Backyard Buckets Basketball

Analisse Rios is the head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Connecticut Sun. She  dives into her experience working with the world's best athletes in the WNBA along with a behind the scenes look into program structure, communication with coaching staffs and creating player buy in. Topics Discussed: - How she structures her training camp workouts - communicating with the coaching staff...

Former NBA assistant coach and director of player development Dave Severns joins the podcast to discuss all things coaching and share many of the lessons he learned during his coaching career. One of the best sharers of the game, Coach Severns is the founder of the online basketball resource Jymratt basketball where he has thousands of notes and information he's collected over the course of h...

Former college basketball player and founder of The Pack Basketball, Oney Harrison joins the podcast to discuss her journey as a player development and skills trainer. Oney has amassed a large audience on several social media platforms teaching essential basketball skills, footwork and drills for players of all ages. Her ability to teach and demonstrate is second to none and she shares some of her...

Harvard Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Steve Harney joins the podcast to discuss his first year on staff working for Head Coach Carrie Moore. Harney helped lead the Crimson to a 20 win season and has had multiple coaching stops at all levels. We discuss: - Building a competitive schedule - Taking over a new program - Staff retreats & developing relationships - Empowering players in th...

Entering year 2 of her Professional basketball career in Spain, Aleksa Gulbe had a standout career as a Hoosier at the University of Indiana.  Hailing from Latvia, Gulbe scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 600 boards in her college career.  Aleksa shares some behind the scenes into the Indiana WBB program along with her journey as a international player and the adjustment to attending school...

Juwan Brown is the head player development coach for the Texas Legends, NBA G-League organization. He is also working as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Seabears in the CEBL.    Topics discussed: - Differences between G-League & NBA - Bringing energy and commanding the floor - Film process and note taking - Presenting concepts to team - Starting workouts with 3s!? - Scouting Reports - P&am...

Just a quick solo pod today catching you up to speed on what's been going on this summer! I discuss summer workouts at Quinnipiac, what i've been watching, listening to and reading along with some recruiting plans and getting more organized. For more content check out my YouTube channel where I document everything and share more basketball videos and behind the scenes of Quinnipiac Women...

Bringing a new series to the podcast "HS Hoops Talk" where I will answer commonly asked questions and discuss topics geared towards high school hoopers who are looking to play at the next level! In this episode I discuss 3 major keys to giving yourself the best opportunity to be recruited! For more content like this subscribe to my YouTube Channel 

NBA Player Development and Shooting Coach, Joey Burton joins the podcast to discuss all things player development, the art of shooting and coaching at multiple levels. Joey shares a message to coaches in regards to chasing your goals and being persistent in what you love to do.  Joey's Twitter

A jam packed basketball conversation with Associate Head Coach, Calamity McEntire. Starting off as a manager for Pat Summit at Tennessee, Calamity has had coaching stops at Hawaii, Boise State, Dayton & Texas. She shares a wealth of knowledge with us in regards to career growth, skill development, recruiting, staff dynamics and more. You don't want to miss this episode! About Coach McEnti...

Coach Elkin dives into the nitty gritty of how to become an ELITE level Director of Baskebtall Operations at the Division 1 level. Having coached at all levels prior to his time at Yale, Matt shares what he's learned from the coaches he's worked under along with tips for building and maintaining a network within the coaching industry. Topics: - Benefits of coaching at various levels - Ti...

Iowa Women's Basketball Video Coordinator and Director of Analytics Ben Lober joins episode 65 of the Backyard Buckets Podcast to discuss the run to the National Championship game and the role that analytics plays within the program. Ben discusses his journey as a video coordinator and his day to day responsibilities within scouting. He also provides some insight and advice for young GA'...

Kicking off season 2 with a mashup episode focused on tips for younger coaches. This episode includes 4 shortened segments spanning all areas of the game including on court coaching, work life balance, speaking up and networking. These are 4 clips from previously recorded podcast episodes, the full episodes are linked below. Segments 1:20 Jordan McCann (Loyola Chicago) - Growing your voice & b...

Quick recap of the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games along with final four predictions! We also touch on our experiences traveling to the final four and some of the benefits of attending for young or new coaches. Hope you enjoy the episode! Link to YouTube Video breakdown   Carolyn's Twitter Backyard Buckets Twitter 

Joined once again by Carolyn Smalls, we recap the first and second round games and  discuss some of the best Sweet 16 matchups and more. The video version of this episode can be found on YouTube that includes clips from each of the games discussed. Click here to watch the episode w/ the video breakdown Backyard Buckets Twitter Carolyn's Twitter

A casual conversation from two hoops junkies around this years NCAA Women's tournament. This first episode was meant to be more general, giving big picture thoughts on the seeding and potential matchups down the stretch. We discuss a few possible cinderella teams and our final four picks! Follow Backyard Buckets Basketball on Twitter https://twitter.com/backyardbball_ Follow Carolyn on Twitte...

Wrapping up "Season 1" of the podcast with a quick basketball update as we countdown the days until our first game. I give some insight into the daily schedule of our players during preseason and what recruiting looks like for coaches during the fall.  Season 2 will feature some of the best moments in previous podcasts in a slightly different format. As always thank you for all of the su...

Entering his first season as an Assistant for Longwood University Men's Basketball, Quinn McDowell has published a number of courses and clinics on both the Princeton Offense and Ball Screen Continuity.  After a stellar playing career at William & Mary and overseas, Quinn had several coaching stops including most recently Lehigh University.  He is also the founder of Arete Hoops,  a compr...

Mike Jagacki enters his first season on staff with SUNY New Paltz Men's basketball after spending the last three years as a video coordinator and then promoted to assistant coach for the Hofstra Pride Women's Basketball program. Topics Discussed: - Handling feedback as a content creator - Making the switch between men's/women's basketball - Building a defensive philosophy from...

Really enjoyed this open ended discussion with Johns Hopkins Assistant WBB Coach Carolyn Smalls. Carolyn and I met through zooms and online clinics and were finally able to connect in person at this years final four. She is an active learner and basketball junkie. It was awesome to hear about her experiences and what her takeaways from her first year as a college coach. More on Carolyn here... Fol...

Academy of Art Head Coach Scott Waterman joins the podcast. Fresh off the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance and 20 win season Scott discusses his path to the head chair. With stops at Dartmouth, Cal Fullerton, Long Beach State, Dominican and currently Academy of Art, Coach Waterman has had a vast amount of experience at all different levels. We focus mainly on the defensive side of t...

Providence Friars Women's Basketball Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Jess Jenkins joins the pod to discuss her historic playing career and her transition from player to coach.  Topics: Post Season Workouts Player Development The importance of watching film at Providence Growing up as a gym rat Decision to commit to St. Bonaventure Sitting the bench as a Freshman  Playing and working fo...

Current Loyola Chicago Women's Basketball Assistant Jordan McCann joins the podcast to discuss his college coaching journey from the high school level to the division 1 level. With stops at the division 3 and division 2 level prior to getting his start in division 1 start at Iona College,  Jordan talks about the differences in responsibilities and expectations. He credits the staff at Iona fo...

Sean Light is currently the CEO of Weight Room Wealth and former Strength & Conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Sean played college basketball at West Virginia & Quinnipiac University and majored in journalism before entering the fitness landscape. He shares his journey of becoming a division 1 athlete and how he worked his way into the professional rank...

Recently completing her first season on staff at Boston University as Assistant WBB Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, Brianna Finch has over 20 years of coaching experience and delivers some great advice and teaching points throughout this episode.  Topics: - Adjusting to a new program and staff - Recruiting to your head coach - Post Season Evaluations and spring workouts - Planning with the end i...