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The Basketball Podcast: EP287 with Marko Barać on KYP and Serbian BasketballIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Mega Basket head coach Marko Barać shares insights on KYP, defensive strategies and 5-on-5 is the only competitive drill. Marko Barac 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 Superf...
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In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Old Dominion head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on keeping it real, drop coverage and relatability. DeLisha Milton-Jones is a 2022 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She had a decorated professional career in the WNBA and overseas. She was a 2× WNBA champio...
The Basketball Podcast: EP282 with DeLisha Milton-Jones on Drop CoverageIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Washington State head coach Kyle Smith joins the Basketball Podcast to share on 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 coaches to p...
The Basketball Podcast: EP281 with Kyle Smith on Basketball AnalyticsIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, former NBA player and current G-League head coach Andre Miller joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on how his playing career is shaping his coaching philosophy. Andre Miller is a former NBA player and the current head coach for the Grand Rapids Gold. Miller is a 17-year NBA veteran who brings extensive experience and basketball know...
The Basketball Podcast: EP279 with Andre Miller on NBA Player to Coach TransitionIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, international head coach Henrik Rödl joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on philosophy, connection and accountability. Henrik Rödl is the former German National Team head coach that culminated in the team reaching the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics. He also competed for Germany as a player in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Rod...
The Basketball Podcast: EP277 with Henrik Rödl on Philosophy and AccountabilityIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, College of Idaho head coach Colby Blaine joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on emotions, sub chart, building conceptual players and zone defense. Colby Blaine helped lead College of Idaho to the 2022-23 NAIA men's basketball national championship for the second national title in program history. He helped lead the Yotes on a school...
The Basketball Podcast: EP276 with Colby Blaine on Building Conceptual PlayersIn 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 i...
The Basketball Podcast: EP145 Sandy Brondello on Coaching Unique TalentIn 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 ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP144 Jay Larranaga on Transition Offense and DefenseIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA assistant coach Joe Boylan joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss intelligent practice design including NBA skill development and the mental side of the game.Joe Boylan spent the last two seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans as the team’s Director of Player Development. During his time with the Pelicans, he has made a significant impact...
The Basketball Podcast: EP143 Joe Boylan on Intelligent Practice DesignIn 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 man...
The Basketball Podcast: EP142 Vinay Bhavnani on NBA Player DevelopmentIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, USC head coach coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss pick and roll defense at all levels. Lindsay Gottlieb, who in her eight seasons at California led the Golden Bear women to seven NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four, was named the USC women’s basketball head coach in 2021. Lindsay Gottlieb recently began ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP141 Lindsay Gottlieb on Pick and Roll DefenseIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Miami University head coach Jack Owens joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss coaching at the collegiate level and player development. Jack Owens was hired in 2018 as head coach at Miami University 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 d...
The Basketball Podcast: EP140 Jack Owens on Program Building and Defensive TransitionIn 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 worldwide motivational speaker. As a former professional basketball player (both international and domestic) and a coach for the Brooklyn Nets, ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP139 David Nurse on Optimization and Player DevelopmentIn 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 the Spain pick and roll. Sergio Scariolo started his coaching career in the early 1980s, as the assistant head coach of Brescia, and then Pesaro In 1990, after...
The Basketball Podcast: EP138 Sergio Scariolo on The Euroleague, NBA, Spanish Development, Coaching, and the Spain Pick and RollIn 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 is the CEO and founder of ShotQuality, a product that calculates the quality of shots on a play-by-play basis. The goal of the www.shotquality.com website, used by more than 40 NCAA teams and 5...
The Basketball Podcast: EP137 Simon Gerszberg on Optimizing Player and Team Shot SelectionIn 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. John 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 313-6...
The Basketball Podcast: EP136 John Tauer on Applying Psychology to CoachingIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, University of Missouri 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. The University of Missouri men’s basketball team finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 25-10 (11-7, 4th in SEC MBB) and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The...
The Basketball Podcast: EP135 Dennis Gates on 10 Ways to Teach and LearnIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Serbian professional basketball coach Aleksandar Džikić joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss 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 ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP134 Aleksandar Džikić on Economy of CoachingIn 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 ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP133 Jeremy Ballard on a Pressing Fast Tempo Style of PlayIn 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 Na...
The Basketball Podcast: EP132 Dale Wellman on Playing Fast and Free with Princeton OffenseIn 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 Boisvert dive deep into our emotions to share their challenges with their emotions, and Shyamala Kiru provides insights and solutions to move beyond coaching with anger. Shya...
The Basketball Podcast: EP131 Zak Boisvert and Shyamala Kiru on Coaching with AngerIn 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 ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP130 Bret Burchard on Building MindsetIn 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 an histori...
The Basketball Podcast: EP129 Cori Close on Mental Performance PlansIn 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 ye...
The Basketball Podcast: EP128 Joe Gallo on 2-3 Zone DefenseIn 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 Warr...
The Basketball Podcast: EP127 David Fizdale on Reflections in CoachingIn 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 nations top defenses. Their defensive philosophy and techniques are shared. In nine seasons at the University of Vermont, John Becker,...
The Basketball Podcast: EP126 John Becker on Defensive Commitment