - Less Structured
13:00 - Manipulate the Flexibility
16:00 - Pressure
18:00 - Switching
24:00 - Triangle Influence
26:30 - Three Point Line
29:24 - 30:08 - Membership Sales AD
30:09 - Toughness
33:00 - Press
37:00 - Sideline
40:30 - Points Per Possession
43:00 - Playing Full Court
47:00 - Remove The Grey Area
51:00 - Cross Matchups and Press
54:00 - Press Break
59:00 - Playing 5-on-5 Press
1:00:00 - The Current Game
Gary Williams’ Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Williams
Twitter: https://twitter.com/garywilliams02
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Guest: Randy Norton, UAB Head Coach
UAB head coach Randy Norton joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on communication, attitude, and solution-based coaching.
Since Randy Norton arrived on campus in 2013, he has guided the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) to at least 15 wins in seven of the last eight seasons. From 2017-2020, he led the Green and Gold to three consecutive 20 win seasons for the first time in school history. He led UAB to its first C-USA Regular Season title in 2017-18. Randy Norton was named the 2017-18 C-USA Coach of the Year after leading the Blazers to a record-setting 27-7 overall record and a 13-3 conference record. The Blazers have finished with 12 or more conference wins from 2017-2020.
Breakdown
1:00 - Work On Their Own
6:00 - Positive Things During Practice
9:00 - Useless Information
11:00 - Timeouts and Coaching
15:30 - Communication
18:00 - Mental Toughness
22:00 - Thinking Solutions
27:00 - Being Proactive
28:12 - 28:59 - Membership Sales Ads
30:00 - UAB Player-Led Development
33:00 - 5-and-5
38:00 - One on One
43:00 - Competition
46:00 - Shooting Drills
51:00 - Challenges on Coaching
Randy Norton’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://uabsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/randy-norton/1798
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachnorton1
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Guest: Tricia Cullop, Toledo Head Coach
Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how to build by culture and the blue collar gold standard.
As the winningest coach in University of Toledo Women’s Basketball history, Head Coach Tricia Cullop has transformed the program into a nationally-recognized powerhouse. The 2022 WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award is a testament to her success in creating space for authenticity and community on and off the court throughout her 30-year coaching career.
Under her leadership, Toledo has made nine trips to the postseason and has hung five championship banners, including a postseason WNIT title in 2011, a MAC Championship in 2017, and three MAC regular-season championships (2010-11, 2012-13, and 2021-22). The Rockets’ 2011 WNIT Championship was the first major postseason tournament title won by a Mid-American Conference team. Cullop has been named MAC Coach of the Year a record-tying four times (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2022).
Breakdown
1:00 - Conversation Around Lynn Roberts
8:00 - Done It That Way
11:00 - Mindset Training
14:00 - Challenges During COVID
17:00 - Built By Culture
20:30 - Blue Collar Gold Standard
22:00 - Great Schedule
25:00 - Playing Man to Man
27:56 - 28:41 - Membership Sales Ad
29:00 - Adavantages of Switching
35:00 - Rebounding
38:00 - Special Situation
41:00 - Constructive Criticism
46:00 - Captain Ideas
49:00 - Highlights and Lowlights
51:00 - Individual Freedom
53:00 - Ball Screens
55:00 - Perception Precedes Communication
Tricia Cullop’s Bio:
Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricia_Cullop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcullop
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Guest: Tom Hovasse, Japan National Men’s Team Head Coach
Japan National Men's Team head coach Tom Hovasse joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the 5-Out offense style of play and Japanese Basketball.
During his career as head coach of the Japanese women’s basketball team, Tom Hovasse did what no one thought possible, leading the team to silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Tom is now channeling his skills into coaching the Japanese men’s team.
Tom played college basketball at Penn State and played professionally from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.
He also served as assistant coach to the Japanese national team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the Japan team made it as far as the quarterfinals.
Breakdown
1:00 - Japan Women's Team Success
3:00 - Adapting 5-Out System
5:00 - Mirroring
8:30 - Creating Gaps
13:00 - Calling Plays
16:00 - Freedom From Choice
18:00 - Overload Spacing
21:00 - Screens
24:00 - 24:46 - Membership Sales Ads
25:00 - Tagging Up Concept
28:00 - Offensive Rebounding System
32:00 - Putting in Long Hours
36:00 - Following Structure
41:00 - Best Roster
44:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Ted Hotaling, New Haven Head Coach New Haven head coach Ted Hotaling joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on seeking basketball solutions to our questions as coaches. With 173 career victories, Ted Hotaling stands second among nine head coaches in the history of the New Haven men’s basketball program and, with 27 more wins, would become just the second coach in program history to win 200 career games. The 2022-23 season will mark his 12th season strolling the sidelines of Charger Gymnasium. Ted Hotaling led the Chargers to back-to-back appearances in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship game, a pair of nine total appearances in the conference tournament under his tutelage. In addition, Hotaling’s teams have earned four bids to the NCAA Division II National Tournament, the most recent coming in 2022. Breakdown 1:00 - Basketball Solution To Our Questions 5:00 - Silence Condense 8:00 - Skill Execution 10:00 - Connection 13:00 - Three Seconds 15:00 - Clips of Turnover 17:00 - Advance Stats 21:00 - Shot Selection 23:00 - System and Talent 26:00 - Practice 28:00 - Game of Change 27:32 - 28:18 - Membership Sales Ad 30:00 - Time Management 32:00 - Playing More 5-on-5 35:00 - Weak vs Strong Hand Finish 37:30 - Audition 42:00 - Individual Close Outs 43:30 - Offensive Philosophy 47:00 - Book Phrase 49:00 - Learning Language 51:00 - Culture Around The Program Ted Hotaling’s Bio: Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hotaling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hotaling) Twitter: https://twitter.com/tedhotaling (https://twitter.com/tedhotaling) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Ted Hotaling, New Haven Head Coach New Haven head coach Ted Hotaling joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on seeking basketball solutions to our questions as coaches. With 173 career victories, Ted Hotaling stands second among nine head coaches in the history of the New Haven men’s basketball program and, with 27 more wins, would become just the second coach in program history to win 200 career games. The 2022-23 season will mark his 12th season strolling the sidelines of Charger Gymnasium. Ted Hotaling led the Chargers to back-to-back appearances in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship game, a pair of nine total appearances in the conference tournament under his tutelage. In addition, Hotaling’s teams have earned four bids to the NCAA Division II National Tournament, the most recent coming in 2022. Breakdown 1:00 - Basketball Solution To Our Questions 5:00 - Silence Condense 8:00 - Skill Execution 10:00 - Connection 13:00 - Three Seconds 15:00 - Clips of Turnover 17:00 - Advance Stats 21:00 - Shot Selection 23:00 - System and Talent 26:00 - Practice 28:00 - Game of Change 27:32 - 28:18 - Membership Sales Ad 30:00 - Time Management 32:00 - Playing More 5-on-5 35:00 - Weak vs Strong Hand Finish 37:30 - Audition 42:00 - Individual Close Outs 43:30 - Offensive Philosophy 47:00 - Book Phrase 49:00 - Learning Language 51:00 - Culture Around The Program Ted Hotaling’s Bio: Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hotaling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hotaling) Twitter: https://twitter.com/tedhotaling (https://twitter.com/tedhotaling) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Daniel Abrahams, Sport Psychologist. Consultant, Author, Blogger and Podcaster Sport psychologist. consultant, author, blogger and podcaster Daniel Abrahams joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on psychology, coaching and skilled performance. Dan Abrahams is a sport psychologist working alongside individuals, teams, coaches and organizations globally. He is known for his passion to de-mystify sport psychology and for creating simple to use performance techniques. He is the author of four best-selling sport psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast. A former professional golfer and PGA qualified, Dan has a First Class Honors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Sport Psychology. He is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), meaning he is an accredited psychologist and bound by the HCPC’s code of conduct which emphasizes confidentiality, evidence of professional development, safe practice, and standards of proficiency. Breakdown 1:00 - Engagement 6:00 - Concept of Performance 11:30 - Scaffolding 16:00 - Variability 21:00 - Small Sided Games 24:00 - Player Led Development Time 26:00 - Feedback 30:00 - Asking Questions 32:00 - Value of Review Sections 37:00 - Retrival and Space Rehearsal 37:24 - 38:09 - Membership Sales Ads 46:00 - Memory Consolidation 53:00 - Retrieval Practice Rehearsal 55:00 - Persuade yourself 1:00:00 - Coach to Player Conversation 1:02:00 - Psychological Safety 1:08:00 - Conclusion Daniel Abrahams’ Bio: Bio/Website: https://danabrahams.com/ (https://danabrahams.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/danabrahams77 (https://twitter.com/danabrahams77) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Rob Lanier, SMU Head Coach SMU head coach Rob Lanier joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coach speak and his core values for his program. SMU head coach Rob Lanier to the Basketball Podcast. Lanier has more than 30 years as a collegiate coach including as an associate head coach or assistant coach at Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, and seven seasons as a head coach at Siena and Georgia State. He has been a part of teams that have made 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned 19 total postseason bids. Those teams also have five conference titles, three regular season championships and two tournament crowns, plus five more trips to a league tournament final. In his three seasons prior to SMU at Georgia State, the team went 53-30, winning the Sun Belt Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament and the program’s first win over an ACC opponent. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 6:00 - Coaches Own Voice 8:00 - Coaching Experience 15:00 - Georgia State 20:00 - Transitioning to SMU 23:16 - 24:03 - Membership Sales Ad 25:00 - Family 29:00 - 3 Core Values 33:00 - Coaching at SMU 36:00 - Sharing the Value 38:00 - Advice to Older Coaches 41:30 - Advice to Younger Coaches 43:30 - Big Time Success Rob Lanier’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lanier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lanier) Twitter: https://twitter.com/icehandler (https://twitter.com/icehandler) Website: https://www.coachspeak.net/ (https://www.coachspeak.net/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Brian Morehouse, Hope College Head Coach Hope College head coach Brian Morehouse joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on culture and the Hope College We Pyramid. Brian Morehouse '91 has developed the Hope College women's basketball team into one of the nation's elite programs during his tenure, guiding the Flying Dutch to national championships in 2022 and 2006 and a national runner-up finish in 2010. Brian Morehouse has been chosen as the Division III National Coach of the Year three times by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (2021, 2020, 2006). He was also named Division III Coach of the Year by http://d3hoops.com/ (D3hoops.com) (2019-20). Through the 2022-23 season, the Flying Dutch have won 658 games and 17 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. Brian Morehouse teams have made 20 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Morehouse has been named the Michigan Collegiate women's basketball coach of the year by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan four times in his career (2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2015-16). Morehouse is ranked among Division III's elite active coaches by winning percentage. After the 2022-23 season, he is ranked second in winning percentage (87.4%). Breakdown 1:00 - Consistency of Success 5:00 - We Mentality 9:00 - National Championship 13:30 - Tweaking 15:00 - Six Things 19:30 - Connecting Stats to Practice 23:00 - Adding Resources 26:00 - Data and Evidences 28:30 - We Celebrate 32:27 - 33:12 - MEMBERSHIP SALES AD 34:00 - We Appreciate 37:00 - We Show Up 39:00 - We Believe In 47:00 - What Coaching Is 51:00 - Gratitude 53:00 - We Mentality Impact 1:00:00 - Conclusion Brian Morehouse’ Bio: Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/morehouse-brian/index.html (https://hope.edu/directory/people/morehouse-brian/index.html) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmorehouse (https://twitter.com/coachmorehouse) Courtney Kust Bio: Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/kust-courtney/index.html (https://hope.edu/directory/people/kust-courtney/index.html) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Paul Sather, University of North Dakota Head Coach University of North Dakota head coach Paul Sather joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on heart touches, Don Meyer, and effective terminology. Armed with a collegiate coaching résumé that includes 24 years and a head coaching record of 303-169 Sather has built a pair of national-contending basketball teams at his two head coaching stops, Black Hills State and Northern State. Prior to that, he was a five-year assistant at Northern State, his alma mater, under legendary head coach Don Meyer. Paul Sather had tremendous success at Northern State University. In his last year as head coach, the Wolves were the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champions, finishing the league schedule with an 18-4 record, part of a 30-6 league mark in the past two seasons. Sather's team led the NSIC in scoring defense, scoring margin, 3-point field goal percentage defense, and assists. In addition, NSU sat sixth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. Breakdown 1:00 - Work with Don Meyer 5:00 - Favorite Quote 7:00 - Coached at Different Levels 11:00 - Concept of Heart Touches 14:00 - Heart Touch Goal 16:30 - Footwork 19:00 - Getting to the Paint 22:00 - Developing a Post Player 24:00 - Motion Concept 28:00 - Fronting the Post 29:20 - 30:04 - Membership Sales Ads 30:00 - System of Talk 33:00 - S.V.P.T.A.M 36:00 - Emphasize Communication 38:00 - Three Point Shooting 40:00 - Wall Ups 42:00 - No Angles 45:00 - Know Your Personnel 47:00 - Dork and Opponent Terminators 52:00 - Giving Structure 53:00 - Changing Defense 55:00 - Conclusion Paul Sather’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sather (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sather) Twitter: https://twitter.com/northdakotambb (https://twitter.com/northdakotambb) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Lynn Roberts, University of Utah Head Coach University of Utah head coach Lynn Roberts joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on smart box scores and bringing it to life in practice. Entering her eighth season in 2022-23, the Utes' first NCAA Tournament since 2011, Utah has eight letter winners and four starters returning to Salt Lake City along with a talented recruiting class, including adding the 2018-19 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year to the squad. Heading into the 2022-23 season holds a 112-99 record at Utah and is 333-274 in her 20 years as a head coach. Breakdown 1:00 - Modern Approach to Basketball 4:00 - Modern Offensive Template 9:00 - Smart Box Score 11:00 - Offensive Rebounding 13:00 - Taking Advantage 16:00 - Shooting Off the Dribble 19:00 - Don't Meet After The Game 24:00 - Evolution of Box Score 26:00 - Free Throws 30:00 - Turnover 35:00 - Decision Making 41:30 - Sit Down During Games 45:00 - Improve Turnover Percentage 48:00 - Conclusion Lynn Robert’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Roberts_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Roberts_(basketball)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/utescoachrob (https://twitter.com/utescoachrob) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Rob Fodor, NBA Shooting Coach NBA shooting coach Rob Fodor joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on rethinking how and what you teach about the shooting. Rob Fodor is the long-time shooting coach of the Miami Heat. Formerly, he was a coach for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the head coach of the Florida Pitbulls of the ABA. He has played college and professional basketball both in the United States and abroad. During his three years with the Miami Heat, the team has set numerous individual and team-shooting career-highs, both on a percentage and volume basis. Coach Fodor has coached or taught in Norway, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Slovenia, the ABA, the WNBA, and the NBA. By being a teacher and clinician for over 30 years, Coach Fodor has acquired experience in communicating and reaching players of different types and levels. Breakdown 1:00 - Concept on How To Teach 6:00 - Decision To Shoot 8:00 - Importance of Variability within Shooting 15:00 - 5 Words Explaining Shooting 18:00 - Central Programming Generator 18:09 - 18:51 - DR. DISH AD 24:00 - Question Asked on His Players 30:00 - Psychological Safety 32:00 - Lift of the Ball 37:00 - Energy Transfer 40:00 - Perception and Decision 43:00 - Simulate Skills 49:00 - Mix Drills and Guidance 55:00 - Vertical Drop 56:28 - 57:07 - JUST PLAY AD 1:00:00 - Goofy Shots 1:02:00 - Concept of Form Shooting 1:08:00 - Types of Quick 1:13:00 - Being Collaborative 1:18:00 - Conclusion Rob Fodor’s Bio: Bio: https://www.nba.com/heat/bio/rob-fodor (https://www.nba.com/heat/bio/rob-fodor) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshootingguy (https://www.instagram.com/theshootingguy) The Shooting Guy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theshootingguy/ (https://www.facebook.com/theshootingguy/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Dejan Milojevic, Golden State Assistant Coach Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojević joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on decision-making, rebounding, Jokić, and collaborative coaching. After his 2009 retirement from a very successful professional career, Dejan Milojević became a head coach for Mega Basket of the Adriatic Basketball Association (ABA). There, he coached future NBA All-Star and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić. Milojevic had a major impact on Jokic’s basketball upbringing and is one of Jokic’s role models. Some of the reads and passes Jokic makes today were originally taught to him by Milojevic, a Serbian legend himself and three-time Adriatic League MVP who helped Yugoslavia win gold at EuroBasket 2001 In 2021, he won Montenegrin League and Montenegrin Cup titles with Budućnost. In addition to club coaching, Milojević had a coaching stint with the Serbian national team from December 2019 until September 2021, assisting head coach Igor Kokoškov. Golden State Dejan Milojević was tasked with working with squad members playing closer to the basket that the team deploys in stretch four, power forward, forward-center, and center positions. For Milojević, that meant primarily focusing on Golden State's recently-drafted young center James Wiseman as well as their established squad players Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. Milojević won the NBA championship in 2022 making him the second Serbian assistant coach (after Igor Kokoškov) to win an NBA ring. Breakdown 1:00 - Jokić Quote 4:00 - Jokić Development 6:00 - De Facto Point Guard 8:00 - Connecting Skills and Decision 13:53 - 14:32 - JUST PLAY ADS 14:00 - Developing Passing 18:00 - Golden State System 21:00 - Game Situations 23:00 - Competition Within Practice 25:00 - Adjusting Small Details 28:00 - Small-Sided Game 33:00 - Beyond Passing 35:27 - 36:10 - DR. DISH ADS 37:00 - Coaching Philosophy 39:00 - Coaching Rebounding 42:00 - Decision-Making 45:00 - European Coaching 48:00 - Conclusion Dejan Milojevic’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Milojevi%C4%87 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Milojevi%C4%87) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Becky Bonner, Orlando Magic Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations Orlando Magic Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations Becky Bonner joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on service-based player development and basketball operations. In her role with Orlando, Magic Becky drives the personal and professional development of the Orlando Magic players. She performs a wide variety of on-court and off-court tasks, including scouting and player evaluation, implementing facility upgrades, and service inspiring personal and professional growth to help players maximize their NBA careers on and off the court. Bonner played basketball in college at Stanford University and Boston University before playing professionally in Europe. She has been on the coaching staff at the University of Maryland and the University of Louisville. She worked for the NBA as part of the league’s Basketball Operations International and was in an operations support role for USA Basketball and the national men’s team for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Coaching Development and Personal Coaching 6:00 - Openness 9:00 - Future Players 10:27 - 11:09 - Dr. DISH AD 12:00 - Skills Improvement 14:00 - Space Decision Making 17:30 - Defensive Concepts 19:00 - Celebrating The Process 20:30 - Top Tier Players 25:00 - College Experience 26:00 - Importance of Decision Making 27:51 - 28:29 - JUST PLAY ADS 28:00 - Complexity of Defense 30:30 - Veteran Lead Habits 33:00 - Loss and Learning 35:00 - Holistic Development 37:00 - Integrating Mental Skills 39:00 - Conclusion Becky Bonner’s Bio: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-bonner (https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-bonner) Twitter: https://twitter.com/beckybonner25 (https://twitter.com/beckybonner25) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on commit to it goals and being built different. Kyra Elzy has spent more than a decade building the Kentucky women’s basketball program into a national power. For eight seasons she served as an assistant coach and an associate head coach for the Wildcats before being named the eighth head coach in program history in 2020. UK Athletics In just two seasons as the head coach, she has crafted an unprecedented resume. Kyra Elzy became the first head coach in program history to lead Kentucky to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in their first two seasons. This past season Elzy led Kentucky to its second SEC Tournament title in program history, and its first since 1982, when it defeated No. 1 South Carolina. The national prominence of Kentucky women’s basketball over the last decade has been a direct reflection of Elzy’s leadership. Elzy helped produce the program’s first ever No. 1 WNBA Draft pick in Rhyne Howard, who was taken first overall by the Atlanta Dream. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 3:30 - Structured Scripted Time 5:00 - Winning Tools 7:30 - Defense and Three-Point Shooting 9:00 - Dominoes 14:00 - Top 3 Analytics 16:30 - Through Contact 18:00 - First Wave Concept 19:04 - 19:43 - JUST PLAY AD 20:00 - Pattern Defense 22:00 - Switch Horns 24:00 - Non Pattern 26:30 - Disruptive on Defense 29:00 - 2-3 Zone Stuffs 31:30 - Play and Survive 35:00 - Role in Loyalty 36:29 - 37:12 - DR. DISH AD 37:00 - SEC Tournament Final 40:00 - Special Segments of Practice 43:00 - Time Constraints 45:00 - Conclusion Kyra Elzy’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyra_Elzy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyra_Elzy) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ukcoachlz (https://twitter.com/ukcoachlz) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Max Lefevre, Minnesota Timberwolves Assistant Coach Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Max Lefevre joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on NBA core defensive concepts. Originally from France, Max is going into his 4th season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Max has been a video coordinator and Player Development Coach. His focus is on player development, defense, and game prep strategy. Before the NBA, Max spent 6 years with Chris Beard, from NCAA D2 Angelo State to NCAA D1 Little Rock and Texas Tech. Max Lefevre helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Breakdown 1:00 - Best Defense 3:00 - Philosophy of Defense 7:00 - Heavy Nail, High Nail 11:00 - No Choppy Sets 15:00 - Off The Line Concept 15:50 - 16:32 - DR. DISH ADS 17:00 - Recovery 19:00 - Arms Out First 23:30 - Accept Rotations 26:30 - Decision Making 29:30 - Verticality 30:08 - 30:46 - JUST PLAY ADS 32:00 - Breakdown Type Drills 34:00 - Cancel The Screen 37:00 - Stopping The Pistols 40:00 - Pursue 43:00 - Bigs in Presentation 45:00 - Fan Out to Shooters 47:00 - Screen Change 49:00 - Pocket Pass and Handoffs 54:00 - Conclusion Max Lefevre’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Lef%C3%A8vre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Lef%C3%A8vre) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachlefevre (https://twitter.com/coachlefevre) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Scott Roth, Tasmania JackJumpers Head Coach Tasmania JackJumpers head coach Scott Roth joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights coaching a new franchise with a lifetime of experience. In the JackJumper's first year in the NBL, the team outperformed all expectations, finishing fourth in the regular season before defeating Melbourne United in the semi-finals, progressing all the way to the grand final, losing in three games to the Sydney Kings. Roth was also awarded 'Coach of the Year for his efforts in his debut season and won the faith of his team, fanbase, and the league at large. Roth enjoyed a playing career that saw him play 160 games in the NBA, as well as successful stints across Europe. He played games with the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves. As an NBA coach, he served as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors, and Detroit Pistons, before a season each in Europe and the NBA G-League ultimately led to him joining the Perth Wildcats for their 2020 NBL championship campaign. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:30 - Tasmania 5:30 - Team Building Philosophy 7:30 - Blank Canvas 10:30 - Around Younger People 12:45 - 13:23 - JUST PLAY ADS 14:00 - Figuring Out Who He Is 16:00 - Limitations of Being in the NBA 21:30 - European Influence 24:00 - Perimeter Type Attack 27:30 - Identifying Switch 30:00 - Butter Time 30:18 - 31:01 - DR. DISH ADS 33:00 - Scouting Reports 36:00 - European Type Defense 39:00 - Advance Scout 43:00 - Different National Programs 46:00 - Advice to Coaches Scott Roth’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Roth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Roth) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Pat Skerry, Towson University Head Coach Towson University head coach Pat Skerry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on flow game offense and winning where they haven't before. When Pat Skerry was announced as the 13th men’s basketball head coach at Towson University in 2011, he took over a program that had endured 15-straight losing seasons. He has revitalized the Towson men's basketball program, leading the Tigers to consistent success in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In addition, under Skerry's leadership, Towson has the highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the CAA. Towson enters the 2022-23 season having won at least 18 games in seven seasons in the last 10 years. Breakdown 1:00 - Taking Over a Program 6:30 - Flow Offense in his System 9:00 - Flow Game 13:23 - 14:06 - DR. DISH ADS 14:30 - Clean Drills 18:00 - Stagger Action 20:30 - Red Zone Concept 24:30 - Triggers and Flash Game 30:00 - Analytics 36:00 - Pace of Play 37:07 - 37:46 - JUST PLAY ADS 41:30 - Stagger Screens 45:00 - Ball in the Post 47:00 - Right Direction 50:00 - Consistency for his Players 52:00 - Winning Style 53:00 - Conclusion Pat Skerry’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Skerry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Skerry) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Towson_MBB (https://twitter.com/Towson_MBB) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Jim Larrañaga, University of Miami Head Coach University of Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching methods, flexibility and 5-Out offense. At the University of Miami, head coach Jim Larrañaga has led the Hurricanes the NCAA tournament five times, while advancing to the Sweet 16 twice, and earning an Elite 8 appearance once. He has been named the Associated Press, Naismith, USBWA and Henry Iba National Coach of the Year, twice was both the ACC and USBWA District Coach of the Year and was the 2013 NABC District Coach of the Year. Larrañaga has posted three 25-win seasons at UM – the only Miami coach to do so – and five in his career. He also has recorded six 20-win campaigns at Miami and 12 in his career. In conference action, the Canes have won nine or more league games in six of nine seasons, while prior to Larrañaga’s arrival, Miami had never won more than eight ACC games in a season. Larrañaga has helped the Canes to 18 postseason victories, including four in the NCAA Tournament (three appearances), nine in the ACC Tournament (eight) and five in the NIT (two). Breakdown 1:00 - Very Flexible Coach 4:00 - Bowling Green Years 6:00 - Value of Teaching 8:00 - 5-Out Offense 13:00 - Repetitions Using Constraints 19:21 - 19:59 - JUST PLAY ADS 20:00 - Constraints to Analytics 27:00 - Rebounding 31:00 - Freedom 36:30 - SDSA BS 41:00 - Ball Screen Success 42:01 - 42:44 - DR. DISH ADS 47:00 - Proactive Connection 52:00 - Effective Ball Screen 55:30 - Penetrating and Pitching 57:00 - Creating Gaps 1:00:30 - Game Preparation and Flexibility Jim Larranaga’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Larra%C3%B1aga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Larra%C3%B1aga) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com)
Guest: Chase Buford, Sydney Kings Head Coach Sydney Kings head coach Chase Buford joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program through creating an effective environment, defense, and offense. Buford was hired as the head coach of the Sydney Kings of the NBL in June 2021. In May 2022 the Kings won the 2021-22 Australian NBL Championship. He played college basketball at Kansas, where he was a part of their 2008 NCAA Tournament-winning team. Buford has also been the head coach of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. Buford began his basketball career as a regional scout with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA before being promoted to video intern. He went on to be the coordinator of player development for the Chicago Bulls from 2015 to 2017 before becoming an assistant for the Erie Bayhawks, the G League affiliate of the Hawks in 2017. He was named an assistant for the Delaware Blue Coats, the G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018 Breakdown 1:00 - Enriching Your Environment 4:00 - Controlling Environment 6:30 - Controlling Messaging 8:00 - Shaping The Program 13:30 - Square Stance 14:48 - 15:41 - DR. DISH ADS 17:00 - Scout 23:30 - Ball Being Square 27:00 - Measuring Defense 29:00 - Measuring Offense 32:00 - Flow Emphasis 34:00 - Spacing and Counters 35:03 - 35:41 - JUST PLAY ADS 37:00 - Habits on Defense 39:00 - Stopping Practice 41:00 - Challenges 43:00 - Kick Concept 46:00 - Holding Accountable to NBA Players 48:00 - Fred Holberg 53:00 - Josh Longstaff 56:00 - Familiarity Chase Buford’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Buford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Buford) Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasebuford (https://twitter.com/chasebuford) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Popeye Jones, Denver Nuggets Assistant Coach Denver Nuggets assistant coach Popeye Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how to teach a routine to become a pro. Popeye Jones was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks. After playing professionally in Europe for a season, he played for the Mavericks for three seasons until being traded to the Toronto Raptors. Jones also played with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors. After spending 11 seasons in the NBA as a player, he pursued his career as a basketball coach. He started as a player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks. After three seasons (2007-10) as a player development coach, Jones got a real job as a coach with Brooklyn Nets. On August 14, 2013, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Jones worked with All-Stars like Roy Hibbert and Paul George and reached the Eastern Conference Finals his first two years with the team. On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jones as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. On August 23, 2021, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had hired Jones as assistant coach. Breakdown 1:00 - Learnings From Hockey 3:00 - Onboarding 6:30 - Necessities in a Routine 12:30 - Team Culture 14:15 - 14:53 - JUST PLAY AD 15:30 - Referring to Other Players 17:30 - Rookie Moving From NCAA to NBA 22:30 - Evaluating Process 27:30 - Branding of Players 30:00 - How to Motivate his Players 32:45 - 33:28 - DR. DISH AD 33:30 - Importance of Mentor 36:00 - Shooting Routine 38:30 - Modern Game 41:00 - Dallas New Practice Facility 44:30 - Financial Planning 46:00 - Adding Value 50:00 - Don Nelson 54:00 - Leonard Hamilton 55:00 - Doc Rivers Popeye Jones’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Jones) Twitter: https://twitter.com/p0peyej0nes (https://twitter.com/p0peyej0nes) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Joseph Blair, Washington Wizards Assistant Coach Washington Wizards assistant coach Joseph Blair joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on accountability, compassion and a community based approach. Joseph Blair has a tremendous basketball résumé, having played for over a decade in Europe and worked as an assistant coach in the NBA, college and G-League. His playing experience saw him play in the NBA, Euroleague and in many other countries and leagues. His coaching experience has led him to three stops with Philadelphia, Minnesota and Washington, and outside of the NBA, coaching in the G-League and in college basketball with Arizona. Perhaps what distinguishes Blair’s past from other NBA coaches is the unique experience he had during the late 1990s playing for the Harlem Globetrotters. Breakdown 1:00 - First Game as a Head Coach 4:00 - Playing Career 6:00 - Coaching Perspective 10:00 - Think Outside the Box 13:00 - Compassion 15:00 - Leadership and Accountability 21:00 - Expanding Player's Role 25:00 - Use of Video 27:00 - Struggling Player 32:00 - The Three E's 36:00 - Meaning of Leadership 39:00 - Psychological Safety 43:00 - Community-Based Approach 48:00 - Set Up 52:00 - Expertise 57:00 - Conclusion Joseph Blair’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Blair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Blair) Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJosephBlair (https://twitter.com/MrJosephBlair) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Nick Friedman, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Nick Friedman joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on NBA role players and advanced offensive concepts. Friedman also currently serves as the Associate Head Coach of the Haitian Senior Men’s National Team. He received a promotion to assistant coach after spending the last two seasons with the Hornets as a Player Development Coach where he served in a hybrid role with both the Hornets and Greensboro Swarm’s coaching staff. He previously worked for three years as a coach in the G League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Maine Red Claws and Northern Arizona Suns. Prior to his time in the NBA, he owned an NBA Pre Draft Training company titled “The Preparation” for 5 years before joining The Charlotte Hornets, working with 12 draft picks in those 5 years. Breakdown 1:00 - Ego Adjustment 3:00 - Mindset of a Role Player 5:00 - Long-Term Career Success 8:30 - Developing Passing 10:37 - 11:16 - JUST PLAY AD 12:00 - Making Decisions 15:00 - Hitting The Pocket 17:00 - Zoom 19:30 - Player Directed 21:00 - Neutral 24:00 - Screening with Guards 28:00 - Evaluating Rim Runners 31:00 - Dunker Spot 31:41 - 32:24 - DR. DISH AD 34:00 - Cross Match Ups 37:00 - Better Spacing Structure 39:00 - Value of Role Player 41:00 - Mentors Nick Friedman’s Bio: Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-friedman-b09a31a2/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-friedman-b09a31a2/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bignickwilly (https://www.instagram.com/bignickwilly) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Casey Hill, New Orleans Pelicans Assistant Coach New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Casey Hill joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss preparation for the season and building responsibilities. Casey Hill enters his third season with the New Orleans Pelicans after spending 2018-20 as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to joining Doc Rivers’ staff, Hill spent the 2017-18 season as head coach of the Clippers’ NBA G League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers, leading the team to a 23-27 record in its inaugural season. Hill joined the Clippers after four seasons as head coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, where he led the franchise to its first-ever G League title in 2014-15. Hill and his staff in Santa Cruz earned the 2013-14 NBA G League “Development Champion” award, an annual honor that recognizes the team that best embodies the league’s goals of developing NBA basketball talent via call-ups and assignments. Prior to joining Santa Cruz’s staff, Hill worked under his father, longtime NBA coach Bob Hill, with the Tokyo Apache, a professional team in Japan. Hill is a graduate of Trinity University (TX), where he was a member of the Tigers’ basketball team that advanced three times to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, including the 2004-05 Elite Eight, and captured two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships from 2003-07. Breakdown 1:00 - G-League Experiences 4:00 - Filling his Cup 6:00 - Non-Basketball Books 8:30 - Handbook Concept 11:00 - Concept of Player Matters 14:00 - Job Preservation 16:54 - 17:37 - DR. DISH ADS 17:00 - Simplicity 20:00 - Staff Retreat Concept 22:00 - Non-Negotiables 24:00 - Retreat 28:00 - Video and Postgame 32:00 - Analytics Perspective 36:00 - Discuss, Argue, and Align 38:34 - 39:12 - JUST PLAY ADS 42:00 - Tactical Stuff 44:00 - Video Group Session 47:00 - Scouting 54:30 - Finding the Balance 58:00 - Conclusion Casey Hill’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hil) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Mike Weinar, Indiana Pacers Assistant Coach Indiana Pacers assistant coach Mike Weinar joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on attack the advantage and NBA coaching insights. Mike Weinar, 37, is in his second season with the Pacers. He joined the Pacers coaching staff in 2021, after spending the previous 13 years with the Dallas Mavericks, including four as an assistant coach. He was a member of the 2011 NBA championship staff. Prior to joining the Mavericks, Weinar worked with the University of Florida men's basketball program under head coach Billy Donovan. Weinar served as a graduate assistant from 2006 to 2008. From 2003 to 2006, Weinar served as a student manager. During his tenure at Florida, he was a part of back-to-back national championship teams in 2006 and '07. Weinar also served as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater Bronson High School. Breakdown 1:00 - Mountain Dew 3:00 - From One Organization to the Other 5:00 - Most Efficient Offense 9:00 - Part of Modern Game 12:00 - Relative to your Roles 16:30 - 17:08 - JUST PLAY AD 17:00 - Different People on Staff 19:00 - Philosophical Decisions 25:00 - Hunt The Advantage 31:00 - Elite Scout Skill 36:00 - Sports Science 38:51 - 39:33 - DR. DISH AD 42:00 - Educating Analytics 45:30 - Over Switching 49:00 - Role Change 51:30 - Scout 54:00 - Disagreement and Discussion Mike Weinar’s Bio: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-weinar-22089619/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-weinar-22089619/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeweinar (https://twitter.com/mikeweinar) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Kellie Harper, Tennessee Head Coach Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on defensive concepts to build their defense. One of only two coaches to guide four different programs to the NCAA Tournament, the 1999 UT graduate and three-time national champion point guard joined Jim Foster in that select company in 2020-21. She has done so while reshaping programs at Western Carolina, NC State, Missouri State, and now Tennessee. Foster accomplished that feat during stops at St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio State, and Chattanooga during a career lasting from 1978 to 2018. In 18 complete years as a Division I head coach, Harper has led her teams to a 348-235 record and 14 postseason appearances (7 NCAA/7 WNIT) through the 2021-22 campaign. She has piloted her squads to 14 top-three league finishes and four conference tourney titles along the way, and in 2021-22 she guided Tennessee to the NCAA Sweet 16, equaling her run with Missouri State in 2018-19 before she was hired by her alma mater. Breakdown 1:00 - Coached at 4 Different Schools 5:00 - Philosophy on Defense 9:00 - Matchups 13:00 - Throw The High Low 15:00 - Fronting The Post 17:00 - In and Out 17:18 - 18:01 - DR. DISH AD 21:00 - Keeping The Ball on Side 24:00 - Closing Out 27:00 - Top Coach 29:00 - Aggression 34:00 - Ball Screen Coverage 35:50 - 36:28 - JUST PLAY AD 39:00 - Ultimate Coaching 41:00 - 50 Defense 44:00 - Defensive Culture 48:00 - 3-Point Shooting 51:00 - Evaluating Defense Kellie Harper’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_Harper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_Harper) Twitter: https://twitter.com/KellieHarper (https://twitter.com/KellieHarper) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Carly Clarke, Ryerson Head Coach Ryerson head coach Carly Clarke joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on utilizing strengths and winning with your personnel. This past season Carly Clarke took home her first U SPORTS Coach of the Year, doing so on the heels of a dominant showing in the competition on their way to a conference regular season title, a conference tournament title and a national championship to cap an undefeated season. The accolade and success are just the latest in what has been a triumphant stretch for Clarke, as she also served as the Canadian national senior women’s team assistant coach at the Tokyo Games this past summer. Clarke remains with the national program as the team works towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Clarke has been head coach at Ryerson since June 2012, and part of Canadian national team programming for the last 10 years. She has won 2 OUA conference Championships and had 5 final 8 national championship appearances in 9 years. Internationally she has been head coach for 2 world championship medals and been a part of a number of staff that have won medals. The 2021-22 season was historic for Carly Clarke, leading the Rams to an undefeated season, culminating in an OUA and U SPORTS national title. The team went 14-0 through conference play, then concluded the OUA season with a 22-point fourth quarter comeback to claim the Critelli Cup for the program's second provincial title. The team was ranked No. 1 heading into the Final 8 national championship, and the Rams defeated UPEI, Brock, and Winnipeg en route to the team's first national championship and only the second for any team at the university. Clarke was recognized with her first conference and national awards, winning the OUA Coach of the Year and U SPORTS Coach of the Year awards. At the end of the season, she was also named the OUA Coach of the Year across all sports. As head coach the Canadian U19 Junior Women's National Team, Clarke led the squad to its first ever medal at the World Cup, claiming the bronze medal with a victory over Japan in July of 2017. Prior to joining the Rams, Clarke spent three seasons in the head coaching position at UPEI. The Halifax, N.S. native and Level III NCCP certified coach has garnered both national and international accolades working with Canada Basketball as well as various provincial sport organizations. Breakdown 1:00 - COVID Years 5:00 - Team Experience 8:00 - Psychological Safety 10:00 - Celebrating Errors 13:00 - Strong Hand, Weak Hand 17:00 - Building Defense 18:49 - 19:47 - JUST PLAY AD 20:00 - Off The Ball Cutting 22:30 - Defining Strengths 24:00 - Personnel 28:00 - Integration of a Sports Psychologist 32:00 - Defensive Decision Making 35:00 - Team Identity 35:32 - 36:15 - DR. DISH AD 39:00 - University Job 43:00 - Immerse in Learning 46:00 - Conclusion Carly Clarke’s Bio: Bio: https://ryersonrams.ca/staff-directory/carly-clarke/178 (https://ryersonrams.ca/staff-directory/carly-clarke/178) Twitter: https://twitter.com/carly_clarke (https://twitter.com/carly_clarke) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Martin Schiller, Former G-League and EuroLeague Head Coach Former G-League and EuroLeague head coach Martin Schiller joins the Basketball Podcast to share European and G-League coaching takeaways. Austrian professional basketball coach who last served as head coach of Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. From 2010 until 2015, he served as an assistant coach for the Artland Dragons, and afterward for the Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On August 23, 2017, Schiller was named the head coach of the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. Schiller has also been an assistant coach for the German national team since 2015, where he worked with Jazz assistant coach Alex Jensen. Schiller was named the NBA G League Coach of the Year for the 2019–20 season after leading the Stars to a 30–12 record. Breakdown 1:00 - Career Management 4:00 - Network and Knowledge 9:00 - Managing His Knowledge 13:00 - Being Around Coaches 15:28 - 16:07 - JUST PLAY AD 17:00 - Professional Side 25:30 - Personnel 28:30 - Denial 30:00 - Offensive Rebounding Concept 31:00 - Referencing Practice 35:00 - Experience Playing Different Places 39:19 - 40:01 - DR. DISH AD 41:30 - Integration of Sports Science 49:00 - A Better Evaluator 56:00 - Specific Examples Martin Schiller’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Schiller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Schiller) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schiller_martin (https://www.instagram.com/schiller_martin) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Scafati Basket assistant coach Francesco Nanni joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into teaching out of 1-on-1 and European coaching insights. Francesco Nanni is an Italian professional coach, who has coached for over 10 years at various levels within Italy, from mini-basket to pro. Nanni currently coaches at Scafati Basket, one of the top teams in the Italian A2 league. Nanni has worked with some of the top prospects at the youth level in Italy, as well as being well-regarded for the quality of his content sharing on various social media platforms. Nanni uses an approach that combines the best of the European style with evidence-based learning concepts that are the foundation of Basketball Immersion. Breakdown 1:00 - Why One-on-One is Important 4:00 - Passing 6:30 - Dynamic Start 11:00 - Perception Process 17:00 - Giving Feedback 17:22 -18:00 - JUST PLAY AD 22:00 - Small Sided game 24:00 - Conceptual Offense 29:00 - Being Creative in Europe 35:00 - Ball Screen Concept 39:00 - Conceptual Basketball 39:14 - 39:56 - DR. DISH AD 42:00 - Game Preparation 50:00 - Post Game Evaluation 52:00 - Pair of Eyes 54:00 - Conclusion Francesco Nanni’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Nanni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Nanni) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Franz_NanniBK (https://twitter.com/Franz_NanniBK) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Nate Oats, University of Alabama Head Coach University of Alabama head coach Nate Oats joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into how they play and practice. Nate Oats has a 157–79 record as a D-I head coach at Buffalo and now Alabama and has many accomplishments and honors. The immediate success became evident in his second year at the helm of the program as Oats guided the 2020-21 Crimson Tide to one of its best seasons in the program’s illustrious history. Alabama finished the year with a 26-7 overall mark, won 16 conference games (16-2), captured both the SEC regular-season and tournament championships, and ended the year ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press’ final national rankings which matched the best end-of-season ranking in program history. Nate Oats’ has revitalized an Alabama basketball fanbase and returned the Crimson Tide to one of the top collegiate basketball programs in the nation. An indicator of Alabama’s resurgence can be seen in the last two NBA Drafts. As a coach known for developing talent, Oats has now had an Alabama player selected in the NBA Draft Lottery (top-14 pick) in back-to-back years – a first in program history. Prior to arriving in Tuscaloosa, Oats spent four seasons at the helm of the University of Buffalo where he took the men’s basketball program to unprecedented heights. While there, Oats led the Bulls to a 96-43 (.691) record, three MAC tournament championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including reaching the round of 32 in 2018 and 2019. As a result, he was named the league's coach of the year and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 14 Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons (2018 and 2019). Prior to joining the Bulls, Oats spent 11 seasons as head coach at Romulus High School in Michigan, winning the school's first state title in 27 years in 2012-13 and finishing the season at 27-1. He was named the 2013 Detroit News State Coach of the Year, the Detroit Free Press State Coach of the Year, and the BCAM State Coach of the Year. Breakdown 1:00 - Dribble Drive 4:00 - Offensive Perspective 8:00 - Fan Base 12:00 - Driving the 45 15:00 - Player Development Principles 18:00 - Attacking the Rim 19:58 - 20:41 - DR. DISH ADS 23:00 - Quizzing 28:00 - Competitive Component 31:00 - Scoring System 36:00 - How To Game The Point System 39:04 - 39:43 - JUST PLAY ADS 41:00 - Accountable to the Practice 44:00 - Transition System 47:00 - Freedom with Sets 51:00 - Playing Fast 54:00 - Selfless Love Concept Nate Oats’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Oats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Oats) Twitter: https://twitter.com/nate_oats (https://twitter.com/nate_oats) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Tomekia Reed, Jackson State Head Coach Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into building belief, relationships and defense that wins. In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), three straight berths in the conference tournament finals (2019, 2021, 2022 after 2020 tournament canceled), three straight SWAC regular season titles (2020, 2021, 2022), and two straight SWAC tournament titles and NCAA appearances (2021, 2022). In making the program's second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and the first as a #14 seed, Jackson State led in the fourth quarter in nearly achieving an historic tournament win over #3 LSU. Breakdown 1:00 - Instilled Beliefs 4:00 - Lessons from 1st to the 2nd Years 8:30 - Involving Money 10:30 - Guaranteed Games 14:00 - Film Watching 16:00 - LSU Week 19:00 - Tip Play 20:25 - 21:23 - JUST PLAY AD 22:30 - Defensive Transition 25:00 - Flexibility 27:30 - Playing Better Offense 30:00 - Accomplishments on her Program 33:00 - Success 35:00 - Parents 38:00 - Finding Ways to Persevere 38:18 - 39:01 - Dr. DISH AD 40:00 - Negotiating Your Worth 46:00 - Squeeze and New Plays 49:00 - Coaching a Deaf Player 51:00 - Conclusion Tomekia Reed’s Bio: Bio: https://gojsutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tomekia-reed/201 (https://gojsutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tomekia-reed/201) Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachTReed (https://twitter.com/CoachTReed) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Bryce Tully, Mental Performance Consultant and Co-Founder of Inner Logic Mental performance consultant and co-founder of inner logic, Bryce Tully joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into how emotional intelligence and culture analytics can improve performance. Prior to a co-founding inner logic, Bryce Tully worked as a mental performance and culture consultant for the Canadian Olympic Team, attending the Tokyo Olympics and countless World Championships. As a member of COC’s mental health task force, culture task force, and gold medal profiling task force, Bryce has extensive knowledge and experience helping high-performance organizations enhance their results using social-emotion measures and assessments. Founded by sports scientists, including Bryce Tully, from the Canadian Olympic Team, inner logic was created to fill a meaningful gap in the sports landscape. We know from experience how critical culture is and how broad an impact it has on both people and performance. This led to the creation of a company that helps sports organizations measure the state of their culture at all levels, ensuring sports environments are not only safe and supportive but also high-performing and aligned. Breakdown 1:00 - Argument with a Player 4:00 - Emotional Intelligence 5:30 - Self Talk Perspective 11:00 - Ideal Performance State 13:00 - Baseline of Emotional Intelligence 16:00 - Detainment 19:00 - Practical Coping Strategy 19:14 - 19:57 - Dr. Dish ADS 22:30 - Different Progressions 27:00 - Regular Feedback 33:00 - ABCs 39:00 - Inner Logic 39:44 - 40:23 - Just Play ADS 46:30 - Finding Balance For Players 52:00 - Solutions versus Data 59:00 - 3-Man Weave 1:00:00 - Being Better People 1:03:00 - Conclusion Bryce Tully’s Bio: Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-tully-2531ab49/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-tully-2531ab49/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryce_tully (https://twitter.com/bryce_tully) Website: Innerlogic.com Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Josh Merkel, Randolph-Macon Head Coach Randolph-Macon head coach Josh Merkel joins the Basketball Podcast to share lessons from building a national championship program. In 2021-22, Randolph Macon won its first national championship with the largest margin of victory in NCAA DIII history. The team won a program-best 33 games and capped a remarkable run of success for the program during Merkel’s time there. Merkel has made four trips to the NCAA tourney and has the most NCAA wins in program history. He has been ODAC Coach of the Year five times and was named the Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. The program is 148-38 in Merkel’s seven seasons as head coach. He also engineered a 12-0 record during the 2020-21 campaign. Josh Merkel is the first coach or player to win one of http://collegeinsider.com/ (CollegeInsider.com) awards in consecutive seasons. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 4:30 - Every Player Doesn't Shoot the Same 7:30 - Player Led Block 10:30 - All-Star Game Concept 12:30 - Building Connection 15:30 - Truth over Harmony 18:00 - Respond to Mistakes 19:00 - Footwork 19:37 - 20:16 - JUST PLAY AD 22:00 - The Mouse Game 25:00 - Two Foot Playing Off Two Foot 29:00 - Ignition and Asking Too Many Questions 32:00 - Language 36:30 - Coaching with Constraints 40:00 - Feedback Loop 40:53 - 41:37 - Dr. Dish AD 45:00 - 50 Point Game 51:00 - Defensive Outstanding Program 53:00 - Valuing Individual Differences 56:00 - Building a Championship Program 58:00 - Conclusion Josh Merkel’s Bio: Bio: https://www.rmcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Merkel (https://www.rmcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Merkel) Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshmerkel4 (https://twitter.com/joshmerkel4) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Alex Sarama, Basketball Immersion Basketball Immersion's Alex Sarama joins the Basketball Podcast to share practical applications of evidence based coaching ideas around constraints, affordances, movement solutions, and an ecological approach. Alex shares team and player development ideas for basketball coaches, teams, federations, and organizations all around the world. Alex’s focus is on helping coaches stimulate their thinking by combining their personal & practical experiences with evidence-based coaching ideas. He continues to inspire us all with his practical applications of evidenced-based coaching ideas and particularly of late his Twitter threads where he connects so many dots for us coaches asking is there a better way? Breakdown 1:00 - Developing The Ability To Shoot 7:00 - Constraint Led Approach 10:30 - Understanding Constraints 14:00 - Key Ideas on Constraint Led Approach 18:00 - Representative Learning 20:00 - Adding a Defender 27:00 - Problem with Fundamentals 30:00 - Ineffective Example Shooting 32:00 - Two-Hand Shot 37:30 - Player Development 44:00 - Differential Learning 46:00 - Creating Solution 50:30 - Game Model 54:00 - Take Advantage 56:00 - Connecting Video Game Into Practice 59:00 - Warm-Up and Adaptability 1:05:00 - Critical Analysis 1:07:00 - Importance of Positivity 1:11:00 - Conclusion Alex Sarama’s Bio: Bio: https://basketballimmersion.com/alexsarama/ (https://basketballimmersion.com/alexsarama/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexJSarama (https://twitter.com/AlexJSarama) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Katie Meier, University of Miami Head Coach University of Miami head coach Katie Meier joins the Basketball Podcast to share her seek the gap philosophy and ideas on creating an effective learning environment. Katie Meier completed her 17th season at the helm of the Hurricanes’ women’s basketball program in 2021-22. A well-known and respected figure in women’s basketball with 21 years of head coaching experience, Meier has worked tirelessly to put her mark on Miami’s program and build a winning tradition. In her 17 seasons leading the Canes, Meier has amassed 10 20-win seasons and coached the team to 12 postseason appearances, including 10 straight from 2009 to 2019. Meier is the all-time winningest basketball coach – men’s or women’s – at Miami with 324 career victories. Through the 2021-22 campaign, Meier boasts a career record of 400-256 and holds a 324-210 mark during her time heading up the Miami program. Breakdown 1:00 - Ball Screen Goes Follow 3:00 - Adaptive and Gap Philosophy 9:00 - Character People 11:00 - Having Fun 16:00 - Empowering Players 20:00 - Confidence 25:00 - Creating Opportunities 28:00 - Learning Environment 32:00 - Video in Practice 35:00 - Scouting 40:00 - Efficiency of Language 43:00 - Specific Game Prep 46:00 - Adaptability 48:00 - Empowering People 50:00 - Conclusion Katie Meier’s Bio: Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche (https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Jason Terry, Former NBA player, and current NBA G-League Head Coach Former NBA player and current NBA G-League head coach Jason Terry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on shaping his coaching philosophy from his playing experiences. NBA Champion. NBA Sixth Man of the Year. 19-Year NBA Career. NCAA Champion. Pac-12 Player of the Year. That is just a start to the list of accolades that former Arizona Wildcats All-American Jason Terry can boast. 19-year NBA veteran brings a wealth of experience and basketball knowledge with him to the Denver Nuggets G League affiliate the Grand Rapids Gold. After wrapping up his prolific playing career in 2018, Terry spent the 2019-20 season as the Assistant General Manager for the G League’s Texas Legends and the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach with his alma mater Arizona Wildcats. The Atlanta Hawks selected Terry with the 10th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft and he earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors after averaging 19.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steal in his first season in the league. After playing with the Hawks from 1999-2004, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, where he played from 2004-2012. With the Mavericks, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2009 and won an NBA Championship in 2011. He would go on to play with the Boston Celtics (2012-13), Brooklyn Nets (2013-14), Houston Rockets (2014-16), and the Milwaukee Bucks (2016-18) to close out his professional playing career. Over the final 14 years of his career, he helped lead his team to the playoffs in 13 seasons. The sharpshooter currently sits in seventh place on the NBA's career 3-point field goals made list with 2,282. Terry finished his career playing in 1,410 career NBA games, a total that ranks ninth in NBA history. The sharp-shooting NBA Champion owns career averages of 13.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists. Breakdown 1:00 - Why He is Coaching 3:30 - Coaching in G-League and College 6:00 - Best Practices in Managing People 8:30 - Struggles as a Young Player 11:00 - Mentorships 13:00 - Advice to Point Guards 17:00 - What's His Goal 21:00 - Best Way to Correct a Player 23:00 - Balancing Teaching and Coaching 25:00 - Teachings from Kevin McHale 28:00 - X Perspective on Defenders 33:00 - Shaping Philosophy of Coaching 39:00 - Yellers and Screamers 43:00 - Observing The Players 45:00 - Conclusion Jason Terry’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Terry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Terry) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonterry31 (https://twitter.com/jasonterry31) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Noah LaRoche, Player Development Basketball Coach In this week's coaching conversation, player development basketball coach Noah LaRoche joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into researching and tinkering with basketball. Noah LaRoche is the owner of integrity hoops and as a player development consultant and coach he helps college players prepare for the draft he works with pros like Blake Griffin, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Harrison Barnes, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, and Diana Taurasi to name a few. After his playing career at Saint Joseph’s of Maine playing for Rob Sanicola, LaRoche linked to Mike Procopio at Attack Athletics in Chicago, and for two summers he worked under world-renowned trainer Tim Grover, whose elite client list includes Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley, and other NBA stars. This experience earned LaRoche a job at Tilton Academy in New Hampshire, followed by a stint with a successful Chinese Basketball Association team. The next year, he made it to the NBA, working with the coaching staff of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Today, Noah LaRoche splits his time between the East and West Coasts. As a player development consultant for the Wasserman Media Group, an agency that represents over 50 WNBA and NBA players, he flies each spring to Los Angeles, where he helps college players prepare for the draft. In the summer, he works with pros. And in the fall and winter, it’s back to Portsmouth and Integrity Hoops, where he helps players develop skills, character, and “basketball IQ.” The mission of Integrity Hoops is to positively transform lives through basketball. Breakdown 1:00 - Blake Griffin Scientific Offseason 4:00 - Positioning 8:00 - Applying Evidence-Based Ideas 17:00 - Job Preservation 23:00 - Feedback 28:00 - Playing Offense 30:00 - Individual Player Development 33:00 - Player and Coach Led Development 36:00 - Differential Learning 42:00 - Independent of Decisions 48:00 - Shared Cognition 50:00 - Random and Variable Reps 56:00 - Intervention 59:00 - Workout Coach 1:01:00 - BDT 1:08:00 - Jerome Robinson 1:12:00 - Conclusion Noah Laroche’s Bio: Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche (https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Jeremy Shulman, Eastern Florida State College Eastern Florida State College head coach Jeremy Shulman joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his success and end-of-year meetings. Jeremy Shulman has built the Eastern Florida State College men's basketball program into a national power, reaching the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National Championship Tournament in five of the past seven seasons. In 12 seasons, Shulman has posted over 275 wins and been to the national championship tournament five times, finishing second in 2016-17 and third in 2017-18. He has been his conference's coach of the year eight times and the Titans have won their conference title nine straight years. Breakdown 1:00 - Roster Turnover 5:00 - Importance of Building Relationships 7:00 - Learning Halfway 10:00 - Relationships 11:00 - Academics 16:00 - Goals for Next Year 19:00 - Peeling Off 23:00 - Asking Questions 26:00 - Feedbacks 31:30 - Specific Basketball Stuff 35:00 - Personal Experience 38:00 - Focusing on Academics 40:00 - Best Coach 45:00 - Secrets 48:00 - You Can't Be Dave Smart 50:00 - Conclusion Jeremy Shulman’s Bio: Bio: https://www.efsctitans.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/jeremy-shulman?view=bio (https://www.efsctitans.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/jeremy-shulman?view=bio) Twitter: https://twitter.com/efcoachshulman (https://twitter.com/efcoachshulman) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Cody Royle, Author and Speaker Author and speaker Cody Royle joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the optimization of the head coach. Cody Royle is an author, international keynote speaker, podcast host, and football coach. He is a former head coach of AFL Team Canada, the men's national program for Australian Rules football. Cody is a standout voice on how pro sports teams create sustained success. He has shared his coaching lessons with elite teams around the world. He challenges the status quo in coaching and is a driving voice in a change in coaching. Royle believes that the greatest opportunity for performance gains is in the optimization of the head coach. Cody is the author of two books The Tough Stuff and Where Others Won't. The Tough Stuff is a #1 Amazon bestseller in Australia and Canada. Focused on the human experience of head coaching, The Tough Stuff outlines how the emotional and mental toll placed on head coaches detracts from their ability to perform when it matters most. Where Others Won’t look at how intelligent teams are able to organize and utilize their people to create a competitive advantage. Often, the teams that create sustained success are those who break all the rules and search for ideas where others aren’t willing to go. Breakdown 1:00 - Why Coaches Need a Coach 3:30 - Third Party 5:00 - Navigating The Weight 8:00 - Stereotypes 10:30 - Importance of Self Talk 16:00 - Advocating Coaches 22:00 - Cultural Barrier 27:30 - Interpretation of Energy 31:30 - Right Players Can Win 35:00 - Experience 38:00 - Bravery 44:00 - Vision From His Team 48:00 - Conclusion Cody Royle’s Bio: Bio: https://www.codyroyle.com/ (https://www.codyroyle.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/codyroyle (https://twitter.com/codyroyle) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Tobin Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas Head Coach St. Thomas Aquinas head coach Tobin Anderson joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching a pressing defensive system. Tobin Anderson is the head coach of the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. During his tenure, he has averaged over 23 wins a season, has a .752 winning percentage and has led his team to six consecutive NCAA DII Tournament appearances. He has also been voted ECC Coach of the Year twice. Coach Anderson has over 16 years of coaching at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels. Anderson joined the Spartan staff in 2013, as the 7th head coach in the program's history, bringing over 16 years of coaching experience at Division I, II, and III levels. Anderson comes to STAC after a two-year stint as an assistant coach for Division I Siena College. He had an immediate impact on the Saints as he led them to one of the most remarkable seasons in school history. With only a 6-man player rotation, Siena greatly overachieved with an 11-4 home record and a run to the MAAC Tournament semifinals. Before his time at Siena, Tobin Anderson was an established head coach at the Division III level at Hamilton College and Clarkson University. While at Hamilton, he posted a 118-63 record over a seven-year span, with a .652 winning percentage. The Continentals reached the league tournament five out of his seven years, including a tournament championship and a trip to the NCAA DIII tournament. Anderson guided his team to the second round of the NCAA's in 2006 as well as three regular-season titles. Prior to arriving at Hamilton, Tobin Anderson earned his first head coaching position at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Anderson's first team finished the 1999-2000 season with a 14-12 record, its first .500 season in 25 years, earning the program's first-ever postseason bid. In his five years with the Golden Knights, he broke the school record for wins, with a 19-10 season in 2001-02. The team advanced to the ECAC regional championship game and was the third-most improved Division III men's basketball team from the previous season. Anderson spent three years as an assistant coach; two years at Le Moyne College, from 1997-1999. He also started his college coaching career as an assistant at Clarkson in 1996, where he would later return. Breakdown 1:00 - Power of Question 4:00 - Importance of Turnover Margin 8:00 - Philosophy of Winning Runs 10:00 - Rick Pitino System 15:00 - Defensive Decision Making 19:00 - Force Turnover Fatigue 21:00 - Tweak According to Scout 25:00 - Ball Defense 28:00 - Off The Ball Defenders 31:00 - Game-Based Play 33:00 - Creating Situation 36:00 - Recovery Aspect 39:00 - Alive vs Dead Dribble Trapping 42:00 - Psychology of Officials 45:00 - Attack Pressure 48:00 - Nike Clinic 52:00 - Restrictions in Practice Time 55:00 - Tobin Anderson Basketball Community 58:00 - Conclusion Tobin Anderson’s Bio: Bio: https://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Anderson_Tobin (https://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Anderson_Tobin) Twitter: https://twitter.com/andersontobin (https://twitter.com/andersontobin) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Jared Grasso, Bryant University Head Coach Bryant University head coach Jared Grasso joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program by playing with pace. Jared Grasso enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Bryant University men's basketball program in 2021-22. Grasso, the 2021 USBWA District I Coach of the Year, has turned the Bryant men's basketball program around in three short years on the sidelines. Bryant is 40-44 in three seasons under Grasso, after going 23-71 in the three years prior to his arrival. Grasso has helped the Bulldogs grow into one of the region's top mid-major programs and guided the Black and Gold into the mid-major top 25 in 2021 for the first time in eight years. The 2020-21 season will go down as one of the best in program history for the Bulldogs as they went 15-7 overall, advanced to and hosted the Northeast Conference Championship for the first time in program history, and earned a postseason berth for the second time in DI program history. Grasso was tabbed to lead the Bryant program after most recently working for the last eight seasons at Iona, where he helped the Gaels to unparalleled success both at Iona and in the MAAC. Prior to Iona, Grasso spent four seasons on the staff at Fordham, including the majority of the final year as interim head coach. He also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Quinnipiac. Breakdown 1:00 - Inherited Three 3:00 - Captive Audience 5:00 - Tim Clews Influence 7:00 - Running a Win 9:30 - Teaching Points 11:30 - Emphasizing For The Point Guard 15:00 - Recruiting Talks 18:00 - Flowing Into Concepts 22:00 - Too Much In Retrospect 25:00 - Diversity of Experience 27:00 - Playing One Way 29:00 - Shooting Test 31:00 - Conditioning 34:00 - Transition Defense 39:00 - Recruiting 46:00 - Evaluate Shooting in Recruiting 48:00 - Toughness 49:00 - Biggest Pieces of Turnaround Jared Grasso’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Grasso (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Grasso) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Andy Bronkema, Ferris State Head Coach Ferris State head coach Andy Bronkema joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on running a program with a simple identity: rebound, run and pass. Andy Bronkema, who took over prior to the 2013-14 season, led the Bulldogs to four-straight GLIAC Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances from 2015-18. The Bulldogs posted their sixth-straight 20-win campaign last year in 2019-20 while recapturing the GLIAC Championship and earning yet another NCAA Division II National Tournament berth. In 2017-18, he led FSU to one of the most historic seasons in Division II basketball history as Ferris State claimed the school's first National Championship with a memorable 38-1 record, tying the all-time mark for most wins in D2 history. For his efforts, Andy Bronkema was a consensus choice as the National Coach of the Year and led the Bulldogs to a second-straight GLIAC regular-season crown and the school's fourth tourney title in a row. In 2016-17, Ferris State posted a then-school all-time best 28-5 overall record under Andy Bronkema's direction while capturing both the GLIAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships. FSU advanced to the D2 Midwest Regional Semifinals and led the country in blocked shots for the second-straight year. The Bulldog men's basketball squad closed a memorable 2015-16 campaign with a 24-10 overall record. FSU also reached the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen while finishing with its first back-to-back 20-win campaigns since the late 1980s. The Bulldogs made their first appearance in the NCAA Tourney under his direction in 2014-15 after claiming the league tournament title. Breakdown 1:00 - Success at Ferris State 4:00 - Rebound, Run and Pass 6:00 - Winning with Imperfect Rosters 10:00 - Simple Identity and Motion 13:00 - Spacing Template 17:00 - Percentages in Practice 20:00 - Pressing 22:30 - Heated Up and Fortify 25:00 - Game Day 27:00 - Scouting Press 28:00 - Pressing on Misses 30:00 - Having Less Control 31:00 - Idea of Incorporating the Press 33:00 - Fast Break 34:30 - Coast to Coast 36:00 - Emphasize Off The Rim 38:00 - Running To Corners and Rim 39:30 - Challenges Within Success 41:00 - Conclusion Andy Bronkema’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bronkema (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bronkema) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachbronks (https://twitter.com/coachbronks) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Brandon Payne, NBA Player Development Coach NBA player development coach Brandon Payne join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching shooting and lessons from working with Steph Curry. Brandon Payne is the founder of Accelerate Basketball and Accelerate Basketball Online, an unprecedented resource that allows aspiring basketball athletes all over the world to train like 3x NBA champion and 2x MVP, Stephen Curry. Payne began crafting his 10-point basketball player development philosophy while coaching at Wingate University. Payne has trained over 100 NBA, WNBA, and foreign professional athletes all over the world to be better and faster. The most notable of the athletes is the three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Steph Curry. Since 2011, he has worked diligently as Curry’s professional skills trainer and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, and many other media outlets. Payne uses innovative coaching techniques to accelerate the player’s game and he believes in combining mind, body, and basketball skills to develop his players. He started using innovative techniques to position athletes to get better, faster. In 2009, he launched Accelerate Basketball. Since its conception, Payne has worked with his staff to develop youth basketball training programs throughout the Carolinas and opened his facility to groups of athletes from all over the world. Breakdown 1:00 - Caddy 3:00 - Not Giving Repetition 5:00 - Interval Individualization 7:00 - Important Cues 9:00 - Push The Ground Harder 14:00 - Shooting in the Gym 18:00 - Breathing in Shooting 23:00 - Coming Off Screens 25:00 - Preparation For Shooters 27:00 - Shooting Off The Dribble Footwork 32:00 - Ball Pickup 34:00 - Overload 37:00 - Retrieval Practice to Permanent 40:00 - Catch and Shoot 44:00 - Reduction in Success 47:00 - Landing 52:00 - Dell and Steph Curry 54:00 - Workload Management 57:00 - Coaching a Star Player 59:00 - Conclusion Brandon Payne’s Bio: Bio: https://twitter.com/acceleratebball (https://twitter.com/acceleratebball) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne (https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Seth Partnow, Author and Basketball Researcher Author and basketball researcher Seth Partnow join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on basketball's evolution in the age of analytics. Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic. He is also a Special Advisor to the CEO at StatsBomb. He is the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mid Range Theory book dives into topics From shot selection to evaluating prospects to considering aesthetics and ethics while analyzing the box scores, Partnow deftly explores where the NBA is now, how it got here, and where it might be going next. Check out the book here: The Midrange Theory Before Seth Partnow's time in the NBA, he was lead writer and managing editor of The Nylon Calculus, a leading basketball analytics website. Seth previously worked as an educational consultant focusing on issues of cross-cultural communication and learning styles in Alaska. Though a very different context, this experience honed the skills needed to successfully navigate the often difficult divide between data science and statistics on one hand and sport-specific expertise on the other. Breakdown 1:00 - Why We Will Read Your Book 3:30 - Cognitive Biases 7:30 - Ask Questions 9:00 - Analytics 11:00 - Dean Oliver's 4 Factors 15:00 - Open Shot 19:00 - Chin Example 22:30 - Advantage of Advantage 26:00 - What is Changing 30:00 - Short and Long Term Success 34:00 - Ball Screen 38:00 - Improving Players 42:00 - Defensive Metrics 45:30 - Lineup Balance 48:30 - The Mid Range Theory 52:00 - Added to the Next Book 54:00 - Conclusion Seth Partnow’s Bio: Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/seth-partnow/ (https://theathletic.com/author/seth-partnow/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPartnow (https://twitter.com/SethPartnow) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Noelle Quinn, Seattle Storm Head Coach Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the transition from playing to coach, and the Seattle Storm offensive concepts. Noelle Quinn joined the Storm coaching staff in 2019 following her first championship as a player in 2018 with the storm. Quinn has won a WNBA championship as a player and coach and has also been recently named an assistant coach with the Canadian National Women’s Team, as well as previously serving as the head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Bishop Montgomery High School during the WNBA offseason For the 2020 season, Storm head coach Dan Hughes was forced to sit out the season for medical reasons. Gary Kloppenburg became head coach for the season, and Quinn was promoted to associate head coach, where she concentrated on the offense, while Kloppenburg focused on the defense. Seattle won the 2020 WNBA championship. Since 2016, Noelle Quinn has been the head coach of the girls’ basketball team at Bishop Montgomery High School during the WNBA offseason. She was a star there, having led the Lady Knights to four California state championships, three regional championships, and three division championships. She was also a McDonald’s All-American and is the only player in school history to have had her jersey retired. As a player, Noelle Quinn attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 4th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Quinn played for many WNBA teams including the Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury and the Seattle Storm and for Botaş SK of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Breakdown 1:00 - Player to Coach Transition 3:00 - Appreciation from Coaching 5:00 - Heart to Heart Space 9:00 - Coach Players Like Pros 13:00 - Accountability 16:00 - Coaching High-Level Players 18:30 - Running The Play 21:00 - Legacy 23:00 - Challenges 27:00 - Developing Players as a Leader 30:00 - Seattle Storm Offense 33:30 - Fake Handoff Cues 35:30 - Open Ball Screens 38:00 - Single Double Action 42:00 - Transition and Analytics 46:00 - Greatest Area For Growth 48:00 - Conclusion Noelle Quinn’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelle_Quinn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelle_Quinn) Twitter: https://twitter.com/noey_quinn (https://twitter.com/noey_quinn) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guests: Andre Desjardins, Milena Moulisová, Samara Funnell and Zeon Gray In this week's coaching conversation, Alex Sarama and guests join the Basketball Podcast to share Basketball Immersion insights from around the world in celebration of the 200th episode. Topics include youth coaching, coach education, teaching footwork, being a lifelong learner and so much more. Andre Desjardins Topics: Teaching Footwork and Pivoting in Non-Traditional Ways Bio: Andre Desjardins is a teacher coach for over 25 years at Louis Riel, a sports school where he is the head coach of the girl’s Prep program as well as the HC of the basketball Sports études program for boys and girls. He has been an assistant coach with the Bronze medal Canadian Cadette Women's National Team 2011-2014. André is a Learning Facilitator with the National Coaching Certification Program as well as a mentor coach to upcoming coaches. He has spent time as the head coach of the Ontario Center for Performance for both boys and girls. Milena Moulisová Topics: Youth Coaching Development Initiatives Bio: Milena Moulisová is the head of Youth Basketball for the Czech Basketball Federation, a position she has held since 2014. Her focus is on players up until U15 and coach education. She has a background in Physical Education and holds many certifications including being a FIBA A License Coach. Milena has considerable coaching experience across the world having coached at several clubs in the US, Denmark, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Samara Funnell Topics: Youth Player Development Bio: Samara Funnell is the Co-Head Coach of Player Development at Swoosh Training alongside Joe Reddish. She is also the clubs and development officer for the Franklin Basketball Association. She has coached teams ranging in age from Under 10 to Under 16. Funnell is also a former professional player who played for the Sydney Wildcats and Hills Hornets in the New South Wales ABA league in Australia. Zeon Gray Topics: Coaching Internationally and Life-Long Learning Bio: Zeon Gray is the current director of the PSA (Premier Scholar Athletes) youth program in Asia. He has coached teams from high-level AAU in the United States to a youth club Nieder Olm in Germany. After playing collegiately in Canada, his playing career took him to Europe. Breakdown Andre Desjardins 1:00 - Teaching Footwork 3:00 - Drill Makeover 5:00 - BDT Shooting and Footwork 7:00 - Using Constraints 9:00 - Reconnections 12:00 - Teach Pivoting 16:00 - Two Foot vs One Foot 18:00 - Fun and Creative Teaching 20:00 - Impact of Basketball Immersion Samara Funnell 23:00 - Swoosh Cub Program 24:00 - Self Discovery Learning 26:00 - Experience of Interaction 31:00 - Decision Making 34:00 - Handling Mistake Environment 35:00 - Great Effort Making a Mistake 37:00 - Impact of Basketball Immersion Milena Moulisová 38:00 - Czech Basketball Programs 43:00 - Better Education for Youth Coaches 48:00 - Value of Connection 50:00 - Coaching Coaches 52:00 - Interactive Experiences 54:00 - Offense vs Defense for Young Players 7:00 - Passion for Playing 58:00 - Impact of Basketball Immersion
Zeon Gray 1:00:00 - Cross-Cultural Experience 1:04:00 - Lifelong Learner 1:06:00 - Reading Books 1:08:00 - Block Practice 1:09:00 - Value of Random Practice 1:11:00 - Reconnections 1:14:00 - Player Satisfaction 1:17:00 - Development Perspective 1:18:00 - Conclusion
Coaches’ Bio: Andre Desjardins Bio: https://ottawasportspages.ca/2017/02/09/andre-desjardins-brings-team-canada-coaching-experience-to-louis-riel-girls-basketball-academy/ (https://ottawasportspages.ca/2017/02/09/andre-desjardins-brings-team-canada-coaching-experience-to-louis-riel-girls-basketball-academy/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachandre...
Guest: Matt McMahon, Murray State Head Coach Murray State head coach Matt McMahon joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on in-game coaching strategies and situations. The 2021-22 season marks the seventh for Coach Matt McMahon to lead the Murray State men’s basketball program. Heading into the season, McMahon is the dean of coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference with six complete seasons. He was named the Racers’ 16th head coach on June 9, 2015. At the time, he was the third-youngest rookie head coach in NCAA D-I. In 2020, McMahon joined a select group of Racer coaches to have three-consecutive 20-win seasons. McMahon's overall mark in six seasons at Murray State is 123-64 (.657). He's the twelfth in 16 Murray State head coaches to have a winning percentage of 60 percent or better. In his first six seasons at MSU, McMahon's Racers have won OVC games at a .707 clip with a mark of 75-31. In the 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons, MSU won three-straight OVC regular-season titles and won two OVC Tournament titles which led the NCAA appearances in 2018 and 2019. McMahon has been associated with some of the greats in MSU history both as an assistant and as head coach. In nine seasons at MSU (four as assistant for Steve Prohm and six as head coach), McMahon has coached an impressive group of All-Ohio Valley Conference performers including Isaiah Canaan, Donte Poole, Ivan Aska, Ed Daniel, Jarvis Williams, Cameron Payne, Jeffery Moss, Jonathan Stark, Terrell Miller, Shaq Buchanan, Darnell Cowart, Ja Morant, Tevin Brown, and KJ Williams. Stark and Morant were the OVC Player of the Year winners and OVC Male Athlete of the Year selections in 2018 and 2019. Breakdown 1:00 - Approaching League Schedule 3:00 - Scout Preparation 6:30 - Empowering Players and Staff 8:00 - Communication 10:00 - Being Responsible for Rebounding 12:00 - Watching Defensive Transition 14:00 - Ball Screen Coverage 16:00 - Watching The Clock 19:00 - Winning and Communicating 25:00 - Group and Individual Communication 27:00 - Rewarding Players and Bench Players 30:00 - His 5 Core Values 35:30 - Team Culture 37:30 - What To Say In-Game 39:30 - Players Emotional State 41:00 - Triggers To Timeout 44:00 - Interventions on Timeouts 45:00 - Charting and Game Goals 50:00 - Playing Time 52:00 - Specific Play Calls 55:00 - Consistency of Success 57:00 - Favorite Books 59:00 - Conclusion Matt McMahon’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McMahon_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McMahon_(basketball)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmcmahon (https://twitter.com/coachmcmahon) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Stan Johnson, Loyola Marymount Head Coach
Loyola Marymount head coach Stan Johnson joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on defense, offense, and culture or what he calls DOC.
Born in Liberia, Johnson played his college basketball at Southern Utah and Bemidji (Minnesota) State before embarking on a coaching career that would take him to such schools as Cal State Northridge, Utah, Drake, Arizona State, and Marquette.
The 2020-21 season saw meteoric growths across the board for LMU men’s basketball. The Lions finished in the top three of the West Coast Conference standings for the first time since 2005-06. In his first season as head coach, Stan Johnson guided his team through the COVID-19 pandemic and posted a winning record in the WCC for the first time since 2011-12.
LMU has posted a top-100 ranking in the NCAA’s NET, college basketball’s comprehensive metric that takes into account record, quality opponents faced, and game location, among others. LMU’s 95 ranking is the highest NET (or RPI at that time) since the Elite Eight season of 1990.
Johnson coached five seasons at Marquette University and was promoted to associate head coach in June of 2017 after helping guide the Golden Eagles to an NCAA tournament trip in 2016-17. Marquette also made a run to the NIT quarterfinals in 2017-18 and returned to the NCAAs in 2018-19.
Johnson arrived in Milwaukee after working the previous two seasons at Arizona State and was on the opposing bench in a pair of matchups against the Golden Eagles. The Sun Devils, who went 16-1 at home, participated in the NCAA tournament in 2013-14 in his first campaign with the program and earned a spot in the National Invitation Tournament in 2014-15.
Johnson also spent two seasons (2011-13) at Drake University after a three-year stint at the University of Utah, which advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2009. Johnson came to Utah after a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge in 2007-08. The Matadors finished 20-10 overall and earned a share of their first Big West Conference regular-season championship with Johnson on the staff.
Breakdown
1:00 - Team Huddles
5:00 - Year Two
8:00 - Slow Down on Offense
12:00 - Concept of Structured Unstructured
17:00 - Positive Reinforcement Idea
20:00 - Organization
24:00 - Tone Change
28:00 - Defense Offense Culture
32:00 - Guarding More Against
35:00 - Defensive Drills
38:30 - Specific Play Calls
41:00 - Walkthroughs
45:30 - Exploit Advantages
49:00 - Interviewing Potential Staff Members
56:00 - Future Plans
58:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Stan Johnson, Loyola Marymount Head Coach Loyola Marymount head coach Stan Johnson joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on defense, offense, and culture or what he calls DOC. Born in Liberia, Johnson played his college basketball at Southern Utah and Bemidji (Minnesota) State before embarking on a coaching career that would take him to such schools as Cal State Northridge, Utah, Drake, Arizona State, and Marquette. The 2020-21 season saw meteoric growths across the board for LMU men’s basketball. The Lions finished in the top three of the West Coast Conference standings for the first time since 2005-06. In his first season as head coach, Stan Johnson guided his team through the COVID-19 pandemic and posted a winning record in the WCC for the first time since 2011-12. LMU has posted a top-100 ranking in the NCAA’s NET, college basketball’s comprehensive metric that takes into account record, quality opponents faced, and game location, among others. LMU’s 95 ranking is the highest NET (or RPI at that time) since the Elite Eight season of 1990. Johnson coached five seasons at Marquette University and was promoted to associate head coach in June of 2017 after helping guide the Golden Eagles to an NCAA tournament trip in 2016-17. Marquette also made a run to the NIT quarterfinals in 2017-18 and returned to the NCAAs in 2018-19. Johnson arrived in Milwaukee after working the previous two seasons at Arizona State and was on the opposing bench in a pair of matchups against the Golden Eagles. The Sun Devils, who went 16-1 at home, participated in the NCAA tournament in 2013-14 in his first campaign with the program and earned a spot in the National Invitation Tournament in 2014-15. Johnson also spent two seasons (2011-13) at Drake University after a three-year stint at the University of Utah, which advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2009. Johnson came to Utah after a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge in 2007-08. The Matadors finished 20-10 overall and earned a share of their first Big West Conference regular-season championship with Johnson on the staff. Breakdown 1:00 - Team Huddles 5:00 - Year Two 8:00 - Slow Down on Offense 12:00 - Concept of Structured Unstructured 17:00 - Positive Reinforcement Idea 20:00 - Organization 24:00 - Tone Change 28:00 - Defense Offense Culture 32:00 - Guarding More Against 35:00 - Defensive Drills 38:30 - Specific Play Calls 41:00 - Walkthroughs 45:30 - Exploit Advantages 49:00 - Interviewing Potential Staff Members 56:00 - Future Plans 58:00 - Conclusion Stan Johnson’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Johnson_(basketball_coach) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Johnson_(basketball_coach)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/LMUCoachJohnson (https://twitter.com/LMUCoachJohnson) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion) Immersion Videos: Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/ (https://www.immersionvideos.com/)
Guest: Travis Steele, Xavier University Head Coach
Xavier University head coach Travis Steele joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on what happens from one game to the next game during the season. Steele is 51-37 in three seasons, including a 13-8 mark in the COVID-shortened season of 2020-21. Steele led XU to a 19-13 record in the 2019-20 season, which was cut short prior to postseason play by the COVID-19 pandemic. Steele was a finalist for the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top first-year head coach in Division I. Steele, who finished 19-16 in his first season as the Xavier head coach, led XU to eight wins in its last 11 games. All of the opponents for those 11 games were in either the NCAA Tournament or NIT fields, including seven road and neutral site games. Prior to being named head coach Steele spent the previous 10 seasons at Xavier, including nine on the staff of his predecessor, Chris Mack. Steele has been a part of nine NCAA Tournament teams at Xavier, including five teams that reached at least the Sweet 16. The 2017-18 team won Xavier’s first Big East Regular Season Championship, a school-record final AP ranking of No. 3 and the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in school history. Former Xavier head coach Sean Miller hired Steele prior to the 2008-09 season as Xavier’s Director of Basketball Operations. Mack promoted Steele to assistant coach after he took over the program prior to the 2009-10 season. Steele was promoted to Associate Head Coach following the 2015-16 season. Prior to Xavier, Steele worked on the staff at Indiana. He joined the Hoosiers in August of 2006, taking on the duties of the video coordinator. After serving as the video coordinator for a season and a half while at IU, he was promoted to the position of assistant coach in February of 2008. Prior to his time with the Hoosiers, Steele served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Wabash Valley College (2005-06) and spent a year with the Ohio State basketball program as a graduate manager (2004-05) under former XU head coach Thad Matta. Breakdown 1:00 - Reactions After The Win 6:00 - Playing Off Two Feet 7:30 - Identifying Plays 9:00 - Referencing and Scouting 12:00 - Nutrition and Fitness 16:00 - Not Competing Day 20:00 - Analytical Leaderboard 21:30 - Skill Work 25:00 - Hard work as Positive/Negative 28:00 - Travelling 31:00 - Focusing Their Stuff 33:00 - Moments of Struggle 36:30 - Player's Academics 41:00 - Getting Response to his Players 43:00 - Personal Preparation 47:00 - Players Routine 48:00 - Conclusion Travis Steele’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Steele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Steele) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachsteelexu (https://twitter.com/coachsteelexu) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: George Galanopoulos, Texas Legends NBA G-League Head Coach
Texas Legends NBA G-League head coach George Galanopoulos joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on defense, ball screen concepts, and coaching internationally and in the G-League. Galanopoulos was a member of the Legends coaching staff for the 2016-17 season serving as an assistant before earning a call-up to the Dallas Mavericks. The 2016-17 season saw the Legends earn the most wins to that point in franchise history and earn a record five NBA Call-Ups. He spent two seasons as a video coordinator for the Mavericks and is currently on the bench with the Summer League team in Las Vegas. His first role with the Legends came out of an internship with the Mavericks as well when he went from player development intern in Dallas to assistant coach in Frisco. In 2017, Galanopoulos was named Uganda National Team Head Coach, a position that he still holds. He has helped spark great success for the Uganda program as they compete for their place in African and FIBA basketball. Along with G League, NBA, and FIBA international, Galanopoulos’ resume includes collegiate experience. While at Indiana University, Galanopoulos worked with the Hoosiers’ men’s basketball team, which helped propel him to his first position with the NBA G League’s Bakersfield Jam. After the Jam experience, Galanopoulos then ventured overseas to coach in New Zealand’s NBL, returning to the States the following March hungry for another opportunity in the NBA. Having previously interned under Mike Procopio at legendary trainer Tim Grover’s Attack Athletics in Chicago, Galanopoulos reconnected with his old boss, now a player development coach with the Mavericks spearheading their expansive internship program. Procopio minted Galanopoulos as one of the Mavs’ 12 player development interns for the ‘15–16 season. Breakdown 1:00 - Balancing National Team and G-League 3:00 - Roster Inconsistencies 6:00 - A Better Coach 9:00 - Culture and Building a Roster 12:30 - Basketball Around The World 15:00 - Evaluating The Game 17:00 - Process of Winning and Losing 19:00 - International Trends 21:00 - Determining Pick and Roll Coverage 27:00 - Determining Defensive Coverages 30:00 - Defending Spain's Pick and Roll 33:00 - Top Blocking Action 35:00 - Covering The Cutter Off The Ball 38:00 - Technique of Contesting 44:00 - Offensive Counter 47:00 - Team Philosophy 49:00 - Personnel 51:00 - Stagger Handoffs 53:00 - Passion to Coaching 57:00 - Living Close to the 59:00 - Conclusion George Galanopoulos’ Bio: Bio: https://twitter.com/georgegalanop (https://twitter.com/georgegalanop) Twitter: https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/george-galanopoulos-named-head-coach/ (https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/george-galanopoulos-named-head-coach/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: George Karl, One of the All-Time Winningest Coaches in NBA History One of the all-time winningest coaches in NBA history George Karl joins the Basketball Podcast to share his basketball coaching insights from a legendary coaching career. The 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, George Karl most recently served as head coach of the Sacramento Kings from 2015 to 2016. Throughout his career, Karl collected 1,175 wins over 22 winning seasons with a .588 winning percentage. He also led his teams to 22 postseason appearances including the NBA Finals in 1996 with Seattle. Karl’s NBA coaching career has included time with the Cleveland Cavaliers (1984-86), Golden State Warriors (1986-88), Seattle SuperSonics (1992-98), Milwaukee Bucks (1998-2003), the Nuggets (2005-13), and the Kings (2015-16). While with the Denver Nuggets, Karl became the seventh NBA coach to record 1,000 career wins. Karl was a standout high school star who was recruited to play at the University of North Carolina. In four seasons at Chapel Hill, Karl earned All-ACC honors three times and was selected by the New York Knicks in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA Draft. Karl made his head coaching debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984, and would go on to coach 1,999 games for the Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Sacramento Kings. 680 of those games were for his hometown Nuggets.
During Karl's career, his teams advanced to the playoffs 22 times in 27 seasons, making three appearances in the conference finals and one trip to the NBA Finals. Karl coached the likes of NBA icons Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Allen Iverson, Shawn Kemp, and Gary Payton. Presently, Karl is a co-owner of Truth+Media, a media business developing rich and engaging content focused on sports and leadership. The Truth+ podcasts, Sonics Forever, and Truth+Basketball with George Karl have become top hoops podcasts internationally in countries including the US, Australia, Canada, and Spain. Breakdown 1:00 - His Philosophy and Influence to Others 4:00 - Aggressive Defensive Approach 9:00 - Freedom To Players 15:00 - Analytics 17:00 - At The Rim 22:00 - Giving Up At The Personnel 24:00 - Modern Game 28:00 - Learnings and Coaching Experience 33:00 - Making Practice Fun 36:00 - Playing Basketball in Practice 43:00 - Suggestions to Young Coaches 47:00 - Hiring Staff 54:00 - Educating The Media 58:00 - College Basketball 1:01:00 - Player Development Movement 1:02:00 - Conclusion George Karl’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Karl Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachKarl22 Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Vince Macaulay, Owner and Head Coach of British Basketball League Franchise London Lions Owner and head coach of British Basketball League franchise London Lions Vincent Macaulay joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss British Basketball success, longevity and pathways. A former player for Brixton TopCats, Tower Hamlets/London Towers and Hemel Royals, Macaulay acquired the Royals franchise (by then located in Watford) in 1998 for an upfront fee of £1,500 and relocated it to Milton Keynes. Under his reign as owner, Macaulay has seen his team progress from whipping-boys to Play-off contenders. On 17 May 2007 he returned to coaching the franchise for a third spell, after the dismissal of Tom Hancock. Macaulay last coached the club when they were based in Hemel Hempstead and also stepped in as caretaker coach the last time Hancock was at the club in 1999. Following this period he was the Chairman of the BBL. He passed on the duty to Paul Blake, Managing Director of the Newcastle Eagles, in 2005. Macaulay also acts as a pundit for Sky Sports on NBA Sundays. In 2011, Macaulay relocated the Lions franchise to London. In 2014, he became head coach of the club. Breakdown 1:00 - The Process 3:00 - Build Basketball in Great Britain 6:00 - Creating Pathway for Players 9:00 - Multicultural Attraction 13:00 - Pressing Style of Play 15:00 - Playing a Lot of Players 20:00 - British Basketball Experience 24:00 - Warm-Ups 27:00 - Spacing is Key 30:00 - Three Point Attempts 32:00 - Double Gaps 34:00 - Rolling Bigs 37:00 - Setting the Screen Decisions 39:00 - Fly By 42:00 - Relationship with Barking Avi 46:00 - Promoter 50:00 - Conclusion Vince Macaulay’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Macaulay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Macaulay) Twitter: https://twitter.com/vincemacaulay (https://twitter.com/vincemacaulay) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Shawn Dennis, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Head Coach Nagoya Diamond Dolphins head coach Shawn Dennis joins the Basketball Podcast to timeout effectiveness, D4 penetration reaction principles, tagging up and so much more. Shawn Dennis has coached in the Japanese professional basketball league called the Japan B League since the 2016-17 season. The 2016 Australian NBL Coach of the Year with the Townsville Crocodiles has considerable experience coaching in Australia and New Zealand prior to his first coaching position in Japan as an assistant coach with the Link Tochigi Brex. His first head coaching position in Japan came the next season as he joined the Shiga Lakestars. Dennis, who played 197 games in the NBL for Newcastle and Hobart before coaching becoming a head coach in the NBL with both the Newcastle Falcons and Townsville. He has experience at all levels of Australian Basketball but has also coached in New Zealand. Dennis was previously the New Zealand National Women’s Basketball Team Head Coach and won a New Zealand NBL Championship and the league’s coach of the year honor with the Hawkes Bay Hawks. Breakdown 1:00 - Coaching in a Different Culture 6:00 - Getting Out of Comfort Zone 9:00 - Improving Timeout Effectiveness 12:00 - FilmingTimeouts 16:00 - Reading Emotions 19:00 - Who Can Talk During Timeouts 26:00 - Defensive Transition 34:00 - Emphasis on Reducing Turnovers 38:00 - Playing Off Two Feet 42:30 - Peel Switching 48:30 - Building Shared Culture 56:00 - Conclusion Shawn Dennis’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Dennis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Dennis) Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdwithenergy (https://twitter.com/sdwithenergy) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Rob Gray, Professor, Researcher, Podcaster, and Author Professor, researcher, podcaster, and author Rob Gray joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the way we coach and practice sport skills. Rob Gray is a professor at Arizona State University who has been conducting research on and teaching courses related to perceptual-motor skill for over 25 years. He received his MS and PhD from York University in Canada with a focus on the visual control of movement. An important aspect of his work has been applying basic theory to address real-world challenges which he has done in positions with Nissan Motor Corp, the US Air Force, serving as an expert witness for driving accident cases, and consultant roles with several sports teams and organizations. In 2007 he was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association. One of the accomplishments he is most proud of is the baseball batting virtual environment/virtual reality that he developed over the course of several years and which has been used in over 25 published studies. In 2017 (Gray, Frontiers in Psychology) he published the results of a 10-year study using a virtual reality training protocol which led to clear evidence of transfer of training to real performance. In his career, Gray has strongly emphasized the communication and dissemination of scientific knowledge. In 2015, he started the Perception & Action Podcast (perceptionaction.com) to help bridge the gap between theory and the field. With over 350 episodes and 2 million downloads, it has become a critical resource for individuals working in areas including coaching, talent development, training and rehabilitation. Breakdown 1:00 - Ways Where Coaches Can Do 6:00 - Player vs Coach Led Development 8:00 - Evidence-Based Ideas 11:00 - Shoot The Lamp 14:00 - Interventions in Games as a Coach 18:00 - Block Practice 21:00 - Progressions 24:00 - Constraint Ladder Approach 28:00 - Googles 31:00 - Individualization 34:00 - Constraints to the Defense 37:00 - Adding Variability in Practice 40:00 - Conditioning 43:00 - Education 47:00 - Keep Them Coupled 49:00 - Concept of Fake Unopposed Drills 54:00 - Exaggeration and Teaching 58:00 - Concept of Form Shooting 1:00:00 - Conclusion Rob Gray’s Bio: Bio: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/391944 (https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/391944) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska Head Coach Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss insights from the NBA and NCAA that can help your coaching. Fred Hoiberg brought a distinguished resume to Lincoln that includes four years as an NBA front office executive, four years as an NBA head coach, and five years at Iowa State, where he orchestrated the biggest turnaround in Big 12 history in 2011-12 and guided the school to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Following his 10-year NBA playing career, Hoiberg worked in the front office for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, serving as assistant general manager before being promoted to vice president of basketball operations. He left the Timberwolves to get into coaching, accepting the head job at Iowa State, his alma mater. Hoiberg led the Cyclones to four NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of Big 12 Tournament championships in his five seasons at the school. His success in Ames led him back to the NBA as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, where he helped the Bulls to a playoff appearance in his second season. Fred Hoiberg has experienced incredible success at the collegiate level. He won more games than any other player during his time as a Cyclone guard and then returned to post the top winning percentage of any coach in Iowa State history. He won four NCAA Tournament games at Iowa State – a program record – and developed four players who eventually became NBA Draft picks and four All-Americans in his five seasons. Breakdown 1:00 - Difference between NCAA and NBA Training Camp 4:00 - COVID and Coaching during Pandemic 9:00 - Play with Pace 12:00 - Modern Spacing 15:00 - Hunting Potential Mismatches 19:00 - Spacing 24:00 - Passing Ahead 26:00 - Matchup Hunting 28:00 - Ball Screen Defense 33:00 - Centerfield Action 36:00 - Preparing Him as a Coach 40:00 - Building Relationships 45:00 - Conclusion Fred Hoiberg’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoiberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoiberg) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachhoiberg (https://twitter.com/coachhoiberg) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Ulric Maligi, Adrian Autry and Joel Justus In this week's coaching conversation, three power five assistant coaches, Ulric Maligi, Joel Justus and Adrian Autry join the Basketball Podcast to discuss roles, responsibilities and being the best assistant basketball coach you can be. Adrian Autry Adrian Autry returned to his alma mater Syracuse when he was named an assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season. In March of 2017, Autry was promoted to associate head coach. Autry embarked on a coaching career in January 2006 when he was hired as associate head coach at Bishop Ireton Catholic High School (Va.). He became AAU basketball coach with Nova United in April 2006, leading the 14-Under team and then the 15-Under squad. In September 2007, he became assistant basketball coach at Paul VI High School (Va.). He was named an assistant coach on the AAU Triple Threat squad, working with the 17-Under team, in 2008. He moved into the collegiate ranks in 2008 when he was hired by then-head coach Seth Greenburg as director of basketball operations at Virginia Tech. He was later promoted to an assistant coach post. Autry started 116-of-121 games in four seasons with the Orange, a stretch that began in 1990 and ended in 1994. Autry still ranks fifth in career assists (631) and sixth in career steals (217) at Syracuse. Autry has strong, deep ties in the Northeast, particularly in the DC area, Canada and Upstate New York. Among the players he’s recruited include Chris McCullough, Tyler Ennis, Jerami Grant and a host of others. Joel Justus Joel Justus joined Arizona State's staff in May of 2021 after working the previous seven seasons at Kentucky, including the past five as the assistant coach. He previously worked as the director of analytics and as the special assistant to the head coach. Justus came to UK after serving as the head coach at Davidson Day High School in Davidson, North Carolina. In both years at the helm, he guided the Patriots to the Elite Eight in the state tournament. Prior to his time at Davidson Day, Justus served as the head boys' basketball coach at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry, Virginia, from 2008-12. During his time at Woodberry Forest, he guided his team to the Virginia Prep League regular-season championship in 2010 while advancing to the Virginia Prep League championship game in consecutive years, a first in more than two decades. Justus has spent time in college basketball as an assistant coach at Elon University from 2004-08, where he helped guide the Phoenix to a Northern Division title in 2006 and the Southern Conference championship game in 2008. While at Kentucky, Justus played a significant role in their recruiting success, recruiting a number of five-star recruits, including Bam Adebayo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Immanuel Quickley, Keldon Johnson and a host of others. Ulric Maligi An assistant coach under Chris Beard at Texas Tech for the previous two seasons, Ulric Maligi enters his first year as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Texas. Maligi brings 14 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Texas staff. Maligi worked as the national scouting director for John Lucas Enterprises in Houston for one year (2015-16). He spent three seasons (2012-15) as an assistant coach under legendary college and NBA head coach Larry Brown at SMU. Maligi worked as an assistant coach at the University of Houston for two seasons (2010-12). Prior to his time at Houston, Maligi spent three seasons (2007-10) as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin. Maligi accepted the job of assistant coach at UTA for the 2006-07 season when he was 21 years old, making him the youngest Division I assistant coach in the country at the time. He began his coaching career as the head manager during his undergraduate time at Howard University. Maligi has...
Guest: Bart Lundy, Queen’s University Head Coach Queen's University head coach Bart Lundy joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to run boot camps and to create margins. Bart Lundy enters the ninth season of his second stint at the Queen’s University of Charlotte, and his 14th year overall, as the winningest coach in Queens Basketball history. After leading his team to a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21, Lundy holds a record at Queens of 303-99 (.754 win pct.) and an overall coaching record of 399-186 (.682 win pct.) in 19 seasons as a head coach in NCAA Division I and Division II. Lundy first took over the Queen’s program at the age of 25 after helping then-head coach Dale Layer as an assistant for two years. In his first stint as head coach (1998-2003), Lundy took the Royals to their first regional title and Elite Eight appearance in 2001 and followed the success with a trip to the national semifinals in 2003. Three times in the five-year span Lundy’s teams set the school record for wins in a season. In his 11 years leading the Royals, Lundy has guided Queens to all four of its Elite Eight appearances, eight NCAA Tournament berths, five conference regular-season titles, and two conference tournament titles. Lundy was also named Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year in 2000-2001, Southeast Region Coach of the Year in 2003, and has coached one National Player of the Year, three conference players of the year, 13 first-team all-conference selections, and all seven All-Americans in program history. Under Lundy’s direction, from Nov. 24, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2019, Queens spent 65 consecutive weeks ranked in the coaches’ poll (1,498 days), the longest such streak in program history. Lundy returned to Queens after a one-year stint at The University of North Texas (2012-13), where he served as an assistant to first-year head coach Tony Benford and helped develop first-round NBA draft pick, Tony Mitchell. Prior to North Texas, Lundy coached at Marquette University where he assisted head coach Buzz Williams for three years (2009-2012). In that time, Marquette made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and two-straight Sweet 16 appearances with a roster that featured eight future NBA players including All-Star Jimmy Butler and Jae Crowder of the Miami Heat. Breakdown 1:00 - Bootcamp 5:00 - Shared Suffering 7:00 - Around The Horn 9:00 - Modern Version Coping Strategies 13:00 - Idea of Setting an Intention 17:00 - Competition 20:00 - Leadership and Habits 25:00 - Rite of Passage 30:00 - Biggest Challenges in the Bootcamp 34:30 - Analytics 38:30 - Goals to Accomplish 43:30 - Understanding the Margins 45:00 - Post Game Analytics 46:00 - Succeeding Off The Court 48:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Jeff Linder, University of Wyoming Head Coach University of Wyoming head coach Jeff Linder joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to minimize three-point attempts, free throws, and offensive rebounds. Jeff Linder led the Pokes to a 14-11 overall record in his first season. The Pokes went 6-1 in non-conference play including a road win over an Elite Eight team in Oregon State. Wyoming won six total road games on the season for the most away from Laramie since the 2012-13 season. UW also had a winning record on the road since the 2000-01 season. The Cowboys featured the top offense in the Mountain West in Linder’s first season. He revamped the Cowboy offense to averaging 76.5 points per game. Wyoming also led the MW in three-point field goals per game at 10.1. The Pokes ranked No. 12 in the nation in three-point field goals per game as well. Jeff Linder was previously an assistant coach at Emporia State, Midland, Weber State, San Francisco, and Boise State from 2001 to 2016. Linder posted an impressive 80-50 (.615) record in four seasons at Northern Colorado. He was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year during the 2018-19 season leading the Bears to 15 conference wins for a program record. The Bears tied that record of 15 conference wins again in the 2019-20 season. Over the last three seasons, Linder led UNC to the most wins during a three-year stretch in program history, with 69 wins. The Bears also finished in the top-100 of the NCAA NET Rankings. He also helped lead Northern Colorado to its first postseason title in 2017-18, as the Bears won the College Invitational Tournament. It marked the first postseason title for any Colorado school since the 1940 season. It was also the first postseason title for a team from the Big Sky Conference. During the 2017-18 campaign, UNC won a school-record 26 games on their way to the CIT Championship. The Bears finished the season ranked in the top-100 of the RPI. Prior to his time at Northern Colorado, Linder spent six seasons at Boise State with the last three years serving as associate head coach of the Broncos. Linder helped guide Boise State to two NCAA tournament appearances and the team’s first Mountain West Conference Championship during his tenure. Breakdown 1:00 - Defense Behind the Arc 5:00 - Offensive Philosophy 9:30 - Using Video To Teach 14:00 - Playing 5-on-5 18:00 - Video Sessions 21:00 - Scouting Report Terminology 24:00 - Shot Clock 28:00 - Three-Point Line Conversation 32:00 - Defensive Rebounding Philosophy 36:00 - Help 40:00 - Minimizing Attempts 44:00 - Imagine Emphasis 48:00 - Getting Threes 51:00 - Recruiting 52:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Amy Eagan, Drury University Head Coach Drury University head coach Amy Eagan joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to make your opponent adjust to you. Amy Eagan will enter her second season as the Drury Lady Panthers head coach in 2021-22 and her 13th year as a collegiate head coach. Eagan was named head coach at Drury on April 13, 2020, after serving as an assistant coach for the Lady Panthers in 2019-20. While Eagan inherited a team that had gone 32-0 the year before, the squad graduated two All-Americans including the two-time NCAA-II Player of the Year, Hailey Diestelkamp. She followed that season, working the challenges of a season clouded by the uncertainty of a global pandemic, with an NCAA-II Runner Up finish for the second time in program history. The won their fifth-straight Great Lakes Valley Conference championship, and finished 24-2. The team produced the NCAA-II Player of the Year for a third straight season as junior Paige Robinson was voted as the nation’s top player, and Eagan was named the national Coach of the Year in D-II by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Lady Panthers also produced seven Academic All-GLVC performers, and won a GLVC Team Academic Award. Paige Robinson was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American, and was named the GLVC Student-Athlete of the Year in women’s basketball. She will enter this season with a career record of 211-144 (.594). Eagan has been the head coach of teams that have reached three NCAA-II tournaments, one NAIA tournament, and have won three conference championships (two GLVC titles, 2021 with Drury, 2014 with Truman St., and a Midwest Classic title at St. Ambrose in 2007). Eagan came to Drury after a successful tenure as the head coach at Truman State. In six seasons with the Bulldogs, she became the program's all-time leader in career coaching wins and winning percentage posting a mark of 111-62 (.642). Breakdown 1:00 - Expectation on Molly Miller Leaving 3:00 - Relationship-based 7:30 - Roles 11:00 - Blending Style 14:00 - Building Offense and Defense 18:00 - Balancing the Floor 21:00 - Transition Fundamentals 23:00 - Benefits of Crossing the Nail 27:00 - Set Spots on Initial Transition 32:00 - Dribble Drive 35:00 - Adjustments to the Game 39:00 - Value of Personal Growth 42:00 - Buy-In 45:00 - Advice on Coaches 47:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Molly Miller, Grand Canyon University Head Coach Grand Canyon University head coach Molly Miller joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss full-court pressure and playing uptempo. Miller holds the highest career winning percentage (.892) of any NCAA men's or women's basketball coach at Division I, II or III levels with at least five years of experience. The two-time Division II Coach of the Year ended her Drury career with the DII national runner-up in 2019 and an undefeated, top-ranked 2020 team when the national tournament was canceled because of COVID-19. Miller made an immediate impact at GCU by guiding her Lopes to the program's first WAC Tournament championship game appearance. She did it by instituting her style of full-court pressure defense and uptempo offense. In 2020-21, GCU ranked second nationally for steals (13.4 per game) and turnover margin (plus-8.4 per game) while also coming in fourth for turnovers forced (23.3 per game). Miller maintained Drury's tradition upon becoming head coach at age 28 and she ascended the program to reach the 2019 Division II Final Four and post a 32-0 record in 2019-20, when the Panthers were ranked No. 1 every week in the Division II poll. If an undefeated mark does not state Drury’s dominance under Miller enough, the Panthers also led Division II in scoring margin for her last two seasons there. Drury won by 27.9 points per game in 2018-19 and 28.5 per game in 2019-20. Breakdown 1:00 - Buy-In 5:00 - Starting with Defense 8:00 - Building Up Drills 12:00 - Getting the Ball Over Halfway 14:00 - Full Court Pressure Preference 17:00 - Run Jump 20:00 - Randomness 21:00 - Using Different Terminologies 24:00 - The Tagging Concept 26:00 - Attacking the Weak Side 29:00 - Tools for Better Switching 32:00 - Managing Substitution 35:00 - Analytics that She Valued 37:00 - Unorthodox Approach in Recruiting 39:00 - Defense is the Priority 42:00 - Unstructured Offensive Possessions 47:00 - Scouting Reports 50:00 - Inbound Set Plays 54:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Scott Davenport, Bellarmine University Head Coach Bellarmine University head coach Scott Davenport joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss pressing on offense with the pass. Scott Davenport became the 11th coach in Bellarmine University men's basketball history, and in six years took Bellarmine all the way to the top by leading the Knights to the 2011 NCAA Division II Tournament national championship. For his efforts, he was named national Coach of the Year by two different organizations: the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Division II Bulletin. Davenport’s career record of 378-117 (through the 2020-21 season) ranks him as Bellarmine’s all-time winningest coach both in terms of total wins and winning percentage (.763). In the 2020-21 season, Davenport guided the Knights to a highly successful transition as an NCAA Division I school. Bellarmine sported a 14-8 record overall and earned an invitation to a national postseason tournament (CBI) after falling just one game shy of capturing the ASUN Conference regular-season crown. The national basketball community took notice of the Knights’ success, and Davenport was nominated for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award and the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year, which recognizes coaches from mid-major conferences. At the Division II level, Davenport experienced nearly unequaled success and was a four-time Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year. His teams won five GLVC Tournament titles and won or shared six regular-season conference titles. Breakdown 1:00 - Passing, Passing and More Passing 5:00 - Making Defense Uncomfortable 8:00 - Passing and What Else 13:30 - Good Shot Percentage 17:00 - Passing Stats 25:00 - Value of Ball Reversal 30:00 - Teaching Shot Selection 33:00 - Balance and Catching to Shoot 37:00 - Passing Drills 40:00 - No Floaters and Cut to Score 44:00 - Inside Out Advantage 47:00 - Free Throw Blockouts 50:00 - Valuing Possessions 55:00 - Transition to D1 1:00:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Todd Simon, Southern Utah Head Coach In this week's coaching conversation, Southern Utah head coach Todd Simon joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the scoring offense, triggers, and a relationship-based program. At the start of the 2021-22 season, Todd Simon will be in his sixth year at the helm of the Southern Utah University men's basketball team after being named the head coach on March 24, 2016. Simon led the Thunderbirds to their first-ever Big Sky Championship during the 2020-21 season, as they were named Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions after finishing conference play with a record of 12-2. Simon was named interim head coach of the UNLV men's basketball program in January 2016 and immediately led them to three consecutive victories. During Simon's 17 games, the Runnin' Rebels ranked as the number one team in the nation in adjusted tempo, scoring more than 100 points in four games. UNLV finished with a 9-8 record, despite playing with as few as five scholarship players. Prior to being named interim head coach, Simon was in his third year as associate head coach with UNLV and had a critical role in assembling UNLV's roster, which Rivals.com ranked its 2014 recruiting class No. 5 in the nation, while the 2015 class was ranked No. 11. Prior to his tenure as a Runnin' Rebel, Simon served Findlay Prep for seven years in both head and assistant coaching roles. As head coach at Findlay Prep in 2012-2013, he led the team to a 35-1 record, including eight wins over top-25 ranked teams. Breakdown 1:00 - Tempo and Scoring Offense 4:00 - Painted Rim 7:00 - Cutting 10:00 - Practice Stats 13:00 - Putting Pressure on the Floor 17:00 - Attacking the Weak Side 21:00 - Having Counters 25:00 - Working with Elite Players 28:00 - Managing Expectations 32:00 - Psychological Adaptation 35:30 - Actual Game Situations 39:30 - Repetitions 42:00 - Caring for Mental Health 44:00 - Retaining Players in the Program 47:00 - Middle Drive 49:30 - Non-Negotiables on 5-on-5 51:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics Assistant Coach Boston Celtics assistant coach Joe Mazzulla joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss simplified principles of play and the teaching process. Mazzulla coached the 2021 Boston Celtics summer league team. He joined Boston’s coaching staff in 2019-20 after guiding Fairmont State University to a 43-17 record over two seasons as the program’s head coach from 2017 to 2019. His Falcons went 22-9 in 2018-19 to claim the program’s fifth NCAA Tournament bid over the last seven years. In joining the Celtics organization, Mazzulla returns to the Northeast where he served as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League during the 2016-17 season. In addition to his two years as a head coach in the collegiate ranks, Mazzulla brings five years of assistant coaching experience between Fairmont State (2013-2016) and Glenville State College (2011-2013). Mazzulla attended West Virginia University, where he played collegiately for all four seasons under head coaches John Beilein and Bob Huggins. He advanced to the NCAA Tournament all four years and was named to the Big East Academic All-Star Team three times (2007, 2009-10) with the Mountaineers. Breakdown 1:00 - Interviewed For a Head Coaching Job 4:00 - Takeaways From Successful Coaches 6:00 - Preparations for Summer League Coaching Job 9:00 - Player Development 12:30 - Retrieval Practice Leads to Retention 16:30 - Feedback 20:00 - Cold Calling 23:00 - Communicating Players 26:00 - Game Film 29:00 - Explaining to Players his Process 32:30 - Game Context 36:00 - Switching Situation 39:00 - Getting Back into Gameplay 43:00 - Recreations 47:00 - Concept of Positive Framing 51:00 - Building Player's Self Advocacy 54:00 - Measurement Phase 57:00 - Giving Postgame Debriefs 1:01:00 - Situational Basketball 1:03:30 - Scripting 1:05:00 - Giving Advice to Other Coaches 1:06:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri State Head Coach Northwest Missouri State head coach Ben McCollum joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights in his coaching, including how the defense will show you what to do and how love your player's strengths. McCollum is quite simply one of the most successful collegiate coaches of all-time. Over the past five seasons, McCollum has guided Northwest to a mark of 159-8 and three NCAA Division II national championships (2017, 2019, 2021). Over the past three seasons, Northwest has gone 97-3. McCollum has guided the Bearcats to eight straight MIAA regular season titles and five consecutive MIAA tournament crowns. In 12 seasons at Northwest, McCollum has an overall record of 300-78. Northwest captured the program's third NCAA Division II national championship in the 2020-21 season. McCollum guided the Bearcat to a 28-2 overall record. Northwest set an NCAA Elite Eight record by winning its three games by a total of 78 points - the most ever by a Division II national champion. McCollum was named the MIAA Coach of the Year for the seventh time after he helped guide the Bearcats to an MIAA record 21 league victories. • Career record of 300-78 (183-55 MIAA) • 2021 NABC Division II National Coach of the Year (4th time - most in NABC Div. II history) • 2020 NABC Division II National Coach of the Year • 2019 John McLendon National Coach of the Year (all divisions) • 2019 NABC, Basketball Times, HoopDirt.com Division II National Coach of the Year • 2019 Kansas City Sports Awards Coach of the Year • 2017 NABC and DII Bulletin Division II National Coach of the Year • Nine MIAA Regular Season Titles (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) • Five MIAA Tournament Titles (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) • 23-5 NCAA Div. II Tournament Record (2017 NCAA National Champions, 2019 NCAA National Champions, 2021 NCAA National Champions) • Seven-Time MIAA Coach of the Year (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) Breakdown 1:00 - How to Stay Motivated 3:00 - Developing Competitiveness 6:00 - Loving team's Strength 12:00 - Hunt Matchup Relentlessly 14:00 - Process of Cutting Off The Ball 21:00 - Playing Pickup 24:30 - Decision by the Screener 27:00 - Philosophy on the Cutter Emptying 30:00 - Compliment 34:00 - Teaching Shooters on Ball Spacing 36:00 - Scouting Report 40:00 - Communicate to his Players 45:30 - Attacking Switches 48:30 - Drawback 52:00 - Eliminating Unnecessary Progressions 56:00 - Teaching 1:01:00 - Talking Too Much in Practice 1:04:00 - Process of Connecting the Game 1:07:00 - Develop a Process Focus Team 1:09:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Gonzalo Rodriguez, Monbus Obradoiro Assistant Coach Monbus Obradoiro assistant coach Gonzalo Rodriguez joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the Next Pick and Roll Defense Coach Rodriguez has coached basketball at all levels for the last 32 years. The last 12 seasons he has been an Assistant Coach in the ACB league in Spain, one of the top leagues in the world. He is currently an assistant coach for Moncho Fernández with Monbus Obradoiro. Besides coaching, Gonzalo Rodriguez teaches a basketball coaching degree academy for the Galician Basketball Federation). He has also coached youth teams (under 20, under 18 and under 16) and has coached for Balneario de Archena, LEB Bronze, CB Murcia, Liga Endesa, Blu:Sens Obradoiro, LEB. Breakdown 1:00 - Concept of Random Defense 6:00 - Two-Sided a Single Side 8:00 - Blitz 11:00 - Last and Basics of Next Defense 15:30 - Running Jump Type of Rotation 21:00 - The Problem and the Solution 25:00 - Main Advantages of Next Defense 30:00 - Screen Defense 33:00 - Calls 36:00 - Building Another One 41:00 - Defense Against Handoffs 43:00 - Snaking The Ball Screen 48:00 - The Concept of Last 53:00 - Psychology for the Ball Handlers 55:00 - Adding Randomness 57:00 - Conclusion
Gonzalo Rodriguez’s Bio: Bio: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Gonzalo-Rodriguez/Conspur-Bezana/24641 (https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Gonzalo-Rodriguez/Conspur-Bezana/24641) Twitter: https://twitter.com/gonzarguez (https://twitter.com/gonzarguez) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Pete Strobl, Giessen 46ers German easyCredit BBL Head Coach Giessen 46ers German easyCredit BBL head coach Pete Strobl joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss connecting player and team development. Coach Strobl is currently the Head Coach in the German Bundesliga of the Giessen 46ers and has served as the Head Coach of the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig for two seasons as well as three seasons as an assistant coach for Ratiopharm Ulm. Pete Strobl started The Scoring Factory in 2009 upon settling in Pittsburgh after a successful nine-year career in the European professional leagues. He was a member of the Austrian National Basketball team and played in France, Austria, Germany, Iceland, Switzerland, and Ireland where he also served as Player–Coach. Prior to his professional playing career, Coach Strobl earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a scholarship player at Niagara University, graduating in 2000. As a by-product of working through language barriers with international players of all ages and skill levels, Coach Strobl has developed a unique ability to break down shooting mechanics, footwork, and ball skills. His tactical knowledge of the game and a work ethic developed through years of fierce competition combined with excellent communication skills make him a sought-after clinician, speaker, and personal coach. He is also the award-winning author of Backspin: One Player's Journey From the U.S. to Europe and Back Again. Breakdown 1:00 - Loving Player Development 4:00 - FIBA Rules for Player Development 6:00 - Playing Experience in Europe 10:00 - Soccer Culture 12:30 - Culture of Acceptance 16:30 - Trial and Error 20:00 - Dribbling 25:00 - Big on Full Court Pressure 30:00 - Touching 34:00 - Scarecrow 38:00 - Verbal Cues 41:00 - Mistake Culture 43:30 - Defensive Footwork 49:00 - Slow Learning 54:00 - Disruption 58:00 - Advice to the Listeners 1:00:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Kevin McGuff, Ohio State Heach Coach Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss their 5 Out offensive concepts and teaching points. Kevin McGuff’s 19-year head coaching career consists of nine years at Xavier University (214-73) and two years at the University of Washington (41-26) before arriving at Ohio State. He holds a .698 overall winning percentage with a career mark of 426-184. His Ohio State teams have broke single-season scoring records and went from the #52 scoring offense in the first year and #10 in scoring offense in the second year with 5 out an offense that we are going to discuss now. In his first season, McGuff led a relatively young and inexperienced group to a 17-18 record against a schedule strength that consistently ranked in the top 3 throughout the year. In his second season, he guided Ohio State to a 24-11 overall record, a runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament, and an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes took another step towards national prominence in season three as they earned a No. 2 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The 2016-17 season was yet again, a step in the right direction as the team made it back to the NCAA Sweet 16, marking the first back-to-back trips since 1988 and 1989. The Buckeyes also claimed their 15th Big Ten Regular Season Championship, finishing with a record of 15-1. In 2017-18, McGuff and the Buckeyes won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and hosted first and second-round NCAA Tournament games for the second time in four seasons. Prior to his arrival at Ohio State, McGuff, a Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.) graduate, went 41-26 in two years at Washington with two berths in the WNIT. In his first season, McGuff led the Huskies to a 20-14 finish — its first 20-win season since 2003 — and a trip to the quarterfinals of the WNIT. In the WNIT, Washington went on a memorable run, beating Cal Poly, Utah, and Oregon State before falling to San Diego in the quarterfinals. It was the first winning season for UW since 2006-07 and the first postseason appearance since 2009-10. In his final season, his Huskie squad finished 21-12 with a second-round finish in the WNIT. Prior to his stint in Washington, McGuff was the head coach at Xavier for nine seasons. As the head coach of the Musketeers, McGuff compiled a 214-73 record and set a school record for most wins in program history, reaching the postseason in each season he coached. His five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances were also a school record. During that stretch, McGuff’s Xavier teams were consistently the class of the Atlantic-10, sporting a 106-28 record in nine seasons. In his last two seasons, Xavier went undefeated (14-0) in the A-10 play. McGuff led the Musketeers to four A-10 tournament championships, including his final year at Xavier. That season, his team posted a 28-3 record (.903 winning percentage) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. McGuff made the NCAA tournament six times overall as the Xavier coach. His pinnacle was an Elite Eight appearance in the 2009-10 season, where his team was one missed layup away from the Final Four. Breakdown 1:00 - Foundation of Dribble Drive 5:00 - Dribble Drive 8:00 - Attacking The Basket with Size Matchup 11:00 - Automatic Actions 16:00 - Teaching Points of Staggers 21:00 - Relentless Pace Maker or Miss 25:00 - Stagger Dribble Handoffs 29:00 - Ball Movement 32:00 - Offensive Rebounding 36:00 - Runway Type of Effect 39:00 - Type of Offensive Systems 44:00 - Use Shot Clocks in Practice 47:00 - Teaching Points to His Players 50:00 - Conclusion
Kevin McGuff’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McGuff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McGuff) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmcguff (https://twitter.com/coachmcguff)
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Guest: Russ Turner, UC Irvine Head Coach In this week's coaching conversation, UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss playing bigger and finding other advantages. Russell Turner, the winningest coach in UCI history, concluded his 11th season at the helm in 2020-21. Turner has guided the Anteaters to 227 wins, averaging over 20 wins a season. Turner who enters his 12th season as head coach at UC Irvine in 2021-22, has led the 'Eaters to six postseason appearances (2013 CIT, 2014 NIT, 2015 NCAA, 2016 CIT, 2017 NIT and 2019 NCAA). Turner became the only coach in UCI history to amass 200 wins. He has been named the Big West Coach of the Year four times in his career and has led the 'Eaters to Big West regular-season titles in five of the last eight seasons. On the national stage, Turner has been named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award in 2017 & 2020, and the Hugh Durham Award in 2019 & 2020. Bracketbusters.com also named him one of the Top-10 Big West Coaches of the Century. UCI's 2020-21 team was the second youngest in the country, and Turner led the Anteaters to a Big West Tournament final for the fourth-consecutive season. He is one of only seven coaches in Big West history to reach over 200 wins and currently ranks fifth all-time on the Big West career wins list. Turner was named UC Irvine's head coach April 9, 2010, after serving the previous six seasons as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association following positions at Stanford University and Wake Forest University. Breakdown 1:00 - Staff Continuity 3:30 - Coaches That Influenced Him 5:30 - Recruiting 7:00 - His Defensive Philosophy 10:30 - Understanding The Individual 12:00 - Butter Possessions 15:00 - Focus Cue 20:00 - Undervalued Defensive Players 23:00 - Playing Deep 27:00 - Transition Defense 30:00 - Fouling 33:00 - Importance of Scoring Area Defense 35:00 - Push Deny Concept 39:00 - Communicating Around Screens 45:00 - Not Switching On and Down 47:00 - Don Nelson 50:00 - Shooting with Young Kids 52:00 - Progressive Mindset 56:00 - Conclusion
Russ Turner’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Turner_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Turner_(basketball))
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Guest: Ilias Zouros, Georgian National Team Head Coach Georgian National Team head coach Ilias Zouros joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the strong hand defense he has used to great success for years. Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Georgian National Team. Zouros has gone through top-level European benches in addition to being the Greek national team coach. Some of the teams Zouros has been a head coach of include: Olympiacos Piraeus, Sagesse Beirut, Peristeri Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Paris Basket Racing, Panellinios Athens, Žalgiris Kaunas, and Efes Istanbul. He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year. He lastly managed Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. Breakdown 1:00 - National Team Coach vs Team Coach 7:00 - Strong Arm Defense 12:00 - Forcing To The Baseline 20:30 - Keep The Ball in Front 23:30 - Arm Position on Defense and Offense 29:00 - Passing Problems 33:00 - Communication on Forcing Opponent 36:30 - Rim Sizes 39:00 - Take Away Dominant Hand 42:00 - Developing Defense 46:00 - Low Post and Strong Arm Defense 49:00 - Defending Down Screen and Zipper Screen 54:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Robert Jones, Norfolk State Head Coach Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the floppy defense and the keys to his program's success. Head coach Robert Jones sets out on his ninth season leading the Norfolk State men’s basketball program in 2021-22 and his 15th year overall with the Spartans. He led the program to its second-ever MEAC title in 2021 and an NCAA Tournament First Four win over Appalachian State. Jones’ overall head coaching mark now stands at 142-119, including 92-32 in MEAC play. The 2019 MEAC Coach of the Year, Jones signed a five-year contract extension following the NCAA Tournament appearance, keeping him at the helm of the program through 2027-28. He has led NSU to a .742 win percentage in MEAC play – fifth in the nation among coaches with at least 100 games coached – and made six postseason appearances in seven years of postseason play. After serving as an assistant coach on NSU’s first NCAA Tournament squad, Jones led the 2020-21 team to a share of the MEAC Northern Division title (8-4) in addition to the MEAC Championship. It marked the first time NSU won both the regular season and tournament titles in the same year. The Spartans went on to defeat Appalachian State, the only current MEAC school to win two games in the NCAA Tournament. The program was named the HBCU Large School National Champion by the Black College Sports Network (BCSN). Jones was named the MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Coach and the HBCU Co-Coach of the Year by HBCU All-Stars LLC/CBS Sports. He was a finalist for three CollegeInsider awards: Ben Jobe (top minority coach), Hugh Durham (top mid-major coach) and Skip Prosser (success on the court and integrity off the court). NSU went 17-8 overall in 2020-21, his seventh .500 or better overall record in eight years as head coach. Breakdown 1:00 - Regular Season Success 4:00 - Guarantee Games 8:00 - Competing with Imperfect Roster 11:00 - Communication and Possession 15:00 - Triggers 17:00 - Number of Possessions 20:30 - Floppy Defense 23:00 - Full Court Pressure 25:30 - Technical and Tactical 29:30 - Ball Screen Defense 32:00 - Within His Zone Defense 35:30 - Recruiting 39:00 - Play on Turnovers 42:00 - Other Influences on Him 44:30 - A Great Person 46:00 - From Press Break Into His Offense 48:00 - Ball Screens 50:00 - Teaching Decision Making 52:00 - Conclusion
Robert Jones’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979)) Website: https://twitter.com/nsucoachjones (https://twitter.com/nsucoachjones)
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Guest: Bob Richey, Furman Basketball Head Coach In this week's coaching conversation, Furman head coach Bob Richey joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss basketball as a game of connection and ideas on building a program. During his time at the helm of the Paladin program, Richey has guided the Paladins to a 73-26 overall record and 41-13 mark in Southern Conference play. The Paladins have posted back-to-back 25-win seasons and claimed four straight 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. His .737 winning percentage ranks ninth among active Division I head coaches. Richey guided the Paladins to a 25-7 overall record and 15-3 Southern Conference mark in 2019-20 as the Paladins posted a school-record for victories for a second consecutive season. Furman finished the season at No. 74 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) Rankings and No. 81 in the Pomeroy Ratings. Jordan Lyons, a College Insider Mid-Major All-American, earned first-team All-SoCon honors while Clay Mounce and Noah Gurley received third-team all-league accolades. Lyons finished his Furman career as the winningest player in school history with 96 victories. Under his leadership, the 2018-19 Paladins reached new heights with a school record of 25 wins, including victories over defending national champion and eighth-ranked Villanova and 2018 NCAA Final Four participant Loyola Chicago. Furman finished the season with a 25-8 overall record, 13-5 league mark, and earned the school's first trip to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) since 1991. Richey's coaching career began at Charleston Southern in 2006, where he served on Barclay Radebaugh's staff until 2011. He joined the Furman staff under Jeff Jackson in 2011 and was retained as an assistant coach under Niko Medved. He served in the role until 2017 when he was elevated to interim head coach after Medved accepted the head coaching position at Drake. Breakdown 1:00 - The Culture 6:00 - Player Development 8:00 - Adapt to Circumstances 10:00 - FOMO Perspective 12:00 - Decision Making will Overwhelm You 15:00 - Values Statement 20:00 - Offensive Cutting 25:00 - Physics and Limiting Beliefs 32:00 - The Truth 36:00 - Game of Connection 42:00 - Structure to Unstructured 48:00 - Making Right Decision 53:00 - Breakdown Drills and Roll Pop Option 59:00 - Find The Action 1:01:00 - Idea of Parameter 1:05:00 - Cues for the Players 1:07:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Mike Young, Virginia Tech Basketball Head Coach In this week's coaching conversation, Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss his offensive and defensive philosophy, and how to be yourself. Mike Young was named 2020-21 ACC Coach of the Year as the Hokies made the NCAA Tournament. Under his watch in 2020-21, led Tech to being 4-0 versus the AP’s Top 25, with the four wins being tied for the most ranked wins in a season in school history. Virginia Tech was picked 11th in the ACC’s preseason media poll last fall but returned to national relevance in Young’s second season at the school. The Hokies beat Villanova, Clemson, Duke and Virginia, among others. Mike Young teams have made the NCAA Tournament in six of the last 11 seasons, including being the fastest Virginia Tech coach to make The Dance. Tech’s third-place finish was the Hokies’ highest finish in the ACC standings since Seth Greenberg’s Hokies tied for third place in 2010. The Hokies landed the No. 3 seed for the ACC Tournament — their best seed in that event since Greenberg’s Hokies were the No. 3 seed in 2007. The Radford, Virginia native joined the Hokies after a record-setting 17-year tenure as the head coach at Wofford. The Terriers posted a 30-5 overall record in 2018-19, including a perfect 18-0 mark in Southern Conference play, and registered a convincing 84-68 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The 2019 Sporting News Coach of the Year, Young built the Terriers into one of the Southern Conference's preeminent programs and a perennial NCAA Tournament participant. He guided Wofford to five NCAA Tournament berths over the past 10 seasons and five Southern Conference championships. In addition to the on-court success of his teams, 100 percent of Young's student-athletes at Wofford who completed their eligibility graduated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info).
Guest: Raoul Korner, Austrian Professional Basketball Coach and Current Head Coach of Medi Bayreuth of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) In this week's coaching conversation, Austrian professional basketball coach and current head coach of Medi Bayreuth of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) Raoul Korner joins the podcast to discuss switching defense, solving the resulting mismatches and post automatics. Raoul Korner is an Austrian Professional basketball Head Coach with experiences in Basket Clubs of Vienna (Austria, 1st div.), Mattersburg 49ers (Austria, 1st div.), Traiskirchen Lions (Austria, 1st div.), Head Coach WBC Wels (Austria, 1st div.), EiffelTowers Den Bosch (NL, 1st div.) , BB Loewen Braunschweig (GER, 1st div.), and currently Head Coaching Medi Bayreuth (GER, 1st div.). Coach Korner has won multiple League and Cup Championships in Austria & Netherlands whilst also being awarded Coach of the Year honours throughout his career. Raoul has a proven track record of developing top players, building competitive winning teams and promotion to FIBA Champions League Top 16, FIBA EuroCup Final Four which was not played due to COVID19. Korner is also Austrian Men's National Team Head Coach competing in 2021 EuroBasket qualifiers in Group F with Slovenia, Ukraine and Hungary. Raoul is also a lecturer at University of Bayreuth (GER) about “Leadership” as well at several National and International Coaches Clinics. Breakdown 1:00 - Development Outside of the Comfort Zone 4:00 - Keys to Overperforming 7:30 - Best Practices with Switching 12:00 - Bigs Forcing the Two Sides 15:00 - Switching 18:00 - Off The Ball Switching 23:30 - Ghost Screens 26:30 - Advantage of Over the Screen 30:30 - Visual Cue Game 32:00 - Early Ball Movement 36:00 - Set Reaction vs Decision 39:00 - Post Players on Switch 44:00 - Counter a Post Double 48:00 - Specific Set Actions 50:00 - Modern Post Players 54:00 - Grenade Actions 57:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Brooke Wyckoff, Florida State Associate Head Coach Florida State associate head coach Brooke Wyckoff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss moms in coaching and serving as an interim head coach. Wyckoff was the Interim Head Coach for the 2020-21 year as Sue Sem Rau took a one-year leave of absence. The result was leading Florida State to its eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and a 4th place finish in the ACC and earned a Top-4 seed despite being picked eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll. Since the ACC added Louisville in 2014 and set its current group of 15 teams, the 2020-21 Seminoles are the only team in the league to be picked as low as eighth in the ACC preseason coaches poll and finish with a Top-4 seed. Wyckoff has sparked the rise of the Florida State women’s basketball program as a standout player, as an assistant coach, and as the interim coach. She was a Florida State women’s basketball standout player on the court from 1997 to 2001. She joined Sue Semrau’s revamped staff beginning in the 2011-12 season. Through 10 seasons, Wyckoff’s tremendous results in defensive game planning, coaching the post players, recruiting, scouting, and other areas resulted in a reward: Being named the team’s associate head coach on May 1, 2018. In her five seasons of taking over the defense, FSU’s sub-60 points allowed in three of the past six years mark the only three times the program has surrendered less than 60 in a season. In 2014, Brooke co-founded an organization called Moms in Coaching. This is a support group for mothers who are coaching but are unsure if they can be full-time coaches and full-time moms. Without a doubt, Wyckoff was one of the greatest Seminoles ever to wear the Garnet and Gold on the hardwood before playing nine seasons in the WNBA. Wyckoff played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2009, competing for the Orlando Miracle, the Connecticut Sun, and the Chicago Sky. Breakdown 1:00 - Head Coaching Role 4:00 - Gratitude 9:00 - Debrief Session 12:00 - Leave of Absence 15:00 - Concept of Mentorship 17:30 - Having Kids at Practice 21:00 - Breastfeeding and Health 27:00 - Removing Mom's Guilt 33:00 - Strategies to Keep Women on Coaching 36:00 - Former Players on Coaching 41:00 - Women Sport Coaches 45:00 - Interviews 47:30 - ESPN Ratings on Women's Basketball 50:00 - Comparison of Men's and Women's Basketball 54:30 - Why Women Not Retained on Coaching 57:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Will Weaver, Houston Rockets Assistant Coach In this week's coaching conversation, Houston Rockets assistant coach Will Weaver joins the Basketball Podcast to interview Basketball Immersion founder and creative director, Chris Oliver, on coaching and coach development. Will Weaver is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. After a few years as a coaching assistant in the NCAA, Weaver was hired to coach alongside Brett Brown with the Philadelphia 76ers and eventually landed under Kenny Atkinson with the Brooklyn Nets in 2016. Weaver went on to be the head coach of the Nets’ G-League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, and took them to the Finals in the 2018-19 season while winning Coach of the Year. Weaver was also previously head coach of the Sydney Kings in the NBL (Australian league) and led the team to the league’s best record (20-8) and into the NBL Grand Final. Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, The Basketball Podcast and Immersion Videos. As an expert in basketball decision training, he coaches, trains, and mentors coaches to maximize their players’ potential and enjoyment of practices and games. What he is most passionate about in his work is sharing evidence-based coaching ideas that can stimulate your coaching to get better results. The goal is to improve your players’ retention and transfer of the things you teach to their performance. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Integration 6:00 - Sports Psychology 12:00 - Constraints 16:00 - Position of Authority 20:00 - Conceptual Offense 24:00 - On Air Training 32:00 - Coach Development 37:00 - Professional Growth 46:00 - Learning from Different Approaches 52:00 - Innovation 55:00 - Learning from Basketball Immersion 1:00:00 - Role Models 1:02:00 - Teaching 1:06:00 - Sharing Through the Podcast 1:08:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast Head Coach Florida Gulf Coast head coach Karl Smesko joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss his offensive system, shooting psychology and the things that helped him become one of the most successful coaches in women's college basketball history. Karl Smesko’s resume sits among the best all-time in NCAA Division I women’s basketball as he enters his 22nd season on the sideline in 2020-21, including his 19th with the Green and Blue. On pace to reach 600 career wins faster than legendary coaches such as Pat Summitt and Tara VanDerveer, Smesko has compiled a 554-122 record (.820) in his career, which ranks him as the third-winningest active Division I head coach behind Geno Auriemma (1,091-142, .885) and Kim Mulkey (604-101, .857). Furthermore, he passed VanDerveer (1,094-253, .812) in 2017-18 to become the fifth-winningest Division I head coach of all-time – behind Auriemma, Leon Barmore (576-87, .869), Mulkey and Summit (1,098-208, .841). If that isn’t enough, he is the 10th-winningest active head coach across all divisions, as well as the 12th-winningest such coach all-time. Smesko has the Eagles on pace to shatter the NCAA's all-time Division I winning percentage record by the end of the 2020-21 season as his team is one of only two in the nation along with Tennessee (.801) with at least an .800 all-time winning percentage. In fact, FGCU is 493-95 (.838) since the program’s inception in 2002-03, which is easily the best winning percentage in the nation and also ahead of third-place UConn (.795), but the NCAA requires at least 10 years as a Division I program, and FGCU's four reclassification years (2007-11) do not count towards the 10-year minimum. Thus, Smesko and the Green and Blue will have to wait just a little longer to be recognized as the winningest Division I women's basketball program in NCAA history. Breakdown 1:00 - 3-Point Shooting Philosophy 4:30 - Isolation and Space 7:00 - Knowing Own Strengths 10:00 - Getting Players in Space and Attack 13:00 - Ideas on Horizontal and Vertical Spacing 16:30 - Drive to Score 19:30 - The Concept of Waiting 23:00 - Convergence Concept 27:00 - Incorporating Stars on his Philosophy 29:00 - Player Development 33:00 - Isolated Skills Training for Shooting 37:00 - Art fo Coaching 40:00 - Importance of Shot Release 44:00 - 3-Point Shooting 48:30 - Offensive Rebounding 51:00 - Turnover Battle 54:00 - Hiring Former Players as Assistants 57:00 - Advice for Other Coaches
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Guest: Brenda Frese, University of Maryland Head Coach In this week's coaching conversation, University of Maryland head coach Brenda Frese joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss relationships, switching and transition, along with many of the things that have sustained her remarkable success. Few coaches across any sport can claim the level of consistency and standard of excellence as Brenda Frese can in her 19 years at Maryland. Two-time National Coach of the Year, Frese's high work rate and positive attitude has resulted in 16 top-15 recruiting classes, three Final Fours, 14 conference titles and a National Championship in 2006. Frese has balanced that strong work ethic with a fun and family-friendly environment, also becoming a wife and a mother of twin boys, giving birth to them in the midst of one of the most successful seasons in the program's history. With the birth of her twins in February of 2008, she becomes one of only six coaches to win a national championship and be a parent. Since her first season at the helm when the team won just 10 games, Frese has guided Maryland to a National Championship in 2006, 18 winning seasons, 17-straight 20-win seasons, seven 30-win campaigns and 17 bids to the NCAA Tournament. In 2021, she signed an extension through at least the 2026-27 season. With rollover years, she can be on the Maryland sidelines through 2028. Breakdown 1:00 - Keys to Consistent Success 4:00 - Concept of After Care 6:00 - Strategies for Practice Phase 8:00 - Developing his Staffs 11:00 - Individual Development of a Player 17:00 - Struggling with Trainers 19:00 - Adding Challenge on Players 21:00 - Coaching is More Non-Linear 24:00 - Getting in Space 27:00 - Develop Switching 31:00 - Developing Triple Switching 32:00 - White Line Help 36:00 - Transition 38:00 - Attacking The Middle 42:00 - Progression of Reads 44:00 - Couple Counters 46:00 - Triangle 48:00 - Hybrid Motion 50:00 - Individual Development
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Guest: Jeff Boals, Ohio University Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Ohio University head coach Jeff Boals join us to discuss positive coaching and a next play mentality. Boals spent seven years as an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team under the tutelage of Thad Matta before replacing Steve Pikiell as the head coach for the Stony Brook Seawolves for three years. In the 2020-2021 season Boals and the Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012. In the first round they beat Virginia, before losing in the round of 32 to Creighton. Boals landed his first coaching job as an assistant coach at his alma mater Ohio University after graduating. He then took an assistant coaching job at the University of Charleston in West Virginia, where he stayed for three seasons before joining Marshall as an assistant coach from 1999 to 2003. Boals returned to Charleston as the associate head coach, for one season before jumping back to the Division I ranks with Robert Morris, then to Akron. He joined the coaching staff of Ohio State in 2009, led by Thad Matta, where he has been a part of three Big Ten Conference regular-season titles, four NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances, an Elite Eight, and a Final Four appearance in 2012. The Buckeyes' record was 193–62 with Boals as assistant coach. Boals recruited players such as D'Angelo Russell and Jared Sullinger to play for Ohio State. On April 8, 2016, Boals was named the 11th head coach in Stony Brook men's basketball history, and its third since moving to Division I. In Boals' first season as head coach, the Seawolves finished 18–14 (12–4), second in the America East Conference. Boals led the Seawolves to the first 20-win season under his tenure in 2018–19. On March 17, 2019, Boals resigned from Stony Brook to accept a head coaching position at his alma mater, Ohio University. Breakdown 1:00 - Counters to the Counters 3:00 - 1993-'94 Team Group Chat 6:00 - Excellent Passing Team 7:00 - Importance of Analytics 12:00 - Coping Strategies on Mistakes 14:00 - Learning Language 17:00 - Conceptual Type Offense 20:00 - Growth Mindset 22:00 - Cleveland State Game 24:00 - Cory Close 27:00 - Next Play Mentality 30:00 - Fact Positivity 34:00 - Processes to Challenge Players 36:00 - Reflection and Sharing 38:00 - Decision Making Fatigue 40:00 - Timing Plays and Time Outs 42:00 - Independent of the Outcome 46:00 - Charting 50:00 - Non-negotiables 53:00 - Better Coach 55:00 - Recruiting Players 58:00 - Not Going to the Pro 1:03:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Leonard Zaichkowsky, Professor and Consultant at Boston University and Daniel Peterson, Writer and Consultant
In this week's coaching conversation, authors and sport researchers Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson join us to discuss their recent books The Playmaker's Advantage and The Playmaker's Decisions. The Playmaker's Advantage https://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Advantage-Raise-Mental-Level/dp/1501181866 The Playmaker's Advantage is a groundbreaking book that will educate developing, young athletes, along with their parents and coaches, about this essential creative capability in an accessible, easy-to-understand method. The Playmaker's Decisions https://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Decisions-Science-Mistakes-Cognition/dp/1736144812 The Playmaker's Decisions book focuses on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes. More info at: http://www.80percentmental.com/read-the-books Leonard Zaichkowsky Leonard Zaichkowsky, a professor, researcher, and consultant for almost four decades at Boston University, pioneered sports psychology by bringing cognitive neuroscience and sports performance together as an interdisciplinary science. His academic textbooks and research publications demonstrated the importance of an athlete’s remarkable brain in anticipating and acting on opportunities during competition. He has consulted with teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, Australian Rules Football, the Spanish men’s national soccer team, and Olympic sports organizations around the world. Len is a former president and a fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, and currently section editor on psychology for the International Journal of Health, Sport and Science. Recently, the American Psychological Association honored Len with the “Distinguished Service to the Profession” award. Today, Len is a cofounder and senior consultant at 80 Percent Mental Consulting, advising coaches, teams, and sports organizations on developing athlete cognition. After too many Boston winters, he and his wife now live in Fort Myers, Florida. Daniel Peterson Daniel Peterson is a writer and consultant specializing at the intersection of neuroscience and sports performance. He combined twenty-five years of technology management experience with his second life as a sports dad and coach to explore how athletes make decisions. Now, ten years later, as cofounder and director of 80 Percent Mental Consulting, he works with coaches, trainers, and teams to understand and improve their cognitive game. Dan and his wife live outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, patiently waiting for the next generation of Peterson playmakers. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:30 - Decision Making 5:00 - Importance of Cognitive Components 9:00 - Focus on Practicing Skills 15:00 - Concept of Perceptual Cognitive Advantage 17:00 - Playmaker 22:00 - Model 27:00 - Connecting Skills and Decisions 31:00 - Correcting the Mistake 34:00 - Train Through Watching Videos 39:00 - Outcome 42:00 - Concept of Active Patients 44:30 - Search, Decide and Execute 47:00 - Occlusion 51:00 - Basketball Practice 53:30 - Physical Training 57:00 - Making Mistakes 1:03:00 - Improving Decision Making 1:08:00 - Concept of Mind Body 1:10:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton joins the podcast to share insights on being adaptable in your coaching. Coach Boynton has built the program over his four seasons leading to an outstanding 2020-21 season where the Cowboys advanced to the finals of the Big 12 Championship, earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and ended the year ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press top-25 – all firsts since 2005. Oklahoma State’s first-round win in the NCAA Tournament was its first since 2009. In four seasons at the helm Boynton has compiled a 72-58 record while leading the Cowboys to 17 wins over ranked opponents, including 10 victories over top-10 squads. In four seasons at the helm Boynton has compiled a 72-58 record while leading the Cowboys to 17 wins over ranked opponents, including 10 victories over top-10 squads. He also hauled in back-to-back top-25 recruiting classes, mentored eight All-Big 12 Conference selections and 11 Academic All-Big 12 team honorees. Boynton's coaching career began as a graduate manager at Furman in 2004–05. He then moved on to be an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2005 to 2007 before moving to Wofford College (South Carolina) for the 2007–08 season as associate head coach. Boynton returned to Columbia for the 2008–09 season as an assistant coach and stayed until 2013. Boynton moved with fellow assistant Brad Underwood when the latter became the head coach at Stephen F. Austin State University, commencing with the 2013–14 season. When Underwood accepted the head coaching position at Oklahoma State, Boynton moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to serve as an assistant coach. Breakdown 1:00 - Slogan 5:00 - Posted Up Guards 10:00 - Players Playing Multiple Positions 14:00 - Analytics 21:00 - Getting to the Next Level 24:00 - Giving Up Switches 26:00 - Playing Off the Ball and Re-Spacing Action 32:00 - Value of Ball Reversal 34:00 - Coaches Being Adaptable 37:00 - Thinking From Player's Perspective 39:00 - His Basketball Philosophy 43:00 - Dominant Hand Thing 46:00 - Keeping Opponents Off-Balance 48:30 - Defend the 3-Point Line 50:00 - Adaptability of a Coach 51:30 - Not Getting The Coaching Job 58:00 - Young Coach Coaching New Players
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Guest: Boštjan Nachbar, Former NBA, and EuroLeague player, and current managing director of EuroLeague Players’ Association
In this week's coaching conversation, former NBA and EuroLeague player, and current managing director of EuroLeague Players’ Association Bostjan Nachbar joins the podcast to discuss being in service of players. Nachbar is a former NBA and Slovenian national team player who had a 20-year pro basketball career. In 2002 he was the 15th pick in the draft by the Houston Rockets. He played 6 seasons in the NBA (Rockets, Hornets, Nets) and won club Championships in Slovenia, Italy, Germany, and Spain. Currently, he is working as the Managing Director of the EuroLeague Players’ Association. The EuroLeague Players’ Association represents the players’ unified voice in regards to EuroLeague Basketball and assists their members in achieving their goals, on and off the court. ELPA’s specific intention is to defend and pursue the rights of professional basketball players in the EuroLeague. Breakdown 1:00 - Aims of the LPA 3:00 - LPA Performance International Congress 7:00 - About the NBA coaches 10:00 - Learnings about the Euroleague 13:00 - Takeaways from the NBA 16:30 - Elongate Player's Career 19:00 - COncept of Load Management 21:00 - Sports Psychology 25:00 - Late Payment 27:30 - NBA European Ambassador 29:30 - Spanish System 33:30 - Difference on European and NBA Coaching 36:30 - Creative Players 39:00 - Developing Skills 44:30 - Issues Players Faced Right Now 47:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Ronald Nored, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Ronald Nored joins the podcast to how coaching players as if they're all NBA players can improve our approach and impact. Ronald Nored is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Hornets. Nored brings four years of NBA experience to the Charlotte Hornets, most recently serving as head coach of the Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, for two seasons. After his four-year playing career at Butler University ended in 2012, Nored spent one season as a high school coach in Indiana before becoming an assistant coach with the Maine Red Claws, the G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics, in 2013-14. One year later he moved to the Celtics as a player development coach alongside his college coach, Brad Stevens. He then served as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Kentucky in 2015-16 before returning to the G League as head coach of the Long Island Nets. As a player for Butler University, Nored was a member of the team that reached back-to-back National Championship Games in 2010 and 2011. At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Nored, a two-time Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, held the school record for games played (143), was tied for the all-time lead in steals (207), and ranked second on the program’s all-time assists chart (497). Breakdown 1:00 - Advantages of a Young Coach 3:30 - Relationship Building 8:00 - Importance of Development 12:00 - Concept of Noticing Progress 17:00 - Coaching Players 21:00 - Crave Coaching 24:00 - Understanding About Being Great 28:00 - Building and Maintaining the Relationship 30:00 - Idea of Milestones 32:00 - Doing the Best Job in Coaching 37:00 - Macro and Micro View 42:00 - Idea of Setting Standard 46:00 - College Basketball 49:00 - Playing Offense vs Defense 51:00 - Playing in the Off-Season 54:00 - Remove Fluff 55:00 - G-League Experience 1:02:00 - Coaching and NBA Takeaways 1:07:00 - Hard Work, Quality and Efficiency 1:09:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Ben Johnson, University of Minnesota Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, University of Minnesota head coach Ben Johnson joins the podcast to discuss transitioning into a head coaching position. Ben Johnson is the new head coach of the University of Minnesota. Johnson, who graduated from Minnesota in 2005, returns to his alma mater after spending three seasons at Xavier as an assistant coach. Johnson previously served as an assistant coach at Minnesota from 2013-18 and was a two-time captain during his playing career for the Gophers. Coach Johnson was also previously an assistant coach at Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Texas-Pan American, and a Graduate Assistant at Dayton. Johnson helped lead Xavier to consecutive top-30 recruiting classes in 2019 and 2020 and the Musketeers posted a collective record of 51-37 in three seasons with him on the bench. In his previous stint at Minnesota, Johnson helped recruit local standouts and current members of the Los Angeles Clippers organization Daniel Oturu and Amir Coffey to the Gophers. Prior to returning to Minnesota in 2013, he spent one season as an assistant coach under Tim Miles at the University of Nebraska. While with the Huskers, Johnson assisted in all-day-to-day basketball-related duties while also serving as recruiting coordinator. Johnson also led the development of Nebraska's backcourt players. Johnson spent 2008-12 as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa. The Panthers went a combined 93-77 in that timeframe, winning at least 20 games in all four years. Northern Iowa reached postseason play in all four years and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2009-10. Prior to his stay at Northern Iowa, Johnson served as an assistant coach for two seasons at the University of Texas-Pan American. He was heavily involved in recruiting, worked with the Broncos perimeter players and coordinated UTPA's summer camps. Johnson's coaching career began at the University of Dayton, where he served as a graduate assistant during the 2005-06 season. Breakdown 1:00 - Job as a Head Coach 5:00 - His Philosophy as a Coach 9:00 - Evaluation on His Current Players 12:00 - Part of Player's Process 14:00 - Mid and High Major Interview 16:00 - Potential Jobs 19:00 - Looking for Jobs 23:00 - Philosophy Books 27:00 - Players Handling the Environment 30:30 - Competitive Culture and Frustration 36:00 - Style Play 39:00 - Developing Skill 41:00 - Coach Spoelstra 44:00 - Raising Profile of the Program 46:00 - Transition 49:00 - Relationship with Richard Pitino 51:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Richard Pitino, University of New Mexico Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, University of New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino joins the podcast to discuss coaching transitions and program building. Coach Pitinio is the head coach of the University of New Mexico. He has previously been head coach at Minnesota and at Florida International University. Before that, he was an assistant under his father Rick Pitino for two seasons at Louisville. He also worked as an assistant coach for Billy Donovan of Florida for two seasons. He has been a part of seven NCAA Tournaments, including two as a head coach. He has also been a part of three Elite Eight runs and one Final Four berth as an assistant. He comes to UNM after an eight-year stint at the University of Minnesota, where he went 141-123 with two NCAA Tournament berths and an NIT Championship. His first season at the helm of the Golden Gophers saw Minnesota go 25-13, setting a school record for wins as Minnesota won the second NIT Championship in school history. At Florida International, Pitino led the program to its first winning season in 12 years and a 10 win improvement from the previous year. Overall at Minnesota, Pitino picked up 19 wins over ranked opponents, including five top-10 opponents. Daniel Oturu in 2020 was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft by Minnesota, becoming the first Golden Gopher to be drafted into the NBA in 16 years. Additionally, five players were drafted into the NBA G League. Pitino’s success isn’t just as a head coach, as he has been a part of several deep NCAA Tournament runs as an assistant and as an associate head coach. He spent two separate stints at Louisville coaching alongside his Hall of Fame father Rick Pitino. In 2011-12 as associate head coach, the Cardinals went 30-10, advancing all the way to the Final Four. That team along the way scored a 59-56 win in Portland over New Mexico in the NCAA Tournament, paving the way for the Cardinals to make it to the Sweet 16. From there, Louisville defeated No. 5 Michigan State and No. 25 Florida before losing in the Final Four to No. 1 Kentucky. Between Louisville stops, Pitino spent two seasons at Florida coaching under Billy Donovan. In his first season with Florida, the Gators went 21-13 overall, making it to the NCAA Tournament as a 10-seed where they would lose 99-92 in double overtime to BYU. That team climbed as high as No. 10 in the polls. The following season in 2009-10, Florida won the SEC regular season championship and went 29-8 overall, advancing the Elite Eight, losing to a Cinderella Butler squad 74-71 in overtime. Pitino has also had assistant coaching stops at Duquesne, Northeastern and the College of Charleston. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Coach's Son 7:00 - Success and his Program 10:30 - Best Ways to Communicate 13:30 - Meetings and Conversation with Players 18:00 - Expectation of What a Coach is 21:00 - Confidence During Transition 27:00 - Transition Phase 30:30 - Hiring and Firing in College Basketball 37:00 - Tactical Things 41:00 - Ball Screen Defense 44:00 - Decision Making as Coaches 47:00 - Handling New Set of Recruits 49:00 - Transition with Coach Paul 52:00 - Working in Minnesota and New Mexico 56:00 - Conclusion
Richard Pitino’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pitino (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pitino) Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardpitino (https://twitter.com/richardpitino)
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Guest: Shaheen Holloway, St. Peter’s University Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, St. Peter's University head coach Shaheen Holloway joins the podcast to discuss his play-hard and no-stars philosophy. In just his second season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Holloway was named as 2020 The Rock MAAC Coach of the Year. Holloway guided the Peacocks to an 18-12 overall record and 14-6 MAAC mark, good enough for a second-place finish, which was the best finish since 2016-17. Under his guidance, the team made the biggest NET Rankings improvement in the MAAC and 14th nationally from 2018-19 to 2019-20, improving by 105 spots. The 14 league wins under Holloway tied the program record for most conference victories in a season and the team's nine MAAC home wins were the most ever by the program. Holloway brings superlative credentials to Jersey City after spending the past eight seasons as the associate head coach at his alma mater, Seton Hall, under Kevin Willard. With Holloway on the sideline serving as Willard's top assistant, Seton Hall became one of the BIG EAST's premier programs, winning the 2015-16 BIG EAST Tournament title for the first time since 1993. With Holloway serving as the lead recruiter, the Pirates experienced an abundant amount of success during his tenure, producing three Associated Press All-America honorable mention selections, 12 All-BIG EAST selections, three BIG EAST All-Rookies and 36 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections. Prior to joining Seton Hall, Holloway served on Willard's staff at Iona, where he helped turn the Gaels program around. Inheriting a team that went 2-28 in 2006-07, Holloway and Willard recruited and coached student-athletes to one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history as their 2009-10 team won 21 games to complete a 19-win turnaround in only the third year of the administration. During his original stint on the Seton Hall coaching staff, Holloway was an administrative assistant for head coach Bobby Gonzalez from 2006-07. Holloway started his coaching career serving as an assistant coach at the high school level at Bloomfield Tech. Holloway was a four-year standout at Seton Hall from 1996-00 and helped lead his team to the 2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, where he hit the game-winning layup in overtime to defeat Oregon in the NCAA first round. A 2012 inductee of the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame, Holloway's preeminent playing career landed him in the Seton Hall record books as the all-time assist leader with 681, 17th in scoring with 1,588 points, fourth in steals with 231 steals, and eighth with 185 three-pointers in 116 games. In 2000, he was named the BIG EAST's Most Improved Player, while earning All-BIG EAST status three times and All-Metropolitan accolades in each of his four seasons at Seton Hall. After his collegiate success, Holloway played professionally in England for the Chester Jets and London Towers as well as a season in Ulm, Germany, and Istanbul, Turkey. Back in the U.S., he had stints with the Brooklyn Kings of the USBL and Newark, Las Vegas, and Chicago in the ABA. He was invited to three preseason NBA camps with the Knicks, Nets, and Golden State Warriors. Breakdown 1:00 - No-Star Philosophy 3:00 - Playing Hard 5:00 - Handcuffed by a Players 9:00 - Using Cues for Constant Communication 11:00 - Stance 13:00 - Playing Games 18:00 - Pressing Type of Style 22:00 - Wall Up 25:00 - Challenge a Shot 28:00 - Matchup Based 32:00 - Drive and Kick Drills 34:00 - Tailoring Offense 36:00 - Making Good Decision 41:00 - Scheduling Practices 46:00 - Motion Based Sets 48:00 - Conclusion
Shaheen Holloway’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen_Holloway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaheen_Holloway) Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSha10 (https://twitter.com/CoachSha10)
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Guest: Lin Dunn, Special Assistant to the Head Coach for Kentucky Women’s Basketball Team
Coaching legend Lin Dunn joins the podcast to discuss ways to help you and your team reach their full potential. Lin Dunn is currently a special assistant to the head coach with Kentucky. Coach Dunn has had an incredible coaching career and is currently a special assistant to the head coach with Kentucky. She has more than 500 wins to her name and has served as a head coach for four different college teams and three different professional teams including being the 1st GM and head coach of the Seattle Storm, and including the 2012 WNBA title with the Indiana Fever. A native of Dresden, Tennessee, Dunn graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1969. She coached for decades in the college ranks, amassing a 447-257 record in 25 seasons as a college head coach. In her tenure at Austin Peay State University (1970–1976), the University of Mississippi (1977–1978), the University of Miami (1978–1987), and Purdue University (1987–1996), she made the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship seven times, and the Final Four once, in 1994 with Purdue. She is in the Athletics Hall of Fame at both Austin Peay and Miami. Dunn also was president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in 1984-85. Dunn was abruptly fired at Purdue after the 1995-96 season but resurfaced in the pros with the American Basketball League's Portland Power in 1996. She was ABL's coach of the year in 1998, right before that league folded. Dunn then became the first coach and GM of the expansion Seattle Storm in the ABL's rival, the WNBA. Her folksy southern personality was a hit in Urbane, Seattle, with fans often wearing Dunn masks and quoting her rustic aphorisms. The team started with a dismal 6-26 season. Dunn left the Storm just as it was starting to have success. New superstars Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird led the team to the 2002 playoffs, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Sparks. Dunn then resigned, leaving the path open for Anne Donovan to build a championship team just two seasons later. Dunn is a former head coach of the Indiana Fever. Dunn won the WNBA championship with the Fever on October 21, 2012. On May 6, 2014, Dunn announced her retirement from coaching at the end of the year. On June 14, 2014; Dunn was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. On May 24, 2016, she was introduced as an assistant coach for Matthew Mitchell at Kentucky. In 2018, her role at Kentucky changed from special assistant to head coach. Breakdown 1:00 - Mentoring and Working with Coaches 5:00 - Suggestion to Coaches 9:00 - Hiring Staff 13:00 - Holding People Accountable 18:00 - Process of Helping Coaches 21:00 - Ask People for Help 24:00 - Staff perspective 27:00 - Giving Ownership to the Assistants 30:00 - Simplifying Drills 33:00 - Example of Multiple Drill 36:00 - Women's Basketball Games 41:00 - Decision Making 44:00 - Process of Timing PLays 48:00 - Advancing the Ball 53:00 - Defensive Transition 59:00 - Two-for-One Strategy 1:02:00 - Priority List 1:07:00 - Better in Special Situation 1:12:00 - Conclusion
Lin Dunn’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Dunn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Dunn) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ukcoachdunn (https://twitter.com/ukcoachdunn)
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Guest: Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt University Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, Vanderbilt University head coach Jerry Stackhouse joins the podcast to defense, grading, his NBA influence, and connecting ideas for players. Entering his third season with the Commodores, Jerry Stackhouse has made a noticeable impact in turning around the Vanderbilt program. In his first season, two Commodores were selected in the NBA Draft, including lottery pick Aaron Nesmith who was chosen 14th overall by the Boston Celtics, and junior guard Saben Lee who was picked 37th overall by the Detroit Pistons. Stackhouse’s creative offensive sets enabled Nesmith to lead the nation in 3-point field goals made and 3-point field goal percentage (before a foot injury sidelined him after 14 games) and propelled Lee to three 30-point games and a second-team All-SEC selection in 2019-20. Most recently, Scotty Pippen Jr. earned All-SEC first-team honors and set the school scoring record for a sophomore in 2020-21. He finished second in the SEC in scoring (20.8 points per game) and assists (4.9), while sophomore forward Dylan Disu led the SEC in rebounding (9.2) and was named the conference’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prior to Vanderbilt, Stackhouse served as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies which was preceded by two seasons as head coach of the NBA G League’s Raptors 905. As head coach of Raptors 905, Stackhouse earned NBA G League Coach of the Year honors after he steered the team to a 39-11 regular-season record and 6-1 playoff record in 2016-17, en route to the team’s first NBA G League championship. The following season, Stackhouse led the Raptors 905 to a 31-19 regular-season record and a second straight appearance in the NBA G League Finals. Prior to taking the head coaching job in the G League, Stackhouse was an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors during the 2015-16 season. In his 18-year NBA career, Jerry Stackhouse appeared in 970 games (564 starts) for eight teams and averaged 16.9 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 31.2 minutes. A two-time All-Star with the Detroit Pistons (2000, 2001), Stackhouse posted career highs of 29.8 points (second in the NBA) during the 2000-01 season, leading the league in total points and free throws made. He reached the 2006 NBA Finals as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. After playing for legendary head coach Dean Smith and earning Sports Illustrated Player of the Year, All-America first team, and All-ACC honors at North Carolina, Stackhouse was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the third overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. He was named to the 1995-96 NBA All-Rookie first team after leading all first-year players in scoring (19.8 points). In 2011, Stackhouse launched Stackhouse Elite, an AAU program based in Atlanta, Georgia. The program captured numerous titles in the 15U, 16U, and 17U divisions. Breakdown 1:00 - Shaping His Philosophy 4:00 - Emphasis on Defense 6:00 - Balance of Offense and Defense 8:00 - Defensive Mechanism 12:00 - Scouting Report Specifics 18:00 - Close-Outs 24:00 - Competitive Cauldron 28:00 - Freeing Players 33:00 - Coaching Style 36:00 - Grading On and Off 38:00 - Corner Threes 41:00 - Ball Screens 45:00 - Teaching on Weak Side 47:00 - Early Tag Concept 49:00 - Blocking Charge 53:00 - Smartest Generation 55:00 - Conclusion
Jerry Stackhouse’ Bio: Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerrystackhouse (https://twitter.com/jerrystackhouse)
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Guest: Ashley Howard, La Salle Basketball Head Coach
In this week's coaching conversation, La Salle head coach Ashley Howard joins the podcast to discuss coaching offense with concepts instead of plays. Ashley Howard has the storied La Salle University men's basketball program on an upward trajectory heading into his third season as head coach in 2020. The Explorers put together their first winning season since the 2016-17 season and had a number of noteworthy highlights. Getting key performances from different players each night, La Salle defeated three opponents in three days to win the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida. Each of those three teams that the Explorers beat would go on to win at least 20 games -- South Alabama (20), Murray State (23), and Wright State (25). Over two-plus years, Howard has revamped the La Salle roster by focusing on talented student-athletes from the East Coast. Nine players hail from within a one-hour radius of La Salle's campus, with three more calling the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. home. Prior to his arrival at La Salle, Howard spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Villanova, helping the Wildcats to a pair of National Championships. During his time with the Wildcats, Howard was involved in all aspects of the program including on-court teaching, player development, and recruiting. He was instrumental in helping the team set a new NCAA record for the most wins in a four-year span. The Philadelphia native recruited future NBA Draft Picks Mikal Bridges (10th Overall, Phoenix Suns), Jalen Brunson (33rd Overall, Dallas Mavericks), Donte DiVincenzo (17th Overall, Milwaukee Bucks), and Omari Spellman (30th Overall, Atlanta Hawks). He was also a member of the coaching staff that developed Josh Hart into the National Player of the Year in 2016 and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2016 NBA Draft. Prior to Villanova, Howard accrued a decade's worth of college coaching experience at three different stops. He began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Drexel University, in 2002 after an injury cut short his playing career for the Dragons. In 2004, following graduation, Howard was hired as an assistant coach at La Salle by Dr. John Giannini. He spent four years with the Explorers before returning to Drexel in 2008 as an assistant coach to James "Bruiser" Flint. He was part of a staff that led the Dragons to consecutive 20-win seasons, including a school record of 29 victories in 2011-12. In 2012-13, Howard served as an assistant on Chris Mack's staff at Xavier University before landing back in his hometown with Villanova.
Breakdown 1:00 - Influence of Villanova on his Coaching Philosophy 5:00 - Playing Out Concepts 10:00 - Biggest Challenges Playing with Concepts 12:00 - Driving Space and Drive Decision 15:00 - Specific Cues 19:00 - Importance of Upper Year Players 23:00 - Nash 25:00 - Cues on Cutting on a Drive 28:00 - Teaching the Weak Side 31:00 - Small Ball Concept 33:00 - Concept of Jumpstart and Spacing 36:00 - Practice with Video 39:00 - One-on-One Concept 41:00 - Modern Analytics and Offensive Mentality 44:00 - Importance of Two-Way teaching 46:00 - Keeping the Opponents Off-Balance 50:00 - Modern Defensive System 51:00 - Shot fake 53:00 - The Atlantic 10 55:00 - Conclusion
Ashley Howard’s Bio: Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Howard_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Howard_(basketball))
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Guest: Mark Cascio, Godfather of Player Development
In this week's coaching conversation, successful high school coach Mark Cascio joins the podcast to discuss modernizing high school basketball offenses. Coach Mark Cascio enters his 15th season as a head basketball coach and his 9th season at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, LA. During his tenure at Catholic High School, the basketball program has experienced the unprecedented success of 5 District Titles and 3 Final Four Appearances. Prior to Catholic High School, Coach Cascio became the youngest coach in the history of Louisiana to win a State Championship when he led Christian Life Academy to a 2012 Title. His tenure at CLA also included another Final Four Appearance and back-to-back-to-back district championships. Prior to becoming a head high school coach, he served at the youth, high school, and AAU Levels. Over the years, Coach Cascio's success and style of play garnered attention from coaches at all levels. As he began to network with coaches around the country, he became passionate about sharing the game. He now provides modern mentorship for modern basketball through his business, Courtside Consulting. In the last year, Coach Cascio has conducted hundreds of webinars and traveled the country leading clinics for coaching staffs ranging from Professional to High School levels.
Breakdown 1:00 - Modern Basketball at High School Level 4:00 - Developing Freedom 6:00 - Modern Spacing 9:00 - Holding a Spot 13:00 - Valuing Two's and Three's 15:00 - Domino's 18:00 - Tow-way Coaching and Spacing 22:00 - Shot Clocks 26:00 - Protection Plans 30:00 - Process of Developing Players 34:00 - How He Incorporate Skills 37:30 - Concept of a Protection Plan 41:00 - Important Key Performance Indicators 45:00 - KPI and his Program 49:00 - Specific Conditioning Skills 51:00 - Counter Opponent Strategies 53:00 - Four-out vs Five-out Debate 56:00 - Hybrid System 59:00 - Concept of Mount Marginal gains 1:02:00 - High School Program Perspective 1:04:00 - Finding Solutions 1:07:00 - Conclusion
Mark Cascio’s Bio: Website: https://www.courtside-consulting.com/ (https://www.courtside-consulting.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcascio (https://twitter.com/coachcascio)
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Guest: David Thorpe, Godfather of Player Development
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, the "Godfather" of player development, David Thorpe joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the evolution of player development, leadership, and the impact he has made on the game.
David Thorpe’s career began as a successful high school basketball coach in Florida in 1987. In 1993 he left “team coaching” by opening the first specialized player development program in the country, producing high-level major college prospects by 1994. It spawned a global business where now in every city in the basketball-playing world there are families working with private coaches, much like tennis and golf athletes have always done, in multi-million dollar facilities, gyms, and driveways. Six years later Thorpe moved from helping high school and college players to NBA players and professionals playing overseas. Coach Thorpe has helped his players earn salaries amounting to over a billion dollars in the past 19 years, and the list of players he has worked with closely have been NBA All-Stars, World Champions, European League Champions, Asian Champions (China), and Olympians representing 6 different countries. He is both skills and life coach to many of them, as he is to some successful head coaches and executives in the NBA and Europe.
Coach Thorpe served as a lead NBA analyst for ESPN.COM for 10 years, recently stepping way to pursue more consulting and speaking opportunities in the business and sports communities, then partnering to create TrueHoop.com with respected journalist Henry Abbott. But he still can be heard weekly on many of the top NBA podcasts and radio programs such as “The Lowe Post” (ESPN), NBA Radio on Sirius/XM, and “The Full 48” (Bleacher Report)m along with TrueHoop's BRING IT IN three times a week, where NBA Head Coaches/Executives and an assortment of best-selling authors and other influencers on our culture today appear.
Thorpe has been listed as one of the “50 Most influential People in the NBA” and has made hundreds of appearances in the past few years on ESPN’s Sportscenter and other sports shows, while commonly being asked to comment on the NBA for The Wall St. Journal, The New York Times, and many publications, for his insights into the game and the people who run it and play it.
His experience developing players, coaches, and executives for professional basketball leagues around the world helped to create his entry into the corporate workspace, where he speaks to rooms packed with CEO’s or a company’s leadership team on subjects like modern leadership, emotional and physical fitness, and building a powerful workplace culture that fosters personal growth for everyone.
Coach Thorpe published his first book, Basketball is Jazz: Stories and Lessons From a Basketball Lifer in February 2017, and is now working on a follow-up, “Parenting is Jazz”.
Thorpe just launched his first player development app, which can be found(Beta version) at TheProTrainingCenter.com. The focus is on skill and game development with an emphasis on communicating directly with players and their families to help them follow the exact same path and curriculum Thorpe's professional clients pursue.
He has been married to his wife Christine since 1990. They live in Clearwater, Florida, and they have twins: their son is a redshirt freshman playing basketball at Florida State University, and their daughter is studying hospitality management at the famed Rosen College at the University of Central Florida
Breakdown 1:00 - Recruiting Great Players 3:00 - Evolution of Player Development 7:00 - Skills 11:00 - Developing the Weekend 17:00 - Turnovers 20:00 - Goal is Winning 25:00 - Overall Picture of Development 30:00 - Concept of Changing Directions 34:00 - Emphasizing Analytics 38:00 - Trainers on Defense 45:00 - Development is not Linear 50:00 - Working Hard 57:00 - Concept of Royal jelly
Guest: Chris Oliver, Founder of Basketball Immersion, and Alex Sarama, Player Development Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Jen Oliver hosts a discussion between Chris Oliver and Alex Sarama who join the Basketball Podcast to geek out on Basketball Immersion concepts. Chris and Alex provide insights on keywords like games approach, constraints, BDT, random practice, zero seconds, and the Basketball Immersion membership community.
Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, The Basketball Podcast, and Immersion Videos.
As an expert in basketball decision training, he coaches, trains, and mentors coach to maximize their players’ potential and enjoyment of practices and games. What he is most passionate about in his work is sharing evidence-based coaching ideas that can stimulate your coaching to get better results. The goal is to improve your players’ retention and transfer of the things you teach to their performance. You can learn more about concepts like messy learning, constraints-based coaching, maximizing active learning time, adding decision-making to drills, and much more in the numerous blogs he shares at Basketball Immersion Blogs.
After coaching for over 23 years, completing his Master’s degree, traveling the world to watch NCAA, NBA and Pro teams from around the world, Chris saw the need for more education on a games approach to coaching basketball and training methods to support this. He created Basketball Decision Training (BDT) to bridge the gap between skill development and game applications of those skills.
Alex Sarama shares creative team and player development ideas for basketball coaches, federations, and organizations around the world. Alex helps coaches apply Basketball Immersion concepts such as coaching with a games-approach, Basketball Decision Training and much more.
During the season, Alex is based at Pallacanestro College Basket in Italy, while also traveling to deliver Immersion coaching clinics, camps, and in-person consulting. During the off-season, Alex focuses solely on Immersion events as well as working with professional players.
Alex’s coaching journey began as a 14-year-old in his hometown of Guildford, England. Alex started coaching the Under 12 team at his school, before then going on to start his own club aged 16. Over the next few years, the “Guildford Goldhawks” became one of the most established youth clubs in the South of England, producing over 10 National Team junior players, in addition to running major international events featuring coaches and players from all over Europe. Alex ran Goldhawks semi-remotely while also studying Modern History at the University of Nottingham, where he also played and later coached on the university team.
Jen Oliver is the author of the international bestselling book, The Love FitMama Way: Transforming the Core of Motherhood, and is the creator and host of the FitMama Podcast (The Work into your Workout).
Jen has a true passion for helping people make a greater impact through sharing their passion, intellectual property, and wisdom with the world. Coaches help others constantly and give freely. She can help you create a business using your education, experience, and energy that you can share. She can help you clarify your expertise, expand your reach globally and create a business and brand you love.
As a Business Mindset Coach, Podcaster, and Speaker, Jen inspires, educates, and motivates entrepreneurs around the globe to begin all things with self-love. She has helped produce six and seven-figure launches, and campaigns, for entrepreneurs in a range of businesses
Breakdown 1:00 - How Basketball Immersion Started 4:00 - Concepts Around Basketball Immersion 7:30 - Basketball Decision Training 9:00 - Practicing on Air vs 5-on-5 12:00 - Implementing Learning Concepts 17:00 - Creating an Advantage 19:00 - The Beginning Step 24:00 - Absolutes are...
Guest: Ryan Richman, Wizards’ Assistant Head Coach
Ryan Richman enters his eighth season with the Wizards in 2020-21 as an assistant coach on head coach Scott Brooks’ staff, having served in a variety of roles during his tenure with Washington.
Richman spent the 2019-20 season as the head coach of Washington’s NBA G League team, the Capital City Go-Go, leading the team to a 22-21 record in the pandemic-shortened season. Capital City recorded its first winning season under Richman, also helping two players earn call-ups with the Wizards.
Richman served as an assistant coach on the front of Brooks’ bench in 2018-19, after spending his first three seasons with the organization in the video room before transitioning to a role as player development coordinator/assistant coach in Scott Brooks' first year as head coach (2016-17). In that role, he assisted player development during pre-practice, pre-game, and after-hours sessions while also analyzing game film and holding responsibility for game scouts and preparation.
Richman also served as the head coach of the 2018 Wizards’ Summer League team, where he led current Wizards Troy Brown Jr. and Thomas Bryant to standout performances.
After playing one season at Skidmore College Richman transferred to the University of Maryland and served as a scout player for the women’s basketball team under Head Coach Brenda Freese, where he learned player development, scouting, and film. Richman then worked as a graduate assistant at Maryland under Head Coach Mark Turgeon, where he assisted in day-to-day basketball operations prior to joining the Wizards’ staff in 2013.
Richman is a native of West Hartford, Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland.
Breakdown 1:30 - Opportunity to be a Head Coach 5:00 - Takeaways from Experience as Head Coach 7:00 - Applying Scout 10:00 - Video Animation 13:00 - Impact of Men's and Women's Programs 16:00 - Type of Film other Coaches Wanted 20:00 - Potential Head Coaching in G-League 24:00 - Preparation as a Head Coach 27:30 - Court Coaching 31:30 - Court Responsibilities 34:30 - First Preparations for G-League 39:00 - Managing the Players 42:00 - Mindset as a Coach 44:30 - X's and O's 47:00 - Coaches Template 50:30 - Feedback 53:00 - Improvements 55:30 - Macro and Micro Thinking 59:00 - Better Understanding of Coaching 1:02:00 - Enlightenment to Other Coaches 1:07:00 - Game is Visual than Verbal 1:09:00 - Conclusion
Ryan Richman’s Bio: Bio: https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Ryan-Richman/Summary/1093 (https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Ryan-Richman/Summary/1093) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanrichman (https://twitter.com/ryanrichman)
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Guest: Doug Lemov, Author (Teach Like a Champion, Reading Reconsidered, Coach's Guide to Teaching)
Doug Lemov is a former teacher and school principal. He helped found Uncommon Schools, a network of high-performing schools in under-served communities. His books on teaching, which include Teach Like a Champion (now Teach Like a Champion 2.0) have been translated into a dozen languages. Get access to video examples from Doug Lemov in support of the concepts he shared on the podcast and to purchase his book here http://coachsguidetoteaching.com/ (coachsguidetoteaching.com) He played soccer at Hamilton College, where he was the worst player of the decade, but has still managed to combine his interest in teaching with his love for sports by working with various sports federations and professional franchises to improve their coaching. His new book The Coach’s Guide to Teaching describes much of what he learned from those experiences. He has an MA in English from Indiana University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Breakdown 1:00 - Acknowledge Role of Perception 4:00 - Decision before Skill Execution 7:00 - Expertise is in the Eyes 10:30 - Shooting a Layup 14:00 - Decision Making and Problem Solving 17:00 - Creating Drills 20:00 - Creating Psychological Safety 22:00 - Missing a Layup 28:00 - Importance of Recording Yourself 34:00 - Background Knowledge 41:00 - Long term Memory 44:00 - Retrieval Practice 49:00 - Desirable Difficulties 52:00 - Conversation about Planning 56:00 - Coaching Clinic 1:01:00 - Anti-Drills 1:06:00 - Good at Something 1:10:00 - Player Development 1:12:00 - Progression of Structure to Unstructured 1:15:00 - Conclusion Doug Lemov’s Bio: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doug_Lemov (https://twitter.com/Doug_Lemov) Blog: https://www.teachlikeachampion.com/blog (https://www.teachlikeachampion.com/blog)
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Guest: Neno Ginzberg, Czech Republic National Team's Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Czech national team head coach Neno Ginzburg joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss fastbreak and offensive rebounding concepts.
Neno Ginzburg has been at the helm of the Czech National team since 2013. Neno has made the national team a consistent European contender, something the Czech Republic struggled to do throughout their history. In his first year in 2013, he led the team to a EuroBasket qualification and took 14th place in the competition. He has qualified for each EuroBasket since and even took 7th place in 2015. Most notable, Neno Ginzburg had a phenomenal campaign with the Czech team in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. During this competition, the team exceeded all expectations and took 6th place in the tournament. They finished one place higher than team USA.
Neno Ginzburg also has had a decorated career coaching in club basketball. Ginzburg got his first head coaching job with Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Super League. He had success for a few years there and later earned a job as an assistant with CEZ Nymburk in the Czech National League. He thrived in this role and helped the team to multiple domestic championships and success in Europe. After a few seasons, he was promoted to head coach and continued to make the club a powerhouse in the Czech League. Throughout his 12 years with CEZ Nymburk he won 12 Czech National League championships and won the Czech Cup 9 times.
His success with the players and in the Czech league made him a perfect candidate for the National team job. Since coaching in the Czech Republic Neno has increased the amount of support and interest in the sport. The Czech Republic has had its most success internationally in recent years and even produced NBA talents like Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely.
Breakdown 1:00 - Keys to Success as a Coach 5:00 - Playing Fast 11:00 - Spacing Spots in 3-Seconds 14:00 - Emphasizing Fast on Practice 16:00 - Building 3-Second Concept 18:00 - Using Stats 20:00 - His Philosophy on Shot Selection 23:30 - Practice Structure 28:30 - Ball Screens Not The Priority 36:00 - Off The Ball Spacing 38:30 - Rebounding 42:30 - Offensive Rebounding Reaction System 46:00 - Offensive Rebound Discussion 53:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Rob Paternostro, Leicester Riders' Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Leicester Riders' Head coach Rob Paternostro joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the importance of pressure defense and how to incorporate competitiveness in practice. Coach Paternostro has been the head coach of the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League for 13 years. In 2008 he was hired by the Riders for his first basketball coaching position. Rob immediately proved to be a natural at coaching and led Leicester to a BBL Championship in his first season. Paternostro also took home the Coach of the Year award and established his name as one of the top coaches in the BBL. Since then Paternostro has continued to rake in the trophies and awards. Over his 13 year stint with the club, Paternostro has become the team's most decorated coach. He obtained six total Coach of the Year awards which is the most in the history of the BBL. More importantly, Paternostro's coaching has translated to winning games. Currently, Rob has a record of 379 -141 ( 4th all time ) and never has had a losing season with the Riders. This success has continued into the postseason. Each year that Paternostro has coached the team has at least made it to the quarter-finals of the BBL Championship. Also, the Riders have won the BBL Championship four times as well as five Cup victories. Paternostro also had a decorated career as a player. He attended Southern New Hampshire University where he was the school's all-time assist leader and earned a place in the NCAA division 2 Hall-of-Fame. After graduation, he began his professional career in the BBL with the Birmingham Bullets. During his first season, he made an impact immediately by scoring over 10 points per game and shooting over 40 percent from three. He continued to have success in the BBL and also played professionally in Spain and Belgium. Rob Paternostro's immense amount of basketball knowledge and experience has made him an all-time great coach. Currently, Leicester is sitting at the top of the BBL with expectations of taking home another title. Breakdown 1:00 - British Basketball League 4:00 - Competitive Cauldron 6:00 - Tracking Real-Time Stats 9:00 - Types of Rewards 12:00 - Calling Fouls on Practice 16:00 - Multiple Defensive Coverages 18:00 - Recruiting Smart Players 20:30 - Learnings working at ESPN 23:30 - Use of Press 27:00 - Using Ball Screens 30:00 - Decisions on Ball Screens 32:00 - Developing Ball Screens 34:00 - Video Sessions 37:00 - Keeping Players Accountable 41:00 - Game Preparations 43:00 - Reducing Training Time 45:00 - Adjusting to Professional Game 47:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Ognjen Stojakovic, Denver Nugget's Director of Player Development
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Denver Nugget's director of player development Ognjen Stojakovic joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the NBA skill development and teaching decision-making.
Coach Stojakovic has been with the Denver Nuggets for eight years and has recently been promoted to director of player development. This comes after the Nugget's success over the past two seasons despite being one of the youngest teams in the league. During that time the Nuggets went to the conference semifinals and the conference finals in a stacked western conference. Stojakovic also has been influential in the player development of young stars like Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr, and Jamal Murray. Along with skill development, Ognjen thrives in developing his players to have a high basketball IQ.
Before being the director of player development he was an assistant and a video coordinator with the Nuggets. During 2013-2018 Ognjen Stojakovic got a feel for the NBA game, learned what skills were needed, and what opportunities there were to give Denver an edge on the competition. All of these were things Stojakovic applied to his coaching and made a winning impact on the team. Before the NBA, Ognjen was a youth coach with FMP a club team in Belgrade, Serbia.
Ognjen Stojakovic has played a major role in growing the sport in Serbia. Today basketball is a part of Serbian culture and the nation frequently has success in basketball around the globe. Serbia is currently a pipeline for NBA talent with players like Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic, and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Stojakovic's Serbian roots helped get his name out for the Nuggets job. He shares the same nationality as Nikola Jokic and Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has coached and consulted for the Serbian National team.
Breakdown 1:00 - Role with the Denver Nuggets 4:00 - Rise of Serbian Basketball 6:00 - Fun and Productive Games 8:00 - Developing Positional Players 11:00 - Underrated Skills in Basketball 20:00 - Blocked Repetition Type of System 24:00 - Perceptual Cues 27:00 - Perspective on the Youth Level 31:00 - Shaping a Certain Behavior 36:00 - Role Identification 39:00 - NBA Player's Dream Goals 44:00 - Development in Off and On Season 49:00 - Communicating a Player 52:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Dean Vickerman, Melbourne United Head coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Melbourne United head coach Dean Vickerman joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how coaches can impact the game and his open coaching style.
Coach Vickerman took over as head coach for Melbourne United of the NBL in 2017. During his first season, Dean Vickerman started an ambitious overhaul of the team’s roster and culture. His hard work immediately began to pay off as Melbourne United went 20-8 and won the NBL championship. Dean has continued his success with United by leading them to the postseason each year and earning another Finals appearance in 2019. Vickerman credits his success to his ability to thrive in the personal and relationship side of the game. Some of his greatest strengths as a coach are communication, building chemistry, and creating community ties.
Before coaching at Melbourne, Vickerman had tremendous success as a coach for the New Zealand Breakers. He started as an assistant with the club in 2007. Throughout his time he made a great impact on the team and was crucial to the team’s championship dynasty. The Breakers took home championship hardware three consecutive years during 2010-2012. Finally, in 2013 Vickerman was promoted to head coach. During his three seasons at the helm, he earned two Finals appearances and one NBL Championship. Dean also earned Coach of the Years honors twice during this run.
Dean Vickerman also played basketball professionally with the Melbourne Tigers from 1997-2001. Coach Vickerman has always been connected to his community and the thought of coaching in his home state of Victoria has been a long-time dream for Dean. After getting the job at Melbourne United Dean immediately began pouring resources into the youth program and plans to target homegrown talent for his team. In just a few years United has made great strides in player development and has gained more local support.
Dean has over 20 years of experience in the NBL has shown the ability to thrive in each role. Vickerman recently began his 4th season in Melbourne with aspirations of taking home the NBL Championship once again.
Breakdown 1:00 - Start Practice with Talk 3:00 - Mindset of a Defensive Coach 7:00 - Things to Bring Up Energy 11:00 - Influence of AFL 13:30 - Trademark 18:00 - Culture is Behavior-Led 21:00 - Pre-Game Talk 25:00 - Interaction with Coaches 28:00 - Engagement with Players 30:00 - CNS Activation 32:00 - Calling Timeouts 34:00 - Things Valuable From Assistants 38:00 - Feedback 41:00 - Officials 44:00 - How He Handles Foul Trouble 46:00 - Coaching Kids 48:00 - Quality of Relationships 51:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Katrina Merriweather, Wright State Women’s Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Wright State Women’s head coach Katrina Merriweather joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to build a successful program and the importance of player and coach relationships.
Katrina Merriweather is the current head coach of the Women’s team at Wright State. She took over in the Spring of 2016 and has guided the Raiders to over 100 wins in her few years at the helm. During these four seasons, she has coached her team to two WNIT appearances, two regular-season conference championships, one NCAA Tournament berth, and earned votes to be a Top 25 ranked team. Katrina also earned the honor of Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019 for her outstanding coaching performance at Wright State.
Before earning the head coach position Katrina Merriweather served as an assistant with Wright State for six years. During her time as an assistant, she specialized in recruitment and skill development. Merriweather also served as an assistant at Cincinnati, UIC, and Purdue. Most notable at Purdue Merriweather made a great impact on the teams’ success. Katrina helped developed several guards and landed a top ten recruiting class at Purdue in 2003. Along with that she assisted the Boilermakers to a 29-4 record and reached the NCAA Sweet 16. After college graduation Katrina helped build a pipeline of women’s basketball talent while coaching in the AAU circuit in her hometown of Indianapolis. While coaching AAU she helped guide and mentor several All-American high school players and current WNBA players. Kristina also is a devoted member of her community and has won the pristine John Wooden Citizenship award due to her community service.
Throughout Katrina Merriweather’s career, she has proved to be a phenomenal leader on and off the court. Coach Merriweather recently began her 5th season with Wright State and looks to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.
Breakdown 1:00 - Building Relationships 5:00 - Holding Players Accountable 10:00 - Front-Loading Communication 12:00 - Emotional Intelligence 15:00 - Transformational Relationships 18:00 - Concept of Accepting 20:00 - Practical Things during Pandemic 24:00 - Optimist Creed 28:00 - Impact is Realized 30:00 - Starting Several Books 33:30 - Coach with Tough Love 37:00 - Concept of Inclusion 41:00 - Creating Groups 44:00 - Actions Not Words 49:00 - Importance of Mentorship 52:00 - Self-Reflection 55:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Mike Kelly, Cairns Taipans’ Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cairns Taipans' head coach Mike Kelly joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss turning it around from one year to the next, plus how to install a competitive team culture and empower your players.
Coach Kelly is the current head coach of the Cairns Taipans of the NBL in Australia. His Cairns Taipan team went from 6-22 in his first season, to 16-12 in his second season. He began his tenure with the club in 2018 as head coach. In just his second season Kelly tripled the team's wins and lead the team to the NBL semi-finals. In the 2019 season, he won the NBL Coach of the year award and established the Taipans as a contender. Prior to coaching with the Taipans, Mike Kelly was a successful associate head coach in the NBL with Melbourne United. Kelly made a major impact in Melbourne and had an influence on the team's 2017 title run.
Breakdown 1:00 - Next Level 4:00 - On the Right Track 7:00 - Establishing Culture and Philosophy 11:00 - Offseason Priorities 16:00 - Competitiveness 18:30 - Ideal Personnel 20:30 - Winning Mindset 24:00 - Right Direction 26:00 - Establishing Roles 30:00 - Multiple Conversation 32:00 - Keeping it Simple 36:00 - Improving Individually 39:00 - Game Film Discussions 43:00 - Coaching 46:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Will Jones, North Carolina A&T Head Coach
North Carolina A&T head coach Will Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to play with multiple and changing defenses.
Coach Jones is the current head coach of the men's basketball team at North Carolina A&T. He started as an assistant with the Aggies in 2016 and was promoted to his current position in just two seasons. During that time Jones led a massive overhaul of the program's culture and success. In 2018 N.C. A&T had one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history by winning 17 more games than they did in the previous season. That success has continued at A&T as the Aggies have finished top two in the MEAC conference in the last two seasons.
Before North Carolina A&T, Jones served as an assistant at several schools. He coached at Jacksonville University from 2011-14. Jones also was an assistant at Charleston Southern from 2009-11. At Charleston, Jones helped land several star recruits that led the team to numerous winning seasons. Prior to that, Jones coached at the junior college level with Northwest Florida State College and helped the team reach a 48-11 record over two seasons. Here Jones showed off his player development skills and assisted in eleven of his players moving up to the Division 1 level.
Throughout his time as an assistant Will picked up on several skills and experiences that have led to his success. At some of the smaller programs, Jones coached at he was asked to do several tasks like recruiting, marketing, advising academics, and player development. All of these tasks bolstered his resume and taught him many lessons. Jones also graduated with a degree in communication and has made that a focal point of his coaching style.
Will Jones's journey has given him an in-depth knowledge of the college game and how to thrive in it. This season NC A&T currently is second in their conference and looks to make a run at the MEAC championship.
Breakdown 1:00 - Disruption and Changing Defense 4:00 - Possession of Possession 7:00 - Offensive Philosophy 9:00 - Importance of Scouting 11:00 - All about Defense 14:00 - Man to Zone Demand 16:00 - Communication Strategy 20:00 - Favorite Changing Defense 23:00 - Analytics 27:00 - Man Demand Defense 29:00 - Cues in Changing a Possession 31:00 - Shooting the Shot Clock 34:00 - The 1-3-1 Defense 37:00 - Man to Man Defense 41:00 - Practice Overload 44:00 - Hardest Defense to Teach 47:00 - Close-Outs 50:00 - Extraordinary Conditioning 54:00 - Importance of Pace 56:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Sandy Brondello, WNBA Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, WNBA head coach Sandy Brondello joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss defensive coverages and coaching top talent.
Coach Brondello is the current head coach and VP of player personnel of the Phoneix Mercury. She took over the helm in 2013 and made an instant impact. During her first season, Brondello coached her team to the best record in the league, won coach of the year honors, and took home the WNBA championship. She has continued to have consistent success taking her team to the playoffs in every season. In just her 7 years with the Mercury, she has become the winningest coach in franchise history and holds an impressive 17-13 record in the postseason. Also, Sandy Brondello has coached and optimized the play of notable WNBA players like Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner, and Skylar Diggins.
Before Phoneix, Brondello was an assistant with the San Antonio Silver Stars WNBA team from 2005-2009. She then moved on to the Los Angeles Sparks as an assistant and influenced a few of their playoff runs. Sandy is also the current head coach of the Australian Women's National Team. Brondellos has continued to help grow the game and make women's basketball prevalent in Australia.
Sandy also had a fantastic playing career where she racked up several accolades across the world. During her 17 year career, she was a WNBA all-star, Australian league MVP, and 2-time European cup MVP. Most notably, Brondello guided her nation to 3 Olympic medals from 1996-2004.
Breakdown 1:00 - WNBA vs International Games 3:00 - Ball Movement 5:00 - Two Dominant Bigs that She Handled 7:00 - Size vs Skill Set Advantages at the Rim? 12:00 - Things to Work on Unique Talents 15:00 - Taurasi on Ball Screen 17:00 - Duplicating Unique Talents 20:30 - Conversation on Unique Talents 24:00 - Coaching Guards 27:00 - Biggest Challenge Playing with Dominant Post Player 30:00 - Defensive Philosophies 34:00 - Stopping a Dominant Pick 37:00 - Better Defense on a 3-Point Line 40:00 - Building Defense 43:00 - Scramble Defense 46:00 - Offensive Player's Strength 47:00 - Blocked Handoffs 50:00 - Overhelping 53:00 - Practicing Defense 56:00 - Reinforcing the Value of Defense 59:00 - Australian Sports Development System 1:02:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Jay Larranaga, NBA Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA assistant coach Jay Larranaga joins the Basketball Podcast to NBA discuss transition offense and defense tactics and techniques.
Jay Larranaga is currently the top assistant for the Boston Celtics. Larranaga joined Doc Rivers coaching staff in 2012 and has been with the team since. Throughout his time in Boston, he has coached several great players like Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Isaiah Thomas, Jayson Tatum, and Kemba Walker. Jay also has made an impact on winning and has helped guide the Celtics to 7 playoff berths in 8 years.
Before Boston, Larranaga was the head coach of the Erie BayHawks. In his short stint with the team, he earned two playoff berths, the most wins as a coach in the team's history, and 8 NBA Call-Ups. Jay started his coaching career with international basketball. One of his first jobs was as an assistant for the Ukraine national team. After some success there he became the head coach of the Ireland National team.
Prior to coaching, Jay had a successful playing career. He spent 12 years playing across Europe. He played for some of the biggest clubs like Napoli, Real Madrid, and Paris Racing. He earned all-star honors in France and won the Spanish league title with Real Madrid. Jay also grew up emerged in basketball. His father Jim has been coaching in the NCAA for nearly 50 years and is currently the head coach at the University of Miami
Jay is a proven winner and has shown his attention to detail at each step of his career. Coach Larranaga will continue to display his high-level coaching ability with the Celtics this season as they look to compete for a championship.
Breakdown 1:00 - Transition Offense and Defense 3:00 - Consistent Pacing into Transition 5:00 - Teaching First and Defensive Focus 9:00 - Communication Cues 12:00 - Positioning Yourself 14:00 - Takeaways about Offensive Focus 17:00 - Primary and Secondary Brakes 20:00 - Point Guard 22:30 - Attack Mentality 26:00 - Developing Defensive/Offensive Transition 30:00 - Pack Mentality 32:00 - Push Challenge Feedback 35:00 - Pace of Play of Transition 37:00 - Types of Feedback 40:00 - Visual Feed, Auditory Tactile 43:30 - Rhythm and Speed 47:00 - Dribbling with Goggles 50:00 - Misconceptions about Dribbling 54:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Joe Boylan, Creator of Hoops Mind
Joe Boylan is the creator of Hoops Mind, a boutique virtual coaching service with a focus on mental skills. He spent the last two seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans as the team’s Director of Player Development. Prior to coming to New Orleans, Boylan served as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as the Associate Head Coach of their then-G League affiliate, the Iowa Energy.
Before joining the Grizzlies organization, Boylan was an Assistant Coach for the Grand Rapids Drive in the NBA G League during the 2014-15 season. Boylan spent three seasons with the Golden State Warriors from 2011-14, serving first as the Video Coordinator, then as an assistant coach.
Prior to his time with the Warriors, Boylan served as a Video Intern with the Boston Celtics during the 2010-11 season after working as Director of Player Development for ATTACK Athletics in Chicago from 2008-10.
While at ATTACK, Boylan led offseason basketball workouts for NBA veterans, including Michael Finley and Juwan Howard, as well as hundreds of college players. During the 2009-10 season, Boylan served as a bus driver for the G League’s Maine Red Claws.
Before working for Maine, he served as Interim Head Coach and Director of Player Development for the Chicago Throwbacks of the Premier Basketball League. A native of Royal Oak, Mich., Boylan played basketball in college for Coach Hank Smith at Division III Emerson College.
Breakdown 1:00 - His Basketball Background 4:00 - Mental Load 8:00 - Drop Concentration 15:00 - Constraints 21:00 - Intelligent Practice Design 25:00 - Mindless Block Practice 27:30 - Free Throw Percentage 32:00 - Shooting Perfection 37:00 - Experiential Practice 39:30 - Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion 42:00 - Practice Design 47:00 - Dynamic or Situational Start 52:30 - Enjoyment and Engagement 58:00 - Competition 1:00:00 - His Methods 1:02:00 - Mindset of Players and Coaches 1:04:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Vinay Bhavnani, Long-time NBA Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, long-time NBA assistant coach Vinay Bhavnani joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss NBA player and skill development. Bhavnani also shares ideas about getting a coaching job and scouting at the NBA level.
Vinay Bhavnani was most recently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bhavnani has also served as a video coordinator, the manager of advanced scouting, and a director of player development. He has assisted in the development of NBA stars like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Steven Adams, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
His NBA journey started in 2004 when he took a scouting internship with the Los Angeles Clippers instead of pursuing a career in engineering. At the time, Bhavnani had just graduated from USC and could not pass up on his dream of working in the NBA. Vinay's engineering background gives him a unique perspective and skillset to thrive in the league.
After three successful years in Los Angeles, Bhavnani was hired as an assistant video coordinator with the San Antonio Spurs. With the Spurs, Bhavnani continued to learn more about the game and made a positive impact on the organization. He continued to climb the ranks as the Thunder hired him as manager of advanced scouting and player development.
Bhavnani was the first assistant coach in the NBA with Indian heritage. His parents are from Ahmedabad, India. He participated in Basketball without Borders in India and has helped the Indian national team head coaches for the men's (Kenny Natt) and women's teams (Pete Gaudet). As well he spent time in support of the NBA India staff (Troy Justice) to see the basketball development in that country.
Breakdown 1:00 - Finding a New Job 4:00 - Confidence is Important 6:00 - Bringing Value 9:00 - About Scouting 12:00 - Pitching 15:00 - Move Somewhere Else 17:00 - Developing the Mission Statement 19:00 - Why Footwork is Important 24:00 - Problem Solving 27:00 - Test of Retention 30:00 - Skill vs Player Development 35:00 - Drop Position 39:00 - Dribbling Position 42:00 - Teaching 46:00 - Set of Footwork in Shooting 49:00 - Different Perceptions Before Shooting 52:00 - Eyes on the Rim 55:00 - Visual Cue on the Rim 58:00 - Lazy Skill Repetitions 1:00:00 - Dominating Spot 1:03:00 - Mastering Player's Spot 1:05:00 - Shot Fake 1:08:00 - Player Trading Tricks 1:11:00 - Scout Tape 1:17:00 - Self-Efficacy 1:19:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Lindsay Gottlieb, Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss pick and roll defense at all levels.
Lindsay Gottlieb recently began her NBA coaching career with the Cavaliers. She joined the staff with coaching great John Beilein last fall. This hiring made Lindsay the first NCAA women's basketball coach to move onto the NBA. Gottlieb was coveted by the NBA because of her attention to detail and expertise of pick roll coverages.
Before the NBA, Gottlieb was the head coach at the University of California Berkley from 2011-2018. At Cal coach Gottlieb lead her teams to an average of 22 wins a season and 7 NCAA Tournament appearances. Along with that, the golden bears reached an NCAA Final Four and took home the Pac-12 title in 2012. Gottlieb also managed to balance team success and player development. In her short tenure, she had 5 of her players drafted by the WNBA.
At just 30 years old Gottlieb got her first head coaching job at UC Santa Barbara in 2008. In her first season, the team went 15-1 in the conference and made it to the NCAA Tournament. Throughout her short three year stint, she won two conference championships at UCSB.
Gottlieb has an incredible track record in her young coaching career. This includes 9 postseason appearances and 3 conference titles. Lindsay will also continue to make waves in the NBA this year with a young and exciting team.
Breakdown 1:00 - How to Defend Ball Screen 3:30 - Screen Coverage 6:30 - Beliefs on Ball Screen Defense 10:30 - Tag 13:00 - Making an Impact Offensively 15:30 - Aggressive Coverage 18:00 - Philosophy of Self Scouting 22:00 - Exposing Analytics in the NBA 25:00 - Pick and Roll Defense 28:00 - Triple Switch 29:30 - Icing the Pick and Roll 32:00 - Going Under the Screen 34:00 - Focus on Being More Aggressive 36:00 - Recovery Angle and Trapping 39:30 - Run and Drawn the Ball Screen 42:00 - Teaching Ball Screen 45:00 - Connect with the Ball 48:00 - Off-Ball Defenders 53:00 - Takeaways from the NBA 55:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Jack Owens, Miami University Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Miami University head coach Jack Owens joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss building a program and transition and half-court defense.
Jack Owens is the current head coach at the University of Miami Ohio. He was hired in 2018 and began to make a positive impact immediately. In his first season, Miami won 16 games and made their first post-season appearance in nearly a decade. He has continued to build the program by having a top recruiting class in the MAC conference. Throughout the past two seasons, he has helped develop that talent into All-conference players while having success in the MAC conference.
Before Miami Owens was an assistant and an associate head coach at Purdue. He was a part of the staff for nine years over the course of 2008-2017. During this time, Purdue averaged 23 wins a year and was consistently a top 25 ranked team. Coach Owens was heavily involved with the development of a number of NBA draft picks. Some of the most notable names Owens helped develop are Carsen Edwards, Caleb Swanigan, Aj Hammons, and Robbie Hummel.
Jack Owens also was an assistant coach at Southern Illinois for 5 years. In his time there he helped lead the team to a 25-5 record and multiple NCAA Tournament berths. Owens also coached SIU to an NCAA Sweet 16 which is the furthest in the program's history.
Owens has an incredible track record in his young coaching career. This includes 14 postseason appearances, 11 NCAA Tournament berths, and 4 trips to the Sweet 16. Jack has proven to be successful no matter the challenge and is an emerging coach to look out for this college basketball season.
Breakdown 1:00 - First Steps 4:30 - Developing Relationships 8:00 - Forming Better Relationships 13:00 - Tweaking his Current Program 17:00 - Balancing Priorities as a Head Coach 23:00 - Recruitment 26:00 - General Outline of their Defense 30:00 - Offensive Rebound 34:00 - Recover to Help 37:00 - Take Away Rhythm Threes 39:30 - His Closeout Philosophy 42:30 - Philosophy in the Full and Half Court 45:00 - Automatics 47:30 - Tight Curls 51:00 - Offense and Player Development 53:00 - Playing Hard and Smart
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Guest: David Nurse, Life Optimization Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, life optimization coach David Nurse joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss optimization and player development.
David Nurse is an NBA life and optimization coach, future bestselling author, and a worldwide motivational speaker. As a former professional basketball player (both international and domestic) and a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, David has personally helped over 150 NBA players with their personal and professional development both on and off the court. He has been invited to speak in over 50 different countries on the topics of overall personal development, confidence building, leadership, and motivational growth.
David’s new book, Pivot & Go is a compelling, hands-on blueprint to changing course and leading the life you want to live—today.
In this energizing, adventurous, and actionable guide, David Nurse, a renowned optimization and life coach of more than 150 NBA players and CEOs, outlines a clear 29-day plan; not to living the life, but to live your absolute best life.
His key is making mindset pivots, ones that allow you to shift your perspective by incremental, but profoundly powerful, degrees. Focusing on redefining success, failure, passion, joy, and confidence, Pivot & Go is here to help you find your genuine rhythm—one that will carry you through each chapter of life with energy and the ability to make the most of every day.
Breakdown 1:00 - What is a Life Coach 3:00 - Habits 7:00 - Changing NBA Player's Habits 10:00 - On and Off the Court Routine 14:00 - Positive Thought Process 18:00 - Habit Changes 20:30 - Changing Struggles 25:30 - Serve 29:00 - Changing Negative Thoughts 31:30 - Dealing with Player's Ego 34:30 - Changing Routines 38:00 - Sharing Experience 40:00 - Swag Real 42:30 - Roadblocks Along the Way 46:00 - Importance of Educating Players 49:00 - Player's Physical Training
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Guest: Sergio Scariolo, Spanish National Team Head Coach and Toronto Raptors Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Spanish National Team head coach and Toronto Raptors assistant coach Sergio Scariolo joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the EuroLeague, NBA, Spanish development, coaching, and Spain pick and roll.
Scariolo started his coaching career in the early 1980s, as the assistant head coach of Brescia, and then Pesaro In 1990, after returning to Pesaro, Scariolo won the Italian national league title, at age 29. In the following year, he moved to the Italian 2nd Division with Desio. In 1993, he was again in the Italian 1st Division, as the head coach of Fortitudo Bologna, where he remained until 1997. In that year, he moved to Spain, to TAU Vitoria, where he won the Spanish King's Cup and made it to the final of the Spanish national league. In 1999, Scariolo was hired by Real Madrid, which he immediately led to winning the Spanish national league title.
From 2003 to 2007, Scariolo was the head coach of the Spanish club Unicaja. In five seasons with the club, he was able to win the Spanish League championship, the Spanish King's Cup, and made it to the 2007 EuroLeague Final Four.
From 2008 to 2010, Scariolo was the head coach of the Russian club Khimki Moscow Region. Starting with the 2011-12 season, he became the head coach of the Italian League club EA7 Milan. In June, he became the head coach of Laboral Kutxa.
He was fired after the end of the 2013–14 season, and then dedicated all of his time to coaching just the senior Spanish national team. While the head coach of the senior Spanish national team, Scariolo won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011 and EuroBasket 2015, and the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2017. He also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also coached Spain at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. In 2019, Scariolo led Spain to victory in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
In July 2018, he was hired by the Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach, aiding them to win their first NBA championship.
Breakdown 1:00 - Euroleague National Team Experience 3:00 - Coaching in the NBA 7:00 - Comparing Euroleague and the NBA 11:00 - Different Sets in NBA and Euroleague 14:00 - Spanish Basketball Success 18:00 - Technical, Tactical Philosophy 22:30 - A,B, and C Plan 27:00 - Game Day Adjustments 29:00 - Allowing Players having Freedom 33:30 - Process of Stopping to craft 36:30 - Defending Opinion 38:30 - Pick and Roll Decision Making 40:00 - Preferred Back Screen Angle 43:30 - Wrinkles 46:00 - Spain Pick and Roll 50:00 - Switch Process 52:30 - Important Lessons as a Coach 54:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Simon Gerszberg, Founder and CEO of ShotQuality
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, founder and CEO of ShotQuality Simon Gerszberg joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss optimizing a player and teams’ shot selection.
Simon Gerszberg, a data analyst for Colgate Basketball, founded a product that calculates the quality of shots on a play-by-play basis. The goal of the website is to create actual change for coaches by optimizing their player and teams’ shot selection. www.shotquality.com is now used by over 40 NCAA teams and over 5 NBA teams.
Shot Quality is calculated by multiplying the percent chance a shot has of going in, i.e. the probability that the basket is made and the type of shot, denoted by the no. of points that shot entails - either a 2-pointer or a 3-pointer.
Over 90 disparate variables are incorporated to output the overall ShotQuality. The most important aspect of calculating ShotQuality is computing the individual player's shot-making ability, and there are a plethora of factors involved in quantifying this.
Breakdown 1:00 - Why ShotQuality.com 3:00 - Calculating Shot Quality 5:00 - Independent of the Outcome 7:30 - Creating Paralysis by Analysis 11:30 - Game Strategy 14:30 - Shot Quality Defense 16:30 - Quality of Opponent Affecting Metrics 20:00 - Conversation about Player Development 24:00 - Improving Shot Quality 28:00 - Evaluating Shot Selection into Intuition 31:00 - Dribble Threes 33:30 - High School Coaches on Shot Quality 36:00 - Offense vs Defense on Shot Selection 40:00 - Assessment of Coaches 42:00 - Pythagorean Theory Expectation 44:00 - Unconventional Offensive Philosophy 48:00 - Quality Rebounders 51:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: John Tauer, University of St. Thomas Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, University of St. Thomas head coach and Psychology Professor John Tauer joins the Basketball Podcast to share ideas on applying psychology to coaching. Coach Tauer, discusses psychology, motivation, youth sports, parents and so much more.
Over the last 13 years, St. Thomas' winning percentage ranks near the top of Division III, with a 313-66 record (.820 win %), including a 220-38 slate against conference opponents and four 30 win seasons. Tauer has twice been named a Division III National Coach of the Year -- in 2013 by Basketball Times, and in 2016 by both the National Basketball Coaches' Association and by D3 News. Tauer also has received West Region Coach of the Year in five in his seasons and five MIAC Coach of the Year Awards.
Among Division III men's coaches, Tauer was the second-fastest in history to 200 victories and is believed to have won more games in his first five seasons than any coach in Division III history. His .808 win percentage ranks first among active Division III coaches, and in the top five among all active NCAA men's coaches.
Tauer’s first nine Tommie teams have compiled a 211-50 overall mark (.808 win clip). Tauer's winning percentage ranks in the top five of all 1,000-plus NCAA coaches, and he is the only coach at any level with both an NCAA championship trophy and a winning percentage above .800. His record includes a 160-33 record against conference opponents, an 8-for-9 run in MIAC regular-season championships (solo or shared), and a 15-6 record in the NCAA tournament.
Tauer was the first MIAC coach to sweep conference and playoff championships in each of his first two seasons as head coach. He’s also the lone conference individual -- and one of a small number of coaches nationally -- to have played in, been an assistant coach, and been a head coach at the Division III Final Four. In addition, he is the first MIAC coach to win regular-season titles in each of his first six seasons.
Breakdown 1:00 - Offensive Success 3:00 - How to Reduce Turnover 5:30 - How they Practice as a Team 8:00 - Intrinsic Motivation and offensive Philosophy 11:00 - Journals in Psychology 16:00 - Dealing with Parents 21:00 - Learning how to be Resilient 24:00 - Dealing with Difficult Parents 27:00 - How Athletes Cope with Stress 31:00 - Roles and Ideal Performance 36:00 - Danger of Generalization 40:00 - Ability to be Creative 47:00 - Finding the Balance 53:00 - Dealing with Playing Time 58:00 - Parents at Practice 1:02:00 - Character Build 1:07:00 - Peer Rankings 1:09:00 - Noticing Success of Players 1:14:00 - Strategies on Addressing Struggling Players 1:19:00 - Conclusion
John Tauer’s Bio: Bio: https://www.tommiesports.com/sports/mbball/roster/coaches/johnny-tauer/142 (https://www.tommiesports.com/sports/mbball/roster/coaches/johnny-tauer/142) Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnnyTauer (https://twitter.com/JohnnyTauer)
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Guest: Dennis Gates, Cleveland State Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates joins the Basketball Podcast to share his philosophy around teaching and learning with ten ways to teach and ten ways to learn. In just one year Coach Gates has revived a Cleveland State program.
In Coach Gates’ first year at the helm of the Vikings, Cleveland State won seven league games which is the most since the 2014-15 season. The program won three consecutive non-conference games for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Following his efforts in his first season, Gates has rewarded a share of the Horizon League Coach of the Year after Cleveland State won seven games in Horizon League play, the most for the school in five years. Gates is only the second head coach in Cleveland State history to be named Horizon League Coach of the Year
Gates, who owns 16 years of Division I coaching experience, has spent the previous eight seasons on Leonard Hamilton’s staff at Florida State. Gates’ tenure at Florida State mirrored the Seminoles rise to national prominence. With Gates on the staff, the Seminoles played in four NCAA Tournaments, advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet 16 in both 2012 and 2019.
Gates began his career as a coaching assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers as a skill development coach during the 2002-03 season. He worked with a collection of players that included 10 prospects with three, or fewer, years of experience including future All-Stars Elton Brand and Lamar Odom.
Gates has learned from some of basketball’s all-time great coaches including Hamilton who ranks as one of the top 10 all-time winningest coaches in ACC history. He played, and coached, under Braun at Cal, Tom Crean at Marquette, Ricardo Patton at Northern Illinois, and David Carter at Nevada.
Breakdown 1:00 - Masters in Adult Education 5:00 - Objective Learning 9:00 - Solutions 11:00 - Visual Learning 16:00 - Inquiry-Based Learning 19:00 - Concept of Asking Question 22:00 - Leading Into Discussion 25:00 - Reflective Learning 30:00 - Student-Led Learning 32:30 - Leader 35:00 - Experimental Learning 39:00 - Games as Experiment 45:00 - Corrective Learning 49:00 - Observation learning 52:30 - Proactive Discipline 56:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Aleksandar Džikić, Serbian Professional Basketball Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Serbian professional basketball coach Aleksandar Džikić joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the economy of coaching and other basketball philosophies. His last team as head coach was Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He has also been head coach of three different EuroLeague teams, Union Olimpija, Lietuvos Rytas, and Budućnost.
Starting in 2005, Džikić was an assistant coach position for the Minnesota Timberwolves under head coach Dwane Casey for three seasons. He was the very first NBA assistant coach with no prior coaching experience in the United States at either the collegiate or professional level. Additionally, he became just the second European native to be hired as an NBA assistant coach, after Igor Kokoškov who got on the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff in an assistant role in 2000.
One of his most significant career stops was as an assistant coach from 1999–2005 with Partizan under head coaches Nenad Trajković, Darko Russo, and Duško Vujošević. At the national level, Džikić has been head coach of FR Yugoslavia under-16 assistant, the Serbia under-20 head coach, and the Macedonia national basketball team. Some of his career highlights and awards are FIBA EuroChallenge winner (2011), ABA League champion (2018), 4× Slovenian League champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), 3× Slovenian Cup winner (2008, 2014, 2015), Montenegrin Cup winner (2018), and 3× Slovenian Supercup winner (2008, 2010, 2014).
Breakdown 1:00 - Disconnect between Broadcaster, Fans, and Coaches 3:00 - Be a Better Coach 6:00 - Economy of Coaching 10:00 - Youth Level Focus 14:00 - Player Development Aspect 17:00 - All About Dribbling 21:00 - Dribble Line 25:00 - Pointless Play 27:00 - Running Jump in the Half Court 30:00 - Top Three Things on his Defensive System 32:00 - Value on Offense 36:00 - Expanding his Knowledge 38:30 - Speeding Up the Development 40:30 - Fear of the Unknown 42:30 - European Model
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Guest: Jeremy Ballard, Florida International Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Florida International head coach Jeremy Ballard joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss a pressing fast tempo style of play. In two years, Ballard has established a new culture of winning while also starting to re-write the program’s record books.
During his first year on the sidelines at FIU, Ballard guided the Panthers to a 20-14 record and a 10-8 mark in Conference USA (C-USA) play. The teams 20 wins marked just the third time in school history that FIU logged 20-or-more victories and was tied for the second-most in a single season, while the 10 C-USA wins were the most since joining the conference. Ballard’s winning ways continued during the 2019-20 season when the Panthers went 19-13 before the remainder of the season was canceled to the COVID-19 outbreak
Ballard became an assistant coach with his alma mater, where he stayed from 2004 to 2007 before joining the staff at Tulsa from 2007 to 2012. Ballard moved on to be an assistant coach under Shaka Smart at VCU until 2015, before making stops at Illinois State and Pittsburgh for one season each. He returned to VCU as an assistant coach under Mike Rhoades in 2017, before accepting the head coaching position at Florida International on April 20, 2018
Breakdown 1:00 - Pressing Philosophy 4:00 - Introducing Press at the College Level 6:30 - Teaching Pressure 9:00 - Introduce Press Breaks 11:00 - Ball Screens 13:00 - Emphasizing Offense 15:00 - Automatics on Ball Screens 17:00 - Role of the Screener 19:00 - Things to Give Up on Pressing 22:00 - Running So Many Ball Screens 24:00 - Taking Over a Roster 28:00 - Adjustments on the Press 31:00 - Changing a Culture 34:00 - Two-way Teaching Model 39:30 - Recovery in the Press 41:00 - Every Screen is a Simplicity 44:00 - Simplified Defensive Teaching 47:00 - Bad Matchups 50:00 - Rhythm of the Offense 55:00 - Individual Matchups 58:00 - Shot Blocking 59:00 - Playing Beyond Set 1:01:00 - Pace of Play
Jeremy Ballard’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Ballard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Ballard) Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremykballard (https://twitter.com/jeremykballard)
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Guest: Dale Wellman, Nebraska Wesleyan University Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nebraska Wesleyan University head coach Dale Wellman joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss playing fast and free in the Princeton offense. Coach Wellman’s system took the program to 22 wins in 2015-16 (their most in 18 years), and then, amazingly to a Division III title in year four in 2018.
Dale Wellman, the 2018 NABC/NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, enters his fifth season as head men’s basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2018-19. He led the Prairie Wolves to the program’s first-ever national championship in 2018 as NWU finished the season with a school-record 30 victories and only three losses.
Wellman received National Coach of the Year honors from three different organizations for the 2017-18 season. He was also the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year for a second straight season and received West Region Coach of the Year honors. In each of his four seasons, Wellman has received coach-of-the-year recognition.
Breakdown 1:00 - Fast Freedom in Princeton Offense 3:00 - Playing Fast 6:30 - Loyola Marymount Influence 9:00 - Makes and Misses 12:30 - Post ups 15:00 - Defining Shot Selections 18:30 - Reads and Decision Making 21:30 - Sympathy and Empathy 26:00 - Running Full Speed 28:00 - Play Defense in Practice 30:00 - Enjoying the Experience of Playing 33:00 - Multiple Ball Reversals 37:00 - Tweaking to Personnel 39:00 - Keeping Score in Practice 45:00 - Teaching Points Between Passer and Cutter 47:00 - Transition Phases of Princeton Offense 52:00 - Botox 54:00 - Zone and Toughest Defensive Strategy 57:00 - Complexity of Princeton Offense 1:00:00 - Conclusion
Dale Wellman’s Bio: Bio: https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/campus-directory/dale-wellman (https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/campus-directory/dale-wellman) Twitter: https://twitter.com/wellmand21 (https://twitter.com/wellmand21)
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Guest: Shyamala Kiru, Mindset and Leadership Expert and Zak Boisvert, Army Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, mindset and relationship expert Dr. Shyamala Kiru and Army assistant coach Zak Boisvert join the Basketball Podcast to openly discuss coaching with anger. Chris and Zak dive deep into our emotions to share their challenges with their emotions, and Shyamala provides insights and solutions to move beyond coaching with anger.
Breakdown 1:00 - Shyamala's Expertise 3:00 - Email Part 7:00 - Emotional Intelligence 10:00 - Reactivity with Anger 15:00 - Breaking the Cycle 17:00 - Motivation 21:00 - Regulating Emotion as Coaches 24:00 - Conscious and Changeable 27:00 - Imposter Syndrome 29:00 - Power Dynamics 31:00 - Practical Coping Strategies 34:00 - Adding a Physical Component 38:00 - Media 42:00 - Human Beings as Self-Centered 44:00 - Building Better Relationship to Players 48:00 - Human to Human 52:00 - Demonstrating Joy and Controlling Outcomes 55:30 - Gratitude 58:00 - Making it Visual 1:00:00 - telling a Story 1:03:00 - Using Generalizations 1:06:00 - Conclusion
Shyamala Kiru’s Bio: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.shyamalak/ (https://www.facebook.com/dr.shyamalak/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/shyamalakiru (https://twitter.com/shyamalakiru) Website: https://shyamalakiru.com/ (https://shyamalakiru.com/)
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Guest: Bret Burchard, Former NBA Coach and Co-founder of ChampionShift
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA coach and Co-founder of ChampionShift Bret Burchard joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss helping athletes and coaches remove distractions and relax under pressure.
Bret Burchard is the co-founder of the mindset development company ChampionShift and co-author of “Catching Confetti: Developing the mindset of a champion." For the last 10 seasons, he has worked with the Phoenix Suns in various roles, most recently as a development coach and the head coach of their G League team.
Burchard began his coaching career as an assistant coach for his college, Taylor University. In 2010, he began working for the Phoenix Suns organization. In the middle of the 2017 season, he was promoted to the Phoenix Suns after the firing of the coaching staff. On July 25, 2018, he was named the head coach of the Northern Arizona Suns after serving as the associate head coach of the team.
Breakdown 1:00 - Physical Development Process 3:00 - Decision Making Standpoint 7:00 - Different Mindsets to be Successful 9:30 - Relaxed Intensity 12:00 - What is Mindset All About 14:00 - Progressive Development 17:30 - Strength and Weaknesses Development 19:30 - Mindset Strength 23:00 - Integration 25:00 - Importance of Flow in Practice 28:00 - Creating Psychological Safety 31:00 - Receiving and Mindset Development 36:30 - Role of Coach in Developing Mindset 40:00 - Challenges in Building Mindset 44:30 - Resilience 49:00 - Controlling Fear 53:00 - Moving in a Right Direction 56:00 - Competition vs Comparison 58:00 - Self-Reflection Realm 1:00:00 - Conclusion
Bret Burchard’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Burchard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Burchard) Twitter: https://twitter.com/BretBurchard (https://twitter.com/BretBurchard) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Guest: Cori Close, UCLA Women's Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, UCLA women's basketball head coach Cori Close joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss their mental performance plan. Cori Close was named UCLA Women’s Head Basketball Coach on April 21, 2011, and is currently 198-104 (.656) overall. The 2020-21 campaign will mark Close’s milestone 10th season at the helm of the Bruins.
2019-20 was a historic year for Close and the Bruins. UCLA won its first 13 games of the campaign, setting a new program record for the most consecutive wins to start a season. The Bruins’ win over then-No. 6 Stanford marked Close’s 100th-career Pac-12 victory. A win over the Trojans in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals won the Bruins the season series over their crosstown rival. UCLA would, ultimately, finish the year 26-5 and was set to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The national postseason schedule, however, was canceled due to COVID-19.
Cori Close helped the USA to a gold medal as an assistant coach for the 2019 USA women's team that won a gold medal with a 7-0 record at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Previously, she served as an assistant coach for the 2018 USA Women's U18 National Team, which she helped lead to a 6-0 record and a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, and she was a court coach at the 2017 USA Women’s U23 National Team Training Camp.
Before UCLA, Close spent time as an assistant coach at Florida State University and her alma mater, UC Santa Barbara. In total, she has worked as an associate head coach or assistant on teams that have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 16 seasons, won at least 20 games in 16 of the previous 18 seasons, and won or shared a total of 11 conference championships.
Breakdown 1:00 - Programs in Mental Performance Development Philosophy 3:00 - Importance of Integrating Programs into Practice and Games 6:30 - Teaching Mental Skill 9:00 - Coping Skill 13:00 - Rare Leadership 17:00 - Teaching Mental and Physical Skills as a Whole 19:00 - Developing Mental Skills Development 22:00 - Mental Toughness 25:00 - Normalizing the Struggle 28:00 - Creating Discipline Without Demeaning Others 32:00 - Intervene when Mistakes Occur 36:00 - Meeting Standards 39:00 - Independent Performers 42:00 - Interactions and Interventions 45:00 - Be the Best Basketball Player You Can Be 47:30 - Tangible and Subjective 49:00 - Applying Mental Skills in other Program 52:30 - B.D.C = Blame, Complain, Defend 56:00 - Conclusion
Cori Close’ Bio Bio: https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/cori-close/3434 (https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/cori-close/3434) Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCloseUCLA (https://twitter.com/CoachCloseUCLA)
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Guest: Joe Gallo, Merrimack College Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Merrimack College head coach Joe Gallo joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the 2-3 zone they have used to great success, and tactical periodization as it applies to basketball coaching. After leading Merrimack to a Northeast Conference regular-season title in 2020, its first season in Division I, Gallo was named conference coach of the year.
Gallo began his coaching career in 2005 as an assistant at Merrimack a year after he was a player for the Warriors. In 2010, Gallo was hired as an assistant under head coach Paul Cormier at Dartmouth. He was hired as an assistant under Andrew Toole at Robert Morris 2012. In 2016, Gallo was hired as head coach at his alma mater, Merrimack Gallo navigated Merrimack College to the best ever inaugural season in NCAA D1 basketball history.
No stranger to success, Gallo helped Merrimack become an NCAA D2 powerhouse. He completed a run of three NCAA Tournament appearances in three years in 2018-19 to put a bow on the program's Division II history. He also snapped a 19-year conference championship drought when he guided the program to the 2018-19 Northeast-10 Conference Championship. Gallo boasts a 61-34 (.642) career record, the most wins ever for a head coach over their first three seasons.
Breakdown 1:00 - Make Chaos 3:00 - Free Zone 7:00 - Techniques and Concepts that Applies in the Zone 9:00 - Recovery vs Punctures 11:00 - Closeouts 12:00 - High Posts and Short Corners 17:00 - Dribble Penetration 20:00 - Philosophy about Limiting Threes 22:00 - Shooting vs Zone 24:30 - Making Better Decisions 27:30 - Man to Man Defense 29:30 - Train and Be Great at What You Do 31:30 - Play Calls 33:00 - Developing Players 35:00 - Doing Workouts 37:00 - Tactical Periodization 44:00 - Collective Intentionally 48:30 - Perceptual and Decision-Making Repetition 50:30 - Patterns 53:00 - Conclusion
Joe Gallo’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gallo_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gallo_(basketball)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeygall0 (https://twitter.com/joeygall0)
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Guest: David Fizdale, Head Coach of the New York Knicks
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA head coach David Fizdale joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss reflection in coaching and lessons learned from his years in the NBA. Fizdale was most recently the head coach for the New York Knicks. He previously served as the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat.
Between 2003 and 2016, Fizdale was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, and Miami Heat. On May 29, 2016, Fizdale was named as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. He led the Grizzlies to a 43–39 record in the 2016–17 season, reaching the Western Conference playoffs. After a 7–12 start to the 2017–18 season, including eight consecutive losses, and a publicized fourth-quarter benching of Marc Gasol, Fizdale was fired from the team on November 27, 2017. On May 7, 2018, he was named as the head coach of the New York Knicks signing a four-year deal with the organization.
Breakdown 1:00 - Experiences with Reflection 2:30 - His Improvement as a Coach Overtime 4:30 - You Can't Rush Culture, Relationships, etc. 9:00 - Approaching Things with Logic 11:00 - Knowing Miami Culture 12:30 - Winning their People 14:00 - Growth Mindset and Research from Carol Dweck 16:00 - Growth Mindset 20:30 - Defending the 3-Point Line 23:30 - Most Effective Role 26:00 - Echoing Thoughts to the Coaching Staff 27:30 - Offensive and Defensive Concepts 29:30 - Coaching the Best Players 32:00 - Learnings from Working with Dwayne Wade 35:00 - Coaching Veteran vs Young Team 39:00 - The Impact of Pat Riley 43:00 - Interviews 45:00 - Skill Transfers 47:00 - Conclusion
David Fizdale’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fizdale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fizdale) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachfizdale (https://twitter.com/coachfizdale)
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Guest: John Becker, University of Vermont Men's Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Vermont head coach John Becker joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss their defensive commitment. Under Coach Becker, the University of Vermont men's basketball team has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top defenses. Their defensive philosophy and techniques are shared.
In nine seasons at the University of Vermont, John Becker has guided the Catamounts to nine 20-win seasons, eight straight postseason berths (NCAA three times, NIT twice, CBI – three times), won four America East Tournament titles (2012, 2017, 2019, and 2020), five America East regular-season crowns (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020) and an NCAA Tournament win (2012). The Catamounts are one of seven programs with at least 12 straight 20-wins seasons – Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, and Saint Mary’s.
Breakdown 1:00 - Modernizing Defense 4:00 - Transition Defense 7:00 - Countering 9:00 - Ball Coverage 17:00 - Practice Scramble Situations 20:30 - Completion of a Scramble 22:00 - Resources 25:00 - Loop Techniques to Close-Outs 33:00 - Scout Specific 38:00 - Understanding the Game 43:00 - Helping their Offense 47:00 - Decision Making 53:00 - Defensive Standpoint 55:00 - Conclusion
John Becker’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Becker_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Becker_(basketball)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachbeckeruvm (https://twitter.com/coachbeckeruvm)
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Guest: Phil Beckner, NBA Player Development Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA player development coach Phil Beckner joins the Basketball Podcast.
Phil Beckner is currently a Player Development Consultant for numerous NBA players helping them to perform at their highest level both personally and professionally. Phil also works with several high performing teams, organizations, and businesses, all to help enhance skills and maximize results. In doing so, Phil helps create a blueprint for development improving strategies to ultimately enhance leadership skills.
Prior to that, he spent 2 years at Boise State where he served as an assistant and then associate head coach. While at Boise State, Phil was part of 2 consecutive 20-win seasons, 2 NIT appearances, and was instrumental in the development of the 2018 NBA first-round Draft pick Chandler Hutchison (#22 Chicago Bulls).
Phil has been a collegiate coach for 10 seasons, plus one year as an assistant coach at the professional level. Before arriving at Boise State, he spent one season at Nebraska, and one season on staff with the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Breakdown 1:00 - Difference between a Coach and Trainer 3:00 - Training Sessions 5:00 - Process of who you Choose to Work with 9:30 - Player's Progress 12:00 - Normalize Lillard's Success 14:00 - Philosophies on Improving Player's Shooting 16:00 - Communication 19:00 - Working on Shooting 20:30 - Extending Player's Shooting Range 26:00 - Hard Last Dribble 30:00 - Providing Feedback to a Shooter 32:00 - Start with an Intention 36:00 - Real Barrier 39:00 - Periodization Process 42:30 - Extending Range for Some Players 45:00 - Most Common Hurdles in Developing a Player 49:00 - Player Development 51:00 - Incorporating Decision Making 52:00 - Conclusion
Phil Beckner’s Bio Bio: https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/phil-beckner/33 (https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/phil-beckner/33) Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilBeckner (https://twitter.com/PhilBeckner)
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In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League head coach Coby Karl joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss simplicity and perspective in coaching basketball. His journey has taken him around the world (Spain, Italy, and Germany) and allowed him the unique opportunity to live in multiple cultures as well as learn as a player from some of the best coaches, Phil Jackson, Don Nelson, Mike Brown, Mike Malone, Terry Stotts, Tex Winters and his father George Karl. He has also been a teammate to some great players, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Stephen Curry, Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Shaquille O'Neal. Karl played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, and was in training camp with the Portland Trailblazers. As a G-League (D-League) player, he spent time with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, Idaho Stampede (now the Salt Lake City Stars), and the Reno Big Horns (now the Stockton Kings). He has also played extensively overseas for teams like Armani Jeans Milano and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Karl is now using these experiences to help others as a coach and professional speaker. The former guard served as an assistant coach on the Westchester Knicks staff during the 2015-16 season at the conclusion of his playing career, helping the Knicks to earn their first playoff berth in franchise history as the team improved from 10-40 in 2014-15 to 28-22 just a year later.
Breakdown 1:00 - Becoming a Better Coach 2:30 - Understanding the Game Beyond Physical Skill 4:00 - Conceptual Concept of Spacing 7:30 - Gap Offense 11:30 - Perception and Decision 16:00 - True Guided to Live 20:00 - Biggest Struggle for Players in the Conceptual Process 23:00 - Simplicity and Space 26:00 - Possibilities and Sequences 29:00 - Choosing Actions 32:00 - Concept of Structure 35:00 - Building the Courage in Perspective to be Different 39:00 - Try and Do Some Things Differently 41:00 - How to get Players Onboard 45:00 - Holding Space for People's Individuality 47:00 - Absolutes 49:00 - His Actionable Ideas 52:00 - Conclusion
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Guest: Mike Mackay, Basketball Canada's Women's High-Performance Manager
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Basketball Canada's Women's High-Performance Manager Mike MacKay joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss applying transformational and evidenced-based ideas. MacKay, a long-time basketball coach, mentor, and educator, is Performance Manager of the women’s high-performance program for Basketball Canada. In his roe, MacKay is primarily responsible for the continued development of the women’s program’s high-performance athlete profile and the identification of standards against which Canada’s female athletes at the senior, development and youth levels can be measured. Through his deep knowledge base and familiarity with Canada’s player pool, MacKay provides technical leadership to the women’s Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS) program. The native of Truro, N.S. will also be counted upon to assist and guide the continued development of Canada Basketball’s development and age-group women’s national team coaches. Mike MacKay returns to the organization after a two-year absence. He previously served as Canada Basketball’s Manager of Coaching Education and Development. He was Manager Coach Education for Canada Basketball from 2004-2010. During this time he leads a team that developed CS4L and New NCCP. MacKay has coaching experience at many levels including Junior High, High School, Club (mini - Juvenile), University, Provincial team, and National teams.
Breakdown 1:00 - Facts Without Support 3:00 - Trial and Error 5:00 - Transactional vs Transformational Coaching 7:30 - Transactional Coaching 10:30 - Improving Players with Transformational Coaching 13:00 - Check for Understanding 15:00 - Fast, Open Environment 17:00 - Stopping to Correct and Teach 19:30 - VHS 21:00 - Discovering Unstructered Practice Environment 24:00 - Freedom comes from Structure 27:00 - Breaking Down Inbounds 29:30 - Decision Making and Finding Solution 33:00 - Creative in Solving Problems in Practice 37:30 - Constraints for the Defense and Offense 41:00 - Guidance in the Learning process 45:00 - Green Eggs and Hams 48:00 - Who plus Y Equals Y plus How 51:30 - Layering and Loading Drills 54:30 - Starting Point 56:00 - Disruptive Side 58:00 - Start with Live 1:00:00 - Applying the Rule of Three 1:02:00 - Individual and Team Improvement 1:05:00 - Skill Equals Confidnce 1:06:30 - His Big Three 1:10:00 - Stimulate Thinking 1:12:00 - Conclusion
Mike Mackay’s Bio Bio: https://www.basketball.ca/en/coach/mike-mackay (https://www.basketball.ca/en/coach/mike-mackay) Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdkmackay (https://twitter.com/mdkmackay)
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Guest: Lennie Acuff, Lipscomb University Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Lipscomb University head coach Lennie Acuff joins the Basketball Podcast to the art of coaching, and how that art shapes his basketball and program's philosophy. With a 30-year storied coaching career, Acuff has established himself a proven winner and one of the best teachers in the game. In Acuff's first season at Lipscomb University, he had seven players, more than 7,700 career points, and 3,000 career rebounds walk out the door prior to his arrival in 2019-20. Not only did he have to work eight first-year players into the roster, but there were only two guys on the team who had ever started a game. But for a coach with more than 550 wins over his career, Acuff was ready for the challenge. He continued to tell anyone who would listen that 2019-20 would be a “jumping on point” for the program. Glancing back on his first D-I campaign, it sure looks like he was right. He pushed his team to its fullest potential and put the Bisons back in the ASUN Conference championship game for a third straight season. Prior to arriving in Nashville, Acuff spent the previous 22 seasons at the helm of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he built the Chargers program into a national power with a 437-214 overall record. Under Acuff, UAH won eight regular season and three Gulf South Conference tournament championships and earned 11 trips to the NCAA-DII tournament, including two trips to the Elite Eight after winning the NCAA-DII South Regional in 2011 and 2012. During that time UAH was ranked in the national polls for 44 consecutive weeks including a No. 2 ranking to end the 2011-12 season. The team’s achievements were also recognized on a national level as Acuff’s team was the first Division II program invited to play in the NIT Season Tip-Off in 2012, and the Chargers defeated North Texas in the opening round of the prestigious event. Acuff has been named the NABC District Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2011, 2012, and 2013) and has been honored as the GSC Coach of the Year a conference-record eight times (1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016). Prior to his tenure at UAH, Acuff was the head coach at Berry College in Rome, Georgia for four seasons, where he established it as one of the premier NAIA programs. At the age of 25, Acuff began his coaching career at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, and was the youngest head coach at a four-year college in the United States at the time. Breakdown 1:00 - Perspective on the Art of Coaching 4:00 - Princeton Offense 7:00 - Mentor to a Better Coach 9:00 - Moving Jobs 13:00 - Coach from the Community to the Floor 14:30 - Going into a New Program 17:30 - Continuing the Success of Program 19:00 - Redshirt Freshmen 21:30 - Forming Culture 24:00 - Language and Phrasing 27:00 - Conceptual Names and other Phrasing 31:00 - Difference between Role and Best Player 33:00 - Importance of Making Practice Fun 35:00 - Playing a Lot of Basketball Practices 38:30 - Competitiveness 41:00 - Basis for Recruitment of Players 43:30 - Playing Faster 47:40 - His Coaching Mentality 50:00 - Perspective of Coaching First Games 53:30 - Process of Coaching 56:30 - Out of Bounds to Inbound Versus Pressure
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Episode 121: Joe Jones, Creating Culture Through Goals Guest: Joe Jones, Boston University Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Boston University head coach Joe Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss creating culture through goals. In 2020, Boston University defeated Colgate in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament. The victory earned Jones what would have been his first NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, but the 2020 tournament was subsequently canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones was named a finalist for the 2019-20 Ben Jobe Award. During his tenure, Jones has led BU to eight top-five finishes in the conference standings, highlighted by a Patriot League regular-season title in 2014. The Terriers have finished second on three occasions, including most recently in 2020 en route to the tournament crown. They also finished second in both the 2017 PL and 2013 America East schedules. In his nine seasons with the Terriers, Jones has already surpassed names like Rick Pitino, Mike Jarvis, and former NBA head coach John Kuester to No. 2 all-time at BU with 158 victories after helping guide the Terriers to back-to-back Patriot League semifinal appearances in 2017 and 2018. Jones previously served as an assistant coach at Villanova for six seasons (1997-2003) - four years under Steve Lappas and two years under Jay Wright - and was named one of the nation's top recruiters by Eastern Basketball magazine in 1999. During his tenure, the Wildcats advanced to postseason play in five of the six seasons and compiled a 105-83 record. He previously served as the head coach at Columbia University and has worked as an assistant coach at Hofstra University and Boston College too.
Breakdown 1:00 - Goal Setting for his Program 4:00 - Playing Heart 6:30 - Adopting a Goal Setting 8:30 - Challenges in Setting Team's Goals 11:00 - Connecting Goals to the Team 13:00 - Goals Tied to Non-Negotiables 16:00 - Team Goals 19:30 - Goals and One-on-One Session 23:00 - Information to the players 25:30 - Encourage and Discourage Goals 28:00 - Game Goals 31:00 - Goals that are Less Under Control 33:00 - Build within his Philosophy 37:00 - Enforcement of Goal Process 39:00 - Involvement of the Staff 43:00 - Subjective Goals 45:30 - Cheat 47:00 - Goals within his Program 50:00 - Answer to the Question 54:00 - Texting Relationships 56:00 - Best Offensive Rebounding Drills 58:40 - Recruiting Process 1:01:00 - Goals that he needs to see 1:05:00 - Conclusion
Joe Jones’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jones_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jones_(basketball)) Twitter: https://twitter.com/bucoachjones (https://twitter.com/bucoachjones)
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Episode 120: Zan Tabak, Modern Post Play Guest: Zan Tabak, Former NBA Player and Current Professional Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA player and current professional head coach Žan Tabak joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss modern post play.
Tabak currently serves as a head coach for Basket Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League and the main coach of the Slovak national team. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, including being the first international player to play in the NBA Finals for two teams.
Tabak was chosen in the 2nd Round of the draft, (51st pick) of the NBA by the Houston Rockets. Between 1992 and 1994 he played in the Italian League where the best basketball in Europe was being played. In his two seasons in Italy, both Libertas Livorno and Olimpia Milano, averaged double figures in both points and rebounds. He spent 6 seasons in the NBA in two stages, playing in the NBA Finals twice and winning a championship ring, with the Houston Rockets. He played for four teams in the NBA - Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtic and Indiana Pacers.
His coaching career started as a scout for the NBA Houston Rockets. He worked as a technical assistant to Joan Plaza for several seasons, both at Real Madrid and in Seville, before becoming a head coach. As the head coach, he has coached in leagues such as LEB, ACB (3 teams), the Euroleague, the Polish League, and the Israeli League.
Breakdown 1:00 - How his Philosophy Changed 2:30 - Changes in Post Play 7:00 - Modern Pick-and-Roll Players 10:30 - Value of Teaching all Players 12:00 - Developing Hand-Eye Coordination 13:40 - One-on-One on the Post 15:30 - Read and React, Make Decisions 18:00 - Skill Development on the Perimeter 20:00 - Pick and Roller Catches 23:00 - Can and Can't Score on the Post 26:30 - Double Team 30:00 - Imperfect Lineup 32:00 - Strategies for a Perfect Lineup 33:00 - Track Post Touches 34:30 - Improving Post Player Passing 36:30 - Finishing Ideas 38:30 - Scoring Around the Rim 40:00 - Dealing with a Dominant Low Post Scorer 43:00 - Synergy between Perimeter and Inside Players 45:00 - Importance of Balance 48:00 - Video Sessions with his Bigs 49:00 - Laying Foundation at the Youth Level 52:00 - Lateral Shooting
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Episode 119: Jay Hernandez, Individual and Team NBA Player Development Guest: Jay Hernandez, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss individual and team NBA player development. Jay Hernandez completed his second season as Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development with the Hornets. Hernandez started his tenure in the summer of 2018 as Head Coach for the Hornets in the Las Vegas Summer League. From there he was responsible for 4 players including All NBA Selection, Kemba Walker. He managed defensive and offensive scouts as well as working on in game execution of ATO’s. He was also selected to be a Head Coach for the 2019 NBA Combine. Prior to Charlotte, Hernandez spent four seasons (2014-18) as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic. He served as a bench assistant when Borrego was the Interim Head Coach for the last 30 games of the 2014-15 season. Joining the Magic in 2014-15 as an assistant coach/player development, Hernandez worked for Jacque Vaughn, James Borrego, Scott Skiles and Frank Vogel. Hernandez moved up to assistant coach under Frank Vogel in his 3rd season and became a bench assistant in his 4th season. He was responsible for game scouting, on-court skill development and running pre-draft workouts.
Breakdown 1:00 - Scouting Reports 4:00 - Player Development Focused at NBA Level 6:00 - Assessment of Player Development 9:00 - Player-Led Development 11:00 - Organized Player-Development Workouts 14:00 - Team-Focused Situations 17:00 - Ideal Situation for Player Development 20:00 - Building comfort and confidence 22:30 - Helping players connect the game 26:30 - Decision-making to his players 30:00 - Helping players get better 33:00 - Players Pregame Individual Workout 36:00 - Meeting with his Players 39:00 - Progress for bench players 43:00 - Advocating players to head coaches 45:30 - Conflicts on player's ability/role 48:30 - Different types of drills 53:00 - Trial and Error 55:00 - Conclusion
Jay Hernandez’s Bio Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/jay-hernandez-charlotte-hornets-assistant-coach-entrepreneur-father-and-mma-fighter/ (https://nbacoaches.com/jay-hernandez-charlotte-hornets-assistant-coach-entrepreneur-father-and-mma-fighter/)
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Episode 118: Adrian Griffin, Developing a Coaching Philosophy Guest: Adrian Griffin, Toronto Raptors Lead Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Toronto Raptors lead assistant coach Adrian Griffin joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss developing a coaching philosophy. Adrian Griffin is currently an assistant coach for the reigning champion Toronto Raptors. In total he has been an assistant coach with 5 different organizations. By all accounts he is one of the top assistant coaches in the NBA and on his path to becoming a future head coach, Coach Griffin thanks for sharing the game with us. Griffin played in the NBA as a guard and small forward from 1999 to 2008.
Breakdown 1:00 - Why are you Coaching? 7:00 - His Favorite Coach 16:30 - Shaping his Philosophy 20:00 - Importance of Coaching Philosophy 22:30 - Focusing on Soft Skills 26:30 - Reflection of his Core Values 37:00 - Values that his Team will Embody 39:30 - Challenges to his Philosophy 42:30 - Participants Reasons for Playing 48:00 - Removing his Ego 52:30 - Changing 59:00 - Adapting other Coaches Ideas 1:06:00 - Conclusion
Adrian Griffin’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Griffin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Griffin) Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbacoachgriffin (https://twitter.com/nbacoachgriffin)
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Episode 117: Jamion Christian, Leadership Enhancement Plan Guest: Jamion Christian, George Washington University Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, George Washington University head coach Jamion Christian joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss his leadership enhancement plan. Christian previously was the head coach at Siena and Mount St. Mary's. Mount St. Mary's hired Christian as head coach in 2012. Christian implemented an up-tempo offense and “mayhem” defense, comparable to VCU's "havoc" defense popularized by Shaka Smart. After his first season at the helm, Christian was named finalist for the 2013 Joe B. Hall Award, presented to the top first-year head coach in Division 1. During the 2012-13 season, the Mountaineers qualified for the NEC tournament for the first time since the 2009–10 season. As a No. 5 seed, Mount St. Mary's upset Bryant and Robert Morris, but lost to Long Island University in the championship game. During the 2013-14 season, the Mountaineers won the NEC tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 2008. In 2018, Christian became the head coach at Siena. He guided the Saints to a nine-win turnaround from the previous year, finishing 17–16 overall and 11–7 in MAAC play, and a second place finish. It would be his only season on the job as he accepted the head coaching position at George Washington on March 21, 2019.
Breakdown 1:00 - Leadership Enhancement Plan 3:00 - Developing Culture 5:00 - Applying it to his Team 8:00 - Gratitude 10:00 - Ongoing Maintenance 12:00 - Hedgehog Concept 14:00 - Uncomfortable in a lot of situations 18:00 - Process of his Freshmen 22:00 - Freedom to Speak for Freshmen 25:00 - Rules within his program 27:00 - Part of his Recruitment Pitch 29:30 - Progression from Freshman to Sophomore 32:30 - Talking about his Sophomores 35:30 - Talking about his Juniors 40:00 - Practical things from being a Junior 42:30 - Becoming a Senior to the team 46:00 - Mentorship Model 48:30 - Biggest Challenges in different stages 51:00 - Adapting his ideas to High School coaches 52:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 116: Trevor Gleeson, The Flex Offense Guest: Trevor Gleeson, Perth Wildcats Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Perth Wildcats head coach Trevor Gleeson joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the flex offense and the concepts that make it successful. Since joining the Perth Wildcats of the Australian NBL, Gleeson has become the club's most successful coach, making the finals in every season and claiming five championships in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He is the only Wildcats coach to win multiple championships at the club, and in December 2019, he became the eighth coach in NBL history to reach 400 games.
Breakdown Spacing Keys Screening Rules Baseline Cut Spot the Spot to Pattern Offensive Rebounding Counter Switching
Second Side and Masking Actions Half Court Dead Ball Situations Teaching Speed of Cut Scoring at the Rim Adapting Offense to a Non-Shooter Favorite Counter
Trevor Gleeson’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Gleeson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Gleeson)
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Guest: Cory Schlesinger, Phoenix Suns Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Phoenix Suns Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Cory Schlesinger joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss evidence based strength and conditioning ideas for basketball. Schlesinger is finishing his first season in the NBA working as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Phoenix Suns. Prior to the league, he was the Director of Basketball Performance at Stanford University. In his time on The Farm, he has revolutionized in-season strength training for collegiate student-athletes, with a method that is now internationally recognized. He has been a chosen presenter on both the national and international stage, sharing his philosophy in strength training to other experts and colleagues in the field. He is continuously sharing his knowledge and experience on multiple platforms, including podcasts, satellite radio and several public speaking engagements. Prior to joining the staff at Stanford, Schlesinger spent three years as the Assistant Director of Sports Enhancement at UAB, where he worked with head coach Jerod Haase and oversaw the men’s basketball program’s strength and conditioning needs. He owns a decade of experience as a strength and conditioning coach, having also spent three seasons at Santa Clara. During his time with the Broncos, Schlesinger worked directly with the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Breakdown 1:00 - What a Strength Coach can do for him 4:00 - Perception Action Coupling 6:00 - Season Conditioning 9:00 - Flop 10:31 - 11:02 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD for June 13:00 - Mindlessness 15:00 - Aerobic and Anaerobic Training 18:00 - Toughness through Physical Condition 21:00 - Recovery for players 25:00 - Tapering 27:00 - Value of Stimulating the Central Nervous System 32:00 - Slow Learning Reps 36:00 - The most specific type of training 38:37 - 39:08 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD for June 39:00 - Importance of integration 43:00 - Dictating Closeout to Players 48:00 - Planning 50:00 - Concept of Upright Defensive Stance 55:00 - Lack of Formal Education in terms of Sports Science 57:00 - Reputation from his Creativity 1:00:00 - Micro Dosing 1:06:00 - Block practice versus Random Practice 1:09:00 - Strengthening Coach 1:11:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 114: LaVall Jordan, The Butler Way Guest: LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Butler head coach LaVall Jordan joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the Butler Way. Packline defense concepts and the teaching process are covered.
Jordan, who helped Butler to conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances as both a player and an assistant coach has his tenure at the helm of the Butler program off to a great start. He has a pair of 20-win seasons and two post season appearances.
Jordan is a former head coach of Milwaukee, as well as assistant coach at Michigan, Iowa, and Butler. In six seasons as an assistant coach under Michigan head coach John Beilein, Michigan advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year except 2015, won Big Ten Conference regular season championships in 2012 and 2014 and appeared in the Elite 8 in 2014 and the National Championship in 2013.
Breakdown 1:00 - Defense and Defensive Identity 4:00 - Defending the Three-Point Line 6:00 - Closeout 8:00 - One-on-One Defensive Mentality 12:00 - Butler One-on-One Sessions 14:00 - Off-season Sessions 16:00 - Value of Simplicity 20:00 - Outside of Transition Defense 22:00 - Defensive Transition Drills 24:30 - His Playing Career 25:40 - 26:40 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD 27:00 - Help Improving Players Offensively and Defensively 29:00 - Listening to Podcasts 33:00 - Adjustments on Defense 36:30 - Defensive Calls he used 38:30 - Zone Defense 40:00 - Factors on Baseline Inbound Defense 42:00 - Importance of In-Depth Defense 43:00 - Importance of Mental Cues to Players 46:00 - Asks Questions for Clarity 48:00 - Sideline Inbound 50:00 - Talking about Feedback 52:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 113: Josh Longstaff, Installing A Defense Guest: Josh Longstaff, Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach
Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Josh Longstaff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss installing a defense. Coach Longstaff shares insights on defensive identity, defensive buckets, how they teach, how they use video, and a deeper discussion of their adjustments.
Longstaff was previously the head coach of the Erie BayHawks, and an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. Prior to joining the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2010, he spent five years as a high school coach – two seasons as the head coach at Gorham High School and three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater of Portland High School
Longstaff joined the New York Knicks after spending four seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was previously an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He originally joined the Thunder as player personnel and video coordinator, then spent his final three seasons as video analyst and player development coach. He joined the Latvia national basketball team for the summer of 2017 so he could work with Kristaps Porziņģis during EuroBasket 2017.
In 2017, he was named the first head coach of the expansion Erie BayHawks, the Atlanta Hawks' NBA G League affiliate. After one season and leading the team to the conference finals, he was hired as assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Breakdown 1:00 - Unique Things That Bay Hawks Culture brought from him 3:00 - Defensive Identity 5:00 - Process of Getting Defensive Identity 7:00 - Keeping Players Accountable 9:00 - Installing a Defense and Defensive Transition 12:00 - Teaching a Closeout to NBA Players 14:00 - The Simplicity about Defensive Install 17:00 - Post Defense and Covering Pick and Rolls 20:00 - Individual Defense and Defensive Schemes 23:00 - Adjustments within the Practice 25:00 - Small Ball on Defense 25:50 - 26:50 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD 27:30 - Personnel and Opponent's Personnel 29:00 - Defense at NBA Level 32:00 - Baseline Inbound Defense and Sideline 36:00 - Informal Conversations about Basketball 38:00 - Coaching Defense within Offense vs Defensive Play 40:00 - Film 42:00 - Best Practices in Terms of Getting Points Across 44:00 - Install of a Defensive Game Plan 46:00 - Walkthrough on Offense versus Defense 49:00 - Intervention to a Specific Player and Adjustments 52:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 112: Darko Rajakovic, Installing An Offense Guest: Darko Rajakovic, Phoenix Suns Assistant Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Phoenix Suns assistant coach Darko Rajaković joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss installing an offense. Coach Rajaković shares insights on offensive identity, offensive buckets, how they teach, how they use video, and a deeper discussion of their auto offense.
Rajaković is also an assistant coach for the Serbia men's national basketball team. He was the head coach of the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA G League for two seasons and the first head coach in NBA G League history born outside of North America.
From 2004 to 2011, Rajaković served as a scouting consultant and NBA Summer League assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. In 2009, Rajaković become the head coach of the Espacio Torrelodones of the Spanish EBA League. Rajaković excelled in both recruiting and developing players.
In 2012, Rajaković became the head coach of the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. Rajaković led Tulsa to a combined 51-49 record over two seasons, including a 27-23 record and NBA D-League Semifinals appearance in 2012–13.
In 2014, Rajaković was named assistant coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder., where he remained until he joined Monty Williams staff as an assistant coach on the Phoenix Suns in 2019.
Breakdown 1:00 - Offensive Identity 4:00 - Situation where players needs to slow down 6:00 - Develop Confidence in Player's Shooting Ability 8:00 - Assist per Game Goal 10:00 - Roster Turnover 13:00 - Identity 15:00 - Office Buckets 18:00 - Install 22:00 - Make the Comfortable, Uncomfortable 27:00 - Installing the Offense 29:00 - Make Offense Auto 30:47 - 31:26 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA ADS 32:00 - Installation into Implementation 35:30 - Putting Best Player in a Better Situation 37:00 - Players get more Freedom once they Understand Structure 39:30 - One Play 44:30 - Don't have to Waste Time on Unnecessary Parts 47:30 - Predetermine Progressions are Predetermined breakdowns 51:00 - Using Video to Teach 55:00 - Effective Practical Strategy 57:00 - Against Switching 1:00:00 - Constraint Lead Approach 1:01:30 - Process of Feedback 1:03:00 - Conclusion
Darko Rajakovic’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darko_Rajakovi%C4%87 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darko_Rajakovi%C4%87) Twitter: https://twitter.com/drajakovic (https://twitter.com/drajakovic) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 111: Mike Neighbors, Why? Guest: Mike Neighbors, Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Arkansas women's basketball head coach Mike Neighbors joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss why. We dive deep into why he does what he does.
Neighbors enters his third season at the helm of Arkansas, coming off of one of the best and most dynamic seasons in program history, as his 2018-19 Hogs became one of just four Razorback squads since the turn of the century to win at least 22 games.
Known for his offensive philosophy, Neighbors’ 2018-19 squad broke several school records, including most points in a single season, a record that had stood at Arkansas since the 1981-82 season. The Hogs were also lethal from deep, as they made a school-record 296 three-pointers over the course of the season.
Prior to Arkansas, Neighbors guided Washington to four seasons of unprecedented success, highlighted by the 2016 NCAA Final Four and two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. Named the program’s head coach after two years as an assistant, Neighbors led the Huskies to a 98-41 record that was fueled by three consecutive 23-plus win seasons and included four postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 1 WNIT).
Breakdown 1:00 - Playing with Set Fastbreak Positions 3:00 - Contrarian Thinker 5:00 - Example of one of his Why's 9:30 - It's Marketing 12:00 - Using these colorful words 15:00 - Live Ball Coaching 19:30 - How he actually do Practice 22:00 - Workload Management 26:00 - Setting Team Goals 35:00 - Why he Liked to be called Coach 38:00 - Power 42:30 - Rewarding Effort over Success 47:30 - Organized and Rank Things 53:00 - Talking about Defense 56:00 - Full Court Pressure but Pack line in Half-Court 1:00:00 - Differences of his Shoot-Around 1:05:00 - Supporting Analytics to what he is saying 1:07:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 110: Dustin Kerns, Actional Practice and Culture Building Ideas Guest: Dustin Kerns, Appalachian State Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Appalachian State head coach Dustin Kerns joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss actional practice and culture building ideas.
In his first season at the helm of the Mountaineers, Kerns led App State to its best season in a decade. The Black and Gold posted its most wins (18) since 2009-10 and most Sun Belt wins (11) ever. Kern's 18 victories in his first season at App State were the most by a first year head coach for the Mountaineers since 1942. In addition, the Black and Gold posted a +7 win turnaround, which ranked as the third highest in the nation.
Kerns came to Appalachian State from Presbyterian, where he served as head coach for two seasons. He inherited a Presbyterian program that had yet to achieve a winning record in 12 seasons at the Division I level and was coming off a five-win campaign in 2016-17.
He immediately led the Blue Hose to a six-win improvement in his first year before breaking through in 2018-19. Kerns guided the Blue Hose to their first winning record (20-16) and first postseason appearance (CIT) as a Division I program in just his second year on the job. Kerns guided the Blue Hose to their first winning record (20-16) and first postseason appearance (CIT) as a Division I program in just his second year on the job.
A 2002 graduate of Clemson, Kerns climbed the coaching ranks on staff with Buzz Peterson at Tennessee, Mike Young at Wofford and Kerry Keating at Santa Clara.
Breakdown 1:00 - How to Flip Programs so Quick 6:00 - Every Drill has 90 Minutes on the clock 9:00 - Learn to Pace Themselves 10:00 - Shorter, More Intense Practices 12:00 - Things to do to bring out Competition 17:00 - Difference between a Contested and Effective Shot 20:00 - Positive Two 23:30 - Player playing Outstanding Defense 25:00 - Picking music in practice 27:00 - Fun games they done on the road 31:00 - Small Group Things 36:00 - Practice Sessions 37:30 - Lifting Around this season 39:00 - Separate entities for players 41:00 - Done in the Off-Season 43:00 - Struck Pick-up in the Off-Season 47:00 - Valuing Player's Time 50:30 - Team Motto for this Year 53:00 - Conclusion
Dustin Kerns’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Kerns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Kerns) Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDKerns (https://twitter.com/CoachDKerns) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 109: Joe Abunassar, NBA and Youth Player Development Guest: Joe Abunassar, One of the Industry Leaders in Player Development
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA trainer Joe Abunassar of Impact Basketball joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss basketball player development. He is one of the industry leaders in player development.
Abunassar is the founder of Impact. Impact now has 3 locations as well as programs running in over a dozen foreign countries - and growing. Over 130 NBA Draft picks in the last 9 years have come through Impact as well as hundreds more undrafted free agents who have gone on to become professionals. Impact is the summer training home for NBA All-Stars, collegiate and high school All-Americans, and international stars alike.
Breakdown 1:00 - Integrating Training 3:30 - Things Aren't Doing Around Integrated Training 7:00 - Simple associated with his Workout 10:00 - Comfortable with the Ball and in Passing 12:00 - Perfect Technique Starting from the Base Level 14:30 - General Guidelines for Progressing Skill 18:00 - Selfish Time for Players 22:30 - Bets Practices for Active Recovery 28:00 - NBA Off-Season 32:00 - Advice for Young Athletes in Basketball 36:00 - Philosophy on Warm-Ups 40:00 - Static Stretching 42:00 - Player Habits that are HIghly Changeable 44:00 - Trusting the Data 46:00 - Best Practices for Maintaining Strength in Season 48:00 - Mental Skills within Workouts 49:00 - Coping Teaching Strategies 51:00 - Conclusion
Joe Abunassar’s Bio Bio: https://impactbball.com/about-us/ (https://impactbball.com/about-us/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/joe_abunassar (https://twitter.com/joe_abunassar) Website: http://joeabunassar.com/ (http://joeabunassar.com/) IMPACT Basketball: https://impactbball.com/ (https://impactbball.com/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 108: John Patrick, Full and Half Court Defensive Concepts Guest: John Patrick, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Basketball Bundesliga Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, and Basketball Bundesliga, head coach John Patrick joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss full and half court defensive concepts. Coach Patrick is one of the few pro coaches who has used a pressing style of play in the full-court, and balances it with a more conservative half-court defense.
In January 2013, Patrick was hired as head coach by struggling MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Patrick guided the team to playoff berths in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In the 2017-18 season, Patrick's Ludwigsburg team reached the semi-final stage of the Champions League, where they fell short to Monaco. He was presented with the Best Coach award for the 2017-18 Champions League season. In Bundesliga play, Patrick guided Ludwigsburg to a semifinal appearance, where his team lost to Alba Berlin in May 2018.
Breakdown 1:00 - Talking about Defense 5:00 - High level of detail on Defense 8:30 - Pressing 13:00 - Importance of Character in his System 17:00 - Movement oversized 20:30 - Taking the Ball out of the Point Guard's Control 23:30 - Denying the Point Guard 25:30 - Aggressively Subbing Players 27:30 - How Coaches Connecting to Half Court Defense 29:30 - Emphasis on playing 1-on-1 defense and Adjust to Team roles 33:00 - Defending Horns 37:30 - Defensive Decision Making 39:00 - Defending a Stagger Screen 43:00 - Scouting Report 46:00 - Adjusting to Rules in Half Court 49:00 - Foul Component within Practice 52:00 - Conclusion
John Patrick’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_(basketball) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_(basketball)) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 107: Fergus Connolly, High Performance Lessons for Coaches Guest: Fergus Connolly, One of the World’s Leading Experts in Team Sport and Human Performance.
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Fergus Connolly joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss applying high performance lessons for coaches. Fergus helps coaches to improve performance with evidence-based analysis and athlete-focused training.
Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world’s leading experts in team sport and human performance. His highly acclaimed book Game Changer is the first blueprint for coaches to present a holistic philosophy for winning in all team sports. Fergus is the only coach to have worked full time in every major league around the world. He helps teams win at the highest level with the integrated application of best practices in all areas of performance.
Fergus has served as Director of Elite Performance for the San Francisco 49ers, Sports Science Director with the Welsh Rugby Union, and Performance Director for University of Michigan Football. He has guided coaches, support staff and players in the NBA, Australian Rules Football and international cricket. Fergus has also trained world boxing champions and advises elite military units and companies across the globe.
Breakdown 1:00 - Evidence Based Analysis 3:30 - Data Collection 6:30 - Athlete Training 9:00 - Big Gaps with Effective Coaching 14:00 - Trends in successful sport practice training 18:00 - Talking about Warm-Up 21:00 - Basketball Specific Movements 25:30 - Coaches on the cutting edge 29:00 - Dealing with Players 32:00 - Post Practice and Recovery 34:00 - Static Stretching 37:00 - Building a Player Development Program 41:00 - Too Easy to be Too Creative with Workouts 43:00 - Enjoying the Game more 45:00 - Laughter 47:30 - Sports Psychology 50:00 - Balancing Team and Individual Development 53:00 - There's no such thing as Discipline 55:00 - You Can't be Half-Frightened 57:00 - 99% Healthy is not 100% injured 58:00 - Sport Athlete vs Specialization 1:00:00 - Improving your Weakness vs Doubling Down on your Strength 1:02:00 - Over Conditioned as Coaches 1:03:00 - Writing a Book
Fergus Connolly’s Bio Website: https://fergusconnolly.com/ (https://fergusconnolly.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fergus_Connolly (https://twitter.com/Fergus_Connolly) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fergus-connolly-8430a847/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fergus-connolly-8430a847/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 106: Brian Dutcher, Defensive Excellence Guest: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State Men's Basketball Assistant Coach
Brian Dutcher, a long-time San Diego State men's basketball assistant coach, is entering his third season as head coach after two years in which he led the Aztecs to back-to-back Mountain West title games, their conference-high 11th Mountain West title and back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015.
Dutcher, who took over the helm of the program following Steve Fisher's retirement announcement on April 11, 2017, was on The Mesa for all of Fisher's 18 seasons. He held the title of associate head coach/head coach in waiting for six years and is the program's 15th head coach.
Over the course of his 20 years at San Diego State, Dutcher has helped the Aztecs reach the postseason 14 times, including nine trips to the NCAA tournament, win a conference-best 11 Mountain West titles and record 14 seasons of at least 20 victories. Dutcher arrived at San Diego State shortly after Fisher was hired on March 26, 1999. In his first year in "America's Finest City," the Aztecs won only five games, but improved upon their win total from the season before. After that, San Diego State posted a 14-14 record in 2000-01, before winning the 2002 MW Championship, earning an NCAA tournament bid and finishing with a 21-12 record. The 2002-03 campaign saw SDSU receive an NIT invitation, which culminated in the program's first Division I postseason victory. Before Dutcher arrived at San Diego State, he served as assistant coach and later associate head coach at Michigan under Fisher. He spent 10 seasons on the Wolverine staff, establishing himself as one of the nation's top assistant coaches. His first year in Ann Arbor was 1989 and resulted in a national title for Michigan as he assisted then-interim head coach Fisher on the bench.
Breakdown 1:00 - Transitioning to the Head Coaching Job 3:00 - Building Strong Defense on the team 4:30 - Factors to Defensive Outperformance 7:30 - Closeouts 9:00 - Modify Gap Help 10:00 - Scout and Defense 11:30 - Stopping the Ball and One-on-One Matchups 13:30 - Lost their Rim Protector 15:00 - Improvements of Offense to go on the Defense 17:00 - Spacing Concepts he's using 18:00 - Defining Shot Selection 19:30 - Waching Mistakes in the Defensive End 21:00 - Box Outs and Defensive Rebounds 24:00 - Weak Side of Rebounding and Doubling the Post 26:30 - Area of Defense that Still Want to Improve 28:00 - Keys to having better Recruits 31:00 - How to Focus Players being in the Gym 35:00 - Off-Season Trainings and Adjustments 37:00 - Advice to Assistant Coaches 38:00 - Conclusion
Brian Dutcher’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dutcher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Dutcher) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dutcher-28544014/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dutcher-28544014/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 105: J.P. Nerbun, Coaching Culture Guest: J.P. Nerbun, Mentor, Writer, Coach, and Sports Consultant
J.P. Nerbun, mentor, writer, coach, and sports consultant. We dive into the difference between transformational coaching and transactional coaching, why labeling an athlete as “uncoachable” is more of a reflection on the coach than the athlete, and why every coach should be intentional about their “non-negotiables.”
J.P. has coached basketball in Ireland, Lithuania, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. While in Ireland, JP coached 30 teams in five years! That is a lot of time to learn a lot of lessons in coaching. In 2017, JP started Thrive On Challenge as a blog, and it grew into a sports consulting business. He supports leaders in sports all across the world, at the professional, collegiate, and youth level to grow as leaders and build transformational cultures. He also authored the book Calling Up: Discovering Your Journey to Transformational Leadership and is the host of the Coaching Culture Podcast.
Breakdown 1:00 - Mentorship through his Experiences 3:00 - Practical things to Coaches 7:00 - Biggest Challenge as a Coach 12:00 - Resiliency 15:00 - The Impact of Technology 17:30 - Awareness 19:30 - Transformation Leadership 22:30 - Coach Standard 25:00 - Punishment vs Teaching Opportunity 26:30 - Progressive Consequences 30:00 - Basketball is a Privilege 31:30 - Establishing Consequences 33:30 - it's your Ship Book 37:00 - Meeting and Daily conversations 39:00 - Psychological Well-Being 41:00 - Fair and Equal to every Player 44:00 - Help Someone in his Program 46:30 - ERN (Encourage, Remind and Notify) 50:00 - After Care 52:00 - On-Court Synergy 55:00 - Common Shortcuts that We Should Avoid 58:30 - Warm up Drills 1:00:00 - Not Holding Kids to the High Standard
J.P. Nerbun’s Bio Website: https://thriveonchallenge.com/ (https://thriveonchallenge.com/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/JpNerbun (https://twitter.com/JpNerbun) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpnerbun/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpnerbun/) Coaching Culture Podcast: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/coaching-culture/ (https://podtail.com/en/podcast/coaching-culture/) Basketball Immersion Website:http://basketballimmersion.com/ ( http://basketballimmersion.com/) Twitter:https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en ( https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion ( https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion) Facebook:https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion ( https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion)
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Episode 104: Don Showalter, Teaching Skills Guest: Don Showalter, USA Basketball National Director for Coach Development and 10x Gold Medalist
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, USA Basketball National Director for Coach Development and 10x Gold Medalist Don Showalter joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss teaching skills. Don Showalter is a 10-time USA Basketball gold medalist head coach while serving as head coach of USA men’s U16 and U17 national teams from 2009-2018. In May 2016, he was hired as a coach director, USA Basketball youth and sport development division. A high school coach for 42 years, Showalter’s 2018 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year recognition was his 10th-straight such honor. He owns a perfect 62-0 record at the helm of USA Basketball U16 and U17 teams since the inaugural U16 competition in 2009. Showalter compiled a 601-346 overall record (.635 winning percentage) during his 42 seasons as a high school head coach, including 16 district titles and six state tournament appearances. Showalter earned the 2004 National Association of Basketball Coaches Advocacy Award. In 2009, he was honored by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association as the National Coach of the Year, and he was an Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year 10 times (1981, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2016).
Breakdown 1:00 - FIBA Rules changed him 3:30 - Shot Clock 5:00 - Players enjoyed FIBA Rules 6:30 - Taking Control 9:00 - Enjoying the Experience 11:30 - Complacency 16:00 - Pressing Philosophy 19:30 - USA Basketball influence his philosophies 20:30 - Teaching in soundbites 26:30 - Start, Load and Challenge 30:00 - Line Pivots 32:00 - Speaking in Short Verse 35:00 - Conversation 39:00 - Sociogram and Team Surveys 44:30 - Youth Player Development 47:00 - Why he Started coaching 51:00 - Gold Standards 54:00 - The Concept of Zone 58:00 - Final Thoughts
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Episode 103: Jeff Van Gundy, Teaching and Coaching Guest: Jeff Van Gundy, Current NBA Analyst, and Former NBA Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, current NBA analyst, and former NBA head coach, Jeff Van Gundy, join the Basketball Podcast to discuss basketball teaching and coaching. Van Gundy joined ESPN in 2007 and is currently an NBA analyst who has called 12 NBA Finals, the most Finals ever for a TV game analyst. He has also recently undertaken nine different USA Basketball assignments since 2017. He has compiled a 15-2 overall record as a USA head coach for a sterling .882 winning percentage.
Van Gundy boasts 18 seasons of NBA coaching experience, including 11 seasons as a head coach for the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, and seven seasons as an assistant. All tallied, as a head coach he compiled an overall record of 430-318 (.575), and led teams to the NBA playoffs in nine of his 10 full seasons and posted a 44-44 all-time playoff record.
Breakdown 1:00 - Things Learned from Other Coaches 3:00 - Talking about Coach Nick Nurse 5:00 - Advantages of Having Experience in some Leagues 9:00 - Things that Coaches Don't Get Enough Credit For 11:00 - Improvisation 13:00 - Time in Practice 15:00 - Flop 17:00 - Perception and Repetition of the Game 20:00 - Things that are Challenging is good to the Players 23:00 - Right to the Point 24:00 - Playing 1-on-1 26:30 - Practice Less 28:00 - Organize the 1-on-1 33:00 - Overcoming Cultural and Historical Norms in Basketball 35:30 - Learning from International Coaching 37:30 - Ways to bring team back in a very short time 40:00 - Best Methods in Basketball Today 43:30 - Perspective of Coaching his best players more 45:00 - Receiving Feedback 49:00 - Load Management 51:00 - Early Specialization 53:30 - Words to the Parent 55:00 - Summer League 56:30 - Weight Room 58:00 - Sports Science 1:00:00 - Conclusion
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Episode 102: Mike Procopio, Dominate Simple Guest: Mike Procopio, Director at the Hoop Consultants
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, director at the Hoop Consultants Mike Procopio joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to dominate simply in basketball player development. Mike served as a player development coach, and the directory of player development for the Dallas Mavericks from 2013-2019.
Among his many achievements, Procopio served as a Strategic Game Management Coach for Kobe Bryant from 2009-2012, breaking down his game film as well as giving him insight on upcoming opponents. Bryant won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during the four-year period. “He’s my Jack Bauer,” said Bryant in a 2010 Sports Illustrated article. “He gave me all the edits and scouting reports and wrote defensive rotations of the Celtics. He was my eyes and ears, so when I played the game I’d use all the scouting reports and all the information. And it was huge for me.”
In addition to working with Bryant, Procopio served as an NBA Player Development Coach with ATTACK Athletics from 2003-2013 and was an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League (now known as the G League) from 2009-2010. He has also worked at several Nike Grassroots Basketball Camps and Skills Academies both in the USA and China since 1996.
Breakdown 1:00 - 100 Possession NBA Game 2:30 - Dominate Simple 6:00 - Player-Led Stuff 11:00 - Best Shot at the Rim that is not a Layup 13:00 - One-Foot vs Two-Foot 14:00 - Floaters 17:00 - Shot Outside of the Body 19:00 - Weak hand dominance 20:30 - Initiating the contact 23:00 - Shot Fakes for Younger Players 26:00 - Shot Fake 28:30 - Stab Dribble 30:00 - Philosophy About Shooting 33:00 - One-Foot Layups 34:30 - Understanding Change of Feet 35:00 - Keeping eyes on the players on workouts 38:00 - Repetition and Correction 43:00 - Strength and Conditioning 47:00 - Biggest Takeaways Working with Rick Carlisle 49:00 - Insights from watching Dirk Nowitski 53:00 - Routine 56:00 - Conclusion
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Harry Perretta, Unscoutable Zone and 5-out Man Offense Guest: Harry Perretta, Villanova Women's Basketball Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, long time Villanova women's basketball head coach Harry Perretta joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss his unscoutable zone, and 5-out man offense.
Perretta just completed his 42nd, and final season, as head coach of the Villanova women's basketball program, Harry Perretta established himself as one of the most respected and knowledgeable coaches in the country. His 42nd and final season at Villanova tied him with Yvonne Kaufmann, who coached at NCAA Division III Elizabethtown from 1971 to 2012, for the most seasons as head coach at a single school in NCAA women's basketball history
Perretta is the all-time winningest coach in the history of Villanova basketball, for both men and women. In 2017-18 Perretta led the Wildcats to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This marked the program’s 11th all-time trip to the NCAA Tournament and it was the team’s sixth consecutive 20-win season. It was also Perretta’s 20th, 20-win season of his career. He currently ranks ninth on the winningest active Division I coaches list and 13th all-time with a 746-463 career record. The 746 victories rank him as the all-time winningest coach in the history of Villanova basketball for both men and women.
Breakdown 1:00 - Staying at one school 3:00 - Developing his basketball system 4:00 - Freedom and Responsibilities 8:00 - Best Flasher 10:00 - Messy is a Part of Learning 12:00 - Adapting Different Zone Defense 15:00 - Adapting his offense system to his players 17:00 - Shot Selection and Playing person behind his own 18:30 - Flasher and the Normal Cutter 22:00 - Playmaker and the Flasher 24:00 - Things that can disrupted in his experience 26:00 - Cutting the space on spots 28:00 - Difficulties about the 1-3-1 Offense 29:00 - Number System 32:00 - Basketball knowledge supersedes the number 34:30 - Changing numbers 35:30 - Things that disrupted 5-and-0 Defense 37:30 - Reading the Plays 39:00 - Double Gap Creation 40:30 - Hunt Specific Matchups 42:00 - I wish I knew more 43:00 - Learnings while dealing with his Players 44:00 - Conclusion
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Chris and Jen Oliver, The 100th Episode Guest: Jen Oliver, Founder and CEO of FitMama
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, founder and creative director behind the Basketball Podcast and Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver, is joined by his wife Jen to discuss lessons from the podcast, relationships, heart math, emotional fitness, feedback and so much more.
Thank you to all the supporters who have listened, shared and given the podcast a shout out over the first 100 episodes.
Jen Oliver was a 5-year basketball player at Queen's University, and is the author of the international bestselling book, The Love FitMama Way: Transforming the Core of Motherhood, and is the creator and host of the FitMama Podcast (The Work IN to your Workout). As a Core Transformation Coach, Podcaster and Speaker, Jen inspires, educates and motivates Moms around the globe to begin all things with self-love.
Through awareness of safe core fitness, self-care and mindfulness she draws on science and the mind-body data to support moms to embrace, nurture and enjoy their motherhood journey. What she is most passionate about is spreading the message that if you love the body and life you have, you will have the body and life you love.
Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Not Generalizing 7:00 - Adapt or Adopt 10:00 - Learnings from the Past that Improve Her Game 12:30 - After care and Emotional fitness 15:30 - Helping Players with Mental Recovery 17:00 - Techniques to get back to the Center 21:00 - Learning the Technique 23:30 - Competitiveness 27:30 - I Love Coaching 29:30 - Public Identity 31:30 - Honor Someone 36:00 - Origin of the Podcast 40:00 - Living a Life of Servitude 43:00 - Importance of Building Relationship with the Players 46:00 - Connecting at the Heart level 48:30 - 10-second Pitch Idea 52:00 - Sandwich Approach 54:00 - Keep and Add 55:00 - Communication and Feedback 57:00 - Replacing Compliance with Curiosity 59:00 - Coaching and Relationships 1:01:00 - Weaknesses become Strengths 1:06:00 - The Story I'm Telling Myself 1:07:30 - Concept of Holding Space 1:10:00 - Conclusion
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In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA assistant coach and executive with Boston Celtics and LA Clippers Kevin Eastman joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss why the best are the best, and other insights from a lifetime in coaching. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy (https://art19.com/privacy) and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info (https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info).
Ganon Baker, Coaching, Training and Trainers Guest: Ganon Baker, Professional Basketball and Global Skill Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, a professional basketball and global skill coach Ganon Baker joins the Basketball Podcast to coaching, training, and trainers. Ganon Baker is regarded as one of the premier basketball skill coaches in the World. He has been around the game of basketball, the skill training business and the coaching world for over 30 years. Since June 2001, Ganon has been traveling all over the globe impacting the game of basketball via player training, coaching clinics and coach mentorship. He has delivered knowledge filled with energy, passion, and love for basketball and people in 48 US states, 47 countries, 5 continents – while reaching over 10,000 coaches and players a year. Ganon has trained players from the Professional level (NBA, WNBA, CBA, Euro League and more), collegiate level (NCAA, NJCAA, U Sport and more), high school and middle school levels. He also has been a part of coaching clinics in front of over 20,000 coaches globally and his Ganon Baker Certification process has been earned by over 2,500 coaches worldwide. Although Ganon still travels the world extensively he now hosts players and coaches at his headquarters in Melbourne Beach, Florida for private training and mentorship. Most recently he opened a division of Ganon Baker Basketball in China where he has partnered with Stronger Me, a basketball education company based in Beijing, China. Together he has committed to educating coaches, trainers, and players in the emerging Chinese basketball market. Breakdown 1:00 - Keys to his Success in Skill Development Profession 4:00 - Role Modeling 7:30 - Change that He Teach Players 10:30 - Building Trust 13:30 - Balance with Learning and Working Out with Repetition 17:00 - Rise of the Celebrity Trainer 21:00 - Coaching and Doing Workouts 24:30 - Doing Better 28:30 - Corrections 32:30 - Transformation and Making Money 38:30 - Shining Objects as Extrinsic Motivation 42:30 - Evaluating Player Working Out 45:30 - Presenting as Support of that Coach 50:30 - The Most Important Skill He Teaches in Preschool 53:30 - The Most Important Skill He Teaches in College 58:30 - Players Trained on their Own 1:03:00 - Work Ethic 1:06:00 - His Membership Program Ganon Baker’s Bio Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganonbakerbasketball/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GanonBaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ganon.baker.basketball/ Website: https://www.ganonbakerbasketball.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Kevin Burton, Maximizing Each Possession Guest: Kevin Burton, Union College Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Union College head coach Kevin Burton joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss maximizing each possession of a basketball game. Coach Burton runs a system where the substitute throughout a game treats each possession like the last possession in a game. The system, philosophy and grading system he uses to determine who plays in what situation are all discussed. Kevin Burton enters his eight-season as head coach of the Union College men's basketball program. Burton has led the Union program to new heights, winning the school's and program's first-ever NAIA national championship. The Bulldogs captured the 2017 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship with a record of 35-3, ending the year on a 33-game win streak. He has led the Bulldogs to the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season and tournament championships in five consecutive seasons (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18). During the past five seasons (2013-14 through 2017-18), Union has gone 101-9 against conference opponents. The Bulldogs earned the No. 1 ranked in the NAIA Division II Coaches' Poll for the first time in program history on Feb. 21, 2017. Union posted a perfect 20-0 conference record in 2016-17. Breakdown 1:00 - Coach Kevin's Philosophy 3:00 - Treat Every Possession Like It's The Last 6:00 - How his players deny these concepts 8:00 - Changing Values 9:00 - His Grading System 12:00 - Possession 14:00 - Developing Confidence 16:00 - Overvalued last few Possessions of the Game 18:00 - Correlation that leads to Winning 22:00 - Mechanism of Getting Substitution 25:00 - Practicing His Philosophy 28:00 - Maximizing Substitution in Timeout 29:30 - Winning on the Road 32:00 - Challenges Applying His Philosophy 34:00 - No Automatic Subs when players getting number of Fouls 37:00 - Importance of Baseline Defense Kevin Burton’s Bio Bio: http://www.gounionbulldogs.com/roster/15/4/11116 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kburtonhoops Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Larry Shyatt, Basketball Coaching and Life Guest: Larry Shyatt, Former Assistant Coach of Dallas Mavericks In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Larry Shyatt joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss all things coaching including best teaching concepts, transition defense, free throw practice, the NBA and NCAA, changes in the game, culture and so much more. Larry Shyatt has been a highly respected and successful coach at the collegiate level for decades. Shyatt is currently on a hiatus from coaching after having spent the last few years with Rick Carlisle’s staff with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. In 2015 Shyatt led the Wyoming program to just its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1988, the same year also winning the Mountain West Conference tournament for the first time since 1988. Prior to his five-season stint at Wyoming, he was an assistant coach under Billy Donovan at the University of Florida from 2004-11. During that time, Florida won back-to-back national championships with a team featuring, among other players, Al Horford, Joakim Noah, and former Maverick Corey Brewer. Hailed for his defensive mind, Shyatt built one of the country’s best defenses during the 2014-15 season at Wyoming. Led by Larry Nance Jr., now playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cowboys allowed just 56.4 points per game, seventh-best in the nation that season, according to Sports-Reference.com. Nance would become Wyoming’s first player selected in the NBA Draft since Theo Ratliff in 1995. Shyatt finished with a 117-78 (.600) record with the Cowboys. Before that, he was the head coach at Clemson from 1998-2003 — finishing runner-up in the NIT in 1999 — and assisted at Cleveland State, New Mexico, and Providence. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Are you a Giver or a Taker? 5:00 - Supportive Family All The Way 8:00 - Past and the Present Coaching 11:00 - Playing Differently and Strengths of His Team 13:00 - Changes by the use of the cell phone 15:00 - The Power of the Negative Thinking 18:00 - What a Loser Looks Like 21:00 - Aggressive, Discipline and Selfishness 23:30 - Be The Culture 29:00 - Blending of Things from NBA to NCAA 34:00 - Being Successful in Preparation and Teaching 38:30 - Connecting the Parts 45:00 - Defeating Top Teams in the League 50:00 - Numbers and Analytics 56:00 - Beginning and the End of the Game 59:00 - Best Drills for Transitioning Defensive Concepts 1:01:00 - Loads 1:03:30 - 6-7-8 and Pressure Free Throws 1:08:00 - Free Throw Percentage 1:10:00 - The Psychology of Shooting a Free Throw 1:13:30 - Valuing The Game in the Past 1:18:00 - Love of the Game or the Salary 1:20:00 - Loving the Game of Life 1:22:00 - Conclusion Larey Shyatt’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Shyatt Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Mike Thibault, Adding The 3-Point Shoot To Your Offense Guest: Mike Thibault, WNBA Championship Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, WNBA championship head coach Mike Thibault joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss adding the 3-point shot to your offense. Thibault is the WNBA's all-time winningest coach and a WNBA champion after winning the title in 2019. Mike Thibault was named the head coach/general manager of the Washington Mystics on December 18, 2012. Following the 2013 season, his first season with Washington, Thibault earned his third WNBA Coach of the Year recognition. The winningest coach in WNBA history, Thibault led Washington to three consecutive postseason appearances (2013-2015) and in 2017, past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 15 years. Prior to joining the Mystics, Thibault was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun where he was twice named WNBA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008) and led the team to eight playoff appearances and two WNBA Finals. He set numerous milestones during his time with the Sun, including becoming the second coach in WNBA history to reach 200 wins, the third-fastest coach in league history to reach 100 wins (doing so in 159 games) and the fourth WNBA head coach to work at least 300 regular-season games. From 2003 through 2008, Thibault and the Connecticut Sun won 127 regular-season games, tying with the Detroit Shock for the most victories during that six-year span. The Sun was one of two teams to have six consecutive winning seasons. Connecticut posted consecutive 26-8 records in 2005 and 2006, which are still the best regular-season results for an Eastern Conference team. Thibault joined the professional coaching ranks in 1978 as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers and was quickly promoted to Director of Scouting and assistant coach in 1980. During his tenure with the Lakers, the team won two NBA Championships. From 1982-1986, he served as the Director of Player Personnel and assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls when the organization selected Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley and traded for John Paxson. Thibault was also scout for the Seattle Sonics and immediately prior to joining the Sun in 2003, he was an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks for four seasons. Breakdown 1:00 - Early Experiences in the NBA 3:00 - Dominance on offense 5:00 - The Outlier 7:30 - Shooting More Threes 9:00 - Evaluating Shot Selections 11:00 - Long Twos and Kick Out 13:00 - Changes Within the System 15:30 - Off The Ball Cutting 17:30 - Emphasizing Shooting More Threes 20:00 - Individual Development 21:00 - The Value of Honesty for Players 23:30 - Maximizing Time as a Coach 28:00 - Impression of Practice 30:00 - Film Session 32:00 - Insights When Breaking Down Film 36:00 - Developing the Best Players 39:30 - Important Stats He's been Tracking in 41:00 - Advice to Coaches Mike Thibault’s Bio Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Thibault Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachthibault Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dave Love, A Shooting Discussion Guest: Dave Love, NBA Shooting Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by shooting coach to 3 NBA teams and dozens of NBA players Dave Love. Coach Love has worked as an NBA shooting consultant with the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, as well as a number of other teams and national programs. He also has conducted shooting clinics around the world. For the past 18 years, Dave has coached players of all levels to improve their shooting, through a series of systematic drills & skill progressions. His skills in developing shooters have brought him to the NBA where he continues to work with some of the greatest players in the league. Breakdown 2:00 - Bringing Parents Out on the Court 3:30 - Becoming a Better Shooter 5:00 - You Need to Struggle to Learn 7:30 - Shooting Form and Setpoint 11:00 - Meaning of Setpoint 13:00 - Fight For your Feet 16:30 - Holding Your Spot on Free Throws 19:30 - Kids Must Follow Up Shots 22:00 - Many Young Players Won't Shoot 25:00 - The Concept of Trying 27:00 - Possible Error for a Player 29:30 - Characteristics of a Shooter 31:30 - Creating Player Led Environment 34:30 - Block Practice 40:00 - Shooting From the Same Spot 44:00 - Mastering the Drill 46:00 - Giving Too Many Interventions to Players 49:00 - Conclusion Dave Love’s Bio Website: https://www.coachdavelove.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDaveLove Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Rick Croy, Team Leadership Guest: Rick Croy, California Baptist Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, California Baptist head coach Rick Croy joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss team leadership. Croy was named the California Baptist University men’s basketball head coach in the spring of 2013 and completely revitalized the program. In six years, Croy’s Lancers boast a 148-44 overall record, including an 87-14 mark at home. During the Croy era, the Lancers have gone to the NCAA Division II tournament every year, from 2014-18, and spent 59 weeks in the NABC Top-25 Poll. CBU has won PacWest regular season and conference tournament titles, including two first-place finishes in conference. CBU’s finished its first Division I season with 16 wins in 2018-19, which is the most by a first-year NCAA Division I program that is considered an RPI counter during the four-year transition process. The team also became just the second first-year D-I program to qualify for postseason play by qualifying for and hosting the first round of the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. Prior to CBU, Croy spent the past three years as the lead assistant coach at NCAA Division I St. Mary’s. During his time working under Coach Randy Bennett, the Gaels went 80-22 overall, winning two regular-season West Coast Conference championships and making two NCAA Tournament appearances. Before St. Mary’s, Croy spent five years as the head coach at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., along with current Lancer staff Coach Asprilla, Coach Dunaj and Coach Wellman. During his stint there, he quickly staked his claim as one of the state’s best junior college coaches compiling a 130-35 record, which included the program’s first-ever state championship in 2008. Breakdown 1:00 - Transitioning from Division-2 to Division-1 Program 4:00 - Rulings to Qualify for NCAA Tournament 5:00 - Things That Helps Him Create Separation at California Baptist 8:00 - Trusting His Own Work 10:00 - Value in Seeking Things that can Challenge Him 14:00 - Supporting Player's Skill Development 16:00 - Interference Equals Performance 19:00 - False Notion 23:00 - Conversation 26:00 - Create Speaking Opportunities 31:00 - Balance between Aggression and Poise 34:00 - Sharing and Absorbing Helpful Insights Rick Croy’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Croy Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcroy Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Tuomas Iisalo, Collective Basketball Guest: Tuomas Iisalo, HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim head coach Tuomas Iisalo joins the Basketball Podcast to collective basketball. Iisalo has been the head coach in the Basketball Bundesliga, the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany, since March 2016. After the end of his playing career, Iisalo took over as head coach for the first division club Tapiolan Honka in the 2014-15 season and was subsequently assistant coach of the female U15 national team in Finland. In March 2016 he was appointed by German Bundesliga club Crailsheim Merlins committed. The relegation in the Bundesliga has been missed out, but Iisalo received a contract extension and supervised the team after relegation in the 2 Bundesliga ProA In the 2017-18 season, Iisalo led the Crailsheimers back into the Bundesliga as runner-up in the second division. He managed to Crailsheim in the season 2018-19 against relegation in the Bundesliga, which was established only after a victory on the final day and was called a "miracle" due to the circumstances. At the beginning of the game year, 2019-20 to Crailsheim developed under Iisalos line to the surprise team in the league and stood after five wins from the first five games on the first table rank. Breakdown 1:00 - Collective Basketball 3:00 - Cultivating Successful Interactions 4:00 - Things He Looked for in Recruiting 7:00 - Best Player 9:00 - Budget 11:00 - Being the Better Collective is Realistic 13:00 - Maximizing Work Rate 15:00 - Challenging His Players 16:30 - Working on Habits 19:00 - Collective Basketball on Offense 21:00 - Running Set Plays 23:30 - Practice is Enjoyable because of this Mindset 25:30 - Handling Outliers 27:30 - Reverse Engineering Offense 31:00 - Decision-Making cycle 34:00 - Closeout Decision Practices 36:00 - Defining Shot Selection 39:00 - Teams and Coaches to Watch For 44:00 - Aggressive Pick and Roll Defense Tuomas Iisalo’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuomas_Iisalo Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachiisalo Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Lisa Thomaidis, Driving Success by Building Team Identity Guest: Lisa Thomaidis, Canadian Women's National Team Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Canadian Women's National Team head coach Lisa Thomaidis joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss driving success by building team identity. In addition to being the national team head coach, Coach Thomaidis is also in her 21st year as head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Coach Thomaidis Five-time Canada West Coach of the Year and two-time U SPORTS Coach of the Year During her tenure at the U of S, the Huskies have won the 2016 CIS National Championship, six Canada West titles, (2019, 2017, 2016, 2013, 2011, 2006), and have qualified for the U SPORTS Final 8 in 10 of the last 11 seasons. In 2013, Thomaidis was appointed the Head Coach of the Canadian Women's National Team. Since that time, Lisa has coached the Team to a 7th place finish at the Rio Olympics in 2016, a Pan Am Gold Medal (which was the first-ever Gold Medal in Basketball at the PanAms) and FIBA Americas Gold Medal in 2015, a 5th place finish at the 2018 FIBA World Championships in Turkey in 2014, a 7th place finish at the 2018 FIBA World Cup and a silver medal at the FIBA Americas Championships in Mexico in 2013. In the summer of 2012, Thomaidis was an Assistant Coach with the Women's National Team at the London Olympics. There, the team made a dramatic run to the Quarter-Finals, before falling to the USA, the eventual gold medallists. Her five Canada West Coach of the Year awards came in 2004, 2006, 2009,2011 and 2016. She was also inducted into the McMaster University Hall of Fame in October 2006. In 2008-09, she became the first women's basketball coach at the UofS to be named the CIS Coach of the Year and won the award again in 2010-11. She was also named a YWCA Woman of Distinction in 2009 and Recipient of the CAAWS Women of Influence Award on two occasions. Breakdown 1:00 - Words that defining Team Identity 3:00 - Advantage of having an Identity 5:00 - What Practice Look Like if you have Team Identity 6:00 - Faster Pace of Change 9:00 - Recruit on the Identity 10:30 - How Team Identity Works with her Scouts 11:30 - Approaching Scout in the Moments Before the Game 16:00 - Feedbacks 18:00 - Team Meetings and Energizers for the Team 22:00 - Other Things to Engage These Athletes 24:00 - Strength From The Diversity of the Staff 27:00 - On-Court Pre Game Warm-Up 30:00 - Halftime 31:30 - Watching Team Pre Warm-Ups 36:00 - Ready Sheets 39:00 - Overly Tactical As a Coach 42:00 - 14-Second Shot Clock Lisa Thomaidis’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Thomaidis Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaThomaidis Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Nenad Trunic, Offensive and Defensive Concepts For Teaching The Pick and Roll Guest: Nenad Trunic, Former Technical Director and Coordinator of Youth Basketball Program in Iran In this week’s coaching conversation, Nenad Trunic joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss offensive and defensive concepts for teaching the pick and roll. A key lecturer with FIBA Europe clinics, the Serbian-born Nenad Trunic has spread his teachings on basketball in dozens and dozens of countries, and through two books. There are plenty of pins on Trunic world map where he taught: Italy, Germany, France, Slovakia, Jordan, Poland, Sweden, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Turkey, Portugal, Croatia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Netherlands, Romania, Canada, Israel, Bulgaria, Belgium, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Estonia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Lebanon, and the Philippines. His most recent high-profile role was as Technical Director and Coordinator of Youth Basketball Program in Iran, leaving at the end of 2018. The myriad of countries as an instructor mirrors his own career as a point guard. In 1985, Trunic was a part of the up-and-coming U16 Yugoslavian team that won the European Championship for Cadets alongside future stars Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa, Aleksandar Đorđević. Later, he took his skills to pro leagues both in his home region (Yugoslavia began splitting up in 1991, resulting in separate countries of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, and Macedonia), Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Cyprus. Breakdown 1:00 - Specializing in Basketball Training Technology and Selection 3:00 - Primary Philosophy on Defending the Ball Screen 7:00 - On the Ball Pressure from a Ball Handler Defender 10:00 - Teaching Cues for Covering the Ball 13:40 - How Long Does the Hedge Stay 16:00 - Changing Direction of the Screen 19:00 - Bumping 21:00 - Common Mistakes for his Students 22:00 - Hedging in European Basketball 27:00 - Switching X and O 31:00 - Supporting Switching 34:30 - Cues for Recovery 37:30 - Under, Under, Under 40:30 - New Trends 44:00 - Open Offense 47:00 - System of Numbering Actions 50:00 - Producing Great Serbian Basketball Players 53:00 - Today's Changes and Breakdown in Coaching Kids 59:00 - Conclusion Nenad Trunic’s Bio Bio: https://basketballacademy.eu/portfolio/nenad-trunic/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ph-d-nenad-trunic Email: nenad@trunicgmail.com Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Peter Lonergan, Coach, and Player Development Guest: Peter Lonergan, Basketball Australia's Head of High-Performance Coach Development In this week’s coaching conversation, Basketball Australia's Head of High-Performance Coach Development Peter Lonergan joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss coach and player development. Best practices for teaching dynamic shooting, mentoring coaches, the “Fantastic Five” of player development, two-way teaching, small-sided games and so much more are outlined. Peter Lonergan has been an influential coach educator impacting coaching development around the world. Australian Opals Assistant Coach, a highly successful State Director of Coaching in Victoria and New South Wales, and a national, and an international clinician for FIBA. Breakdown 1:00 - "Kaizen" and the concept of Form Shooting 4:00 - Thoughts on Traditional form of shooting 6:00 - Off-Hand Down 8:00 - Technique Volume SItuational 10:30 - Skill is the Foundation of Joy 12:00 - Fantastic Five 13:00 - Doing More Drills 15:00 - Retention 16:30 - Concept of Developing Coaches 18:00 - Things He Learned from Attending Practices 20:00 - His Best Practices about Mentorship 22:00 - Concept of Coaching Interventions 25:00 - Continually Moving and See the Play 26:30 - Feedback using Video 28:00 - Value of Basketball Clinics 30:30 - 6-Point Checklist 32:30 - Spacing and In-built by Reversal 34:00 - Opportunity for Dribble Penetration 35:30 - Screens 37:00 - Developing Post Plays in Australia 38:30 - Pivoting 40:30 - Numerical Advantage and DIsadvantage 42:30 - Sound Creativity 45:00 - Basketball Resources in Australia Peter Lonergan’s Bio Bio: https://coach.basketball.net.au/people/peter-lonergan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lono610 Basketball Australia Website: www.coach.basketball.net.au Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dave and Ryan Odom, Parents and Children in Coaching Guest: Ryan Odom, Head Coach of the UMBC Retrievers Men's Basketball Team and Dave Odom, Former Assistant Coach at the University of Virginia Ryan Odom is currently the head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team. Odom and his staff brought the program and the university to a place that even the most ardent Retriever supporter would have thought were impossible. In a six-day span, UMBC won an America East Conference title at prohibitive favorite Vermont and followed up by engineering the first victory for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history. Dave Odom is a retired American men's college basketball coach, who most recently coached at the University of South Carolina. He had previously held the same position at East Carolina University and Wake Forest University and was an assistant coach at the University of Virginia. Career Record (major schools): 22 Years, 405-279, .592 W-L% Schools: East Carolina (37-43), Wake Forest (240-132) and South Carolina (128-104) Conference Champion: 1 Time (Reg. Seas.), 2 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 9 Years (10-9), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships Breakdown 1:00 - Following Dave's Footsteps 4:00 - Thoughts when Dave's son went into Coaching 7:00 - Learning from Ryan's Father Style of Coaching 9:30 - Ryan working for other people 11:00 - Learnings from other Coaches 14:00 - Learning from Tony Shaver's Style of Coaching 16:00 - How Dave Handles Hard Situations in Ryan's Coaching 19:30 - Things that Ryan learn from his dad's Coaching Philosophy 23:00 - Modern Game Dave Enjoyed that Change 27:00 - Shooting and Guarding the 3-Point Line 32:30 - More Space 34:30 - Dealing with the Parents and Children 38:00 - Parents Perspective and Priorities for their Kids 43:00 - Father and Son Tandem 47:00 - Dave and Ryan's Advice to the Parents out there 50:40 - Having a Nighttime Meal Together 52:00 - Working and Practice Together in the Facility 55:00 - Conclusion Dave Odom’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Odom Website for the Podcast: https://nabc.com/landing/index Ryan Odom’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Odom Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachryanodom Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Adam Caporn, Australian Basketball Player Development Guest: Adam Caporn, Head Coach of the Centre of Excellence Program and U19 Emu Team In this week’s coaching conversation, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence head coach Adam Caporn joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss Australian basketball player development. Key ideas around developing shooting, integrating sport science, and individual development within a team setting. The Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence program is designed to prioritize individual development with a focus on ultimately winning senior international medals. Notable alumni include Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, Aaron Baynes and others. Caporn is also an assistant coach with the Australian Boomers national team. He has also been the head coach of the U19 Australian team and an assistant for the World University Games. Caporn was an assistant coach with Saint Mary’s College of California, where we also played his college career. Caporn has been Head Coach of the U19 Australian team and Assistant for World University Games. His coaching career began while still playing with the Perth Wildcats in the NBL. He began serving as a part-time assistant with the Willetton Tigers in the State Basketball League in 2007. He assumed his first head coaching job two years later with another State League team, the East Perth Eagles. Caporn then moved on to AIS as a Scholarship Coach, responsible for the evaluation of prospective players and player development. Breakdown 1:00 - Overview of Centre of Excellence Program 3:00 - Competitive Games 4:30 - Impact of having NBA Academy in Australia 6:00 - Value of Shooting within his Program 7:00 - Mindfulness and Removing Anxiety 11:00 - Applying the learning from his Program 13:00 - Competitive within Shooting 16:00 - Contested Drills 19:00 - Nonlinear Pedagogy 21:00 - Athletes-Centric 25:00 - Self-Evaluation 27:30 - Pre and Post in terms of Physical 30:00 - Language to Action Matters 32:00 - Changing the Behavior 34:00 - How He Develop His Style of Play 38:00 - Adaptability to Run Plays 40:00 - NCAA Games and the Decision Making Process 43:00 - Delivering Ideas to his Coaching Staff 47:30 - Highs and Lows as a Coach 49:00 - Conclusion Adam Caporn’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Caporn Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamcaporn Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Craig Doty, Program Building Beyond Basketball Guest: Craig Doty, Three-time National Champion, and Current Emporia State University Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Three-time National Champion and current Emporia State University head coach Craig Doty joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss program building. Doty currently has a career head college coaching record of 181-69 (.724) including an unprecedented 29-5 (.853) in post-season play. On April 27, 2018, Doty was introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach at Emporia State University. In seven seasons as a head coach, Doty has won three national championships and has a 176-66 (.727) career head coaching record including a 79-42 (.653) mark in conference play. Doty’s teams are an unprecedented 29-5 (.853) in post-season play. Breakdown 1:00 - His Inspiration on Digging in the Social Media 3:30 - Sharing List with his Players about Communication 6:00 - Skilled As a Basketball Player 8:00 - Things that He Needs to Prepare for his Players 10:20 - Why he is having Great Players on his Team 16:30 - Coping Strategies For Handling Honesty 19:30 - Preparing for an Opponent 23:00 - Efficiency in Video 25:00 - Work-Life Balance 27:30 - Preparation of their Scouting Report 30:00 - Other Things he has done rather than Video 33:00 - Caring Opponent Play Calls 35:30 - Valuable for his Players 38:00 - Basketball Drills for his Team 40:00 - Important things to Value in their Team 42:30 - Freedom of his Players 44:30 - Approaching Style of Play on Offense 48:00 - Aligning to his boss 51:00 - Conclusion Craig Doty’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Doty Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDoty Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Nicki Collen, Building a WNBA Defense Guest: Nicki Collen, Atlanta Dream Basketball Head Coach Nicki Collen was named head coach of the Atlanta Dream on October 30, 2017. In her first season at the helm, Collen led the Dream to franchise-best 23-11 record and the No. 2 overall seed entering the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. For her work, the first-year head coach was named WNBA Coach of the Year. Her 2018 team tied a franchise-best 13 home wins and won 10 games on the road, the most ever by a Dream squad. Collen came to the Dream after pair of successful seasons as an assistant coach for the Connecticut Sun. Working for 2017 WNBA Coach of the Year Curt Miller, Collen helped the Sun compile an impressive 21-13 record and finished with the fourth-best regular-season record in the WNBA, earning the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 2012. Connecticut, who lost former No. 1 pick Chiney Ogwumike to injury prior to the 2017 season, improve on a 14-20 record in 2016. Prior to moving to Connecticut, Collen served under head coach Karl Smesko at Florida Gulf Coast. Joining the staff in July of 2014, Collen helped guide the Eagles to consecutive 30-win seasons. The 2015-16 team recently completed a 33-6 campaign with a trip to the WNIT Championship game, where it was edged by South Dakota on April 2nd. The 2014-15 Eagles were 31-3 with a 26-game winning streak and an undefeated record in the Atlantic Sun Conference. That team also made history with its first Division I national ranking and its first NCAA Tournament victory, a 75-67 win over 10th-seeded Oklahoma State. Before moving to FGCU, Collen enjoyed great success as an assistant coach at Arkansas, Louisville, Ball State, and Colorado State. During her nine seasons as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, Collen helped teams reached three NCAA tournaments and five WNITs. Breakdown 1:00 - One-Pass Away Philosophy 2:00 - Recovery Philosophy 3:00 - Knowing the One-Pass Away Philosophy to her Players 4:30 - Defensive Scout 6:00 - Professional Ball Screen 9:00 - Trapping and the Analytics 10:30 - Less Switching in the WNBA? 12:00 - Emphasis of Covering Two-on-Ones 13:30 - Analytics 17:00 - Tracking Statistics 19:00 - Thinking of What Defense to Play 23:00 - Ranking Low 26:00 - Points Per Possession 30:00 - Defining Effort Best on Defense for her Players 31:30 - Improving her Player's Defense 34:00 - Individual Player Development with Video Emphasizing Defense 37:00 - Defensive Game Plan For a Game 41:30 - Example for Defensive Game Plan 45:00 - Adding Credibility 46:40 - Conclusion Nicki Collen’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Collen Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickiCollen Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Michael Lombardi, Thinking Differently as a Coach Guest: Michael Lombardi, Gridiron Genius author, and NFL Insider for The Athletic In this week’s coaching conversation, Gridiron Genius author, and NFL Insider for The Athletic, Michael Lombardi joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss thinking differently as a coach. Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football. Lombardi was most recently an internal consultant for Bill Belichick in the New England Patriots' front office. After thirty years working for the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Cleveland Browns (where he was general manager for two years). He writes a column for The Athletic and has his own podcast, The GM SHUFFLE on the Cadence Podcast Network. In Gridiron Genius Michael Lombardi provides the blueprint that makes a successful organization click and win--and the mistakes unsuccessful organizations make that keep them on the losing side time and again. He reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:40 - Divergent Thinking For Coaches 4:00 - False Duality 5:30 - Blackbeard Mentality 7:00 - Philosophy of Stoicism 8:30 - Personal Freedom as a Coach 10:30 - His advice to young coaches 12:00 - Being Honest 16:00 - Being Wrong and Playing Harder 19:00 - Coaches Handling Wins and Losses the Same Way 21:00 - Ego Mirror 23:00 - Advice for Character Assessment 25:00 - Changing Someone 27:00 - Assessing Competitiveness 28:00 - Staff Organization 31:00 - Inverse Theory 36:00 - Coaches in the Practice 40:00 - Culture 44:00 - Volume 46:00 - David Crosby Theory 47:00 - Conclusion Michael Lombardi’s Bio Bio: https://twitter.com/mlombardiNFL Twitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lombardi_(American_football) Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Jota Cuspinera, Spanish Basketball Development Guest: Jota Cuspinera, Fuenlabrada Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Fuenlabrada head coach Jota Cuspinera joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss Spanish Basketball Development. Best teaching practices and things that we used to teach and don't anymore are presented throughout the podcast. This is Cuspinera's second stint as head coach of Fuenlabrada. In 2015, he arrived at Fuenlabrada as an assistant coach to Zan Tabak. After Tabak's departure to Maccabi, Cuspinera started his first head coaching position in the ACB. He has also served as head coach of Basket Zaragoza 2002. Jota has been an assistant coach for nine seasons with ACB teams including Estudiantes, Real Madrid, and Baskonia. He has been a part of titles as a champion of the Copa del Rey and Supercopa and runner-up of the ACB and Euroleague. He also has extensive Spanish national team coaching experience. He was a part of cadet gold in 2006, cadet silver in 2007 and junior bronze in 2013. Breakdown 1:00 - Why Spanish Basketball is so Successful 4:30 - The Importance of Players in Coaching 7:00 - Using the Chest Pass in Terms of Coaching 9:00 - Good Defense 11:00 - Shoot Layups on the Top of the Head 13:00 - Shooting Feet Must Point To The Basket 17:00 - Discussion about Footwork 19:30 - Things Defensively That We Don't Think About 21:00 - Overemphasize Being Low 24:00 - teaching Closeouts 26:00 - Traditional Teaching of the his Concepts 28:00 - Slow Learning 5-on-5 31:00 - Small Sided Games 33:00 - Teaching Kids Something New 36:00 - The Concept of Imitating 39:00 - The Concept of the Floater 42:30 - Allowing Mistakes and Finding Solutions 47:00 - Skills Equals Confidence 49:00 - Practice Offense vs Defense 54:00 - Traditional Methods 55:30 - Mentorships His Done 1:00:00 - Immersing 1:01:00 - Conclusion Jota Cuspinera’s Bio Bio: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ram%C3%B3n_Cuspinera Twitter: https://twitter.com/jotacuspi Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Kip Ioane, Special Situations We Aren’t Prepping For Guest: Kip Ioane, Willamette Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Willamette head coach Kip Ioane joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss special situations we aren't prepping for. His "Teams of Men" program that the Willamette men's basketball team has put into action in recent years is designed to develop character among Bearcat basketball players and is discussed at length on the podcast. Kip Ioane (pronounced "eye-own") is in his 11th season as the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Willamette University in 2019-20. He is in his 19th season on the coaching staff, including eight years as an assistant coach under Gordie James prior to being named the head coach when James retired prior to the 2009-10 season. Off the court, Ioane’s basketball program sets out to develop men of character, create a family and build a legacy — in that order. He recruits players with that promise, which is why no one protested when the coach added the educational component in 2013. Breakdown 1:00 - Willamette Basketball Program 5:00 - The Truth Exist Between Us 8:00 - Three Pillars to his Program 10:00 - Impressions of their Practical Week For Them 12:00 - Mentor 13:30 - Strategies to Help his Players become Comfortable 15:30 - Quantifying the Impact of their Stories 18:00 - By Product 20:00 - Handling Conflicts with his Players 25:00 - Selling Ideas to the Administration 26:30 - Character Development Focus 28:00 - Educating Sexual Assaults on Campus 30:00 - Educating his Players about Alcohol 33:00 - Phrasing and the Importance of Language for Coaches 38:00 - Team Within Team 40:30 - Irresponsible Social Media Usage 42:00 - Not Following their Players on Social media 44:30 - Adopting his Ideas 47:00 - Comments about his critics 48:30 - Conclusion Kip Ioane’s Bio Bio: https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/ioane?view=bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/kipioane Cross The Stream Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cross-the-stream-podcast/id1270008031 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Ross McMains, New Zealand Basketball’s Offensive System Guest: Ross McMains, New Zealand National Team Assistant Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, New Zealand national team assistant coach Ross McMains joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the offensive system New Zealand implemented during the 2019 Basketball World Cup. McMains, who has been in various roles in the G-League and NBA, is currently an assistant coach with the New Zealand national team as well as an assistant coach with Melbourne United in the Australian NBL. His coaching career in the NBA began as a special assistant – a role that saw him focus on player development – with the Sacramento Kings for the 2012–13 NBA season, before spending the next two seasons with Sacramento's D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. He returned to New Zealand in 2015 and was named assistant coach for the New Zealand Tall Blacks. He went on to win the NZNBL Coach of the Year as head coach of the Taranaki Mountainairs in 2016. From there, he returned to the United States and spent two seasons in the NBA G League as an assistant coach with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Westchester Knicks, before joining the New York Knicks for the 2018–19 season as a player development coach. Breakdown 1:30 - Offensive Advantage Pie Chart 3:30 - Dominos 6:00 - Increasing recognitions 9:00 - One of the Fastest Pace Teams 13:00 - Buy-ins 16:00 - Triggers 19:00 - Progression on the Practice 21:00 - Handoffs without Dribbles 24:00 - Cross Angles 28:00 - Process of Working Hard as a Coaching Staff 32:00 - Handshake 34:00 - Defining Shot Selection for Players 36:00 - The coverage solutions 40:00 - Measuring the Track of the Analytics 43:30 - Evaluation in terms of the Analytics 46:00 - Percentage Shots and Player Evaluation 49:00 - Players Who are Hard on Themselves 51:30 - Struggle of Traditional Bigs 54:00 - Advantages 56:00 - Melbourne United Basketball 58:00 - Conclusion Ross McMains’ Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_McMains Twitter: https://twitter.com/rossmcmains Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Jimmy Tillette, Mixing the Dribble Drive and Princeton Offensive Systems Guest: Jimmy Tillette, Former Samford Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, former Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss mixing the dribble drive and Princeton offensive systems. Tillette, a basketball philosopher and educator at heart, shares philosophy, history, and concepts that have shaped his coaching. Tillette is the former head coach of the men's basketball team at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tillette was the head coach of the Bulldogs team from 1997-2012 and is the school's winningest coach. In fifteen seasons as the coach of the Bulldogs, Tillette compiled a record of 229–219, leading the Bulldogs to their only two appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1999 and 2000 while they were a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The 1999–2000 season was highlighted by upset wins over traditional basketball powers St. John's and Alabama. Tillette was most recently head coach of the boys' basketball team at Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Breakdown 1:00 - Changes on Him over these years of Coaching 4:00 - About the Princeton Offense 6:40 - Adding the Dribble Drive System 9:30 - Read and Rules for Backdoor Cuts 12:20 - Not Traditionally Fundamentals 15:00 - Characterize Princeton Offense 18:00 - ABC: Action Beyond the Concept 21:40 - Individual Aspects 23:00 - Fog and Friction 24:30 - Working on Creating Better Passers 28:00 - Spacing, Screening and Cutting 31:40 - Metamorphosis of the Princeton Offense 34:30 - Improvements and Progress 37:00 - Ideal Length of Possession for Princeton offense 38:40 - Ideal Action of the Concepts 41:00 - Defensive Physicality 43:00 - Ideal Team for Princeton Offense 45:00 - How Coaches Gonna Teach his 48:00 - Sharing ideas to Kids 50:00 - Conclusion Jimmy Tillette’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Tillette Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Kelvin Sampson, Defensive Disruption and Building a Culture of Toughness Guest: Kelvin Sampson, Houston Cougars Men’s Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson joins the Basketball Podcast to defensive disruption and building a culture of toughness. A veteran of 15 NCAA Tournaments longtime college veteran Sampson led the 2018-19 Houston team to one of the greatest seasons in school history. He guided the Cougars to a 33-4 overall record with a 16-2 mark in American Athletic Conference play, the league’s regular-season title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time since 1984. As a 30-year head coaching veteran at Houston, Indiana, Oklahoma, Washington State, and Montana Tech, Sampson has compiled a 616-322 record during his career. He has led his teams to 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 11 in 12 years with the Sooners from 1994 to 2006. During his Oklahoma tenure, he guided the Sooners to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, the 1999 Sweet 16, the 2002 Final Four and an Elite Eight appearance in 2003. He has also been an assistant coach for National Basketball Association (NBA) teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets. With the Cougars’ appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, Sampson became only the 14th coach in NCAA history to lead 4+ schools to the NCAA Tournament. In his career, he has been named a National Coach of the Year three times. Sampson has received six conference Coach of the Year awards from four different leagues and guided every program he has led to multiple 20-win seasons during his stints. Breakdown 1:00 - Appeared to Disrupt Defensively 3:00 - Determining the Retreat and Leaving the Double 4:30 - Doubling Opponents 6:00 - Pass Out of the Post 7:30 - Absorbing the Ball-Side Cut and Stopping the Ball and Stomp the Pass 10:00 - Knowing the Responsibility and Help 11:30 - Locking Down Their Strong Hand 12:30 - One Side Easier on Individual or Team Defense 14:30 - Mindset of Talking 16:00 - Philosophy of Side Pick and Roll 19:40 - Recovery Cue for the Big Gun 20:30 - Changing Mid Guy's Position on a Screen 22:00 - Keys to Build Culture 25:00 - Talent, Toughness, and Togetherness 26:30 - Sometimes Playing hard is Not Enough 28:00 - Standards 32:30 - Things that are not good in his team 34:30 - In Front of the Rim 37:00 - Basketball is Evolving at People's Mind 40:00 - Connecting the Value of 3's to his Players 41:30 - Things that he focuses on as a coach Kelvin Sampson’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Sampson Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSampsonUH Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Fran Fraschilla, Best Practice Ideas He Has Learned Guest: Fran Fraschilla, College Basketball Game and Studio Analyst Fran Fraschilla joined ESPN as a college basketball game and studio analyst in 2003. He serves as an analyst primarily on Big 12 men’s basketball games, is a staple on ESPN’s coverage of the NIT and a regular on ESPN studio shows. In addition to men’s college basketball, Fraschilla previously worked as an analyst on ESPN’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship coverage from 2007-14. Fraschilla also provides commentary for the NBA Draft, the FIBA Basketball World Cup and has covered the NBA and high school basketball. Fraschilla coached at the collegiate level for 23 years as head coach at the University of New Mexico, St. John’s University and Manhattan College, posting an overall record of 175-100. When he joined ESPN, he ranked as the 34th winningest active coach in men’s college basketball. His teams made eight postseason appearances in nine years, including three NCAA Tournaments (1993, 1995 and 1998). Breakdown 1:00 - Watching Other Basketball Programs to Learn 2:30 - Exposing to Practice 4:00 - Political Challenge and the Adjustments 5:30 - Coaches are more Adaptive nowadays 7:30 - Adaptability to Modern Ways of Basketball 9:30 - Emphasize Defense with Practice Offense 10:30 - Spacing Through 3-Point Line 12:30 - Defense is far more ahead than the Offensive Side 14:00 - How do Make Practice tougher than Games 16:30 - Cleaner Practices 19:00 - Connecting Concepts to the Players 24:00 - Adding Challenge to the Shell Drill 25:30 - Non-Negotiables 28:00 - Important things for him this year 31:00 - Knowing the Evidence and "Jasper Assist" 33:30 - Analytics and the Communicated Practice 35:30 - Pure Toughness 38:30 - Changes in his team 43:30 - Handling Consequences 46:00 - Game Observation and Preparation 48:30 - Physical Consequences 51:00 - Concept of Walkthrough 54:00 - Things Stimulating to Him that is Different 59:30 - Teams and Coaches that he studied over the years 1:02:00 - Essence of broadcasting 1:03:00 - Conclusion Fran Fraschilla’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Fraschilla Twitter: https://twitter.com/franfraschilla Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Frank Dehel, Underutilized Strategies That Increase Win Percentage Guest: Frank Dehel, Founder and CEO of DribbleHandoff Frank Dehel is founder and CEO of DribbleHandoff, the analytical platform for coaches of all levels. Frank analyzes NCAA and NBA data to share underutilized strategies and develop unique metrics, including his much-acclaimed college basketball shot quality metric, ShotQ. Previously, he consulted for Duke University during their 2015 Championship run. He also worked as an analyst for Phil Martelli at St. Joseph’s University, using analytics to impact lineup construction, player development, and opponent scouting. Places for people to reach me: Frank@DribbleHandoff.com DribbleHandoff.com Twitter: @DribbleHandoff Breakdown 1:00 - How he come to the Analytics Business 2:00 - How He Arrived His Strategies and Data 5:00 - The Mid Range Shot is Dying 7:30 - Explaining the Midrange Concept to Coaches and Players 10:00 - Good Teams to Watch for this Strategy 11:00 - Learning The Value of the Corner 3's 13:00 - Using Data from Corner 3's and Taking Advantage of it 15:30 - Data on Moving vs Shooting in the Corner 3's 18:30 - Good teams to watch the exploitation of the Corner 3's 19:30 - Value of the Post Up 25:30 - The Post Up Zone 26:30 - Good Teams that are Valuing the Post Ups 27:30 - Pick and Roll at the NBA and College Level 30:00 - Uncontested Mid Range Shots 31:30 - Good Teams to Watch fro Ball Screen Coverages 32:20 - Switching and Drive and Kick Situation 36:00 - Improving Free Throw Percentage with Increased Repetitions 39:00 - Working on Isolated Free Throw Training 42:00 - Valuing Defensive Players and Practical Part of it for Coaches 46:00 - Valuing Shots in an Unfair Way 48:00 - Offense Hunt the Matchup on Defense 50:00 - Conclusion Frank Dehel’s Bio Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-dehel-67286b4b/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fjdehel Email: Frank@DribbleHandoff.com Website: https://www.DribbleHandoff.com Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Brian Adams, Season Planning and Training Camps Guest: Brian Adams, Head Basketball Coach of Agua Caliente Clippers In this week’s coaching conversation, Agua Caliente Clippers head coach Brian Adams joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss season planning and preparing for training camps. Brian Adams enters his second season as the head coach of the Agua Caliente Clippers after leading the team in 2018-19, to a 26-24 record. Prior to joining Agua Caliente, Adams spent four seasons as a coaching associate with the Clippers and previously held roles within the organization as the team’s Video Scouting Director and Head Video Coordinator. Before coming to L.A., Adams worked for three seasons as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons at Harvard, and the 2013-14 season at Marist College. Adams, who spent five years with the Celtics, was a member of the organization when Boston won the NBA title in 2008. After serving as a video intern for the Celtics in 2005-06, Adams was promoted to video coordinator and spent four seasons in that capacity with the franchise. A native of Pine Plains, N.Y., Adams began his career as a basketball operations intern for the New York Knicks. Breakdown 1:00 - Advantages in the Video Room 3:00 - Plan For his Training Camps 6:00 - Clippers Run 9:00 - Team Like Collaboration 10:40 - Load Reports and Data 12:00 - Philosophy for a G-League Organization 14:00 - How he Approach Conditioning 16:00 - Building Culture 20:00 - Isolated Shooting Training 23:30 - 5 Actions in the NBA to Prepare For 25:00 - Nail Help 27:00 - Dealing of the Plays and the Statistics 29:00 - Treating Dribble Handoffs, Ball Screens Philosophically 33:00 - Preparation for Ball Screen Coverages 35:30 - Film Component in the Training Camp 38:00 - Approaching and Balancing Clippers Philosophy 42:40 - Balance the Competitive with the Development 45:00 - Flexibility is Part of Planning Brian Adam’s Bio Bio: https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/brian_adams?view=bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianadams13 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Duggar Baucom, Shooting 3’s and Playing Fast Guest: Dugger Baucom, Citadel Basketball Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Citadel head men’s basketball coach Dugger Baucom joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss playing fast, shooting a high volume of 3-point shots, and competing with less talent. Baucom was hired as the Citadel's head coach following the 2014–15 season. He was previously the head coach at Virginia Military Institute. He's also served a coach at Tusculum, Davidson, Western Carolina and Northwestern State. Of the 13 head coaches in Citadel basketball history who have coached four or more years, Baucom is only the fourth to record double-digit wins in each of his first four seasons. Baucom’s 45 wins in his first four years rank tied for fifth among the 13 Citadel head coaches who coached 4-plus years. Of the 30 head coaches in program history, Baucom’s 45 wins rank tied for ninth in program history. Breakdown 1:00 - Two Most Challenging Jobs for Him 2:30 - His Great Offense 4:30 - Origin of his Coaching 8:00 - Dealing with his Less Talented Team 10:00 - Buying Out Freedom to his Players 13:00 - Emphasizing his Offense 15:00 - Structured Offense 16:00 - Calls for Certain Situation 17:30 - Place on Free Throws 20:30 - Mentality to work anywhere 23:00 - Methodology in Practice that leads to Freedom 25:30 - Charting and Develop the mentality to shoot 28:00 - Conscious Process within his Actions 30:00 - Decision Making 33:00 - Goal of the Full Court Pressure 35:00 - Changing defensive possession within possessions 37:30 - Division 1 Coach and a State Police Officer 40:00 - Shot Inflation 42:00 - His Shot Chart Just Like a Doughnut 44:00 - Emphasis on Three Point Shot 46:00 - Conditioning and the Duration of Practice 48:00 - Challenge for the Mentality as a Head Coach 50:00 - Someone explain his philosophy better than he did 52:30 - Takeaways from the Basketball Immersion Community Duggar Baucom’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duggar_Baucom Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachduggar Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Gail Goestenkors, Coaching Full Circle Guest: Gail Goestenkors, Assistant Coach of Indiana Fever at the WNBA One of the most accomplished women’s basketball coaches in the nation, Gail Goestenkors, guided squads at Duke University and the University of Texas-Austin. During her tenure, she guided her teams to 18 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, four NCAA Final Fours, seven NCAA Elite Eight appearances and a NCAA record seven consecutive 30-win seasons. The WBCA Hall of Fame Coach was AP National Coach of the Year in 2007 and WBCA & Naismith Coach of the Year in 2003. Goestenkors was also a seven-time ACC Coach of the Year selection. Goestenkors was a two-time assistant coach for the gold medal winning USA Basketball Olympic team and Head Coach for the gold medal winning USA U-19 World Championship Team, where she was also named the USAB Coach of the Year. Goestenkors also served as a consultant and assistant with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and was an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever. Goestenkors most recently served as an Analyst for ESPN calling Women’s College Basketball games. After enjoying a successful coaching & broadcasting career, Gail has entered the consulting business as Co-Owner of Coaching Full Circle. Breakdown 1:00 - Coaching Full Circle Consulting 2:00 - Player Led Team 5:00 - Moving From Head Coach to WNBA 6:30 - Players Leading Scouting Other Teams 8:00 - The things she made to make her players comfortable in Scouting 10:00 - Practice on the court 12:30 - Coaches Innovating in Today's Game 15:00 - Personalities of coaches in their Practice Nowadays 17:00 - Learnings from WNBA experience transfer to College Coaching 20:00 - Every water break treated as a Timeout 21:30 - Players as the decision makers 22:30 - The Game is the Best Conditioning 24:00 - Sideline Out of Bounds Plays 26:00 - Defensive Concepts on Sideline Out of Bounds Plays 27:00 - Manage Special Situations 29:00 - Staff Practice 31:00 - Evaluating her Post-Game 32:00 - Evaluating her player's game 35:00 - Best practices for coaches in her opinion 37:30 - Advice to young Coaches 40:30 - Advice in Coaches in Transition 43:00 - Relationship team Building Activities 46:00 - Open Things Up with her Players 49:00 - The lessons she learned along the way 50:40 - Conclusion Gail Goestenkors’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Goestenkors Twitter: https://twitter.com/gailgoes Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Jay Triano, Special Situations Guest: Jay Triano, Former Two-Time NBA Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, former two-time NBA head coach Jay Triano joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss special situations. Triano is currently the lead assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns. A former Canadian men’s national team player who competed in two Olympics, he also had two stints as head coach of the national team. Jay Triano has an extensive history with the sport of basketball, encompassing everything from a player to a head coach to an assistant coach. Triano settled down with a six-year assistant coaching position for the Toronto Raptors. He became the team’s head coach in 2008 and served in that role for four seasons. Triano has since been an NBA assistant coach and the head coach of Team Canada. His extensive history with the sport of basketball has left him with much wisdom and experience that he uses to shape the lives of young adults both in his home country and in the United States of America. Breakdown 1:00 - The “Last Second Play” 4:00 - Sharing the Game 6:00 - Developing Awareness of his Players 8:00 - Understanding Late Game Situations 10:00 - Developing and Exploring 11:00 - Knowing What to Practice 13:00 - Using a Late Game Foul 17:00 - How to Foul 22:00 - One Dribble per Second 23:00 - Conservative Defense 25:00 - Using Analytics to Form Strategies 28:00 - Analytics in NBA Regular Season and Playoffs 33:00 - Best Strategies for Managing a Staff 35:00 - Being a Head Coach 38:00 - Defensive Side Out of Bounds 40:00 - Diagram Plays 43:00 - Ways to Connect to his Players 46:00 - Open Look book 48:00 - Conclusion Jay Triano’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Triano Twitter: https://twitter.com/jay_triano Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Chris Holtmann, Ideas to Build a Program Guest: Chris Holtmann,Ohio State’s Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann begins his third season at the helm of the Buckeyes in 2019-20. His two seasons at Ohio State have followed the blueprint established during his tenures at both Gardner-Webb and Butler — Success. He was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Buckeyes to a 25-9 overall record, a No. 2 finish in the Big Ten regular-season standings (15-3) and a Second Round appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Holtmann teams have won an opening-round game in the NCAA Tournament in each of the last five years, a feat accomplished by a select group of Division I coaches. In three seasons at Butler, Holtmann compiled a record of 70-31 as a member of the BIG EAST conference. In eight years as a head coach, which includes three years at Gardner-Webb (44-54) and two in Columbus (45-24), his career record is 159-109. His teams have won at least 20 games in each of the last six seasons. Butler advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons with Holtmann as the head coach. He was the 2016-17 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, the 2013 Big South Conference Coach of the Year and a Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist in 2014-15. At Gardner-Webb for three seasons from 2010-13, leading the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a school Division I record 21 victories in his final season after taking over a program that won just eight games in 2009-10. Breakdown 1:00 - Doing a Good Job Means Good Result 3:00 - Present Focus 5:00 - Unique Path For Him 7:00 - Going Step Backwards to go Forwards 8:40 - Applied his Core Culture Concepts to Butler 10:40 - Non-Negotiable Things 12:00 - Helping his Players Turn Around Their Situations 14:00 - Difference between Transfers vs Regular Players 16:30 - Best Practices to deal with Conflict with Players 19:00 - Competitive Environment 21:00 - Coping Strategies for Players 22:30 - Evolving his style and concepts 24:00 - Recruiting Same Type of Player in his System 26:00 - Process of their team during March Madness Season 28:00 - Improving Player's Physical and Mental Aspects 30:30 - More 5vs5 practices and Scouting 32:00 - What you Run Behind What you Run 35:00 - Teaching Basic Concepts 38:00 - His Philosophy on Pick and Roll Defense 41:00 - Switching 43:00 - Trial and Error 44:00 - Changes For His Program in the Next Years 46:00 - The effect of the 3-pt line to their team 48:00 - Physicality of the game Chris Holtmann’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Holtmann Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisHoltmann Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Mark Bennett, Supporting Change and Better Influencers Guest: Mark Bennett, Former Instructor in the British Commandos and senior Warrant Officer within the Army Physical Training Corps Basketball Podcast to discuss how his Performance System Development (PDS) can support change for managers, teachers, coaches, and athletes. Mark Bennett is a former Instructor in the British Commandos and senior Warrant Officer within the Army Physical Training Corps who has transformed his nearly 30 years of practice and research into developing the Performance Development Systems (PDS); a robust set of principles that can facilitate world class learning, performance cultures and environments. He currently works as a consultant, coach, trainer and mentor with various professional and national sport organizations, teams and Universities around the world, as well as Schools and community sports to help transform the leadership capabilities of every coach and teacher that he comes in contact with. Put simply, Mark makes people better “influencers”. Over the last 3 decades Mark has worked with over 30 sports at all levels and age groups. This includes grass roots, professional and International teams, national sports organisations & Olympic coaches. Breakdown 1:00 - 3 Key elements of what he does 3:00 - "Performance is a Behavior‚ Not an Outcome" 5:00 - Ultimate Goal of the performance 8:00 - Extremities Position 9:00 - Coping Coaching Interventions 13:00 - PDS look like in real situations 16:00 - Effective Scanning 17:30 - Non-negotiables 19:00 - Agreement and Reminding 20:30 - Principle of "Player First‚ Player Last" 23:00 - Hypening Mental Effort During Practice 25:30 - Questions coaches should be used for desired outcomes 29:30 - Things that Coaches Can Do to Better Regulate Themselves 32:30 - Self-awareness is Talent 34:00 - Handling Tough Coaching 36:30 - Holding Players Accountable to Doing like Non-negotiable 39:00 - Be Better in the Game as Coaches 41:30 - Doing Group v’s Individual Interventions as Coaches 44:00 - Technical and Tactical Approaches 47:00 - Taking these approaches while Maintaining Uniqueness 49:00 - Practical Things used by Coaches that fit into his system 52:00 - How coaches commit their way of coaching when results matter 55:30 - Developing these Principles of Coaching without his Support 58:00 - Challenges that Coaches Face when taking on the approach 1:00:00 - 3 Things that you need to focus on as Coaches 1:01:00 - Conclusion Mark Bennett’s Bio Bio: https://www.pdscoaching.com/about-the-creator-pds-coach-mark-be Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDScoach Website : www.PDSCoaching.com Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Episode 70: Craig Pedersen, Competing With A Smaller Talent Pool Guest: Craig Pedersen, Iceland Basketball Men’s Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Craig Pedersen, the head coach of the Iceland men's national basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss competing with a smaller talent pool. Coach Pedersen talks about adjusting playing styles and competing with talent challenges. He also previews some of the teams for the upcoming World Cup of basketball in China. Craig Pedersen is a Canadian basketball coach and is one of the longest serving national basketball team coaches in the world. He has coached Iceland, one of Europe's least populated countries, at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. Previously Pederson was the head coach of Svendborg Rabbits from 2003 to 2015 and an assistant coach to the Danish men's national basketball team from 2004 to 2009. In 2014, he was hired as the head coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. Pedersen played professionally in Denmark from 1989 to 2003 with Horsens BC, Horsens IC and Skovbakken, winning the Danish championship in 1998. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Challenges in the Icelandic Basketball Men’s National Team 3:30 - Techniques that he found valuable in their System 6:00 - 5-Man 7:00 - Ideas of Switching and Doubling 8:30 - Hard to Post a Smaller Player 9:30 - Double Teaming the Post 10:30 - Things that Cue to Decide to Double Team 11:30 - His Offensive System Adapted on his Roster 13:30 - Intentional Masking 15:00 - Lesson Learned Coaching the National Team 17:30 - Sticking to what you believing In 19:00 - His team compete at another level 21:00 - Unique Player that he have 23:00 - New Generation of Players vs Past Generation 24:30 - Things to Develop Cutting 27:0 0 - Reading Plays 28:00 - Defending Ball Screens 31:30 - Things in place to help evaluate the Progress36:00 - Fitting Players for a Particular Set 38:00 - More Engagement to the People 39:40 - Running Plays in FIBA Games 40:30 - Teams to Watch in the FIBA World Cup 42:00 - Popular Offensive Action and Counters 44:00 - Next Move From Him Craig Pedersen’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Pedersen Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Scott Morrison, Head Coaching in the NBA Summer League Guest: Scott Morrison, Boston Celtic’s Assistant Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Scott Morrison, an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss ideas to be a better assistant coach, and lessons from being a head coach in the NBA summer league. On June 21, 2017 Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics head coach named him as an assistant coach. Morrison joined the Celtics after spending the three previous seasons as part of the organization as the head coach of the team’s NBA G-League affiliate, Maine Red Claws. During his remarkable rookie campaign at the helm (2014-15). Morrison led Maine to a franchise record 35-15 record, and the top spot in the NBA D-League Playoffs. His hard work resulted in accolades – Morrison won the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award, given to the top coach in the NBA D-League. Prior to the 2014-15 season, Morrison was with the Red Claws as a player development coach for the 2013-14 campaign. Breakdown 1:00 - New Perspective of Being an Assistant Coach 3:00 - Approaching the Head Coach with New Insights 4:00 - Approaching Easier as a Head Coach at G-League 6:00 - Balancing the Highs and Lows 7:00 - Knowing he will be the Summer League Head Coach 9:00 - Mindset for his Coaching Staff 11:30 - Challenges in Managing his Coaching Staff 13:00 - Roles for his Coaching Staff 15:00 - Differences between Defensive and Offensive Inbound 19:00 - Freedom as a Head Coach in the Summer League 21:00 - Actionable Ideas 22:00 - Focus and Priorities of his Team 24:00 - How He Develop Culture to the Team 27:00 - Hardest Part of a Rookie Adjusting to the NBA 28:30 - His Hardest Adjustment From College to Pros 30:00 - How He Evaluate Himself as a Coach 32:30 - Relationship Building of his team in Summer League 34:00 - Preparation time in the Summer League 36:00 - Player Development 39:00 - Best Practices For Using Video 41:00 - Team Perspective in Team Film 44:00 - Is Team Film Still Part of the Culture Nowadays? 48:00 - What we don't know about the Boston Celtics 50:00 - Conclusion Scott Morrison’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison_(basketball_coach) Twitter: https://twitter.com/scott_morrison Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Mike Sotsky, Less is More Philosophy Guest: Mike Sotsky, Harvard’s Basketball Assistant Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, Mike Sotsky, an assistant coach with Harvard's men's basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast. Sotsky is heading into his fourth season working with the Crimson under coach Tommy Amaker. The 2018-19 season was a good one for Harvard, as the team won its second-straight Ivy League championship, and earned its second-straight trip to the NIT, scoring its first ever win in the tournament in program history, beating Georgetown (71-68). A native of Wyckoff, N.J., Sotsky went to Ramapo High School, and then graduated from Duke in 2015, armed with a Bachelor of Arts degree, a double major in History and Public Policy. He spent four seasons as the Blue Devils' team manager, moving up to be a staff assistant, helping the Duke basketball staff with scouting, recruiting, video, and day-to-day operations. Sotsky was a part of Duke's 2015 NCAA championship team, serving as the senior manager, and was a co-recipient of the Gopal Varadhan Award, presented annually to the program’s top upperclassman manager. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Being a Coach in this Era of Basketball 3:30 - Coach Amaker's Influence to Him 4:30 - Less is More 6:30 - Simplified Scouting 9:00 - Opportunity and Time Cost 10:00 - Self Scout 13:00 - Desire to Help his Players 15:00 - Talking about Baseline Inbound 17:00 - Handling their Analytics 19:00 - Quick O-B 20:00 - Handling Consequences and Correction 23:30 - Dealing with Practice Design 26:30 - Working on Opening tip 28:00 - Happening in Intervention 31:00 - The Things He Do to Manage his Amazing Ideas 34:00 - More Concepts of Coach Amaker 37:00 - Managing Offensive Concepts into a Simpler Function 39:00 - Freedom of Making Decisions 41:00 - Things he Learned from Coach Amaker/Krzyzewski 43:00 - Changes in Ball Screen Coverage 46:00 - Simplify 47:30 - Player Development for his Players 50:00 - Skill Equals Confidence 54:00 - Post Development is Overlooked 57:00 - Focusing on the Fundamentals 59:30 - “Too simple is not good either” 1:01:00 - Conclusion/Plugging his Social Media Accounts Mike Sotsky’s Bio Bio: https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/sotsky_michael?view=bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/mike_sotsky?lang=en Email: msotsky@fas.harvard.edu Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Joe Prunty, Big Picture NBA Coaching Guest: Joe Prunty, Former NBA Assistant and Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Joe Prunty who has served as both an assistant and head coach in the NBA joins us to discuss the big picture of NBA coaching. In 22 seasons, Prunty has won three NBA Championships with San Antonio (1999, 2003 and 2005), one NBA Finals appearance with Dallas (2006), four Western Conference Championships (Spurs, Mavericks), and 16 NBA Playoffs appearances. In 2017-18, Prunty had a 21-16 record while serving as the Bucks’ interim head coach and led the team to an NBA playoff appearance. Prunty also served as the interim head coach for 17 games in 2015-16 while Jason Kidd underwent surgery. Bucks went 8-9 and ranked 4th in the East in Offensive Rating during this stretch. Served as the head coach of the Great Britain National Team for five years (2013-17). Appointed interim head coach when Jason Kidd was out for two games with the Brooklyn Nets in 2013-14. On staff of Gregg Popovich and Avery Johnson when they won Coach of the Year Awards. Breakdown 1:00 - Factors To Win an NBA Championship 2:30 - Chemistry is Important 5:00 - How to Make a Productive Staff 7:00 - The Right Amount of Discussion 10:00 - Trends that are Coming in the Next Years 13:00 - Actions more than Plays 15:00 - Defensive Mindset 17:00 - Talking about Cutting 20:00 - Influencing Concepts 21:30 - Structure to Unstructured 24:00 - Vision and the Fundamentals 26:30 - Expectations of an NBA Coach 29:30 - Importance of an Organizational List 34:00 - Coaching Unique Players or Unicorns 40:00 - Scouting an Opponent as a Head Coach vs Assistant Coach 43:00 - Self Evaluating their Post Game 46:00 - Defensive Coordinator Could be the Head Coach 49:00 - Real Changed When Watching Playoff Basketball Joe Prunty’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Prunty Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Mike Longabardi, NBA Defensive Concepts Guest: Mike Longabardi, Two Time NBA champion and Long Time NBA Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, two time NBA champion and long time NBA assistant coach Mike Longabardi joins the podcast to discuss NBA coaching, with a focus on defensive philosophy, techniques and tactics. Coach Longabardi is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. He was previously an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, the Boston Celtics, and the Phoenix Suns, winning an NBA Finals championship with both the Celtics and Cavaliers. Career Highlights Won an NBA Championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and with the Boston Celtics in 2008 Worked with NBA All-Stars like LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Kyrie Irving, and Paul Pierce In each of his 7 seasons with Boston, the team was top 10 in DEF-RTG Five Eastern Conference Championships (2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, and 2018) Three Central Division Championship (2016, 2017, and 2018) Five straight Atlantic Division Championships (2008-2012) Has worked under Jeff Van Gundy, Tom Thibodeau, Steve Clifford, Doc Rivers, Jeff Hornacek, and Ty Lue Breakdown 1:00 - Specifics relative to Scouting Reports 2:00 - His Process on Game Adjustments 3:30 - Importance of a Defensive Mindset 5:00 - Practicing Critical Defensive Moments in a Game 8:00 - Need of Aggressive Packages and Adjustments 9:00 - Incorporating Defense and Skill in Player Development 11:00 - Reading the Situation and your team 13:00 - Veteran vs Rookie 15:30 - Knowing your Players 17:00 - Basing this System on the NBA 19:40 - Non-negotiable 22:00 - When Lay-up Happens 25:00 - His learnings on the Defensive Side 28:00 - Dribble Hand-off and Switch 30:00 - Not Switching 32:00 - Defending the Short Roll 35:00 - Let the Players Talk to the Practice 37:00 - Baseline Inbound 40:00 - Sideline Out of Bounds Thoughts on Defending 42:00 - Teaching On The Ball Defense 44:00 - What is practice looking like? 47:00 - Players Need Efficiency in Practice 48:30 - Intensified Preparation During Playoffs 51:30 - 2-3 Zone on Inbound Takeaways 57:00 - Best Practice Now For Closeouts 59:00 - Ability of his Players to Drive 1:00:00 - Actions or Playing Scout For Players 1:02:00 - Conclusion Mike Longabardi’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Longabardi Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Eric Musselman, Life Long Learning Guest: Eric Musselman, University of Arkansas Basketball Men’s Head Coach Eric musselman’s remarkable career in basketball is not just lengthy—at more than 30 years—and varied, but it is on-going and meaningful. His visit to The Basketball Podcast covers a lot of ground. Currently, he is the head coach of the men’s team at the University of Arkansas. Upon hiring Musselman in April 2019, Arkansas Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek said, “Eric Musselman is a coach that has had experience at every level of basketball from the NCAA to the NBA ... He was practically born into the game and his passion for basketball is unmistakable.” Musselman jumped to the Razorbacks after returning the University of Nevada into a perennial NCAA Tournament team during his four-year stay, with a 110-34 record and .764 winning percentage. Previously at the college level, he had been as an assistant coach with Arizona State and an associate coach with LSU. Coach Musselman was born in Ashland, Ohio, and went to the University of San Diego, and played in two NCAA tourneys with the Toreros. But coaching was in his future, since his father, Bill, had coached in the NBA, NCAA, ABA, WBA, and CBA. Eric’s first head coaching job was at age 23, working with the Continental Basketball Association’s Rapid City Thrillers. He also coached in the United States Basketball League and in the National Basketball Association’s developmental league. In the NBA, he had assistant coaching gigs with the Minnesota Timberwolves (1990-91), Orlando Magic (1998-2000), Atlanta Hawks (2000-02), and Memphis Grizzlies (2004-06), and was the head coach of the Golden State Warriors (2002-04) and Sacramento Kings (2006-07). Internationally, Musselman has coached the national teams of the Dominican Republic (2010-11) and Venezuela (2011-13), and worked with the American and Chinese squads at the Adidas Global Experience (2009, 2010). Breakdown 2:00 - His Notebook 3:00 - Started a Blog and reading Articles on Coaching Profession 5:00 - Experienced in the NBA that helped him in Collegiate Basketball find Success 7:30 - How They Build Their Program 9:40 - Their Recruiting Process and Program 13:00 - His Relation to Transfer Concept 16:40 - Things that changed of proving himself and to be better as a coach 20:00 - Stop Enjoying Winning 22:30 - Energy of his players 24:00 - Expectations 26:00 - Matchup Oriented on Offense 28:20 - Live Ball Turnover 30:00 - Defining Roles to his Players 32:30 - Having Simple Plays and New Plays to his System 35:00 - Knowing the idea of why he does Simple Plays 38:30 - Offensive Script 40:20 - Assistant Coach Calling Plays to the Players 42:00 - Being an Assistant Coach 45:00 - How he practices his plays 48:30 - Things he learned from his readings 51:00 - We need to evolve 53:00 - Conclusion Eric Musselman’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Musselman Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricPMusselman Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Will Voigt, Rethinking Defensive Concepts Guest: Will Voigt, Angola National Team Head Coach Bring an atlas along as the amazingly well-travelled Will Voight brings his fascinating resume to The Basketball Podcast, including hoops talk about his current role as the head coach of the national men's team of Angola. Voigt's early days were in rural Cabot, Vermont, shooting hoops on the side of a barn, but he went cross-country to Pomona College in Claremont, California, for college, where he lettered in soccer and earned a political science degree. He served as an intern for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers for the 1998-99, and progressed to video coordinator with the San Antonio Spurs for the two subsequent seasons. The next step was taking an assistant's role for coach Rick Barnes at the University of Texas at Austin for a season, followed by another year as an assistant, this time for the 2002-03 Metro State Roadrunners in Denver, with coach Mike Dunlap. Then the journey really began. From 2002-06, Voigt worked with the Norwegian squad, Ulriken Elite, as a head coach. He got called home, by a fan vote yet, to coach theVermont Frost Heaves to back-to-back ABA Championships, serving there until 2009. Similarly, the fans wanted him so he went to the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam in California, sticking around until 2014. For 2014-15, Voigt was an assistant coach with the Chinese Basketball Association's Shanxi Brave Dragons. Up next came a head coaching gig with the Nigerian men's team, where the team took the AfroBasket 2015 title, earning an automatic berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Another African team, Angola, signed Voigt to a three-year deal to run its national team in November 2017. “I’ve been fortunate to have had these opportunities,” Voigt told USA Today in 2016. “I didn’t set out with a blueprint of how do I get to China? How do I get to Norway? How do I get to Nigeria? It just presented itself. I certainly wasn’t afraid of going somewhere different. The way it’s played out, I don’t think I could have ever predicted.” Breakdown 1:00 - Preparation for FIBA World Cup 2:00 - Roster Flexibility 4:00 - Planning Based on Who We Played Against 6:00 - Experience In the G-League 8:00 - Knowing Opponent’s Personnel 10:00 - Rid of 4-Man Shell 12:30 - “When the ball moves, 5 man moves with it” 15:00 - Talking about Peel Switching 21:00 - Application of Peel Switching 23:00 - Transferring the Peel Switching to his Offense 25:00 - Not Playing in a US Style of Play 28:00 - Takeaway as a coach from International Standpoint 30:30 - Things to do To Avoid Rotation in Defense 33:00 - Player’s Accountability on Rotation 36:20 - People Don’t Help Off the Corners 39:30 - Timeout that Set Your Defense and the Value of Timeout 43:30 - Specific Formula or teaching Points for Two for Ones 48:00 - Conclusion Will Voight’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Voigt Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachWillVoigt Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Matt Langel, Helping Players Find Success Guest: Matt Langel, Colgate University Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Matt Langel, coach of Colgate University's men's basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss methods of helping players to find success. Decision-making, shot selection, player development, and teaching players how to play are all covered. Langel has been running the Raiders' program since 2011, and set a record in 2019 in wins (24), wins in the Patriot League (13), and home wins (15) at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York. The result was Colgate's first Patriot League title since 1996. His success resulted in a contract extension until 2026-27. Prior to Colgate, Langel spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Temple University (2006-11), working for head coach Fran Dunphy; he also worked for Dunphy from 2004-06, when Dunphy coached Penn—Langel's alma mater. The just-retired Dunphy (from Temple) still means a lot to Langel. “There hasn’t been any important decision that I haven’t consulted him on, or thought deeply about what he would do,’’ Langel told the Philadelphia Inquirer after the Raiders won the Patriot League title. Originally from Moorestown, N.J., Langel spent four seasons playing for the Quakers (1996-2000), and was honored as the Ivy League and Big Five Player of the Week numerous times and received the Big Five's Most Improved Player Award. Langel finished his career in red and blue with 1,191 points. Atlantic City of the USBL drafted Langel in 2000, and he went to camps for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the Philadelphia 76ers. His pro career took place in Europe: Chene BC in Switzerland; ALM Evreux Basket in France Pro A; MBC and Hagan in German Bundesliga I; Eiffel Towers in Holland. Breakdown 1:00 - Playing a Lot of Basketball as a Coaching Staff 3:00 - Player's Game 5:00 - How Players Leverage Their Advantages 8:00 - No Predetermined Movement and Decision 10:00 - Basketball is a Decision Making Game 12:00 - Things that Lead to the Efficiency of Offense 13:00 - Is a Bad Shoot better than a No Shot? 14:30 - Best Thing to Educate Players 16:40 - Character of the Players 17:30 - Things that leads to High Efficiency Offense 19:00 - Statistics and Freedom and Creating Shots of Players 22:00 - Players Practicing Their Shots 24:00 - Importance of the Post 27:30 - Specific Teachings inside the Post 30:00 - Moves done in the Post 32:00 - Learn by Playing in the Game and in Practice 35:30 - Involving the Whole Team in the Practice 37:30 - Adjustments to Make 40:30 - Coach Matt's Offensive Concepts 43:00 - Automatics 45:00 - Disrupt of Flow to His Offensive Concepts 48:00 - Conclusion Matt Langel’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Langel Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matt_Langel Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Ettore Messina, Lesson From A Coaching Legend Guest: Ettore Messina, Coaching Legend In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, basketball coaching legend Ettore Messina joins the podcast to share insights from Europe and the NBA. Messina is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian LegaBasket Serie A (LBA). Messina most recently worked with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich from 2014 to 2019. Messina has been named one of the Euroleague’s 10 Greatest All-Time Coaches along with numerous other accolades including a nod as European Coach of the Year, two as Euroleague Coach of the Year, four as Russian Coach of the Year, and five as Italian Coach of the Year—all topped off with an induction into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Ettore served as an Italian League coach for over 15 years including two stints with Virtus Bologna where he tallied three Italian League championships in 1993, 1998, and 2001 as well as two EuroLeague championships in 1998 and 2001 before leading Benetton Treviso to an Italian League title of their own in 2003. In that time, he also served as head coach of the Senior Men’s Italian National Basketball Team for four seasons culminating in a silver medal at the 1997 European Championship. He spent four seasons at the helm of CSKA Moscow where he led the team to two Euroleague Championships in 2006 and 2008 and four consecutive Russian SuperLeague titles from 2006–09 before a brief appearance with the Spanish League’s Real Madrid—sparking his jump to the NBA as coaching consultant for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011–12. After a two-year reprisal of his head coaching role with CSKA Moscow, he found his way the San Antonio Spurs sidelines in 2014. Breakdown 1:00 - Coach Ettore's Differences between his Clinics and Practices 2:00 - Strategies to Help Yourself remove Emotions in practice 3:30 - Things that Coach Ettore can bring back from NBA to Europe 5:30 - One thing that transfers from NBA to Europe in terms of Technical and Tactical 7:10 - Unique Styles 8:30 - Things that Coach Ettore can bring from Europe to the NBA 10:00 - Two Rules 11:00 - Coach Popovich's Ideas for Spacing and Passing 13:00 - Things that Gives Attention in Spurs Coaching 14:30 - Happening in the Spurs Developmental System 16:30 - Underappreciated about the NBA 18:30 - Danger of not Practicing Enough Now in the NBA and Europe 21:30 - What Coaches in the NBA underappreciated about Europe 24:00 - Understanding Different Players through Traveling 25:30 - How Coach Ettore Marry His Basketball Philosophies 27:30 - Ball Screen Defensive Philosophy 30:00 - Lot More Switching in European Basketball 31:00 - Start Implementing Coach Ettore's Defensive System 32:30 - Ways to Make Players Hold Them Accountable 35:00 - Character is a Number 1 Skill 37:00 - How To Balance and Prioritize everything as a Coach 39:00 - Example of Focusing on the Team 42:00 - Focusing on Self and the Team rather than the Opponents 44:00 - Conclusion Ettore Messina’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Messina Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Episode 61: Cody Toppert, Player Development And Building An Offense Guest: Cody Topper, newly named University of Memphis Tigers Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, newly named University of Memphis Tigers assistant coach Cody Toppert joins the podcast to discuss player development and the implementation of analytics into building an offense. Last year, Cody served as the Director of Player Development for the Phoenix Suns. In that role, he created and managed the development plans for Phoenix Suns players. Cody also served as staff liaison to the analytics department, assisting with the creation and implementation of the Suns pre and post-game analytics packets under Head Coach Igor Kokoskov. Cody has G-League experience as a head coach of the Northern Arizona Suns, and as an assistant coach by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He was promoted to an assistant coaching position with the Phoenix Suns after one season with Northern Arizona. Breakdown 1:00 - First to Consider to Build Player's Development Plan 3:00 - Things to do to increase a player's ability to finish at the rim 5:00 - "They Don't Get There" 6:45 - Dance Game 8:40 - Own Your Game 10:00 - Improving One Foot Finish 12:00 - "Script It. Read it. Play it." 14:30 - Coach Cody's Philosophy in Terms of Ratio 15:48 - Simulations 19:00 - Things to Foster Creativity 22:12 - Feedback 25:40 - Analytics on Off The Pass and Off Decisions 27:30 - Quantified Shooter Impact 28:30 - When in Doubt, Take A Bounce 30:30 - Concept of Game Speed 32:30 - Rhythm Related to Skill Execution 34:30 - Things Coach Cody’s Done to Notice the Progress 36:00 - Developing Players 38:00 - Asking Players Questions for their Development 42:34 - Analytics in terms of Building an Offense 44:30 - Number of Passes Leading to Better Percentage of Shots 48:31 - Rebound the Ball Defensively and Get in the Ball Offensively 50:00 - Rim Run 52:30 - Point Guard Push 54:30 - Post at the Rim, Trail at the Slot 57:00 - Talking about Spacing 59:00 - Hand-offs vs ball Screens 1:02:00 - Explaining Rerouting 1:03:00 - One Step Advantage 1:04:30 - The Different Dribble Hand Off-Ball Screen Dribble Pitch Cody Toppert’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Toppert Twitter: https://twitter.com/Topp33 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Will Weaver, Modern Coaching Ideas Guest: Will Weaver, Sydney Kings Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, newly named Sydney Kings head coach Will Weaver joins the podcast to discuss modern coaching ideas. Methods to intervene and to observe what is going on are discussed, along with lessons from mentors like Sam Hinkie, Brett Brown, Kenny Atkinson, Andrej Lemanis and Rick Barnes. Last season, Coach Weaver was named the 2018-19 NBA G League Coach of the Year as the Long Island Nets head coach. Weaver joined the Brooklyn Nets as a special assistant to head coach Kenny Atkinson in 2016, and, in July of 2018, he was named the head coach of the Long Island Nets. In his first season with Long Island, Weaver led the team to a 34-16 record in the regular season, which tied for the best record in the NBA G League. The team also led the Eastern Conference, won the Atlantic Division and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. Breakdown 1:00 - Balancing as a Father and as a Coach 2:40 - Modeling Parenting As a Coach 5:00 - Having a Supportive Partner 7:00 - How to Coach in a Modern Way 9:00 - Hire the Right People 11:00 - Humans 13:00 - Intervention 16:00 - Modelling Behavior 19:00 - Adding Good Days can Built Trust 23:00 - Using the Best Talents of our Coaching Staffs 27:00 - Reviewing Game Decisions with Coach Atkinson 29:40 - Games are Important 33:00 - Innovating Traditional Based Learning 35:00 - Applying Intervention 38:30 - Using the Time Constraints 42:30 - Factors in Deciding His Style of Play 46:00 - Takeaways From Sam Hinkie and Rick Barnes 48:00 - Takeaways From Brett Brown 50:00 - Takeaways From Kenny Atkinson 54:00 - Organization on Individual Development 56:00 - Takeaways from Andrej Lemanis 59:30 - What did you learn from Will Weaver? 1:01:40 - Conclusion Will Weaver’s Bio Bio: http://nbl.com.au/news/article/will-weaver-on-the-nbls-elite-coaching-ranks Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Guest: Mike Taylor, European Coaching Legend In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, European coaching legend Mike Taylor joins the podcast to discuss building a national team program and coaching trends in international basketball. Since 2014, he has coached Poland's national basketball team. He has helped end their 52-year World Cup absence of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. This will be only the second FIBA World Cup appearance for Poland. The two year qualification process, saw Poland compiling an 8-4 mark, winning their last five games, upsetting Croatia twice and Italy once. Taylor is also currently the head coach of the Hamburg Towers of the German ProA. In his first season, he won the championship with the club and led Hamburg to its first promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Creating a Positive Environment to his Team 4:00 - Positive is almost Confronting to the Players 6:00 - Things to Focus on in a Short Time Frame 8:00 - Preparing for FIBA tournaments 11:00 - Flexibility and Versatility 13:00 - Game Plan in Advance 15:00 - Flexible System Means 17:00 - Reading the Game 19:00 - Walkthroughs, Active and 55/50 Drill 21:30 - Zero Coverage 24:00 - Defending the Dribble Handoffs and Whip 27:00 - Flexibility of Defense between Situational Denial 29:00 - Different Adjustments 31:33 - Dealing with Really High IQ Players 34:40 - 5-on-0 Pop Penetration 38:00 - Spending time on 5-on-0 Pop Penetration 39:00 - Talk about the "5" Position 42:00 - What to Expect to Poland Basketball 44:00 - Fun Seeing in the World Cup 45:30 - Practical Things Coach Mike Done to Bring Team Together Mike Taylor’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Taylor_(basketball_coach) Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dedrique Taylor, Program Building Guest: Dedrique Taylor, Cal State Fullerton Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cal State Fullerton head coach Dedrique Taylor joins the podcast to discuss the slow build reality of most college programs. Taylor has built Cal State Fullerton into a program with national and league significance that has achieved many first in program history. He explains his philosophy on culture, style of play and the brilliance of James Harden, who he helped recruit and coach at Arizona State. Taylor led the 2017-18 squad to a Big West Tournament Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007-08 and only the third time in program history. In 2018-19, the Titans made it to the Big West Tournament Final for the second straight year, the first time that has been accomplished in program history. Fullerton did earn its third consecutive postseason berth, also a program first, as the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In 2016-17 he led the team to the postseason for the first time in program history since the 2011-12 season. The Titans hosted Weber State in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, also marking the first time in school history that the team hosted a postseason game. Breakdown 1:00 - Process of Turning Around a Program Through Struggles 4:00 - Character over Talent 5:00 - Championship Moments 7:00 - Recognizing and Identifying the Struggle 11:00 - Shaping and Identifying a Character Better 14:00 - First Years and Transfers 16:00 - 4 Things as a Part of Character 17:30 - Managing the Struggles in relation to his Administration 19:00 - Honest on Communication 21:00 - Coaching Staff 25:00 - Value Player Development 26:00 - Rookie and Veteran Analogy 28:00 - Reflecting on the Drills 29:30 - Off-Season Individual Development 32:00 - It all Starts With the Feet 33:30 - Time With James Harden 36:00 - Defending His Players 38:00 - Talking this Current Generation of Athletes 41:00 - Changed 44:00 - His Style of Play 46:00 - Believing in Spacing and Ball Movement 48:00 - Conclusion Dedrique Taylor’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedrique_Taylor Twitter: https://twitter.com/CSFCoachTaylor Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Bruce Weber, Kansas State Defensive Concepts Guest: Bruce Weber, Kansas State Wildcats Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, one of the winningest active Division I coaches with over 450 career wins and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Bruce Weber joins the basketball podcast to discuss defensive concepts. Weber has guided the Wildcats to 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances five times during his tenure, including consecutive 25-win campaigns the past two seasons for the first time in school history. K-State recorded its first 25-win season in five years and made its 12th trip to the Elite Eight in 2017-18 then followed it with another 25-win campaign and a third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2018-19. The school is one of just 24 nationally, including 15 in power conferences, to win at least 25 games in each of the last two seasons. He is the first Wildcat head coach to lead the program to multiple 25-win seasons (three). Breakdown 1:00 - Culture of Effort 2:40 - Flexible, Continue to Change, Believing Defense 4:00 - Things That Helped Them Build the Culture of Effort 5:30 - Keys to his Defensive Success 7:00 - His Defensive Players 8:40 - Practice 10:00 - Jailbreak and Jammer Bumper 12:30 - How Spred You Want your Defense? 14:00 - Defensive Side Pressure 16:00 - Defending the Post 18:20 - Change in Ball Screens 20:15 - FlatHeads 22:00 - Change in Transition Defense 23:50 - Talk 25:00 - Quick Drag Screen out of Transition 26:00 - Beat the Best Teams in the League 28:00 - Ability to be Flexible in Every Game 31:00 - Things that Changed Him in Coaching 34:00 - Conclusion Bruce Weber’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Weber_(basketball) Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachbruceweber Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Zico Coronel, Reimagining Scouting Reports, and Analogies in Coaching Guest: Zico Coronel, New Zealand Professional Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, New Zealand professional coach Zico Coronel joins the podcast to talk about visiting the Houston Rockets, reimaging scouting reports, and using analogies in coaching. Coronel is in his second season as the head coach of the Taylor Hawks in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NBL). In his first season he lead the Hawks to 12 wins and a semi-final berth. This was a drastic improvement as the previous three years the Hawks won 10 games combined. Prior to becoming head coach of the Taylor Hawks, Coronel served as an assistant coach to the Wellington Saints. There he was the assistant coach to Kevin Braswell who is also head coach of the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL. Breakdown 1:00 - Travels in North America with the Houston Rockets 2:30 - Houston Rockets Team Practices 4:00 - Individual Workouts 6:00 - James Harden and His Individual Workouts 8:00 - Transfer into the Game and Simplicity 10:30 - Evaluating the Quality of the Shot 13:20 - Other Takeaways from the Houston Rockets 15:00 - Pieces of Advices for Coaches 16:00 - Takeaways from other Coaches 19:50 - Things Coaches Overvalued in Scouting Reports 23:50 - Helping Players Transfer Information 27:00 - Improving Players and Emphasizing Scouting Reports 28:30 - Improving Scouting Reports and Challenge for the Players 31:30 - Not Need to Write Generalities on Scouting Reports 33:50 - Good Thing at the Pro Level and Adaptability 36:30 - Using Metaphors and Analogies to Increase Understanding 38:00 - Snipers, Medieval Torture Racks and Lava 42:00 - "Don't Let The Defense get Close to the Ball when Spacing..." 45:00 - "Take A Hostage" when Defending Ball Screens 47:00 - Crack The iPhone 50:00 - Initiative During Ball Screen 51:30 - The Theory of Subtle Offense 54:30 - North Angle and One Screen 59:00 - Importance of Decision Making 1:01:30 - Other Examples of his Defense 1:04:00 - Subtleties of Offense and Defense 1:07:00 - Brilliant Coaching in NBA Zico Coronel’s Bio Bio: https://www.zicocoronel.com/about Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zico_Coronel Website: https://www.zicocoronel.com Quizzing: https://kahoot.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Jim Crutchfield, Pressing Uptempo Style of Play Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nova Southeastern head coach Jim Crutchfield joins the podcast to talk about his pressing uptempo philosophy. Crutchfield is one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. NCAA coaching legend Jim Crutchfield became the head coach at NCAA D2 Nova Southeastern on March 21, 2017, following a historical stint at West Liberty in West Virginia, and quickly introduced a pressing, uptempo style of play that his known for. His recipe for success that had worked during the previous 13 years at West Liberty translated a 6-20 program into a National contender. Prior to his arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Crutchfield built arguably the most high-profile Division II program in the nation during 13 seasons with West Liberty. Having coached the Hilltoppers since 2004-17, he amassed a career record of 359-61 (.855), which was the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among ALL NCAA coaches who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. That places Crutchfield in an elite class of coaching legends that includes Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA's John Wooden (7th) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (21st). Breakdown 1:00 - Left for a challenge 2:00 - Scrimmage Philosophy 4:40 - The Process 6:30 - Things Addressed During Scrimmage 8:40 - Isolation Work 10:30 - Defensive Pressure within the Scrimmage 12:00 - Getting Quickly into the Pressure 15:00 - How his Players Compete in Scrimmage 18:00 - Never Read a Basketball Book in his Life 19:00 - Shaping his Philosophy 21:00 - Teaching Players Decision Making 23:00 - Watching Video with his Players 24:20 - Scoring in Transition 26:00 - 10 Second Shot Clock 27:00 - Attacking to crete Confidence 29:00 - Spacing Template 30:00 - Emphasizing Everything 31:00 - Enjoying the System 32:20 - Talking about Advantage/Disadvantage 33:30 - Defining Shot Selection 35:00 - Players Care about Winning and Losing 36:00 - Phase of Play: Up Tempo Practice 39:00 - Ways to Create Gaps to Drive 41:00 - Playing Through the Elbows a Lot 45:00 - He Believed in a Game of Basketball that Don't Anymore 46:00 - Better Coach because of his Philosophy Jim Crutchfield’s Bio Bio: https://nsusharks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=774 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Matt Painter, Purdue Basketball Concepts Guest: Matt Painter, Purdue Men’s Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Purdue head coach Matt Painter joins the podcast to talk about Purdue basketball concepts. Transition defense, the influence of football, offensive play calling and coaching great players are all discussed. With five Sweet 16 appearances, 11 NCAA Tournament berths, two Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten Tournament title and an international gold medal on his résumé. Breakdown 1:00 - His Defensive Philosophy and Mental Repetitions 4:00 - Picking Up Basketball 6:00 - Never Get Away From Your Personnel 9:20 - Stats/Percentage of the Rebounds going the Nail Area 10:30 - Educating Players 12:00 - Getting Good Position in Rebounds 15:00 - Discipline on your Key Players 17:30 - Do Your Job 20:00 - Connectedness 21:00 - Get back, Get Centered 23:00 - Getting Time Coming to a Play 25:00 - Value of the Keyhole, influence on offense? 27:30 - Moving Away from Motions to Sets 30:00 - Relating to Football 32:30 - Need to Have Intelligent Players 34:40 - How to take things Next year 36:00 - How A Good Player Process works within the Team 37:50 - Buy in or see Frustrations 39:50 - Winning Frustrations 41:30 - Mastery 44:00 - Giving Value in Game 45:00 - Building Relationship in your Players 48:00 - Process of his Down Period 50:00 - His Great Class high School Players in the Past 52:00 - The Value of Recruiting Talents 54:33 - Reshuffling the Deck 55:30 - Evaluating Coaches 58:00 - Consistency Matt Painter’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Painter Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachPainter Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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David Arseneault Jr., The Grinnell System Guest: David Arseneault Jr., Grinnell Pioneers’ Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Arseneault Jr. is the NCAA D3 Grinnell Pioneers’ head men’s basketball coach, taking over duties from his father, David Arseneault. The elder Arseneault, who created the Grinnell system, retired in June 2018. The Grinnell System, sometimes referred to as The System, is a fast-tempo style of basketball. It is a variation of the run-and-gun system popularized by coach Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymount University in the early 1980s. The Grinnell System relies on shooting three-point field goals, applying constant pressure with a full-court press, and substituting players frequently. Arseneault Jr., who previously played and coached at Grinnell, returned to Grinnell in 2017-18 after two seasons leading the Reno Bighorns, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. During his time with Reno, the Bighorns won the Western Conference with a 33-17 mark, claimed the Pacific Division title and set a D-League record for offensive efficiency. Arseneault Jr. was named Coach of the Year by SB Nation. Over a two-season span, the Bighorns posted a 53-47 record and had six players called up to the NBA. They led the league in numerous categories, including points per game, 3-point field goals, 3-point percentage, assists per game and assist-turnover ratio. Breakdown 1:00 - the Grinnell System 2:00 - Challenges on Recruiting Players 3:00 - Players Played in the Game 5:30 - Administrative Support 7:40 - Reaching out 9:40 - Balance within the system 11:20 - Preferred Playmaker 14:00 - Having a Scorer on Each Platoon 16:00 - Defining Roles 20:00 - Variation of Styles Principles 23:00 - Things That Coaches are Missing to the System 25:30 - Scouting Reports on Opponent's Actions 29:19 - Takeaways From Offensive Particular in the G-League 33:00 - Teams that are unwatchable for Him 38:00 - Introduce the Defense 40:30 - Part of His System that works at the Youth Development 42:30 - Benefits of His System 44:00 - Improving INdividually 45:00 - Type of Shot: Bad Shot or Good Shot? 46:00 - Four Factors 47:30 - Analytics in terms of Field Goal Percentage 49:00 - Charting 50:00 - Final Thoughts David Arsenault’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arseneault_Jr Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidarseneault Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Ryan Odom, Offensive Spacing and Reaction Guest: Ryan Odom, UMBC Retrievers Men's Basketball Head Coach Ryan Odom has compiled a three-year mark of 67-37 at University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). He has led three of the top four win-producing teams in school history. In a six-day span, In the 2017-18 season, Odom leads UMBC to an America East Conference title and followed up by engineering the first victory for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history. Breakdown 1:18 - His Personality as a Coach 4:00 - Criticisms he faced as a Coach 6:13 - Playing with Confidence 9:00 - Outlining the Dribble-Attack Philosophy 10:30 - Working on Scramble Plays 12:40 - Second Player's Responsibility 13:47 - 12-Second Drill 17:00 - Perimeter Reaction on Spacing 18:20 - Transition 20:15 - Push it or Pass it 24:00 - Markers 26:40 - Unconsciously Coach 28:00 - Working on Jump Stop 29:00 - Preferred Movement to Dribble Attack 30:40 - Interior Player 34:00 - Post becoming a Playmaker 36:00 - Second Cuts 38:00 - Open Practice 40:00 - Running Motion 42:00 - Conclusion Ryan Odom’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Odom Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coachryanodom Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dave Smart, Matchup Based Offense and Defense Guest: Dave Smart, Carleton Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, learn the competitive coaching philosophy of Carleton head coach Dave Smart. Smart has architected one of the most dominant dynasties in collegiate sport history. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario from 1999 to 2019, where he led the Ravens to thirteen of the team's fourteen U Sports national championships in men's basketball. Since taking over the Ravens program in 1999-00, Smart won 92 per cent of his games against Canadian opposition between 1999 and 2019. He led the Ravens to a Canadian men's record of 87 consecutive wins in league and playoff games, from 2002-2005. Smart has been named the Canadian Collegiate Basketball Coach of the Year a record eight times, and the OUA conference coach-of-the-year awards thirteen times. Breakdown 1:00 - Force Left Defense 3:00 - Matchup Defense 5:00 - Focusing on Individuals 8:00 - Synergy in the Analytics 11:00 - No Help, Drive and Finding Open Players 13:30 - If you can't pass, You can't play. 15:30 - Forcing on Ability to Pass 18:00 - Dictated by Plan 19:40 - None 22:00 - Square 23:00 - Teaching on a Close Out 26:00 - Different Base Mechanics 28:30 - Is Defense Age Appropriate? 31:30 - Introduction of Defense Right Away 33:30 -Run and Jump 35:00 - Explaining Players Help Needs 36:30 - Defend Off the Ball Screening 38:00 - ADVERTISEMENT (Dave Smart Program) 39:00 - Ball Screen 42:00 - Actions That He Struggled the Most 44:30 - Post Defense 48:30 - Making Calls While in Post Defense 50:30 -Things He Emphasize in Transition 53:00 - They Dictate Matchups 54:30 - Running Players to the Dunker's Spot 56:30 - Talking about "Spacing" 1:01:00 - Taking the Spot 1:03:00 - How his doing Work on Spacing? 1:04:30 - Shot Selection Discussion 1:08:00 - Dictating Defense and Shots 1:11:00 - Forgetting to Look at the Chart 1:12:00 - Sharing his Knowledge 1:15:00 - Conclusion Dave Smart’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Smart Twitter: https://twitter.com/davesmartbball Carleton Raven’s Basketball: https://goravens.ca/teams/mens-basketball/ Website: http://www.davesmartbasketball.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dave Smart, A Competitive Basketball Philosophy Guest: Dave Smart, Carleton Raven's Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, learn the competitive coaching philosophy of Carleton head coach Dave Smart. Smart has architected one of the most dominant dynasties in collegiate sport history. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario from 1999 to 2019, where he led the Ravens to thirteen of the team's fourteen U Sports national championships in men's basketball. Since taking over the Ravens program in 1999-00, Smart won 92 per cent of his games against Canadian opposition between 1999 and 2019. He led the Ravens to a Canadian men's record of 87 consecutive wins in league and playoff games, from 2002-2005. Smart has been named the Canadian Collegiate Basketball Coach of the Year a record eight times, and the OUA conference coach-of-the-year awards thirteen times. Breakdown 1:00 - Coaching human being to be better in so many ways 2:30 - Desire to get Better, which is Fun 4:00 - Don’t like using or talking about the word “PROCESS” 8:00 - Explaining to people his Philosophy about “Depend” 10:00 - Finding Ways to Win 12:30 - Talking about Evil Players 14:50 - Ways He done to make them Accountable for Behavior Change 16:00 - “Better than everybody else” 18:30 - The Types of Persons in a Group and their Levels 24:00 - He Never Lose to the Bad Teams 25:00 - Leadership of his Players within his program 27:00 - His Team Defended Very Well in Games 29:00 - Comparison between their Game Last year and This year 30:00 - Process of cultivating players in his program 33:00 - Not be “Reactionary” 35:20 - Mini Conversations 37:00 - True Emotions of Him in Referees 38:30 - Consequences That Impact Players to Hold Their Emotions to the Refs 40:30 - Consequences of Winning and Losing in Practice in a Drill 43:00 - What leads him to more success from a Coaching Perspective 46:00 - The Need of Accountability 49:00 - Philosophy of "There is too much..." 51:15 - Goal and Expectation of Player's Shot Counts in His Practice 53:00 - His Competition-Based Practices 56:00 - Teaching a Child Shoot and Defend in a Slow Learning Pace 59:00 - Philosophy and Views including Players within Practices 1:04:00 - Things that helped them succeed against Division I Teams 1:08:00 - Conclusion Dave Smart’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Smart Twitter: https://twitter.com/davesmartbball Carleton Raven’s Basketball: https://goravens.ca/teams/mens-basketball/ Website: http://www.davesmartbasketball.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Pascal Meurs, Basketball Is Not Pre-Programmed Guest: Pascal Meurs, European Professional Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, European professional coach Pascal Meurs join the podcast to discuss moving away from preprogrammed drills and applying analytics in simple ways. Meurs is a professional basketball coach with experience at the highest level in Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Luxembourg. Pascal is an expert in advanced basketball analytics with a Phd in mathematics. As a skilled speaker on coaching clinics, he has been invited to three different continents. Breakdown: 1:00 - Why He Don’t Like Pre-Program Drills? 2:20 - Things that we can do to Make our Players Smarter 4:00 - Alternative to the 11-Man Drill 5:40 - Passing Drill is Primary in their Era 7:15 - Teaching Players How to Relate Practice to the Game 9:00 - Things to do to Help Players Train Defensive Decision Making 11:00 - Loads for Learning Drills 13:00 - Assessment Dictates Tomorrow’s Emphasis of the Drill 14:30 - Development of Coaching Both Side at the Same Time 16:30 - Doing a Lot of 1-on-1 18:30 - Limit a Defender to Emphasize Offense/Defense Decision Making 20:00 - Traditional 1-on-1 Drills, Limiting in terms of Development 21:47 - Creating Game Situation 23:00 - Decision Making Off the Ball on 1-on-1 Progressions 24:00 - Twice a Day Program 25:00 - Starting 5-on-5 on a Stationary 26:50 - Defense: Intensity and Communication is Important 29:40 - Terminology Used in Recovery on Ball Screen 31:30 - Personal Stats that He Valued as a Coach 33:00 - “The more passes, the more chances to have buckets” 36:00 - Defending Harder 37:30 - Other Ways we can Measure Playing Hard 39:00 - Pace 42:30 - Win Games by Playing Slower 44:00 - Pace and Efficiency in Offense 47:00 - Decision Making on doing Faster or Slower Pace of Playing 49:00 - Analytics Coaches are Missing out On 50:50 - Marry The Analytics with Video 52:30 - Things to do when Self-Scouting 54:00 - Closing Remarks Advice to Coaches 56:00 - Conclusion Pascal Meurs’ Bio Bio: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Meurs Twitter: https://twitter.com/PascalMeurs?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pascalmeurs/ Website: https://www.pascalmeurs.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Vance Walberg, Dribble Drive Offense Guest: Vance Walberg, Former Assistant Coach in the NBA In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, one of the most innovative minds in basketball brings his approach and philosophy to the basketball podcast as Vance Walberg shares some ideas on the dribble drive offense. Vance Walberg's Dribble Drive system has evolved into an offensive attack adopted, and adapted, with thousand of coaches of all levels all over the world. Breakdown: 1:00 - Started of his Dribble Drive Offense 2:40 - Evolution of the Game 3:30 - Seeing Elements in Teams Playing Nowadays 4:30 - Depth of his Teaching 5:40 - Mistakes Coaches Made with the Dribble Drive 7:00 - Teaching Points of what is a Good Shot at the Rim 9:20 - Things that Allow to Ability to Attack the Weak Side 11:00 - Spacing to the Corners and Triple Gaps 14:00 - Advice to Coaches to their Drills and System 16:30 - Other Thoughts on Dribble Drive 17:30 - Empowering the Weak Side 19:15 - Outlets for Trouble 21:00 - Emphasizing Dibbler Countering 23:30 - Talking about Rockets and their Plays 24:30 - Progression of Teaching Dribble Drive at Different Levels 26:00 - Best Defense Against Dribble Drive 28:00 - Switching at Dribble Drive 31:00 - Running Dribble Drive in Zones 32:00 - “Two-Sets” Concept 35:00 - In-Depth Offensive Rebounding Rules 39:00 - Favorite Technique in Creating Triple Gap 41:00 - Favorite Entry Action 42:30 - Things to Emphasize if his Team Don’t Have a Lot of Shoot 44:00 - Dimensional Players 45:30 - His Favorite Drills and it’s Changes 48:00 - Do Some People Sacrifice Primary Transition in Dribble Drive? 49:40 - Dribble Drive with Transition is Primary Offense 52:00 - Running Dribble Drive as a Main Offense in NBA Level 53:00 - Scouting Opponent 55:00 - Players Make Their Own Reads to the Opponents 56:00 - Things the He Charting 57:00 - Suggestion and Advices to Learn Dribble Drive 58:00 - Conclusion Vance Walberg’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Walberg Website: https://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/auth/2254/Vance-Walberg.html Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Brendan Suhr, Coaching Development Guest: Brendan Suhr, Head Coach of LSU In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Brendan Suhr joins the podcast to discuss coaching development. Coach Brendan Suhr is viewed as one of the most respected figures in basketball with nearly 30 years as a coach and executive in the NBA and 13 seasons as a coach at the collegiate level. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Things that Coaches are Missing 3:30 - Teacher First and Teaching Leadership 5:30 - Things Coaches Have to Keep in Mind in NBA Level 8:00 - College Level 10:30 - Preservation than Innovation; Service 11:30 - Value of Mentorship 14:30 - Certification 15:30 - Coaching is a Nice, Positive Term 16:30 - Art of Coaching 20:30 - Learnings from Hubie Brown 22:00 - Concept of Teaching 25:00 - Informality of Coach Education 26:00 - Passion Component 27:00 - Steve Kerr Likes "Joy" 28:30 - Biggest Tip He Got from Hubie Brown 29:45 - You Need to Have Credibility 32:00 - Advertisement (Dave Smart Program Video) 33:30 - What Do You Do When You're Wrong? 36:30 - Putting More Effort in the Team 37:30 - The Way Coaches Practice 39:00 - Believing the Whole Method 42:00 - Working on Every Facet of the Game 43:00 - Teaching All Fundamentals Before the 5-on-5 Play 44:00 - Preservation vs Innovation 46:00 - Fear of Coaches 48:00 - Believing to their Head Coach 51:00 - Making Decision 53:00 - Practicing, Teaching and Drawing Up the Plays 56:00 - Hardest Things As Players Transition into Coaching 58:30 - Talking about Players 1:00:00 - Highlights for Coach U Podcast 1:01:30 - Commitment that You Really Need Have to Learn 1:02:40 - Coaching is a Suffering Business 1:04:00 - Conclusion Brendan Suhr’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Suhr Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendansuh Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coaching-u-podcast-with-coach-brendan-suhr/id440404345?mt=2 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Igor Milicic, Creative Coaching To Give Your Team Their Best Chance Guest: Igor Milicic, Basketball Champions League Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Basketball Champions League head coach Igor Miličić joins the podcast to discuss creative coaching. Coach Miličić is head coach of Polish League team Anwil Włocławek. His team competes with "underdog tactics" against much higher budgeted teams. On the podcast, he explains ideas to give your team the best chance to succeed. Breakdown: 1:00 - Off the Back Door Play 3:30 - Defending Off the Back Door Play 4:40 - Challenges Coaching a Low-Budgeted Club 7:30 - Winning Championship 8:30 - His System of Defense 12:00 - Creating Dizziness in Opponents 13:30 - Preparation Time 15:30 - Buying in his System 17:00 - Goal of 2-2-1 Full Court 19:30 - Primary Goal of 1-3-1 System 21:00 - Transforming 1-2-2 System 22:00 - Things that Beat their 2-2-1 24:30 - Aim of 1-3-1 System 26:30 - Trading Corners 28:00 - Switching Players in Specific Situation 30:00 - Drawing Big Men in Trap Plays 31:00 - Attacking the 1-3-1 Defense 33:00 - Covering Up Matchups 35:00 - Flashing 36:00 - Matching Up in the Post 37:00 - Rules in Defense 39:00 - Practicing Defense 42:00 - Hard Show Defense 44:30 - Running Junior Program 45:30 - Realistic Situation 47:00 - Having Time 49:00 - Removing Traditional Pick and Roll 51:00 - Bringing His System to the Higher Clubs 53:00 - Concept of Pressing 56:00 - Scouting Opponents 59:00 - Conclusion Igor Milicic’s Bio Bio: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Mili%C4%8Di%C4%87 Anwil Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anwil_official Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Aaron Fearne, Tagging Up Offensive Rebound System Guest: Aaron Fearne, Charlotte 49ers Assistant Coach, and Former Professional Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Charlotte 49ers assistant coach, and former professional head coach, Aaron Ferne joins the podcast to discuss sending five players to the offensive boards. The podcast covers team and individual offensive rebounding tactics and techniques. Defensive transition is discussed in the context of this system to give you real insights into a stimulating idea. Fearne joins the 49ers coaching staff after spending the last nine years as head coach of the National Basketball League's Cairns Taipans, which plays in Australia's top professional league. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Tagging Up System 5:00 - Being on the Front Foot 9:00 - Transition Defense 11:00 - Exposing his System in NCAA Games 12:40 - Communicating in Transition 15:30 - Adjustments in the System 17:20 - Creating Advantage with Possessions 19:00 - Teaching Separation with the Player 21:00 - Struggle with the System 23:30 - Their Hands during the Scrum 24:30 - 14-Second Reset on FIBA 25:30 - Concept of Predictable Shots 27:00 - Controlling Phase 28:30 - Over Obsessions with Matchups 31:30 - Aggressive Players in Youth Development 33:00 - Female Teams who used the System 35:00 - Creating Danger for Them 36:30 - Game Plan 37:30 - Danger with the Scrum 38:30 - One-Hand Rebound 40:00 - Teaching Specific on Size Disadvantage 41:00 - Spacing the Outlet 42:30 - Commitment to the System 44:30 - Offensive Rebound used in the System 48:00 - His Kids Playing Basketball in America versus in Australia 51:00 - Holding Accountable 53:00 - Empowering of the Weak Side Players 56:00 - Conclusion Aaron Fearne’s Bio Bio: https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2018/7/31/mens-basketball-sanchez-adds-aaron-fearne-to-49ers-mens-hoops-staff.aspx Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronfearne14 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Ryan Pannone, Advanced Offensive Rebounding and Pick and Roll Concept Guest: Ryan Pannone, AC Hapoel Jerusalem Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, AC Hapoel Jerusalem assistant coach Ryan Pannone joins the podcast to discuss offensive rebounding, the pick and roll game and so much more. Pannone shares his knowledge gained from having coached all over the world including time in Israel, Slovakia, the United States, China and Germany. Pannone has twice served as an assistant coach for Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel’s top-tier, as in addition to his current role, he was previously an assistant coach in the 2016-17 season. During the 2017-18 season. he served as head coach of BC Prievidza of the Slovak Basketball League, the top-tier league in Slovakia. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Working in Early Years 3:30 - Offense Rebounding 6:00 - Impact on Transition Defense to Rebound 6:40 - "Tagging Up" and "Go Getter" 8:00 - Skill Development Portion 10:00 - 2-Handed Rebound Guy 11:00 - Breaking with Film Study 13:00 - "Eliminate Effort When you First Touch" 14:00 - Running Screens 16:00 - Traditions and 1-Hand Rebound 17:00 - Tip Concept 18:30 - Percentage Spending on Offensive Rebounding 21:00 - Better Rebounder 23:00 - NBA says don't Offensive Rebound 25:30 - Factors Leading their team in Top 1 in Assist 27:40 - Video Scouting for Assist 31:00 - Player's Body 32:40 - Game Development Plan 34:30 - Practice Development Plan 36:40 - Low Impact Training 39:00 - Game Development When your Losing 41:00 - Confidence of a Coach 43:00 - Sharing Plan with the Players and Trainers 46:00 - Doing in Reps in Practice 48:00 - Player-Led in Practice Reps like Seth Curry 51:00 - Pick and Roll Team and their Spacing 52:00 - Re-Screen 54:00 - Big Guys during Pick and Roll 55:00 - Other Pick and Roll Concepts 57:40 - Non-Shooting Big's Decision Making 59:00 - Constant Moving in Pick and Roll 1:02:00 - Offensive Concepts in Europe 1:03:40 - Conclusion Ryan Pannone’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Pannone Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanpannone Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Hanno Mottola, Developing A Program Wide Philosophy Guest: Hanno Mottola, Finnish Basketball Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Finnish basketball coach Hanno Möttölä joins the podcast to share ideas to help your program define its playing style. Möttölä shares ideas from his playing and coaching career, as a leading figure in Finnish basketball, to help us to better understand how to run a basketball program. Möttölä has been with the Helsinki Basketball Academy’s as an assistant coach since 2012. In that role he assists with player development, player recruitment, NCAA recruiting and many other roles. He also currently serves as an assistant coach for the Finnish men’s A2 team. As a player, Möttölä became the first Finnish player in the NBA when he played for the Atlanta Hawks, and the first Finn in the Euroleague. He helped lead Utah to the NCAA Final 4 in 1998 playing for Rick Majerus. He was also captain of the national team for 15 years appearing in one World Cup in 2014, and three European Championships (1995, 2011, 2013). Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Story of Lauri Markkanen 5:00 - Skipping Fundamentals 6:40 - Steph Curry Effect 10:00 - Working on Lauri's Shooting Form 13:00 - Concept and Process of Brad Steven 15:30 - Finland Basketball 18:00 - Big Mobile Big Guys 19:30 - Controlling The Ball 20:40 - Ball's in The Deny Trailer 23:00 - Forcing Offense to Run Higher 24:10 - Needing a Game Plan for Denial 27:00 - Weak Side Eye 30:00 - Aggressive on the Ball 31:00 - Defending the Post 32:00 - Fronting the Post 35:00 - Transitioning to Offense 37:00 - Unselfish Society 38:00 - Running Ball Screen All The Time 40:00 - Set Plays 42:00 - Cutting Players 44:00 - Implementing Offense 45:00 - Synergy of the Game 47:00 - Lithuania 49:00 - Finland National Team 51:00 - Strategy 55:00 - Final Words Hanno Mottola’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanno_M%C3%B6tt%C3%B6l%C3%A4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannoMottola Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Terry Fowler, Changing The Way You Practice and Play Guest: Terry Fowler, South Alabama Head Women's Basketball Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, South Alabama head women's basketball coach Terry Fowler joins the podcast to discuss changing the way you practice and play. Coach Fowler has changed from a slower paced offense, to a faster higher possession offense. He has also moved from a more traditional practice style to a games based approach to coaching. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - What and Why Change 4:00 - Pace of the Game in FIBA 5:00 - Freedom, Shot Clock and FIBA 3-on-3 9:30 - Constraint Led Coaching 11:00 - Remove the Fluff and Connecting it to 5 on 5 12:30 - Enjoyment of Players 15:30 - Explaining Unorthodox Style of Training 17:00 - Empowering Players 18:00 - Timeouts in Practice 21:30 - Insight on Changing 24:00 - End of Game Situations 27:00 - Two-Side Fast Break 31:00 - Crossing the Street 32:00 - Skill Development of his Players 33:00 - Couple of Possessions 36:00 - Coaching Both Sides with the Defensive Mindset 38:00 - Stopping and Teaching Players in his Game's' Approach 41:40 - Mini Conversations with Players 43:00 - BDT Training 45:00 - Small Group Workouts 48:00 - Advice on Changing 49:30 - Perfect is No Longer the Goal 51:00 - Practice Planning 52:00 - Advice when Switching to a Games Approach to Coaching 53:30 - Conclusion Terry Fowler’s Bio Bio: https://usajaguars.com/staff.aspx?staff=320 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tfowl24 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Alan Keane, Rethinking Traditional Basketball Ideas Guest: Alan Keane, Great Britain Under 19 National Head Coach, and current Reading Rockets NBL D1 Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Great Britain Under 19 National Head Coach, and current Reading Rockets NBL D1 Head Coach, Alan Keane joins the podcast to help us rethink some traditional coaching ideas. Ideas like the pre-game, half-time, timeout interactions and interventions coaches traditionally use are discussed, along with methods for better empowering players in the coaching process. Keane is currently the JMA Basketball Academy Head Coach (Performance pathway for players & coaches), the Reading Rockets NBL D1 Head Coach (Second division pro league) and the Great Britain & England U18 Head Coach. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Value of Pre-Game, Halftime and Timeout 6:00 - Discussion During Half Time and Timeout 10:30 - Filling on the Gaps and Moving Forward 11:40 - How do Handle Conflicts during Half Time? 13:00 - The Rule of 3 14:00 - Benefit of Athlete-Centered Approach 17:00 - Example of the Approach 18:00 - Being Best as an Assistant Coach 21:00 - Permissions and Agreements and Facilitating Players 23:30 - Whatsapp Groups and the Right Environment 26:30 - Handling Timeouts 30:30 - Queuing Players About the Right Conversation 34:00 - Freedom of Players 36:00 - Reviewing Terms and Phrases During Practice 38:00 - "Bring it to Life and then Discuss it Later" 40:00 - Analyzing of Player's Strengths and Weaknesses 44:00 - Train Hard to Find Easy 45:30 - Process on Applying Scouting Reports to Players 46:40 - Feelings 50:00 - Reimagining Scouting Reports 53:00 - Improving Themselves 54:00 - Drill and Skill Transfers 58:00 - Isolation 59:00 - Conclusion Alan Keane’s Bio Bio: https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/talent/commonwealth-games/men/coaches/assistant-coach-alan-keane/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachKeane14 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Josh Schertz, Offensive Play Calling and Things that Lead to Success Guest: Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Lincoln Memorial head coach Josh Schertz joins the Basketball Podcast, to discuss offensive play calling and things that lead to success. Schertz, a three-time National Coach of the Year and six-time South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year, has led LMU to a remarkable 232-32 record (87.9 percent) over the last eight seasons. Since arriving in Harrogate, Tennessee as the 17th head coach of the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball program in 2008, Josh Schertz has engineered one of the more remarkable turnarounds in all of college basketball. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Culture He Built at Lincoln Memorial University 4:30 - His Playbook System and Cut Series 7:00 - Cut-Step-Slash Play 9:00 - Cut Series Discussion 10:40 - Running a Lot of Stuffs 12:00 - Consistency of the Play Ball 13:10 - Flow and "99" Play Term 15:00 - Talking about Critical Offense 18:40 - Talking about Phase 19:30 - Hunt Great 22:00 - Putting Pressure and Stress on Defense 23:00 - Playing the Phase 24:00 - Finding Equilibrium and Paradox 25:30 - Behavior in Practice 29:00 - Challenge for Young Coaches 30:30 - Team that is Steady 33:00 - Defensive Warm-up 36:00 - Developing Habits 37:00 - Learnings, Multitasks 39:30 - Running Great Offense 43:00 - Develop Ability to Coach 45:00 - Transfer in the Game 46:00 - Takeaways in the Camp 48:30 - Giving Freedom to Players 49:00 - Applied Learnings from the Camp 50:00 - Blender 52:00 - Recruiting Process 53:30 - Exercise and Taking Vitamins to the Players 55:00 - Screen-Assist and Hockey Assist 58:00 - Clean-Stop and Qualitative-Quantitative Concept 1:01:00 - Cumulative Effect 1:03:00 - Conclusion Josh Schertz’s Bio Bio: https://lmurailsplitters.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachschertzlmu Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Randy Brown, 12 Anchors for Coaching Clarity, Effectiveness, and Success Guest: Randy Brown, Basketball Consultant and Mentor In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, basketball consultant and mentor, Randy Brown, joins the podcast to talk about the 12 Anchors for Coaching Clarity, Effectiveness, and Success. Randy is a former D1 Assistant Coach at Iowa State and Arizona. His 18 years in college basketball highlights a successful 23-year career. Mentored by Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson at Arizona, Randy’s coaching resume includes positions at Arizona, Iowa State, Marquette, Drake, and Miami of Ohio, 5 Conference Championships and 5 NCAA appearances. His efforts have helped develop 12 NBA players including Steve Kerr, Sean Elliott, and Jamaal Tinsley. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Anchors in Coaching 4:00 - Roots of the Anchors Coming From 6:30 - 1st Anchor, Concept of the Game 8:30 - Play off the Ball and Empower the Weak Side 9:30 - Embracing where Player are Good 11:30 - 2nd Anchor, Communication 13:00 - Communication must come Early 14:30 - 4 Items - Early, What, Directional, Action 16:40 - Teaching Basketball as a Puzzle Concept 18:40 - Coach Through Your Player's Eyes 20:40 - Pieces of the Puzzle 23:00 - 3rd Anchor, Words 25:00 - 4th Anchor, "Toughness" 28:30 - Relating the Game "Tag" to Basketball 31:00 - 5th Anchor, Roles 33:00 - Story about Roles 35:00 - 6th Anchor, The "Top 3 Rule" Story 37:40 - 7th Anchor, School of Bus Rule 39:00 - Defensive Transition, Get Good Shots, Limit Turnovers 40:30 - 8th Anchor, The Rule of Sticky 41:30 - 9th Anchor, Low, Medium, Highest Level of Accountability 42:20 - 10th Anchor, Free Shooting Ideas for Players 44:00 - 11th Anchor, Coach Yourself 47:00 - Frustration of the Coaches 48:00 - Story of "Coach Yourself" 50:30 - 12th Anchor, Enjoy 52:30 - Realization of Enjoying the Game of Basketball 55:30 - Website of Randy Brown: randybrown.coach 57:00 - Book of Randy Brown: Rebound Froward 58:00 - Talking about Adversity 59:00 - Conclusion Randy Brown’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Brown Website: https://randybrown.coach/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachrb Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Michael Fly, Assistant Coach to Head Coach Guest: Michael Fly, Florida Gulf Coast University Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Florida Gulf Coast University head coach Michael Fly joins the podcast to discuss being an assistant coach who becomes the head coach. Fly who has spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach on the Eagles’ staff, was promoted to head coach of the FGCU men’s basketball program this spring. He gives great advice for being the best assistant coach you can be, while providing insights into how he is going to approach being a head coach. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Challenges in Taking Over the Program 5:00 - Blending Both Coaching Styles? 6:30 - Personality Change in Interacting Players 8:30 - Better Program are Player-Coach than Player-led 10:00 - Assistant Coach to Head Coaching Position 12:00 - Just be Really Good at What you do 13:30 - Examples of Things He Could Take-off Coaches Play 17:00 - Finding Opportunities to Speak 20:00 - Interview and Recruitment Process 22:00 - The Value of Recruitment and the Institution 25:00 - Things that He Done in the University 27:00 - The Most Important Situation is Your Situation 28:30 - Things Head Coaches Must Do to Develop their Assistants 31:30 - Recruiting with Assistant Coaches and Staff 34:00 - End-Game Coaching Responsibilities 36:00 - Broken Up Responsibilities and Quick Meetings 37:40 - Process of Offense 38:40 - Freedom to Make Plays 40:00 - Implementing Offense and Defense 41:30 - Teach Someone a New Position and Adjusting Players 43:00 - Conclusion Michael Fly’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fly Twitter: https://twitter.com/Michael_Fly Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Beno Udrih, Transitioning From Playing to Coaching Guest: Beno Udrih, Former NBA Player In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA player Beno Udrih joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss transitioning from playing to coaching. Udrih played 13 seasons in the NBA, and won two NBA championships playing with the San Antonio Spurs. Udrih played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Things to Focus on Developing as a Future Coach 3:00 - Favorite Traits of Coaches he Played for 5:00 - Commitment and Comparing his Practice in Europe and US 7:00 - Scouting Report - Self Scout 8:00 - Workload Management 11:00 - being a Role Player/Backup Player 13:00 - Coaching and Helping a Role Player 14:00 - Noticing Progress and Success 15:00 - What Something that we Overteach? 17:00 - Some Tricks for Smart Playing 18:30 - Perceptual Abilities - How can we Teach this? 20:00 - Ideal Amount of Video Film to Watch 21:30 - Talking about Film Viewing 23:00 - Confidence 24:00 - Communicate Players All the Time 26:00 - In-Game Coaching 27:30 - One of the Toughest Actions 29:30 - Do you Value Ball Movement? 30:30 - Noticeable how Pace Has Changed 32:00 - Traits that he would Bring to his Coaching Now 33:00 - How was the Ball Movement Developed? 34:30 - Focus on One Thing 36:00 - What is a Close Out? 37:30 - Teaching Close Out Skills 38:30 - Footwork and Catch and Shoot 40:00 - Teaching Ball Pick-Up 41:00 - Catching the Ball and Working on Hands 43:00 - Strong Hand and Spots as a Player 44:30 - Transition from Player to Not Playing 46:40 - Building Relationship and Reaching Out 49:30 - Rationale on the One-foot shot/Balance Shot 51:00 - Conclusion Beno Udrih’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno_Udrih Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenoUdrih1 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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TJ Saint, Practice, Video and Analytics in Modern Basketball Guest: TJ Saint, Director of Basketball Strategy and Video with the University of Georgia In this week’s basketball coaching conversation Director of Basketball Strategy and Video with the University of Georgia, TJ Saint, joins the podcast. Saint and Coach Oliver discuss practice, video and analytics in modern basketball. Saint has spent time as a video coordinator, player development coach, director of basketball operations with the Detroit Pistons, Butler Bulldogs, Belmont Bruins and Pure Sweat. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:40 - Ideas for Watching the Video and How they can Improve 5:00 - Checklist and Watching Games like a Fan Live 7:30 - High Percentages of Rebounds go down to Nail 11:00 - Covering the Nail 12:00 - Studying Top 4 NBA Teams and their Corner Threes 15:00 - Players often Figure Stuffs out before Coaches Do 17:00 - Driving along the Slot Line and 25% 18:30 - Low Man and Pick&Roll Situation, The Next Level. 19:30 - Hit the Roller and Skip 21:00 - Tim Duncan 22:30 - Big Man being able to Drive than Shoot 26:20 - Should we leave our Feet to Challenge a Shot? 27:30 - Defensive Conversation 29:00 - Team Lines 31:00 - What is a Veer? 32:30 - The term "Scram" 34:30 - Level of Communication is Undervalued 35:30 - Adding The Names of the Call 37:00 - General Feedback 38:00 - 3 Components of Trust 40:30 - Defining Reality 42:00 - How Much the Player Cares 43:00 - How Much Basketball is Part of their Identity 44:00 - Conclusion TJ Saint’s Bio Bio: https://georgiadogs.com/staff.aspx?staff=3572https://georgiadogs.com/staff.aspx?staff=3572 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TJAllDaySaint Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Joerik Michiels, The Elite Athletes Skill Development Way Guest: Joerik Michiels, Professional Skills Trainer In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, professional basketball skills trainer Joerik Michiels joins the podcast. Michiels, and Chris Oliver, have a conversation about progressive and modern basketball training methods. Michiels is from Belgium, and is the owner of Elite Athletes and Elite Academy. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Elite Athlete Concept 3:00 - Beginning of Elite Athlete Program 6:00 - Long Term Development Focus and Success 7:00 - Winning Games is an Outcome 8:00 - Teaching Mindset 10:00 - Leading to the Kaizen Mindset 11:00 - Struggle Points 13:00 - Basic Amazing! 14:00 - Meaning of Basic Amazing and Fundamentals 15:10 - Block Practice and Adding Decision Making 18:30 - Teaching Young People on Shooting 20:00 - 24/7 Concept and Mamba Mentality 21:00 - Good Coaching Perspective at his Academy 23:00 - Stepping Away from the Traditional Programs 24:00 - Mindset of the Position as Basketball 26:00 - Things to do to Foster Creativity to an Athlete 28:30 - Getting Great Ideas from Soccer 30:00 - Using 1-on-1 Approaches in the Practice 31:20 - Using the "Watch Films" Approach to Athletes 31:20 - Using the "Watch Films" Approach to Athletes 33:20 - Homework Traffic Light System 36:00 - Don't be a Playstation Coach 38:00 - The Mindset of the Player 40:00 - Being Uncomfortable is Okay 41:00 - Pro Players is Less Creative 43:00 - Final Thoughts on Coach Development Joerik Michiels’ Bio Bio: http://www.eliteathletes.be/team/joerik-michiels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joerik/ Website: http://www.eliteathletes.be Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Zak Boisvert, A Conversation About Rebounding... and Basketball Guest: Zak Boisvert, Army Assistant Coach and Founder of PickandPop.net In this week’s basketball coaching conversation Army assistant coach, and founder of pickandpop.net, joins the basketball podcast to have a focused conversation on rebounding. Boisvert is one of the best sharers of basketball coaching information in throughout the world. His blog and social media accounts have impacted coaches at all levels of basketball. He has also served as an assistant coach at Maine, Iona and Fairleigh Dickinson. Prior to that he worked as the Team Events Director for the Hoop Group organization. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Defensive Rebound 3:00 - Games Approach vs Drill Approach 4:00 - Rebounding Drill 6:30 - Noticing Progress 9:00 - "Just Do Get The Ball" 10:30 - Balance of "Box-Out" and "Go Get It" 12:00 - Ability to Observe and Absorb on Drills 13:30 - Rebounding on Nail Area 16:00 - Teaching Outlets to the Wings 18:00 - Positional Rebounding 19:00 - Understanding Player's Spot 20:30 - Transitional Offense Rebound 23:00 - Offensive Rebound Philosophy 26:00 - Discount Learning all Year? 27:00 - Having A Role 29:00 - Talking about Player's Position on the Court 29:30 - Points on Offensive Rebound 32:00 - Rebounding Your Shot 35:30 - Thoughts on Concept Drills of Coach Chris 37:00 - Finding Unscripted Situation 38:00 - Game-Space Approach 39:30 - Battle for Space 41:00 - European Model relating to US Basketball and other Countries 45:00 - Final Thoughts Zak Boisvert’s Bio Bio: https://goarmywestpoint.com/coaches.aspx?rc=387 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZakBoisvert?lang=en Website: https://pickandpop.net/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Paul Hewitt, The Basketball Coaching Profession Guest: Paul Hewitt, Current Scout for the Los Angeles Clippers In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former college head coach Paul Hewitt joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the basketball coaching profession. Hewitt is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers. He is best known as a college basketball coach. He has been the head coach at Georgia Tech, George Mason and Siena University. His head coaching career started at Siena where he revived a program that had been dormant since the mid-90's and molded it into one of the best in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In 11 seasons at Georgia Tech, Hewitt went to the NCAA Tournament five times, played for two ACC championships, made one final four and played for a national championship. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Character in Team's Success 4:00 - About Jarrett Jack 5:00 - Knowing more deeply his Players 7:00 - Looking at Friends 9:00 - Things in Practice that Separate a Player 10:00 - Communication is Really Important 12:30 - Running Plays in the NBA and Evaluate 14:00 - Preparing and Scouting to Teams 15:00 - Is NCAA adapting to the New Modern Style? 16:30 - Looking to the Habit of Players 17:30 - How Much that Player Wants to get Better 19:00 - Being Professional 21:00 - Coach-led One-on-One Practice 22:00 - Talking about Fiba 3-on-3 Basketball 25:00 - Figuring out Player's Skills during One-on-One 27:00 - Ball Mastery 28:00 - Differences between Draft Process in Sports 32:00 - Best way to Change the Player's Behavior is the Market Place 33:30 - Player's Worth and Recruitment in different Sports 37:00 - Player's Value in the Marketplace 38:00 - Corruption in Basketball 41:00 - Coach Untold Stories 42:00 - Being a Model 43:40 - Things that College Coaches can do to be Better 45:00 - Evaluated based on Wins and Losses, Not on the Development 46:00 - Teaching Players how to get Better 47:30 - Final Thoughts Paul Hewitt’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hewitt Email Address: phewitt@clippers.com Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Stan Van Gundy, Basketball Philosophy and Tactics Guest: Stan Van Gundy, NBA Analyst and Former NBA Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss basketball philosophy and tactics. Currently an NBA analyst, Stan Van Gundy most recently served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2014 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat. Van Gundy then coached the Orlando Magic for five seasons from 2007 to 2012, leading them to the 2009 NBA Finals. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Learning by Playing Philosophy 3:30 - Full Court Work 5:00 - Philosophy of Providing Feedback 6:30 - NBA Players Want to be Better 7:30 - Discussing Criticisms to NBA Players 9:30 - Need to be Specific than Generalize 10:30 - The Term “We” 12:30 - How He Handle Struggles for a Player 13:30 - Figuring Why Players Cannot Execute 15:15 - How We Help Players Accept their Roles 16:00 - Need to have Honest Conversation to the Players 17:00 - Positive on Giving Roles to the Players 18:30 - Limit of a Coach because of the Tradition 21:30 - Judgement of Coaches Plans 23:30 - “Coach the Why” 24:30 - Coach Game Day Card that He have in Every Game 27:00 - Main Part of his Game Day Shoot Around 29:00 - Some Type of Their Recall 30:30 - Strategies to help with Timeout Focus and Understanding 32:00 - One Thing for Assistant Coach 34:00 - Strength and Weaknesses of his Staffs 36:00 - Stay Down or Challenge Shots by Leaving our Feet? 37:30 - Balance Keeping Elite Players 40:00 - Defend a Mid Post Up Strategies 41:30 - Situational Denial 43:30 - Extend the Catch 44:50 - Perfect NBA Defense 46:50 - Switching Things 49:00 - Limit Threes 50:30 - Best Methods of Handling Dribble Hand Offs 53:00 - His Term Use in Practice 55:00 - Is it able to drop and Ice Dribble Hand Offs? 57:30 - Forcing Direction at Other Levels? 59:30 - His Philosophy on Pick&Roll 1:01:00 - Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals 1:03:00 - Methods to Evaluate his Own Coaching 1:06:00 - Decisions to Careful On 1:08:00 - Taking Criticisms 1:09:30 - You’re Going to Get Criticize 1:10:30 - Evaluating Objectively 1:12:00 - Final Thoughts Stan Van Gundy’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Matt Woodley, Individual and Team Defense Guest: Matt Woodley, Drake Men's Basketball Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Drake men's basketball assistant coach Matt Woodley joins the Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver to discuss team and individual basketball defense. Woodley boasts extensive and diverse experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He has coached 21 future NBA players including Klay Thompson and Hassan Whiteside in addition to serving as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies D-League and an assistant for the franchise’s summer league teams. Prior to Drake, Woodley was a head coach for three years at Truman State. He has also been a highly respected assistant coach at Washington State University for head coach Tony Bennett, at Middle Tennessee State for head coach Kermit Davis, and at Pittsburgh for head coach Kevin Stallings. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Defensive Philosophy Conversation 3:00 - Adapting the System 5:00 - Execution of your Fundamentals 6:20 - Restricted Area Deep Paint Shot 7:20 - Step-in Threes 9:00 - Stay consistent 10:30 - Someone to have a Chart 11:30 - Chronological Order of Adjustments 13:30 - Spending on Scouting Reports 15:00 - Horn's Down Look/ Point Corner Split Action 17:00 - More on Scouting Reports - Order 18:50 - SMILE 20:30 - Get Up and Down with Purpose 21:30 - "Sticking Them All" Concept 22:40 - Does a Closeout Matters Much? 23:30 - We Don't Believe in "Chopping Your Feet" 24:30 - Run and Stop 26:00 - Working on One on One 27:00 - Are we Leaving our Feet to challenge? 28:15 - Teaching Guys To Run and Stop 30:00 - Chopping Your Feet 31:00 - One Slide: Turn and Run 32:40 - Knowing WHY 34:00 - Scouting Report is so Important 35:30 - Never Play 1-on-1 from the Gap 37:00 - Help and Recover, Single Side Tag 39:00 - Ball at the Top of the Key 40:30 - Explaining Terminology of 1-on-1 and other terms 42:00 - On The Ball 43:00 - Swarm the Basketball 44:30 - Below to Up Movement, Back to the Ball 46:00 - Recruit Offense in Coach Defense 47:00 - Reading The Ball and Teaching Defense Decision Making 48:30 - Consistency Changing your Match-ups in Practice 51:00 - Single vs Double Side Tag Thoughts 52:30 - Need some Iso Situations 53:30 - How to Cover the Ball in Screen&Roll? 56:00 - How to Attack Switch 57:00 - Find Time to Study the Game 58:00 - Conclusion Matt Woodley’s Bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachwoodley Bio: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2017/05/01/kevin-stallings-matt-woodley-pitt-panthers-basketball-coaching-staff/stories/201705010133 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Dave Severns, Mistakes We Make in Coaching Guest: Dave Severns, LA Clippers Pro Personnel Scout In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, LA Clippers Pro Personnel scout Dave Severns joins the Basketball Podcast with Chris Oliver to discuss mistakes we make in coaching. The conversation focuses on high school basketball, but applies to all coaching. Solutions to prevent or counter mistakes are also discussed. Coach Severns was a long time assistant coach and director of player development. He was also an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls as Assistant Coach for Player Development. Prior to his time with the Bulls, Severns spent 13 years in player development with Nike, working with college players at the All-American Camp, All-Asia Camp, Nike Skills Academies and Jordan Flight School. He also worked at Attack Athletics in Chicago under Tim Grover from 2005-08. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Pistols Offense 4:00 - Mistakes that Coaches Made in Coaching 5:00 - #1 Mistake: "Take the Bad Job" 6:00 - Take any Job 7:00 - Examples of Taking the Bad Job 8:00 - Coach-Led vs Admin Led 9:40 - #2 Mistake: "Failure to Improve at their Craft" 11:45 - Proficient Note Taking 13:00 - Pause Recall Method 14:00 - #3 Mistake: "Too Much Complaining at the Officials" 15:00 - Lay-off the Ref 16:20 - #4 Mistake: "Not Spending Enough Practice Time on Special Situations" 17:40 - How NBA Approach on these Special Situations 20:00 - "You gotta be in the Right Spot" 22:40 - #5 Mistake: "Excessive Talking in Practice" 24:00 - #6 Mistake: "Not Spending Enough Time Off the Court with Players" 26:00 - #7 Mistake: "More Devotion to Fundamentals" 27:00 - Fundamental Emphasis on the 3-point Shot has Changed 28:00 - Is There a Perfect Technique? 29:00 - One-hand Passing 31:30 - Defense is the Biggest Evolution in the Game 33:00 - #8 Mistake: "Not Worrying About Whose the Boss" 34:30 - Just Be on Time 35:30 - Professionalism of the Players 36:30 - #9 Mistake: "Thinking that Their Philosophy is More Important than their Personnel" 38:40 - #10 Mistake: "Falling in Love with Drills" 40:00 - Drill Make Us Feel Good 41:30 - Switching 43:00 - Attack on Switching 44:16 - Flipping and Flare Screen 45:30 - Worrying About the Switch 47:00 - Opposed Match Up or Perimeter Focused? 49:00 - Defense on Young Team 50:20 - Talking About Defense on High School Teams 52:00 - Conclusion Dave Severns’ Bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/dave_severns Bio: https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Dave-Severns/Summary/166 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Sherri Coale, How to Teach Better Basketball Guest: Sherri Coale, Oklahoma Women's Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Oklahoma women's basketball head coach Sherri Coale joins the podcast to discuss what she teaches, and how she teaches the game of basketball. The conversation covers learning and teaching ideas about how to teach better basketball. In 23 years as the head coach of Oklahoma, the numbers speak for themselves. Coale has been to three final fours, won six Big 12 Regular Season Championships, four Big 12 Tournament Championships, had 19 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and nine Sweet 16 appearances. While developing 13 All-Americans and 64 All-Big 12 Team selections, Coale has also emphasized academics as the Sooners have had 127 Academic All-Big 12 honors. That progress and consistent success has elevated Coale to elite status in college basketball as well a spot in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Quick Story about Dales 4:30 - Athlete as Learners 7:00 - Making Engagement Practice 8:30 - Growing as a Coach 9:30 - Chunking Process 11:00 - Teaching Kids to be Agile Thinkers 13:00 - Understanding that "Messy is Good" 14:00 - Whole Lot of Intestinal Fortitude 15:00 - "Only Way to Grow is to Fail" 17:00 - Practicing and Winning Closeouts 18:00 - How to Deal with Messiness 20:00 - Sacrificing Coaching Points 21:00 - Coaches are Notorious Tellers 22:00 - What is Nudging? 23:30 - Tradition of What you did wrong and Giving Answer 24:30 - Silence is Awkward 25:30 - "Showing Them is Different from Telling Them" 28:00 - The Speed of her Team's Progression and Not Wasting Time 30:00 - Example of Chunking Drills 31:00 - Practice Chunking Drill 33:00 - "What Happens a lot in a Game, Run!" 34:30 - The Gap 35:30 - Process of Doing Full Courts during Practice 37:30 - Full Check; Half Check 39:00 - Concept of Consequences 41:30 - Coaches want Students to change their Behavior 42:30 - Play with "Abandon" and Access of their Culture 45:00 - Positive Consequence 46:00 - Talking about Tennis 47:00 - Playing and Translating 1-on-1 during Practice 51:00 - Practice Routine 53:00 - Defensive Boot Camp - More on Environmental Chunking 55:00 - Interleaving Practice 56:30 - Defensive Warm Up 57:30 - Scouting Report and Slow Learning Reps 58:00 - Conclusion Sherri Coale’s Bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherricoale Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Coale Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Jonathan Smith, Applying Basketball Immersion Concepts to High School Coaching Guest: Jonathan Smith, Morristown West Basketball Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Morristown West basketball coach Jonathan Smith discusses applying Basketball Immersion concepts to high school basketball coaching, with the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver. Coach Smith is the high school basketball Head Coach at Morristown West High School in Morristown, Tennessee. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Reaching Out to Coach Chris 3:00 - Practice Schedule 4:00 - Individual Workouts 5:00 - Mixed Drill 6:00 - Doing Practice on their Own 8:00 - "Repetition without being Repetitive" 9:00 - Basketball Decision Training or BDT 11:00 - Live 1-on-1 and Enhancing it 13:00 - Decision of 1-on-1 15:00 - Dribble Limits 16:00 - 2-on-1 Drive and Kick and Closeouts 17:00 - Words that Empowers our Players 18:00 - 3 G's of Drill Design and Solving a Problem 19:00 - Emphasizing Transition 20:00 - Starting 4-on-4 Practice 21:00 - Starting of Coach Chris Practice 23:00 - Applying Body Pressure instead of Arm Length 25:00 - Correcting Player During Drills 26:30 - Competitiveness and Correcting Players 28:30 - Closeout Rebounding Drill 31:00 - Offensive Breakdown of Coach Chris 32:00 - Idea of Connection and 4-on-4 Offensive Breakdown 34:00 - Timing 35:00 - Positive Transfer and Execution of Drills 36:00 - Perception of Back Screen and Reading the Skip Option 37:00 - Players not to Look on Back Screens 38:30 - Creating Advantage 39:30 - Film Watching 41:30 - Focus on Individual 42:30 - Continuing to Correct and Looking for their Progress 44:30 - Value of Video 45:30 - The Power of Facebook 46:00 - Conclusion Jonathon Smith’s Bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/jsmoooth33 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Bryan Gates on Offense and Defense Guest: Bryan Gates, Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Sacramento Kings assistant coach Bryan Gates joins the podcast to discuss NBA player development, offense and defense. Bryan Gates enters his tenth season in the NBA and third season in his return to Sacramento after serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season and the previous five seasons in a similar capacity with the New Orleans Pelicans. He entered the NBA coaching ranks with the Kings during the 2009-10 season following a highly-successful three-year stint as a head coach in the NBA D-League with the Idaho Stampede. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Making Shooting Drills More Random 3:00 - NBA Players don't like to Pass in Shooting Drills 5:00 - Knowing Coach Gates 6:00 - The Shot Clock 7:00 - Guard Your Man 8:00 - Closeouts Stands and Controlling the Ball for a Second 9:30 - Value Your man and Understanding on the Offensive End 11:00 - Closeouts 13:00 - "Quicking" 14:30 - "3 feet" and Controlling the Ball for the First Second 15:30 - Arrive on a Catch 16:30 - One-way Closeouts 17:30 - In Denial Teams One Pass Away 20:00 - "You can't catch every raindrops" 21:00 - Defensive Guy 23:00 - Whispers in His Head 25:00 - Passing Drill in the NBA 27:00 - Passing Concepts 28:30 - Having a 5-and-0 Practice 30:00 - NBA are more Player Driven than Coach Driven 31:00 - Compete at a Higher Level at Practice 33:00 - Never Post Time on Practice 34:00 - Ideas of Being an Assistant Coach in the NBA 35:00 - Write Head Coach a Note, Text, Email 36:00 - Best Assistant Coach is Trying to help Head Coaches 37:30 - Helping Head Coach as Possible 38:00 - Assistant Coaches to Coach a Game 40:0 - Conclusion Bryan Gates’ Bio Bio: https://www.nba.com/kings/roster/bryan_gates Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Luke Yaklich on Building a Defensive Culture Guest: Luke Yaklich, University of Michigan’s Basketball Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, University of Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich joins the podcast to discuss defense. Entering his second season with Michigan, Yaklich helped Michigan build a strong defensive mindset that resulted in a program record 33 wins, a repeat Big Ten Tournament championship, and advancing to the Final Four for the second time in six years. The defensive approach worked as Michigan led the Big Ten in scoring defense for first time since 1964 and were eighth nationally in scoring defense at 63.3 points per game allowed. Overall, Michigan was third in Defensive Efficiency according to the KenPom ratings (90.5). Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Transition to High School to College Level Coach 4:00 - His Philosophy and the X and O Standpoint 6:00 - Towards the Goal 7:00 - Flexibility, Transition and the Sharing Knowledge with Coach Beilein 9:00 - Defensive Terminology Set 11:00 - Specific Actionable Things in Practice 12:00 - Great Communicators 13:30 - Reward the Player who Speaks a Lot 16:00 - Phrase Communication Possessions 18:40 - Building a Defensive Culture 21:00 - The Goal of Defense to his Players 22:00 - "It's okay to have a Weakness on Defense..." 23:30 - Offense and Defensive Matchups 24:30 - Ways to Focus on Covering the Ball 26:00 - Guard the Ball and the Ball Screen 27:30 - 4 to 5 minutes on Players Cover the Ball better... 29:00 - Emphasizing 3 to 5 things to focus on 30:00 - Stating 32:00 - 3-Point Defense 33:00 - Lack of Help and the On-Ball Defense 35:00 - Getting to get Beat 36:00 - Goal of the Defense and the Rebounding 38:00 - Emphasizing Rebounding 41:30 - "Pursue a 2" 43:00 - Zigzag Rebounding 44:00 - Concept of Kill Spots 46:00 - Scouting Reports 48:30 - Important Things in terms of Charting on Defense 51:00 - Coach Beilein's "The tone on the Top" 53:00 - Fight and live for Your Core Values 55:00 - Conclusion Luke Yaklich’s Bio Bio: https://mgoblue.com/staff.aspx?staff=3672 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachYak Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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1-on-1 with Chris Oliver and Marwan Elrakabawy Guest: Marwan Elrakabawy, Assistant Coach for the NCAA Division III Schreiner University Men's Basketball In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Coach Marwan Elrakabawy discusses player development concepts, with the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver. Coach Elrakabawy attended a three day basketball camp run by Coach Oliver to learn first hand about BDT zero seconds, and the games approach to coaching basketball ideas, that are used to develop players of all ages. Coach Elrakabawy is beginning his second year an assistant coach for the NCAA Division III Schreiner University Men's Basketball program in Kerrville, TX. He also serves as head coach for the junior varsity team. Coach Elrakabawy's previous coaching experience came stints at Division III Southwestern University (TX), Division II St. Edwards University, and Division III Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Went to 3-Day Training Camp 4:00 - Impressions of the Training Camp 7:00 - Fight For Your learning and it's all the Struggle 8:00 - Coaching Clinics 9:30 - Warm Ups in the Training Camp 11:00 - Slow Learning is part of the Learning Process 13:00 - Moving to Some Shooting 14:00 - BDT on Training Camp 15:00 - Mixing the 2-in-1 Shooting to the BDT 17:00 - Focus of Training Camp is on Selfish Time 18:00 - Doing 1-on-1 on Training to build Confidence 19:00 - Advantage and Disadvantage of Basketball: Teammates 20:00 - Constraints 21:00 - Freedom and "Spin Dribble and Perimeter 3-on-2 shooting" 22:30 - Limiting Bounce Pass 23:30 - Layering of Skill 24:30 - Different Solutions 25:30 - "We want Skills to Evolve" 27:00 - Air Square 28:00 - Perceptual Layups 29:00 - 2 Perceptions: The Defender and The Rim 30:30 - Teaching Play 5-on-5 and Defensive Reps 31:30 - Desonate Opponents 32:30 - Sharing Concepts to Other Coaches 34:00 - Make a Drill Better by Adding a Defender 35:00 - The Initial Part of Learning is Distracting Enough 37:30 - "I want Adopters" 38:30 - Individual Player Development 40:30 - Mixed Drills 41:30 - Adding Challenges 42:30 - "What can I do to get better?" 44:00 - Self Discovering 45:30 - Valuing Players Own Development 47:00 - Interaction with the Teammates 48:00 - Motivation 49:30 - Building Self-Esteem through Motivation 50:30 - Conclusion Marwan Elrakabawy’s Bio Bio: https://www.schreinermountaineers.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/elrakabawy_marwan?view=bio Twitter: https://twitter.com/melrakabawy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachrockembaby/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Liam Flynn, Philosophy and Coaching the Coaches Guest: Liam Flynn, Assistant Coach with the Sichuan Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, professional basketball coach and consultant, Liam Flynn joins the podcast. Flynn is currently an assistant coach with the Sichuan Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Coach Flynn has seen the world in his twenty-six years of coaching experience. He has coached in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and China. Five Years Coaching experience in German BBL & 2.BBL – s.Oliver Wuerzburg, Dresden Titans, Walter Tigers Tübingen and Gießen 46ers. ProA Champions, 2 Play Off Appearances. Three Years Head Coaching experience in New Zealand 1st League – Nelson Giants. 2 Playoff Appearances, 1 Grand Final Five Years Head Coaching experience in Australian 2nd League. – Townsville Heat (Queensland), Sturt Basketball Club (South Australia). 4 Playoff Appearances, 1 Grand Final. Six years experience as Assistant Coach in Australian National Basketball League (1st league) - Townsville Crocodiles, Adelaide 36ers. 3 Playoff Appearances. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Coaching from 2 Different Countries 3:00 - Similar Philosophy with his same Coach 4:00 - China Influenced by the US Basketball? 5:00 - How he Develop his Coaching Philosophy? 6:00 - Core Values from his Philosophy 7:00 - "Attack with a Pass" 9:00 - Creating an Advantage on the Pick&Roll 10:00 - Mix of Phase and Style of Offense 12:30 - Adaptability of his Personnel 14:00 - Experiences of Coaching 15:00 - Verbal cues and words that he used 18:00 - How he called Plays? 20:00 - Open Questioning in his Coaching Style 22:20 - Involved Players in the Decision Making 24:00 - "Mid Pick&Roll" 25:00 - Spacing before Creating an Advantage 27:00 - Trick to teach students how to be successful in Ball Screen 29:00 - Other Concepts from the Mid Pick&Roll 30:30 - Cutting Off the Ball 32:00 - Full Court Defense 33:00 - Pressure on the Ball 35:00 - Disrupting and making Offense Feel Uncomfortable 36:30 - "If the ball is in the back court and your men is in the backcourt, you are in the backcourt" 38:30 - NBA Summer League Learnings 41:00 - Mike Longabardi’s Teachings to stimulate Coaching 43:00 - Translate to other Levels because of the Spacing 44:30 - How can coaches get his Videos? and Continuing to Share Coaching Ideas 45:30 - Closing Remarks Liam Flynn’s Bio Bio: https://www.coachliamflynn.com/player-development/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachliamflynn Website: https://www.coachliamflynn.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Matt Driscoll, Culture and Passion in Coaching Guest: Matt Driscoll, North Florida Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll joins the podcast. Coach Driscoll is the winningest coach in North Florida history. They have won ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2015 and 2016, including the ASUN Tournament Championship in 2015. The program has appeared in two national postseason appearances (2015 NCAA | 2016 NIT). The team has appeared in three ASUN Tournament Championship games (2011 | 2015 | 2017). Further achievements include: * Coached UNF to victories over Power 5 foes (Purdue in 2014-15 | Illinois in 2015-16) * NCAA Div. 1 National Leader in 3-Pointers Made per Game (2016) * Teams own every single season program record (except steals) * Owns both of program’s 20+ win seasons (23 in 2014-15 | 22 in 2015-16) * Posted .500 or better record in ASUN play in 7 of 9 seasons at the helm including 5 straight * Qualified for ASUN Tournament every season of his tenure Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 3:00 - Talking Opportunities 4:30 - Celebrate Small Victories 7:00 - Sustaining Success 8:30 - Coach Matt has a big Impact for Coach Chris 10:00 - Be Who You Are 11:00 - Formulating some Staffs that Works for Him 14:00 - Things that make him Sustain Success 15:30 - Anyone can be a Head Coach 17:00 - Best Approach to Head Coach To Disagree their Ideas 19:00 - Examples to Approaches to Disagree to Head Coaches 20:30 - "Don't say your Opinion, Have Some Evidence to Support It" 22:00 - Knowing Who you Coach 24:00 - Making Sure the Talents are Continually Improving 25:30 - Good, Better, Best 26:30 - Brett Brown's Quote 27:30 - Making Sure that the Culture is Consistent 29:00 - Example of Explaining Words 31:00 - "Iron Sharpens Iron" and "Value Your Pursuit" 32:00 - 5 Questions That Go Along with their Theme 33:00 - Disappointment 34:00 - Evaluation 36:00 - Reap What You Sow 37:00 - Player To Player Approach 38:30 - Educate Players Being Criticize 42:00 - Players are Being Taught for Life 44:00 - Bad Habits 45:30 - Agenda For Winning 47:30 - Honesty and Permission 49:30 - Bringing Up Valuable Points for the Players 50:30 - "Passion to Improve" 51:30 - Trust, People Skill, Courage, Vision, Passion 53:00 - Conclusion Matt Driscoll’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Driscoll_(basketball) Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNFBBALL Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Brad Campbell, Lessons From International Coaching Guest: Brad Campbell, University of Western Mustangs Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Brad Campbell and Chris Oliver discuss their experience coaching Canada 3D Global Sports at the 40th Jones Cup in Taiwan. This podcast is accompanied by a blog Lessons from Coaching at an International Basketball Tournament. Brad Campbell is head coach of the University of Western Mustangs. In 11 seasons at the helm, Campbell has lead his team to a pair of OUA West Division championships and a bid in the U SPORTS Final Eight National Championship in 2008 and 2009. It was in the 2008-09 season that he was named the OUA Coach of the Year. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Rivals to Friends 3:00 - Experiences at the Jones Cup 5:00 - Putting a Team for a Short Amount of Time 6:30 - Going Quite Few Things 8:00 - Challenges over the Schedule 10:00 - Maximizing Time and Constant Communication to Players 11:00 - Outstanding to him to be an Assistant Coach 13:00 - Advice to other Assistant Coaches 15:00 - Timeout 16:00 - Exhausted but Focused on the Game 18:00 - Handling Adjustments and Calling Some Terminologies 20:00 - How International Teams make him Defend the Whole Court? 21:30 - Ball Screen, Rescreen and Quick Shots 23:30 - Weak Side Action 26:00 - Defense is the Difference 28:30 - Focus on Spacing and One-hand Finishes 30:30 - Fundamentals and De-Fundamentalize Players 31:30 - Perceptual Lay-ups 32:30 - Soft And-1 will be the Favorable Call 34:30 - Level of Coaching of the Asian Coaches 36:30 - Little Creativity on Inbound Plays 38:00 - Ricardo Ratcliff and Less on Scoring on Post 40:00 - Reads for the Ball Screen Offense 42:00 - Tons of Ball Screen Defense 43:00 - Chess Game 44:30 - Culture of Basketball in Taipei 46:30 - Level of Competition in the Tournament 47:30 - Brotherhood Developed to Other Teams 49:00 - Managing Players and Winning the Tournament 51:30 - Not a lot of Zone Defense 53:30 - Playing Zones 55:30 - “Travel Day is Not an Off-Day” 57:00 - Conclusion Brad Campbell’s Bio Bio: https://westernmustangs.ca/coaches.aspx?rc=637 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brad_Campbell_3 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Doug Novak, Teaching Basketball Better Guest: Doug Novak, NCAA D3 Bethel University Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Doug Novak of NCAA D3 Bethel University joins the podcast. Doug Novak is entering his sixth season as the head men's basketball coach at Bethel University after spending the seven previous years as a top assistant at the NCAA Division I level. At Bethel, Doug Novak has a record of 93-45 in five seasons at Bethel—the highest winning percentage (.674) of any Bethel basketball coach. He has helped led the program to a share of the programs first-ever MIAC regular season championship, second-ever MIAC Playoff championship and second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. This success has included five consecutive MIAC Playoff appearances, advancing to the semifinals twice (2014, 2016) and the championship game three times (2015, 2017, 2018), while hosting the championship game in both 2017 & 2018. Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction 1:40 - Point of Attack Video 4:30 - Bethel Basketball 5:30 - Coach Novak's Website 8:30 - Evaluation Process 11:00 - Creating a Strong Foundation 12:00 - The Value of Summer Camps 12:40 - "Decisive, Fast and Free" 14:00 - "Me First For Us" 16:30 - Creating Advantage on "First Down" 18:00 - Selfish if they Don't Shoot an Open Shot 18:30 - "Create Space in Order to Utilize our Skills" 20:00 - Evolving Style of Play 21:30 - Stab Dribble 22:30 - Communicative Knowledge and Revealed Knowledge 23:00 - Learning From Players and the "Quicking Concept" 24:50 - "Know Where Your Looking" 25:30 - How to Increase the Percentages of Made Layups and Reduce Misses 26:00 - Teaching Point of Emphasizing "At the Point of the Shot" For Coach Novak's Players 27:00 - Creating Efficient and Good Habits 28:30 - Discussion about "Swing The Ball" and One-Hand Reach 29:20 - Dictating How to Finish 30:30 - Decision Before Skill 33:40 - "Maximizing Time is Anything in the Learning Process on our Mind" 35:15 - How to Improve? 39:00 - Developing a Culture by Speaking the Same Words 40:00 - Practice Develops Team Relationships 40:40 - "It's the Partnership, Not an Ownership" 41:30 - Team Practices 42:50 - Teaching his Players on How to Teach 44:00 - Challenges for Changing Norms 45:20 - Creating a Habit for Skills 46:10 - Teaching Leadership 49:00 - Language 50:00 - Small-Sided Games 55:10 - Conclusion Doug Novak’s Bio Bio: https://athletics.bethel.edu/staff.aspx?staff=305 Website: https://www.coachdougnovak.com/ Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Andrea Trinchieri, Next Level Offensive Thinking Guest: Andrea Trinchieri, Former EuroLeague and Brose Bamberg Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former EuroLeague and Brose Bamberg head coach Andrea Trinchieri joins the podcast. Trinchieri has been a EuroLeague head coach for five years with Cantu and Brose Bamberg while in 2014 he was named the EuroCup Coach of the Year after leading Unics Kazan to the Finals. In the EuroBasket 2013, he was the head coach of the Greek national team. From 2015 to 2017, Trinchieri led Bamberg to three straight German League titles plus the 2015 Supercup and the 2017 Cup. His trophy case also includes two Italian SuperCup titles plus the 2014 Russian Cup. Breakdown 1:30 - History of the Game and Educating Players 3:00 - "Basketball is a Very, Very Smart Game" 4:30 - "Pick and Roll" Basketball 6:00 - "Offense is Action. Defense is Reaction" 6:30 - Involving the Off the Ball Players in Pick and Roll 8:00 - "Spacing is the Most Important Thing 9:30 - How to Develop Spacing 11:40 - Correcting Mistakes 14:00 - Setting Priorities in Pick and Roll 15:30 - Angles of the Screens 16:30 - Timing of the Pick and Roll 18:00 - "With Speed and the Right Decision, the Defense will not Stop you" 19:00 - Cue to Release a "Screen" 21:00 - Spain Pick and Roll 23:40 - Screens are More Diagonal, Corner to Baseline 27:00 - Switching Defense 29:30 - Problems for the coaches with the Spain Action 30:30 - Overloading Players with Details 31:00 - Making Player's Instinct Rational 32:00 - The Short Roll 33:30 - Play Calls 34:00 - Running an Efficient Offense and the Need to be "Creative" 35:30 - Balance in Everything 38:00 - "Be Creative Within Your Team Needs" 42:00 - Losing Games and Moving On 44:30 - Practice Structure 46:00 - Comparing a Coach to a Chef 49:00 - Potential Characteristics that Successful Coaches have 50:00 Ideal Characteristics of a Player 51:00 - Passion is the Most Important Thing 53:00 - Team Meetings through Film Studying 56:00 - Off-Screen Situations, Post-ups and other Offensive Stuff 59:00 - "3-point shot after an Offensive Rebound is Totally Unstoppable" 1:01:00 - Need to Have Philosophy, Strategy and Tactics 1:02:00 - Defining Shot Selection and comparing it to NBA 1:03:30 - "Less Athletic but More Physical" in European Basketball 1:04:40 - Corner 3's Winning Titles Andrea Trinchieri Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Trinchieri Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreatrinkieri Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Steve Donahue, Offensive Spacing, Cutting and Efficiency Guest: Steve Donahue, Penn Quakers Men’s Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Penn head coach Steve Donahue joins the podcast. Donahue is entering his fourth season with the Penn Quakers men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of Boston College and Cornell. Donahue is the only person in Ivy League history to lead two different programs to conference championships, Cornell (2008, 2009, 2010) and Penn (2018). Donahue’s teams have won 4 Ivy League regular season championships, and one Ivy League Tournament. In the process he has been recognized for his coaching success with the Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (2010), 2× NABC District Coach of the Year (2008, 2010), and the Ivy League Coach of the Year (2018). Breakdown 1:00 - Introduction1:40 - "You don't need to be Athletic to be fast, You need Players who can make Decision Quickly"3:00 - How Coach Steve Evaluate a Player?5:00 - Hard Skills and Soft Skills6:30 - "Soft Skill is the Application of the Hard Skills"7:00 - Baseline For Every Level 8:00 - Playing with Better Players, Players become Better.9:30 - Give the Player a Freedom to be Who They Are and Basis of Not Talking Turnovers11:10 - "For Us to Improve, I want my Guys to Try Things."13:20 - Discussing about Positive Coaching15:30 - Things That Helped Coach Steve Do the Work17:00 - Words that Guys used to a Coach19:00 - Non-verbal Communication and Body Language and Message you Sending20:00 - Record Yourself in the Game22:00 - Dribble-Pass Ratio22:40 - Basket-cut23:50 - Coach Steve's Team's Specific and Philosophy Specific24:30 - "They Don't Pass Much because he doesn't want some Turnovers"25:30 - Get Players Won to make the Decision to Cut and to Cut Hard26:00 - "1st: If Someone In to you, you Swim Cut; Someone's Out of You, You Run in Place to Set Up the Cut"27:30 - Collection of Concepts That Coach Steve Names it28:40 - The 3rd Technique: Overplaying29:40 - The Point of Catching is Critical31:30 - They Never Get The Ball32:00 - "The More You Cut, The More Critical Re-Spacing Is"33:30 - "In Today's Game, Everything's Gonna Evolved Again"34:15 - Another Benefit of Cutting: Open 3 Point Shot36:00 - How Do You Get Stand-Still Threes? And Cutting-Off Drives38:00 - Playing Aggressive Cutting39:00 - "Play Like They Are Not That Talented"40:00 - Passing-Cut Offense42:00 - Adapting Your Offense From the Ivy League to the ACC back to the Ivy League based on the personnel your playing or is it just the different way of teaching or emphasizing certain things that Coach Steve already Done?44:00 - Coach Chris Experience Playing in the ACC45:00 - Coach Steve Likes to Play Fast Tempo46:00 - How Coach Steve Watch Films?48:20 - Exaggerating the Points that we've just Emphasize49:00 - Delivered Attempt by the Learner to try the things that Coach Steve Teach them to do50:00 - Final Thoughts Steve Donahue’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Donahue Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_Donahue Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Mike Rocca, A Players Perspective Guest: Mike Rocca, Former Windsor Lancer Basketball Player In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Coach Mark Jablonski discusses a games approach to practicing, basketball decision training, and other aspects of training from a player's perspective, with former Windsor Lancer player Mike Rocca. Mike Rocca played his whole university career for Basketball Immersion founder, and head coach of the University of Windsor men's basketball team, Chris Oliver. Mike developed into an all-star, and an all-time player at the University of Windsor. He graduated top 10 all-time in scoring, rebounds and assists at the University. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - How Mike was Coached 3:00 - Traditional Practice vs. Games Approach 4:30 - Better Decision-Making 5:30 - Individual Improvement Focus 6:40 - Personal Workout Routine 8:40 - Mixing Skills and Decisions 11:30 - Blueprint for Success 12:00 - "Coach Oliver is so Open-Minded" 13:00 - Evidence Based Practice 14:00 - Leading Rebounder as a 5’9 Guard 15:00 - Four B's of Basketball 16:30 - Constant Challenge 17:30 - How did Newcomers to the Program Adjust? 20:00 - Continued Improvement 22:00 - "King of the Left-Handed behind the Back Pass" 23:20 - Earning Freedom 27:30 - Transform the Game 29:30 - Using Reward Systems and Constraints 31:30 - Stopping Practice and Correction 35:30 - Asking Questions 37:30 - BDT 39:40 - Changing Mindset through the use of BDT 40:30 - Deep Talent Pool in College Basketball needs to learn BDT 42:00 - Final Thoughts of Mike Rocca Mike Rocca’s Bio Bio: https://golancers.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=4036 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MRocca10 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Tab Baldwin, Lessons From a Lifetime of Coaching Guest: Coach Tab Baldwin, Ateneo De Manila Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Coach Tab Baldwin will joins the podcast. Tab Baldwin is an American-New Zealand basketball coach who currently serves as the team consultant for the Manila based PBA team, Talk N Text, and the head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Coach Baldwin has coached professionally for 37 years including stints with 5 national teams: Malaysia, New Zealand, Lebanon and Jordan. His most notable career highlight would certainly be the final four performance of his NZ Tall Blacks national team at the 2002 FIBA World Championships. This utterly unheralded team shocked the basketball world with this placing and propelled Coach Baldwin into the professional coaching ranks in Europe and ultimately a total of 10 countries. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - How Coach Tab's Life Experiences moved him Across the world to be a Successful Coach 4:00 - "New Zealand is Amazing!" 6:00 - Passion and Love of the Philippines for Basketball 8:00 - Coach Tab's Philosophy and his Team's Philosophy 9:50 - "The Greatness of an Opponent brings out the Best in Us" 10:40 - "...Our Limitations are Temporal" 11:14 - Honor the Star in Every Player 13:30 - Work Smarter 14:20 - No changes in Philosophy 15:40 - Coach Tab's Team vs Coach Chris Team during Jones Cup 17:30 - Helping One Another and the Resiliency 18:40 - "That is Coaching" not only in Players 19:40 - Running Hand-Offs out of the Low Post 20:40 - The term "Pitch Pass" 22:00 - Using Backdoors to Decoy 23:00 - Flat Cut 24:20 - Teaching the Game by the Basis of Decisions 26:00 - No Time Restrictions in Practice 27:00 - Individual Development of Coach Tab's Player using Scientific Approach 28:20 - Teaching His Players Terms and Plays in Basketball 30:00 - He and His Team Playing Tournaments Overseas During Off-Season 31:00 - Weak Side Actions in Asian Basketball 34:30 - Korea Basketball Set Plays - Weak Side Cutter 36:00 - Spain's Basketball Set Plays 37:30 - Masking Actions 39:00 - Recruiting Lengthy and Disruptive Players for Coach Tab 39:30 - Active Weak Side 40:30 - What's gonna Beat you? 41:00 - Players and their Skill Development 43:00 - Finishing at the Rim and "Wide Lay-up" 44:30 - Rim Attacks like "Floaters" 45:00 - Abbreviated Drive and One-Hand Scope 45:30 - All About Ball-Screen Defense 47:20 - Communication in the Ball Screen is First and Foremost 47:30 - Execution is the Second 48:00 - Giving Players a Weak Side Freedom 48:30 - "Don't Teach and Don't Teach Well" during Ball Screen 50:00 - The Player on the Ball Should not Be Picking..They should not be looking at the Ball Screen. 51:00 - Re-screening 52:00 - Keeping Under-Under 53:00 - What's the best way to call Plays? 54:00 - Calling Other Terms in their Primary Plays 57:00 - Best Advice from Coach Tab 58:00 - Value of the Coach and the Players 59:00 - Dedicate Yourself for your Player's Development 60:00 - Conclusion Tab Baldwin’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_Baldwin Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Phil Beckner, Player Development Concepts Guest: Phil Beckner, NBA Player Development Trainer In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA player development trainer Phil Beckner joins the podcast. Beckner is currently a Player Development Consultant for numerous NBA players as well as several different college basketball programs. Phil works with players, teams, and organizations to enhance performance and maximize results. He has instructed and led elite level players, and high level teams/organizations in creating a blueprint for development, and strategies to enhance leadership skills. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Difference between Workouts and Development 2:10 - Detail and Teaching 3:35 - True Development Needs Feedback 4:00 - How do you Decide with the Players you work with What your Going to Develop? 4:04 - Player Development Philosophy 5:00 - Develop the Person and the Player 7:15 - "It's not Just the guy that works the hardest, the most talented, it also doing things the right way that so Important." 9:00 - Character - Building Foundation 10:18 - "...Those Habits Create Better Habits" 11:50 - Concept of Noticing Progress 14:35 - Showing Plan and How the Plan Works 16:05 - Adding Challenge 17:04 - Set the Expectation 17:30 - Precision 18:30 - "Encourage Mistakes but only if there trying to do it the Right Way" 24:41 - 1st Absolute: Knowing What You Get Done With Your Players 26:00 - 2nd Absolute: "Rips and Pivids and Jabs" 26:25 - 3rd Absolute: "Change Phase, Change Direction" 26:50 - 4th Absolute: "Finishing" 27:32 - 5th Absolute: "Shooting" 29:00 - Shooting on the Move 29:30 - Specificity of the Workout for a Player 29:35 - 4 Finishes: Regular One Leg with One Hand Off the Dribble 31:00 - 4 Finishes: Inside-Hand Finish 32:20 - 4 Finishes: Reverse Finish 33:00 - 4 Finishes: 2-Foot Power Finish 36:10 - Giving Something that Get Them Excited 37:00 - Teaching Communication and Leadership 43:36 - Start with a Mentor Phil Beckner’s Bio Bio: http://broncosports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/phil_beckner_1014247.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilBeckner Email: philbeckner1@gmail.com Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Steve Prohm Point Guard Play and Iowa State Basketball Guest: Steve Prohm, Iowa State University Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm joins the podcast. Prohm’s success with point guards is well known as he has helped develop a number of NBA point guards include Monte Morris, Cameron Payne and Isaiah Canaan. Coach Prohm discusses the point guard position, offensive basketball concepts and other ideas that power Iowa State basketball. Head Coach Steve Prohm has led five teams to the postseason and owns a win percentage of better than .700 in seven seasons as a head coach. Prohm, who is in his fourth season coaching has led the Cyclones a pair of NCAA Tournament berths in his first three seasons at the helm. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Rise from Student Manager to Head Coach 3:00 - What is valuable? 4:30 - Point Guard Development 6:30 - Freedom for Point Guards 8:00 - Point Guard Communication 9:00 - Different Leadership Styles 11:00 - Getting Your Players to Talk More 15:00 - How to Define Shot Selection? 16:40 - Multiple Point Guards 20:00 - What Balances the 3-Point Shot 23:30 - "This is the Play for our Team" 25:30 - Secondary Break Action 28:30 - Consecutive Turnovers and Dead Ball Situation 30:00 - Unstructured Moments 31:30 - Game Preparation 35:00 - Type of Leadership Style 37:00 - "Pick and Prohm" Program by Coach Steve Steve Prohm’s Bio Bio: https://cyclones.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1351&path=mbball Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachProhm Pick N’ Prohm: https://twitter.com/PicknProhm Email For Newsletter: colesc@iastate.edu Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Rick Byrd, Belmont Basketball Guest: Rick Byrd, Belmont Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Belmont University head coach Rick Byrd joins the podcast. Coach Byrd ranks fifth among all active NCAA Division I head coaches in career victories with 754, and stands first among all active non-Power 5 coaches. Some of the many highlights of the podcast include discussions on building a program with staying power, skip passes and offensive efficiency at the rim. Head Coach Rick Byrd has been a model of consistency. Under Byrd, Belmont has reached postseason play in 11 of the last 12 seasons, including seven automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. All told, Belmont has won 16 conference championships (nine regular season, seven tournament) since 2006 - only Kansas and Gonzaga have won more over that span. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:40 - Practical things that Coach Byrd Do to Create Great Basketball Players and People 4:00 - Traits and Specific Things that Coach Byrd looking at in his Recruits in Belmont Basketball team 6:00 - Recruiting Good Character People 8:30 - The Bad Apples - Steps to Help Them 10:30 - Teaching Players how to be Respectful 13:00 - "Winning is Important" Philosophy 14:30 - How Coach Byrd Value Skip Passes? 16:10 - Spacing Template 18:30 - 2 People Guarding 1 19:00 - Coach Byrd's Team Tops in Three-Point Percentage 20:00 - "Passing Game in Football is as the Same in Basketball" 21:00 - Finishing at the Rim Teaching 22:30 - Coach Byrd's Post and Perimeter Players 23:40 - Lowest in Shooting Attempt 25:00 - Numbers Tell the Whole Story 25:40 - Encouraging in Shooting Three's and not Midrange 27:30 - Do you think Your numbers are hold true at that level as well in Terms of Reflection of the Game? 29:00 - Adapting to the Next Level of Game 30:10 - Post Plays, Finding Shooters 31:30 - Scripted Side of Things, Freedom and Decision Making 35:00 - Valuing Freedom 35:40 - Waiting too Many Plays... 37:00 - Player Making the Decision and Play Design 38:40 - Advice for Coaches and Conclusion Rick Byrd’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Byrd Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Tod Kowalczyk's Offensive Concepts Guest: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, University of Toledo head coach Tod Kowalczyk joins the podcast. Kowalczyk will enter the 2018-19 campaign, his ninth at the helm of the Rockets, after guiding UT to a 23-11 record and a Mid-American Conference West Division title last season. Over the last five years, Kowalczyk has guided Toledo to a 104-63 (.623) win-loss mark over the last five seasons with the Rockets’ victory total during that span ranking third in the MAC. Coach Oliver discusses the offensive concepts and philosophy that helped Toledo to set school records for three-point field goals (327) in a season and ranked 11th nationally with a 40.1 three-point field-goal percentage. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Changed and Learnings from TBD 4:30 - Flow Motion and Offensive Strategy in a Modern Game 5:00 - Better Spacing and Player Movement 6:00 - NBA and Collegiate Hand-offs 7:30 - Spacing in College Level- How do we teach it? 9:00 - Funny Story by Coach Tod 10:00 - Concept of Automatics and How it Works for Coach Tod 12:00 - Application to Cut Plays 13:00 - “Is it your Players more on Freedom or on Specifics?” 14:30 - Teach Offensive Skill on Youth Level 16:30 - Being an Offensive Coach 17:00 - Doing Offense and Defense in Practice and In-Game 18:00 - Teaching 5-on-5 Drills on Practice 19:00 - Stories about Scrimmaging 20:00 - Counting down Shots in a Practice and After Practice 21:30 - Volume Shooting 22:30 - Philosophy on Offensive changed the Philosophy on Defense of Coach Tod 24:30 - Randomness and Unpredictability on Defense 25:40 - How much is the Analytics drives the Philiosophy of Coach Tod? 27:10 - Counters 28:30 - Knowing Coach Tod’s Termonilogies of his Plays 30:00 - Play Calling and Scouting 32:00 - Set Package of Set Plays in Specific Team and Players 34:00 - Throwing Out Bad Plays 35:30 - Understanding the Terminologies and Play Calls 37:30 - Options on Game Plan and Applying Switching Matchups 39:30 - Emphasizing Passing and other Basketball Drills and Skills 41:20 - Shot Selection by Coach Tod 43:00 - Struggling to Success on Shots 43:30 - More on Offense and Defense Philosophy of Coach Todd 44:40 - Counting Threes 45:30 - Benefits on Counting and Shooting Threes 46:00 - Stories about Organ Donation and Relation to Basketball Todd Kowalczyk’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Kowalczyk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_Kowalczyk Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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1-on-1 with Chris Oliver and Alex Sarama Guest: Alex Sarama, NBA Basketball Operations In this basketball coaching conversation, Alex Sarama of NBA Europe asks questions, and discusses, a games approach to coaching concepts with the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver. Chris and Alex discuss the value of 1-on-0 drills and adding a defender can change skill development. Alex Sarama has been working for the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2016. In his current role as Associate Manager, Basketball Operations, Alex manages NBA initiatives across Europe, Middle East & Africa. Alex’s role involves working with stakeholders, governments and Federations to grow the game of basketball across three continents. He travels frequently throughout these regions to deliver NBA clinics for coaches and players of all levels, in addition to supporting marquee NBA events such as Basketball without Borders, NBA Global Camp and NBA Global Games. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 1:21 - Role in Helping the Growth of Basketball Overseas 4:00 - Club Youth Program 4:40 - Basketball Techniques Context 6:00 - Drills driven by a Coach 7:30 - Progression in Practice 9:14 - “If you don't have a defender, You don't have a Decision” 9:30 - Game-Like Drill 10:43 - Skills over Decision Making? 11:30 - Developing Perceived Confidence, Coaches Comfort and Tradition 13:00 - Evaluating the GAME and Tradition 16:00 - “Without Technical Ability, It is Harder” 16:30 - Thinking Solutions 17:10 - Handling Signals and the Decision of Player 20:00 - Decision Cues 21:00 - Playing 1-on-1 at the rim 22:00 - Decisions against Live Defenders 23:00 - Off the Ball Stuffs 23:41 - Player Workouts: 1-and-0 24:10 - Practical Value 25:00 - Layups at the Top of your Head Misconception 26:00 - Gap in a Clean Drill 27:00 - Knowing the Advantage in the Drill 28:00 - Drills and the Purpose 28:45 - Isolated Shooting Practice plus Decision Making 29:40 - Player Learning and Optimal Challenges 31:00 - Finding the Best Solution 32:30 - Discussion about the 1-on-1 Drills 34:00 - Working Closeout 35:00 - Dribble and Direction Limits 36:39 - Block and the Danger 38:37 - Starting Specific Scenarios 39:39 - Emphasizing Dribble Drive 41:00 - “Decisions are also Skills” 42:37 - 2-on-1 Situations 44:00 - Emphasis on Defense and Offense 46:00 - “Just add a Defender” 48:00 - Playing 5-on-5 to start Practice and Applying Defense 49:00 - Spin Dribble 50:00 - Messy on Purpose 51:00 - Conclusion on Games Approach Alex Sarama’s Bio Bio: https://www.btmbasketball.com/2018/01/31/british-alex-sarama-on-working-for-the-nba/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexJSarama Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Chris Caputo’s Defense and Miami Basketball Concepts Guest: Chris Caputo, Associate Head Coach at Miami Basketball In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by Chris Caputo. Coach Caputo is in his eighth season with the Hurricanes and his 17th season on head coach Jim Larrañaga’s staff. Caputo is the associate head coach at Miami, and also the team's defensive coordinator. The podcast starts with discussion about being a long term assistant coach to Jim Larrañaga, coaching in Miami, adapting to the ACC talent, switching concepts on defense, defensive ideas, and many other basketball coaching topics. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Challenges in Preparing to be a Head Coach 4:20 - Meeting Concept 7:00 - Access to NBA players, People, and Skills Trainer got Impact to Coach Chris’s Program and Learning 9:30 - Pick-Up 12:00 - Challenges Competing in the ACC and how it dictates some of Coach Chris’s Philosophy and Approach to the Game 15:00 - Discussing Players and it’s matchups in the ACC 17:00 - Talking about Switching 20:00 - Encourage Switching Concept on High School and Youth Coaches 21:00 - Size is Overrated 23:00 - Decision Making Process on Defense 25:20 - Defensive Positioning and Guarding the Ball 26:00 - Concept and Process of Communication 29:00 - Funny Story about Communication and NBA People 30:30 - Self-Organize 31:50 - Players need to learn from the Game, not just in Basketball Clinics 33:00 - Developing Player’s Habits in Basketball Concept 36:00 - Transferring their work in the Weight Room to the Game 38:30 - Habits that help Coach Chris Players / Defense 1-on-1 40:00 - 1-on-1 Concept 41:30 - Joke about Training and Passion for the game 43:00 - Values on Game-like and Decision Making that will transfer to the Players 45:00 - Phase of Play and on Player Development 47:00 - Shot Selection 49:00 - Floor Spacing and Inbound Philosophy 50:00 - Elite College teams, Elite on Makes 51:20 - “You have no chance if you can’t Defend” 52:00 - Comprehensive Stats Scouting Balance 53:00 - Virginia Team Discussion Chris Caputo’s Bio Bio: https://hurricanesports.com/staff.aspx?staff=193 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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The Ragin’ Cajuns Way with Coach Bobby Marlin Guest: Bobby Marlin, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Bobby Marlin joins the podcast. Marlin is in his 8th season as Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Head Coach. He has been the architect of a resurgence of the Ragin’ Cajuns as he has led the team to five postseason appearances in the past seven years. With a combined 112 wins since the 2013-14 season, Marlin has helped the Ragin’ Cajuns to their best win total among schools in the Sun Belt Conference. The 2017-18 season was a record-breaking year for the Ragin’ Cajuns as Louisiana won a school-record 27 games and earned its first outright Sun Belt Conference regular-season title since the 1999-2000 season. In the podcast, Coach Marlin discusses practice strategies, offensive and defensive ideas that have shaped his program, and a number of things that has shaped his long success as an NCAA basketball head coach. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 1:40 - Continuing Process and Never Stop Learning 2:40 - Coach Marlin’s Shifted Basketball Philosophy 6:30 - Love - Building into the Basketball Program 8:00 - Cohesion and Activities that leads from that Love 10:30 - Coach Marlin’s on Player Development 12:07 - Help Screen Players on Player Development Process 14:00 - Coaching Your Best Players 14:30 - Talking about Offense - Ways of Improving over the Years 16:00 - The Dribble Pass Push 16:57 - Pre-Dominant Point Guard 17:30 - Where Players Go in the Traditional Trail? 18:30 - Slower Pace and Expectation of Transition Defensively to other Teams 20:00 - Never Call Timeouts and Decision Making to your Players 21:00 - “Good in Transition on Offense should be Good in Transition on Defense” 21:55 - Good Offense start with a Good Defense 22:15 - Corner Three’s 23:09 - It comes back to the Numbers and Certain Percentages 23:37 - 5 on 2 Drill, Advantage and Disadvantage Drills 26:06 - Example of the Player Executing the Drill 27:30 - Conditioned on Rebounding 29:30 - Coach Chris’s Favorite Advantage Disadvantage Drill 33:00 - Another One Disadvantage Drill for Coach Bob 35:30 - Core Philosophy of Adapt and Change 36:20 - Dig Deeper of 5 on 2 Drill Adaptation 38:30 - Another Good Thing about the 5 on 2 Drill 40:00 - Matching Up Players 40:40 - Philosophy if Coach Bob Didn’t get Any Type of Primary Action 42:20 - Freedom of Players in Terms Advantage Disadvantage 43:55 - Adapting Players to the 24-second Shot Clock 44:55 - Looking into International Games 46:30 - Coach Bob’s Transitioning to become a Head Coach 48:10 - Coach Chris’s Experience before becoming a Head Coach 48:40 - Clinics for Assistant Coaches Bob Marlin’s Social Media Bio: https://ragincajuns.com/coaches.aspx?rc=895 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobbymarlin Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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1-on-1 with Chris Oliver and Jake Scott Guest: Jake Scott, SUNY Cobleskill Basketball Head Coach In this basketball coaching conversation, Coach Jake Scott asks questions, and discusses, a games approach to coaching with the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver. Jake Scott just completed his first season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Division 3 SUNY Cobleskill. Scott’s previous coaching experience came as the Head Coach at SUNY Maritime. He also spent three seasons as an assistant coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and as a graduate assistant coach at Division I Virginia Commonwealth University. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Players like to Play in Practice 3:00 - Practice Evaluation 4:00 - Coach Scott’s Practice Routine 5:40 - When to Start the Games Approach 9:00 - Sloppy and Messy Learning 10:00 - Figure Things Out 11:30 - How Often to Stop Live Action 13:00 - Feedback Process 14:00 - Adjust in Unscripted Situations 15:15 - Shared Leadership 17:30 - Games Approach and Skill Development 18:40 - Time-on-Task on Practice 19:30 - 2-on-1 Weak Side Advantage and Shooting Drill 20:50 - Using Constraints 22:40 - Create Drills 23:30 - 2-on-1 Offense and Defense Drills 25:00 - 5-and-0 Inbound 28:30 - Unstructured and Structured Moments 29:20 - Set Plays and “Reaction” 31:00 - Asking Players about their Thought Process and Decision 32:30 - Practice Time Management 33:30 - The Value of Feedback 35:10 - Better Conditioning in Practice 37:26 - Breaking Down on Practice Film 40:40 - Game Preparation and Special Situations 42:00 - Scouting Report 45:50 - Repetitive Process 47:00 - Asking Players for Feedback Jake Scott’s Social Media Bio: http://fightingtigers.cobleskill.edu/coaches.aspx?rc=211 Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachjwscott?lang=en Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Offensive Basketball with Coach Nate Oats Guest: Nate Oats, Buffalo Basketball Head Coach In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Nate Oats joins the podcast. Oats is beginning his fourth season as the head basketball coach at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lead Buffalo to a school record 27 wins last season, and their third NCAA Tournament appearance in four years. In the podcast, one of the brightest offensive minds in NCAA basketball discusses some of his offensive philosophies. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 4:00 - High School Program transfer to both levels that gave a lot of attention 6:00 - Transferring knowledge to College Basketball 7:30 - Offensive Ranking and Statistics 8:00 - Success on Offense - Player Development 11:00 - Set Concepts, Philosophies, Break Options and Automatics 12:00 - The Concept of Tempo and Transition 16:00 - “Standing in the Corner” Concept 17:00 - “The Two Side Fast Break” Concept 18:00 - Moving the Point Guard to the Head Spot 20:00 - Training to be Point Guards 22:00 - Framing a Player to be Unselfish to shoot an Open Shot 23:00 - Defining Shot Selection to Coach Nate’s Players 25:00 - Contested and Uncontested Shots 27:00- In-Game Offensive Charting 30:00 - Points per Possession in Wide-Open Three’s 31:40 - “All of your 5 can make Three’s” 33:00 - Go and Attack 34:00 - Packed on Defense 36:00 - Switching Offense/Defense and Ball Movements 39:00 - Boomerang Concept 40:00 - Defense Chart In-Game 43:00 - Giving Players Summary on Offense or Freedom to Play 45:00 - Concept of Foul 47:00 - Fouling on Bigs Nate Oat’s Social Media Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Oats Twitter: https://twitter.com/nate_oats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nateoats/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nate.oats Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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A Season of Learning with Amanda Butler Guest: Amanda Butler, Head Coach of Clemson Tigers Women’s Basketball Team In this week's basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by Amanda Butler. Butler is the head coach of the Clemson Tigers women's basketball team. Prior to that, she was the head coach for the Florida Gators women's basketball team and the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team. This past year she took a year off and invested in her learning as she visited the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder, and many other basketball programs. In the podcast Coach Butler discusses some of her best learning during her time as a head coach, and on her year off. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Amanda’s Ideas that would Impact other Coaches 4:00 - Transferring her ideas to Clemson Basketball Team 5:30 - Distractions 6:20: Emphasis and a Need for Fundamentals to be taught really well 8:00 - Communication and Relationships 10:30 - Be consistent across every Program 11:00 - Helping coaches in terms of Intentional Messaging 12:00 - Offensive, Defensive Philosophies and Daily Messages in every team 14:30 - Sharing Stories and Experiences to connect with Players 17:00 - Giving Freedom to a Player 18:00 - Helping players to be an Active Participant in their Development and the whole process. 19:40 - Level of Coaching and Active Coaching 22:00 - Adjustments that stood out to Coach Amanda 22:30 - 3-man Approach 23:30 - Adjustments to Elite players in Another team 25:00 - Unique Language; Learning and Decoding it 26:50 - Maximizing Time on Tasks 27:40 - SImilarities of her coaching to other Coaches 30:00 - Fatigue Factor 31:00 - Valuing of Player and their Energy Levels 34:00 - On-going process of Practice Duration and Practice Energy-to-Work Ratio 35:30 - Group Video Resources 37:00 - Blank State 38:00 - Determining Individual Work; Doing 1 on 1 and 3 on 3 Approach 39:00 - Creating Competition 40:30 - Specific Things to use to Emphasis Competition 43:00 - Creating Situation to apply in the Game 44:00 - Communicating and Awareness of the Time and Score 45:00 - Conclusion Amanda Butler’s Social Media Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Butler Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachAB34 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachab34/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachButlerUF Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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1-on-1 with Chris Oliver and Mark Jablonski Guest: Mark Jabo Jablonski In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Coach Mark Jablonski discusses Basketball Decision Training with the creative mind behind Basketball Immersion, Chris Oliver. Mark Jablonski is a former Division 1 collegiate basketball player from the University of Pennsylvania and was part of Penn's run to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. He also holds a Certificate in Basketball Analytics from Sports Management Worldwide and has established a successful basketball player development practice based in New York City, working extensively with Coach Oliver at Breakthrough Basketball camps around North America. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - How to Apply BDT 3:00 - Teaching Basketball Decision Training 5:00 - It all Starts from the Feet 6:00 - Building the Enjoyment 9:00 - Applying BDT to the Different Skill Levels 11:00 - Evaluating Skill 12:30 - Applying BDT to the NBA 15:00 - Example of application of BDT for NBA Players 16:45 - “I think it’s a Method of Practice...” 17:40 - Simulating the Game 19:00 - Add a Defender 20:00 - Making Decision in a Game 21:45 - Ball Pick-Up Concepts 23:39 - Maximizing Time on Tasks 25:00 - Access to Information 27:00 - Your Players are the Model for What the Teach 29:00 - Applying BDT for Individual Player Development 31:00 - Youth Basketball Coach 32:00 - Defining Effort to Players 33:30 - General Feedback is a Big Problem 34:31 - Finishing Moves 36:00 - Decision Making 38:00 - Giving Templates 40:20 - Giving Freedom 41:00 - Unstructured Moments 42:00 - 3 F’s of Basketball - Fun, Freedom and Focus 43:00 - Valuing FUN 44:00 - Defining Freedom in Shot Selection 47:00 - Giving Permission 47:40 - Negative Mentality 50:00 - Short and Long Term Focus 53:00 - Decision Before the Skill Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Shooting The Basketball with Coach Dave Love Guest: Coach Dave Love, NBA Shooting Coach In this week's basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by Dave Love. Coach Love has worked as an NBA shooting consultant with the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, as well as a number of other teams and national programs. He also has conducted shooting clinics around the world for over 10 years. The podcast discusses many aspects of shooting including technique, retention, and teaching shooting to pros vs. youth players. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Is there a perfect Shooting Technique? 3:00 - Non-Negotiable Things Apply to All Shooters Regardless of their Technique 3:30 - Shooting in the Middle of the Ball 5:30 - Sample Size 8:00 - The Players Can Do in the Absence of their Coach Dave in terms of Shooting in the best way possible 11:00 - Parents must Teach their Children How to shoot a Ball 12:00 - Should we worried about Shooting in pre-pubescent Age Group? 15:30 - Building Retention for children in terms of Shooting 16:30 - Enjoyment on Building a Skill and the Game 19:00 - Personality as a Coach towards Development 20:00 - Put Effort in terms of Developing Skill of an individual 22:00 - Shooting is an Unconscious Effort 22:30 - How do you Sale your Player? 25:00 - Ego inlines to the Ability 27:40 - "What do you feel while Shooting?" 30:00 - "Squared up" Meaning 31:10 - Bending Your Legs while Shooting 32:00 - Turning your Feet away from the target increases the Ability to make Shots? 34:00 - Best model for Mimic Shooting or Staring to Learn Concept 36:00 - Is Klay Thompson realistically for some to simulate his Shooting? 37:30 - Klay Thompson is a Two-Motion Player 38:00 - Teaching Shooting Techniques for Youth Camps 40:30 - What Age should we focus on the Development of Shooting and teaching the fundamentals? 41:00- Redefining What a Fundamental is 43:10 - Level of Defense Transformation from Time to Time 44:00 - Focused-Effort, Shooting are Boring? 46:00 - Solutions for improving a Player's Shot whose shoots from his Belly Button Area 48:00 - How to Correct Player's Shot so that the ball will have a Perfect Backspin? 50:00 - Every NBA team does not have a Shooting Coach 52:00 - Other thoughts and Conclusion Links: Dave love Bio: https://www.coachdavelove.com/about/ Website: https://www.coachdavelove.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDaveLove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachdavelove/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachdavelove Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Offensive Concepts with Coach Bill Wuczynski Guest: Coach BIll Wuczynski, Assistant Coach at Boston College In this week's basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by Billy Wuczynski. Coach Wuczynski is the current assistant coach with Boston College, and head coach Jim Christian. The podcast starts with a discussion about unstructured offensive possessions and their value, and flows into many offensive topics including playing early and opposite in transition, 94 foot plays, play flow, and a family of plays. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - The value of playing within unstructured possession 5:10 - Offensive Concepts: Early and Opposite, and Flow 9:00 - Learning vs Competing Balance 9:30 - Individual Skill Development 10:40 - Movement Package 13:20 - “94 Foot” Plays 14:30 - Unstructured Moments 19:00 - Offensive Discussion 20:30 - Creating Unstructured Possessions 23:00 - The Recruiting Process 24:00 - Trust and being Transparent when Recruiting Players 27:00 - Recruiting “Hidden Gem” Players 28:00 - Basketball IQ 32:00 - Competing in the ACC 33:30 - Looking at the Statistics and Percentages 37:00 - Bad Points per Possession 39:00 - Putting in Specific Plays for the Opponents 43:00 - Introducing New Plays 44:30 - Verbal and Visual Cues, and a “Family of Plays” 48:00 - Conclusion Links: Bill Wuczynski Bio: http://bceagles.com/staff.aspx?staff=122 Email Address: wuczynsk@bc.edu Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachWU Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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8 Things to develop Your Coaching with Coach Guy Molloy Guest: Coach Guy Molloy, Current New Zealand Women’s National Team Head Coach Episode 03 of the Basketball Podcast features coach Guy Molloy and a discussion about coaching in international competitions and 8 Things to Develop Your Coaching. Coach Molloy is the current New Zealand Women’s National Team Head Coach, and the head coach of the Melbourne Boomers of the WNB. Previously he has coached in the NBL, the Australian Pro League, and the Under-17 and Under-21 FIBA World Cup Teams. Breakdown: 1:00 - Introduction 2:00 - The Phase of the Game Means 4:00 - Formatting the Offensive Game 5:12 - Emphasizing the 8-second shot clock 7:10 - Coaching Internationally 11:00 - Robust Style of Game Plan 12:30 - Individual Differences 14:00 - Adjusting to Playing with a Traditional Post Player 16:00 - Adjustments to a Unique and Talented Player. 18:00 - Conceptually Based Approach to the Game that are Adaptable 19:00 - What Robust Means 21:00 - Challenges, Similarities or Consistencies that exists when Coaching Men and Women 24:00 - Exposed to Players Different Personalities 27:40 - How do Coaches Improve? 30:30 - Competition will Drive You or will Distract You 33:00 - Finding Inner Peace in Competition 36:30 - Recording Every Practice and Self-Reflection 37:50 - Leadership and Culture 40:40 - Love Being There 45:01 - What’s your Game Knowledge Like? 48:00 - Importance of Physical Literacy 50:00 - Coaching Development 53:00 - Teaching Method 55:15 - “Sandwich Method” for Corrections 57:00 - Correction is Positive, it’s not Criticism 58:45 - “Keep and Add” Strategy 1:00:00 - Working Quickly through Practice Planning 1:02:00 - Training Problems and Solutions 1:03:38 - Game Coaching 1:08:00 - Scouting 1:12:00 - “Less is More” Links: Guy Molloy Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Molloy Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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Discussion on Taking Over a New basketball Program with Coach Dusty May Guest: Coach Dusty May, Head Men's Coach at Florida Atlantic University Episode 02 of the Basketball Podcast features Dusty May and a discussion on taking over a new basketball program. Coach May is the head men's coach at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, he was a long time assistant coach under Mike White at the University of Florida, and Louisiana Tech. Breakdown: 1:00 - First Action Item of a New Coach 2:00 - Current Roster Transition 3:30 - Improving the Roster 5:30 - Getting Better Players for the Program 6:30 - X and 0's 8:20 - Coaching Ideas and the Process 9:30 - Playing with a Fast Tempo Philosophy and Establishing that Identity as a Program 11:00 - Scouting Individual Strengths and Giving Trusts to the New Set of Players 13:00 - Scoring Percentages in the Half Court vs Transition 14:40 - "Was that a Good Shot?" 16:00 - Next Steps after Roster Transition 18:00 - Individual Skills vs Team Concept in Training 20:00 - "Beating the Best Team in the League" Philosophy 22:00 - Coach May's Basketball Coaching Philosophy and Applying other Coaching Philosophies 24:00 - Tweaking and Evaluating Offensive Plan 27:00 - Reading Books outside Basketball 29:30 - The Coaching Staff 31:00 - Empowering Players 32:00 - Seeking Feedback from Players 34:00 - Game Preparation for future Opponents 35:30 - Discussion on Western Conference Finals Game 7 40:00 - NBA Philosophies in the NCAA Game 41:00 - Building Chemistry Off the Court 44:00 - Recruiting Players who Love the Game Links: Dusty May Bio: http://www.fausports.com/sports/mbaskbl/mtt/dusty_may_1067926.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDustyMay Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
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In this week's basketball coaching conversation, we are joined by Dave Paulsen. Coach Paulsen is head coach of the George Mason University men’s basketball program. Host Chris Oliver, and Coach Paulsen discuss ideas for preparing for a game. Game week, game day, practice, opponent scout, self-scout, and other ideas about coaching basketball, and running a basketball program, are discussed and shared to stimulate your thinking. "The game has to look like our practice and not their practice." - Dave Paulsen Breakdown: 1:00 - Do previous games dictate your preparation going into the next game 4:00 - Importance of process 6:00 - Actions to prepare for future opponents 8:00 - Scouting opponents 10:00 - Practicing scout vs. a live defense 13:00 - D.O.D and O.D.O trips 15:00 - Players being more competitive than coaches 18:00 - Practice preparations to develop team strengths and weaknesses 20:00 - Fun and intense practices 22:00 - Practice duration vs intensity 24:00 - Focus on recovery and regeneration 26:00 - Do you care about opponent play calls? 29:00 - Part whole part concept 31:00 - Group or individual film sessions 36:00 - What stats drive game preparation? 40:00 - George Mason offensive and defensive absolutes 41:40 - Dealing with emotional baggage during the game Links: Dave Paulsen Bio: https://gomason.com/coaches.aspx?rc=460&path=mbball Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulsenDave Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/COBABaskeball
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