Backyard Buckets Basketball

An extremely informative episode with former Assistant Coach at Abilene Christian and current Director of Player Development for Texas Tech WBB Erik DeRoo. Erik discusses his journey from being a Graduate Assistant at Fresno State and how that role helped him earn his next position as the Creative Recruiting Coordinator at Abilene Christian. His efforts resulted in enormous growth for all of ACU W...

Newly hired Director of Basketball Operations at Arizona State University, Carter Caplan has worked his way up the ladder starting as a manager at Drexel. He has had stops at both Niagara University and the University of Delaware.  We discuss... - Deciding to take a new job - Understanding your head coach - It's about the players - How to earn trust and take initiative - Separators between go...

What's up guys! Officially making this the season 2 premiere of the podcast. After taking a couple months off in the heat of the season I'm more excited than ever to get back to posting consistently and having some valuable basketball conversations.  In this solo episode I discuss... - Our season at Quinnipiac - How my scouting process has evolved - Post game reports and areas of improve...

Ohio State Women's Basketball assistant coach Jalen Powell joins the pod to discuss her new position at OSU. We talk through her journey from being a manager at Ole Miss to a GA at Arkansas and a few of her other stops along the way.  Growing up in Long Island and spending a large majority of her early basketball life in NYC, Jalen has been around the best of the best in terms of high level p...

Washington native and Oregon State Women's Basketball alum Mikayla Pivec joins the pod to discuss her college experience playing in the Pac-12 and her present experience playing professionally in one of the top leagues in Spain. Mikayla was a significant contributor at Oregon State right from her freshman season For more on Mikayla's playing career at OSU Follow Mikayla on Twitter Topics...

Founder of Clockwork Athletics, Anthony Pugh is a former college basketball player at Robert Morris University. After one year at RMU, he stepped away from playing and decided to go all in on his passion for training and helping other players reach their potential. Anthony currently lives and trains in Ohio. Topics Discussed - Decision to walk on at D1 level instead of playing D2/D3 - Why Robert M...

Priscilla Edwards enters her 1st season with the Clemson Women's Basketball team after spending time at Providence, St. Johns and her alma mater St. Bonaventure. Coach Edwards is the founder of PE Basketball, a grassroots skill development company started in NYC. She is also the owner of "Glow Cafe" in Providence, Rhode Island.   Topics Discussed... NYC basketball then vs. now Playi...

Brijesh Patel has been the head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Quinnipiac University since 2008. Prior to Quinnipiac he was the assistant S&C coach at the College of Holy Cross. Coach B overseas all 21 sports but spends the majority of his time with men's and women's basketball/ice hockey. He is known for his all encompassing training philosophy which focuses on improving an at...

A jam packed episode featuring one of Washington's all time greats, Chantel Osahor. Chantel was a major part of the 2016 final four squad and played alongside Kelsey Plum, the NCAA WBB all time leading scorer. She discusses how impactful her coaches were in her development both on and off the court. Chantel recently took an assistant coaching position at Oklahoma after spending two years at A...

Long time girls high school basketball Coach at the Village School in Houston Texas and current Player Development Coordinator for Tulsa Women's Basketball, Coach Doug Brotherton joins the pod to discuss... - Transitioning from HS basketball to college - How he knew Tulsa was the right fit - Getting to know a new staff - Adjusting to a different role with new responsibilities - Player Develop...

Quick episode recapping my first time out on the recruiting trail, our summer session 2 schedule/workouts and plans for the fall. Watch Our Summer School Recap VLOG here https://youtu.be/Ns-K1bIx52Q Follow Backyard Buckets on Twitter for more X's & O's Backyard Buckets Basketball Newsletter

This was a fun episode with two up and coming stars in the college hoops media business Aaron and Andrew Robinson. The faces behind All Facts Media and the Auto Bid Podcast, the twins bring the energy and passion in this pod as we dive into their high school and college basketball experience, how the game has changed over the past few years and some of the underlying issues that aren't addres...

Stanford Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach Kate Paye joins the pod! Coming off of a historic season that included winning a national championship, Paye and her family have been a major part of Stanford athletics success for years. Her brother was the quarterback for the football team prior to her time at Stanford where she walked on the women's basketball team and earned a scholars...

First year Brown Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Ugo Nwaigwe joins the pod to discuss her first few months on the job along with her high school & college basketball experience.  We have a really fun conversation centered around what we are learning as young assistant coaches, pushing through adversity and connecting with players. Follow Ugo on Twitter Time Stamps: Long Island Basketba...

Towson Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach Zach Kancher joins the pod. We discuss his remarkable accomplishments in regards to voter education/registration initiatives within the Towson community along with the impact he has had on coaches and student athletes all over the country through his virtual town halls and "scouting reports". Shifting to basketball, we discuss his path...

Solo episode discussing a number of basketball topics! I share some thoughts on player development, areas I need to improve in, the anticipation to get out on the road and recruit and a couple changes for next season. 

Greg Tarca just completed his 3rd season on staff with the Lehigh University men's basketball program. He was the volunteer video coordinator in his first season before being promoted to the Director Of Operations two seasons ago. Greg is a Quinnipiac Alum and basketball has always been a huge part of his life.  We discuss... Playing HS basketball in New Jersey Walking on at Quinnipiac under...

Davidson Women's Basketball Assistant Coach James Janssen joins the podcast to discuss the "Tagging Up" philosophy first created by Aaron Fearne.  Coach Janssen shares how and why they decided to implement the concept with their team a few seasons ago along with the emphasis being on transition defense and not solely on offensive rebounding. He explains how the staff introduced the...

Uconn Women's Basketball manager Tim Tamallanca has grown up around hoops his entire life! The nephew of Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri, Tim always thought he would attend QU but he ended up at Uconn and is reflecting back on his 3 years as a manager with the women's basketball team under Hall of Fame Coach Geno Auriemma.... We discuss - The COVID Year and how it impacted the role o...

University of Dayton Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Ryan Gensler joins the podcast! He discusses his coaching journey and we get into the details of each one of his stops leading up to his current position at Dayton. He offers a ton of advice for young coaches and shares some practical tips for how to be the best at the job you currently have & more.... Topics: GA/DOBO at Providence -...

Former Pac10 Rookie and Player of the year Val Whiting joins the podcast! Val shares her experiences not just in college but playing professionally overseas, in the WNBA and as an alternate for the USA National Team. We discuss... - Tara Vanderveer's philosophy - Coach Val's Tik Tok Fame - Film & Scout at Stanford - Stanford Practice & Skill Development  - Playing Through The Pos...

After 28 years at Fairfield University, legendary Coach Dianne Nolan knows what it takes to build a program from the ground up. We discuss.... Her first day on the job as a head coach  Recruiting back in the day What Coach Fabbri (Quinnipiac Head Coach) was like as a player  Playing Through The Post The evolution of the 3pt line   Making adjustments late in the season  Advice for young assistants...

Jaquann Starks and Jenniqua Bailey, skill enhancement trainers at the Revolution Basketball facility in Manchester Connecticut join the pod! We start the episode with the story behind Micah Lancaster and how he structures his I'm Possible training programs, certifications and workouts. Next we shift gears to talk about the most important elements to training such as terminology and footwork,...

What's up guys! Quick one for you as we get back in the swing of things and start to upload more regularly... we just wrapped up our season and I'm excited to share with you guys everything I've learned and what I continue to learn now as enter post season workouts, summer recruiting etc... If you're interested in seeing how my first season went as a college coach, I documented...

Joe Ross is a player development coach out of New Jersey. He trains players of all ages and skill levels from overseas professionals to youth players.  We talk about the the importance of following your passion and how Joe has done just that. We wrap up with a fun Quick Hitters Segment where Joe talks about New Jersey Basketball and names a few people in the training industry that he looks up to.....