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UC Irvine's Russ Turner : Building a Powerful Mid-Major Program via Deep California Coaching Roots


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This week Coach Hawk is joined by none other than Russ Turner, Head Coach of the UC Irvine Men's Basketball Team.

Russ and Hawk talk at length about the excitement of March Madness and what it's like to lead a team into the tournament. Coach Turner breaks down his philosophy towards preparing his team for road games and his team's history of a  superior winning percentage when playing away from home.

He shares some of the ways his experience coaching in the NBA helped him to become a stronger college coach. He also disclosed some details about the challenges and opportunities of coaching at the mid-major level. 

This week's 'Tip-off' and 'Buzzer-beater" focus on different approaches to substitution patterns and the varying factors that may influence those approaches.





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