Coached Up

Phil Martelli, now associate head coach at Michigan but a longtime mainstay in Philadelphia basketball, joins host D.J Allen to discuss how he's changed as a coach over time, his approach to now being part of a staff rather than head coach, and why he's made it a personal goal to "crush cancer" alongside Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society.

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin joins host D.J. Allen and discusses the perspective that his time as a high school teacher and coach has given him in his career, his approach to leadership, and why the Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society mission is so important to him, his family, and his teams.

A rising star in college basketball and Coaches vs. Cancer, Hawai'i head coach Eran Ganot joins host D.J. Allen to talk about his journey to becoming a head coach, leadership traits he looks for in his staff and players, and why he was so eager to get involved in the Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society mission.

Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger chats with D.J. Allen about what advice he'd give himself starting out as a coach, how he makes family a priority in his program, and why the work he does with Coaches vs. Cancer to support the American Cancer Society as chairman of the National Coaches Council is personal for him. Plus, his love for ice cream and musicals.

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood joins D.J. Allen to discuss the leaders he’s learned from, “what the cameras don’t see” when leading a team, which other coach he’d challenge to a free throw contest, and why he's involved in Coaches vs. Cancer, a program of the American Cancer Society and the NABC.