Coaching U Podcast with Coach Brendan Suhr

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Jon Gordon, 14-time bestselling author of 28 books.

Jon joins the podcast to discuss his new book The One Truth. This book guides you on a path to discover revolutionary insights, ancient truths and practical strategies to elevate your mind, unlock your power and live life to the fullest.

In this episode, he discusses the key to high performance, mental health and mastering your mindset. The One Truth is like nothing Jon has written before! He openly shares the teachings he is currently using with professional coaches and players to help you live and coach with more confidence, clarity and courage. All that and more on episode 257 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Tom Crean, Former Head Coach of Georgia, Indiana, Marquette, and current ESPN Analyst.

Coach Crean has enjoyed success throughout his 22 years as a head coach as he has earned over 400 wins, 13 postseason appearances, 1 Final Four appearance, and 3 conference championships. 

In this episode, he discusses the art of coaching talented players and relationship building, what trends he sees in both the college and NBA games today, his brothers-in-law (John & Jim Harbaugh) and what makes them successful football coaches, how to teach spacing, transition offense, advice on how to defend pick and rolls at different areas of the floor, post defense, how to adapt to change, and how he attacks his current role as an analyst for ESPN. All that and more on episode 256 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Bob Starkey, associate head coach of the LSU Tigers women's basketball team. LSU is off to a 20-0 start to their season and are currently ranked 4th in the country under second year head coach Kim Mulkey.

Coach Starkey is one of the top assistant coaches in the game today. He has almost 40 years experience as an assistant on both the men's and women's side and has won over 800 games in his career while working with some of the best coaches of all-time including Dale Brown, Sue Gunter, Van Chancellor, Gary Blair and now Kim Mulkey. His teams have 24 NCAA Tournament appearances including eight Elite 8's and five Final Fours.

In this episode, Bob shares several aspects that have led to his success including how he became a continual learner, his responsibility to help grow the game, how "The Process" according to Nick Saban and learning from football coaches has made such an impact on his career, why he recently changed his approach to scouting opponents, the key teaching points for coaches today, and what he believes the most important traits of an assistant coach should be. All that and more on episode 255 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Donnie Jones, head coach of the Stetson Hatters. His Stetson team is off to a 5-1 start in conference play and are currently in 1st place in the Atlantic Sun Conference. His team has played 13 of their first 17 games on the road, highlighted by road wins at Florida State and South Florida. 

In this episode, Coach Jones addresses how the strength of their non-conference schedule has prepared his team for league play, his background coaching and recruiting the state of Florida, how his team is built to adapt offensively game-to-game based on the opponent, his approach to preparing for Thursday/Saturday games each week in ASUN play, and several tips for instilling confidence and a winning mindset in his players. All that and more on episode 254 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Zach Kendrick to give our listeners a look at the upcoming year at Coaching U.  

After previewing 2023, Coach Suhr then answers questions from our listeners and gives his shares some of the early leadership lessons we've seen in the first week of 2023. We hope you enjoy episode 253 of the Coaching U Podcast presented by Hudl!   

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Jason Holzer, mental fitness coach and Co-Founder of 4D Athletes.

4D Athletes is founded on the concept that we need to develop the ENTIRE athlete by developing awareness and growth through all four dimensions: mind, body, spirit, and environment. Parents and coaches often feel frustrated and overwhelmed when their athlete is inconsistent, lacking self-confidence, ineffectively managing emotions, not being a leader and more. At 4D Athletes, Jason and his team offer a complete “one of a kind” program that uses sports as a vehicle to instill essential life skills that every athlete needs to know in order to become confident, self-sufficient and empowered.

In this episode, Holzer takes you inside 4D Athletes programs and explains their approach to working with athletes at all ages. He also provides 4 essential questions to give players, coaches, and parents insight into their athletes. So grab a pen, take notes, and enjoy episode 252 of the Coaching U Podcast with Jason Holzer!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.

Jon Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016, serving as both a sideline reporter and studio analyst. Since 2021, he has served as part of CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament. In 2022, Rothstein signed an exclusive deal as a content creator for FanDuel.

In addition to his role with CBS Sports, Rothstein has served as a national columnist for both CBSSports.com and FanRag Sports. His work has also been featured in both the New York Times and Sports Illustrated. Rothstein also hosts the “College Hoops Today Podcast”, the only college basketball podcast that runs 52 weeks out of the calendar year. 

In this episode, Rothstein shares his story of hard work, dedication, and an unmatched hustle that allowed him to become the top insider in college basketball. There are several takeaways from Jon that coaches can use in their own lives to climb to the top of their profession. He then breaks down the top teams, players and coaches for the 2022 men's college basketball season. We look at his preseason top 10, the new faces on the sidelines coaching some of the top nation's programs, mid-major teams to watch, and his opinions on some of the top conversations in the college game today. 

Enjoy hearing Jon Rothstein preview the upcoming season on Episode 251 of the Coaching U Podcast!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Scott Davenport, Bellarmine head coach... 

Scott Davenport is a legend in coaching who has amassed multiple national coach of the year honors and also led the Bellarmine Knights to the 2011 NCAA Division II Tournament national championship. His career record of 398-130 (through the 2021-22 season) ranks him as Bellarmine’s all-time winningest coach both in terms of total wins and winning percentage (.754). While Davenport built Bellarmine’s program in a perennial national power at the Division II level, perhaps even more impressively, the Knights have continued to succeed in its recent transition to the NCAA Division I level. This past season (2021-22), Bellarmine posted a 20-win season in just its second year in Division I, finishing 20-13 while playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules. In recognition of his team’s success, Davenport was nominated for the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award, which recognizes coaches from mid-major conferences.

The Knights capped their 2021-22 season by winning the ASUN Conference Championship title, hosting the championship game in Freedom Hall in front of the second-biggest crowd in the history of the ASUN Tournament. The victory sparked a national debate on the NCAA rule mandating that schools must wait four years to be eligible for NCAA postseason play following their transition to Division I. (Had Bellarmine not still been in its four-year transition period, the ASUN Championship would have punched the Knights’ ticket to the NCAA tournament.)

In this episode, Coach Davenport takes you through the program's transition to Division 1, how the game of basketball has the power to bring everyone together, why he coaches, what he has learned from the coaches he worked under before becoming a head coach, why he believes in having a program instead of a culture, his reasons for scheduling the way he does in non-conference, and the ins and outs of his style of play.

Enjoy hearing from Scott Davenport on Episode 250 of the Coaching U Podcast!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Sean Sweeney, Dallas Mavericks Assistant Coach.

Sean is a key member of the Mavericks coaching staff and played a major role in their success last season en route to a western conference finals appearance under head coach Jason Kidd. Sweeney previously worked with Kidd in Milwaukee and Brooklyn. He most recently spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Pistons and the prior four as an assistant with Milwaukee. Sweeney’s NBA career began with the Nets, where he started as video coordinator before being named assistant coach in advance of the 2013-14 season.

Earlier in his career, Sweeney was the video coordinator for the University of Northern Iowa and the director of basketball operations at the University of Evansville. He also held assistant coaching positions at the Anoka Ramsey Community College (Cambridge, MN) and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. The Saint Paul, Minnesota, native played one season at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay before transferring to the University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul) where he was a three-year starter and earned all-conference honors as a senior in 2005-06.

In this episode, Sean tells you how his teaching has evolved, his approach to prep for both offense and defense, importance of identifying and addressing the trends of your team, as well as the Mavs approach to preseason, practices, shootarounds, walkthroughs, film, and much more.

Enjoy Sean Sweeney on Episode 249 of the Coaching U Podcast!

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Kate Leavell.

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Matt McCall, former Head Coach of UMass and Chattanooga.

In this episode, Coach McCall takes you through a masterclass for everyone in the profession. He shares the biggest lessons and takeaways he learned from working under hall-of-fame coach Billy Donovan, what he feels are the traits good assistant coaches must have, the most important things you should keep in mind transitioning into becoming a head coach, how he determined his style of play, the importance of finding time to develop, and what's next for him. 

All that and more on Episode 247 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Eric Mussselman, Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Musselman just completed his third year as the Head Coach of the Razorbacks while leading the Hogs to back-to-back Elite 8 appearances. His 73 wins since arriving in Fayetteville are the most by any SEC program over that span. He has won at least 20 games in each of his seven years as a collegiate head coach while winning three conference titles, appearing in five NCAA postseason tournaments, producing four All-Americans, two Conference Players of the Year, three Conference 6th Man of the Year awards, and 19 All-Conference selections.

Prior to entering the collegiate head coaching ranks, Musselman was a head coach for seven professional teams, including two seasons with the Golden State Warriors (2002-04) and one with the Sacramento Kings (2006-07). He has won over 500 games as a professional head coach with an overall winning percentage of .634 (503-291).

In this episode, Coach Muss and Coach Suhr discuss the similarities between coaching at collegiate & professional levels, how his experience coaching professionals has shaped his approach coaching college players, how he defines roles with players and staff members as the CEO of his program, the importance of feedback and how it creates buy-in, his competitive nature and how it helps him respond to adversity, the success of former players currently in the NBA and the prospects for Arkansas players in the upcoming NBA draft, and why he decided to embrace social media as a coach. 

All that and more on Episode 246 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr was joined by bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Alex Demczak to discuss their new book The Sale: The Number One Strategy to Build Trust and Create Success. The Sale delivers an invaluable lesson about what matters most in life and work and how to achieve it. The book teaches four lessons about integrity in order to create lasting success.

Jon & Alex tell the story of Matt Williams, a sales representative for Turnbow Technologies, an aviation technology company founded by his grandfather. Matt encounters many obstacles both personally and professionally, and ultimately finds himself in a struggling marriage, an unfulfilling job, in a desperate search for answers, and at the crossroads of a major decision that will determine his future. Matt meets an unlikely mentor, who may just have the answers Matt seeks, as he faces the biggest decision and test of his life.

The Sale follows Matt as he learns:

• Why his pursuit of financial success at the expense of his family and the people he loves is counterproductive
• The power of integrity, trust, and consistency
• Powerful ways to create fulfillment and real success that endures

Perfect for coaches and teams that are seeking durable, reliable, and powerful strategies for success, The Sale also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone looking for insightful ways to achieve their goals and realize their greatest potential.

This week is a special edition of the Coaching U Podcast! At this year's Final Four in New Orleans, Coach Brendan Suhr was joined by Nate Oats, Head Coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide at this year's NextGen Coaches Forum presented by FastModel Sports and Coaching U+

In this episode, you will hear their conversation as Coach Oats delivered several pieces of career advice for coaches at all stages of their careers. After hearing this conversation, it's easy to understand why he has had success as a head coach at the high-major, mid-major, and high school levels.

We hope you enjoy Episode 244 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Stacy Hollowell, Head Coach of the 2022 NAIA National Champion Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack. 

The NAIA Coach of the Year's Wolf Pack team turned in a 37-1 overall record this season while winning the Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and a memorable run through the NAIA tournament with six wins to cap off a dominant season.

In this episode, Stacy and Coach Suhr discuss the numerous challenges his team faced this season en route to a NAIA Championship including losing their gym due to Hurricane Ida, his FIBA background and how it has shaped his approach as a coach, how he arrived at his style of play, his approach to practice & film, and the outlook for his Loyola program moving forward.

All that and more on Episode 243 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by LeVelle Moton, Head Coach of the NC Central Eagles

In this episode, LeVelle and Coach Suhr discuss how he broke into coaching as a middle school coach after his professional playing career, his transition into the college ranks, why he coaches, his passion for impacting the lives of young men, the experience coaching at an HBCU and his style of play.

All that and more on Episode 242 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by BJ Armstrong - 3x NBA Champion, Executive Vice President at Wasserman, and Co-Host of the Pushin Thru, Heat Check, and Hoop Genius Podcasts.

In this episode, BJ and Coach discuss the intensity of the tournament games so far, some of the great storylines the tournament has produced, as well as a preview of the upcoming Final Four and their championship picks.

All that and more on Episode 241 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli to discuss the women's NCAA tournament.

In this episode, Debbie shares her thoughts on the bracket, the players to watch, the most intriguing matchups, the team with the best chance at an upset, as well as her Final Four and National Champion picks.

All that and more on Episode 240 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by BJ Armstrong - 3x NBA Champion, Executive Vice President at Wasserman, and Co-Host of the Pushin Thru, Heat Check, and Hoop Genius Podcasts.

In this episode, BJ gives his thoughts about each of the players who were selected to appear in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland. 

You will love to hear BJ's breakdowns of the NBA's best players on Episode 239 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Adam Caporn, Head Coach of the Long Island Nets (Brooklyn Nets G-League Affiliate) and Assistant Coach of the Australian National Team.

In this episode, Coach Caporn discusses how his team teaches and operates within the framework of the Nets organization, how to build a culture that can last, the importance of showing vulnerability as a coach, what he believes contributed to the current strength of Australian basketball, and the challenges the Boomers faced preparing for the Olympic Games during the pandemic.

All that and more with Adam Caporn on Episode 238 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by JP Clark, Delaware Blue Coats Assistant Coach.

In this episode, JP shares his experiences coaching in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and LA Clippers, the structure of NBA player development program and how he grew through it, his experience in the G-League and the progress the league has made over the last 10 years, what he has learned from coaching some of the best players in the world, offseason responsibilities of professional coaches, the structure of NBA & G-League coaching staffs and areas coaches can breakthrough.

All that and more with JP Clark on Episode 237 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by David Nurse, NBA Life Optimization Coach turned best selling Author and Keynote Speaker.

This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN Analyst, former NBA Head Coach and USA Basketball Select Head Coach.

In this episode, Coach Van Gundy discusses his family roots in the game of basketball, his path to the NBA, his style of play when he was an NBA Head Coach, how he would include and use big men in todays game, his experience as the USA Basketball Select Head Coach, how the international game has evolved, and finally a look back at a few things he would do differently now if he were currently coaching in the NBA. 

All that and more with Jeff Van Gundy on Episode 235 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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This week Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Mike Magpayo, Head Coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders.

In this episode, Coach Magpayo reflects on his first year and a half as a Division 1 Head Coach, his experience taking over a program during a global pandemic, the influence of his coaching mentors, his offensive philosophy/style of play, the creation of the Asian Coaches Association, and his outlook and approach taking his UCR team into conference play.

All that and more with UCR Head Coach Mike Magpayo on Episode 234 of the Coaching U Podcast!

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