Beyond the Box Score Podcast

2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Men's Basketball Media Day: Dwight Perry (Wofford) Ed Conroy (The Citadel) Bucky McMillan (Samford) Brooks Savage (East Tennessee State) Mike Jones (UNC Greensboro) Andrew Wilson (VMI) Tim Craft (Western Carolina) *Chattanooga, Furman, and Mercer were unable to schedule interviews this season **Sponsored by FastModel** Be sure to check out FastModelSports.com and u...

Anthony Grant (Dayton) Chris Caputo (George Washington) Chris Mooney (Richmond) Dru Joyce III (Duquesne) Fran Dunphy (LaSalle) Frank Martin (UMass) Josh Schertz (St. Louis) Matt McKillop (Davidson) Ryan Odom (VCU) Tony Skinn (George Mason) Keith Urgo (Fordham) Mark Schmidt (St. Bonaventure) Archie Miller (Rhode Island) Billy Lange (St. Joe's) Drew Valentine (Loyola Chicago) **Sponsored by FastMode...

Coach Maciariello shares his journey from growing up in New York and being the Albany Times Union Player of the Year in 1996, to becoming a the Head Coach at his alma mater [Siena]. He started his college basketball career at New Hampshire before transferring to Siena College where he redshirted under Coach Paul Hewitt and playing for Coach Louis Orr. After playing professionally in Italy he retur...

Coach Davis shares his journey from growing up in New Hampshire to amassing a 486-313 record as college basketball coach. Davis moved to North Carolina in high school and went on to play college basketball at Warren Wilson College - where he would eventually be enshrined into their hall of fame. After graduating from Warren Wilson he got his start coaching at South Stanly High School. Coach Bobby...

Coach Will Turgeon shares his journey from growing up the son of a highly successful college coach [Mark Turgeon] to becoming an Assistant Coach at Eastern Washington University under Coach Dan Munson. Will Turgeon played two seasons at Catholic University (DIII) before having to end his playing career due to injuries. He ended up becoming a Graduate Assistant at Colorado under Coach Tad Boyle and...

Coach Dylan Rigol shares his journey from growing up in New England to becoming the Director of Video at Oregon State. Dylan attended High Point University and was a Student Manager under Coach Tubby Smith and then GG Smith after he took over as Head Coach. Coach Wayne Tinkle hired Dylan to serve as a Graduate Assistant as well as the Director of Video for the Beavers. **Sponsored by FastModel** B...

Coach Matt Ridge shares his journey from being a standout basketball player at Ledford High School to playing on the University of North Carolina JV team, to becoming one of the winningest NJCAA basketball coaches in the country. After sustaining an injury in high school his recruitment was derailed and that led him to UNC and trying out for the JV team. Following two season playing for the JV tea...

Coach Tysor "Ty" Anderson shares his journey from growing up in a basketball family to becoming a successful college basketball coach in his own right. Ty Anderson's grandfather was a legendary coach and a Naismith Hall of Famer [Charles "Lefty" Driesell] and his uncle is Chuck Driesell. Coach Anderson has blazed his own trail after being a PWO and Student Assistant at Georgia Tech, he's probably...

Coach Randy Phillips shares his journey from growing up in Jackson, Mississippi to playing basketball at the professional level, and now coaching NCAA Division I basketball at UNCG. He started off his college career at East Central Community College before transferring to Radford where he played for Coach Mike Jones. Phillips and future NBA player Carlik Jones went on to win the 2018 Big South Con...

Coach Ethan Kahn shares his journey from growing up in Arizona to becoming a Student Assistant at the NCAA DI level, and eventually becoming an Assistant Coach at Bemidji State University (NCAA DII). Kahn served as a Student Assistant at Northern Arizona from 2017 until 2021 and moved across the country to become a Graduate Assistant in North Carolina at Catawba College. He served as the Director...

Coach Jarren "JD" Dyson shares his journey from being a DIII student athlete at Emory & Henry (now NCAA DII) to becoming a D1 Assistant Coach Dyson served under Coach John Krikorian at Christopher Newport University and helped lead the CNU to back-to-back conference championships and a run to the program's first-ever Final Four appearance in 2016. Following a 99-19 record and thr...

Coach Billy Bales shares his journey from growing up in Elizabethton Tennessee to becoming a coach at the NCAA DI level. Bales played college basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne under three different head coaches (John Lentz, Ryan Odom, and Everick Sullivan). In 2016 he led the Bears to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA DII Tournament. He remained at Lenoir-Rhyne as a Graduate Assistant under Coach Everick Sul...

Coach Steven Asher shares his journey from growing up in Maryland and playing Club Basketball at JMU, to becoming a NCAA DI women's basketball coach at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne. After graduating from James Madison University he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at the University of Maryland under Coach Mark Turgeon. While at Maryland he was a part of a program that advanced to the Semifi...

Coach Soloman "Sol" Zurier shares his journey from growing up in Maryland to becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at USC Upstate. He attended West Virginia University and started the WVU Men's Club Basketball program that he served as the Head Coach for as well as serving as an Assistant Coach with Morgantown HS. Coach Zurier also interned with the WVU Strength & Condit...

Coach Keith Oddo shares his journey from growing up in Roanoke, Virginia to becoming an Assistant Coach at IUPUI. Oddo accepted a Preferred Walk On spot at Richmond where he played for Coach Chris Mooney, during his senior year he earned an athletic scholarship. He graduate transferred to Louisville where he was a Preferred Walk On for Chris Mack's Cardinals team for the 2019-2020 season. He w...

Coach Riley Welch shares his journey from playing NCAA DIII basketball for the University of Mary Washington to becoming a Graduate Assistant at Lynchburg. After being a standout for West Springfield High School, Welch attended the University of Mary Washington and was one of the most prolific three point shooters in program history. He elected to remain in college for his 5th season of eligibilit...

Joe Cristy shares his journey from growing up in Baltimore to becoming the new Public Address Announcer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He played baseball at High Point and was a member of the Panthers during their transition from NAIA to D2, and ultimately to D1. He began working High Point’s women’s basketball games, and quickly became the voice of the High Point Panthers athletics. Joe worke...

Coach Jason Allison shares his journey from growing up in Lincolnton, North Carolina to becoming a NCAA D1 men's basketball coach. He was a student-athlete at Liberty University and began his coaching career at Lynchburg Christian Academy. Coach Allison went onto coach at Lees-McRae College, Gaston Day School, and King College prior to joining the coaching staff at VMI. Allison spent nine seas...

Coach Evan Manning shares his journey from growing up the Kansas to being on staff in the ACC, to now working under Mark Few at Gonzaga. After being a walk-on at Kansas and winning four Big XII regular season titles, two Big XII tournament championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances (including the Elite Eight during his senior season) he briefly coached youth basketball before joining his fath...

Coach Bob Gallager shares his journey from growing up in Elbridge, New York to becoming an Assistant Coach at Bowling Green [State University]. He attended St. Bonaventure and after his sophomore year he served as a Student Manager under Coach Mark Schmidt. After graduating from St. Bonaventure, he remained in Olean as a Graduate Assistant for the Bonnies. Coach Gallager accepted an Assistant Coac...

Coach Dwight Perry shares his journey from growing up in Durham North Carolina to becoming a walk-on at the University of Kentucky - and now the Head Coach at Wofford College. Perry walked-on for Coach Tubby Smith at the University of Kentucky and following his graduation from Kentucky he went on to intern with the Stanford University Men's Basketball Team under Coach Johnny Dawkins. Following...

Coach CJ Lee shares his coaching journey and how his decision to transfer from a scholarship student-athlete at Manhattan College to a walk-on at Michigan has impacted his life. Lee was a standout high school player who was a member of Manhattan's team that won the MAAC Regular Season Championship and knocked off FDU and Maryland in the NIT. When he transferred to Michigan he sat out due to th...

Coach Jason Martinez shares his journey from growing up in Saratoga Springs New York to becoming a Strength & Conditioning Coach at the NCAA Division I level. Martinez graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in Exercise Science, from there he went on to intern with Clemson and Penn State. After his internships he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Lindenwood University where afte...

Coach Bradley Fey shares his journey from growing up in Indiana to becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at App State. After growing up in a basketball family he went on to play college basketball at DePauw under the legendary Coach Bill Fenlon. In 2016 Fey accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Jacksonville University under Tony Jasick. He spent two years in the ASUN and played a part...

Coach Cole Wakefield shares his journey from growing up in Katy Texas to becoming a Graduate Assistant at the University of Louisiana. Cole became a Student Manager at Texas Tech during his sophomore year. He served under both Chris Beard and Mark Adams. During his time with the Red Raider they went 59-32 including a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022. After graduating from Texas Tech in 2022 he accepted a...