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Episode 275: Tom Hankins, Passion for Coaching, Development, and Challenges Jul 05, 2023

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Guest: Tom Hankins, Fort Wayne G-League Head Coach

Fort Wayne G-League head coach Tom Hankins joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on passion for coaching, development, and challenges.

In 2019 Hankins was hired by the Indiana Pacers to serve as the assistant player development coach followed by the next year becoming the G -League head coach.

Hankins brings vast coaching experience to Fort Wayne. He got started as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State. He was an assistant coach at East Central High School in Tulsa, OK, for five years before going to Oral Roberts University as an assistant coach for 15 years.

From 2012-2015 he was the associate head coach at Southern Illinois University and from 2015-2019 he was the head coach at the University of Central Oklahoma. Teams he was associated with had six 20-win seasons, three NCAA tournament appearances and two NIT appearances.

Breakdown

1:00 - Coaching from College to Pro

4:00 - Development Session

7:00 - Winning vs. Development

10:00 - Transient Nature of Players

12:30 - Player Development

15:00 - Closeout Concepts

17:30 - Switching

20:00 - Attacking Closeouts

23:00 - Individual Focus

25:38 - 26:34 - Hoopsalytics 3

26:35 - Managing Relationships

28:30 - Self Efficacy

36:00 - Dribble Hand Off

38:00 - Leave Feet to Pass

42:00 - High School Coaching

45:00 - Experiences Shape Us

47:00 - Conclusion

Tom Hankins’ Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hankins

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Episode 274: Lindy La Rocque, Offensive Efficiency, and Scout-Based Defense Jun 28, 2023

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Guest: Lindy La Rocque, UNLV Basketball Head Coach

UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive efficiency and scout-based defense.

Lindy La Rocque's 72-19 (.791) coaching record was the eighth-best record all-time, by winning percentage, by a Division I coach after three seasons.

La Rocque was voted the 2023 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, her second time winning the honor in three seasons. She guided the Lady Rebels to a program-record 31 wins during the 2022-23 season and repeated as Mountain West Conference regular-season and tournament champions. UNLV appeared in consecutive NCAA Championships for the first time since going to three straight from 1989 to 1991.

UNLV finished the 2022-23 season with Division I’s third-highest winning percentage (.912) behind only South Carolina (.973) and LSU (.944). Only these three teams won

90 percent of their games. The Lady Rebels maintained a 24-game winning streak (Division I's longest) against conference foes and a 23-game home-winning streak (Division I's second-longest).

Breakdown

1:00 - Believing in Yourself

3:30 - Preparation

6:00 - Shooting

9:00 - Preferred Spacing

13:00 - Developing High Low

15:00 - Connecting it to Breakdown

17:00 - Emphasize Part

19:30 - Accepting Turnovers

22:00 - Shaping Decision Making

27:00 - Half-Court Offense

27:04 - 28:12 - Hoopsanalytics Ad 2

29:00 - Continuity

31:00 - Making a Play

35:00 - Modifying Help

42:00 - Importance of Playing Games

45:00 - Triangle Offense

47:00 - Meat and Potatoes

55:00 - Conclusion

Lindy La Rocque’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_La_Rocque

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindylarocque

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Episode 273: Rob Senderoff, Toughness, Disruption, and Getting the Right Shots Jun 21, 2023

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Guest: Rob Senderoff, Kent State Head Coach

Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on toughness, disruption, and getting the right shots.

Rob Senderoff ranks as the all-time winningest coach in program history with 219 wins. Senderoff is in an elite company that includes Tom Izzo (Michigan State) and Mark Few (Gonzaga) as head coaches who have not had a losing season during their head coaching career (minimum of 10 seasons coached).

In the 2022-2023 season, Senderoff led Kent St to a 28-7, 15-3 in conference play. It is the best record of Senderoff's career and the best record by Kent State since 2007-2008 when they also went 28-7 overall. Kent St would defeat Toledo to win the MAC Tournament. It was the second time in Senderoff's career his Flashes won the Tournament and their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament during his tenure.

The 2022 MAC Coach of the Year and 26-year coaching veteran has continued the success of the storied program that he helped build by leading the Golden Flashes to seven 20-win campaigns, the most by any coach in Kent State history. In 2016-17, Kent St returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008 and claimed the program's first Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship.

Breakdown

1:00 - Rallying a Team

6:30 - Good Guards and Statistics

12:00 - Defensive Scoring

17:00 - Spin Dribble Defense

20:30 - Being Consistent

24:30 - Mindset Training

29:32 - 30:40 - Hoopsalytics AD 1

30:41 - Physical Defense

33:00 - Defensive Players of the Year

37:00 - Philosophy of Shot Contest

40:00 - Individual Close Out

45:00 - Spin Concept Revisted

52:00 - Rebounding Philosophy

57:00 - Philosophies of Limiting Turnovers

1:02:00 - Coaching Tree

1:04:00 - Conclusion

Rob Senderoff’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Senderoff

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Episode 272: Kristy Curry, Too Blessed To Be Stressed Jun 14, 2023

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Guest: Kristy Curry, Alabama Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Alabama head coach Kristy Curry joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on longevity in coaching and being too blessed to be stressed.

Since Kristy Curry became the head coach of the University of Alabama’s women’s basketball team in 2013, each season has produced significant wins and new milestones.

Curry has been coaching for over 23 years and has an overall head coaching record of 462-281 (.622).

Curry came to Alabama to find a new challenge after leading Texas Tech and Purdue for seven seasons each.

She led the Boilermakers to seven NCAA tournaments, including a national championship game appearance, while winning five straight Big Ten titles. She coached the Red Raiders to an upset of No. 1 Baylor and back to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.

Breakdown

1:00 - Keys in Longevity in Coaching

3:00 - Bravery

6:00 - Alabama Job

8:00 - Women in Coaching

10:00 - Administrative Support

11:30 - Coach Mentoring Program

14:00 - Embracing Three-Point Shot

15:30 - Powerhouse League

17:00 - Talk Matchups

19:30 - Free Throw Ladder

21:30 - Accountability

24:00 - Foreign Trip

25:30 - Defense First

26:22 - 26:58 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023

26:30 - Conceptual Concepts

28:00 - Finishing

31:00 - Playing 10 Players Per Game

35:30 - Managing Your Players

38:00 - Openly Communicate with Coach

40:00 - Challenges in her Program

43:00 - Takeaways From Coaches

47:00 - Coaching Tree

Kristy Curry’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristy_Curry

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCurry

Basketball Immersion

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Episode 271: Zach Guthrie, Holistic Approach, Art Curators, and Advantage Basketball Jun 07, 2023

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Guest: Zach Guthrie, Washing Wizards Assistant Coach

Washington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a holistic approach, art curators, and advantage basketball.

Zach Guthrie is an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. Guthrie began his career as an assistant video coordinator for two years with the San Antonio Spurs and later served as the manager of advanced scouting for the Orlando Magic from 2012-2015.

Guthrie joined the Washington Wizards after spending the 2020-2021 season with the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to Dallas, Guthrie spent five seasons (2015-2020) as a member of the Utah Jazz organization. He has twice been the head coach of an NBA summer league team for the Jazz and the Wizards.

Breakdown

1:00 - Summer League Head Coaching

2:30 - Importance of Asking Questions

3:30 - Recreate

6:00 - Holistic Approach

10:00 - Silo Training

14:00 - Improving is Fun

19:00 - Getting Better at Any Age

22:00 - Footwork

26:00 - Adding Layers

27:00 - Connecting Team Concepts

28:30 - Improve Team Workouts

30:27 - 31:02 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023

30:00 - Offensive Philosophy

32:00 - Detailed Simplicity

35:30 - Re-Spacing

38:00 - Conceptual Decision-Making

39:00 - Finding the Action

41:00 - Playmaking Positions

48:00 - Teaching Methodology

53:00 - Having Player Input

56:00 - Intentionality

Zach Guthrie’s Bio:

Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/zach-guthrie/

Basketball Immersion

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion

Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion

Immersion Videos:

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Episode 270: Chris Caputo, Offensive Efficiency and Making Decisions as a Head Coach May 31, 2023

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Guest: Chris Caputo, George Washington Head Coach

George Washington head coach Chris Caputo joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive efficiency and making decisions as a head coach.

In 2022-23 Caputo completed his first year as a head coach. Under his leadership, George Washington posted their best regular season in six years, enjoying the most overall wins (16), most Atlantic 10 conference wins (10), and the first A-10 winning record since the 2016-17 season.

Caputo recorded the second-most A-10 wins (10) for a first-year GW bench boss in program history and the fourth-most overall wins (16) in GW's A-10 era. All five starters had career seasons.

Caputo came to GW from the University of Miami, where he was the associate head coach under Jim Larrañaga since 2015. He was a skilled scout, recruiter and tactician who served as the team’s defensive coordinator. He helped coach the Hurricanes to seven postseason berths, five NCAA appearances, and three Sweet 16s.

Breakdown

1:00 - Preparation as Head Coach

4:00 - Technical Coaching

6:00 - Head Coaching Job

10:00 - Mental health

12:30 - Offensive Efficiency

15:00 - Making a Change

18:00 - Shooting Improvements

23:00 - Direct to Ball Screen

23:17 - 23:53 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023

26:00 - Short Roles

28:00 - Player and Team Development

32:00 - Balance

36:00 - Specificity of Scout

40:00 - Increase Tempo

43:00 - Establishing Identity

44:30 - Conclusion

Chris Caputo’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Caputo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_c_caputo

Basketball Immersion

Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en

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Episode 269: Jennie Baranczyk, Love, Pace, Assists, and Motion May 24, 2023

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Guest: Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma Head Coach

Oklahoma head coach Jennie Baranczyk joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on love, pace, assists, and motion.

The 11th-year head coach spent nine seasons at Drake before starting her Oklahoma tenure in 2021-22.

In Baranczyk's first year at Oklahoma, she led one of the greatest turnarounds in the country, guiding the Sooners to a 25-9 record and into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 13-win improvement from the season before Baranczyk's arrival was the second-largest turnaround in program history. She was named a Naismith National Coach of the Year semifinalist for her efforts.

Through two seasons, Baranczyk’s teams have earned two NCAA Tournament appearances, the most recent of which ended in the second round.

Prior to Oklahoma, Jennie won back-to-back MVC Coach of the Year awards after her team's historic 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, leading Drake to an 18-0 regular season conference record both years and winning both MVC Tournaments. She left Drake with a 192-96 record that includes six consecutive 20-win seasons and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

Breakdown

1:00 - Introduction

3:00 - Engage The Fan Base

6:00 - Loves Impact

9:00 - Shot Selection

11:30 - Trusting Other Players

17:00 - Offensive Approach

22:00 - By Products

24:00 - Motion Type Offense

24:58 - 25:31 - IMM VIDEOS PODCAST AD SPRING 2023

29:30 - Variable Spacing

33:30 - Cutting to Score

37:00 - Holding a Spot

39:00 - Ball Reversal Value

41:00 - Transition Flow

46:30 - Assisted Shot Rate

50:00 - Balancing Accountability

52:00 - Conclusion

Jennie Baranczyk’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Baranczyk

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoonersCoachJB

Basketball Immersion

Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion

Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion

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Episode 268: Tobin Anderson, Beating Purdue and the NCAA Tournament May 17, 2023

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Guest: Tobin Anderson, Iona Head Coach

Iona head coach Tobin Anderson joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on beating Purdue and the NCAA Tournament.

Tobin Anderson led the 2022-23 FDU squad to a 21-16 overall record and 10-6 in Northeast Conference play. The Knights earned the NEC's automatic bid and earned two wins in this year's NCAA Tournament, a First Four win over Texas Southern and a first-round win over the Boilermakers. It was just the second-ever win for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed in tournament history. The year before Anderson's arrival, the Knights posted a 4-22 record.

Prior to FDU, Anderson had a highly successful coaching career at St. Thomas Aquinas. In nine seasons, he turned STAC into a perennial Top 25 program in Division II.

Breakdown

1:00 - Competing in Scrimmage

3:00 - Pressing System and Motion Offense

7:00 - Problem Solving vs. Purdue

10:00 - Preparing for Purdue

18:30 - Purdue's Best Sets

21:30 - Zach Edey and Usage Rate

23:00 - Adaptability

28:00 - Ball Screen Coverage

30:30 - Offensive Perspective

32:30 - Pregame Approach

33:34 - 34:08 - IMM VIDEOS Podcast AD Spring 2023

38:00 - Player First Mentality

40:00 - Control of the Game

46:00 - Curiousity

50:00 - Lost The Game

55:00 - Concept of Health and Well-being

59:00 - Iona

1:01:00 - Obsession with Carbonated Water

1:03:00 - Conclusion

Tobin Anderson’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobin_Anderson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/andersontobin

Basketball Immersion

Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion

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Episode 267: Stuart Armstrong, Sport Development, Coaching, Skill Acquisition, and Sport Science May 10, 2023

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Guest: Stuart Armstrong, Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and Host of the Talent Acquisition Podcast

Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce for Sport England and host of the Talent Equation Podcast. Stuart Armstrong joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on sports development, coaching, skill acquisition, and sport science.

Stuart has worked in sports development for the past 20 years. Stuart has held positions in performance and talent development at England Golf, UK Coaching, and the Rugby Football Union which have all focused on creating optimal development environments for young people to thrive and reach their potential. Stuart is currently the Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce at Sport England. He has been responsible for writing and publishing two national strategy documents, ‘Coaching in an Active Nation: The Coaching Plan for England’ and ‘Working in an Active Nation: The Professional Workforce Strategy for England’.

Stuart is a highly regarded public speaker, having delivered keynote presentations across the globe for a range of organizations both in and out of the sport. He is an expert facilitator who leads workshops for organizations striving to support people to be the best they can be. Stuart also owns the website www.thetalentequation.co.uk and is the host of the 5-star rated podcast ‘The Talent Equation’ which is dedicated to providing advice, guidance, and support to people at the cutting edge of coaching and performance development.

Breakdown

1:00 - Pitfalls of Using Drills

8:00 - Evidence-Based Research

10:30 - Problem Solving

16:00 - Alternatives to Drills

20:30 - Perception

28:00 - Traditional Drill

33:34 - 34:09 - B.I. Ads January 2023

34:10 - Game Context

37:00 - Ecological Dynamics

41:00 - Self Determine

46:00 - Finding a Solution

49:00 - Not Overburdening Athletes

56:00 - Fun and Engagement

57:30 - Teaching Systems of Plays

1:03:00 - Ecological Explorations

1:05:00 - Conclusion

Stuart Armstrong’s Bio:

Website: www.thetalentequation.co.uk

Podcast: The Talent Equation Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast/id1209549739

Basketball Immersion

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Episode 266: David Hixon, Lessons From a Hall of Fame Coach May 03, 2023

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Guest: David Hixon, Former Amherst College Head Coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee

Former Amherst College head coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, David Hixon, joins the Basketball Podcast to share lessons and stories from a hall-of-fame career.

David Hixon, who was head men's basketball coach at Amherst College for 42 years, was named as one of the 12 inductees in the Hall of Fame's Class of 2023. Hixon, an Andover native and former Amherst player, took over as the program's head coach in 1977, just two years after he graduated college.

Before retiring in 2020, Hixon racked up 826 wins and became just the third coach in NCAA Division III men's college basketball history to surpass the 800-win mark when he did so in 2018. Hixon coached the Mammoths to two NCAA Division III national championships (2007, '13), seven Final Four appearances (2004, '06-08, '13-14, '16) and 20 Division III national tournaments.

Hixon was twice named Division III Coach of the Year, the national title years of 2007 and 2013, by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Under Hixon, Amherst College played in 18 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championships from 2001 through 2019 and won eight titles (2001-02, '05'06, '12-14, '19).

Breakdown

1:00 - Basketball Hall of Fame

5:00 - Best Practices

8:00 - Firm with the Players

10:00 - Love Problem Solving

15:00 - Practice is not a Game

21:30 - Valuing 5-on-5

25:00 - Young Assistant

28:48 - 29:29 - B.I. Immersion ADS

29:30 - Brief Talk

32:00 - Value of Humor

34:00 - Intentional with Drills