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Coach Justin Gray makes the move from Western Carolina to Coastal Carolina after he led the Catamounts to 22 wins last season, their highest win total since 2010. He now takes the position as legendary Hall of Famer Cliff Ellis retired early last season. Justin played for the late, great Skip Prosser in the 2Ks at Wake Forest where he averaged 37.1 percent from the three and was a key component in the Demon Deacons’ playmaking abilities.
Topics of Discussion Include:
Effects of transfer portal and NIL as Coach Gray moves into Coastal Carolina The rebuild of the roster Diversification of the three-point game from a year ago How the immediacy of accepting the position helped his transition… And Much More!
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Coach Hodgson led his red Wolves to an upset of Appalachian State in the Sun Belt semifinals as they won 10 of their last 13 games, placing them in the title game of the CBI. They lost to High Point, 81-80, but the prevalence of the end of last season has built confidence going into the 2024-25 season. Leading scorer Taryn Todd returns as a threat from the three as well as a solid scorer at getting the ball to the basket.
Topics of Discussion include:
The influence of Alabama head coach Nate Oates on his basketball persona Key points of the Red Wolves’ philosophy of building strong character for player Ways to use spring and summer practices to upgrade the team to make it stronger Getting into the finals of the CBI… And Much More!
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Coach Prosser enters his fourth season at Winthrop where his Eagles are a huge challenger inside the Big South Conference. Coach Prosser talks about returnee Kelton Talford, who could be a front-runner for Big South Player of the Year. Coach Prosser and I discuss some philosophies and his basketball knowledge in a prime conversation.
Topics of Discussion Include:
Key ways of potentially challenging for a Big South title Kelton Talford and his abilities for the Eagles Thoughts and ideas on college basketball and where we are at this point Mark shares a couple of Skip-isms that were classic comments from his late father, Skip, who coached at both Xavier and Wake Forest…And Much More!
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Coach Spradlin comes over to the Dukes after building Morehead State into a winning program as he finished 94-40 in his last four seasons with the Eagles. As of now, a group of 11 players has planted themselves into the JMU program. Eddie Ricks and Mark Freeman come over to the Dukes with Coach Spradlin while Syracuse transfer Justin Taylor comes back into Virginia after starting 34 of 61 games for the Orange in his two years.
Topics of Discussion Include:
Biggest keys in transferring from his winning Morehead State program to JMU, who had a 54-15 record the last two seasons Developing a quality roster as he came into Harrisonburg How Justin Taylor, Mark Freeman, and Eddie Ricks can help to create the JMU program under Spradlin How to develop positivity in players about their personal games…And much more!
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Coach Smith took his Utes to the NIT Championship game where they lost to Indiana State, but the plethora of positivity in being one of eight teams still playing in August could have major impact this season. Coach Smith discusses bringing 11 new players into the program and how you start from the beginning in putting together a new team. Coach also discusses the Utes’ move to the Big 12.
Topics of Discussion include:
Return of Gabe Madsen, who made 105 triples last season Philosophies on moving a program forward Ezra Ausar from East Carolina and Miro Little as two key incoming transfers Situational philosophies inside the game… And Much More!
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Coach Golden checks in after leading the Florida Gators to 24 wins and a berth in the SEC Tournament championship. Florida had one of the most potent offensive systems in the nation as the Gators averaged 85.6 points, 6th in the nation and they found 65.3 field goal attempts per contest. Returning Walton Clayton, Jr. and Will Richard to the backcourt gives the Gators a solid offensive advantage going into the 2024-25 season.
Topics of Discussion Include:
Florida’s exciting offensive attack through its running game Coach Golden’s college career at Saint Mary’s under coach Randy Bennett The versatility of returnees Walter Clayton, Jr., and Will Richard New transfers in FAU’s Alijah Martin, UT Chattanooga big man Sam Alexis, and Rueben Chinelyu of Washington State Much more! -
Coach Ryan Odom returns to “Marching to Madness” with his VCU Rams, who won 24 games last season and made it to the NIT’s Elite Eight. Returning three key scorers in Max Shula, Zeb Jackson, and Joe Bamisile return as three prolific shooters and scorers who will help VCU focus on an Atlantic 10 title. Coach Odom also discusses some philosophical and analytical details as well.
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Max Shulga’s return to the program Ideas on break players out of slumps Putting uncertainty or doubt in an opposing ballhandler’s mind The basketball relationship with his father, legendary head coach Dave Odom Much more! -
Coach Dustin Kerns looks forward to another season of Mountaineers basketball as he led ASU to its most wins in a season at 27 and the 16-2 record to win the Sun Belt regular season was Appalchian’s best league record in school history. Coach Kerns had eight losses in the transfer portal, but he has a recruiting class of strong players who can make the transition into the new season and the upper echelon of Sun Belt Conference play. Coach and I discuss his ideas and philosophies on several college basketball/sports topics.
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The transition involved with losing eight but bringing in six players Leadership in the return of CJ Huntley and Miles Tate Physical and emotional energy among players Allowing players to break slumps and bring positivety back into their games -
Coach Justin Gainey checks into “Marching to Madness” as he is in his 19th season in college coaching which has featured a position in each of the Power 6 conferences. Coach Gainey discusses his role as the Volunteers’ defensive coordinator and brings in philosophical ideas and the approach to basketball under Coach Rick Barnes at Tennessee. Coach Gainey played on the point at NC State for Coach Herb Sendek from 1996-2000. He started in the Wolfpacks’ 67 games in his last two seasons where his defense and playmaking were essential means for NC State.
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Coach Gainey’s approach in all phases of the Tennessee program How the staff moves from game to game in SEC play Point guard Zakai Ziegler’s growth inside of the program Scorer Chaz Lanier’s transfer into Vols’ basketball -
Coach Chris Mooney, who missed the end of the 2022-23 season with heart surgery, led the Richmond Spiders to a 15-3 record last season in the Atlantic 10 as UR shared the regular season title with Loyola Chicago. Coach Mooney has 366 wins in 20 seasons as he led Richmond to four NCAA Tournaments and had tournament wins in 2010 and 2022. He was the A-10 Coach of the Year this past season.
Topics of Discussion Include:
The work of tying with Loyola Chicago for the A-10 regular season crown How the Spiders’ defense played a major role in last season’s success The sustainability of team culture with losing five senior starters The basis of his three-point attack from season to season -
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson checks into “Marching to Madness” as his Cougars won the Big 12 regular season title in their first season in the conference. His roster and rotation generally remain intact as Jamal Shead moved onto the Toronto Raptors, but he returns a quality backcourt with Lj Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp on the perimeter and J’Wan Roberts and Ja’Vier Francis inside. Watch role players in Terrence Arceneaux, Mylik Wilson, and JoJo Tugler, who were injured throughout last season. The Cougs returned with a 125-19 record over the last four seasons, including two Sweet 16s, an Elite Eight, and a Final Four.
Topics of Discussion Include:
The mentality that allows Houston to be able to keep players in his program in the era of the transfer portal The dynamics of guards LJ Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp on both ends of the floor The length of learning the Cougars’ culture Building consisttency on the defensiv end of the floor as they led the nation in allowing only 57.6 ppg last season and opponents only shot 37.9 percent from the floor. Both of those stats placed Houston as the nation’s leader in both categories -
Coach Dan Monson moves to Eastern Washington as the Eagles head coach after he took Long Beach State to a Big West Tournament title and an NCAA berth last season. The Eagles have a staunch program in Cheney, Washington as they are a tough Big Sky Conference basketball challenger.
Topics of Discussion Include:
Team building with the Eagles Bringing Maddox Monson and Shaumba Ngoyi Breaking down a practice that just ended and evaluating how you use that information Bringing over Elijah Thomas from Des Moines Area Community College Much more! -
Coach Ed Schilling begins his first season at Pepperdine as he will work to piece together the program and make it competitive in the tough WCC. Coach Schilling has assisted Coach John Calipari at UMass, Memphis, and with the New Jersey Nets. He was an assistant at Indiana and UCLA before checking in with Bryce Drew at Grand Canyon where they led the Antelopes to their first NCAA Tournament win in March. Coach Schilling was the head coach at Wright State from 1998-2003. Ed will look to build the Waves from the ground up as he brings point guard Moe Odum over from Pacific.
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Ways to build the Waves into a WCC challenger Instilling needs from Day 1 of his tenure Philosophy on practice evaluations Bringing versatility into the program at Pepperdine Much more! -
Coach Schwartz expresses his philosophies on many different ideas inside the game from things off the floor to offensive and defensive modes of attack. He was Coach Rick Barnes’s assistant at Tennessee for six seasons where the Volunteers made four NCAA appearances and won the SEC Tournament in 2022. We talk about RJ Felton, who will be a versatile player for East Carolina as the team’s returning leading scorer.
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His reference as a defensive coordinator RJ Felton and his versatility with the basketball CJ Walker and Jordan Riley as key transfers into the program How to build a team with so much movement in the transfer portal -
Coach Mark Byington comes into Nashville to take over the Commodores since turning James Madison into a potent winner after his Georgia Southern Eagles netted 20-plus wins in four of his last five seasons. The Dukes finished with a 32-4 record last season with a Sun Belt Tournament Championship and a 72-61 decision over Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 64. Vanderbilt will look for a more potent offense this season as the Commodores shot only 39.9 percent from the floor a year ago which included 28.3 percent from three. Coach Byington has turned the roster over as Vandy will possess a virtually new roster and an exciting new look for the 2024-25 season.
Topics of Discussion Include:
An incredible year at JMU followed by a trip into Nashville where Vandy looks to improve in the SEC Helping the Commodores regain their shooting prowess A.J. Hoggard’s move from point guard at Michigan State and into the Vanderbilt program Positively enabling players on and off the floor -
Coach Sendek begins his 31st season as a head coach after his job as an assistant to Coach Rick Pitino at Providence where he helped take the Friars to the Final Four in 1987. Sendek begins the 2024-24 season with 553 wins as he has overseen the rebuilds at Santa Clara, Arizona State, NC State, and Miami-Ohio. He welcomes back Carlos Stewart, who was injured two seasons ago and returned near his hometown close to LSU for 2023-24 season.
Discussion Topics include:
Sustainability needed to have six consecutive winning seasons with the Broncos The return of multi-talented athlete Adama Bal Converting his three-point attack with Carlos Marshall and Johnny O’Neil joining Bal on the perimeter How he and his assistant coaches are able to mold a positive mindset within their players -
Coach Musselman moves back to the West Coast as he takes over at USC where the Trojans will now join the Big Ten with UCLA, Washington, and Oregon. Coach Muss moved back into college basketball as the head coach at Nevada in 2015 and Arkansas in 2019 where he turned both programs back into solid winners in the Mountain West and the SEC. After turning the roster over in LA, the Trojans will feature several key players, who joined him including two excellent freshmen in Isaiah Elohim and Jalen Shelley who both have been listed No. 40 nationally and were headed to Arkansas before Musselman moved on to Southern Cal.
Topics of Discussion include:
Winning consistently at many stops, including both Nevada and Arkansas The development of resiliency in Coach Musselman’s career The influence of his father, Bill Musselman, who coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and was the first coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves A quick analysis of the players who join his program -
Coach Forbes has had the Demon Deacons on the cusp on the NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons, but Wake Forest has been unnecessarily left on the outside in all three of those tourneys. Forbes returns a potential ACC Player of the Year in Hunter Sallis, who was the fifth leading scorer in the league at 18 ppg. Coach Forbes also talks about his philosophies and ideas based on the game as it stands right now.
Today’s Discussion Includes;
How the team’s decorum fits the school as well as the team The solid play and efforts of Hunter Salis, Cam Hildreth, and Efton Reid How the spring and summer months may have changed with the transfer portal Enabling players to create a positive mindset -
Coach Lutz comes over to Oklahoma State from Western Kentucky where the Hilltoppers won the Conference USA Tournament which placed them into their first NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. He also had taken Texas A&M – Corpus Christi to two Southland Tournament titles, leading to NCAA Tournament berths in 2022 and 2023. The Cowboys return Bryce Johnson and Jamyron Keller as the only returnees among last season’s top nine scoring leaders.
Today’s Discussions Include:
How Thompson and Keller can fit into the Cowboys rotation Arkansas transfer Devo Davis, former WKU Hilltopper Brandon Newman, and LaSalle’s Khalil Bradley Coach Lutz’s offensive approach which averaged 14.6 seconds last season, fourth in CBB Philosophies on the functions of the transfer portal -
Coach Mills brought an impressive coaching career into Wichita as he coached as an assistant to Scott Drew at Baylor for 14 years and he took over the ORU Titans and turned them into a power where they won the Summit League championship and finished 18-0 in his last season there in Tulsa. In rebuilding the Shockers, he played a major non-conference slate which saw his team grow into a much tougher team in the second half of the season. His returnees and transfer portal recruits will have the experience to allow Wichita State to grow into a challenging team in the AAC this season.
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Work with Coach Drew and team-building at ORU Return of starters Xavier Bell, Harlond Beverly, and Quincy Ballard Georgia transfer Justin Hill How the history of the legendary Wichita State program is a key in the rebuild Much more! - Näytä enemmän