Hoops Fix: Special Edition: Interview with Dan Hughes

Seattle Storm (WNBA) Head Coach Dan Hughes has a wealth of coaching experience. He has been the Head Coach of the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, San Antonio Stars and now the Seattle Storm.

He is also a current Assistant Coach on the USA National Women's Team with Dawn Staley.

Coach Hughes also had multiple college coaching roles before moving into the Women's side of the game. He is a 2x WNBA Coach of the Year (2001 & 2007) and WNBA Champion (2018).

In this episode we discuss:

Dealing with Covid & Basketball
Coach Hughes' journey from his playing days into college coaching and beyond
What drew him back to Coach with the Storm
Learning from Coach Gregg Popovich in San Antonio
Offensive & Defensive schemes and principles
The 2018 WNBA Championship Run
Lauren Jackson, Sandy Brondello & Penny Taylor
What he looks for when drafting/recruiting players
The mindset of a elite players (Sue Bird, Natasha Howard etc)
Changes he's seen in the evolution of the women's game
Advice for young coaches
Working on the USA Women's National Team
Battling Cancer & how that has changed his outlook on life
Favourite Music, Books & Movies


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Thanks to music used in this episode:
BenSound.com
Dion from Deeza Productions (South Australia)