Life on the Road - A Coach's Journey

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage head out to the home of this year's Final Four (virtually), to catch up with the Head Girl's Basketball Coach at Sequoia Pathfinder at Verrado Way and 2023-2024 Coach of the Year, Lynn Ramage. Coach Ramage is also a part of Coach Bollwage's journey as they worked together at Greensboro College. He has a great story of workin...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Coach at Davidson-Davie C.C., Matt Ridge. Coming off another deep run in the NJCAA Division II Tournament, Coach Ridge discusses his early beginnings in the coaching profession as a Student Assistant at UNC, with their JV program to becoming the head coach at Davidson C.C. With five straight 30+ wins seasons, Coac...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage travel across the pond (virtually) and catch up with the head coach for Pallacanestro Trieste in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A, Jamion Christian . Coach Christian has a remarkable story to share with everyone, from being a "Player/Assistant" at Mount St. Mary's to working for Shaka Smart at VCU, then returning to his Alma Ma...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage bring back the head coach at Life University, Coach Kevin Easley to discuss the some of the "Madness" that takes place in March. Coach Easley was the Director of Basketball Operations (D.O.B.O.) at UNC Wilmington under current NC State Head Coach Kevin Keats when they made it to the NCAA Tournament back in 2016. We take a look...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with Coach Andre Gray . Coach Gray is one of the most respected coaches throughout the state of North Carolina. We have the opportunity to listen to journey and hear all of the lessons he's learned along the way. As you'll see Coach Gray was very strategic on certain jobs he wanted to take, so he could get the job he wa...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage discuss one of the biggest topics in the coaching profession this time of year, the "Coaching Carousel". This time of year, many coaches are trying to win a conference championship and at the same time trying to keep their job. Coach Kee & Coach Bollwage discuss what is going through the mind of a head coach and an assista...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Milan High School in Milan, TN , Jason James . What makes this episode special is Coach James at an early age said he wanted to be a Division I head coach, and at the age of 31 that happened for him. And we get a chance to hear his Journey along his " Life on the Road ". #Li...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage head to Wolfpack Country (virtually), and talk with Larry Dixon who is an assistant coach at North Carolina State University. Coach Dixon started at the high school level and worked his way all the way up to the highest level of college basketball. During our conversation we focus on how being a college coach can effect their children a...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage get a chance the talk with the head coach at Jack Britt HS in Fayetteville, NC, Ike Walker. Coach Walker has been the head coach at Jack Britt HS for 24 years (which is how long the school has been open for). With over 300 wins as a head coach, he shares some great stories and lessons learned along his "Life on the Road".

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with Robert Brickey. Coach Brickey, like many coaches wanted to stay involved in the game of basketball once their playing career was over, so coaching was the next step. Coming off of an outstanding basketball career which included being named "Mr. Basketball" in the State of North Carolina, to three final four appearanc...

This week, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage take a trip (Virtually) to Forsyth Country Day, just outside of Winston-Salem, NC to catch up with their head boy's basketball coach, Doug Esleeck . Coach Doug, like many coaches in this profession, have had a few stops along his coaching journey, and at some point we have to decide what is most important to us in our lives. If you are at that point...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Coach at Life University, Kevin Easley . Coach Easley has a great journey with some great lessons learned along the way. From his early beginnings at UT Martin, all the way to becoming the Head Coach at Life University, Kevin Easley , like many coaches in this profession, has been through the ups and downs on his...

On this week's podcast, co-hosts Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage take a trip (virtually) north of the boarder to Orangeville Prep in Canada to catch up their Head Coach Larry Blunt . From starting at the small college level to coaching future NBA players along his " Life on the Road ," Coach Blunt, like all of our previous guests, has an amazing coaching journey. We hope you enjoy...

On the episode of "Life on the Road" Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with one of the winningest coaches in the state of North Carolina, the Head Coach at North Carolina Wesleyan University , John Thompson . It is very rare in this day and age you see coaches stay at one school for a long period time and Coach Thompson is now in his 29th year as head coach at North Carolina Wes...

On this week's podcast, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage take a trip (virtually) down the Baton Rouge, LA and catch up with our friend/Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at LSU, Tim Kaine. Coach Kaine takes through his coaching journey and what a journey he has. Many coaches listening can appreciate his path to where he is now. From starting D-III to D-II to D-I, he truly started at the bottom and work...

On this Christmas edition of "Life on the Road" Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with a rising star in the coaching profession, the head women's basketball coach at USC Upstate , Jason Williams . What makes this episode special is Coach Bollwage was an assistant when Coach Williams played at Greensboro College. So we pick up after his playing days were over and dig deep into hi...

On this week's episode of " Life on the Road " Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage have a chance to talk with the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fayetteville State University, Luke D'Alessio . Coach D'Alessio has over 35 years of coaching experience and like all of our previous guests, he takes us back to where his coaching journey began. Like many coaches, coaching was not...

This week on "Life on the Road", Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with a coach who they consider family, Tennille Adams . Now, she's an assistant coach at the University of Alabama , but we all go back to our days when we were all coaches at North Carolina A&T . Like all of our guests, we take it back to the beginning, before our journeys would eventually cross paths an...

On this week's episode of Life one the Road, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Allen University, Shawn Walker . Coach Walker has over 300 wins as a head coach. He has over 25 years of coaching experience, which means he has learned some great lessons along his " Life on the Road ".

This week Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with the Head Men's Basketball Coach at UNC-Pembroke Drew Richards. Coach Richards takes us back to the beginning of his coaching career and how he got started in the coaching profession. From being a Full-Time Volunteer coach (if you've ever coached at a small college, you understand) to becoming the head coach at UNC-Pembroke. Coach Richards discusses...

On this week's episode, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage talk with, Assistant Coach at Oral Roberts University, Bill Lewit. Coach Lewit takes us back to his beginnings as a coach. We discuss the success he had at Cecil Community College in Maryland, including winning a National Championship there. Then leaving to become at an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans and the dramatic t...

This week, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage get a chance to talk with the Associate Head Coach at Georgetown University, Jeff Battle . Coach Battle discusses his journey as a coach; what made him want to get into coaching and the lessons he's learned on his " Life on the Road ".

On this week's episode of Life on the Road, Alphonza Kee & Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Women's Coach at North Carolina A&T State University, Tarrell Robinson . We reminisce on our days working together at A&T and coming back to become the head women's coach there. Coach Robinson discusses the lessons he has learned along his journey and how he passes those lessons...

On this week's episode of Life on the Road , Alphonza Kee and Scott Bollwage catch up with the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Chowan University , Rob Burke . Coach Burke discusses looks back at the beginning of his coaching career and the influence his father had on him as a coach. This episode is lives up to the title of "Life on the Road" #LifeOnTheRoad #ChowanUniversity #Baske...

On the week's episode of "Life on the Road" the "Brand" himself Jerry Eaves joins us to discuss his coaching journey. From his early start as a scout with the Dallas Mavericks to his 1st coaching position at Howard University to where he is now. #HowardUniversity #NorthCarolinaA&T #CharlotteHornets