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...
Aug 17, 2022•52 min•Ep. 229
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 (CA...
Aug 10, 2022•58 min•Ep. 228
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...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 227
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 coa...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 226
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 pl...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 225
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 l...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 224
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 Greensbor...
Jul 06, 2022•45 min•Ep. 223
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 t...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 222
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 ...
Jun 22, 2022•59 min•Ep. 221
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 th...
Jun 15, 2022•56 min•Ep. 220
Guest: Carly Clarke, Ryerson Head Coach Ryerson head coach Carly Clarke joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on utilizing strengths and winning with your personnel. This past season Carly Clarke took home her first U SPORTS Coach of the Year, doing so on the heels of a dominant showing in the competition on their way to a conference regular season title, a conference tournament title and a national championship to cap an undefeated season. The accolade and success are just the latest i...
Jun 08, 2022•50 min•Ep. 219
Guest: Martin Schiller, Former G-League and EuroLeague Head Coach Former G-League and EuroLeague head coach Martin Schiller joins the Basketball Podcast to share European and G-League coaching takeaways. Austrian professional basketball coach who last served as head coach of Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. From 2010 until 2015, he served as an assistant coach for the Artland Dragons, and afterward for the Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On August 23, 2017, S...
Jun 01, 2022•56 min•Ep. 218
Scafati Basket assistant coach Francesco Nanni joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into teaching out of 1-on-1 and European coaching insights. Francesco Nanni is an Italian professional coach, who has coached for over 10 years at various levels within Italy, from mini-basket to pro. Nanni currently coaches at Scafati Basket, one of the top teams in the Italian A2 league. Nanni has worked with some of the top prospects at the youth level in Italy, as well as being well-regarded for the...
May 25, 2022•58 min•Ep. 217
Guest: Nate Oats, University of Alabama Head Coach University of Alabama head coach Nate Oats joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into how they play and practice. Nate Oats has a 157–79 record as a D-I head coach at Buffalo and now Alabama and has many accomplishments and honors. The immediate success became evident in his second year at the helm of the program as Oats guided the 2020-21 Crimson Tide to one of its best seasons in the program’s illustrious history. Alabama finished the...
May 18, 2022•59 min•Ep. 216
Guest: Tomekia Reed, Jackson State Head Coach Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into building belief, relationships and defense that wins. In four seasons as head coach, Tomekia Reed has led Jackson State University women's basketball to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. She has guided JSU to four consecutive berths in the SWAC Tournament semifinals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), three straight berths in the conference tournament final...
May 11, 2022•55 min•Ep. 215
Guest: Bryce Tully, Mental Performance Consultant and Co-Founder of Inner Logic Mental performance consultant and co-founder of inner logic, Bryce Tully joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into how emotional intelligence and culture analytics can improve performance. Prior to a co-founding inner logic, Bryce Tully worked as a mental performance and culture consultant for the Canadian Olympic Team, attending the Tokyo Olympics and countless World Championships. As a member of COC’s men...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 214
Guest: Josh Merkel, Randolph-Macon Head Coach Randolph-Macon head coach Josh Merkel joins the Basketball Podcast to share lessons from building a national championship program. In 2021-22, Randolph Macon won its first national championship with the largest margin of victory in NCAA DIII history. The team won a program-best 33 games and capped a remarkable run of success for the program during Merkel’s time there. Merkel has made four trips to the NCAA tourney and has the most NCAA wins in progra...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 213
Guest: Alex Sarama, Basketball Immersion Basketball Immersion's Alex Sarama joins the Basketball Podcast to share practical applications of evidence based coaching ideas around constraints, affordances, movement solutions, and an ecological approach. Alex shares team and player development ideas for basketball coaches, teams, federations, and organizations all around the world. Alex’s focus is on helping coaches stimulate their thinking by combining their personal & practical experiences wit...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 212
Guest: Katie Meier, University of Miami Head Coach University of Miami head coach Katie Meier joins the Basketball Podcast to share her seek the gap philosophy and ideas on creating an effective learning environment. Katie Meier completed her 17th season at the helm of the Hurricanes’ women’s basketball program in 2021-22. A well-known and respected figure in women’s basketball with 21 years of head coaching experience, Meier has worked tirelessly to put her mark on Miami’s program and build a w...
Apr 13, 2022•55 min•Ep. 211
Guest: Jason Terry, Former NBA player, and current NBA G-League Head Coach Former NBA player and current NBA G-League head coach Jason Terry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on shaping his coaching philosophy from his playing experiences. NBA Champion. NBA Sixth Man of the Year. 19-Year NBA Career. NCAA Champion. Pac-12 Player of the Year. That is just a start to the list of accolades that former Arizona Wildcats All-American Jason Terry can boast. 19-year NBA veteran brings a weal...
Apr 06, 2022•50 min•Ep. 210
Guest: Noah LaRoche, Player Development Basketball Coach In this week's coaching conversation, player development basketball coach Noah LaRoche joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights into researching and tinkering with basketball. Noah LaRoche is the owner of integrity hoops and as a player development consultant and coach he helps college players prepare for the draft he works with pros like Blake Griffin, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Harrison Barnes, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, a...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 209
Guest: Jeremy Shulman, Eastern Florida State College Eastern Florida State College head coach Jeremy Shulman joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on his success and end-of-year meetings. Jeremy Shulman has built the Eastern Florida State College men's basketball program into a national power, reaching the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National Championship Tournament in five of the past seven seasons. In 12 seasons, Shulman has posted over 275 wins and been to the national championship tour...
Mar 23, 2022•54 min•Ep. 208
Guest: Cody Royle, Author and Speaker Author and speaker Cody Royle joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the optimization of the head coach. Cody Royle is an author, international keynote speaker, podcast host, and football coach. He is a former head coach of AFL Team Canada, the men's national program for Australian Rules football. Cody is a standout voice on how pro sports teams create sustained success. He has shared his coaching lessons with elite teams around the world. He chal...
Mar 16, 2022•52 min•Season 207Ep. 207
Guest: Tobin Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas Head Coach St. Thomas Aquinas head coach Tobin Anderson joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching a pressing defensive system. Tobin Anderson is the head coach of the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans. During his tenure, he has averaged over 23 wins a season, has a .752 winning percentage and has led his team to six consecutive NCAA DII Tournament appearances. He has also been voted ECC Coach of the Year twice. Coach Anderson has over 16 years...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 206
Guest: Jared Grasso, Bryant University Head Coach Bryant University head coach Jared Grasso joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program by playing with pace. Jared Grasso enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Bryant University men's basketball program in 2021-22. Grasso, the 2021 USBWA District I Coach of the Year, has turned the Bryant men's basketball program around in three short years on the sidelines. Bryant is 40-44 in three seasons under Grasso, after ...
Mar 02, 2022•54 min•Ep. 205
Guest: Andy Bronkema, Ferris State Head Coach Ferris State head coach Andy Bronkema joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on running a program with a simple identity: rebound, run and pass. Andy Bronkema, who took over prior to the 2013-14 season, led the Bulldogs to four-straight GLIAC Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances from 2015-18. The Bulldogs posted their sixth-straight 20-win campaign last year in 2019-20 while recapturing the GLIAC Championship and earning y...
Feb 23, 2022•45 min•Ep. 204
Guest: Brandon Payne, NBA Player Development Coach NBA player development coach Brandon Payne join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching shooting and lessons from working with Steph Curry. Brandon Payne is the founder of Accelerate Basketball and Accelerate Basketball Online, an unprecedented resource that allows aspiring basketball athletes all over the world to train like 3x NBA champion and 2x MVP, Stephen Curry. Payne began crafting his 10-point basketball player development p...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 203
Guest: Seth Partnow, Author and Basketball Researcher Author and basketball researcher Seth Partnow join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on basketball's evolution in the age of analytics. Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic. He is also a Special Advisor to the CEO at StatsBomb. He is the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mid Range Theory book dives into topics From shot selection to evaluating prospects to considering aesthe...
Feb 09, 2022•57 min•Ep. 202
Guest: Noelle Quinn, Seattle Storm Head Coach Seattle Storm head coach Noelle Quinn joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on the transition from playing to coach, and the Seattle Storm offensive concepts. Noelle Quinn joined the Storm coaching staff in 2019 following her first championship as a player in 2018 with the storm. Quinn has won a WNBA championship as a player and coach and has also been recently named an assistant coach with the Canadian National Women’s Team, as well as prev...
Feb 02, 2022•52 min•Ep. 201
Guests: Andre Desjardins, Milena Moulisová, Samara Funnell and Zeon Gray In this week's coaching conversation, Alex Sarama and guests join the Basketball Podcast to share Basketball Immersion insights from around the world in celebration of the 200th episode. Topics include youth coaching, coach education, teaching footwork, being a lifelong learner and so much more. Andre Desjardins Topics: Teaching Footwork and Pivoting in Non-Traditional Ways Bio: Andre Desjardins is a teacher coach for over ...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 200
