IWUHoops presents The Pursuit

1st Half (1:14)

Seniors Trevor Waite, Joel Okafor and Evan Maxwell go inside the mind of a player in the middle of a losing streak.

2nd Half (8:53)

Coach Tonagel shares how he processes a losing streak as a coach and how to continue to find an identity of 3 regardless of an outcome.

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1st Half (1:10)

Evan Maxwell and Michael Zitney share about a big win on the road.

2nd Half (15:51) 

Coach Tonagel talks about the mentality a team needs when it has a big road game and how to celebrate a big win with the right perspective.

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1st Half (0:30)

Seniors Trevor Waite, Joel Okafor and Evan Maxwell discuss the team's mentality as games began.

2nd Half (11:19)

Coach Tonagel talks about continuing to build an identiy of 3 as the season gets underway.

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As IWUHoops has traded the pursuit of me for the pursuit of three, they’ve noticed a growing hunger across coaching for others to do the same.  This has sparked conversations and gatherings of leaders from across the country in an attempt to ‘re-define greatness’ to align with the IAm3rd way.  This episode will engage two of those leaders who are navigating the tension of putting God 1st and others second in the midst of the demands of a basketball season, the allure of success and the competitive nature of coaching.

1st Half (0:29)

Coach Rjay Barsh has won 129 games and been to a Final 4 in his seven years as the head coach at Southeastern University. SEU was a top 25 team all season and made the NAIA National tournament, and Coach Barsh intersected with IWU multiple times throughout the year.  He joins to talk about leadership, discipleship and the power of Kingdom connections in coaching.  You can follow him @CoachRjayBarsh on Twitter and read more from him at coachbarsh.com

2nd Half (27:47)

Coach Ryan Osborn just completed his second season as the head coach at Carmel High School.  In his first season, Carmel finished as runner-up in Indiana’s largest class and this past year they won the state title.  He and Coach Tonagel share about their long-time friendship and the way they challenge and encourage each other throughout the season.  They go in-depth about the challenges and joys of coaching and where they find their purpose.  You can follow him @Coach_Osborn on Twitter. 

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1st Half (1:09)

Joel Okafor and Coach Tonagel talks about the Father/Son Retreat and Joel's baptism.

2nd Half (10:10)

Freshmen Logan Kruse and Luke Stephens share about the value of being led by strong leaders in the transition to college.

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1st Half (0:59)

Freshmen Seth Maxwell and Isaiah Payton talk about the adjustment to college and being stretched out of their comfort zones.

2nd Half (10:08)

Coach Tonagel gives insight into why there is intentionality in stretching new players and how it can ultimately lead to growth.

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1st Half (1:07)

Freshman Jonathan Mpanzu gives his perspective on the team's mission trip to the Dominican Republic. 

2nd Half (11:26)

Coach Tonagel shares about G.O. Ministries and why the trip to the DR is so important in the culture of the program. 

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1st Half (1:00)

Coach Tonagel and Kyle Mangas discuss laying the foundation for the team in the month of June and why deep relationships are so important in the program.   

2nd Half (10:48)

Trevor Harrell and Jonathan Mpanzu share about how the month of June pushed them into a deeper relationship and the role that it played in their growth throughout the season.    

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Episode 4.1 "Identity of 3"

1st Half-(1:40)

Coach Tonagel joins to talk about the challenges of finding an identity built on IAm3rd in basketball but how it can unlock potential in a program.   

2nd Half- (13:07)

Seniors Trevor Waite, Joel Okafor and Evan Maxwell discuss a low point in each of their careers and where they were at heading in to the new season as team leaders.  

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Go inside the locker room as Indiana Wesleyan Men’s Basketball trades the pursuit of me for the pursuit of 3.

Following the 2018 NAIA DII National Championships, IWUHoops released a 22  episode season of a podcast where listeners heard the story of the season through the eyes of the players and coaches.   

“Each year, it seems as though God takes us on a new journey deeper into the  IAm3rd life and we are excited to share with others what happened with our team this season,” says Head Coach Greg Tonagel. “The response to the podcast last year blew us away. There were tens of thousands of downloads and we heard from coaches, administrators  and leaders from all across the country who shared in our huger to trade the pursuit of me for the pursuit of three.  This is only growing our conviction that ‘IAm3rd’ is the best way to live and to lead.”

As a follow up to season 1, the next season of ‘IWUHoops presents The Pursuit’  will air beginning on Monday, May 20th and will release every Monday and Thursday through July.  Each episode will feature interviews with players and coaches talking about a specific part of the season.  Over the course of 23 episodes, the story  of the entire season will be told. Topics like identity, fear, comfort zones, legacy, last second shots, and worship will be explored  from the real life experiences and perspectives of coaches and players.

“It is evident that we are in an increasingly ‘Me1st’ culture where leaders  are trained to look out first for their own interests as they make decisions,” says Associate Head Coach Jeff Clark.  “Based on the response to the first season of ‘The Pursuit’ it seems there is a corresponding hunger from leaders to hear the life giving  message of the gospel of Jesus Christ and learn how it intersects with something like a basketball season.  Our hope is that by transparently opening up both the highs and lows from our program that more leaders will come to re-define greatness in their leadership  context by making discipleship the driver of what they do.”

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