Why You Should Listen? November 22, 1991, Derek Kellogg comes to UMASS as an unheralded point guard.  The media was bagging on coach Calipari, because they strongly believed that he should not have spent state money on Derek’s scholarship.  Under coach Cal’s leadership, Derek was able to prove them wrong by becoming a three year […]

Why You Should Listen?  People dream about an opportunity to learn from individuals like Jerry West, Hubie Brown and Mike Fratello.  Tony Barone, Sr. was fortunate to get that chance to learn from these basketball Hall of Famers.  Tony has a PHD in basketball due to his experiences of playing at Duke, to being a […]

Why You Should Listen?  People dream about an opportunity to learn from individuals like Jerry West, Hubie Brown and Mike Fratello.  Tony Barone, Sr. was fortunate to get that chance to learn from these basketball Hall of Famers.  Tony has a PHD in basketball due to his experiences of playing at Duke, to being a […]

Why You Should Listen?  Phil Beckner remembers the late night call that changed Damian Lillard’s life, as does Damian Lillard. It was 11:30 that night when Phil’s phone rang and he saw the name Damian Lillard. His heart jumped because late night phone calls typically bring bad news. It was Damian and he asked humbly, “Coach, how […]

Why You Should Listen?  Phil Beckner remembers the late night call that changed Damian Lillard’s life, as does Damian Lillard. It was 11:30 that night when Phil’s phone rang and he saw the name Damian Lillard. His heart jumped because late night phone calls typically bring bad news. It was Damian and he asked humbly, “Coach, how […]

Why You Should Listen? Greg McDermott remembers that  long car ride home with his then unhappy and unsure 8th grade son Doug like it was yesterday. Doug was really down. So far down that he wanted to give up the game he loved and become his Dad’s Team Manager. Painful stuff, because as a Father […]

Why You Should Listen? Greg McDermott remembers that  long car ride home with his then unhappy and unsure 8th grade son Doug like it was yesterday. Doug was really down. So far down that he wanted to give up the game he loved and become his Dad’s Team Manager. Painful stuff, because as a Father […]

Why You Should Listen? It’s October, and if the Lakers hire Dr. Frankenstein to build them the “Ultimate Basketball Athlete”, his first call for knowledge will be to Alan Stein.  Alan’s been “In the Lab” with KD, Victor Oladipo, and other NBA players and the results have been, well, quite frightening. The secrets of Stronger […]

Why You Should Listen? It’s October, and if the Lakers hire Dr. Frankenstein to build them the “Ultimate Basketball Athlete”, his first call for knowledge will be to Alan Stein.  Alan’s been “In the Lab” with KD, Victor Oladipo, and other NBA players and the results have been, well, quite frightening. The secrets of Stronger […]

We had the chance to  visit with Washington Huskies Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mike Neighbors, who sends out a Coaching Newsletter that reaches over 70 thousand coaches in over 45 countries! The amount of knowledge that Coach has both received and shared in this newsletter boggles the coaching mind.  He strongly encourages teachers, coaches and […]