Big Breaks, special relationships are how it all began… I was like most teenage athletes who love their sport. I spent most of my time playing, watching or talking about basketball. I just loved everything about the sport. First the camaraderie of being around others who loved the game, secondly I really enjoyed the training and…
“Keep your nose clean and you’ll have a great coaching career.” “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation but less than 30 seconds to destroy it.” These were phrases constantly uttered to me by my high school coach Gary DeCesare and a mentor of mine, Donnie Little, (who was the first black quarterback at…
Every year when one season ends, a new season begins. I always find it to be an exciting, forward-looking time, but also a time to reflect, evaluate and most of all “reset” for the new season. I am a strong proponent of communication with our players and feel like we learn as much from them…
As our car pulled into the driveway of the rental house in Charlotte for the first time in August of 2012, I remember saying to my wife, “This is it. If this doesn’t work out, I’m done. I’m not going to keep doing this to you guys.” Seated in the back of the car was…
“If you are not making Mistakes, then you are NOT doing anything!” –John Wooden “I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan…
My experience as a graduate assistant is a little different than most. Many GA’s start out after their playing careers have ended, or they were student manager’s who have worked their way up. That wasn’t the case for me. After college, I began to teach and coach high school ball for about 10 years, always…
The month of March is such a great time of year for college basketball fans with terms such as, “brackets”, “seeds”, “Cinderella’s” and “Gonzaga” being talked about in offices and at dinner tables across the country. March is truly the most wonderful time of year for college basketball players, coaches and fans. The aspect of…
Dear AJ and Austin, You guys have no idea how it feels to see you guys stop playing with a toy to run to me and grab me once I stand up. I understand that you don’t know whether I’m standing up to leave the house once again or just walking to another room in…
