Grow The Game

We are blessed to be joined by Brad Underwood, the head coach the University of Illinois. Coach Underwood is entering his sixth season at the Illini Head Coach and coming off a Big Ten Championship. Coach talks about his journey, his coaching styles, and what being at the University of Illinois means to him!

This week we were joined by Coach Pat Skerry, the current head coach at Towson University. Coach Skerry is looking to build off a historic season for the program. Last year, he led Towson to their first ever CAA Championship and bid to the NIT. Coach brings many years of experience at many different levels, including a time where he was the second youngest head coach in the country at Curry. Since then Coach has been on staff at Charleston, Providence, Pitt, and many others. Coach Skerry describes his journey and his philosophy in coaching!

This week we are super excited to be joined by one of the best coaches in all of college basketball, Bruce Pearl. Coach Pearl started his career as a student assistant at Boston College and then immediately became an Assistant Coach at Stanford. At age 32, he took over as the head coach of Southern Indiana. Coach Pearl coached at the University of Tennessee and is now the Head Coach at Auburn University. Coach talks about his career, his coaching philosophies, his relationship with Jesus, and his advice and guidance for young coaches!

This week we are thrilled to be joined by Dustin Kerns. Coach Kerns has been in the game for a long time and is now the Head Coach at Appalachian State University. Coach Kerns lead the mountaineers to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and has had success everywhere he has gone. Listen as he talks about his coaching career, how he has made himself valuable, building culture, and continuing to be the best coach and person he can be!

This week we are joined by the head coach at North Dakota, Paul Sather. Coach Sather brings amazing insight from all levels of coaching. He has coaches high school, NAIA, Division II, and now he is in Division I with North Dakota. Coach talks about his experiences at each level and how he approaches a new job, as well as everything he learned from legendary Coach Don Meyer. Listen as Coach talks about his days as a student assistant, running a program, and establishing a culture through his staff and players.

This week we were joined by Wichita State Assistant Coach Billy Kennedy. Coach Kennedy started his coaching career as a student assistant at SE Louisiana where he would later return as a head coach years later. Coach has been in the college coaching world for 35 years, and he was a head coach at Centenary, Murray State, and Texas A&M. Listen as he talks about his coaching path, how he has built a consistent culture everywhere he has been, his time at Texas A&M, and how his faith has impacted him personally.

This week we are joined by Coach David Niven. Coach Niven is the head basketball coach at Union University, where he has been for a majority of his career. Prior to Union, he served as a GA for Oklahoma Baptist, where he played for four years. Listen as Coach talks about his journey moving up in the coaching ranks at Union, culture, and how he maintains and builds his coaching philosophy year in and year out.

This week we are joined by UNCG Assistant Donny Lind. Coach Lind has had a stellar coaching career at a few different places and has had a lot of success in his programs, which includes a historic final four run in 2011 with VCU. Coach talks about standing out amongst others, networking, and bringing value to a program and to other people! Coach rehashes his manager days and how those time shaped the man and coach he is today!