For the Love of the Game

Morgan Morris is the wife to Tim Morris, assistant coach at the University of Utah Men's basketball program. She also was in the industry herself. She will be talking us through the ups and downs of it all.

On this episode of For the Love of the Game, I speak with an experienced college basketball wife and mother Mrs. Richelle Brooks. She will talk with me about what it really looks like to navigate being a wife and mother in the college basketball world.

I am so thankful to get the privilege to get to speak with the people behind the vision of the head coach. These two lovely people are the hands and feet that get everything done behind the scenes to make a basketball program successful. Hannah Gentry and Aaron Proctor will speak about life as a Director of Basketball Operations for a division I program.

Mikhail McLean will be on the show speaking about his journey from support staff coach to becoming an assistant coach. He will touch on how that affects all areas of you life and not just your title.

On this episode of For the Love of the Game, I will be chatting with Mrs. Cierra Dowling. She will be discussing what her life was like before she met her husband and how she has transitioned from her original path to what her life looks like now as a basketball coach's wife.

Tiffany Brooks is the wife of Assistant Coach Alvon Brooks III with the Baylor Bears. She will be chatting about how she was able to transition her life into this new role as the wife of an NCAA basketball coach. She also talks about what that life looks like now with her two boys under the age of 10.

This episode will feature a college basketball coach's wife name Gabby Graves. She is a former college basketball player and her husband is one of the assistant coaches for North Carolina Central University. Gabby will discuss her life as a coach's wife as well as touch on some very tough subjects when it comes to being a black family during this time of uncertainty.

On this episode of "For the Love of the Game," I will be talked about my family's new normal since covid-19 changed our world. I will be opening up about how it has affected my family.

This episode is more of a way for me to extend positivity into your life during such a stressful time. Please contact me if you feel compelled to do so: IG- arrie_mclean Email- Arrion.mclean@gmail.com

On this episode of ‘For the Love of the Game' I will be speaking with E'delana Barnes. Her husband is a coach at Crosby High School. She will be talking about her first year as a coach's wife and how her husband's new career fits into her busy life in the corporate world of Human Resources. To connect with E'delana go to her LinkedIn page as well as social media listed below: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-delana-barnes-m-s-ed-041a95142 Instagram https://instagram.com/edelana?igshid=1jwi0xu3v7lc2

On this episode of ‘For the Love of the Game' I will be speaking with Tonya Sampson. Her husband is an assistant Coach at the University of Houston basketball program. She brings a unique story to the show. She is a former assistant basketball coach herself. She had a very successful career and decided to put it on hold to start a family. She will be talking with us about her transition from the hustle and bustle of the coaching world to being a coach's wife, a mom, and a business owner. To connect with Tonya go to her website listed: http://www.hustlehomefitness.com

On this episode of ‘For the Love of the Game' I will be speaking with Janay Bridges. Her husband is a part of the North Carolina Central basketball program. She will be talking about her experience being a coach's wife in the basketball world and moving from one program to another. She will also touch on becoming a new mom in the middle of the season. If you have questions, comments, feedback or just would like to connect with either of us, you will find our social media handles below: Janay Bridges: @greys_ma19 Arrion McLean: @arrie_mclean

In this episode I am introducing what this podcast will be about. I will also giving you a little bit of background about myself and my family. Here is my contact information as well —> @arrie_mclean (Instagram) arrion.mclean@gmail.com