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Jul 28 2020

Episode 151: ESPN’s Paul Biancardi

Paul Biancardi is ESPN’s national recruiting director for boys high school basketball. Prior to joining ESPN, he was a long-time college basketball coach culminating with Horizon League Coach of the Year honors when he was at Wright State University. 

Click here for Coach Biancardi’s complete bio

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Being cut as a D3 athlete to being captain of the team
  • Playing for future NBA coach Tom Thibodeau
  • Transitioning from assistant to head coach
  • Recruiting advice for players and parents
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball, Clark Kellogg, Coaching, College Coaching, Dan Hughes, Dan Tudor, dwane casey, ESPN, Horizon League, Kara Lawson, recruiting, Tom Thibodeau

Jun 09 2020

Episode 145: Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, ACC Coach of the Year

Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is the head women’s basketball coach at Boston College. In only her second season at BC, she was honored as the 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coach of the Year. She led BC to an impressive 20-12 overall record and a fourth place finish in the conference with an 11-7 record. The 20 victories were the most in program history since the 2010-11 season. The team also set a new program record for the most ACC victories with 11. She has previously coached at Albany University, Pikeville College, and West Virginia Wesleyan. She also was an assistant on the 2006 Maryland Terrapins squad that won the national championship.

Click here to read her entire bio.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • “Secret sauce” to turning around a program
  • First steps after taking over a new job
  • Football tailgating tips
  • Balancing a high-level job and family life
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Assistant Coach, basketball coach, Basketball Coaching, Boston, Brian Stanchak, Coaching Clinic, Dan Hughes, Leadership, mental toughness, NCAA, Program Building, Skill Development, Skills Trainer, Student-Athletes, WBCA

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