There are certain stories that simply need to be told. I am sharing this one because it captures the essence of a unique Hall of Fame coach. I am not sharing it to take anything away from a great Xavier team or their best player, David West, or Coach Thad Matta. Enough time has passed,…
A good teacher can teach students anything. A great teacher helps students discover it within themselves. I think this philosophy exemplifies the definition of a mentor. Throughout my coaching career of 30+ years, I often reflect and take inventory of the people who have served as mentors to me. Each poured into me as a…
I must begin by saying that, without the presence of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and my heavenly father, God, this incomplete journey that I’m letting you in on wouldn’t be possible. Summer 2016, late July, I stood at half court watching my Los Angeles Rockfish AAU team (founded and run by longtime AAU…
Everything was going relatively well until we woke up to four voicemails. Our phones had been on silent as we tried to get a few hours of sleep. The messages were all from INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, with the doctors telling us to get to the hospital as soon as possible – your 5-week-old…
A lot of people ask me, ‘How could you work with your wife?’ But it’s never really been like that for us. Jody and I have coached together for 19 years – the last eight years with her as the head coach of our programs. I am good with playing the support role and being…
Playing for, Working with, and Replacing MY COACH A SHORT TRIBUTE TO MY COACH I don’t know many coaches who have had the opportunity to play for, work with, and then replace their college coach. I feel extremely honored that I’ve been presented the opportunity to experience all three of those things with my coach, Coach Randy Lambert. How Did It Start: I always…
“Once the game ended, I watched the confetti fall on the field and started videotaping from the stands. I was just so proud of Amari and his team. I really like Dabo and what he does for young men…”
One of the complaints levied against younger generations is that they tend to have developed a sense of entitlement, that they don’t have an adequate appreciation for the dignity of hard work. Is this true? There certainly may be some truth to this but like most broad sweeping statements of this kind, it’s a generalization…
