This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by LSU Associate head coach David Patrick to discuss his experience coaching the Australian men's national team this summer in the Olympics. Patrick shares insights on different styles of play in international basketball and what made the strategies used by different teams effective. Patrick also expresses his excitement about returning to LSU and how he will apply the lessons learned from international competition going forward in his coaching career. All ...
Aug 24, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 270
This week Coach Brendan Suhr was a guest on the How Are You Wired? Podcast featuring Billy Teeden & Joe Willis to discuss the upcoming 2024 FABC Fall Coaching Clinic on Aug. 24th in Tampa, FL. The group was also joined by FABC president Bob Horodyski and UNF head coach Matthew Driscoll as they previewed the clinic. Special thanks to the guys at How Are You Wired? for bringing this joint podcast to life... Make sure you give them a listen on your favorite podcast platform! The Full Video Set ...
Aug 15, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 269
This week Coach Brendan Suhr shares his core beliefs and the areas he focused on to improve as a coach. He discusses the three areas he dove deep into: shooting, dribbling, and offensive rebounding. Suhr also encourages coaches to think about how they can improve their teams in these areas. All that and more on episode 268 of the Coaching U Podcast! The Full Video Set from the Coaching U Live 2024 pres. by FastModel is now available on Coaching U+ Watch today: coachingulive.com/2024 Noah Basketb...
Aug 02, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 268
This week we're bringing you another special edition of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Noah Basketball to give you a sneak preview of Chris Beard's presentation from last month's Southeast Super Clinic. In this episode, Chris Beard shares his core coaching principles, several lessons he learned from the legendary Bob Knight including the importance of "keeping the main thing the main thing," focusing on transition defense, rebounding, shot selection, minimizing turnovers, and avoiding fouls...
Jul 21, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 267
This week we're bringing you a special edition of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Noah Basketball to give you a sneak preview of Kelvin Sampson's presentation from last month's Southeast Super Clinic. In this episode, Coach Sampson emphasizes the importance of setting standards, maintaining accountability, and fostering high expectations within a team. He explains the significance of holding players accountable, establishing a culture of hard work and effort, and the non-negotiables that gui...
Jul 10, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 266
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by NYT best-selling author Jon Gordon. In this episode, they discuss the difference between high-performing individuals and high-performing leaders, the role of coaching in developing leadership skills, and the power of having difficult conversations. John shares his STAR III method for having effective and productive conversations, which includes small ego, big mission; telling the truth; assuming positive intent; respecting each other; and establishing ru...
Jul 03, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 265
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by ESPN analyst Jay Bilas to preview the 2024 NBA Draft that is set to take place this week. The two discuss how the draft is shaping up, the value and depth in this year's class, along with their thoughts on some of the top players in the draft. Additionally, Jay shares his thoughts on the evolution of the NIL and it's current landscape as well as the transfer portal. All that and more on episode 264 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Noah Basketball! ...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 264
This week Coach Brendan Suhr shares his insights on coaching, leadership and the need to focus on personal development and evaluating your ability to help those around you improve. He provides a framework for effective coaching, and also includes a few of his favorite exercises for team building to use with your team this offseason. All that and more on episode 263 of the Coaching U Podcast! Check Out Our Upcoming Events: Coaching U Live 2024 coachingulive.com/2024 Front Office School &am...
Jun 12, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 263
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by BJ Armstrong, 3-time NBA champion and current executive vice president & managing partner at Wasserman to discuss various topics including his trip to the Euroleague Final Four, the NBA playoffs, the upcoming draft, and the importance of relationships in player representation. They also touch on the international game and the talent coming from Europe and Africa. All that and more on episode 262 of the Coaching U Podcast! Check Out Our Upcoming Event...
Jun 06, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 262
This week Coach Brendan Suhr dives into the intricacies of pick and roll plays, covering both offensive and defensive sides of the ball. He provides insights into the six different defensive pick & roll coverages, when to use them, and also how to attack from the offensive side. All that and more on episode 261 of the Coaching U Podcast! Check Out Our Upcoming Events: Southeast Super Clinic coachingulive.com/superclinic Coaching U Live 2024 coachingulive.com/2024 Front Office School ...
May 29, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 261
We're finally off the road and back in the studio! This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Zach Kendrick to discuss the last few weeks on the road and preview our summer events. Learn more about each... Register for the 2024 Southeast Super Clinic in Orlando at: coachingulive.com/superclinic Coaching U Live 2024 coachingulive.com/2024 Front Office School & The Collab coachingulive.com/collab Special Offers! COACHING U PLUS: The entire Coaching U video library is now at your fingertips. N...
May 20, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 260
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Buzz Williams, head coach at Texas A&M This episode is taken from Buzz's appearance at the 2023 NextGen Coaches Forum at the Final Four where he delivered some great insights for all coaches looking to develop as a coach and advance in their career. Register for the 2024 NextGen Coaches Forum in Phoenix at: nextgen-coaches.com/2024 Special Offers! COACHING U PLUS: The entire Coaching U video library is now at your fingertips. Learn more by visiting ...
Mar 25, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 259
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Brian Nash, director of basketball at IMG Academy. Prior to joining IMG in 2016, Brian was an NCAA Division I head and assistant coach for more than 20 years. Brian Nash came to IMG Academy from Duquesne University where he was the Associate Head Coach. Prior to that he held coaching roles at Fairfield, St. Francis, Seton Hall, Siena, St. Bonaventure and Sacred Heart, leading teams to multiple NCAA and NIT postseason appearances. In this episode, Brian d...
Jan 04, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 258
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Jon Gordon, 14-time bestselling author of 28 books. Jon joins the podcast to discuss his new book The One Truth. This book guides you on a path to discover revolutionary insights, ancient truths and practical strategies to elevate your mind, unlock your power and live life to the fullest. In this episode, he discusses the key to high performance, mental health and mastering your mindset. The One Truth is like nothing Jon has written before! He openly sha...
Jun 26, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 257
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Tom Crean, Former Head Coach of Georgia, Indiana, Marquette, and current ESPN Analyst. Coach Crean has enjoyed success throughout his 22 years as a head coach as he has earned over 400 wins, 13 postseason appearances, 1 Final Four appearance, and 3 conference championships. In this episode, he discusses the art of coaching talented players and relationship building, what trends he sees in both the college and NBA games today, his brothers-in-law (John &a...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 256
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Bob Starkey, associate head coach of the LSU Tigers women's basketball team. LSU is off to a 20-0 start to their season and are currently ranked 4th in the country under second year head coach Kim Mulkey. Coach Starkey is one of the top assistant coaches in the game today. He has almost 40 years experience as an assistant on both the men's and women's side and has won over 800 games in his career while working with some of the best coaches of all-time in...
Jan 26, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 255
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Donnie Jones, head coach of the Stetson Hatters. His Stetson team is off to a 5-1 start in conference play and are currently in 1st place in the Atlantic Sun Conference. His team has played 13 of their first 17 games on the road, highlighted by road wins at Florida State and South Florida. In this episode, Coach Jones addresses how the strength of their non-conference schedule has prepared his team for league play, his background coaching and recruiting ...
Jan 16, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 254
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Zach Kendrick to give our listeners a look at the upcoming year at Coaching U. After previewing 2023, Coach Suhr then answers questions from our listeners and gives his shares some of the early leadership lessons we've seen in the first week of 2023. We hope you enjoy episode 253 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl! Have a question for our host, Coach Brendan Suhr? You can ask via a voice message by visiting: https://anchor.fm/coachingu/message S...
Jan 09, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 253
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Jason Holzer, mental fitness coach and Co-Founder of 4D Athletes. 4D Athletes is founded on the concept that we need to develop the ENTIRE athlete by developing awareness and growth through all four dimensions: mind, body, spirit, and environment. Parents and coaches often feel frustrated and overwhelmed when their athlete is inconsistent, lacking self-confidence, ineffectively managing emotions, not being a leader and more. At 4D Athletes, Jason and his...
Nov 14, 2022•34 min
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Jon Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016, serving as both a sideline reporter and studio analyst. Since 2021, he has served as part of CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament. In 2022, Rothstein signed an exclusive deal as a content creator for FanDuel. In addition to his role with CBS S...
Oct 31, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 251
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Scott Davenport, Bellarmine head coach... Scott Davenport is a legend in coaching who has amassed multiple national coach of the year honors and also led the Bellarmine Knights to the 2011 NCAA Division II Tournament national championship. His career record of 398-130 (through the 2021-22 season) ranks him as Bellarmine’s all-time winningest coach both in terms of total wins and winning percentage (.754). While Davenport built Bellarmine’s program in a p...
Sep 25, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 250
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Sean Sweeney, Dallas Mavericks Assistant Coach. Sean is a key member of the Mavericks coaching staff and played a major role in their success last season en route to a western conference finals appearance under head coach Jason Kidd. Sweeney previously worked with Kidd in Milwaukee and Brooklyn. He most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Pistons and the prior four as an assistant with Milwaukee. Sweeney’s NBA career began with th...
Sep 18, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 249
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Kate Leavell. Kate is a dynamic keynote speaker, facilitator, and bestselling coauthor of Stick Together with Jon Gordon. She is a former NCAA coach and corporate sales consultant who now delivers keynotes and workshops to many of the top companies and college sports teams in the country. She is also the author of Superpower, an inspiring story to overcome self-doubt and unleash your authentic greatness . In this episode, Kate gives our audience an overv...
Sep 11, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 248
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Matt McCall, former Head Coach of UMass and Chattanooga. In this episode, Coach McCall takes you through a masterclass for everyone in the profession. He shares the biggest lessons and takeaways he learned from working under hall-of-fame coach Billy Donovan, what he feels are the traits good assistant coaches must have, the most important things you should keep in mind transitioning into becoming a head coach, how he determined his style of play, the imp...
Sep 04, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 247
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Eric Mussselman, Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Musselman just completed his third year as the Head Coach of the Razorbacks while leading the Hogs to back-to-back Elite 8 appearances. His 73 wins since arriving in Fayetteville are the most by any SEC program over that span. He has won at least 20 games in each of his seven years as a collegiate head coach while winning three conference titles, appearing in five NCAA postseason tournaments, produc...
May 30, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 246
This week Coach Brendan Suhr was joined by bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Alex Demczak to discuss their new book The Sale: The Number One Strategy to Build Trust and Create Success. The Sale delivers an invaluable lesson about what matters most in life and work and how to achieve it. The book teaches four lessons about integrity in order to create lasting success. Jon & Alex tell the story of Matt Williams, a sales representative for Turnbow Technologies, an aviation technolog...
May 25, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 245
This week is a special edition of the Coaching U Podcast! At this year's Final Four in New Orleans, Coach Brendan Suhr was joined by Nate Oats, Head Coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide at this year's NextGen Coaches Forum presented by FastModel Sports and Coaching U+ In this episode, you will hear their conversation as Coach Oats delivered several pieces of career advice for coaches at all stages of their careers. After hearing this conversation, it's easy to understand why he has had success as a...
Apr 25, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 244
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Stacy Hollowell, Head Coach of the 2022 NAIA National Champion Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack. The NAIA Coach of the Year's Wolf Pack team turned in a 37-1 overall record this season while winning the Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and a memorable run through the NAIA tournament with six wins to cap off a dominant season. In this episode, Stacy and Coach Suhr discuss the numerous challenges his team faced this seas...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 243
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by LeVelle Moton, Head Coach of the NC Central Eagles In this episode, LeVelle and Coach Suhr discuss how he broke into coaching as a middle school coach after his professional playing career, his transition into the college ranks, why he coaches, his passion for impacting the lives of young men, the experience coaching at an HBCU and his style of play. All that and more on Episode 242 of the Coaching U Podcast! EARLY BIRD SAVINGS! Take advantage of these s...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 242
This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by BJ Armstrong - 3x NBA Champion, Executive Vice President at Wasserman, and Co-Host of the Pushin Thru, Heat Check, and Hoop Genius Podcasts. In this episode, BJ and Coach discuss the intensity of the tournament games so far, some of the great storylines the tournament has produced, as well as a preview of the upcoming Final Four and their championship picks. All that and more on Episode 241 of the Coaching U Podcast! ONE WEEK LEFT for March Madness Savin...
Mar 28, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 241
