Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Buffalo Bulls Head Coach Nate Oats fresh off his teams win over Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. He discusses how he convinced his team they could win, their game plan, his transition through the coaching ranks, how his high school coaching experience helped him both on the court and on the recruiting trail as well as the taking us through the process of taking over as the head coach at Buffalo. All that and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coaching U Co-Founder Kevin Eastman joins Coach Brendan Suhr to cover a variety of topics including: the critical aspects of leadership, the dynamic personalities of the World Champion Celtics team he was apart of, what he learned working with Doc Rivers, what he shares speaking to teams or corporations now as well as a preview of his first book on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr is joined by Amanda Butler, longtime women’s Head Coach at both Florida and Charlotte. Amanda shares how she maximized the time she was given after she was fired from the University of Florida by learning from some of the best coaches in the game. It’s very important that coaches in this situation handle adversity the right way; are you going to feel sorry for yourself, blame other people? Amanda went into “WORK MODE” and immediately begin focusing on her personal development and sharing her knowledge with those who can use it.

Learn more about her travels as she learned from Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan, Jay Hernandez, Mark Daigneault and Geno Auriemma in her own words by reading “365 Days and 23,273 Miles Later”

Coach Brendan Suhr welcomes Bob Marlin, the Head Coach of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns fresh off of winning the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship. Bob discusses the his thoughts on player development, how his coaching philosophy has adapted through his experience, his approach to prepare for conference tournaments each year and how he builds strong relationships with his players such as current professionals Elfrid Payton and Shawn Long so that they will last long after their playing career is over. All that and more on Episode 82 of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Bob MacKinnon, Head Coach of the Dallas Mavericks G-League affiliate the Texas Legends. In this episode they discuss how great of a teaching environment the G-League is, the importance of player development, the working relationship between a G-League team and the parent NBA team, and how he breaks his record-setting offense down into 4 phases. All that and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Cuonzo Martin, Head Coach of the Missouri Tigers. They discuss the importance of being a good person in this profession, how to lead young people through adverse times, what factors led to him taking the Missouri job and what led him to determining his playing style. All that and more or this week’s episode of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Stan Heath, Head Coach of the Orlando Magic’s G-League affiliate the Lakeland Magic. They discuss the experience of coaching in the G-League, how the game is evolving to positionless basketball, his personal journey, those who have influenced him the most in his coaching career and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr visits with Sue Semrau, Head Coach of the Florida State Women’s Basketball team about the rule changes to the women’s game, working with the United States Senior National Team last year, her style of play and how she teaches her team to WIN! All that and more on this week’s edition of the Coaching U Podcast!

Coach Brendan Suhr talks with Bobby Marks, NBA Front Office Insider for ESPN about his career path through the Nets organization, how he transitioned into the media, how the new 2-way contracts are setup, a preview of the NBA trade deadline and he offers you a unique perspective on what NBA teams think about and look for while making various roster moves.

Coach Brendan Suhr talks to Jamie Dixon, Head Coach of the TCU Horned Frogs, recapping Monday’s win over #7 West Virginia, breaking down his current team, how the game of basketball is changing in recent years, his transition from Pitt to TCU & much more!