Like the country it originated in, Basketball is a melting pot of serendipity. The game combines beauty, grace, intelligence, stamina, creativity, agility and strength, which only begin to scratch the surface of the myriad of skills required. Basketball is balletic and brutish, strategic yet spontaneous; calculated but cacophonous! Its tempo and unique display serve to…
Funny thing happened on the way to planning out my life and mapping its course… a God-directed change in plans occurred. I was well on my way to getting our house, my email inbox and our family’s schedule, more organized (organization which included writing blog posts more consistently and finally cleaning out the garage… though,…
1st Quarter I recently had the chance to visit with the individual who gave me my first full-time coaching opportunity. David “Smokey” Gaines was one of the first African American Division 1 coaches, a Hall of Fame Harlem Globetrotter, and Dick Vitale’s top assistant at University of Detroit. As a bright-eyed coaching prospect, I thought…
March 6, 2018 I was fired. One year ago today. From my alma mater. On my birthday. This means today is also my birthday. I am thankful for another year, especially one so unpredictable and extraordinary. This year, I have been learning how to be a parent while also filling legal pads with new offensive…
I get the question all the time: “Man, how did two of you become head coaches from the same family”? Honestly it was a ton of luck and fate. Our passion for the game was always there and like most brothers we prided ourselves on beating the brakes off each other in everything we played….
A universal issue faced by coaches in many sports (For the purposes of this article I am speaking more to basketball coaches.) is substitution – specifically how, when and WHY players go in and out of games. Basketball coaches on every level invariably deal with component of substitution, and more to the point, not only…
Spring 1999 Every year at the Men’s Basketball Final Four there is the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Convention. For so many coaches this is the place to be! There are countless gatherings and opportunities to spend time with your peers/colleagues and enjoy all the festivities surrounding one of the biggest events in all…
Learning to serve should be one of our biggest strengths. Most conversations regarding the importance of an assistant coach starts with how well of a recruiter he is. It’s understood by most in our profession that recruiting is the lifeblood of a program. In today’s game with the constant grind of the AAU circuit, rules…
I recently lost my grandfather at the young age of 96, like most grandfathers he was a role model, mentor, and great story teller. My grandfather, affectionally known as “Pop”, leaves behind a legacy: Army Veteran, former Negro League Baseball player and Enshrined in the Harrisburg Bowling Hall of Fame; he bowled a 299 game…
Spring of 2005. What a tough time. The dream opportunity as the Head Coach at a program like Siena College had come to an end. It was a great job with great people at a place that truly cared about basketball…and it was mine. Now after 4 years of ups and downs I was faced…
