Guest: Sherrie Coale, Retired College Coach, and Current Author, Speaker, and ConsultantIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - With Intention5:00 - Inspiration to Write8:00 - Trusting the Process11:00 - Importance of Foundations16:00 - Asking Coach20:00 - Self Discovery26:00 - Story Telling27:08 - 28:20 - Hoopsalytics AD28:30 - Getting Unstuck33:00 - Human Interaction38:00 - Being Beside Someone44:00 - Asking Great Questions49:30 - Retrieval Practice52:00 - ConclusionSherrie Coale’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_CoaleTwitter: https://twitter.com/sherricoaleBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: John Krikorian, Christopher Newport Head CoachChristopher 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.Breakdown1:00 - National Championship3:30 - Game Competitive Spirit6:00 - Cliques and Outliers10:00 - Empowering Everyone13:00 - Stereotype of Leadership18:00 - Risk Tolerance22:00 - Empowering Players as Leaders25:56 - 27:08 - Hoopsalytics ADS27:08 - Breathing Practices30:00 - Balance32:00 - Foundation Series36:00 - Defensive Philosophy38:00 - Adjustments on Defense41:00 - Drop Coverage43:00 - Offensive Philosophy45:00 - Spacing Template47:00 - ConclusionJohn Krikorian’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_KrikorianLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-krikorian-96345a183/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Steven DeMeo, Florida State College Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Next Practice6:00 - Empowering Staff8:00 - Areas of Improvement12:00 - Happiness and Team Success15:00 - Shot Selection17:00 - Academics19:00 - Different Defenses22:30 - Freedom Early On24:53 - 26:05 - Hoopsalytics Ads26:05 - Weight Coaching26:30 - Competetive Advantages29:00 - Coaching Values32:00 - Walk Ons36:00 - Xavior Moon41:00 - Competetive Practice42:30 - Offensive Stall46:00 - Being Open Minded48:00 - ConclusionSteven DeMeo’s Bio:Bio: https://ecupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/steve-demeo/3692Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachSteveDeMeo Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

Guest: JP Nerbun, Leadership Coach and ConsultantIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Sports Parents Solution6:00 - Strategies for Coaches9:00 - Struggle in the Book12:00 - Conversations with Parents16:00 - Expressing Gratitude18:00 - Leading By Example21:00 - Interaction of Parents in Games24:23 - 25:35 - HOOPSALYTICS ADS25:00 - Practice Into an Experience31:30 - Setting Boundaries35:30 - Creating Safe Environment38:00 - Mistakes in Culture41:00 - Behavioral Problems46:00 - Culture as a System49:00 - ConclusionJP Nerbun’s Bio:Website: https://www.tocculture.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coaching-culture/id1286560192?uo=4Twitter: https://twitter.com/JpNerbun Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Lee Taft, World-Renowned Movement SpecialistIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Basketball Player Consultation2:30 - Movement Specialist6:00 - Basic Goals10:00 - Skill Execution12:30 - Seven Things14:00 - Run Fast and Stop Fast17:30 - Defensive Slides21:00 - Recovery23:30 - Long First Step25:30 - Foot Position28:00 - Stimulating Thinking32:30 - Parkour34:00 - Late Development Sport35:34 - 36:46 - Hoopsalytics AD36:47 - Perfect Footwork40:30 - Acceleration43:00 - Footwork45:00 - Low, Low, Low48:30 - How to Jump Higher51:30 - Teach with Cues56:00 - Static Stretching58:00 - Dissipating the Lactic Acid1:00:30 - General Movement Template1:04:00 - Extrinsic Motivation1:08:30 - Create Efficiencies1:10:00 - Better Movement PatternsLee Taft’s Bio:Bio: https://leetaft.com/meetleetaft/Website: https://leetaft.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/leetaftInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leetaft/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter:...

Guest: Doug Novak, Basketball CoachIn 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 immersion videos .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 Breakdown1:00 - Introduction5:00 - Having Daughters7:00 - Idea of Tick Tock9:30 - Mimicry14:00 - All Learning is Nonlinear17:00 - Program on a Napkin20:00 - Quotes from Music24:30 - Norms in Coaching30:00 - Acquiring Skills35:28 - 36:40 - Hoopsalytics AD36:40 - Offense vs Defense46:30 - Choosing One Path53:30 - Freedom from Decision Making1:00:00 - Learning The Game1:05:00 - Concept of Rabbit Hole1:12:00 - Winning Record1:14:30 - ConclusionDoug Novak’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_NovakWebsite: https://www.coachdougnovak.com/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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.Breakdown1:00 - Player Development Specialist3:00 - Brand Pain4:00 - Visiting Staff and Players7:00 - Less is More11:30 - Traditional and Cultural Norms14:00 - Biological Individuality16:30 - Making Adjustments22:00 - His Values in Helping Players23:30 - 24:42 - Hoopsalytics New AD24:42 - Teaching Shooting28:00 - Shooting Off The Dribble32:00 - Specific Team Styles35:00 - Adaptable38:00 - Void of Competition40:00 - Hardest Skill43:30 - Metrics45:00 - Be Better Coaches51:00 - ConclusionBrandon Payne’s Bio:Bio: https://www.acceleratebasketball.com/our-teamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne/Website: www.brandonpaynebasketball.comBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our...

Guest: Greg Tonagel, Indiana Weslayan Head CoachIndiana 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.Breakdown1:00 - Pursuit of Three3:30 - IRM 306:00 - Role Definition8:00 - Roadmap11:00 - Practice Game14:00 - Needs My Weakness17:00 - Convey Strength19:00 - Ideation of Coaching About20:30 - Climb To The Top23:00 - Handling Accountability24:33 - 25:45 - Hoopsalytics Ads25:45 - Alternatives28:30 - Father and Son Retreat33:00 - Fearless36:30 - Fear of Failure39:00 - Hunger, Habits, Humility43:00 - Style, Play, Offense, Defense45:00 - Devotional Books46:00 - ConclusionGreg Tonagel’s Bio:Bio: https://iwuwildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/greg-tonagel/942Twitter: https://twitter.com/IWUHoopsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Henry Domercant, Windy City Bulls Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Pregame Meetings and Preparation6:00 - Development Periods9:30 - Scouting Report13:00 - Game Day Walkthrough20:00 - Building Team Cohesion23:00 - Game Adjustments23:46 - 24:59 - Hoopsalytics AD26:00 - Try Some Stuff27:30 - Halftime33:00 - End of Game Scenario34:30 - Elam Ending40:00 - Minutes43:00 - Analytics46:00 - Youth Sports47:00 - ConclusionHenry Domercant’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_DomercantWindy City Bulls Twitter: https://twitter.com/windycitybullsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Lisa Stockton, Tulane University Head CoachTulane 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.Breakdown1:00 - Maintain a Job and Adaptable3:00 - Offense4:00 - Space, Pace, and Flow6:00 - Offensive Situations7:00 - Study Herself9:00 - Stretching The Defense12:00 - Reading Gaps13:00 - PAC Line15:00 - Post-Play21:00 - Conceptual Players21:15 - 22:27 - Hoopsalytics New Ad22:27 - Short Clock26:00 - Pace33:00 - FIBA 3-on-336:00 - Conditioning Part38:00 - Defensive Side of the Ball42:00 - Advice for Veteran Coaches43:00 - Staff46:00 - The Next PhaseLisa Stockton’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_StocktonTwitter: https://twitter.com/lisastockton__Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Darris Nichols, Radford Head CoachRadford 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Accumulate Talent6:00 - Unique Teaching11:00 - Coaching Responses15:00 - Ball Screen Continuity20:00 - Importance of Invisible Ingredients22:00 - Unseen Hours24:00 - Play Different Ways26:30 - Types of Concept29:00 - Defensive System and Philosophy31:00 - Teaching Points34:00 - Making Shots36:30 - Flow of the Game38:30 - Walking Through It42:00 - Acting Background46:00 - Going Overseas47:00 - Officials in AsiaDarris Nichols’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darris_NicholsTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarrisNicholsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Nick Hauselman, BBallbreakdown FounderBBallbreakdown 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Developing Creative and Free Players6:00 - The Chase Defense8:30 - Philosophy of Taking Away Pick and Roll11:30 - Defense Giving Up15:00 - Zone Alignment17:30 - Challenge Traditional Norms21:30 - Disruption26:30 - The Goalie Defense29:00 - Closed Stance29:58 - 31:10 - Hoopsalytics New Ads34:30 - Contest Shot From Behind36:30 - Scouting Report39:30 - Rebounding Responsibilities44:30 - New Defense49:00 - Situational Defense51:00 - General Feedback53:30 - Malaysia Shot Clocks54:00 - ConclusionNick Hauselman’s Bio:Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/coach-nick/BBALLBREAKDOWN Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpvjDk06HLxBaw8sZw7SkABBALLBREAKDOWN Website: https://www.bballbreakdown.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballbreakdownBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter:...

Guest: Andy Kennedy, University of Alabama at Birmingham Head CoachUniversity 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Transient Nature of the Game6:30 - Secret Opponent9:00 - Becoming The Best Version12:30 - Be Consistent14:00 - Be Grateful15:30 - Defensible18:00 - Adaptions on Defense21:00 - Best Players24:00 - Counter Move25:41 - Empower Other Player25:09 - 26:21 - Hoopsalytics ADS27:00 - Multiple Systems32:00 - Influence Coaching33:00 - Evaluating Talent35:30 - Eye Opener38:30 - Love of Coaching44:00 - Players Accountability47:00 - Advice for Youngsters48:00 - ConclusionAndy Kennedy’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_KennedyTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachAK13Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Doshia Woods, University of Denver Head CoachUniversity 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.Breakdown1:00 - The Act of Discovery3:30 - Two Quotes5:00 - Successful Winning on the Court9:00 - Three-Point Philosophy12:30 - Game Conditions15:00 - Green Light Shooter18:00 - Progressive Coaching21:00 - High Energy25:15 - 26:25 - Hoopsalytics New AD26:25 - Cueing28:00 - Music at Practice31:00 - Getting To The Point33:30 - value of Adaptability35:30 - Reflecting Back as Assistant39:00 - Evaluating Feedback41:30 - Missing Layups43:00 - Positive Culture46:30 - University of Denver48:00 - ConclusionDoshia Woods’ Bio:Bio: https://denverpioneers.com/staff-directory/doshia-woods/417Twitter: https://twitter.com/doshwoodsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head CoachThe 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Coaching While Playing6:00 - Specific Outcomes9:00 - Playing in Transition13:00 - Absolutes on Defense14:00 - System on Trapping17:30 - Opportunistic on Offense20:30 - Offensive Philosophy24:00 - Perfect Drills on Defense25:34 - 26:46 - Hoopsalytics New ADS28:00 - One Hand Passes30:00 - Constraints for Deep Players32:00 - Advantage Situations34:00 - Football Style36:00 - Shot Selection38:00 - Offensive Skill Work41:00 - Off-Season Conditioning43:00 - New Guys45:00 - Reflection on the Game48:00 - ConclusionJim Crutchfield’s Bio:Bio: https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-crutchfield/3118Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCrutchfie1Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: John Beckett, Denver Nuggets Assistant CoachDenver 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.Breakdown1:00 - Winning an NBA Championship2:00 - Without Practice Time4:30 - Stimulating Decisions8:30 - Shoot Threes vs Close Outs11:00 - Developing Off the Ball13:00 - Pre-Game16:30 - Watching Film18:00 - Off The Dribble21:00 - Jamal Murray22:29 - 23:41 - Hoopsalytics New AD24:00 - System Coaching Perspective27:00 - Defense29:00 - Handling Struggles30:30 - Ball Handling32:30 - Working with Jokic35:30 - Players Preparation36:30 - Game Speed39:30 - TV Side43:00 - ConclusionJohn Beckett’s Bio:Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/john-beckett/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Ryan Saunders, Denver Nuggets Assistant CoachDenver 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.Breakdown1:00 - Made this Team Special3:00 - Unseen Hours5:00 - Player vs Coach Led8:00 - Challenges on One/Two Players11:00 - Assistant to Head Coach Transition13:00 - Collaboration with Coach Malone16:00 - Head Coaching Opportunity18:30 - Accountability on Defense21:00 - Preferred Mechanism25:30 - Personnel28:00 - To Be Better Defensively31:00 - Running Zone vs Modern Offense34:00 - Certain Matchups37:00 - Newcomers41:00 - Triple Switches43:00 - Zone concept of BumpingRyan Saunders’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_SaundersTwitter: https://twitter.com/Ryno_SaundersBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Dr. Corey Yeager and NBA coach JD DuBoisDr. 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 sportsBreakdown1:00 - Working Together3:00 - Sports and Entertainment Life Coach7:30 - NBA Mental Health9:30 - Concept of Suffer14:00 - Counter Concept of Suffer17:00 - Proactive Conversations19:00 - Long-Term Problem23:00 - Liaison26:41 - 27:43 - Hoopsalytics Ad 327:43 - Embedded31:30 - Bring Conscious Awareness36:30 - Creating a Space39:30 - Mental Wellness Problem47:00 - Actionable Practice Ways50:30 - Psychological Safety54:00 - ConclusionDr. Corey Yeager and NBA coach JD DuBois’ Bio:Dr. Corey YeagerBio: https://doctorcoreyyeager.com/biographyTwitter: https://twitter.com/drcoreyyeagerJD DuBoisBio: https://nbacoaches.com/jarred-jd-dubois/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdsportsacademy/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Marko Barać, Mega Basket Head CoachMega 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.Breakdown1:00 - Summer League4:00 - Know Your Personnel7:00 - PR and DHL Guy13:00 - Strip Serving Coaching16:30 - Tactics with the Veteran Team22:00 - Taking Away Pass25:07 - 26:09 - Hoopsalytics AD 331:00 - Value of Triple Switch35:30 - Seven Point Game40:00 - Competetive Drill44:00 - Rules of the Drill48:00 - Break Instincts50:00 - Dribble Handoffs52:00 - Long and Short Close-Outs56:00 - Serbian Basketball59:00 - ConclusionMarko Barać’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Bara%C4%87Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBaraccBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Ganiyat Adeduntan, Colgate University Head CoachColgate 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.Breakdown1:00 - Colgate Women's Basketball5:00 - Relationship with Players8:30 - Practice Plan10:00 - Player Development Philosophy20:00 - Building Offense and Defense24:00 - Identity26:46 - 27:48 - Hoopalytics Ad 328:00 - Absolutes31:00 - Defensive Rebounding33:00 - Box Out35:00 - Crash Effort37:30 - Advantage Disadvantages40:00 - Scout Specific43:00 - Hiring Good People46:00 - Extra Challenge48:00 - Process of Reaching OutGaniyat Adeduntan’s Bio:Bio: https://colgateathletics.com/staff-directory/ganiyat-adeduntan/621Twitter: https://twitter.com/NurseGMOBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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.comBreakdown1:00 - Defensive System and Deep Diving5:00 - Teaching Zone One7:30 - Rebuild10:00 - Good Programs14:00 - Analytics/Statistics17:00 - Against Different Styles20:00 - Developing Zone24:00 - Giving Structure25:48 - 26:50 - Hoopsalytics Ad 327:00 - Structured Freedom30:00 - Adaptability31:30 - Player Satisfaction34:00 - Pace of Play on Offense36:30 - Zone Defense Mastery Series39:00 - Adaptable42:30 - Constraint45:00 - Man to Man Defense48:00 - Basketball Immersion50:30 - Successful Career in Coaching53:00 - ConclusionGreg Neeley’s Bio:Bio: https://piedmontlions.com/staff-directory/greg-neeley/84Website:  https://immersionvideos.com/Basketball Zone Defense Website: https://basketballzonedefense.com/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Josh King, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Head CoachMHP 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 2022-23Josh 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.Breakdown1:00 - Starting Practice Late5:00 - Positionless6:00 - Recruiting for Professional Level8:00 - Pressing Style9:00 - Playing in Open Court11:00 - Coaching in Europe12:30 - Pressing System17:00 - Trapping and Forcing in Middle20:00 - 8-Seconds21:00 - Defensive Pressing System22:48 - 23:51 - Hoopsalytics Ad 324:00 - Mistakes Make During Press25:00 - Weak Hand Rule28:00 - Fly By Concept29:30 - Mindset31:00 - Communication Cues33:00 - Analytics for Press35:00 - Fouling and FIBA World Cup37:00 - Pressing and Transition Defense39:00 - Toughest to Defend41:00 - Ball Screen Coverage45:00 - Advices for CoachesJosh King’s Bio:Bio: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Josh-King/23995Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJoshKingBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Kevin Burleson, Rio Grande NBA G-League Head CoachRio 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.Breakdown1:00 - Long Time Assistant Coach5:00 - Player Development7:00 - Winning11:00 - Science Experiment for Basketball13:30 - Buying Another Role16:00 - Winning Culture19:00 - Culture Piece24:00 - Offensive Spacing Concepts2:05 - 25:08 - Hoopsalytics Ad 327:30 - Holding a Spot32:00 - Creating Space34:00 - Managing Time37:00 - Maintaining Pace40:00 - Analytics45:00 - Balancing Player Development46:30 - Keep Growing49:00 - ConclusionKevin Burleson’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_BurlesonTwitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_B12Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: DeLisha Milton-Jones, Old Dominion Head CoachOld 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.Breakdown1:00 - Shaping Coaching Philosophy4:00 - Extra Pressure8:00 - Shared Experience11:00 - Drop Coverage17:00 - Stance20:00 - Cues for Recovery23:00 - Pick and Pop Situation27:00 - Mistakes on Drop Coverage30:06 - 31:09 - IMM Videos Podcast ADS32:00 - Rejecting Ball Screen37:00 - Off The Ball40:00 - Personnel43:00 - Ownership in Defense47:00 - Post Moves52:00 - Fluff and Bad54:00 - Recruiting Players57:00 - Notetaking1:00:00 - Old Dominion Basketball ProgramDeLisha Milton-Jones’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLisha_Milton-JonesTwitter: https://twitter.com/DelishaMJonesBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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.Breakdown1:00 - Washington State Rebuild5:00 - Nerdball System9:00 - Data and Analytics14:00 - Removing Biases20:00 - Mindset Training23:00 - Improvement24:00 - 50 Categories28:00 - Idea of Turning Threes29:54 - 30:56 - Hoopsalytics Ad 334:00 - Watching the Process37:00 - Isolation Efficiency39:00 - Data46:00 - Shooting Ball Handling51:00 - Offensive Boards56:00 - NBA59:00 - Adopting the System1:01:00 - ConclusionKyle Smith’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Smith_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_kylesmithBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown State Head CoachYoungstown 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:30 - Offense and Fight For Spacing6:00 - Spain and Staff9:00 - Adding and Subtracting11:00 - Removing Ego and Attacking Matchups17:00 - Shallow and Slide Cuts20:00 - Partnership with Fairmount State22:00 - Combining Structures23:00 - Concept of Leveraging28:00 - Developing Shooting 28:32 - 29:35 - Hoopsalytics AD 329:36 - Portals34:00 - Diversity of Zones37:00 - Youngstown State Practice40:00 - Culture Clips41:30 - Eliminating Ending45:00 - Multiple Ball Screens49:00 - Mentorship Program53:00 - Bob Huggins55:00 - ConclusionJerrod Calhoun’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrod_CalhounTwitter: https://twitter.com/YSUCoachCalhounBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Andre Miller, Former NBA Player and Current G-League Head CoachFormer 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.Breakdown1:00 - Coaches that Influence Him6:00 - Randy Whitman's Influence8:00 - Becoming a Basketball Coach11:00 - Wasted Possession15:00 - G-League Perspective18:30 - Pushing and Challenging Players19:37 - 20:39 - Hoopalytics AD 323:00 - Less Practice Time26:00 - Handle Winning28:00 - Modern Game31:30 - Direction34:00 - Game Based Preparation37:00 - Impact of the Trainer38:00 - Advice to PlayersAndre Miller’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_MillerTwitter: https://twitter.com/andrebest24Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Johnnie Harris, Auburn Head CoachAuburn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Experience as an Assistant Coach3:00 - Celebrate Accomplishments8:00 - Motivation10:00 - Player Led15:00 - Pressure Defense17:30 - Recover to the Inside18:00 - Mismatches20:30 - Denial Defense22:30 - Inbound Attack24:19 - 25:27 - Hoopalytics 227:00 - Reps29:00 - Advocate for Yourself31:00 - Advice to Current Assistants38:30 - Thinking About Business40:00 - Solution Thinking43:00 - Layers of Evaluation46:00 - ConclusionJohnnie Harris’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Harris_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJ_AUBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Henrik Rödl, International Head CoachInternational 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.Breakdown1:00 - Developing Egyptian Basketball4:00 - Dean Smith8:00 - Connecting with Former Players12:30 - Showing Compassion18:00 - Short Preparation22:00 - Playing in Transition22:59 - 24:06 - Hoopalytics 124:00 - Drag26:00 - Small Steps28:30 - Individual Workout Stuff30:30 - Three-on-Three33:00 - Tracking Game Statistics34:00 - Deliver Film37:00 - Winning Plays41:00 - Right Environment42:00 - Coaching Change44:00 - Helping Other CoachesHenrik Rödl’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_R%C3%B6dlBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Colby Blaine, College of Idaho Head CoachCollege 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.Breakdown1:00 - National Champions5:00 - Emotion6:30 - Scouting11:00 - Being Aggressive15:00 - Substitution19:30 - Tweaking25:00 - Sub Chart28:00 - Building Conceptual Players30:37 - 31:50 - Hoopalytics Ads 431:50 - Think Outside the Box35:00 - Practice Structure38:00 - Two-Way Coaching39:00 - Zone48:00 - Drills52:30 - Cutters56:30 - Playing Against Zone59:00 - ConclusionColby Blaine’s Bio:Bio: https://yoteathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/colby-blaine/966Twitter: https://twitter.com/Colby_BlaineBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Tom Hankins, Fort Wayne G-League Head CoachFort 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.Breakdown1:00 - Coaching from College to Pro4:00 - Development Session7:00 - Winning vs. Development10:00 - Transient Nature of Players12:30 - Player Development15:00 - Closeout Concepts17:30 - Switching20:00 - Attacking Closeouts23:00 - Individual Focus25:38 - 26:34 - Hoopsalytics 326:35 - Managing Relationships28:30 - Self Efficacy36:00 - Dribble Hand Off38:00 - Leave Feet to Pass42:00 - High School Coaching45:00 - Experiences Shape Us47:00 - ConclusionTom Hankins’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_HankinsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Lindy La Rocque, UNLV Basketball Head CoachUNLV 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 won90 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).Breakdown1:00 - Believing in Yourself3:30 - Preparation6:00 - Shooting9:00 - Preferred Spacing13:00 - Developing High Low15:00 - Connecting it to Breakdown17:00 - Emphasize Part19:30 - Accepting Turnovers22:00 - Shaping Decision Making27:00 - Half-Court Offense27:04 - 28:12 - Hoopsanalytics Ad 229:00 - Continuity31:00 - Making a Play35:00 - Modifying Help42:00 - Importance of Playing Games45:00 - Triangle Offense47:00 - Meat and Potatoes55:00 - ConclusionLindy La Rocque’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_La_RocqueTwitter: https://twitter.com/lindylarocqueBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Rob Senderoff, Kent State Head CoachKent 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.Breakdown1:00 - Rallying a Team6:30 - Good Guards and Statistics12:00 - Defensive Scoring17:00 - Spin Dribble Defense20:30 - Being Consistent24:30 - Mindset Training29:32 - 30:40 - Hoopsalytics AD 130:41 - Physical Defense33:00 - Defensive Players of the Year37:00 - Philosophy of Shot Contest40:00 - Individual Close Out45:00 - Spin Concept Revisted52:00 - Rebounding Philosophy57:00 - Philosophies of Limiting Turnovers1:02:00 - Coaching Tree1:04:00 - ConclusionRob Senderoff’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_SenderoffBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Kristy Curry, Alabama Women’s Basketball Head CoachAlabama 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.Breakdown1:00 - Keys in Longevity in Coaching3:00 - Bravery6:00 - Alabama Job8:00 - Women in Coaching10:00 - Administrative Support11:30 - Coach Mentoring Program14:00 - Embracing Three-Point Shot15:30 - Powerhouse League17:00 - Talk Matchups19:30 - Free Throw Ladder21:30 - Accountability24:00 - Foreign Trip25:30 - Defense First26:22 - 26:58 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 202326:30 - Conceptual Concepts28:00 - Finishing31:00 - Playing 10 Players Per Game35:30 - Managing Your Players38:00 - Openly Communicate with Coach40:00 - Challenges in her Program43:00 - Takeaways From Coaches47:00 - Coaching TreeKristy Curry’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristy_CurryTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCurry Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Zach Guthrie, Washing Wizards Assistant CoachWashington 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.Breakdown1:00 - Summer League Head Coaching2:30 - Importance of Asking Questions3:30 - Recreate6:00 - Holistic Approach10:00 - Silo Training14:00 - Improving is Fun19:00 - Getting Better at Any Age22:00 - Footwork26:00 - Adding Layers27:00 - Connecting Team Concepts28:30 - Improve Team Workouts30:27 - 31:02 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 202330:00 - Offensive Philosophy32:00 - Detailed Simplicity35:30 - Re-Spacing38:00 - Conceptual Decision-Making39:00 - Finding the Action41:00 - Playmaking Positions48:00 - Teaching Methodology53:00 - Having Player Input56:00 - IntentionalityZach Guthrie’s Bio:Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/zach-guthrie/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Chris Caputo, George Washington Head CoachGeorge 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.Breakdown1:00 - Preparation as Head Coach4:00 - Technical Coaching6:00 - Head Coaching Job10:00 - Mental health12:30 - Offensive Efficiency15:00 - Making a Change18:00 - Shooting Improvements23:00 - Direct to Ball Screen 23:17 - 23:53 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 202326:00 - Short Roles28:00 - Player and Team Development32:00 - Balance36:00 - Specificity of Scout40:00 - Increase Tempo43:00 - Establishing Identity44:30 - ConclusionChris Caputo’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_CaputoTwitter: https://twitter.com/coach_c_caputoBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma Head CoachOklahoma 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Engage The Fan Base6:00 - Loves Impact9:00 - Shot Selection11:30 - Trusting Other Players17:00 - Offensive Approach22:00 - By Products24:00 - Motion Type Offense24:58 - 25:31 - IMM VIDEOS PODCAST AD SPRING 202329:30 - Variable Spacing33:30 - Cutting to Score37:00 - Holding a Spot39:00 - Ball Reversal Value41:00 - Transition Flow46:30 - Assisted Shot Rate50:00 - Balancing Accountability52:00 - ConclusionJennie Baranczyk’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_BaranczykTwitter: https://twitter.com/SoonersCoachJBBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Tobin Anderson, Iona Head CoachIona 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.Breakdown1:00 - Competing in Scrimmage3:00 - Pressing System and Motion Offense7:00 - Problem Solving vs. Purdue10:00 - Preparing for Purdue18:30 - Purdue's Best Sets21:30 - Zach Edey and Usage Rate23:00 - Adaptability28:00 - Ball Screen Coverage30:30 - Offensive Perspective32:30 - Pregame Approach33:34 - 34:08 - IMM VIDEOS Podcast AD Spring 202338:00 - Player First Mentality40:00 - Control of the Game46:00 - Curiousity50:00 - Lost The Game55:00 - Concept of Health and Well-being59:00 - Iona1:01:00 - Obsession with Carbonated Water1:03:00 - ConclusionTobin Anderson’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobin_AndersonTwitter: https://twitter.com/andersontobinBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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.Breakdown1:00 - Pitfalls of Using Drills8:00 - Evidence-Based Research10:30 - Problem Solving16:00 - Alternatives to Drills20:30 - Perception28:00 - Traditional Drill33:34 - 34:09 - B.I. Ads January 202334:10 - Game Context37:00 - Ecological Dynamics41:00 - Self Determine46:00 - Finding a Solution49:00 - Not Overburdening Athletes56:00 - Fun and Engagement57:30 - Teaching Systems of Plays1:03:00 - Ecological Explorations1:05:00 - ConclusionStuart Armstrong’s Bio:Website: www.thetalentequation.co.uk Podcast: The Talent Equation Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast/id1209549739Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: David Hixon, Former Amherst College Head Coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame InducteeFormer 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).Breakdown1:00 - Basketball Hall of Fame5:00 - Best Practices8:00 - Firm with the Players10:00 - Love Problem Solving15:00 - Practice is not a Game21:30 - Valuing 5-on-525:00 - Young Assistant28:48 - 29:29 - B.I. Immersion ADS29:30 - Brief Talk32:00 - Value of Humor34:00 - Intentional with Drills37:00 - Value Possibilities39:00 - Rote memory41:00 - Shooting into Practice45:00 - Free Throws48:00 - Personnel is the key55:00 - Coach Like PopDavid Hixon’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_HixonBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Dusty May, Florida Atlantic Head CoachFlorida 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).Breakdown1:00 - Final Four4:00 - Battling the Temptation6:30 - Keeping Players10:30 - Win13:30 - Handling Distractions16:00 - Humble Mindset20:00 - Defense24:00 - Value of Space27:00 - Modern Leadership29:16 - 29:51 - B.I. Ads January30:30 - Level of Success35:00 - Preparation39:00 - Experience at FAU41:00 - Continue Improving43:00 - Communicate Openly46:00 - ConclusionDusty May’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_MayTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDustyMayBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: David Herbert, Basketball Australia CoachBasketball 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.Breakdown1:00 - Daily and Weekly Schedule9:00 - Basketball Australia10:30 - Shooting Philosophy15:00 - Shooting Commonalities19:00 - Kinetic Flow22:00 - Active Receiver24:00 - Shoot First Mentality27:00 - Team Defense Philosophy3042 - 31:23 - Immersion Videos AD 202331:30 - Conceptual Offense36:00 - Rebound King39:00 - Evaluating Assistants45:00 - What's Next Mentality49:00 - Trapping Challenge51:00 - Slow Learning55:00 - ConclusionDavid Herbert’s Bio:Bio: https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/news/david-herbert-appointed-as-head-coach-womens-program-at-the-coeTwitter: https://twitter.com/herbiehoopsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Doug Lemov, International Best-Selling AuthorInternational 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.Breakdown1:00 - Better Teaching2:30 - In-Game Coaching5:30 - Actual Coaching14:30 - Red Wagon15:30 - Game Feedback21:00 - Journaling 25:00 - Video as a Learning Tool31:00 - Video Sessions31:00 - 31:41 - BI AD Jan 202339:00 - Value of Video40:30 - Complex Circumstances42:00 - Ideas for a Good Film Session45:30 - Random Practice51:00 - Direct Instruction53:00 - Effective Watching55:00 - ConclusionDoug Lemov’s Bio:Bio: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/doug-lemov/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doug_LemovBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Jamie Smith, Founder, and Head Sport Preparation Coach of The U of StrengthFounder 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.Breakdown1:00 - The U of Strength6:00 - Human Performance10:00 - Athletic Development Field19:00 - Enjoyment Factor24:00 - Traditional Approach to Coaching31:00 - Dynamic Warm Up38:00 - Ecological Approach42:00 - Basketball Immersion ADS44:00 - Common Constraint Manipulation54:00 - Creating Space59:30 - Need for Specificity1:02:30 - Game of Bursts1:06:00 - ConclusionJamie Smith’s Bio:Bio: https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/jamiesmith/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUofStrengthWebsite: https://www.theuofstrength.com/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: John Rillie, Perth Wildcats Head CoachPerth 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.Breakdown1:00 - Points Per Possession3:00 - Scaling6:00 - Cues on Rolls9:00 - Pro System12:00 - Watching Film13:30 - Low Turnovers and High Assists16:00 - Ball Reversal19:30 - Making the Decision to Cut23:00 - Ideal Preference25:04 - 25:39 - BI AD Jan 202327:30 - Game Wraps30:00 - Recruiting College Players to Pro33:00 - Evaluations35:00 - Interactive Conversations38:00 - Development Plans41:00 - Tokyo Olympics Highlights44:00 - Type of Interactions45:30 - Concept of a Routine49:30 - Improving this Off-SeasonJohn Rillie’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_RillieTwitter: https://twitter.com/johnrillieBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Stefan Weissenboeck, Brose Bamberg Player Development CoachBrose 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.Breakdown1:00 - Three Things for Player Development5:30 - Trust10:00 - Brose Bamberg Player Development13:30 - Comfort and Confidence17:30 - Finding Solutions21:00 - Parts of  Practice23:40 - 24:21 - Immersion Videos AD Jan 202325:00 - Individual Differences27:30 - Importance of Feet34:30 - Emotional Regulation37:00 - Mistakes40:00 - Feedback on Misses44:30 - How to be Better Coaches46:00 - ConclusionStefan Weissenboeck’s Bio:Bio: https://stefan-weissenboeck.com/Website: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Stefan-Weissenboeck/13220Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Adam Forde, Cairns Taipans Head CoachCairns Taipans head coach Adam Forde joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on game models 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.Breakdown1:00 - Team Accountability4:30 - Freedom7:00 - Ignition Drills13:00 - Clips Applied in a Game15:00 - Tactical Periodization25:00 - Game Model28:52 - 29:26 - Basketball Immersion AD Jan 202329:30 - Tactical Dimension35:00 - Coaching Philosophy38:00 - Providing Guidance45:00 - Creating Trust48:00 - Make Mistakes51:00 - Putting Players in Best Situation55:00 - Ways to Manipulate Intensity59:00 - Building Program1:00:00 - ConclusionAdam Forde’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_FordeBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Jacob Jackomas, Illawarra Hawks Head CoachIllawarra 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).Breakdown1:00 - Takeaways Working with Brian Goorjian9:00 - Scouting12:00 - Competition with Coaches14:30 - Olympic Learning18:00 - Pick and Roll22:00 - Flow31:00 - Running a First-Team33:03 - 33:45 - Immersion Videos ADS33:30 - Best Spots36:30 - The Spread Offense39:00 - Catch Attack Matchups43:00 - Penetration Reaction47:00 - Cuts52:00 - Creating Space55:00 - Shot Clock59:00 - Advice to Assistant CoachesJacob Jackomas’ Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-jackomas-68608669Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobjackomasBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Mike Prada, NBA Staff Editor for The Athletic and AuthorNBA 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.Breakdown1:00 - Spaced Out Book4:30 - Importance of Space8:00 - Shooting the Three13:00 - Three-Point Revolution17:30 - Humans Playing Humans25:00 - Off The Ball Actions27:39 - 28:14 - BAsketball Immersion AD January 202328:30 - Analytics30:00 - Position Less vs. Defining Positions36:00 - Giving Freedom38:00 - Big Team Talk40:00 - Predefined Role43:00 - Notice Progress46:00 - Impact on Offense and Space Created51:00 - Evolution in Coaching54:30 - Curiosity55:30 - ConclusionMike Prada’s Bio:Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/mike-prada/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikePradaNBABasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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.Breakdown1:00 - Modern Functional Coaching5:00 - Transactional Leadership9:30 - Adapting The Model14:00 - Individual Differences17:30 - Authenticity and Humility20:30 - Diagnostics25:30 - Prescriptive and Diagnostic Nonstick28:43 - 29:24 - Immersion Videos AD Jan 202329:00 - Recreate, Recreate, Recreate35:00 - Point Guard College39:00 - Losing41:30 - Three-Auto Drill46:30 - Player's Parents49:00 - Talent Code53:00 - ConclusionNelson Terroba’s Bio:Bio: https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Nelson-Terroba/Summary/25921Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachterrobaBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: David Hollander, Author of How Basketball Can Save The WorldDavid 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.Breakdown1:00 - Saving The World6:00 - Other Sports12:00 - Harmony and Balance15:00 - Belongingness21:00 - Isolation and Loneliness24:00 - Common Sense30:00 - Strengths and Weaknesses30:41 - 31:16 - Basketball Immersion January AD 202335:00 - Balance of Force and Skills39:00 - Position and Human Alchemy44:00 - Being Adaptable47:30 - Co Create Solution49:00 - Make it Global53:00 - Other Levels1:00:00 - ConclusionDavid Hollander’s Bio:Website: https://howbasketballcansavetheworld.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/david-hollander-how-basketball-can-save-the-world/id1603012439?i=1000567342555Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Sue Phillips, Archbishop Mitty Head CoachArchbishop 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.Breakdown1:00 - Planning a Season4:00 - Beginning a Program6:00 - How to Develop Coaches8:30 - Shaping a Successful Program11:00 - Coping Strategies13:30 - Art of Coaching with Science17:30 - Practice in Modern Era22:00 - Supporting Players25:30 - Coaching Talents28:30 - Higher Standards as a Gift30:05 - 30:45 - Immersion Videos AD 32:30 - Managing Parents40:00 - Carrot and Stick Approach45:00 - Managing Hype50:00 - Rules Around State Associations54:00 - Handling Officials57:00 - ConclusionSue Phillips’ Bio:Bio: https://www.usab.com/basketball/staff/p/phillips-sue.aspxTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachsphillips Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Ted Suihkonen, Hockey Development Coach, and EducatorHockey 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.Breakdown1:00 - Two Sports are Connected4:00 - Resistance11:00 - Playing More in Practice13:00 - Concept of Skill Talk22:00 - Importance of Drills27:00 - Expecting to be Creative30:00 - Independent Performers35:00 - Coaches are Problem Solvers36:51 - 37:26 - Basketball Immersion AD Jan 202337:30 - Sticky Practice42:00 - Make Mistakes47:30 - Interleaving Mixing51:00 - How to Cheat that Constraint53:00 - Overload57:00 - Basketball Trainers1:00:00 - Lack of Gameplay1:02:00 - Embrace Chaos1:05:00 - Full Circle1:09:00 - ConclusionTed Suihkonen’s Bio:Bio: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/22255/ted-suihkonen Twitter: https://twitter.com/suihkonen77 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Megan Griffith, Columbia Head CoachColumbia 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.Breakdown1:00 - Columbia Basketball Program3:00 - Culture and Core Values5:00 - Communication9:00 - Defensive Communication12:00 - Foundation Things on Offense15:00 - Changing the Culture20:00 - Conversation24:00 - Better Practice24:29 - 25:03 - Basketball Immersion AD 202327:00 - Journaling35:00 - Wellness Check38:00 - Greetings and Handshakes39:30 - Buddy System43:00 - Journey Meetings48:00 - Unbalanced as Coaches51:00 - Multiple ExperiencesMegan Griffith’s Bio:Bio: https://gocolumbialions.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/megan-griffith/2752Twitter: https://twitter.com/cucoachg Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Seth Greenberg, ESPN College Basketball BroadcasterESPN 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. Breakdown1:00 - Knowledge on Broadcasts5:00 - Access to Coaches8:00 - Imitating Coaches13:00 - Relationship on Players15:30 - Evolution of the Game20:00 - Coaching Them Hard25:55 - 26:36 - Immersion Video Ad26:00 - Philosophy Behind Meetings30:30 - Resist Trends36:00 - The Modern Game39:00 - Two-Way Contract43:30 - College Basketball46:30 - Set of Rules Internationally50:00 - CFL52:00 - Shot Clock on High School Level53:00 - Conclusion Seth Greenberg’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_GreenbergTwitter: https://twitter.com/sethonhoops Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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” Breakdown1:00 - Basketball Immersion Podcast4:00 - Resistance7:00 - Decision Training11:30 - Practice with their Daughters14:00 - Asking Questions18:30 - Making Decisions21:00 - Technical Information24:00 - Human Interactions27:00 - New Variables to Practice29:00 - Messy32:30 - Concept of Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn36:00 - Learning New Things39:00 - Adaptable41:35 - 42:10 - Basketball Immersion AD43:30 - Player's Perspective46:00 - Rabbit Hole50:00 - Summer League55:00 - Sharing Experiences57:00 - Five-Page Essay1:00:00 - Psychological Safety1:01:00 - To Be Creative and Free1:04:00 - Active Participants1:08:00 - Enjoying The Sport1:10:00 - Limited in the Game1:14:00 - People Involvement1:16:00 - Premium Podcast and Bonus Materials Jen Oliver’s Bio:Bio: https://basketballimmersion.com/jenoliver/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovefitmamaYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JenOliver Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Ben Taylor, Founder of Thinking BasketballThe 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. Breakdown1:00 - Difficult Concepts5:00 - Cognitive Scientist8:00 - Applied Science11:00 - Not Connecting Perception13:30 - Data Gathering15:00 - Evaluating Their Defense17:00 - Old vs New School Thinking20:00 - Advocating Coaches22:00 - Lob Pass24:30 - Passing28:30 - Yoga31:17 - 32:00 - Membership Sales Ads32:00 - Split Cut34:00 - The Right Structure38:00 - Coaching Perspective42:00 - Concept of pre Switching46:00 - Adaptability50:00 - Overload Concept55:00 - NBA Skill Sets59:00 - Goal of Offense1:02:00 - Empowering Players Ben Taylor’s Bio:Website: https://thinkingbasketball.net/Twitter: https://twitter.com/elgee35Podcast: Thinking Basketball -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-basketball/id1428290303?mt=2Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/thinkingbasketballBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Episode 248: Gordon Herbert, Philosophy, Roles, and IdentityGuest: Gordon Herbert, German National Team Head CoachGerman 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. Breakdown1:00 - National Team2:00 - Importance of Roles4:00 - Organization and Creativity6:00 - Concept of Spacing10:00 - Triggers14:00 - Offensive Advantage16:00 - Adjustments on the Wings21:00 - Influence of Hockey25:00 - FACC Program25:35 - 26:20 - Membership Sales Ad28:00 - Three Factors30:30 - Teaching Defense33:00 - Player Enjoyment36:00 - Defensive Decisions39:00 - Special Situations43:00 - Coaching with Nick Nurse45:00 - Pace in Practice52:00 - Sorting Roles to the Players55:00 - Conclusion Gordon Herbert’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Herbert Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Joe Crispin, Rowan Head CoachRowan 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. Breakdown1:00 - Offensive Tempo and Creating Pace6:00 - Have Fun11:00 - Mantra13:00 - Basics of Walking16:00 - Half and Full Court18:00 - Structure the Workout21:30 - Fundamentals25:00 - Three-Leg Program28:00 - Playing in the Triangle32:00 - Constraint-Led Approach35:19 - 36:04 - Membership Sales Ads37:00 - Game Situations39:30 - Constraints of the Shot Clock42:00 - Security vs Pressure49:30 - Importance of Recruiting52:00 - Creating Decisions55:30 - Changing Mentality1:02:00 - Mindset for Success1:07:00 - Part of the Process Joe Crispin’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_CrispinTwitter: https://twitter.com/joecrispin Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell Head CoachBucknell 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. Breakdown1:00 - Defensive Conviction4:00 - Offense6:00 - Mindset Training7:30 - Drills and Live Play10:00 - Non Negotiables14:00 - Ball Screen Defense16:00 - Passing Piece20:00 - Connecting Things to Mindset25:00 - Practice Plan29:38 - 30:23 - Membership Sales Ads30:30 - Weak Side33:30 - Base Defense38:30 - Weak Defensive Concepts41:00 - Challenges43:00 - Variability46:00 - Emphasis on Recovering50:00 - Shift52:00 - Offensive and Defensive Talent55:00 - Conclusion Trevor Woodruff’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://bucknellbison.com/staff-directory/trevor-woodruff/265Twitter: https://twitter.com/trevorwoodruff Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Roy Rana, International CoachInternational 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. Breakdown1:00 - Opportunities5:00 - Evolved Philosophy8:00 - Defensive Base10:00 - Heels14:00 - Scout16:00 - Professional Schedule20:00 - Driven by Imports22:30 - Defending Isolations23:30 - Analytics26:03 - 26:47 - Membership Sales Ad27:00 - Adaptability29:00 - Building Base32:00 - Natural Questioning34:30 - International Competition37:00 - Unbreakable Mindset39:00 - Player Development42:00 - Takeaways from the NBA45:00 - High School Coaching49:00 - Canada Basketball52:00 - Egypt Basketball55:00 - Conclusion  Roy Rana’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_RanaTwitter: https://twitter.com/roy_rana Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Gary Williams, Hall of Fame Basketball CoachHall 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. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Flex Offense5:00 - Removing Down Screen9:00 - Less Structured13:00 - Manipulation and Flexibility16:00 - Vs. Pressure18:00 - Vs. Switching24:00 - Triangle Influence26:30 - Three Point Line29:24 - 30:08 - Membership Sales AD30:09 - Toughness33:00 - Press Defense37:00 - Sideline Press Defense40:30 - Points Per Possession43:00 - Playing Full Court47:00 - Remove The Grey Area51:00 - Cross Matchups and Press54:00 - Press Break59:00 - Playing 5-on-5 Press1:00:00 - The Current Game Gary Williams’ Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_WilliamsTwitter: https://twitter.com/garywilliams02 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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. Breakdown1:00 - Work On Their Own6:00 - Positive Things During Practice9:00 - Useless Information11:00 - Timeouts and Coaching15:30 - Communication18:00 - Mental Toughness22:00 - Thinking Solutions27:00 - Being Proactive28:12 - 28:59 - Membership Sales Ads30:00 - UAB Player-Led Development33:00 - 5-and-538:00 - One on One43:00 - Competition46:00 - Shooting Drills51:00 - Challenges Coaching Randy Norton’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://uabsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/randy-norton/1798Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachnorton1 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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). Breakdown1:00 - Conversation Around Lynn Roberts8:00 - Done It That Way11:00 - Mindset Training14:00 - Challenges During COVID17:00 - Built By Culture20:30 - Blue Collar Gold Standard22:00 - Great Schedule25:00 - Playing Man to Man27:56 - 28:41 - Membership Sales Ad29:00 - Adavantages of Switching35:00 - Rebounding38:00 - Special Situation41:00 - Constructive Criticism46:00 - Captain Ideas49:00 - Highlights and Lowlights51:00 - Individual Freedom53:00 - Ball Screens55:00 - Perception Precedes Communication Tricia Cullop’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricia_CullopTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachcullop Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

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. Breakdown1:00 - Japan Women's Team Success3:00 - Adapting 5-Out System5:00 - Mirroring8:30 - Creating Gaps13:00 - Calling Plays16:00 - Freedom From Choice18:00 - Overload Spacing21:00 - Screens24:00 - 24:46 - Membership Sales Ads25:00 - Tagging Up Concept28:00 - Offensive Rebounding System32:00 - Putting in Long Hours36:00 - Following Structure41:00 - Best Roster44:00 - Conclusion Tom Hovasse’ Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_HovasseTwitter: https://twitter.com/TomHovasse Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Basketball Solution To Our Questions5:00 - Silence Condense8:00 - Skill Execution10:00 - Connection13:00 - Three Seconds15:00 - Clips of Turnover17:00 - Advance Stats21:00 - Shot Selection23:00 - System and Talent26:00 - Practice28:00 - Game of Change27:32 - 28:18 - Membership Sales Ad30:00 - Time Management32:00 - Playing More 5-on-535:00 - Weak vs Strong Hand Finish37:30 - Audition42:00 - Individual Close Outs43:30 - Offensive Philosophy47:00 - Book Phrase49:00 - Learning Language51:00 - Culture Around The Program Ted Hotaling’s Bio:Bio/Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_HotalingTwitter: https://twitter.com/tedhotaling Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Engagement6:00 - Concept of Performance11:30 - Scaffolding16:00 - Variability21:00 - Small Sided Games24:00 - Player Led Development Time26:00 - Feedback30:00 - Asking Questions32:00 - Value of Review Sections37:00 - Retrival and Space Rehearsal37:24 - 38:09 - Membership Sales Ads46:00 - Memory Consolidation53:00 - Retrieval Practice Rehearsal55:00 - Persuade yourself1:00:00 - Coach to Player Conversation1:02:00 - Psychological Safety1:08:00 - Conclusion Daniel Abrahams’ Bio:Bio/Website: https://danabrahams.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/danabrahams77 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction6:00 - Coaches Own Voice8:00 - Coaching Experience15:00 - Georgia State20:00 - Transitioning to SMU23:16 - 24:03 - Membership Sales Ad25:00 - Family29:00 - 3 Core Values33:00 - Coaching at SMU36:00 - Sharing the Value38:00 - Advice to Older Coaches41:30 - Advice to Younger Coaches43:30 - Big Time Success Rob Lanier’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_LanierTwitter: https://twitter.com/icehandlerWebsite: https://www.coachspeak.net/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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 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%). Breakdown1:00 - Consistency of Success5:00 - We Mentality9:00 - National Championship13:30 - Tweaking15:00 - Six Things19:30 - Connecting Stats to Practice23:00 - Adding Resources26:00 - Data and Evidences28:30 - We Celebrate32:27 - 33:12 - MEMBERSHIP SALES AD34:00 - We Appreciate37:00 - We Show Up39:00 - We Believe In47:00 - What Coaching Is51:00 - Gratitude53:00 - We Mentality Impact1:00:00 - Conclusion Brian Morehouse’ Bio:Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/morehouse-brian/index.htmlTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachmorehouse Courtney Kust Bio:Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/kust-courtney/index.html Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Working with Don Meyer5:00 - Favorite Quote7:00 - Coaching at Different Levels11:00 - Heart Touches14:00 - Heart Touch Goal16:30 - Footwork19:00 - Getting to the Paint22:00 - Developing a Post Player24:00 - Motion Concept28:00 - Fronting the Post29:20 - 30:04 - Membership Sales Ads30:00 - System of Talk33:00 - S.V.P.T.A.M36:00 - Emphasize Communication38:00 - Three Point Shooting40:00 - Wall Ups42:00 - No Angles45:00 - Know Your Personnel47:00 - Dork and Opponent Terminators52:00 - Giving Structure53:00 - Changing Defense55:00 - Conclusion Paul Sather’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_SatherTwitter: https://twitter.com/northdakotambb Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Lynne Roberts, University of Utah Head Coach University of Utah head coach Lynne 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, she holds a 112-99 record at Utah and is 333-274 in her 20 years as a head coach. Breakdown1:00 - Modern Approach to Basketball4:00 - Modern Offensive Template9:00 - Smart Box Score11:00 - Offensive Rebounding13:00 - Taking Advantage16:00 - Shooting Off the Dribble19:00 - Don't Meet After The Game24:00 - Evolution of Box Score26:00 - Free Throws30:00 - Turnover35:00 - Decision Making41:30 - Sit Down During Games45:00 - Improve Turnover Percentage48:00 - Conclusion Lynne Robert’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Roberts_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/utescoachrob Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Concept on How To Teach6:00 - Decision To Shoot8:00 - Importance of Variability within Shooting15:00 - 5 Words Explaining Shooting18:00 - Central Programming Generator18:09 - 18:51 - DR. DISH AD24:00 - Question Asked on His Players30:00 - Psychological Safety32:00 - Lift of the Ball37:00 - Energy Transfer40:00 - Perception and Decision43:00 - Simulate Skills49:00 - Mix Drills and Guidance55:00 - Vertical Drop56:28 - 57:07 - JUST PLAY AD1:00:00 - Goofy Shots1:02:00 - Concept of Form Shooting1:08:00 - Types of Quick1:13:00 - Being Collaborative1:18:00 - Conclusion Rob Fodor’s Bio:Bio: https://www.nba.com/heat/bio/rob-fodorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshootingguyThe Shooting Guy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theshootingguy/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Jokić Quote4:00 - Jokić Development6:00 - De Facto Point Guard8:00 - Connecting Skills and Decision13:53 - 14:32 - JUST PLAY ADS14:00 - Developing Passing18:00 - Golden State System21:00 - Game Situations23:00 - Competition Within Practice25:00 - Adjusting Small Details28:00 - Small-Sided Game33:00 - Beyond Passing35:27 - 36:10 - DR. DISH ADS37:00 - Coaching Philosophy39:00 - Coaching Rebounding42:00 - Decision-Making45:00 - European Coaching48:00 - Conclusion Dejan Milojevic’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Milojevi%C4%87 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Coaching Development and Personal Coaching6:00 - Openness9:00 - Future Players10:27 - 11:09 - Dr. DISH AD12:00 - Skills Improvement14:00 - Space Decision Making17:30 - Defensive Concepts19:00 - Celebrating The Process20:30 - Top Tier Players25:00 - College Experience26:00 - Importance of Decision Making27:51 - 28:29 - JUST PLAY ADS28:00 - Complexity of Defense30:30 - Veteran Lead Habits33:00 - Loss and Learning35:00 - Holistic Development37:00 - Integrating Mental Skills39:00 - Conclusion Becky Bonner’s Bio:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-bonnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/beckybonner25 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:30 - Structured Scripted Time5:00 - Winning Tools7:30 - Defense and Three-Point Shooting9:00 - Dominoes14:00 - Top 3 Analytics16:30 - Through Contact18:00 - First Wave Concept19:04 - 19:43 - JUST PLAY AD20:00 - Pattern Defense22:00 - Switch Horns24:00 - Non Pattern26:30 - Disruptive on Defense29:00 - 2-3 Zone Stuffs31:30 - Play and Survive35:00 - Role in Loyalty36:29 - 37:12 - DR. DISH AD37:00 - SEC Tournament Final40:00 - Special Segments of Practice43:00 - Time Constraints45:00 - Conclusion Kyra Elzy’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyra_ElzyTwitter: https://twitter.com/ukcoachlz Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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 Breakdown1:00 - Best Defense3:00 - Philosophy of Defense7:00 - Heavy Nail, High Nail11:00 - No Choppy Sets15:00 - Off The Line Concept15:50 - 16:32 - DR. DISH ADS17:00 - Recovery 19:00 - Arms Out First23:30 - Accept Rotations26:30 - Decision Making29:30 - Verticality30:08 - 30:46 - JUST PLAY ADS32:00 - Breakdown Type Drills34:00 - Cancel The Screen37:00 - Stopping The Pistols40:00 - Pursue43:00 - Bigs in Presentation45:00 - Fan Out to Shooters47:00 - Screen Change49:00 - Pocket Pass and Handoffs54:00 - Conclusion Max Lefevre’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Lef%C3%A8vreTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachlefevre Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:30 - Tasmania5:30 - Team Building Philosophy7:30 - Blank Canvas10:30 - Around Younger People12:45 - 13:23 - JUST PLAY ADS14:00 - Figuring Out Who He Is16:00 - Limitations of Being in the NBA21:30 - European Influence24:00 - Perimeter Type Attack27:30 - Identifying Switch30:00 - Butter Time30:18 - 31:01 - DR. DISH ADS33:00 - Scouting Reports36:00 - European Type Defense39:00 - Advance Scout43:00 - Different National Programs46:00 - Advice to Coaches Scott Roth’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Roth Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Taking Over a Program6:30 - Flow Offense in his System9:00 - Flow Game13:23 - 14:06 - DR. DISH ADS14:30 - Clean Drills18:00 - Stagger Action20:30 - Red Zone Concept24:30 - Triggers and Flash Game30:00 - Analytics36:00 - Pace of Play37:07 - 37:46 - JUST PLAY ADS41:30 - Stagger Screens45:00 - Ball in the Post47:00 - Right Direction50:00 - Consistency for his Players52:00 - Winning Style53:00 - Conclusion Pat Skerry’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_SkerryTwitter: https://twitter.com/Towson_MBB Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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).  Breakdown1:00 - Very Flexible Coach4:00 - Bowling Green Years6:00 - Value of Teaching8:00 - 5-Out Offense13:00 - Repetitions Using Constraints19:21 - 19:59 - JUST PLAY ADS20:00 - Constraints to Analytics27:00 - Rebounding31:00 - Freedom36:30 - SDSA BS41:00 - Ball Screen Success42:01 - 42:44 - DR. DISH ADS47:00 - Proactive Connection52:00 - Effective Ball Screen55:30 - Penetrating and Pitching57:00 - Creating Gaps1:00:30 - Game Preparation and Flexibility Jim Larranaga’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Larra%C3%B1aga Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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 Breakdown1:00 - Enriching Your Environment4:00 - Controlling Environment6:30 - Controlling Messaging8:00 - Shaping The Program13:30 - Square Stance14:48 - 15:41 - DR. DISH ADS17:00 - Scout23:30 - Ball Being Square27:00 - Measuring Defense29:00 - Measuring Offense32:00 - Flow Emphasis34:00 - Spacing and Counters35:03 - 35:41 - JUST PLAY ADS37:00 - Habits on Defense39:00 - Stopping Practice41:00 - Challenges43:00 - Kick Concept46:00 - Holding Accountable to NBA Players48:00 - Fred Holberg53:00 - Josh Longstaff56:00 - Familiarity Chase Buford’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_BufordTwitter: https://twitter.com/chasebuford Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Learnings From Hockey3:00 - Onboarding6:30 - Necessities in a Routine12:30 - Team Culture14:15 - 14:53 - JUST PLAY AD15:30 - Referring to Other Players17:30 - Rookie Moving From NCAA to NBA22:30 - Evaluating Process27:30 - Branding of Players30:00 - How to Motivate his Players32:45 - 33:28 - DR. DISH AD33:30 - Importance of Mentor36:00 - Shooting Routine38:30 - Modern Game41:00 - Dallas New Practice Facility44:30 - Financial Planning46:00 - Adding Value50:00 - Don Nelson54:00 - Leonard Hamilton55:00 - Doc Rivers Popeye Jones’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_JonesTwitter: https://twitter.com/p0peyej0nes Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - First Game as a Head Coach4:00 - Playing Career6:00 - Coaching Perspective10:00 - Think Outside the Box13:00 - Compassion15:00 - Leadership and Accountability21:00 - Expanding Player's Role25:00 - Use of Video27:00 - Struggling Player32:00 - The Three E's36:00 - Meaning of Leadership39:00 - Psychological Safety43:00 - Community-Based Approach48:00 - Set Up52:00 - Expertise57:00 - Conclusion Joseph Blair’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_BlairTwitter: https://twitter.com/MrJosephBlair Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Ego Adjustment3:00 - Mindset of a Role Player5:00 - Long-Term Career Success8:30 - Developing Passing10:37 - 11:16 - JUST PLAY AD12:00 - Making Decisions15:00 - Hitting The Pocket17:00 - Zoom19:30 - Player Directed21:00 - Neutral24:00 - Screening with Guards28:00 - Evaluating Rim Runners31:00 - Dunker Spot31:41 - 32:24 - DR. DISH AD34:00 - Cross Match Ups37:00 - Better Spacing Structure39:00 - Value of Role Player41:00 - Mentors  Nick Friedman’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-friedman-b09a31a2/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bignickwilly Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - G-League Experiences4:00 - Filling his Cup6:00 - Non-Basketball Books8:30 - Handbook Concept11:00 - Concept of Player Matters14:00 - Job Preservation16:54 - 17:37 - DR. DISH ADS17:00 - Simplicity20:00 - Staff Retreat Concept22:00 - Non-Negotiables24:00 - Retreat28:00 - Video and Postgame32:00 - Analytics Perspective36:00 - Discuss, Argue, and Align38:34 - 39:12 - JUST PLAY ADS42:00 - Tactical Stuff44:00 - Video Group Session47:00 - Scouting54:30 - Finding the Balance58:00 - Conclusion Casey Hill’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Hil Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Mountain Dew3:00 - From One Organization to the Other5:00 - Most Efficient Offense9:00 - Part of Modern Game12:00 - Relative to your Roles16:30 - 17:08 -  JUST PLAY AD17:00 - Different People on Staff19:00 - Philosophical Decisions25:00 - Hunt The Advantage31:00 - Elite Scout Skill36:00 - Sports Science38:51 - 39:33 - DR. DISH AD42:00 - Educating Analytics45:30 - Over Switching49:00 - Role Change51:30 - Scout54:00 - Disagreement and DiscussionMike Weinar’s Bio:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-weinar-22089619/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeweinar Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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. Breakdown1:00 - Coached at 4 Different Schools5:00 - Philosophy on Defense9:00 - Matchups13:00 - Throw The High Low15:00 - Fronting The Post17:00 - In and Out17:18 - 18:01 - DR. DISH AD21:00 - Keeping The Ball on Side24:00 - Closing Out27:00 - Top Coach29:00 - Aggression34:00 - Ball Screen Coverage35:50 - 36:28 - JUST PLAY AD39:00 - Ultimate Coaching41:00 - 50 Defense44:00 - Defensive Culture48:00 - 3-Point Shooting51:00 - Evaluating Defense Kellie Harper’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_HarperTwitter: https://twitter.com/KellieHarper Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Carly Clarke, Ryerson Head Coach&nbsp;Ryerson head coach Carly Clarke joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on utilizing strengths and winning with your personnel.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - COVID Years5:00 - Team Experience8:00 - Psychological Safety10:00 - Celebrating Errors13:00 - Strong Hand, Weak Hand17:00 - Building Defense18:49 - 19:47 - JUST PLAY AD20:00 - Off The Ball Cutting22:30 - Defining Strengths24:00 - Personnel28:00 - Integration of a Sports Psychologist32:00 - Defensive Decision Making35:00 - Team Identity35:32 - 36:15 - DR. DISH AD39:00 - University Job43:00 - Immerse in Learning46:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Carly Clarke’s Bio:Bio: https://ryersonrams.ca/staff-directory/carly-clarke/178Twitter: https://twitter.com/carly_clarke&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion" rel="noopener...

Guest: Martin Schiller, Former G-League and EuroLeague Head Coach&nbsp;Former G-League and EuroLeague head coach Martin Schiller joins the Basketball Podcast to share European and G-League coaching takeaways.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Career Management4:00 - Network and Knowledge9:00 - Managing His Knowledge13:00 - Being Around Coaches15:28 - 16:07 - JUST PLAY AD17:00 - Professional Side25:30 - Personnel28:30 - Denial30:00 - Offensive Rebounding Concept31:00 - Referencing Practice35:00 - Experience Playing Different Places39:19 - 40:01 - DR. DISH AD41:30 - Integration of Sports Science49:00 - A Better Evaluator56:00 - Specific Examples&nbsp;Martin Schiller’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Schiller&nbsp;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schiller_martin&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Why One-on-One is Important4:00 - Passing6:30 - Dynamic Start11:00 - Perception Process17:00 - Giving Feedback17:22 -18:00 - JUST PLAY AD&nbsp;22:00 - Small Sided game24:00 - Conceptual Offense29:00 - Being Creative in Europe35:00 - Ball Screen Concept39:00 - Conceptual Basketball39:14 - 39:56 - DR. DISH AD42:00 - Game Preparation50:00 - Post Game Evaluation52:00 - Pair of Eyes54:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Francesco Nanni’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_NanniTwitter: https://twitter.com/Franz_NanniBK&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Nate Oats, University of Alabama Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Dribble Drive4:00 - Offensive Perspective8:00 - Fan Base12:00 - Driving the 4515:00 - Player Development Principles18:00 - Attacking the Rim19:58 - 20:41 - DR. DISH ADS23:00 - Quizzing28:00 - Competitive Component31:00 - Scoring System36:00 - How To Game The Point System39:04 - 39:43 - JUST PLAY ADS41:00 - Accountable to the Practice44:00 - Transition System47:00 - Freedom with Sets51:00 - Playing Fast54:00 - Selfless Love Concept&nbsp;Nate Oats’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_OatsTwitter: https://twitter.com/nate_oats&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: <a href="https://www.immersionvideos.com/"...

Guest: Tomekia Reed, Jackson State Head Coach&nbsp;Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into building belief, relationships and defense that wins.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Instilled Beliefs4:00 - Lessons from 1st to the 2nd Years8:30 - Involving Money10:30 - Guaranteed Games14:00 - Film Watching16:00 - LSU Week19:00 - Tip Play20:25 - 21:23 - JUST PLAY AD22:30 - Defensive Transition25:00 - Flexibility27:30 - Playing Better Offense30:00 - Accomplishments on her Program33:00 - Success35:00 - Parents38:00 - Finding Ways to Persevere38:18 - 39:01 - Dr. DISH AD40:00 - Negotiating Your Worth46:00 - Squeeze and New Plays49:00 - Coaching a Deaf Player51:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Tomekia Reed’s Bio:Bio: https://gojsutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tomekia-reed/201Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachTReedBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Bryce Tully, Mental Performance Consultant and Co-Founder of Inner Logic&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Argument with a Player4:00 - Emotional Intelligence5:30 - Self Talk Perspective11:00 - Ideal Performance State13:00 - Baseline of Emotional Intelligence16:00 - Detainment19:00 - Practical Coping Strategy19:14 - 19:57 - Dr. Dish ADS22:30 - Different Progressions27:00 - Regular Feedback33:00 - ABCs39:00 - Inner Logic39:44 - 40:23 - Just Play ADS46:30 - Finding Balance For Players52:00 - Solutions versus Data59:00 - 3-Man Weave1:00:00 - Being Better People1:03:00 -&nbsp; ConclusionBryce Tully’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-tully-2531ab49/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryce_tullyWebsite: Innerlogic.comBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Josh Merkel, Randolph-Macon Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;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 CollegeInsider.com awards in consecutive seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Introduction4:30 - Every Player Doesn't Shoot the Same7:30 - Player Led Block10:30 - All-Star Game Concept12:30 - Building Connection15:30 - Truth over Harmony18:00 - Respond to Mistakes19:00 - Footwork19:37 - 20:16 - JUST PLAY AD22:00 - The Mouse Game25:00 - Two Foot Playing Off Two Foot29:00 - Ignition and Asking Too Many Questions32:00 - Language36:30 - Coaching with Constraints40:00 - Feedback Loop40:53 - 41:37 - Dr. Dish AD45:00 - 50 Point Game51:00 - Defensive Outstanding Program53:00 - Valuing Individual Differences56:00 - Building a Championship Program58:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Josh Merkel’s Bio:Bio: https://www.rmcathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/MerkelTwitter: https://twitter.com/joshmerkel4&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Alex Sarama, Basketball Immersion&nbsp;&nbsp;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 &amp; 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?&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Developing The Ability To Shoot7:00 - Constraint Led Approach10:30 - Understanding Constraints14:00 - Key Ideas on Constraint Led Approach18:00 - Representative Learning20:00 - Adding a Defender27:00 - Problem with Fundamentals30:00 - Ineffective Example Shooting32:00 - Two-Hand Shot37:30 - Player Development44:00 - Differential Learning46:00 - Creating Solution50:30 - Game Model54:00 - Take Advantage56:00 - Connecting Video Game Into Practice59:00 - Warm-Up and Adaptability1:05:00 - Critical Analysis1:07:00 - Importance of Positivity1:11:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Alex Sarama’s Bio:Bio: https://basketballimmersion.com/alexsarama/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexJSarama&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Katie Meier, University of Miami Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Ball Screen Goes Follow3:00 - Adaptive and Gap Philosophy9:00 - Character People11:00 - Having Fun16:00 - Empowering Players20:00 - Confidence25:00 - Creating Opportunities28:00 - Learning Environment32:00 - Video in Practice35:00 - Scouting40:00 - Efficiency of Language43:00 - Specific Game Prep46:00 - Adaptability48:00 - Empowering People50:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Katie Meier’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Jason Terry, Former NBA player, and current NBA G-League Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Why He is Coaching3:30 - Coaching in G-League and College6:00 - Best Practices in Managing People8:30 - Struggles as a Young Player11:00 - Mentorships13:00 - Advice to Point Guards17:00 - What's His Goal21:00 - Best Way to Correct a Player23:00 - Balancing Teaching and Coaching25:00 - Teachings from Kevin McHale28:00 - X Perspective on Defenders33:00 - Shaping Philosophy of Coaching39:00 - Yellers and Screamers43:00 - Observing The Players45:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;&nbsp;Jason Terry’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_TerryTwitter: https://twitter.com/jasonterry31&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Noah LaRoche, Player Development Basketball Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Blake Griffin Scientific Offseason4:00 - Positioning8:00 - Applying Evidence-Based Ideas17:00 - Job Preservation23:00 - Feedback28:00 - Playing Offense30:00 - Individual Player Development33:00 - Player and Coach Led Development36:00 - Differential Learning42:00 - Independent of Decisions48:00 - Shared Cognition50:00 - Random and Variable Reps56:00 - Intervention59:00 - Workout Coach1:01:00 - BDT1:08:00 - Jerome Robinson1:12:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Noah Laroche’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-laroche-976a86197/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noah_laroche&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Jeremy Shulman, Eastern Florida State College&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Roster Turnover5:00 - Importance of Building Relationships7:00 - Learning Halfway10:00 - Relationships11:00 - Academics16:00 - Goals for Next Year19:00 - Peeling Off23:00 - Asking Questions26:00 - Feedbacks31:30 - Specific Basketball Stuff35:00 - Personal Experience38:00 - Focusing on Academics40:00 - Best Coach45:00 - Secrets48:00 - You Can't Be Dave Smart50:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeremy Shulman’s Bio:Bio: https://www.efsctitans.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/jeremy-shulman?view=bioTwitter: https://twitter.com/efcoachshulman&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Tobin Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Power of Question4:00 - Importance of Turnover Margin8:00 - Philosophy of Winning Runs10:00 - Rick Pitino System15:00 - Defensive Decision Making19:00 - Force Turnover Fatigue21:00 - Tweak According to Scout25:00 - Ball Defense28:00 - Off The Ball Defenders31:00 - Game-Based Play33:00 - Creating Situation36:00 - Recovery Aspect39:00 - Alive vs Dead Dribble Trapping42:00 - Psychology of Officials45:00 - Attack Pressure48:00 - Nike Clinic52:00 - Restrictions in Practice Time55:00 - Tobin Anderson Basketball Community58:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Tobin Anderson’s Bio:Bio: https://www.stacathletics.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Anderson_TobinTwitter: https://twitter.com/andersontobin&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion"...

Guest: Jared Grasso, Bryant University Head Coach&nbsp;Bryant University head coach Jared Grasso joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program by playing with pace.&nbsp;Jared Grasso enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Bryant University men's basketball program in 2021-22.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Inherited Three3:00 - Captive Audience5:00 - Tim Clews Influence7:00 - Running a Win9:30 - Teaching Points11:30 - Emphasizing For The Point Guard15:00 - Recruiting Talks18:00 - Flowing Into Concepts22:00 - Too Much In Retrospect25:00 - Diversity of Experience27:00 - Playing One Way29:00 - Shooting Test31:00 - Conditioning34:00 - Transition Defense39:00 - Recruiting46:00 - Evaluate Shooting in Recruiting48:00 - Toughness49:00 - Biggest Pieces of Turnaround&nbsp;Jared Grasso’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Grasso&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Andy Bronkema, Ferris State Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Success at Ferris State4:00 - Rebound, Run and Pass6:00 - Winning with Imperfect Rosters10:00 - Simple Identity and Motion13:00 - Spacing Template17:00 - Percentages in Practice20:00 - Pressing22:30 - Heated Up and Fortify25:00 - Game Day27:00 - Scouting Press28:00 - Pressing on Misses30:00 - Having Less Control31:00 - Idea of Incorporating the Press33:00 - Fast Break34:30 - Coast to Coast36:00 - Emphasize Off The Rim38:00 - Running To Corners and Rim39:30 - Challenges Within Success41:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Andy Bronkema’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_BronkemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachbronks&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Brandon Payne, NBA Player Development Coach &nbsp;&nbsp;NBA player development coach Brandon Payne join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching shooting and lessons from working with Steph Curry.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Caddy3:00 - Not Giving Repetition5:00 - Interval Individualization7:00 - Important Cues9:00 - Push The Ground Harder14:00 - Shooting in the Gym18:00 - Breathing in Shooting23:00 - Coming Off Screens25:00 - Preparation For Shooters27:00 - Shooting Off The Dribble Footwork32:00 - Ball Pickup34:00 - Overload37:00 - Retrieval Practice to Permanent40:00 - Catch and Shoot44:00 - Reduction in Success47:00 - Landing52:00 - Dell and Steph Curry54:00 - Workload Management57:00 - Coaching a Star Player59:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Brandon Payne’s Bio:Bio: https://twitter.com/acceleratebballInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Seth Partnow, Author and Basketball Researcher&nbsp;Author and basketball researcher Seth Partnow join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on basketball's evolution in the age of analytics.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Why We Will Read Your Book3:30 - Cognitive Biases7:30 - Ask Questions9:00 - Analytics11:00 - Dean Oliver's 4 Factors15:00 - Open Shot19:00 - Chin Example22:30 - Advantage of Advantage26:00 - What is Changing30:00 - Short and Long Term Success34:00 - Ball Screen38:00 - Improving Players42:00 - Defensive Metrics45:30 - Lineup Balance48:30 - The Mid Range Theory52:00 - Added to the Next Book54:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Seth Partnow’s Bio:Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/seth-partnow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPartnow&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guest: Noelle Quinn, Seattle Storm Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Player to Coach Transition3:00 - Appreciation from Coaching5:00 - Heart to Heart Space9:00 - Coach Players Like Pros13:00 - Accountability16:00 - Coaching High-Level Players18:30 - Running The Play21:00 - Legacy23:00 - Challenges27:00 - Developing Players as a Leader30:00 - Seattle Storm Offense33:30 - Fake Handoff Cues35:30 - Open Ball Screens38:00 - Single Double Action42:00 - Transition and Analytics46:00 - Greatest Area For Growth48:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Noelle Quinn’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noelle_QuinnTwitter: https://twitter.com/noey_quinn&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/

Guests: Andre Desjardins, Milena Moulisová, Samara Funnell and Zeon Gray&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Andre Desjardins&nbsp;&nbsp;Topics: Teaching Footwork and Pivoting in Non-Traditional Ways&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Milena Moulisová&nbsp;&nbsp;Topics: Youth Coaching Development Initiatives&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Samara Funnell&nbsp;&nbsp;Topics: Youth Player Development&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Zeon Gray&nbsp;&nbsp;Topics: Coaching Internationally and Life-Long Learning&nbsp;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.&nbsp;BreakdownAndre Desjardins1:00 - Teaching Footwork3:00 - Drill Makeover5:00 - BDT Shooting and Footwork7:00 - Using Constraints9:00 - Reconnections12:00 - Teach Pivoting16:00 - Two Foot vs One Foot18:00 - Fun and Creative Teaching20:00 - Impact of Basketball ImmersionSamara Funnell23:00 - Swoosh Cub Program24:00 - Self Discovery Learning26:00 - Experience of Interaction31:00 - Decision Making34:00 - Handling Mistake Environment35:00 - Great Effort Making a Mistake37:00 - Impact of Basketball ImmersionMilena Moulisová38:00 - Czech Basketball Programs43:00 - Better Education for Youth Coaches48:00 - Value of Connection50:00 - Coaching Coaches&nbsp;52:00 - Interactive Experiences54:00 - Offense vs Defense for Young Players7:00 - Passion for Playing58:00 - Impact of Basketball ImmersionZeon Gray&nbsp;1:00:00 - Cross-Cultural Experience1:04:00 - Lifelong Learner1:06:00 - Reading Books&nbsp;1:08:00 - Block Practice1:09:00 - Value of Random Practice1:11:00 - Reconnections1:14:00 - Player Satisfaction1:17:00 - Development...

Guest: Matt McMahon, Murray State Head Coach&nbsp;Murray State head coach Matt McMahon joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on in-game coaching strategies and situations.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Approaching League Schedule3:00 - Scout Preparation&nbsp;6:30 - Empowering Players and Staff8:00 - Communication10:00 - Being Responsible for Rebounding12:00 - Watching Defensive Transition14:00 - Ball Screen Coverage16:00 - Watching The Clock19:00 - Winning and Communicating25:00 - Group and Individual Communication27:00 - Rewarding Players and Bench Players30:00 - His 5 Core Values35:30 - Team Culture37:30 - What To Say In-Game39:30 - Players Emotional State41:00 - Triggers To Timeout44:00 - Interventions on Timeouts45:00 - Charting and Game Goals50:00 - Playing Time52:00 - Specific Play Calls55:00 - Consistency of Success57:00 - Favorite Books59:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Matt McMahon’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McMahon_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachmcmahon&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: <a href="https://www.immersionvideos.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Stan Johnson, Loyola Marymount Head Coach&nbsp;Loyola Marymount head coach Stan Johnson joins the Basketball Podcast to share his insights on defense, offense, and culture or what he calls DOC.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Team Huddles5:00 - Year Two8:00 - Slow Down on Offense12:00 - Concept of Structured Unstructured17:00 - Positive Reinforcement Idea20:00 - Organization24:00 - Tone Change28:00 - Defense Offense Culture32:00 - Guarding More Against35:00 - Defensive Drills38:30 - Specific Play Calls41:00 - Walkthroughs45:30 - Exploit Advantages49:00 - Interviewing Potential Staff Members56:00 - Future Plans58:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Stan Johnson’s Bio:Bio:&nbsp;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Johnson_(basketball_coach)Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/LMUCoachJohnson&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite:&nbsp;http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube:&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:<a href="https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Travis Steele, Xavier University Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Reactions After The Win6:00 - Playing Off Two Feet&nbsp;7:30 - Identifying Plays9:00 - Referencing and Scouting12:00 - Nutrition and Fitness16:00 - Not Competing Day20:00 - Analytical Leaderboard21:30 - Skill Work25:00 - Hard work as Positive/Negative28:00 - Travelling31:00 - Focusing Their Stuff33:00 - Moments of Struggle36:30 - Player's Academics41:00 - Getting Response to his Players43:00 - Personal Preparation47:00 - Players Routine48:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Travis Steele’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_SteeleTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachsteelexu&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion...

Guest: George Galanopoulos, Texas Legends NBA G-League Head CoachTexas 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Balancing National Team and G-League3:00 - Roster Inconsistencies6:00 - A Better Coach9:00 - Culture and Building a Roster12:30 - Basketball Around The World15:00 - Evaluating The Game17:00 - Process of Winning and Losing19:00 - International Trends21:00 - Determining Pick and Roll Coverage&nbsp;27:00 - Determining Defensive Coverages30:00 - Defending Spain's Pick and Roll33:00 - Top Blocking Action35:00 - Covering The Cutter Off The Ball38:00 - Technique of Contesting44:00 - Offensive Counter47:00 - Team Philosophy49:00 - Personnel51:00 - Stagger Handoffs53:00 - Passion to Coaching57:00 - Living Close to the59:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;George Galanopoulos’ Bio:Bio: https://twitter.com/georgegalanopTwitter: https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/george-galanopoulos-named-head-coach/&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion...

Guest: George Karl, One of the All-Time Winningest Coaches in NBA History&nbsp;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.&nbsp;The 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, George Karl most recently served as head coach of the Sacramento Kings from 2015 to 2016.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - His Philosophy and Influence to Others4:00 - Aggressive Defensive Approach9:00 - Freedom To Players15:00 - Analytics17:00 - At The Rim22:00 - Giving Up At The Personnel24:00 - Modern Game28:00 - Learnings and Coaching Experience33:00 - Making Practice Fun36:00 - Playing Basketball in Practice43:00 - Suggestions to Young Coaches47:00 - Hiring Staff54:00 - Educating The Media58:00 - College Basketball1:01:00 - Player Development Movement1:02:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;George Karl’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Karl&nbsp;Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachKarl22&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer"

Guest: Vince Macaulay, Owner and Head Coach of British Basketball League Franchise London Lions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;In 2011, Macaulay relocated the Lions franchise to London. In 2014, he became head coach of the club.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - The Process3:00 - Build Basketball in Great Britain6:00 - Creating Pathway for Players9:00 - Multicultural Attraction13:00 - Pressing Style of Play15:00 - Playing a Lot of Players20:00 - British Basketball Experience24:00 - Warm-Ups27:00 - Spacing is Key30:00 - Three Point Attempts32:00 - Double Gaps34:00 - Rolling Bigs37:00 - Setting the Screen Decisions39:00 - Fly By42:00 - Relationship with Barking Avi46:00 - Promoter50:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Vince Macaulay’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_MacaulayTwitter: https://twitter.com/vincemacaulay&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Shawn Dennis, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;Nagoya Diamond Dolphins head coach Shawn Dennis joins the Basketball Podcast to timeout effectiveness, D4 penetration reaction principles, tagging up and so much more.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 -&nbsp;&nbsp;Coaching in a Different Culture6:00 - Getting Out of Comfort Zone9:00 - Improving Timeout Effectiveness12:00 - FilmingTimeouts16:00 - Reading Emotions19:00 - Who Can Talk During Timeouts26:00 - Defensive Transition34:00 - Emphasis on Reducing Turnovers38:00 - Playing Off Two Feet42:30 - Peel Switching48:30 - Building Shared Culture56:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Shawn Dennis’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_DennisTwitter: https://twitter.com/sdwithenergy&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Rob Gray, Professor, Researcher, Podcaster, and Author&nbsp;Professor, researcher, podcaster, and author Rob Gray joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the way we coach and practice sport skills.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;In his career, Gray has strongly emphasized the communication and dissemination of scientific knowledge. In 2015, he started the Perception &amp; 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Ways Where Coaches Can Do6:00 - Player vs Coach Led Development8:00 - Evidence-Based Ideas11:00 - Shoot The Lamp14:00 - Interventions in Games as a Coach18:00 - Block Practice21:00 - Progressions24:00 - Constraint Ladder Approach28:00 - Googles31:00 - Individualization34:00 - Constraints to the Defense37:00 - Adding Variability in Practice40:00 - Conditioning43:00 - Education47:00 - Keep Them Coupled49:00 - Concept of Fake Unopposed Drills54:00 - Exaggeration and Teaching58:00 - Concept of Form Shooting1:00:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Rob Gray’s Bio:Bio: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/391944&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Guest: Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska Head Coach&nbsp;Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss insights from the NBA and NCAA that can help your coaching.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Difference between NCAA and NBA Training Camp4:00 - COVID and Coaching during Pandemic9:00 - Play with Pace12:00 - Modern Spacing15:00 - Hunting Potential Mismatches19:00 - Spacing24:00 - Passing Ahead26:00 - Matchup Hunting28:00 - Ball Screen Defense33:00 - Centerfield Action36:00 - Preparing Him as a Coach40:00 - Building Relationships45:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Fred Hoiberg’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_HoibergTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachhoiberg&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Ulric Maligi, Adrian Autry and Joel Justus&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Adrian Autry&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Joel Justus&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Ulric Maligi&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Maligi accepted the job of assistant coach at UTA for the 2006-07 season when he was 21 years old, making him the youngest...

Guest: Bart Lundy, Queen’s University Head Coach&nbsp;Queen's University head coach Bart Lundy joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to run boot camps and to create margins.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Bootcamp5:00 - Shared Suffering7:00 - Around The Horn9:00 - Modern Version Coping Strategies13:00 - Idea of Setting an Intention17:00 - Competition20:00 - Leadership and Habits25:00 - Rite of Passage30:00 - Biggest Challenges in the Bootcamp34:30 - Analytics38:30 - Goals to Accomplish43:30 - Understanding the Margins45:00 - Post Game Analytics46:00 - Succeeding Off The Court48:00 - ConclusionBart Lundy’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_LundyTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachbartlundy&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:<a href="https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Jeff Linder, University of Wyoming Head Coach&nbsp;University of Wyoming head coach Jeff Linder joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to minimize three-point attempts, free throws, and offensive rebounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Jeff Linder was previously an assistant coach at Emporia State, Midland, Weber State, San Francisco, and Boise State from 2001 to 2016.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Defense Behind the Arc5:00 - Offensive Philosophy9:30 - Using Video To Teach14:00 - Playing 5-on-518:00 - Video Sessions&nbsp;21:00 - Scouting Report Terminology24:00 - Shot Clock28:00 - Three-Point Line Conversation32:00 - Defensive Rebounding Philosophy36:00 - Help40:00 - Minimizing Attempts44:00 - Imagine Emphasis48:00 - Getting Threes51:00 - Recruiting52:00 - ConclusionJeff Linder’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_LinderTwitter: https://twitter.com/jtlinder&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

Guest: Amy Eagan, Drury University Head Coach&nbsp;Drury University head coach Amy Eagan joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss how to make your opponent adjust to you.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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).&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Expectation on Molly Miller Leaving3:00 - Relationship-based7:30 - Roles11:00 - Blending Style14:00 - Building Offense and Defense18:00 - Balancing the Floor21:00 - Transition Fundamentals23:00 - Benefits of Crossing the Nail27:00 - Set Spots on Initial Transition32:00 - Dribble Drive35:00 - Adjustments to the Game39:00 - Value of Personal Growth42:00 - Buy-In45:00 - Advice on Coaches47:00 - ConclusionAmy Eagan’s Bio:Bio: https://drurypanthers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/amy-eagan/1868Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyEagan&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See...

Guest: Molly Miller, Grand Canyon University Head Coach&nbsp;Grand Canyon University head coach Molly Miller joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss full-court pressure and playing uptempo.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Buy-In5:00 - Starting with Defense8:00 - Building Up Drills12:00 - Getting the Ball Over Halfway14:00 - Full Court Pressure Preference17:00 - Run Jump20:00 - Randomness21:00 - Using Different Terminologies24:00 - The Tagging Concept26:00 - Attacking the Weak Side29:00 - Tools for Better Switching32:00 - Managing Substitution35:00 - Analytics that She Valued37:00 - Unorthodox Approach in Recruiting39:00 - Defense is the Priority42:00 - Unstructured Offensive Possessions47:00 - Scouting Reports50:00 - Inbound Set Plays54:00 - ConclusionMolly Miller’s Bio:Bio: https://gculopes.com/staff-directory/molly-miller/573Twitter: https://twitter.com/MollyMiller33&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion VideosCheck out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Scott Davenport, Bellarmine University Head Coach&nbsp;Bellarmine University head coach Scott Davenport joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss pressing on offense with the pass.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Passing, Passing and More Passing5:00 - Making Defense Uncomfortable8:00 - Passing and What Else13:30 - Good Shot Percentage17:00 - Passing Stats25:00 - Value of Ball Reversal30:00 - Teaching Shot Selection33:00 - Balance and Catching to Shoot37:00 - Passing Drills40:00 - No Floaters and Cut to Score44:00 - Inside Out Advantage47:00 - Free Throw Blockouts50:00 - Valuing Possessions55:00 - Transition to D11:00:00 - ConclusionScott Davenport’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Davenport&nbsp;Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bellarminehoops&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Todd Simon, Southern Utah Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Prior to his tenure as a Runnin' Rebel, Simon served Findlay Prep for seven years in both head and assistant coaching roles.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Tempo and Scoring Offense4:00 - Painted Rim7:00 - Cutting10:00 - Practice Stats13:00 - Putting Pressure on the Floor17:00 - Attacking the Weak Side21:00 - Having Counters25:00 - Working with Elite Players28:00 - Managing Expectations32:00 - Psychological Adaptation35:30 - Actual Game Situations39:30 - Repetitions42:00 - Caring for Mental Health44:00 - Retaining Players in the Program47:00 - Middle Drive49:30 - Non-Negotiables on 5-on-551:00 - ConclusionTodd Simon’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Simon_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachTsimon&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info"...

Guest: Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics Assistant Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;Boston Celtics assistant coach Joe Mazzulla joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss simplified principles of play and the teaching process.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Interviewed For a Head Coaching Job4:00 - Takeaways From Successful Coaches6:00 - Preparations for Summer League Coaching Job9:00 - Player Development12:30 - Retrieval Practice Leads to Retention16:30 - Feedback20:00 - Cold Calling23:00 - Communicating Players26:00 - Game Film29:00 - Explaining to Players his Process32:30 - Game Context36:00 - Switching Situation39:00 - Getting Back into Gameplay43:00 - Recreations47:00 - Concept of Positive Framing51:00 - Building Player's Self Advocacy54:00 - Measurement Phase57:00 - Giving Postgame Debriefs1:01:00 - Situational Basketball1:03:30 - Scripting1:05:00 - Giving Advice to Other Coaches1:06:00 - ConclusionJoe Mazzulla’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_MazzullaTwitter: https://www.instagram.com/coachmazzulla&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri State Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;• 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)&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - How to Stay Motivated3:00 - Developing Competitiveness6:00 - Loving team's Strength12:00 - Hunt Matchup Relentlessly14:00 - Process of Cutting Off The Ball21:00 - Playing Pickup24:30 - Decision by the Screener27:00 - Philosophy on the Cutter Emptying30:00 - Compliment34:00 - Teaching Shooters on Ball Spacing36:00 - Scouting Report40:00 - Communicate to his Players45:30 - Attacking Switches48:30 - Drawback52:00 - Eliminating Unnecessary Progressions56:00 - Teaching1:01:00 - Talking Too Much in Practice1:04:00 - Process of Connecting the Game1:07:00 - Develop a Process Focus Team1:09:00 - ConclusionBen McCollum’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_McCollumTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachmccollum&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

Guest: Gonzalo Rodriguez, Monbus Obradoiro Assistant Coach&nbsp;Monbus Obradoiro assistant coach Gonzalo Rodriguez joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the Next Pick and Roll Defense&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Concept of Random Defense6:00 - Two-Sided a Single Side8:00 - Blitz11:00 - Last and Basics of Next Defense15:30 - Running Jump Type of Rotation21:00 - The Problem and the Solution25:00 - Main Advantages of Next Defense30:00 - Screen Defense33:00 - Calls36:00 - Building Another One41:00 - Defense Against Handoffs43:00 - Snaking The Ball Screen48:00 - The Concept of Last53:00 - Psychology for the Ball Handlers55:00 - Adding Randomness57:00 - ConclusionGonzalo Rodriguez’s Bio:Bio: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Gonzalo-Rodriguez/Conspur-Bezana/24641Twitter: https://twitter.com/gonzarguez&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Pete Strobl, Giessen 46ers German easyCredit BBL Head Coach&nbsp;Giessen 46ers German easyCredit BBL head coach Pete Strobl joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss connecting player and team development.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Loving Player Development4:00 - FIBA Rules for Player Development6:00 - Playing Experience in Europe10:00 - Soccer Culture12:30 - Culture of Acceptance16:30 - Trial and Error20:00 - Dribbling25:00 - Big on Full Court Pressure30:00 - Touching34:00 - Scarecrow38:00 - Verbal Cues41:00 - Mistake Culture43:30 - Defensive Footwork49:00 - Slow Learning54:00 - Disruption58:00 - Advice to the Listeners1:00:00 - ConclusionPete Strobl’s Bio:Bio: https://www.thescoringfactory.com/staff/pete-strobl/Twitter: https://twitter.com/petestroblBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Kevin McGuff, Ohio State Heach Coach&nbsp;Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss their 5 Out offensive concepts and teaching points.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Foundation of Dribble Drive5:00 - Dribble Drive8:00 - Attacking The Basket with Size Matchup11:00 - Automatic Actions16:00 - Teaching Points of Staggers21:00 - Relentless Pace Maker or Miss25:00 - Stagger Dribble Handoffs29:00 - Ball Movement32:00 - Offensive Rebounding36:00 - Runway Type of Effect39:00 - Type of Offensive Systems44:00 - Use Shot Clocks in Practice47:00 - Teaching Points to His Players50:00 - ConclusionKevin McGuff’s...

Guest: Russ Turner, UC Irvine Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;In this week's coaching conversation, UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss playing bigger and finding other advantages.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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 &amp; 2020, and the Hugh Durham Award in 2019 &amp; 2020. Bracketbusters.com also named him one of the Top-10 Big West Coaches of the Century.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Staff Continuity3:30 - Coaches That Influenced Him5:30 - Recruiting7:00 - His Defensive Philosophy10:30 - Understanding The Individual12:00 - Butter Possessions15:00 - Focus Cue20:00 - Undervalued Defensive Players23:00 - Playing Deep27:00 - Transition Defense30:00 - Fouling33:00 - Importance of Scoring Area Defense35:00 - Push Deny Concept39:00 - Communicating Around Screens45:00 - Not Switching On and Down47:00 - Don Nelson50:00 - Shooting with Young Kids52:00 - Progressive Mindset56:00 - ConclusionRuss Turner’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Turner_(basketball)Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Ilias Zouros, Georgian National Team Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Georgian National Team.&nbsp; Zouros has gone through top-level European benches in addition to being the Greek national team coach.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - National Team Coach vs Team Coach7:00 - Strong Arm Defense12:00 - Forcing To The Baseline20:30 - Keep The Ball in Front23:30 - Arm Position on Defense and Offense29:00 - Passing Problems33:00 - Communication on Forcing Opponent36:30 - Rim Sizes39:00 - Take Away Dominant Hand42:00 - Developing Defense46:00 - Low Post and Strong Arm Defense49:00 - Defending Down Screen and Zipper Screen54:00 - ConclusionIlias Zouros’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979)Website: https://twitter.com/nsucoachjonesBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Robert Jones, Norfolk State Head Coach&nbsp;Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the floppy defense and the keys to his program's success.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Regular Season Success4:00 - Guarantee Games8:00 - Competing with Imperfect Roster11:00 - Communication and Possession15:00 - Triggers17:00 - Number of Possessions20:30 - Floppy Defense23:00 - Full Court Pressure25:30 - Technical and Tactical29:30 - Ball Screen Defense32:00 - Within His Zone Defense35:30 - Recruiting39:00 - Play on Turnovers42:00 - Other Influences on Him44:30 - A Great Person46:00 - From Press Break Into His Offense48:00 - Ball Screens50:00 - Teaching Decision Making52:00 - ConclusionRobert Jones’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979)Website: https://twitter.com/nsucoachjonesBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video...

Guest: Bob Richey, Furman Basketball Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - The Culture6:00 - Player Development8:00 - Adapt to Circumstances10:00 - FOMO Perspective12:00 - Decision Making will Overwhelm You15:00 - Values Statement20:00 - Offensive Cutting25:00 - Physics and Limiting Beliefs32:00 - The Truth36:00 - Game of Connection42:00 - Structure to Unstructured48:00 - Making Right Decision53:00 - Breakdown Drills and Roll Pop Option59:00 - Find The Action1:01:00 - Idea of Parameter1:05:00 - Cues for the Players1:07:00 - ConclusionBob Richey’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_RicheyWebsite: bobricheybasketballcamp.com&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Mike Young, Virginia Tech Basketball Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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 and California Privacy Notice at 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)&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.).&nbsp;Coach Korner has won multiple League and Cup Championships in Austria &amp; 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Development Outside of the Comfort Zone4:00 - Keys to Overperforming7:30 - Best Practices with Switching12:00 - Bigs Forcing the Two Sides15:00 - Switching18:00 - Off The Ball Switching23:30 - Ghost Screens26:30 - Advantage of Over the Screen30:30 - Visual Cue Game32:00 - Early Ball Movement36:00 - Set Reaction vs Decision39:00 - Post Players on Switch44:00 - Counter a Post Double48:00 - Specific Set Actions50:00 - Modern Post Players54:00 - Grenade Actions57:00 - ConclusionRaoul Korner’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_KornerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/raoulkorneBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Brooke Wyckoff, Florida State Associate Head Coach&nbsp;Florida State associate head coach Brooke Wyckoff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss moms in coaching and serving as an interim head coach.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Head Coaching Role4:00 - Gratitude9:00 - Debrief Session12:00 - Leave of Absence15:00 - Concept of Mentorship17:30 - Having Kids at Practice21:00 - Breastfeeding and Health27:00 - Removing Mom's Guilt33:00 - Strategies to Keep Women on Coaching36:00 - Former Players on Coaching41:00 - Women Sport Coaches45:00 - Interviews47:30 - ESPN Ratings on Women's Basketball50:00 - Comparison of Men's and Women's Basketball54:30 - Why Women Not Retained on Coaching57:00 - ConclusionBrooke Wyckoff’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_WyckoffTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachbrookefsuBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest...

Guest: Will Weaver, Houston Rockets Assistant Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Chris Oliver is the founder of Basketball Immersion, The Basketball Podcast and Immersion Videos.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Integration6:00 - Sports Psychology12:00 - Constraints16:00 - Position of Authority20:00 - Conceptual Offense24:00 - On Air Training32:00 - Coach Development37:00 - Professional Growth46:00 - Learning from Different Approaches52:00 - Innovation55:00 - Learning from Basketball Immersion1:00:00 - Role Models1:02:00 - Teaching1:06:00 - Sharing Through the Podcast1:08:00 - ConclusionWill Weaver’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Weaver_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachwcwBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast Head Coach&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - 3-Point Shooting Philosophy4:30 - Isolation and Space7:00 - Knowing Own Strengths10:00 - Getting Players in Space and Attack13:00 - Ideas on Horizontal and Vertical Spacing16:30 - Drive to Score19:30 - The Concept of Waiting23:00 - Convergence Concept27:00 - Incorporating Stars on his Philosophy29:00 - Player Development33:00 - Isolated Skills Training for Shooting37:00 - Art fo Coaching40:00 - Importance of Shot Release44:00 - 3-Point Shooting48:30 - Offensive Rebounding51:00 - Turnover Battle54:00 - Hiring Former Players as Assistants57:00 - Advice for Other CoachesKarl Smesko’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_SmeskoTwitter: https://twitter.com/fgcucoachsmeskoBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See

Guest: Brenda Frese, University of Maryland Head Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Keys to Consistent Success4:00 - Concept of After Care6:00 - Strategies for Practice Phase8:00 - Developing his Staffs11:00 - Individual Development of a Player17:00 - Struggling with Trainers19:00 - Adding Challenge on Players21:00 - Coaching is More Non-Linear24:00 - Getting in Space27:00 - Develop Switching31:00 - Developing Triple Switching32:00 - White Line Help36:00 - Transition38:00 - Attacking The Middle42:00 - Progression of Reads44:00 - Couple Counters46:00 - Triangle48:00 - Hybrid Motion50:00 - Individual DevelopmentBrenda Frese’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_FreseTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrendaFreseBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Jeff Boals, Ohio University Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Counters to the Counters3:00 - 1993-'94 Team Group Chat6:00 - Excellent Passing Team7:00 - Importance of Analytics12:00 - Coping Strategies on Mistakes14:00 - Learning Language17:00 - Conceptual Type Offense20:00 - Growth Mindset22:00 - Cleveland State Game24:00 - Cory Close27:00 - Next Play Mentality30:00 - Fact Positivity34:00 - Processes to Challenge Players36:00 - Reflection and Sharing38:00 - Decision Making Fatigue40:00 - Timing Plays and Time Outs42:00 - Independent of the Outcome46:00 - Charting50:00 - Non-negotiables53:00 - Better Coach55:00 - Recruiting Players58:00 - Not Going to the Pro1:03:00 - ConclusionJeff Boal’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_BoalsTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBoalsBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline...

Guest: Leonard Zaichkowsky, Professor and Consultant at Boston University and Daniel Peterson, Writer and ConsultantIn 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.&nbsp;The Playmaker's Advantagehttps://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Advantage-Raise-Mental-Level/dp/1501181866&nbsp;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.&nbsp;The Playmaker's Decisionshttps://www.amazon.com/Playmakers-Decisions-Science-Mistakes-Cognition/dp/1736144812&nbsp;The Playmaker's Decisions book focuses on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.&nbsp;More info at: http://www.80percentmental.com/read-the-books&nbsp;Leonard ZaichkowskyLeonard 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.&nbsp;Daniel PetersonDaniel 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:30 - Decision Making5:00 - Importance of Cognitive Components9:00 - Focus on Practicing Skills15:00 - Concept of Perceptual Cognitive Advantage17:00 - Playmaker22:00 - Model27:00 - Connecting Skills and Decisions31:00 - Correcting the Mistake34:00 - Train Through Watching Videos39:00 - Outcome42:00 - Concept of Active Patients44:30 - Search, Decide and Execute47:00 - Occlusion51:00 - Basketball Practice53:30 - Physical Training57:00 - Making Mistakes1:03:00 - Improving Decision Making1:08:00 - Concept of Mind Body1:10:00 - ConclusionLeonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson’s Bio:Leonard ZaichkowskyBio: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Leonard-Zaichkowsky/2142121464Daniel PetersonBio:...

Guest: Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State Head CoachIn this week's coaching conversation, Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton joins the podcast to share insights on being adaptable in your coaching.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Slogan5:00 - Posted Up Guards10:00 - Players Playing Multiple Positions14:00 - Analytics21:00 - Getting to the Next Level24:00 - Giving Up Switches26:00 - Playing Off the Ball and Re-Spacing Action32:00 - Value of Ball Reversal34:00 - Coaches Being Adaptable37:00 - Thinking From Player's Perspective39:00 - His Basketball Philosophy43:00 - Dominant Hand Thing46:00 - Keeping Opponents Off-Balance48:30 - Defend the 3-Point Line50:00 - Adaptability of a Coach51:30 - Not Getting The Coaching Job58:00 - Young Coach Coaching New PlayersMike Boynton’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_BoyntonTwitter: https://twitter.com/thacoachmikeBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy"...

Guest: Boštjan Nachbar, Former NBA, and EuroLeague player, and current managing director of EuroLeague Players’ Association&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Aims of the LPA3:00 - LPA Performance International Congress7:00 - About the NBA coaches10:00 - Learnings about the Euroleague13:00 - Takeaways from the NBA16:30 - Elongate Player's Career19:00 - COncept of Load Management21:00 - Sports Psychology25:00 - Late Payment27:30 - NBA European Ambassador29:30 - Spanish System33:30 - Difference on European and NBA Coaching36:30 - Creative Players39:00 - Developing Skills44:30 - Issues Players Faced Right Now47:00 - ConclusionBoštjan Nachbar’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C5%A1tjan_NachbarTwitter: https://twitter.com/BokiNachbarBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Ronald Nored, Charlotte Hornets Assistant Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Advantages of a Young Coach3:30 - Relationship Building8:00 - Importance of Development12:00 - Concept of Noticing Progress17:00 - Coaching Players21:00 - Crave Coaching24:00 - Understanding About Being Great28:00 - Building and Maintaining the Relationship30:00 - Idea of Milestones32:00 - Doing the Best Job in Coaching37:00 - Macro and Micro View42:00 - Idea of Setting Standard46:00 - College Basketball49:00 - Playing Offense vs Defense51:00 - Playing in the Off-Season54:00 - Remove Fluff55:00 - G-League Experience1:02:00 - Coaching and NBA Takeaways1:07:00 - Hard Work, Quality and Efficiency1:09:00 - ConclusionRonald Nored’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_NoredTwitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldnoredBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener...

Guest: Ben Johnson, University of Minnesota Head CoachIn this week's coaching conversation, University of Minnesota head coach Ben Johnson joins the podcast to discuss transitioning into a head coaching position.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Johnson's coaching career began at the University of Dayton, where he served as a graduate assistant during the 2005-06 season.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Job as a Head Coach5:00 - His Philosophy as a Coach9:00 - Evaluation on His Current Players12:00 - Part of Player's Process14:00 - Mid and High Major Interview16:00 - Potential Jobs19:00 - Looking for Jobs23:00 - Philosophy Books27:00 - Players Handling the Environment30:30 - Competitive Culture and Frustration36:00 - Style Play39:00 - Developing Skill41:00 - Coach Spoelstra44:00 - Raising Profile of the Program46:00 - Transition49:00 - Relationship with Richard Pitino51:00 - ConclusionBen Johnson’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachBenJohnsonBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: <a href="http://www.betonline.ag" rel="noopener...

Guest: Richard Pitino, University of New Mexico Head Coach&nbsp;In this week's coaching conversation, University of New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino joins the podcast to discuss coaching transitions and program building.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Introduction4:00 - Coach's Son7:00 - Success and his Program10:30 - Best Ways to Communicate13:30 - Meetings and Conversation with Players18:00 - Expectation of What a Coach is21:00 - Confidence During Transition27:00 - Transition Phase30:30 - Hiring and Firing in College Basketball37:00 - Tactical Things41:00 - Ball Screen Defense44:00 - Decision Making as Coaches47:00 - Handling New Set of Recruits49:00 - Transition with Coach Paul52:00 - Working in Minnesota and New Mexico56:00 - ConclusionRichard Pitino’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_PitinoTwitter: https://twitter.com/richardpitinoBasketball ImmersionWebsite:<a...

Guest: Shaheen Holloway, St. Peter’s University Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Holloway started his coaching career serving as an assistant coach at the high school level at Bloomfield Tech.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - No-Star Philosophy3:00 - Playing Hard5:00 - Handcuffed by a Players9:00 - Using Cues for Constant Communication11:00 - Stance13:00 - Playing Games18:00 - Pressing Type of Style22:00 - Wall Up25:00 - Challenge a Shot28:00 - Matchup Based32:00 - Drive and Kick Drills34:00 - Tailoring Offense36:00 - Making Good Decision41:00 - Scheduling Practices46:00 - Motion Based Sets48:00 - ConclusionShaheen Holloway’s Bio:Bio:...

Guest: Lin Dunn, Special Assistant to the Head Coach for Kentucky Women’s Basketball TeamCoaching legend Lin Dunn joins the podcast to discuss ways to help you and your team reach their full potential.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Dunn is a former head coach of the Indiana Fever. Dunn won the WNBA championship with the Fever on October 21, 2012.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Mentoring and Working with Coaches5:00 - Suggestion to Coaches9:00 - Hiring Staff13:00 - Holding People Accountable18:00 - Process of Helping Coaches21:00 - Ask People for Help24:00 - Staff perspective27:00 - Giving Ownership to the Assistants30:00 - Simplifying Drills33:00 - Example of Multiple Drill36:00 - Women's Basketball Games41:00 - Decision Making44:00 - Process of Timing PLays48:00 - Advancing the Ball53:00 - Defensive Transition59:00 - Two-for-One Strategy1:02:00 - Priority List1:07:00 - Better in Special Situation1:12:00 - ConclusionLin Dunn’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_DunnTwitter: https://twitter.com/ukcoachdunnBasketball ImmersionWebsite:...

Guest: Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt University Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Shaping His Philosophy4:00 - Emphasis on Defense6:00 - Balance of Offense and Defense8:00 - Defensive Mechanism12:00 - Scouting Report Specifics18:00 - Close-Outs24:00 - Competitive Cauldron28:00 - Freeing Players33:00 - Coaching Style36:00 - Grading On and Off38:00 - Corner Threes41:00 - Ball Screens45:00 - Teaching on Weak Side47:00 - Early Tag Concept49:00 - Blocking Charge53:00 - Smartest Generation55:00 - ConclusionJerry Stackhouse’ Bio:Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_StackhouseTwitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jerrystackhouse" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Ashley Howard, La Salle Basketball Head CoachIn this week's coaching conversation, La Salle head coach Ashley Howard joins the podcast to discuss coaching offense with concepts instead of plays.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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).&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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).&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Influence of Villanova on his Coaching Philosophy5:00 - Playing Out Concepts10:00 - Biggest Challenges Playing with Concepts12:00 - Driving Space and Drive Decision15:00 - Specific Cues19:00 - Importance of Upper Year Players23:00 - Nash25:00 - Cues on Cutting on a Drive28:00 - Teaching the Weak Side31:00 - Small Ball Concept33:00 - Concept of Jumpstart and Spacing36:00 - Practice with Video39:00 - One-on-One Concept41:00 - Modern Analytics and Offensive Mentality44:00 - Importance of Two-Way teaching46:00 - Keeping the Opponents Off-Balance50:00 - Modern Defensive System51:00 - Shot fake53:00 - The Atlantic 1055:00 - ConclusionAshley Howard’s Bio:Website: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Howard_(basketball)" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Mark Cascio, Godfather of Player DevelopmentIn this week's coaching conversation, successful high school coach Mark Cascio joins the podcast to discuss modernizing high school basketball offenses.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Modern Basketball at High School Level4:00 - Developing Freedom6:00 - Modern Spacing9:00 - Holding a Spot13:00 - Valuing Two's and Three's15:00 - Domino's18:00 - Tow-way Coaching and Spacing22:00 - Shot Clocks26:00 - Protection Plans30:00 - Process of Developing Players34:00 - How He Incorporate Skills37:30 - Concept of a Protection Plan41:00 - Important Key Performance Indicators45:00 - KPI and his Program49:00 - Specific Conditioning Skills51:00 - Counter Opponent Strategies53:00 - Four-out vs Five-out Debate56:00 - Hybrid System59:00 - Concept of Mount Marginal gains1:02:00 - High School Program Perspective1:04:00 - Finding Solutions1:07:00 - ConclusionMark Cascio’s Bio:Website: https://www.courtside-consulting.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcascioBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: David Thorpe, Godfather of Player DevelopmentIn 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 FloridaBreakdown1:00 - Recruiting Great Players3:00 - Evolution of Player Development7:00 - Skills11:00 - Developing the Weekend17:00 - Turnovers20:00 - Goal is Winning25:00 - Overall Picture of...

Guest: Chris Oliver, Founder of Basketball Immersion, and Alex Sarama, Player Development CoachIn 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 businessesBreakdown1:00 - How Basketball Immersion Started4:00 - Concepts Around Basketball Immersion7:30...

Guest: Ryan Richman, Wizards’ Assistant Head CoachRyan 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.Breakdown1:30 - Opportunity to be a Head Coach5:00 - Takeaways from Experience as Head Coach7:00 - Applying Scout10:00 - Video Animation13:00 - Impact of Men's and Women's Programs16:00 - Type of Film other Coaches Wanted20:00 - Potential Head Coaching in G-League24:00 - Preparation as a Head Coach27:30 - Court Coaching31:30 - Court Responsibilities34:30 - First Preparations for G-League39:00 - Managing the Players42:00 - Mindset as a Coach44:30 - X's and O's47:00 - Coaches Template50:30 - Feedback53:00 - Improvements55:30 - Macro and Micro Thinking59:00 - Better Understanding of Coaching1:02:00 - Enlightenment to Other Coaches1:07:00 - Game is Visual than Verbal1:09:00 - ConclusionRyan Richman’s Bio:Bio: https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Ryan-Richman/Summary/1093Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanrichmanBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: <a href="http://www.betonline.ag" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Doug Lemov, Author (Teach Like a Champion, Reading Reconsidered, Coach's Guide to Teaching)&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Get access to video examples from Doug Lemov in support of the concepts he shared on the podcast and to purchase his book here&nbsp;coachsguidetoteaching.comHe 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Acknowledge Role of Perception4:00 - Decision before Skill Execution7:00 - Expertise is in the Eyes10:30 - Shooting a Layup14:00 - Decision Making and Problem Solving17:00 - Creating Drills&nbsp;20:00 - Creating Psychological Safety22:00 - Missing a Layup28:00 - Importance of Recording Yourself34:00 - Background Knowledge41:00 - Long term Memory44:00 - Retrieval Practice49:00 - Desirable Difficulties52:00 - Conversation about Planning56:00 - Coaching Clinic1:01:00 - Anti-Drills1:06:00 - Good at Something1:10:00 - Player Development1:12:00 - Progression of Structure to Unstructured1:15:00 - ConclusionDoug Lemov’s Bio:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doug_LemovBlog: https://www.teachlikeachampion.com/blogBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Neno Ginzberg, Czech Republic National Team's Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Keys to Success as a Coach5:00 - Playing Fast11:00 - Spacing Spots in 3-Seconds14:00 - Emphasizing Fast on Practice16:00 - Building 3-Second Concept18:00 - Using Stats20:00 - His Philosophy on Shot Selection23:30 - Practice Structure28:30 - Ball Screens Not The Priority36:00 - Off The Ball Spacing38:30 - Rebounding42:30 - Offensive Rebounding Reaction System46:00 - Offensive Rebound Discussion53:00 - ConclusionNeno Ginzberg’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronen_GinzburgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neno_ginzburg/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a...

Guest: Rob Paternostro, Leicester Riders' Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - British Basketball League4:00 - Competitive Cauldron6:00 - Tracking Real-Time Stats9:00 - Types of Rewards12:00 - Calling Fouls on Practice16:00 - Multiple Defensive Coverages18:00 - Recruiting Smart Players20:30 - Learnings working at ESPN23:30 - Use of Press27:00 - Using Ball Screens30:00 - Decisions on Ball Screens32:00 - Developing Ball Screens34:00 - Video Sessions37:00 - Keeping Players Accountable41:00 - Game Preparations43:00 - Reducing Training Time45:00 - Adjusting to Professional Game47:00 - ConclusionRob Paternostro’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_PaternostroTwitter: https://twitter.com/robpaternostroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachrobp/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:<a href="https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Ognjen Stojakovic, Denver Nugget's Director of Player DevelopmentIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Role with the Denver Nuggets4:00 - Rise of Serbian Basketball6:00 - Fun and Productive Games8:00 - Developing Positional Players11:00 - Underrated Skills in Basketball20:00 - Blocked Repetition Type of System24:00 - Perceptual Cues27:00 - Perspective on the Youth Level31:00 - Shaping a Certain Behavior36:00 - Role Identification39:00 - NBA Player's Dream Goals44:00 - Development in Off and On Season49:00 - Communicating a Player52:00 - Conclusion&nbsp;Ognjen Stojakovic’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ognjen_Stojakovi%C4%87Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Dean Vickerman, Melbourne United Head coachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Start Practice with Talk3:00 - Mindset of a Defensive Coach7:00 - Things to Bring Up Energy11:00 - Influence of AFL13:30 - Trademark18:00 - Culture is Behavior-Led21:00 - Pre-Game Talk25:00 - Interaction with Coaches28:00 - Engagement with Players30:00 - CNS Activation32:00 - Calling Timeouts34:00 - Things Valuable From Assistants38:00 - Feedback41:00 - Officials44:00 - How He Handles Foul Trouble46:00 - Coaching Kids48:00 - Quality of Relationships51:00 - ConclusionDean Vickerman’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_VickermanTwitter: https://twitter.com/deanvickermanBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

Guest: Katrina Merriweather, Wright State Women’s Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Building Relationships5:00 - Holding Players Accountable10:00 - Front-Loading Communication12:00 - Emotional Intelligence15:00 - Transformational Relationships18:00 - Concept of Accepting20:00 - Practical Things during Pandemic24:00 - Optimist Creed28:00 - Impact is Realized30:00 - Starting Several Books33:30 - Coach with Tough Love37:00 - Concept of Inclusion41:00 - Creating Groups44:00 - Actions Not Words49:00 - Importance of Mentorship52:00 - Self-Reflection55:00 - ConclusionKatrina Merriweather’s Bio:Bio: https://wsuraiders.com/staff-directory/katrina-merriweather/95Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachtrina_wsuBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: <a href="http://www.betonline.ag" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Mike Kelly, Cairns Taipans’ Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Next Level4:00 - On the Right Track7:00 - Establishing Culture and Philosophy11:00 - Offseason Priorities16:00 - Competitiveness18:30 - Ideal Personnel20:30 - Winning Mindset24:00 - Right Direction26:00 - Establishing Roles30:00 - Multiple Conversation32:00 - Keeping it Simple36:00 - Improving Individually39:00 - Game Film Discussions43:00 - Coaching46:00 - ConclusionMike Kelly’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kelly_(basketball)Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Will Jones, North Carolina A&amp;T Head CoachNorth Carolina A&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;T as the Aggies have finished top two in the MEAC conference in the last two seasons.Before North Carolina A&amp;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&amp;T currently is second in their conference and looks to make a run at the MEAC championship.Breakdown1:00 - Disruption and Changing Defense4:00 - Possession of Possession7:00 - Offensive Philosophy9:00 - Importance of Scouting11:00 - All about Defense14:00 - Man to Zone Demand16:00 - Communication Strategy20:00 - Favorite Changing Defense23:00 - Analytics27:00 - Man Demand Defense29:00 - Cues in Changing a Possession31:00 - Shooting the Shot Clock34:00 - The 1-3-1 Defense37:00 - Man to Man Defense41:00 - Practice Overload44:00 - Hardest Defense to Teach47:00 - Close-Outs50:00 - Extraordinary Conditioning54:00 - Importance of Pace56:00 - ConclusionWill Jones’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Jones_(basketball_coach)Twitter: https://twitter.com/atkoachjoneBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: <a href="http://www.betonline.ag"...

Guest: Sandy Brondello, WNBA Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - WNBA vs International Games3:00 - Ball Movement5:00 - Two Dominant Bigs that She Handled7:00 - Size vs Skill Set Advantages at the Rim?12:00 - Things to Work on Unique Talents15:00 - Taurasi on Ball Screen17:00 - Duplicating Unique Talents20:30 - Conversation on Unique Talents24:00 - Coaching Guards27:00 - Biggest Challenge Playing with Dominant Post Player30:00 - Defensive Philosophies34:00 - Stopping a Dominant Pick37:00 - Better Defense on a 3-Point Line40:00 - Building Defense43:00 - Scramble Defense46:00 - Offensive Player's Strength47:00 - Blocked Handoffs50:00 - Overhelping53:00 - Practicing Defense56:00 - Reinforcing the Value of Defense59:00 - Australian Sports Development System1:02:00 - ConclusionSandy Brondello’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_BrondelloTwitter: https://twitter.com/sbrondelloBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See

Guest: Jay Larranaga, NBA Assistant CoachIn 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 MiamiJay 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.Breakdown1:00 - Transition Offense and Defense3:00 - Consistent Pacing into Transition5:00 - Teaching First and Defensive Focus9:00 - Communication Cues12:00 - Positioning Yourself14:00 - Takeaways about Offensive Focus17:00 - Primary and Secondary Brakes20:00 - Point Guard22:30 - Attack Mentality26:00 - Developing Defensive/Offensive Transition30:00 - Pack Mentality32:00 - Push Challenge Feedback35:00 - Pace of Play of Transition37:00 - Types of Feedback40:00 - Visual Feed, Auditory Tactile43:30 - Rhythm and Speed47:00 - Dribbling with Goggles50:00 - Misconceptions about Dribbling54:00 - ConclusionJay Larranaga’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_LarranagaBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Joe Boylan, Creator of Hoops MindJoe 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.Breakdown1:00 - His Basketball Background4:00 - Mental Load8:00 - Drop Concentration15:00 - Constraints21:00 - Intelligent Practice Design25:00 - Mindless Block Practice27:30 - Free Throw Percentage32:00 - Shooting Perfection37:00 - Experiential Practice39:30 - Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion42:00 - Practice Design47:00 - Dynamic or Situational Start52:30 - Enjoyment and Engagement58:00 - Competition1:00:00 - His Methods1:02:00 - Mindset of Players and Coaches1:04:00 - ConclusionJoe Boylan’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfordboylan/Twitter: https://twitter.com/______joeWebsite: https://hoopsmind.com/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener...

Guest: Vinay Bhavnani, Long-time NBA Assistant CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Finding a New Job4:00 - Confidence is Important6:00 - Bringing Value9:00 - About Scouting12:00 - Pitching15:00 - Move Somewhere Else17:00 - Developing the Mission Statement19:00 - Why Footwork is Important24:00 - Problem Solving27:00 - Test of Retention30:00 - Skill vs Player Development35:00 - Drop Position39:00 - Dribbling Position42:00 - Teaching46:00 - Set of Footwork in Shooting49:00 - Different Perceptions Before Shooting52:00 - Eyes on the Rim55:00 - Visual Cue on the Rim58:00 - Lazy Skill Repetitions1:00:00 - Dominating Spot1:03:00 - Mastering Player's Spot1:05:00 - Shot Fake1:08:00 - Player Trading Tricks1:11:00 - Scout Tape1:17:00 - Self-Efficacy1:19:00 - ConclusionVinay Bhavnani’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-bhavnani-96932716/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinbhavnaniWebsite: https://coachtube.com/users/vinaybhavnaniBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:...

Guest: Lindsay Gottlieb, Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant CoachIn 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - How to Defend Ball Screen3:30 - Screen Coverage6:30 - Beliefs on Ball Screen Defense10:30 - Tag13:00 - Making an Impact Offensively15:30 - Aggressive Coverage18:00 - Philosophy of Self Scouting22:00 - Exposing Analytics in the NBA25:00 - Pick and Roll Defense28:00 - Triple Switch29:30 - Icing the Pick and Roll32:00 - Going Under the Screen34:00 - Focus on Being More Aggressive36:00 - Recovery Angle and Trapping39:30 - Run and Drawn the Ball Screen42:00 - Teaching Ball Screen45:00 - Connect with the Ball48:00 - Off-Ball Defenders53:00 - Takeaways from the NBA55:00 - ConclusionLindsay Gottlieb’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_GottliebTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachLindsayGBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Guest: Jack Owens, Miami University Basketball Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - First Steps4:30 - Developing Relationships8:00 - Forming Better Relationships13:00 - Tweaking his Current Program17:00 - Balancing Priorities as a Head Coach23:00 - Recruitment26:00 - General Outline of their Defense30:00 - Offensive Rebound34:00 - Recover to Help37:00 - Take Away Rhythm Threes39:30 - His Closeout Philosophy42:30 - Philosophy in the Full and Half Court45:00 - Automatics47:30 - Tight Curls51:00 - Offense and Player Development53:00 - Playing Hard and SmartJack Owens’ Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Owens_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/miamicoachoBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener...

Guest: David Nurse, Life Optimization CoachIn 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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.Breakdown1:00 - What is a Life Coach3:00 - Habits7:00 - Changing NBA Player's Habits&nbsp;10:00 - On and Off the Court Routine14:00 - Positive Thought Process18:00 - Habit Changes20:30 - Changing Struggles25:30 - Serve29:00 - Changing Negative Thoughts31:30 - Dealing with Player's Ego34:30 - Changing Routines38:00 - Sharing Experience40:00 - Swag Real42:30 - Roadblocks Along the Way46:00 - Importance of Educating Players49:00 - Player's Physical TrainingDavid Nurse’ Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-nurse-0a334a35Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidNurseNBAWebsite: http://davidnurse.com/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Sergio Scariolo, Spanish National Team Head Coach and Toronto Raptors Assistant CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Euroleague National Team Experience3:00 - Coaching in the NBA7:00 - Comparing Euroleague and the NBA11:00 - Different Sets in NBA and Euroleague14:00 - Spanish Basketball Success18:00 - Technical, Tactical Philosophy22:30 - A,B, and C Plan27:00 - Game Day Adjustments29:00 - Allowing Players having Freedom33:30 - Process of Stopping to craft36:30 - Defending Opinion38:30 - Pick and Roll Decision Making40:00 - Preferred Back Screen Angle43:30 - Wrinkles46:00 - Spain Pick and Roll50:00 - Switch Process52:30 - Important Lessons as a Coach54:00 - ConclusionSergio Scariolo’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_ScarioloTwitter: https://twitter.com/sergioscarioloBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:<a href="https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion" rel="noopener...

Guest: Simon Gerszberg, Founder and CEO of ShotQualityIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Why ShotQuality.com3:00 - Calculating Shot Quality5:00 - Independent of the Outcome7:30 - Creating Paralysis by Analysis11:30 - Game Strategy14:30 - Shot Quality Defense16:30 - Quality of Opponent Affecting Metrics20:00 - Conversation about Player Development24:00 - Improving Shot Quality28:00 - Evaluating Shot Selection into Intuition31:00 - Dribble Threes33:30 - High School Coaches on Shot Quality36:00 - Offense vs Defense on Shot Selection40:00 - Assessment of Coaches42:00 - Pythagorean Theory Expectation44:00 - Unconventional Offensive Philosophy48:00 - Quality Rebounders51:00 - ConclusionSimon Gerszberg’s Bio:Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-gerszbergTwitter: https://twitter.com/shot_qualityEmail: simon@shotquality.comContact Number: 914-715-5337Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: John Tauer, University of St. Thomas Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Offensive Success3:00 - How to Reduce Turnover5:30 - How they Practice as a Team8:00 - Intrinsic Motivation and offensive Philosophy11:00 - Journals in Psychology16:00 - Dealing with Parents21:00 - Learning how to be Resilient24:00 - Dealing with Difficult Parents27:00 - How Athletes Cope with Stress&nbsp;31:00 - Roles and Ideal Performance36:00 - Danger of Generalization40:00 - Ability to be Creative47:00 - Finding the Balance53:00 - Dealing with Playing Time58:00 - Parents at Practice1:02:00 - Character Build1:07:00 - Peer Rankings&nbsp;1:09:00 - Noticing Success of Players1:14:00 - Strategies on Addressing Struggling Players1:19:00 - ConclusionJohn Tauer’s Bio:Bio: https://www.tommiesports.com/sports/mbball/roster/coaches/johnny-tauer/142Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnnyTauerBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook:<a...

Guest: Dennis Gates, Cleveland State Head CoachIn 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 YearGates, 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.Breakdown1:00 - Masters in Adult Education5:00 - Objective Learning9:00 - Solutions11:00 - Visual Learning16:00 - Inquiry-Based Learning19:00 - Concept of Asking Question22:00 - Leading Into Discussion25:00 - Reflective Learning30:00 - Student-Led Learning32:30 - Leader35:00 - Experimental Learning39:00 - Games as Experiment45:00 - Corrective Learning49:00 - Observation learning52:30 - Proactive Discipline56:00 - ConclusionDennis Gates’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_GatesTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachdgatesBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See...

Guest: Aleksandar Džikić, Serbian Professional Basketball CoachIn 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).Breakdown1:00 - Disconnect between Broadcaster, Fans, and Coaches3:00 - Be a Better Coach6:00 - Economy of Coaching10:00 - Youth Level Focus14:00 - Player Development Aspect17:00 - All About Dribbling21:00 - Dribble Line25:00 - Pointless Play27:00 - Running Jump in the Half Court30:00 - Top Three Things on his Defensive System32:00 - Value on Offense36:00 - Expanding his Knowledge38:30 - Speeding Up the Development40:30 - Fear of the Unknown42:30 - European ModelAleksandar Džikić’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_D%C5%BEiki%C4%87Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Jeremy Ballard, Florida International Head CoachIn 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 outbreakBallard 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, 2018Breakdown1:00 - Pressing Philosophy4:00 - Introducing Press at the College Level6:30 - Teaching Pressure9:00 - Introduce Press Breaks11:00 - Ball Screens13:00 - Emphasizing Offense15:00 - Automatics on Ball Screens17:00 - Role of the Screener19:00 - Things to Give Up on Pressing22:00 - Running So Many Ball Screens24:00 - Taking Over a Roster28:00 - Adjustments on the Press31:00 - Changing a Culture34:00 - Two-way Teaching Model39:30 - Recovery in the Press41:00 - Every Screen is a Simplicity44:00 - Simplified Defensive Teaching47:00 - Bad Matchups50:00 - Rhythm of the Offense55:00 - Individual Matchups58:00 - Shot Blocking59:00 - Playing Beyond Set1:01:00 - Pace of PlayJeremy Ballard’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_BallardTwitter: https://twitter.com/jeremykballardBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Guest: Dale Wellman, Nebraska Wesleyan University Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Fast Freedom in Princeton Offense3:00 - Playing Fast6:30 - Loyola Marymount Influence9:00 - Makes and Misses12:30 - Post ups15:00 - Defining Shot Selections18:30 - Reads and Decision Making21:30 - Sympathy and Empathy26:00 - Running Full Speed28:00 - Play Defense in Practice30:00 - Enjoying the Experience of Playing33:00 - Multiple Ball Reversals37:00 - Tweaking to Personnel39:00 - Keeping Score in Practice45:00 - Teaching Points Between Passer and Cutter47:00 - Transition Phases of Princeton Offense52:00 - Botox54:00 - Zone and Toughest Defensive Strategy57:00 - Complexity of Princeton Offense1:00:00 - ConclusionDale Wellman’s Bio:Bio: https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/campus-directory/dale-wellmanTwitter: https://twitter.com/wellmand21Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Shyamala Kiru, Mindset and Leadership Expert and Zak Boisvert,&nbsp;Army Assistant CoachIn 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Shyamala's Expertise3:00 - Email Part7:00 - Emotional Intelligence10:00 - Reactivity with Anger15:00 - Breaking the Cycle17:00 - Motivation21:00 - Regulating Emotion as Coaches24:00 - Conscious and Changeable27:00 - Imposter Syndrome29:00 - Power Dynamics31:00 - Practical Coping Strategies34:00 - Adding a Physical Component38:00 - Media42:00 - Human Beings as Self-Centered44:00 - Building Better Relationship to Players48:00 - Human to Human52:00 - Demonstrating Joy and Controlling Outcomes55:30 - Gratitude58:00 - Making it Visual1:00:00 - telling a Story1:03:00 - Using Generalizations1:06:00 - ConclusionShyamala Kiru’s Bio:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.shyamalak/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shyamalakiruWebsite: https://shyamalakiru.com/Zak Boisvert’s BioWebsite: https://pickandpop.net/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZakBoisvertBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Bret Burchard, Former NBA Coach and Co-founder of ChampionShiftIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Physical Development Process3:00 - Decision Making Standpoint7:00 - Different Mindsets to be Successful9:30 - Relaxed Intensity12:00 - What is Mindset All About14:00 - Progressive Development&nbsp;17:30 - Strength and Weaknesses Development19:30 - Mindset Strength23:00 - Integration25:00 - Importance of Flow in Practice28:00 - Creating Psychological Safety31:00 - Receiving and Mindset Development36:30 - Role of Coach in Developing Mindset40:00 - Challenges in Building Mindset44:30 - Resilience49:00 - Controlling Fear53:00 - Moving in a Right Direction56:00 - Competition vs Comparison58:00 - Self-Reflection Realm1:00:00 - ConclusionBret Burchard’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_BurchardTwitter: https://twitter.com/BretBurchardBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Cori Close, UCLA Women's Basketball Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Programs in Mental Performance Development Philosophy3:00 - Importance of Integrating Programs into Practice and Games6:30 - Teaching Mental Skill9:00 - Coping Skill13:00 - Rare Leadership17:00 - Teaching Mental and Physical Skills as a Whole19:00 - Developing Mental Skills Development22:00 - Mental Toughness25:00 - Normalizing the Struggle28:00 - Creating Discipline Without Demeaning Others32:00 - Intervene when Mistakes Occur36:00 - Meeting Standards39:00 - Independent Performers42:00 - Interactions and Interventions45:00 - Be the Best Basketball Player You Can Be47:30 - Tangible and Subjective49:00 - Applying Mental Skills in other Program52:30 - B.D.C = Blame, Complain, Defend56:00 - ConclusionCori Close’ BioBio: https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/cori-close/3434Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCloseUCLABasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: <a...

Guest: Joe Gallo, Merrimack College Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Make Chaos3:00 - Free Zone7:00 - Techniques and Concepts that Applies in the Zone9:00 - Recovery vs Punctures11:00 - Closeouts12:00 - High Posts and Short Corners17:00 - Dribble Penetration20:00 - Philosophy about Limiting Threes22:00 - Shooting vs Zone24:30 - Making Better Decisions27:30 - Man to Man Defense29:30 - Train and Be Great at What You Do31:30 - Play Calls33:00 - Developing Players35:00 - Doing Workouts37:00 - Tactical Periodization44:00 - Collective Intentionally48:30 - Perceptual and Decision-Making Repetition50:30 - Patterns53:00 - ConclusionJoe Gallo’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gallo_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeygall0Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: David Fizdale, Head Coach of the New York KnicksIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Experiences with Reflection2:30 - His Improvement as a Coach Overtime4:30 - You Can't Rush Culture, Relationships, etc.9:00 - Approaching Things with Logic11:00 - Knowing Miami Culture12:30 - Winning their People14:00 - Growth Mindset and Research from Carol Dweck16:00 - Growth Mindset20:30 - Defending the 3-Point Line23:30 - Most Effective Role26:00 - Echoing Thoughts to the Coaching Staff27:30 - Offensive and Defensive Concepts29:30 - Coaching the Best Players32:00 - Learnings from Working with Dwayne Wade35:00 - Coaching Veteran vs Young Team39:00 - The Impact of Pat Riley43:00 - Interviews45:00 - Skill Transfers47:00 - ConclusionDavid Fizdale’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_FizdaleTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachfizdaleBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: John Becker, University of Vermont Men's Basketball Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Modernizing Defense4:00 - Transition Defense7:00 - Countering9:00 - Ball Coverage17:00 - Practice Scramble Situations20:30 - Completion of a Scramble22:00 - Resources25:00 - Loop Techniques to Close-Outs33:00 - Scout Specific38:00 - Understanding the Game43:00 - Helping their Offense47:00 - Decision Making53:00 - Defensive Standpoint55:00 - ConclusionJohn Becker’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Becker_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachbeckeruvmBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Phil Beckner, NBA Player Development CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Difference between a Coach and Trainer3:00 - Training Sessions5:00 - Process of who you Choose to Work with9:30 - Player's Progress12:00 - Normalize Lillard's Success14:00 - Philosophies on Improving Player's Shooting16:00 - Communication19:00 - Working on Shooting20:30 - Extending Player's Shooting Range26:00 - Hard Last Dribble30:00 - Providing Feedback to a Shooter32:00 - Start with an Intention36:00 - Real Barrier39:00 - Periodization Process42:30 - Extending Range for Some Players45:00 - Most Common Hurdles in Developing a Player49:00 - Player Development51:00 - Incorporating Decision Making52:00 - ConclusionPhil Beckner’s BioBio: https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/phil-beckner/33Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilBecknerBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Breakdown1:00 - Becoming a Better Coach2:30 - Understanding the Game Beyond Physical Skill4:00 - Conceptual Concept of Spacing7:30 - Gap Offense11:30 - Perception and Decision16:00 - True Guided to Live20:00 - Biggest Struggle for Players in the Conceptual Process23:00 - Simplicity and Space&nbsp;26:00 - Possibilities and Sequences29:00 - Choosing Actions32:00 - Concept of Structure35:00 - Building the Courage in Perspective to be Different39:00 - Try and Do Some Things Differently41:00 - How to get Players Onboard45:00 - Holding Space for People's Individuality47:00 - Absolutes49:00 - His Actionable Ideas52:00 - ConclusionCoby Karl’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coby_KarlTwitter: https://twitter.com/SouthBayLakersBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Mike Mackay, Basketball Canada's Women's High-Performance ManagerIn 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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;MacKay has coaching experience at many levels including Junior High, High School, Club (mini - Juvenile), University, Provincial team, and National teams.Breakdown1:00 - Facts Without Support3:00 - Trial and Error5:00 - Transactional vs Transformational Coaching7:30 - Transactional Coaching10:30 - Improving Players with Transformational Coaching13:00 - Check for Understanding15:00 - Fast, Open Environment17:00 - Stopping to Correct and Teach19:30 - VHS21:00 - Discovering Unstructered Practice Environment24:00 - Freedom comes from Structure27:00 - Breaking Down Inbounds29:30 - Decision Making and Finding Solution33:00 - Creative in Solving Problems in Practice37:30 - Constraints for the Defense and Offense41:00 - Guidance in the Learning process45:00 - Green Eggs and Hams48:00 - Who plus Y Equals Y plus How51:30 - Layering and Loading Drills54:30 - Starting Point56:00 - Disruptive Side58:00 - Start with Live1:00:00 - Applying the Rule of Three1:02:00 - Individual and Team Improvement1:05:00 - Skill Equals Confidnce1:06:30 - His Big Three1:10:00 - Stimulate Thinking1:12:00 - ConclusionMike Mackay’s BioBio: https://www.basketball.ca/en/coach/mike-mackayTwitter: https://twitter.com/mdkmackayBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: <a href="http://bestinthewestclinic.com/"...

Guest: Lennie Acuff, Lipscomb University Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Perspective on the Art of Coaching4:00 - Princeton Offense7:00 - Mentor to a Better Coach9:00 - Moving Jobs13:00 - Coach from the Community to the Floor&nbsp;14:30 - Going into a New Program17:30 - Continuing the Success of Program19:00 - Redshirt Freshmen21:30 - Forming Culture24:00 - Language and Phrasing27:00 - Conceptual Names and other Phrasing31:00 - Difference between Role and Best Player33:00 - Importance of Making Practice Fun35:00 - Playing a Lot of Basketball Practices38:30 - Competitiveness41:00 - Basis for Recruitment of Players43:30 - Playing Faster47:40 - His Coaching Mentality50:00 - Perspective of Coaching First Games53:30 - Process of Coaching56:30 - Out of Bounds to Inbound Versus PressureLennie Acuff’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennie_AcuffTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachacuffBasketball ImmersionWebsite:...

Episode 121: Joe Jones, Creating Culture Through GoalsGuest: Joe Jones, Boston University Head CoachIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Boston University head coach Joe Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss creating culturethrough 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Goal Setting for his Program4:00 - Playing Heart6:30 - Adopting a Goal Setting8:30 - Challenges in Setting Team's Goals11:00 - Connecting Goals to the Team13:00 - Goals Tied to Non-Negotiables&nbsp;16:00 - Team Goals19:30 - Goals and One-on-One Session23:00 - Information to the players25:30 - Encourage and Discourage Goals28:00 - Game Goals31:00 - Goals that are Less Under Control33:00 - Build within his Philosophy37:00 - Enforcement of Goal Process39:00 - Involvement of the Staff43:00 - Subjective Goals45:30 - Cheat47:00 - Goals within his Program50:00 - Answer to the Question54:00 - Texting Relationships56:00 - Best Offensive Rebounding Drills58:40 - Recruiting Process1:01:00 - Goals that he needs to see1:05:00 - ConclusionJoe Jones’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jones_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/bucoachjonesBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: <a href="http://bestinthewestclinic.com/"...

&nbsp;Episode 120: Zan Tabak, Modern Post PlayGuest: Zan Tabak, &nbsp;Former NBA Player and Current Professional Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - How his Philosophy Changed2:30 - Changes in Post Play7:00 - Modern Pick-and-Roll Players10:30 - Value of Teaching all Players12:00 - Developing Hand-Eye Coordination13:40 - One-on-One on the Post15:30 - Read and React, Make Decisions18:00 - Skill Development on the Perimeter20:00 - Pick and Roller Catches23:00 - Can and Can't Score on the Post26:30 - Double Team30:00 - Imperfect Lineup32:00 - Strategies for a Perfect Lineup33:00 - Track Post Touches34:30 - Improving Post Player Passing36:30 - Finishing Ideas38:30 - Scoring Around the Rim40:00 - Dealing with a Dominant Low Post Scorer43:00 - Synergy between Perimeter and Inside Players45:00 - Importance of Balance48:00 - Video Sessions with his Bigs49:00 - Laying Foundation at the Youth Level52:00 - Lateral ShootingZan Tabak’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDan_TabakBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Episode 119: Jay Hernandez, Individual and Team NBA Player DevelopmentGuest:&nbsp; Jay Hernandez, Charlotte Hornets Assistant CoachIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss individual and team NBA player development.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Breakdown1:00 - Scouting Reports4:00 - Player Development Focused at NBA Level6:00 - Assessment of Player Development9:00 - Player-Led Development11:00 - Organized Player-Development Workouts14:00 - Team-Focused Situations17:00 - Ideal Situation for Player Development20:00 - Building comfort and confidence22:30 - Helping players connect the game26:30 - Decision-making to his players30:00 - Helping players get better33:00 - Players Pregame Individual Workout36:00 - Meeting with his Players39:00 - Progress for bench players43:00 - Advocating players to head coaches45:30 - Conflicts on player's ability/role48:30 - Different types of drills53:00 - Trial and Error55:00 - ConclusionJay Hernandez’s BioBio: https://nbacoaches.com/jay-hernandez-charlotte-hornets-assistant-coach-entrepreneur-father-and-mma-fighter/Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 118: Adrian Griffin, Developing a Coaching PhilosophyGuest:&nbsp;Adrian Griffin, Toronto Raptors Lead Assistant CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Why are you Coaching?7:00 - His Favorite Coach16:30 - Shaping his Philosophy20:00 - Importance of Coaching Philosophy22:30 - Focusing on Soft Skills26:30 - Reflection of his Core Values37:00 - Values that his Team will Embody39:30 - Challenges to his Philosophy42:30 - Participants Reasons for Playing48:00 - Removing his Ego52:30 - Changing59:00 - Adapting other Coaches Ideas1:06:00 - ConclusionAdrian Griffin’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_GriffinTwitter: https://twitter.com/nbacoachgriffinBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 117: Jamion Christian, Leadership Enhancement PlanGuest: Jamion Christian, George Washington University Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Leadership Enhancement Plan3:00 - Developing Culture5:00 - Applying it to his Team8:00 - Gratitude10:00 - Ongoing Maintenance12:00 - Hedgehog Concept14:00 - Uncomfortable in a lot of situations18:00 - Process of his Freshmen22:00 - Freedom to Speak for Freshmen25:00 - Rules within his program27:00 - Part of his Recruitment Pitch29:30 - Progression from Freshman to Sophomore32:30 - Talking about his Sophomores35:30 - Talking about his Juniors40:00 - Practical things from being a Junior42:30 - Becoming a Senior to the team46:00 - Mentorship Model48:30 - Biggest Challenges in different stages51:00 - Adapting his ideas to High School coaches52:00 - ConclusionJamion Christian’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamion_ChristianTwitter: https://twitter.com/JamionChristianBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 116: Trevor Gleeson, The Flex OffenseGuest: Trevor Gleeson, Perth Wildcats Head CoachIn 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.BreakdownSpacing KeysScreening RulesBaseline CutSpot the Spot to PatternOffensive ReboundingCounter SwitchingSecond Side and Masking ActionsHalf Court Dead Ball SituationsTeaching Speed of CutScoring at the RimAdapting Offense to a Non-ShooterFavorite CounterTrevor Gleeson’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_GleesonBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBetOnline Website:Website: www.betonline.agBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest: Cory Schlesinger, Phoenix Suns Head Strength and Conditioning CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - What a Strength Coach can do for him4:00 - Perception Action Coupling6:00 - Season Conditioning9:00 - Flop10:31 - 11:02 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD for June13:00 - Mindlessness15:00 - Aerobic and Anaerobic Training18:00 - Toughness through Physical Condition21:00 - Recovery for players25:00 - Tapering27:00 - Value of Stimulating the Central Nervous System32:00 - Slow Learning Reps36:00 - The most specific type of training38:37 - 39:08 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD for June39:00 - Importance of integration43:00 - Dictating Closeout to Players48:00 - Planning50:00 - Concept of Upright Defensive Stance55:00 - Lack of Formal Education in terms of Sports Science57:00 - Reputation from his Creativity1:00:00 - Micro Dosing1:06:00 - Block practice versus Random Practice1:09:00 - Strengthening Coach1:11:00 - ConclusionCory Schlesinger’s BioBio: https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Cory_SchlesingerTwitter: https://twitter.com/schlesstrength&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Episode 114: LaVall Jordan, The Butler WayGuest: LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Defense and Defensive Identity4:00 - Defending the Three-Point Line6:00 - Closeout8:00 - One-on-One Defensive Mentality12:00 - Butler One-on-One Sessions14:00 - Off-season Sessions16:00 - Value of Simplicity20:00 - Outside of Transition Defense22:00 - Defensive Transition Drills24:30 - His Playing Career25:40 - 26:40 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD27:00 - Help Improving Players Offensively and Defensively29:00 - Listening to Podcasts33:00 - Adjustments on Defense36:30 - Defensive Calls he used38:30 - Zone Defense40:00 - Factors on Baseline Inbound Defense42:00 - Importance of In-Depth Defense43:00 - Importance of Mental Cues to Players46:00 - Asks Questions for Clarity48:00 - Sideline Inbound50:00 - Talking about Feedback52:00 - ConclusionLaVall Jordan’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVall_JordanTwitter: https://twitter.com/LaVall_Jordan&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 113: Josh Longstaff, Installing A DefenseGuest: Josh Longstaff, Milwaukee Bucks Assistant CoachMilwaukee 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 SchoolLongstaff 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Unique Things That Bay Hawks Culture brought from him3:00 - Defensive Identity5:00 - Process of Getting Defensive Identity7:00 - Keeping Players Accountable9:00 - Installing a Defense and Defensive Transition12:00 - Teaching a Closeout to NBA Players14:00 - The Simplicity about Defensive Install17:00 - Post Defense and Covering Pick and Rolls20:00 - Individual Defense and Defensive Schemes23:00 - Adjustments within the Practice25:00 - Small Ball on Defense25:50 - 26:50 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD27:30 - Personnel and Opponent's Personnel29:00 - Defense at NBA Level32:00 - Baseline Inbound Defense and Sideline36:00 - Informal Conversations about Basketball38:00 - Coaching Defense within Offense vs Defensive Play40:00 - Film42:00 - Best Practices in Terms of Getting Points Across44:00 - Install of a Defensive Game Plan46:00 - Walkthrough on Offense versus Defense49:00 - Intervention to a Specific Player and Adjustments52:00 - ConclusionJosh Longstaff’s BioBio: https://twitter.com/josh_longstaffTwitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Longstaff&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Episode 112: Darko Rajakovic, Installing An OffenseGuest: Darko Rajakovic, Phoenix Suns Assistant CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Offensive Identity4:00 - Situation where players needs to slow down6:00 - Develop Confidence in Player's Shooting Ability8:00 - Assist per Game Goal10:00 - Roster Turnover13:00 - Identity15:00 - Office Buckets18:00 - Install22:00 - Make the Comfortable, Uncomfortable27:00 - Installing the Offense29:00 - Make Offense Auto30:47 - 31:26 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA ADS32:00 - Installation into Implementation35:30 - Putting Best Player in a Better Situation37:00 - Players get more Freedom once they Understand Structure39:30 - One Play44:30 - Don't have to Waste Time on Unnecessary Parts47:30 - Predetermine Progressions are Predetermined breakdowns51:00 - Using Video to Teach55:00 - Effective Practical Strategy57:00 - Against Switching1:00:00 - Constraint Lead Approach1:01:30 - Process of Feedback1:03:00 - ConclusionDarko Rajakovic’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darko_Rajakovi%C4%87Twitter: https://twitter.com/drajakovic&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 111: Mike Neighbors, Why?Guest: Mike Neighbors, Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach&nbsp;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).Breakdown1:00 - Playing with Set Fastbreak Positions3:00 - Contrarian Thinker5:00 - Example of one of his Why's9:30 - It's Marketing12:00 - Using these colorful words15:00 - Live Ball Coaching19:30 - How he actually do Practice22:00 - Workload Management26:00 - Setting Team Goals35:00 - Why he Liked to be called Coach38:00 - Power42:30 - Rewarding Effort over Success47:30 - Organized and Rank Things53:00 - Talking about Defense56:00 - Full Court Pressure but Pack line in Half-Court1:00:00 - Differences of his Shoot-Around&nbsp;1:05:00 - Supporting Analytics to what he is saying1:07:00 - ConclusionMike Neighbor’s BioBio: https://twitter.com/coachneighborsTwitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Neighbors&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 110: Dustin Kerns, Actional Practice and Culture Building IdeasGuest: Dustin Kerns, Appalachian State Head CoachIn 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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - How to Flip Programs so Quick6:00 - Every Drill has 90 Minutes on the clock9:00 - Learn to Pace Themselves10:00 - Shorter, More Intense Practices12:00 - Things to do to bring out Competition17:00 - Difference between a Contested and Effective Shot20:00 - Positive Two23:30 - Player playing Outstanding Defense25:00 - Picking music in practice27:00 - Fun games they done on the road31:00 - Small Group Things36:00 - Practice Sessions37:30 - Lifting Around this season39:00 - Separate entities for players41:00 - Done in the Off-Season43:00 - Struck Pick-up in the Off-Season47:00 - Valuing Player's Time50:30 - Team Motto for this Year53:00 - ConclusionDustin Kerns’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_KernsTwitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDKerns&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 109: Joe Abunassar, NBA and Youth Player DevelopmentGuest: Joe Abunassar, One of the Industry Leaders in Player Development&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Integrating Training3:30 - Things Aren't Doing Around Integrated Training7:00 - Simple associated with his Workout10:00 - Comfortable with the Ball and in Passing12:00 - Perfect Technique Starting from the Base Level14:30 - General Guidelines for Progressing Skill18:00 - Selfish Time for Players22:30 - Bets Practices for Active Recovery28:00 - NBA Off-Season32:00 - Advice for Young Athletes in Basketball36:00 - Philosophy on Warm-Ups40:00 - Static Stretching42:00 - Player Habits that are HIghly Changeable44:00 - Trusting the Data46:00 - Best Practices for Maintaining Strength in Season48:00 - Mental Skills within Workouts49:00 - Coping Teaching Strategies51:00 - ConclusionJoe Abunassar’s BioBio: https://impactbball.com/about-us/Twitter: https://twitter.com/joe_abunassarWebsite: http://joeabunassar.com/IMPACT Basketball: https://impactbball.com/&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 108: John Patrick, Full and Half Court Defensive ConceptsGuest: John Patrick, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Basketball Bundesliga Head CoachIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Talking about Defense5:00 - High level of detail on Defense8:30 - Pressing13:00 - Importance of Character in his System17:00 - Movement oversized20:30 - Taking the Ball out of the Point Guard's Control23:30 - Denying the Point Guard25:30 - Aggressively Subbing Players27:30 - How Coaches Connecting to Half Court Defense29:30 - Emphasis on playing 1-on-1 defense and Adjust to Team roles33:00 - Defending Horns37:30 - Defensive Decision Making39:00 - Defending a Stagger Screen43:00 - Scouting Report46:00 - Adjusting to Rules in Half Court49:00 - Foul Component within Practice52:00 - ConclusionJohn Patrick’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_(basketball)&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 107: Fergus Connolly, High Performance Lessons for CoachesGuest: 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.Breakdown1:00 - Evidence Based Analysis3:30 - Data Collection6:30 - Athlete Training9:00 - Big Gaps with Effective Coaching14:00 - Trends in successful sport practice training18:00 - Talking about Warm-Up21:00 - Basketball Specific Movements25:30 - Coaches on the cutting edge29:00 - Dealing with Players32:00 - Post Practice and Recovery34:00 - Static Stretching37:00 - Building a Player Development Program41:00 - Too Easy to be Too Creative with Workouts43:00 - Enjoying the Game more45:00 - Laughter47:30 - Sports Psychology50:00 - Balancing Team and Individual Development53:00 - There's no such thing as Discipline55:00 - You Can't be Half-Frightened57:00 - 99% Healthy is not 100% injured58:00 - Sport Athlete vs Specialization1:00:00 - Improving your Weakness vs Doubling Down on your Strength1:02:00 - Over Conditioned as Coaches1:03:00 - Writing a BookFergus Connolly’s BioWebsite: https://fergusconnolly.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fergus_ConnollyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fergus-connolly-8430a847/&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Episode 106: Brian Dutcher, Defensive ExcellenceGuest: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State Men's Basketball Assistant Coach&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Transitioning to the Head Coaching Job3:00 - Building Strong Defense on the team4:30 - Factors to Defensive Outperformance7:30 - Closeouts9:00 - Modify Gap Help10:00 - Scout and Defense11:30 - Stopping the Ball and One-on-One Matchups13:30 - Lost their Rim Protector15:00 - Improvements of Offense to go on the Defense17:00 - Spacing Concepts he's using18:00 - Defining Shot Selection19:30 - Waching Mistakes in the Defensive End21:00 - Box Outs and Defensive Rebounds24:00 - Weak Side of Rebounding and Doubling the Post26:30 - Area of Defense that Still Want to Improve28:00 - Keys to having better Recruits31:00 - How to Focus Players being in the Gym35:00 - Off-Season Trainings and Adjustments37:00 - Advice to Assistant Coaches38:00 - ConclusionBrian Dutcher’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_DutcherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dutcher-28544014/&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the...

Episode 105: J.P. Nerbun, Coaching CultureGuest:&nbsp; J.P. Nerbun, Mentor, Writer, Coach, and Sports ConsultantJ.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.Breakdown1:00 - Mentorship through his Experiences3:00 - Practical things to Coaches7:00 - Biggest Challenge as a Coach12:00 - Resiliency15:00 - The Impact of Technology17:30 - Awareness19:30 - Transformation Leadership22:30 - Coach Standard25:00 - Punishment vs Teaching Opportunity26:30 - Progressive Consequences30:00 - Basketball is a Privilege31:30 - Establishing Consequences33:30 - it's your Ship Book37:00 - Meeting and Daily conversations39:00 - Psychological Well-Being41:00 - Fair and Equal to every Player44:00 - Help Someone in his Program46:30 - ERN (Encourage, Remind and Notify)50:00 - After Care52:00 - On-Court Synergy55:00 - Common Shortcuts that We Should Avoid58:30 - Warm up Drills1:00:00 - Not Holding Kids to the High StandardJ.P. Nerbun’s BioWebsite: https://thriveonchallenge.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JpNerbunLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpnerbun/Coaching Culture Podcast: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/coaching-culture/&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 104: Don Showalter, Teaching SkillsGuest: Don Showalter, USA Basketball National Director for Coach Development and 10x Gold Medalist&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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).Breakdown1:00 - FIBA Rules changed him3:30 - Shot Clock5:00 - Players enjoyed FIBA Rules6:30 - Taking Control9:00 - Enjoying the Experience11:30 - Complacency16:00 - Pressing Philosophy19:30 - USA Basketball influence his philosophies20:30 - Teaching in soundbites26:30 - Start, Load and Challenge30:00 - Line Pivots32:00 - Speaking in Short Verse35:00 - Conversation39:00 - Sociogram and Team Surveys44:30 - Youth Player Development47:00 - Why he Started coaching51:00 - Gold Standards54:00 - The Concept of Zone58:00 - Final ThoughtsDon Showalter’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Showalter_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/dshow23&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 103: Jeff Van Gundy, Teaching and CoachingGuest: Jeff Van Gundy, Current NBA Analyst, and Former NBA Head Coach&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - Things Learned from Other Coaches3:00 - Talking about Coach Nick Nurse5:00 - Advantages of Having Experience in some Leagues9:00 - Things that Coaches Don't Get Enough Credit For11:00 - Improvisation13:00 - Time in Practice15:00 - Flop17:00 - Perception and Repetition of the Game20:00 - Things that are Challenging is good to the Players23:00 - Right to the Point24:00 - Playing 1-on-126:30 - Practice Less28:00 - Organize the 1-on-133:00 - Overcoming Cultural and Historical Norms in Basketball35:30 - Learning from International Coaching37:30 - Ways to bring team back in a very short time40:00 - Best Methods in Basketball Today43:30 - Perspective of Coaching his best players more45:00 - Receiving Feedback49:00 - Load Management51:00 - Early Specialization53:30 - Words to the Parent55:00 - Summer League56:30 - Weight Room58:00 - Sports Science1:00:00 - ConclusionJeff Van Gundy’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Van_GundyTwitter: https://twitter.com/notorious_j_v_g&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 102: Mike Procopio, Dominate SimpleGuest: Mike Procopio, Director at the Hoop Consultants&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.Breakdown1:00 - 100 Possession NBA Game2:30 - Dominate Simple6:00 - Player-Led Stuff11:00 - Best Shot at the Rim that is not a Layup13:00 - One-Foot vs Two-Foot14:00 - Floaters17:00 - Shot Outside of the Body19:00 - Weak hand dominance&nbsp;20:30 - Initiating the contact23:00 - Shot Fakes for Younger Players26:00 - Shot Fake28:30 - Stab Dribble30:00 - Philosophy About Shooting33:00 - One-Foot Layups34:30 - Understanding Change of Feet35:00 - Keeping eyes on the players on workouts38:00 - Repetition and Correction43:00 - Strength and Conditioning47:00 - Biggest Takeaways Working with Rick Carlisle49:00 - Insights from watching Dirk Nowitski53:00 - Routine56:00 - ConclusionMike Procopio’s BioBio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-procopio-2a892227Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoopConsultants&nbsp;Website: https://hoopconsultants.com/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Harry Perretta, Unscoutable Zone and 5-out Man OffenseGuest: Harry Perretta, Villanova Women's Basketball Head CoachIn 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 historyPerretta 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.Breakdown1:00 - Staying at one school3:00 - Developing his basketball system4:00 - Freedom and Responsibilities8:00 - Best Flasher10:00 - Messy is a Part of Learning12:00 - Adapting Different Zone Defense15:00 - Adapting his offense system to his players17:00 - Shot Selection and Playing person behind his own18:30 - Flasher and the Normal Cutter22:00 - Playmaker and the Flasher24:00 - Things that can disrupted in his experience26:00 - Cutting the space on spots28:00 - Difficulties about the 1-3-1 Offense29:00 - Number System32:00 - Basketball knowledge supersedes the number34:30 - Changing numbers35:30 - Things that disrupted 5-and-0 Defense37:30 - Reading the Plays39:00 - Double Gap Creation40:30 - Hunt Specific Matchups42:00 - I wish I knew more43:00 - Learnings while dealing with his Players44:00 - ConclusionHarry Perretta’s BioBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_PerrettaTwitter: https://twitter.com/vucoachperretta&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chris and Jen Oliver, The 100th EpisodeGuest: Jen Oliver, Founder and CEO of FitMamaIn 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.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Not Generalizing7:00 - Adapt or Adopt10:00 - Learnings from the Past that Improve Her Game12:30 - After care and Emotional fitness15:30 - Helping Players with Mental Recovery17:00 - Techniques to get back to the Center21:00 - Learning the Technique23:30 - Competitiveness27:30 - I Love Coaching29:30 - Public Identity31:30 - Honor Someone36:00 - Origin of the Podcast40:00 - Living a Life of Servitude43:00 - Importance of Building Relationship with the Players46:00 - Connecting at the Heart level48:30 - 10-second Pitch Idea52:00 - Sandwich Approach54:00 - Keep and Add55:00 - Communication and Feedback57:00 - Replacing Compliance with Curiosity59:00 - Coaching and Relationships1:01:00 - Weaknesses become Strengths1:06:00 - The Story I'm Telling Myself1:07:30 - Concept of Holding Space1:10:00 - ConclusionJen Oliver’s BioBio: https://jenoliver.com/about-fitmama/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovefitmamaFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/lovejenoliverInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovejenoliverWebsite: https://jenoliver.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fitmama/id1311846727&nbsp;&nbsp;Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionBest in the West Video SeriesBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/See Privacy Policy at <a...

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 and California Privacy Notice at 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.