The Rising Coaches Podcast

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From young assistants to head coaches, Rising Coaches sits down with some of the brightest minds in basketball to talk about their rise through the profession and what they are working on now.

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The Rising Coaches Podcast episodes:

05.06.2024
Episode 56: Jacey Brooks and Erin Sinnott at The Final Four
We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with two coaches on the Buffalo Women’s basketball staff, including a pivotal member in the Rising Coaches community, Erin Sinnott. Coach Sinnott and her story are familiar with the Rising Coaches...
05.02.2024
Episode 55: David Richards, Head Coach, Chatham University
David Richards is the current head coach at Chatham University. Richards comes from a strong background in the basketball industry as he has held a variety of positions at schools such as Robert Morris University, West Virginia Wesleyan, Merrimack College...
04.29.2024
Episode 54: Matt and Pat Ambrose at The Final Four
We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix, with a father-son duo in Pat and Matt Ambrose. Matt Ambrose is a recent graduate from Calvin University and was a pivotal player for the men's basketball team's successes with a...
04.25.2024
Episode 53: Bruce Weber, College Basketball Analyst, Big 10 Network
Bruce Weber is a former stand out Head Coach at Kansas State. Coach Weber started his coaching career as a GA at Western Kentucky, leading him into an assistant role with Purdue and starting his head coaching career at Southern...
04.22.2024
Episode 52: Tony Rozone, Senior Director, Wasserman Basketball
We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix, with the current Senior Director of Wasserman Basketball, Coach Tony Ronzone. Coach Ronzone has a ton of experience including his professional playing career overseas while beginning his coaching career as the...
04.18.2024
Episode 51: TJ Rosene and Mano Watsa at The Final Four
We sit down at the Final Four in Phoenix with TJ Rosene and Mano Watsa. Coach Rosene is the current Head Coach at Emmanuel College, Director of Coach Development at PGC Basketball, and host of the Hardwood Hustle Podcast. Alongside...
04.15.2024
Episode 50: Adam Gordon, VP of Athletics, Renaissance Search and Consulting.
Adam Gordon is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Coaches and a former college basketball coach. Coach Gordon has been in coaching positions at a variety of places including the University of Tampa, College of Central Florida, Clemson, Northern...
04.11.2024
Episode 49: Matt Mayberg, Assistant Coach, Lewis and Clark College
Matt Mayberg is a current member of the Rising Coaches community and the assistant at Lewis and Clark College. Coach Mayberg is a young coach and still on the rise as he has learned in a variety of positions including...
04.08.2024
Episode 48: Andy Farrell, Assistant Coach, Siena College
Andy Farrell one of the founding fathers of Rising Coaches, while also being a member and the current Assistant Coach at Siena College. Coach Farrell has a ton of basketball knowledge for us as he has been at various positions...
04.04.2024
Episode 47: Adam Bauman, Director of Scouting and Analytics, Alabama
Adam Bauman is the current Director of Scouting and Analytics at Alabama and Rising Coaches Member. Prior to Bauman’s years at Alabama he served in various roles at the University of Buffalo, Mississippi State University, Santa Clara University, Arizona State...
04.01.2024
Episode 46: Brad Stevens, President of Basketball Operations, Boston Celtics
Brad Stevens is one of the best coaches in the basketball busines. Coach Stevens has a short road of stops but an incredible background nonetheless, as he grew from an assistant role at Butler to being the Head Coach and...
03.28.2024
Episode 45 - Amit Tailor, Manager of Basketball Operations, Grand Rapids Gold
Amit Tailor is the current Manager of Basketball Operations at Grand Rapids Gold in the NBA G League. Coach Tailor has a wide range of knowledge expanding from a Game Day Statistician with the Chicago Bulls, a Scout for the...
03.25.2024
Episode 44: Kendall Aldridge, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Purdue University Northwest
Kendall Aldridge is a Rising Coaches Member and current Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Purdue University Northwest, Coach Kendall Aldridge. Coach Aldridge has a great career path for young Coaches as he started in the high school ranks at Decatur...
03.21.2024
Episode 43: Ben Sanders, Head Coach, Guaymas Mexico
Ben Sanders is the current head coach of Guaymas in Mexico and current Rising Coaches Member. Coach Sanders brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast working in various roles in the G league with the Windy City Bulls, Long...
03.18.2024
Episode 42: Kevin Noon, Financial Advisor for Coaches, Northwestern Mutual
Kevin Noon is a former Division 1 assistant coach, Rising Coaches Member and current Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual. Noon has made various coaching stops ranging from being a walk- on then manager at Rider University, Graduate Assistant at the...
03.14.2024
Episode 41: Alan Stein Jr, Coach, Author, and Keynote Speaker
Alan Stein, Jr. is a very influential person as he is a coach, trainer, author and motivational speaker. Coach Stein was a Director of performance for Pure Sweat Basketball, Founder of Stronger Team, Author, and Motivational speaker who has worked...
03.11.2024
Episode 40: Luka Voncina, Co-Founder & CFO - Razturi na maturi
Luka Voncina is a former professional basketball player and current Founder of LV prospects. Luka is a current owner and operator of a company in Slovenia to help assist players to pursue their collegiate careers in other countries. Luka helps...
03.07.2024
Episode 39: Nate McMillan, Former Veteran Head Coach, Part 2
Nate McMillan is a very well known name in the basketball industry as a coach and player. Coach McMillan was a draft pick to the Seattle Supersonics in 1986 and then went on to start his coaching career for Seattle...
03.04.2024
Episode 38: Nate McMillan, Former Veteran Head Coach, Part 1
Nate McMillan is a very well known name in the basketball industry as a coach and player. Coach McMillan was a draft pick to the Seattle Supersonics in 1986 and then went on to start his coaching career for Seattle...
02.29.2024
Episode 37: Alan Major, President of Basketball Operations, Rising Coaches
Coach Major is a man of many talents as he is the current President of Basketball Operations with Rising Coaches and Co Host of the Rising Coaches Podcast. Coach Major also has a strong coaching background including Cal Lutheran, Pacific,...
02.26.2024
Episode 36: Gary Waters, Retired NCAA Division 1 Coach
Gary Waters a former NCAA Division 1 Coach. Waters brings 40+ years of coaching experience to the podcast today, while making various stops at Ferris State and Eastern Michigan in the assistant positions, including Kent State, Rutgers and Cleveland State...
02.22.2024
Episode 35: Cooper Neimand, Owner of Coach Coop, LLC
Cooper Neimand is a former NCAA coach and current Owner of Coach Coop LLC . Cooper formerly coached at various places such as Wesleyan Christian Academy, Lander University and most recently Lincoln Memorial University. Cooper now runs his own company...
02.19.2024
Episode 34: Mike Bobinski, Athletic Director, Purdue University
Mike Bobinski is the current Athletic Director of Purdue University. Mike has been an athletic director for 25+ years and has made various stops such as Navy, Akron, Xavier, Georgia Tech and where he currently resides at Purdue University, since...
02.15.2024
Episode 33: Kevin Eastman, Former NBA Coach and Current Speaker & Author
Kevin Eastman is a coach who has 35+ years of experience at a variety of different levels including NCAA all the way to the NBA. Coach Eastman has been an assistant coach in the NCAA at places such as Richmond,...
02.12.2024
Episode 32: Tyler Slick, Assistant Coach, Lincoln Memorial University
Tyler Slick is a current member and pivotal coach in the Rising Coaches industry and also current Coach at Lincoln Memorial University. Coach Slick has made various coaching stops from the high school to the Division 1 ranks at schools...
02.08.2024
Episode 31: Cuonzo Martin, Motivational Speaker and Podcast Host
Cuonzo Martin is a former NBA player and Division 1 coach who is currently a motivational speaker and podcast host of his show “It All Counts”. Cuonzo started his coaching career after his NBA stint where he would play for...
02.05.2024
Episode 30: Jake Alburtus, Recruiting and Operations Coordinator, Georgia Tech University
Jake Alburtus is the current Recruiting and Operations coordinator at Georgia Tech University. Coach Alburtus is a new face to the Georgia Tech staff, while recently coming from a coaching stint with the Arkansas Razorbacks and spending numerous years with...
02.01.2024
Episode 29: Archie Miller, Head Coach, University of Rhode Island
Archie Miller is the Head Coach at the University of Rhode Island. Coach Miller is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Native and went on to move south to continue his playing career at NC State. Upon graduation, Miller would carry on his...
01.29.2024
Episode 28: Orlando Vandross, Assistant Coach, University of Virginia
Orlando Vandross is a graduate from American International College in Springfield (Mass.), He ranks 13th in scoring at AIC and is third on the career assist list for the school. Coach Vandross enters his fifth season as an assistant coach...
01.25.2024
Episode 27: Karen Aston, Head Women's Coach, UTSA
Karen Aston is a strong Division 1 Head Coach with 15+ years of head coaching experience and almost 30 years of coaching experience overall. Coach Aston is the current head coach at UTSA while also having previous head coaching roles...
01.22.2024
Episode 26: Kenny Blakeney, Head Coach, Howard University
Kenny Blakeney is a former Duke Blue Devil and a 2 time NCAA Champion Blakeney took a wide range of coaching stops including James Madison, La Salle, Delaware, Seton Hall, Marshall, Harvard and Columbia all in assistant positions and currently...
01.18.2024
Episode 25: Jamie Dixon, Head Coach, TCU
Jamie Dixon was born and raised in Burbank, California. Coach Dixon played his college career at TCU and was drafted in the 7th round of the NBA draft by the Washington Bullets leading him to round out his professional career...
01.15.2024
Episode 24: Adam Nelson, Owner and Operator, HoopDirt.com
Adam Nelson is a former coach in the NCAA for 15+ years. Adam has had various coaching stops at the University of South Carolina, Boston College, Holy Cross, Northeastern, Newbury and Suffolk University. Adam is now the current owner and...
01.11.2024
Episode 23: Matt Jones, Assistant Coach, University of Idaho
Matt Jones the current Assistant Coach at the University of Idaho. Coach Jones is a 5 year member of the Rising Coaches Organization and a Trinity University Alumni. Matt has had coaching stops in roles such as a GA and...
01.08.2024
Episode 22: Mike Mulcahey, Athletic Trainer, Dayton University Men's Basketball
Mike Mulcahey has 25+ years of experience as an Athletic Trainer. Mike is the current athletic trainer with the Dayton University Flyers Men’s basketball team in his 9th season. We are excited to speak with Mike today to help coaches...
01.04.2024
Episode 21: Nicole Woods, Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Nicole Woods is the current Head Coach of the Women's Basketball program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Woods started her coaching career as a Graduate Assistant at SIU Carbondale for 2 years where she was then led into...
12.28.2023
Episode 20: Best of The Rising Coaches Podcast 2023
Today on the Rising Coaches Podcast, you will get to hear a recap of some of the top segments we have had with current coaches and former players after our new podcast relaunch in October of 2023, some of which...
12.21.2023
Episode 19: Allen Deep, Co-Founder, Run The Show, LLC
Allen Deep is a Pittsburgh native who has a strong resume including a variety of years as a G League Assistant, as well as a team USA Assistant Coach, while currently running his own prep team and training organization, Run...
12.18.2023
Episode 18: Terence Dials, Director of Professional Development, Ohio State University
Terence Dials is a Youngstown, Ohio native and current Director of Professional Development for Ohio State University. Terence played 4 years at Ohio State while being a Big Ten player of the year his senior year while moving on to...
12.14.2023
Episode 17: Lionel Chalmers, Assistant Coach, Orlando Magic
Lionel Chalmers is a current Assistant Coach with the Orlando Magic. Coach Chalmers was born and raised in Albany, New York where he then went on to move to Ohio and play his collegiate career at Xavier University. He was...
12.11.2023
Episode 16: Greg Tonagel, Head Basketball Coach, Indiana Wesleyan University
Greg Tonagel is one of the current hottest names in the basketball industry. Coach Tonagel is the current Head Coach at Indiana Wesleyan University as well as the fastest AND youngest Head coach to receive 500 wins in all of...
12.07.2023
Episode 15: Mitch Henderson, Head Basketball Coach, Princeton
Mitch Henderson was born in Indiana and a three sport standout. He continued his playing career for Princeton and was then drafted into the MLB by the New York Yankees, however he decided to continue his career in basketball. He...
12.04.2023
Episode 14: Johnny Montello, Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, IUPUI
Johnny Montello i the current Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at IUPUI, who is also a member of the Rising Coaches Organization. Coach Montello is in his seventh year as a college basketball coach and had previous stops at Walsh...
11.30.2023
Episode 13: James Jones, Head Basketball Coach, Yale University
Coach James Jones is the Head Basketball Coach at Yale University. Coach Jones started his collegiate career playing 4 years for Albany where he then went on to start his coaching career as an assistant for 5 years. Following Albany,...
11.27.2023
Episode 12: Kevin McGuff, Head Women's Basketball Coach, The Ohio State University
Kevin McGuff was cultivated in Hamilton, Ohio. He attended St. Joseph’s college where he played for four years. He then went on to start his coaching career as an assistant at Miami of Ohio and then to Notre Dame. These...
11.23.2023
Episode 11: Bill Comar, Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Ball State University
Bill Comar is the current Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Ball State University, coach Bill Comar. Coach Comar is a pivotal name in the Rising Coaches tree as a member but also in the Ball State coaching staff....
11.20.2023
Episode 10: Shaka Smart, Head Basketball Coach, Marquette University
Shaka Smart is a Madison, Wisconsin legend who held his playing career at Kenyon College. Coach Smart stayed in the Pennsylvania area post college finding an assistant role at California (PA) which then led him to assistant roles at Akron...
11.16.2023
Episode 09: Jonneshia Pineda, Assistant Women's Head Coach, Louisville
Jonneshia Pineda is the current Associate Coach for the Women’s basketball team at Louisville. Coach Pineda started her collegiate career playing at Georgia Southwestern State University. Following her career she moved on to various roles at Georgia Tech for 6...
11.13.2023
Episode 08: Johnny Dawkins, Head Basketball Coach, University of Central Florida
Johnny Dawkins was born and raised in Washington, D.C. and played his collegiate career at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when JJ Redick surpassed it. He was...
11.09.2023
Episode 07: Katie Smith, Assistant Basketball Coach, Minnesota Lynx
Katie Smith is a Logan, Ohio native who went on to play her collegiate career at Ohio State University where she ended up breaking the BIG 10 scoring record for points in a career for both the men’s and women’s...

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The Rising Coaches Podcast episodes:

Episode 56: Jacey Brooks and Erin Sinnott at The Final Four

Episode 55: David Richards, Head Coach, Chatham University

Episode 54: Matt and Pat Ambrose at The Final Four

Episode 53: Bruce Weber, College Basketball Analyst, Big 10 Network

Episode 52: Tony Rozone, Senior Director, Wasserman Basketball

Episode 51: TJ Rosene and Mano Watsa at The Final Four

Episode 50: Adam Gordon, VP of Athletics, Renaissance Search and Consulting.

Episode 49: Matt Mayberg, Assistant Coach, Lewis and Clark College

Episode 48: Andy Farrell, Assistant Coach, Siena College

Episode 47: Adam Bauman, Director of Scouting and Analytics, Alabama

Episode 46: Brad Stevens, President of Basketball Operations, Boston Celtics

Episode 45 - Amit Tailor, Manager of Basketball Operations, Grand Rapids Gold

Episode 44: Kendall Aldridge, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Purdue University Northwest

Episode 43: Ben Sanders, Head Coach, Guaymas Mexico

Episode 42: Kevin Noon, Financial Advisor for Coaches, Northwestern Mutual

Episode 41: Alan Stein Jr, Coach, Author, and Keynote Speaker

Episode 40: Luka Voncina, Co-Founder & CFO - Razturi na maturi

Episode 39: Nate McMillan, Former Veteran Head Coach, Part 2

Episode 38: Nate McMillan, Former Veteran Head Coach, Part 1

Episode 37: Alan Major, President of Basketball Operations, Rising Coaches

Episode 36: Gary Waters, Retired NCAA Division 1 Coach

Episode 35: Cooper Neimand, Owner of Coach Coop, LLC

Episode 34: Mike Bobinski, Athletic Director, Purdue University

Episode 33: Kevin Eastman, Former NBA Coach and Current Speaker & Author

Episode 32: Tyler Slick, Assistant Coach, Lincoln Memorial University

Episode 31: Cuonzo Martin, Motivational Speaker and Podcast Host

Episode 30: Jake Alburtus, Recruiting and Operations Coordinator, Georgia Tech University

Episode 29: Archie Miller, Head Coach, University of Rhode Island

Episode 28: Orlando Vandross, Assistant Coach, University of Virginia

Episode 27: Karen Aston, Head Women's Coach, UTSA

Episode 26: Kenny Blakeney, Head Coach, Howard University

Episode 25: Jamie Dixon, Head Coach, TCU

Episode 24: Adam Nelson, Owner and Operator, HoopDirt.com

Episode 23: Matt Jones, Assistant Coach, University of Idaho

Episode 22: Mike Mulcahey, Athletic Trainer, Dayton University Men's Basketball

Episode 21: Nicole Woods, Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Episode 20: Best of The Rising Coaches Podcast 2023

Episode 19: Allen Deep, Co-Founder, Run The Show, LLC

Episode 18: Terence Dials, Director of Professional Development, Ohio State University

Episode 17: Lionel Chalmers, Assistant Coach, Orlando Magic

Episode 16: Greg Tonagel, Head Basketball Coach, Indiana Wesleyan University

Episode 15: Mitch Henderson, Head Basketball Coach, Princeton

Episode 14: Johnny Montello, Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, IUPUI

Episode 13: James Jones, Head Basketball Coach, Yale University

Episode 12: Kevin McGuff, Head Women's Basketball Coach, The Ohio State University

Episode 11: Bill Comar, Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Ball State University

Episode 10: Shaka Smart, Head Basketball Coach, Marquette University

Episode 09: Jonneshia Pineda, Assistant Women's Head Coach, Louisville

Episode 08: Johnny Dawkins, Head Basketball Coach, University of Central Florida

Episode 07: Katie Smith, Assistant Basketball Coach, Minnesota Lynx

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