Fired Coaches Podcast

We sit down with Brian Miller! Coach Miller most recently spent time as the athletic director and head men's basketball coach at MSOE. He was the head men's basketball coach at MSOE for 19 seasons. Prior to that he was also the head coach at Concordia Chicago and Lakeland. He had a very unique path into college coaching and shares his experience recruiting, coaching and running an athletic department. Take a listen!

We sit down with Coach Matt Airy! Coach Airy most recently spent three seasons as the head men's basketball coach at Aurora University. Prior to that he spent eleven years at his alma mater Whitman College. As an associate head coach he helped lead Whitman to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sweet Sixteen (2016), Final Four (2017), and Elite Eight (2018)! He also spent time as an assistant coach at Bellevue Community College after his playing career at Whitman. Take a listen! @firedcoachespod

We sit down with Coach Ryan Gaynor once again! Coach Gaynor is currently an assistant coach at George Washington on the baseball staff. He has spent time at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Santa Barbara City College and Cal. He has also spent time in minor league baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers. He is the current skipper of the Waterloo Bucks (Northwoods League) and in 2020 won a championship with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders as a pitching coach (Northwoods League). Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

We sit down with Coach Kyle Brown once again! He talks about his Five Play Friday newsletter which just went over 100 issues and has over 500 subscribers! He spoke about what he missed in being out of coaching this year and changing trends in the game of college athletics! Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

We sit down once again with Andy Kohel! Andy talks about his role as the head coach at Concordia-Moorhead (MN). He talks about what he missed in coaching, what has changed and the new opportunity! Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

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Charlie Averkamp joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as a student-athlete at Edgewood College. He also talks about his time as an assistant women's basketball coach and golf coach at Concordia University (WI). His first head coaching opportunity at Benedictine University where he led the Eagles to their best season in program history (20-0 in NACC) and an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. He also talks about his current role as head women's basketball coach at Hillsdale College and jumping to Division II. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at the situation involving Memphis Men's Basketball. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Steve Boucher joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as an athlete and coach at the Division III level. He also talks about his time working in the college admissions world and now his work with Drexel Building Supply as a Running Back! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod #d3baseball #d3b #ripon #riponcollege #lakeland #lakelanduniversity #drexel

This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at NIL and the recent changes in college athletics. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Kyle Jefferson joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as a Division I athlete at the University of Wisconsin. He talks about his time on the gridiron playing wide receiver for the Badgers and all the different events he ran on the track and field team. He also discusses his coaching experience and his transition from being a player to a working professional. A great listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look March Madness and what makes it such a special event each year. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Mandy Green joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share her experience in the women's soccer world! She talks about her experiences coaching at Utah, Minnesota State Mankato, Xavier, South Dakota and Youngstown State. She also talks about her company Busy Coach and her work with Tudor Collegiate Strategies. A great listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at coaching turnover specifically within college sports. Our Fired Coaches Podcast intern James Ethington, did the research on the this topic and brought three great questions to the table. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

This week on Monday's with Marcus we take a look at Coach Mike Krzyzewski's succession plan at Duke. Our Fired Coaches Podcast intern James Ethington, did the research on the this topic and brought three great questions to the table. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Jim Ingman joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience in the women's hockey world. He talks about his experiences coaching at UW-Stevens Point, Bemidji State and starting the program from scratch at Concordia University (WI). Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Cooper Petagna joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience in the recruiting world of Division I College Football.  He talks about his experiences at Alabama, LSU, Cincinnati, Michigan, Washington, Oregon and currently as a National Recruiting Analyst at 247Sports! We greatly appreciate him taking the time to share his expertise and insight to the college football world.

Tyler Siskey joins the Fired Coaches Podcast to share his experience as a Division I College Football coach and also shares great insight from the personnel and recruiting side. He spent time at Arkansas State and South Alabama on the coaching side. He worked on the personnel and recruiting side of things at Ole Miss and Alabama. He currently has a new adventure going on with Qwik Recruiting and QwikU. He also hosts his own podcast called Home Visit.

Josh Washington joins the podcast to talk about his time as a college basketball player who turned into a strength and conditioning/sports performance coach. He talks about his experiences at UW-Milwaukee, Marquette, Stanford, the Sacramento Kings, Auburn Men's Basketball, UMASS Men's Basketball and what he is currently working on. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Billy Kegler is back on the podcast to talk about his 60Eight Basketball Tournament. The tournament takes place on December 17 and 18 at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin. The tournament will feature DeForest High School, La Crosse Central High School, Madison La Follette, and Yorkville Christian from Illinois. #60EightBasketball Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Coach David Beaty talks about his start coaching high school football in Texas. He also talks about his multiple assistant coaching spots at Rice and Kansas. He was at Texas A&M from 2012-14 and had the opportunity to coach Johnny Manziel and Mike Evans. In addition, he talks about his time leading Kansas as the head coach from 2015-18 and what his last three years have been like. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Mike Shaw sits down to discuss the 1st annual Culver's Isthmus Bowl. This game takes place this Saturday at Verona High School. The match-up features Wash U from the CCIW taking on UW River Falls from the WIAC. Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter

Coach Steve Yang talks about his new role as an assistant women's basketball coach at McNeese State. He touches on working summer camps, his career at the Division I level as the Director of Basketball Operations, and being involved with the Asian Coaches Association. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Coach Champagne tells some of his best stories during his coaching career. He also talks about working with Coach Kelvin Sampson again and his new role at Houston as the Director of Operations and Basketball Strategy. Coach Champagne spent 15 seasons as the head coach at North Alabama. He also spent many years as a Division I assistant at South Alabama, Washington State, Oklahoma, Louisiana Lafayette, Georgia State, and UTEP. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

A unique episode on the Fired Coaches Podcast. We have the original beat reporter and juice man (breaking news) of the NBA. Peter Vecsey stopped by to talk about his experience playing at Rucker Park, playing Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird in one-on-one, stories of old, faxing out his columns, interviewing Karl Malone after the 1997 NBA Finals, applying for the Denver Nuggets GM job, nicknames he gave out and much more! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod

Former Marian University Men's Basketball player, Mark Keller sits down with Marcus Wiegert (creator of Fired Coaches Podcast). They talk about his first four years returning to the Marian University Men's Basketball program. Talking about the transformation of the program that went 4-21 overall in 2010-11 to 22-7 overall during the 2013-14 season! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Coach Rex Walters sits down to discuss his coaching career which has experienced stops as a head coach, assistant coach, and special assistant at the NCAA Division I level, G League, and also the NBA. Coach Walters spent 7 seasons as a player in the NBA after being 1st round pick in 1993. He started his collegiate career at Northwestern before finishing at Kansas. Learn about his trial and tribulations in the coaching world! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Mike Shaw sits down to discuss his passion for NCAA Division III athletics! He played at UW-Platteville for four seasons, has had success coaching high school basketball in the state of Wisconsin, and recently announced his new creation of the Culver's Isthmus Bowl. This Bowl Game will be heading into its inaugural season this upcoming fall. The game will feature a match-up between the CCIW and WIAC in college football. Take a listen! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Mike Worrell is back once again! He was recently named the head men's basketball coach at NCAA D3 Bethany in West Virginia. He talks about his new opportunity, how he has been juggling basketball and being interim athletic director along with what his thoughts are on the upcoming season. Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

The Juice Man joins us for Episode #26 and is our first guest for Year #2! Coach Sundance "Sunny" Wicks talks about his experience as a college basketball coach at Northern State (player, GA, and associate head coach). He also spent time on staff at Colorado, Northern Illinois, and San Francisco. He spent two seasons as the head coach at Division II Missouri Western. Most recently, just over a year ago, he was named assistant coach at Wyoming under Jeff Linder. A powerful and very transparent episode. Listen to one of the best Twitter followers around! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Coach Rob Ehsan talks about his experience as a Division I college basketball coach. After his playing career at UC Davis, he became a GA and assistant at Maryland for Coach Gary Williams. After a short stint at Virginia Tech for Coach Seth Greenberg, he made his way to UAB. He spent four seasons as an assistant for Coach Jerod Haase at UAB before being named head coach in 2016. He most recently rejoined Coach Haase as an assistant at Stanford. Learn about Coach Ehsan's journey, what he learned after being let go at UAB and how he got better during the 2020-21 season. Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Coach Hugh Hernesman talks about his experience in the volleyball world. He got his start in coaching at his alma mater, UW-Whitewater. That success led him to take his first head coaching job at Hardin-Simmons. From there he spent time as an assistant at Ball State, head coach at Northwestern State, and also a head coach at Clemson! Take a listen to his story! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

Coach Thad Phillips talks about his experience in the Division III world. He has spent time as a men's basketball assistant at Concordia Wisconsin (where he also played), Carroll University, Oglethorpe, and Rhodes. He spent a decade as the head coach at Keuka College. We talk about his new role with Elmira College where he is assisting the men's and women's basketball program. Take a listen! Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Coach Greg Brown talks about his unique experience of assisting both Don Meyer and Pat Summitt. He also spent time as the associate head women's basketball coach at UCF and was the head women's basketball coach for seven seasons at his alma mater in Lipscomb University. Coach Brown also discusses how he gets better each day. Listen to us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We sit down to talk with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh head men's basketball coach and 2019 NCAA Division III National Champion Matt Lewis! Coach Lewis talks about his time as the Director of Basketball Operations at Tulane University, how he got his start at UW-Oshkosh, what it was like winning a national championship, and how he gets better as a leader. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Intern Blake Badtke sits down with Marcus Wiegert (creator of Fired Coaches Podcast). They talk about his coaching journey, coaching a sport he knew nothing about, balancing multiple roles and the progress of the Fired Coaches Podcast. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We sit down to talk with Christine Keller! Coach Keller talks about her time as a head coach at the high school level in Wisconsin and as head women's basketball coach at Marian University. She also talks about her playing career, being inducted to the WBCA Hall of Fame in 2021, writing a children's book "Love Your Elephant" and starting her new company Gritxpectations. #Gritxpectations Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We sit down to talk with Jamison Rusthoven! Coach Rusthoven talks about his time as head coach at St. Mary's (MN). He shares stories from his time as a high school coach in Minnesota and his time spent on staff at Hamline, UW-Platteville, Concordia St. Paul and Lindenwood. Also, he touches on his early days as a student assistant for Clem Haskins and the University of Minnesota men's basketball program. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Bobby Champagne! Coach Champagne talks about his time as a head coach at North Alabama for 15 seasons. He reached four NCAA Tournaments and an Elite 8 in 2007-08. He also shares stories from his time at South Alabama, Washington State, Oklahoma, Louisiana Lafayette, Georgia State and UTEP. Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Andy Kohel! Andy talks about his time as an assistant soccer coach at UW-Oshkosh and Colorado College. He also explains his head coaching career at Johnson & Wales (CO). The school announced in the summer of 2020 that athletics would be cut and the school would be closing partially due to COVID-19. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with our intern Blake Badtke! Blake talks about how he manages being a student-athlete, working part-time and having a big part in the Fired Coaches Podcast. He has had a large hand in editing, compiling notes and creating graphics so far. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with former North Carolina head coach Matt Doherty! Coach Doherty talked about his time as a player at North Carolina, being an assistant at Kansas for Roy Williams, taking the head job at Notre Dame and his decision to take over at his alma mater in 2000. Take a listen! We also discussed his new book, Rebound: From Pain to Passion. Now available for Pre-Order on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Rebound-Passion-Leadership-Lessons-Learned/dp/1734085010 Website - http://www.rebound-book.com/ Coach Doherty on Twitter - twitter.com/dohertymatt Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify! View on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ZZg5mkkDM&feature=youtu.be Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/firedcoachespod Follow us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/firedcoachespod Fired Coaches Podcast will give you perspective of what it is like to lose a coaching position at the college level. Episodes will contain the trials and tribulations that coaches went through and give insight on what matters most.

We sit down to talk with Coach Greg Polkowski to discuss the 2008-09 basketball season at UW-Superior. That was the first season in college coaching for Greg and myself (Marcus Wiegert) at UWS. We talk about expectations, stories and lessons learned. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify!

We sit down to talk with Coach Buchanan once again! Dave was our first guest on the Fired Coaches Podcast back in June. We take a deeper dive into how he ended up securing his first college coaching job at the University of Wisconsin Superior. The process and also how he flipped the culture in such a short amount of time. Take a listen! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic or Spotify!

We sit down with Brandon Bodart (Director of Athletic Communications at Marian University) and Kyle Malzhan (Digital Content Producer/Reporter at WFRV Channel 5 in Green Bay). Brandon is responsible for the Fired Coaches Podcast logo and Kyle created our "fire" intro to the show. We learn about their backgrounds and roles they currently hold.

Lincoln Nguyen has a wealth of experience from all levels of junior hockey as well as NCAA Division-I and III levels. Head Midwest Scout, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL Assistant Coach, University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, WCHA, NCAA Division-I Head Coach/Assistant Coach, Marian University Sabres, NCHA, NCAA Division-III Associate Head Coach, Coulee Region Chill (now the Chippewa Steel), NAHL Associate Head Coach, Twin Cities Northern Lights, MnJHL Assistant Coach, El Paso Rhinos, NAHL Episode 11 FCP - Lincoln Nguyen -Junior hockey process -Hawkeye Hockey Services -Reflection on why he got into coaching -Connection with Erik Largen at junior level, D3 and D1 -Waking up late -“Every decision you make has a consequence, whether it is a positive or a negative consequence.” -Playing juniors did worse for him mentally -“If you’re in the business of educating, the best ones, in my opinion, are the ones that failed and failed and failed too many times. They know how to build themselves back up or have learned and seen other people do it.” -Wayne Gretzky Coaching story -“If you accept crap, you’re going to get crap.” -Voice in his head saying, “Don’t fail” -Going back into coaching he would make things simple, let kids make mistakes and teach his players “why”. -Critical thinking, clear communicator and being open minded -"Understand that everything is push and pull." -"Don’t listen to respond, listen to learn." -"If you think you know enough, you don’t know enough." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

@CoachWoodley on Twitter -Moved to Winston-Salem in September to work at Wake Forest -Relationship with Steve Forbes and their connection -Lifelong learner -"These are lonely jobs." -Growing up in a coaching family with father and brothers -Impact his father had on his players and now headed into 46th year of coaching -Working for Terry Carroll at Denver and Kermit Davis at Middle Tennessee State as an assistant in the Sun Belt Conference -Terry Carroll had a simple approach and gave Matt a ton of responsibility (not a micro-manager) -Kermit Davis held everybody in the program accountable to their job -Very good coaches at all levels not just in Power 5 Conferences -Joined Washington St. staff in 2006 and his experience on the West Coast -Everything was so organized at Washington St. -Got his masters basketball 101 working for Coach Bennett -Golfing with Coach Dick Bennett -Tony Bennett has such a conviction with the players that he wants and how they fit into a system along with system of play -Tony Bennett first mentor to him and kind of a little brother/big brother relationship -Tony Bennett was so consumed with the fundamentals over the scheme -Daven Harmeling most favorite player -Dealing with not getting the chance to go with staff to Virginia from Washington St. -Opportunity to become a head coach at Waukee, learn how to “coach”, make decisions and leading Waukee to state tournament in second season -Took over at Truman St. (D2) after his two seasons at Waukee -Used the Washington St. philosophy of finding a group of guys that he could lose with first before they win -Had two exceptional assistants -Smart Guys. Tough Guys. Guys that can shoot or that are skilled with high character. -More evaluating than recruiting and evaluating them not only as a player -Asked high school coaches…Is he the toughest player you ever coached? How many days has he been out of school? Has he ever had a bad practice? -Retention and continuity -Leaving Truman St. to take assistant role with Iowa Energy and then in third year becoming head coach -Prefers to watch pro basketball over college basketball -Good friends with new Indiana Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren -Earned PhD coaching in D-League -Had a chance to learn from Dave Joerger and David Fizdale -Saw Miami Heat conditioning program in full force -As head coach of Iowa Energy tried to be someone he wasn’t -Have to be able to do it your way -“Don’t be afraid to hire people around you that know more than you.” -One year move to Pittsburgh where Coach Stallings staff was fired at the end of 2017-18 season -Coach Stallings treated him better than anyone else he has ever worked for -“Coaching is a great profession, it is just a terrible business.” -Returning to where it all began at Drake as an assistant with Coach DeVries -Nick Norton best leader he has ever seen/coached -Growth Mindset -Doug Novak and Lennie Acuff to study basketball from -Has read everything on Bill Belichick and Nick Saban (4th & Goal Everyday) -Big listening to podcasts and things specifically with Stan Van Gundy and Jeff Van Gundy -Big on the ability to share with one another -“Coaches need to look out for other coaches.” -Study the great coaches -“No little detail is too small.” - Dick Bennett -Talks to a lot of football coaches -“You can’t get discouraged by things that happen. A lot of times it is out of your control.” -“The world will get out of the way, for people that know where they want to go.”

-Dad told him to get a job in college and he saw a posting while driving his car for “middle school hiring 8th grade basketball coach” -Coached varsity basketball the next year with Chris Ferguson and his brother worked at Michigan State -Opened the door to his graduate assistantship at Michigan State -Coached Al Horford and Drew Neitzel with Michigan Mustangs -Masters degree in coaching being under Coach Tom Izzo -Saw Drew Neitzel grow as a person and player almost as a big brother -Has held every job on a coaching tree except for head coach -Landed at Fairfield with Ed Cooley for his first true full-time job in coaching after leaving Michigan State -Coach Cooley and all other coaches on staff came from a better basketball situation as they headed to Fairfield -Coach Cooley never let the staff complain, always found the positive in everything -Never met a better recruiter than Ed Cooley because he was real and genuine -Brought in 8 guys in the first season -Interviewed in an all white Jordan Jumpsuit because his luggage got lost -Loves the east coast after living there -Moved back to Michigan to take a position at Western Michigan under Steve Hawkins -Coach Hawkins gave him a ton of freedom, responsibility and a chance to grow -Had completely different outlook at office hours from Coach Hawkins and made him appreciate another view of coaching -Coach Hawkins really valued the players lives -Watching film with Coach Boylen at Maui Classic -Spent one season at Missouri after leaving Western Michigan -Met Dave Leitao at Missouri -In charge of all individual workouts and scouts at Missouri -Felt like an NBA assistant situation -Was focused on game that they were playing but also watching film on the next game -Headed to Xavier to work for Chris Mack after his one season at Missouri -Xavier did a really good job recruiting kids that didn’t go to Big Ten -Chris Mack is best organizer of a program that he has been around -What it was like coaching J.P. Macura who is basically a little brother to him -Doubled his salary and made him associate head coach in move to DePaul from Xavier -Role to be head coach at DePaul with Leitao as head figure -The fall out at DePaul -Spotter -Getting back in the game he would appreciate winning more -Would appreciate the people in my family outside of basketball -Running a company, there is really no difference between that and building a team

-Ended playing career as senior captain in 1993 on national champion North Carolina Tar Heels. -“There’s very few guys that get to end their college playing career with a win in the last game of the season.” -Dreamed of playing professional basketball player as a kid and wanted to take advantage of that opportunity after finishing at North Carolina. -Good friend from college (his dad) owned a forklift company in North Carolina. Had an opening for a sales position and offered him the position. -Had itch to get back into basketball after three years of selling forklifts. -Playing for Coach Dean Smith has helped him on his resume. Thought it would be easier to get coaching job with connection to Coach Smith. -Business world was very similar to the coaching world from selling component. -“Put yourself in a situation where you have a great product.” -Fortunate to be at great institutions where he could sell an unbelievable product and service. -Learned a lot talking to people, finding their hot buttons, what interests they had. -All about the relationships you build and people you know. -Coach Smith asked him, “Are you willing to go anywhere in the country to coach?” -First coaching job was coaching JV and varsity assistant with a friend at Bishop McGuinness High School outside Winston Salem area. -Got connected to Middle Tennessee State assistant women’s job the next year by one of his former assistants at North Carolina. -Asked a lot of former coaches if they thought by him going into women’s game, if he could get back into men’s game at some point. -Coach Larrañaga was looking for a specific, young guy who was fairly new out of college that could still play and get out on the floor. He ran into Coach Guthridge on the road recruiting and asked if he knew anybody and the rest was history. -Coach Larrañaga great motivator, recruits at a high level, knows how to build a program. -Coaching George Evans at George Mason. -Coach Larrañaga has done a great job finding a way to recruit at different institutions. -George Mason roster had guys who were well connected and wanted to put the time in. -“The teams that I’ve been apart of that were great, they were all player led." -Western Kentucky was unique. Veteran led group but they didn’t believe they could do it. Most intense hard working group that he had ever seen. -Each year and each team is completely different. -Going into SEC was different level. More people involved in the recruiting process. Did a great job building South Carolina in year one. -Relocating for the fourth time to High Point over 18 months. -Wife played basketball and understands the process. -Don’t know that you’re ever prepared to become a head coach. -Took things from Coach Smith, Coach Horn and Coach Larrañaga. -Backbone of everything he did was Coach Smith’s philosophy of “Play Hard. Play Smart. Play Together.” -Wanted to work hard and do things the right way. -Early on in career wondered do people CARE? Commitment Attitude Respect Effort -One of the biggest challenges at High Point was knowing and understanding the university and finding what works. -Checked off firsts in program history including 20 wins and post season wins. -Unfortunate injuries in multiple years while trying to make first NCAA appearance. -"It’s easier said than done but you need to block out all the noise. Because at the end of the day nothing really matters except what you’re doing and what you believe you’re doing." -Focus on players and staff and getting them to believe and getting to know them. -Contact @FiredCoachesPodcast on Twitter if you have further questions for Coach Cherry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

-Starting his coaching career as a student assistant at UW-Parkside -Ran his own AAU program with Next Level AAU -Hours, details and making no money but having a great experience running his own AAU program -Trey McKinney-Jones and Matt Thomas played in his program -Hitting deer with rental car while recruiting -Coach Reigel, Buchanan, Wolfe and Skinkis were all extremely helpful to him at UW Parkside -Coach Grzesk and the program building/defense at St. Norbert along with Woody Wilson -Coach Murray at Cornell (IA) gave him a ton of freedom, big on relationships and always tried to learn and get better -Coach Rusthoven and Coach Fano at St. Mary’s (MN) with program building and running the defense respectively -Film has been biggest change over the last decade within college basketball coaching -Noticed more of a D1 trend with graphics being a big part of the recruitment process -Loves to watch and break down film on Twitter and his website (InTheGaps.com) -“Watch an hour of film a day.” - Tom Crean -Loves watching film on Synergy because there are so many different programs and clips of different offense/defense/situational type breakdowns. -Wants to simplify breaking down clips to his team -“Everything is time and time is money.” -Uses Sportscode as well -Great to give his players comparisons based on the video he has broken down to show them how to do something -Likes to watch Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, G-League teams and Northern Colorado (now Wyoming-Jeff Linder) -Enjoys looking at quirky things that are unique within film -Process creating his website and his Five Play Friday Newsletter -The power of writing online and learning online from David Perell -Puts out info that he enjoys talking about but also wants to share it -How he changed his Twitter approach -Uses website as a place to gather his thoughts -“Your brains way of synthesizing all information.” -“Twitter is the best clinic in the world.” -Growth of Five Play Friday released each Friday since the month of May -“It’s like that last 15% to 20% of doing something, that keeps you from doing it.” -“Thinking critically and showing the work that he is doing.” -“What can I find that is a little different, what can I find that’s a little outside the box.” -Tiago Forte “Building a Second Brain” -James Clear “Atomic Habits” -Growth mindset over fixed mindset -Gary Vaynerchuk and his similarities to recruiting -Football coaches are unbelievably organized -Some coaches limit themselves with only studying their sports -“Everything is going to improve.” -“You learn and grow and adapt and you go!” -NBA bubble and pandemic thoughts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

-Played baseball in college at Rio Grande for first two years of college. Got to know basketball coach and had passion to coach -Transferred to Urbana and helped out as a student assistant -Kept on full-time after he finished at Urbana and stayed around for two more seasons -Became a GA for two seasons at Ashland and coached under Keith Dambrot in second season -Worked camps and connected with Steve Moore (second in D3 all-time wins) giving him an opportunity to spend six seasons with him as an assistant at The College of Wooster -Could have been happy being an assistant coach there for 30 years but thought (main duties were coaching and recruiting) -Thought maybe it was time to get a head coaching job and move on -Interviewed at a few places and was offered the job at Illinois College -Took on many different duties including coaching multiple sports at Illinois College -Vastly different situation from College of Wooster to Illinois College -Went away from motion and started running more sets to get better shots -Recruiting improved and team qualified for conference tournament in third season (first time in school history) -Won Midwest Conference Tournament in 2002-03 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament by beating Grinnell at old Darby. -What was it like to play Grinnell? -Travel in the Midwest Conference and Friday/Saturday back to back games -Prepped with Saturday scouting report on previous Monday, then Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday for Friday night game -How it ended during the 2017-18 season -Only had $3,500 for assistant coach in his last season -In his 22 years, his assistants made around $60,000 combined -Had multiple coaches under him go on to lead their own programs -Took an early retirement buyout that the college was offering -Former assistant coach under him, Steve Thompson (College of Wooster grad), was an AD at Eureka and then took the Bethany AD job -In the summer of 2018, Steve asked Mike if he wanted to come work for him -Currently Associate Athletic Director and does “whatever needs to be done” -Will be an assistant for basketball this season, teaches classes and may help with tennis as well -“Any other duties assigned.” -Averaged 22 to 30 guys on the roster per year to help the college with enrollment and played JV schedule -“Once you get to a certain point, if you don’t make a move you’re almost bound to stay and hope it works out.” -Misses the coaching part -“You miss having a team.” -Misses being miserable -Still stays connected to former Illinois College and College of Wooster players -30 or 31 players or student coaches/managers met their spouse at Illinois College -Had the opportunity to coach Lamont Paris at Wooster who is now the head coach at Tennessee Chattanooga -Also coached Ryan Pedon at College of Wooster who is currently an assistant coach at Ohio State -The advice to his son on coaching at Ashland as a GA currently -What it was like coaching Jacob Tucker -Following him down to Houston at the Slam Dunk contest and the stories with him winning it -“If you want to do the college game, you have to do it when you are young.” -Enjoys talking with other coaches at Bethany because he has been through some things -“Have your resume ready.” -Enjoyed coaching in the competitive Midwest Conference --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app