Next Possession

Greg Kampe joins Coach Hawk to talk about his unique coaching history, specifically the longevity of his run as the Head Coach at Oakland University.

He shares his perspectives on the challenges facing mid-major coaches, the prolonged pain of losing/brief joy of winning, family influencing the decision to stay or move on from a coaching job, and much more.

Coach Kampe speaks on the loss that still keeps him up at night and the many variables that go into the success of a season. Late in the podcast, he gives his suggestion on how to improve college basketball for all.

The tipoff and buzzer beater revolve around 'youth vs. experience' when putting together a coaching staff.

Coach Hawk will be taking a break from Next Possession for the next month. We will be returning strong in August with more rare conversations that pull back the curtain on the sports world.

Enjoy your July!

 

Coach Hawk is back and healthy, following an unexpected dental procedure! 

This week Minnesota Football Head Coach, PJ Fleck joins Coach Hawk to talk about many parts of his life and coaching philosophy. PJ shares about his own basketball and football playing days, row the boat, what it takes to build championship culture, and a ton more.

Throughout their talk Coach Fleck reflects on his time coaching in Kalamazoo at Western Michigan University, the variables that led to him eventually leaving Kalamazoo for Minnesota, facing criticism, his goals as the leader of a group of young men, and his love for  the twin cities.

Don't miss this great talk with one of College Football's most fascinating personalities. 

This week's tipoff and buzzer beater focus on job jumping. 

This week Coach Hawk is joined by University of Wisconsin's Head Men's Basketball Coach, Greg Gard. Coach Gard talks at length about the uniqueness of Wisconsin's academic and athletic tradition, his long road to becoming a Head Coach, and all he learned along the way.

This is a valuable episode for fans, coaches, and players alike. 

The tipoff question asks about transitioning roles from the Assistant to Head Coach.

The buzzerbeater focuses on the positives of experiencing pain.

This week Coach Hawk is back with a phenomenal episode highlighted by a halftime talk with Luke Strege, Head Coach of Mineral Area College.  He and Hawk connect on hoops, parenting, and how to stall at lawn mowing. Luke is very open and vulnerable as he shares intimate details about his family, including his kid's Autism diagnosis.

In his five years coaching the Cardinals,  Coach Strege's teams have an overall record of 219-29.

The overarching themes of this episode are perspective and perception.

This week's buzzer-beater focuses on the past, present, and future of Junior College Basketball.

The tipoff question asks...what's the most important body part of a basketball player?

In episode 46 of Next Possession, Coach Hawk is joined by World Series Champion, Rich Donnelly, a long-time Major League Baseball 3rd base coach and Minor League manager. 

Rich and Hawk spend some time recounting the origins of their relationship and then Donnelly shares intimate details of his family's story of tragedy, perseverance, heroism, and faith. Rich's perspective on life is truly inspiring.

Other themes covered in this week's episode; the importance of being aggressive, and how much our outlook impacts the way we experience life.  

This week's episode puts a laser-like focus on the transfer portal. 

Coach Hawk connects with the Head Men's Basketball Coach at his Alma Matter, Richie Riley. 
Richie spills on his path to becoming a Division 1 Head Coach and how he embraced transfers far before the term 'transfer portal' was coined.

Coach Riley has a beautiful approach towards players wishing to transfer both in and out of his program. His open-mindedness in this area across his career has turned him into a true outlier in current times. Click play to hear details of his approach as the leader of a modern basketball program.

The tip-off and buzzer-beater are both 'transfer' focused this week. We hope you enjoy this hyper-topical episode of Next Possession and are thank you for your continued listenership!

This week Coach Hawk returns from a one-week hiatus to connect with Seattle-Native Tucker Haymond. Fasten your seatbelts as Haymond and Hawk recap of his surreal path to Division 1 Basketball, an NBA G League Championship, and a series of overseas basketball experiences. 

The details are better heard directly from Tucker's mouth than these typed words, so please click play and enjoy! 

This week's tip-off question asks about how to instill a strong work ethic in young humans, athletically and beyond.

The buzzer-beater focuses on overseas professional basketball.

This week Coach Hawk drops in for a short episode before taking a one-week breather to let you all fully recuperate from March Madness. 

He digs into the changes that have some substantial chatter in circles of influence, along with his own personal suggestion of ways the on-court rules of the game could be changed for the better. 

Hawk will be back with a new full episode on  April 25. Thank you all for supporting Next Possession.

This week Saint Mary's Head Coach Randy Bennett called Coach Hawk following  Michigan's loss to UCLA in the Elite Eight of March Madness. Randy digs pretty deep into his coaching philosophy and will to compete regardless of circumstances. 

He speaks on what he believes are the most important traits of a good player and the impact country of origin has on player personalities. He's had a great connection with Australian players during his entire tenure at Saint Mary's. Coach Hawk puts a welcomed focus on this unique characteristic of the Saint Mary's Men's Basketball program. There is a great exchange of information, ideas, and perspectives about recruiting and developing international players.

Coach Bennett delves into the way Tim Floyd impacted him at a time when Randy was still deciding if he wanted to even become a full-time Coach.

Other topics:

- The importance of a school's administration committing the necessary resources needed to compete at an elite level.

- His commitment to Saint Mary's

- Alumni returning to campus

- Difficulties of a COVID-19 Season

- Metrics


This week's 'Tip-off question' asks about the impact a heckler has on the game. Hawk gives some tips that will surely come in handy for any Players or Coaches listening.