Championship Vision Basketball Podcast

Podcast Guest: Debra Furtado  Debra is currently is the Human Services Administrator for the Dekalb County Government, Department of Human Services.  Debra Furtado’s successful tenure as Senior Connection’s CEO continues to be reflected in the growing number of seniors served annually; an expanding service territory; and the quality of programs provided. Her dedicated focus to a mission...

Cherokee HS---21st year Head Girls Coach 14 state playoff appearances 8 region championships-2 runner up 400+ Career Wins Back to Back Final 4 appearances Started the first JR basketball program in Cherokee County Chairman of the CHS Hall of Fame Matt. Cates@cherokee.k12.ga.us 

After coaching for more than 20 years at the college level, Kathy Richey-Walton accepted a coaching/teaching position in the DeKalb County School System in Decatur, Georgia. Mrs. Richey-Walton coached and taught for two years at McNair Middle School before transferring to Southwest DeKalb High School in 2002. Since arriving at Southwest DeKalb High School (SWD), the girl’s basketball program has p...

Bio- 16 years as a head coach 14 on this girls side. 325+ wins. 6 region championships and 3 final fours. Played at Berry College and served 4 years in then US Air Force. Herrick brings 16 years of head coaching experience with stops at Glascock County (boys), White County (girls), Chattahoochee (girls) and North Forsyth (girls) and just recently as head boys basketball coach at Dawson county. Fol...

Career college record is 883-183 Have won 19 conference or regional championships 117-10 over past 4 seasons Was 29-0 this pat season when Covid-19 ended his season. Was a finalist for the WBCA National JC/CC Coach of the Year Ever since he began his coaching career, Dave Stricklin has been synonymous with success. In eight seasons at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, Stricklin’...

Bamford is in her 23rd season as head coach at La Jolla. The Torreys are the No. 1 team in the country according to MaxPreps and have a 30-1 overall record. The team won the 2020 California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Open Division Championship. Since taking over the program in 1997, Bamford has guided the Torreys to 14 league, 13 section, eight region and four state championships. ATLANT...

New Hope Academy, Athletic Director and Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Lady Tigers AAU - 2019 GEICO National Champions & Consensus #1 Team in the US Sam Caldwell is entering his 4th season at the helm at New Hope Academy, bringing 20 plus years of coaching experience and a commanding 344-90 overall record.  A proven leader and championship coach, coach Caldwell was selected as the 2...

Greg Brown Jefferson High School Head Girls Basketball Coach ISS/Alternative School/Health & PE Head Girls Basketball Coach 706-260-7673 Started out as Volunteer Assistant at Tennessee Temple Academy in 2003.  I was an Assistant Boys Coach for 3 years winning a State Championship in 2006-2007.  I was the Head Girls Basketball Coach there for 1 season finished with a 23-9 record (prev...

Phyllis Arthur Head Girls Basketball Coach McEachern High School Phyllis Arthur has been coaching for many years, starting her career as an assistant in Carnesville, Georgia at Franklin County High School and in Athens, Georgia at Cedar Shoals High School. Coach Arthur then relocated to Cobb County School District and became the head coach at Pebblebrook High School in 1999 and continued until 200...

Coach Campbell just completed his 26th season as a head girls’ basketball coach and his 15th as the head coach at Clovis West HS in Fresno, CA In eleven years as the Varsity Girls’ Coach at Reno High School, they won eight straight Sierra League Championships and averaged over 22 wins per season.  Reno High School was the 2001 4A State Champion and the 2000, 2004 and 2005 4A State Runner-Up....

"Coach Coby Durden is entering his 6th year being with the Buford High School (GA) girls’ basketball team. He serves as an assistant coach under his father Gene Durden. He has helped guide the Lady Wolves basketball team to five state championships (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) in his six years coaching with the program. After graduating from Buford High School, he played collegiately at the Univ...

Sarah Hopkins-Chery enters her fifth season as the head coach for the University of California, Merced women's basketball team. She begins the 2019-20 campaign with an all-time coaching record of 79-45, 38-12 in California Pacific Conference play. Hopkins-Chery’s 79 wins are good for second among any other active head coach in the conference. A native of Essex, England, Hopkins-Chery brings both p...

Lewis comes to Lehi with an impressive resume. Basketball fans may remember Lewis as a former star player at Timpview High School. He was named 3A MVP as a senior and went on to play at Dixie State University where he finished as one of the top 25 scorers in the nation. His father, Tim Lewis, was a very successful coach at Timpview. The love of basketball was a family tradition for Lewis and conti...

Ernie has worked for the GHSA since 2002 and his main responsibility is overseeing the officiating department for all sports. He also is the sport coordinator for basketball, baseball and softball.  He assists in the administration of many championship events. He often represents the GHSA at state, regional and national sports-related conferences. Ernie and his wife, Cindy, have two wonderful...

Jerry Finkbeiner is in his eighth season as the head women’s basketball coach at Utah State. Finkbeiner (pronounced Fink-by-ner) was named the ninth head coach in USU program history on April 26, 2012. He is just the second male coach in Utah State history, joining Bob Corbin, who was the Aggies’ coach from 1984-86. Finkbeiner is only the second USU coach since the reinstatement of the program in...

Episode 170: Coach Matt Hackenberg Head Boys Basketball Coach Glen Oak HS  Canton, OH East Canton High School: Lead assistant, 23-1 (20-0 Regular Season)  St. Thomas Aquinas High School 2012-13: Head Coach, 16-11 (Regional Semi-Finalist) 2013-14: Head Coach, 18-12 (State Runner-Up) 2014-15: Head Coach, 22-5 (Regional Runner-Up) 2015-16: Head Coach, 19-9 (Regional Runner-Up) GlenOak High...

Coach Herb Wellings’s  superior basketball knowledge and experiences into the development of an exceptional basketball program, while helping kids learn life skills and excel in the classroom. He understand the challenges youth face today as a result of working in the Omaha Public School District for eleven years. Herb Ran youth and AAU teams for the last 22 years in Omaha. He Developed over...

Tony Ingle has given hundreds of keynote speeches through the years to a wide variety of audiences that has included such clients as: Nike, Mercedes, Atlanta Hawks, Meadow Gold, Bell South, Pro Image, Boys & Girls Clubs and countless others.  He also nationally known as a college basketball coach that has won two National Championships. Whether he is coaching from the podium or the hardwo...

Coach Izzy Ingle is entering his 6th season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Timpanogos High School. The T-Wolves won three straight Region Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 where Coach Ingle was named “Coach of Year” in 2017 and 2018 by the Utah High School Basketball Coaches Association. Izzy hit a major milestone last year on December 20, 2018 when he won his 200thgame as a head coach....

Russ Davis, four-time NAIA Coach of the Year, led the Lions to the 2008 NAIA National Championship and is a member of both the NAIA and Vanguard University Hall of Fame. He is first in active NAIA coaches with overall career winning percentage (0.806). His squads have captured 12 GSAC titles and he personally has nine GSAC Coach of the Year awards under his belt. Additionally, he is the all-time l...

Tony Ingle has given hundreds of keynote speeches through the years to a wide variety of audiences that has included such clients as: Nike, Mercedes, Atlanta Hawks, Meadow Gold, Bell South, Pro Image, Boys & Girls Clubs and countless others.  He also nationally known as a college basketball coach that has won two National Championships. Whether he is coaching from the podium or the hardwo...

Coach  Hilda Hankerson, MEd hankerson@fultonschools.org Health and Physical Education Dept. Chair Varsity Basketball Coach Basketball State Champions 2018, 2019 and 2020 Westlake High School women’s basketball head coach Hilda Hankerson will enter her 2nd USA Basketball assignment as a court coach for the 2019 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials. Hankerson recently completed her 2...

Dan Lesoing is an entrepreneur driven by the opportunity to help athletes achieve their goals. Dan founded the Cornhusker Shooting Stars in 1998 to help youth develop character, increase athletic skill, learn team concept, and open opportunities through the sport of basketball. In addition to founding and directing club basketball, Dan is also a past high school and college player, long-time baske...

Celeste Ratka – Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach (Hortonville HS) Hortonville, WI Husband: Aaron Ratka Daughters: Ava (4), Edith (2), Ingrid (7 weeks) Coach Ratka has just finished her 4th season at Hortonville. Celeste and her coaching staff have gone to the State Tournament in each of their 4 years. The schools only appearance prior was in 1987. Last season the Polar Bears were ranked #1 in D...

He's a former sports writer now working as a banker. That make sense? His father was the late, great Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR Cup champ and winner of the 1975 Daytona 500. He also dabbled in TV when he retired. He's married to the beautiful Colleen, and have two wonderful children, Emily and Libbie. He Worked in journalism for 14 years after graduating from Elon University in 1992. Six years wit...