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Coach Joe Stasyszyn has 30+ years of skill development and coaching experience. He joined USA Basketball as a Player Development Speaker and Clinician at USAB National Academies and Regional Clinics across the U.S. He recently retired from his position as Athletic Director for West Perry High School. Joe was also formerly the National Director of Basketball and Youth Fitness at 24 Hour Fitness, wh...

Gregg Darbyshire is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Pro Camps. Founded in 1998, ProCamps is a best-in-class event management and sports marketing company specializing in developing, managing, and operating camps, appearances, brand activations, and related experiences for professional athletes and coaches in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, PGA, and the NCAA. ProCamps helps Fortune 500 brands activate...

Coach Monty Patel is a volunteer basketball coach at North Little Rock High School in Arkansas. He has worked for 5 head coaches in 5 years and gone from an unknown school in West Arkansas to the top school in the state. Monty is the first person to graduate from high school in his entire family line, the first with a college degree, about to be the first with a Masters Degree. He is the only bask...

My friend Alan Stein Jr. spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players in the world including some of the best ever in the NBA. He shifted focus about two years ago to enter the world of corporate speaking when he realized that the leadership, culture, and teamwork he was teaching through basketball could be applied in the business world as well. Alan delivers high-energy k...

Jason Fry has served with Pure Sweat Basketball since 2013 and is currently the Director of Pure Sweat Basketball Skills Coaches. Jason has coached as an assistant for the past 9 years at Drury University, Missouri Baptist University, and Whitfield School. Jason was born and raised in Austin, Texas where he played high school basketball at Austin High School. After three years of working full-time...

Coach Casey Korn grew up playing basketball in the suburbs of St. Louis. Casey found a college that allowed him to continue his passion of playing both baseball and basketball at the next level (Cornell College, Iowa). Casey played a single year of basketball there and did film work during his sophomore and junior years for the basketball team while continuing his baseball career. His senior year...

Coach Rob Brost has been the head coach for 11 seasons at Bolingbrook High School in Illinois and is the winningest coach in school history with an overall record of 223-81. He has won at least 22 games in five of the past six seasons including two third place finishes in the Illinois state tournament. Rob served in his second USA Basketball coaching assignment as a court coach for the 2018 USA Ba...

Mike and Jason are both very thankful for the NBA. Tonight, we talk about the Cavs, the Lakers, The Sixers, the Warriors and a few other hot topic issues in the NBA including the mystery shoulder ailment of Markelle Fultz and what possible country Mike thinks Melo is headed to. Please Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Sound Cloud, and Stitcher and leave us a review. Happy Thanksgiving Hoop Heads Nation...

Kevin Eastman is an International Corporate and Sports Team Speaker who spent 13 years in the NBA. His roles included being VP of Basketball Operations and an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Kevin was also an assistant coach for the 2008 NBA Champion Boston Celtics. In addition to his time in the NBA, he served as the National Director for the Nike Basketball Skills Academies, spent...

Mark Price was a 4 time NBA All Star Point Guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was named First Team All NBA following the 92-93 season. Mark is second all time in free throw percentage in the NBA and he won two All Star Game Three Point Shootouts. Mark starred as a high school player growing up in Enid, Oklahoma and was twice named to the AP All America team during his collegiate career at Geor...

Coach Matt Haddy has been coaching basketball for 18 years and this upcoming season will be his 10th as a head coach. Matt is currently in his second year as the head girls coach at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, IA. Prior to taking the girls position at Mount Vernon, Coach Haddy had only coached boys basketball. Matt got his first coaching job before his freshman year of college, jumpi...

Scott Roth grew up in Brecksville, Ohio and played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin. Scott played more than a decade of professional basketball including stints with the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, and Minnesota Timberwolves. During part of his time with the Jazz he actually lived with Karl Malone. After his playing career Scott Roth moved into coaching where he has 24 plus year...

On this episode, Jason talks with fellow Head Start Basketball Coach and trainer about the NBA and what he has seen so far this season. They spend the first part of the podcast talking about the Cavs and their dysfunction along with what they should be doing (to tank or not to tank). Then they look at the wider scope of the NBA before casting their votes (since it is election day) on a few topics...

Coach Nick LoGalbo is entering his 11th season as the head boys’ basketball coach (14th total) at his alma mater Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois. His background in basketball started when he played for Lane Tech as a four-year player. He then played four years of collegiate NCAA basketball at Benedictine University. He has been working at Lane Tech since graduating from college as an En...

Jr Bremer was born and raised in Cleveland. Growing up he never was one of the big names, and in fact wasn’t even going to make his high school varsity team at Cleveland Heights according to his middle school coach. Jr wasn’t considered a top player in the state or the country and was pretty much under the radar his whole career. He won a state championship his junior year at Cleveland Heights and...

In this episode, Mike and Jason talk about the Ty Lue firing, the Larry Drew situation, and what this ultimately means for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tweet mentioned in the Podcast (@cre8ive_juice): https://twitter.com/cre8ive_juice/status/1056590529096499200 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bentonville West Varsity Coach Greg White jumps on the pod with Mike and Jason for the inaugural episode of "4 Quarters". In "4 Quarters". we will discuss four topics that are very topical in the game of basketball that we believe are important for coaches and players! This episode features: First Quarter: Shot Clock in High School Basketball Second Quarter: Parent Meetings Third Quarter: How shou...

Coach Jeff Depelteau was the Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Christ School in Arden, NC. The Greenies are considered to be one of the top programs in the state of North Carolina and in the country. Jeff previously coached at his alma mater, Suffield Academy, for 8 seasons qualifying for the NEPSAC Tournament each year, advancing to the final four in six times. Suffield advanced to the New England...

In this episode, Mike and Jason discuss the current state of the Cavs and Mike makes a change to his record prediction. They then discuss a few other topics around the NBA, before looking ahead on the Cavs schedule to see, when, and if, they can win a game soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

Coach Jamie Smith is currently in his first year as the Head Girls basketball Coach at Solon HS in Solon, IA. He has spent 20 years coaching high school basketball and was formerly the girls head coach at both Interstate 35 and Nora Springs Rock Falls High Schools in Iowa. Coach Smith was twice named the district coach of the year while at Interstate 35. He has also been an assistant boys coach at...

Coach Brian Swift is the boys Head Coach and athletic director at Warrensville Heights High School in Ohio. Brian won a state championship as a high school player at Chanel and finished as the state runner-up during his senior year at Warrensville Hts. Brian went on to play division 1 college basketball for the University of South Florida where he enjoyed an outstanding career competing for the Bu...

Don Showalter is a 10-time USA Basketball gold medalist while serving as head coach of the USA men's U16 and U17 national teams from 2009-2018. In May 2016, he was hired as a coach director, USA Basketball youth division. A high school coach for 42 years and a nine-time USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year award winner, Coach Showalter owns a perfect 62-0 record at the helm of USA Basket...

Matt King currently serves as the Executive Director of the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association and the Director of Basketball for CCV STARS. The ABCA focuses on connecting, developing and serving Arizona coaches and has grown from 0 to almost 800 members in the past 16 months. CCV STARS basketball program is a youth basketball program that focuses on a More Than A Game philosophy and has grown...

We have our first returning guest! Trevor Huffman hops on with Mike and Jason to talk about the 2018-2019 NBA season. They talk about FA flops, big surprises, how the Lakers and Cavs will fare along with making predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, and NBA Champions. Twitter: @trevor_huffman Website: trevorhuffman.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Coach Jon Beck played 4 years of Division 1 college basketball at Arkansas State. He went on to become a graduate assistant coach and get his Master’s degree at Arkansas State, he has coached AAU, youth, middle and high school boy’s and girl’s basketball. Coach Beck has been trained through Nike Skills and Pure Sweat basketball clinics. He has worked Nike Elite camps and completed a summer interns...