Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast

We welcome back Drew Dunlop to the podcast. Drew is a skill development coach and co-founder of The Pro Lane in Wisconsin. In this episode, Drew shares how a coaching clinic in Southern California sparked the idea for his new book, Slices of the Game , and the conversation digs into the practical side of ecological design. In this episode, coaches will learn: The REPS framework — how to evaluate a...

Subscribe to the 🔗 ⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter for some great resources, including some video breakdowns from Coach Wesley Brooks. -- We are fortunate to have Wesley Brooks on this episode. Brooks is entering his third year as the head coach at Utah State University. Prior to that, Brooks worked as an assistant coach that included stops at North Texas, Utah, Michigan, and Ohio...

Subscribe to the 🔗 ⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter -- We are fortunate to have Frank Woodford on this episode. Woodford is the head men’s basketball coach at Benedictine University Mesa and was the recipient of the 2026 Don Meyer Coach of the Year award. In his sixth season as head coach, the Redhawks finished 28-7 and advanced to the Final 4 of the NAIA National Championship Tourna...

Subscribe to the 🔗 Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter -- We are fortunate to have Alex Pribble on this episode.  Pribble just finished his third year as head coach at the University of Idaho. This season, he led the Vandals to a 21-15 record, a Big Sky Tournament Championship, and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 36 years. Discussion topics in this episode The progression of b...

Subscribe to the Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter . __ We are fortunate to have James Anderson back for this episode.  Anderson is the head boys basketball coach at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene. He also just became a state championship coach after his Timberwolves defeated Owyhee of Meridian in the 6A state championship game earlier this month. Topics this episode include: Cu...

We are fortunate to have Dave Lepisto returning to the podcast for this episode. Lepisto is the head girls coach at Kimberly High School in Wisconsin where he lead the Papermakers to the 2025 Division 1 State Championship. If you are like me, you’ve benefitted from one of the many resources Lepisto has shared over the years. Whether it’s teaching movement to youth players or borrowing actions and...

🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Eric Fawcett on this edition of the podcast. Fawcett is an assistant coach for the Edmonton Stingers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He is also a consultant for Division 1 basketball programs in the United States and pro teams around the world. In addition, you can find his wr...

🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Colby Blaine back for this episode. Blaine is the head men’s coach at the College of Idaho. He collected his second National Championship this past season with the Yotes.  The title — College of Idaho’s second in the last 3 seasons — capped a 35-2 record that included a 25-game winning s...

🏀📥 Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have George Vaz on this episode.  Vaz is a basketball coach based in Brazil. He’s also coached in Portugal and the England. If his voice sounds familiar, it’s because Vaz is the current host of the Transforming Basketball podcast. He is also a clinician for Transforming Basketball. --- EPISODE...

Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Boise State basketball legend Roberto Bergersen on this podcast.  Bergersen is an assistant coach at BSU, where he starred for the Broncos from 1996-99. After a 11-year professional career, which included a D-League Championship with the Idaho Stampede, he was a co-founder of an extremely success...

Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast⁠ newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- We are fortunate to have Matt Fletcher on this episode. Fletcher is the head coach at Concordia St. Paul in Minnesota.  The Golden Bears are coming off one of the most successful seasons in the school’s season, finishing with a 22-9 record, a first-ever conference title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. --- EP...

We are fortunate to have Ryan Lundgren on this episode of the podcast.  Lundgren was one of the first coaches to appear as a guest back when the podcast started in 2020.  At the time, he was the associate head coach at the College of Southern Idaho. Lundgren went on to serve as the head coach at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.  Lundgren is now entering his second year as the associate head coach...

We are fortunate to have Dan Krikorian on this episode. Krikorian finished his first season as the head coach at Chapman University in California, where he was a longtime assistant. There’s a reason if Krikorian’s voice sounds familiar. He is part of the duo that makes up popular basketball coaching podcast Slappin’ Glass. The episode focuses on offseason reflection and preparation. We also ask Kr...

We are fortunate to have Alex Sarama returning to the podcast. Sarama is the author of Transforming Basketball, and the founder of an incredible coaching resource under the same name. Sarama spent the last season as the Director of Player Development for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before that, he worked in different capacities for the London Lions and the Portland Trailblazers. In this episode, we f...

We are fortunate to have Doug Novak on this episode of the podcast. Novak's contributions to the game are notable. Coaches around the world have benefited from his sharing of the game through various clinics and his website, CoachDougNovak.com. This episode was recorded in-person after Novak completed a two-day clinic with players from Lake City and Sandpoint high schools. --- Be sure to subsc...

"If you ask a good question, you need to give them time to think about it." We are fortunate to have JP Nerbun return to the podcast on this episode. NOTE: This episode was an in-person interview conducted after a coaches seminar at Sandpoint High School in Idaho. Nerbun first appeared on the podcast in June of 2022 to talk about his book, "The Culture System." The book gives r...

We are fortunate to have Taylor Tucker on this episode. Tucker is the Associate Head Coach at Des Moines Area Community College.  He’s also the coach behind the incredible resource that is @Tucker_Thorson account on Twitter. I’ve benefitted greatly over the years from the clips and mini-clinics he offers regularly. This is a fun episode where we dive into triggers and manufacturing and attacking c...

We are fortunate to have Felix Engel on this episode. Engel is a former player and distinguished youth coach in Germany and recognized worldwide for his contemporary approach to coaching. In addition, Engel serves with a different organizations to help mentor youth coaches.

We are fortunate to have Brent Keener on this episode. Keener just finished his 18th season at Mountain Home High School.  He led the Tigers to a 21-5 record and a third-place finish at the Idaho 5A State Girls Tournament.  --- Subscribe to the Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter . --- EPISODE BREAKDOWN 1:20 - What led you to an uptempo offense? 2:15 - Changes adopted in a more uptempo sy...

We are fortunate to have Reid Ouse for this episode. Ouse is a former college basketball coach who is now the owner / director of Catalyst Training, which is based out of Minnesota. He has worked with some of basketball biggest names, but also offer development and training for coaches & players at all levels. — Subscribe to the newsletter: CoachingIdaho. Substack. Com — EPISODE BREAKDOWN 2:00...

We are fortunate to have Chris Oliver return to the podcast for this episode. Oliver, of course, is the basketball podfather with his own show, The Basketball Podcast, and website, Basketball Immersion, two of leading resources for coaches around the world. He also is a consultant with Nike & the NBA involving their youth basketball initiative which we will talk about a little later. --- Subsc...

We are fortunate to have the return of Liam Jefferson on this episode.  The episode focuses on how Jefferson develops his practices using CLA methods to introduce conceptual principles in his new position. Jefferson was on earlier this year to talk about his role with the London Lions Youth Academy and installing a conceptual offense. It quickly became one of our most popular episodes. A lot has c...

We are fortunate to have Ty Keck on this episode to discuss practice planning and structure.  Keck is the head girls coach at Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He led Skyline to a 4A state runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2024 and has been a great resource for coaches like myself who have adopted a conceptual offense and CLA principles. EPISODE BREAKDOWN 2:00 - General approach to developin...

We are fortunate to have John Adams on this episode. In fact, I was fortunate to spend an evening with Adams in Kenmare, County Kerry during my trip to Ireland. Adams is a co-founder and current chair of the Kenmare Kestrels Basketball Club. The club was founded in 2006 and boasts close to 350 members, with youth and adult teams competing in the KABB (Kerry Area Basketball Board). Adams, who is or...

We are fortunate to have Bill Himmelberg on this episode. Himmelberg is the head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of Providence in Great Falls, Montana. The Argos made their way to this year’s NAIA National Championship game, but fell to No. 1 Dordt University by 4 points. Himmelberg is entering his 15 season as Providence’s head coach. He also has experience coaching at the...