The Greatest Games Podcast

College  Basketball Coach?  Check College Baseball Coach?  Check High School Basketball Coach?  Check Travel Baseball Coach?  Check Fans, Ed Ward has done it all!  What a great guest for The Greatest Games Podcast!  Coach Ward tells us about his unique journey through sport and about a couple of epic games.  This episode really brings out the spirit of what sport is all about.  Thank you to Coach Ward for coming on the show!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Rich Gatewood, the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Moore Traditional School in Louisville, joins Kris and Brian in today's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  Coach Gatewood has one of the most unique stories and journeys through high school basketball that he shares with us in this inspiring episode.  Hear his thoughts on traditional high schools as well as prep schools and how they both play a role in today's basketball landscape.  Also learn about the value of having connections with college coaches and how that can help your kids at the high school level.  We can't thank Coach Gatewood enough for coming on the show!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Join us for today's episode with 5 time state championship winning coach Chris Roche!  Learn all about how his Wilsonville HS team won back to back state championships in 2019 and 2022.  That's correct and not a typo!  Coach Roche is an incredible man and has an amazing amount of clarity when it comes to how he coaches and what is shooting for each year.  This episode will challenge and inspire you!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach Fred Hill joins Kris and Brian for the second time to discuss many topics including The Basketball Reunion coming up on April 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, Team Hill Foundation and Compass Basketball Academy.     Learn more about about each of these ventures and the links below: www.thebasketballreunion.com www.teamhillfoundation.org www.compassbasketball.com   Coach Fred Hill has such infectious energy and we can't thank him enough for coming back on the show!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

We are excited to bring you New York Times Best Selling Author Ian O'Connor in today's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  He is the author of the brand new book The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski.  This is a MUST read as we witness the end of Coach K's illustrious coaching career.     Ian shares about his process of writing the book, and about how it was 30 years in the making ever since he sat courtside at the Duke vs. UK 1992 East Regional at the Spectrum when Christian Laettner hit “The Shot.”    We can't thank Ian O'Connor enough for coming on the show.  We encourage our listeners to check out his library of books here.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Jeff Koehler returns to talk about a challenging topic:  Parents and their role in talking with coaches about playing time, etc.  This is a really thought-provoking episode and we can't thank Coach Koehler for coming back to share some wisdom with us!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

After a late night of work on The Bash Brian checks in to say hello and talk briefly about The Bash!

Corbin Landers, the head JV and Varsity Boys Basketball coach at Camden Military Academy, joins us for this week's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  Coach Landers has a wide variety of experiences in basketball at a young age and has now landed his first head coaching opportunity in Camden, SC.  Hear his heart for his players and learn more about his “why” in this episode in addition to an incredible game between Charleston Southern and High Point from the mid 2010s.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate  You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Relationships are hard enough, but imagine preparing your team for a big game and, oh by the way, the other team is coached by your spouse!  Well, that's what happened recently in the Bronx as Rutgers University-Newark, coached by Ashley Cieplicki,  visited The College of Mount Saint Vincent, coached by Phil Stern,  in what we believe is the very first college basketball matchup between spouses.  Hear all about how this game came about, and how special this game was for all who were involved.  Heck, even our very own Kris DeBlasio was able to watch this historic matchup.  We can't thank Ashley and Phil enough for sharing this story with us.   We would also like to shoutout SNARR (Special Needs Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation) as they were a part of the special night as well as the beneficiary of t-shirt sales and donations.  Learn more about this amazing organization at https://snarrnortheast.org/ and adopt Alfie before Brian does!   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate  You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

As a basketball player George Selleck was selected as the California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year, at Stanford he earned All-American honors and then went on to being elected to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the Pac-12 Ring of Honor.  As a coach he was selected TWICE by the Los Angeles Times as the High School Coach of the Year.  But it is not these accomplishments that define George Selleck.  Through Lead2Play, an organization he founded, and the numerous books he has written Dr. Selleck has made it his life's work to empower youth and to make sports fun for those involved.   In his new book, Kian and Me: Gifts from a Grandson, which is out now at Amazon and other fine retailers, Dr. Selleck walks readers through what Kian, his toddler grandson, is teaching him as his grandfather.  It is a book that we can't recommend enough to our listeners and one containing endless lessons for adults as seen through the eyes of a toddler.  Pick up a copy today.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Podcast fans, we have taken the week off from a fresh podcast to bring you this gem from the great George Glymph.  We know high school seasons around the country will be starting soon, so what better way to celebrate that than bring you one of the greatest high school coaches of all time,   Coach Glymph has touched countless lives throughout his journey through the world of basketball.  He won 5 state championships at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, SC posting a record of 471-135.  He also won an AAU national championship in 1987.   More than a basketball coach, Coach Glymph earned Teacher of the Year honors twice throughout his career as a math teacher.  He even was an Olympic Torch bearer for the 1996 Summer Olympics!   Brian has this to say about Coach Glymph:  “I grew up idolizing Coach Glymph.  As a young coach working on my craft, I would take note after note every time I heard Coach speak somewhere.  I was blown away by his approach to the game, but more than that, I was blown away by his ability to connect with anyone around him.  To have him help coach our JV guys for a year while I coached Trent, his grandson, was an absolute dream come true.  I learned more about the game, coaching kids and about myself in that year than any year of my coaching career.  I am forever grateful to Coach Glymph for being honest with me, even the times that moved me to tears, because that was what I needed as a coach and as a man.”   Kris has this to say about Coach Glymph: “Having the opportunity to work alongside Coach Glymph was a pleasure I never imagined I would have. His willingness to share his vast depth of knowledge with Brian and I was a true blessing. The most impressive thing about Coach Glymph is his true humility in any situation. While helping us coach a JV basketball team he never once thought he was above us as a coach. As a man of faith he believes in service to others and his life is a reflection of that, and I am humbled to know him and call him a mentor.”    Listeners will hear the heart of Coach George Glymph shine through in this episode.  His love for the game, kids and coaches is infectious, and you'll quickly hear why he has been so influential around the game of basketball in South Carolina and beyond.   We can't thank Coach George Glymph enough for joining us on the show.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Rob Carcich is the new head boys basketball coach at Westwood High School in New Jersey.  In this episode hear Coach Carcich talk about his philosophies around teaching young men the game of basketball and life.  He tells a great story about a player that forgot his jacket and how he handles it in the moment.  He has a fascinating journey that began as a volunteer coach at Westwood and now to the head coach there.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Silvio Santander, Assistant Coach for the Argentina National Team AND Head Coach of the Venezuelan professional team Guaiqueríes de Margarita, joins us for this week's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  Coach Santander comes from a basketball family and tells us about his journey from coaching youth basketball to being a professional coach travelling to 29 countries because of basketball.  It was incredible to hear about the similarities and differences amongst the players he has coached and American players.   His message to young coaches and players all over the world:  “Enjoy the game.”  Such great advice!   Thanks to Coach Santander for taking the time to talk with us.  This was a fascinating interview!   And in his honor, we will post these show notes in Spanish as well:   Silvio Santander, entrenador asistente de la selección argentina y entrenador en jefe del equipo profesional venezolano Guaiqueríes de Margarita, se une a nosotros para el episodio de esta semana del podcast de The Greatest Games. El entrenador Santander proviene de una familia del baloncesto y nos cuenta su trayectoria desde ser entrenador de baloncesto juvenil hasta ser un entrenador profesional que viaja a 29 países debido al baloncesto. Fue increíble escuchar acerca de las similitudes y diferencias entre los jugadores que ha entrenado y los jugadores estadounidenses.   Su mensaje a los jóvenes entrenadores y jugadores de todo el mundo: "Disfruten el juego". ¡Qué gran consejo!   Gracias al entrenador Santander por tomarse el tiempo de hablar con nosotros. ¡Fue una entrevista fascinante!   Su mensaje a los jóvenes entrenadores y jugadores de todo el mundo: "Disfruten el juego". ¡Qué gran consejo!   Gracias al entrenador Santander por tomarse el tiempo de hablar con nosotros. ¡Fue una entrevista fascinante!   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

JP Nerbun is a former Division I basketball player at The University of South Carolina winning an NIT championship in 2006.  He then moved to Ireland and began his coaching career.  In this episode learn about his journey from a coach that was a “yeller and screamer” to transformational coach and how he started TOC Consulting.  Coaches of all levels will benefit from what JP has to share in this episode as well as the resources he provides on his website and on his very own podcast. Learn more about TOC Consulting at ThriveOnChallenge.com. Catch JP and co-host Nate Sanderson on the Coaching Culture Podcast where they interview leaders and coaches across many different industries.  He even had one of our favorite authors, James Clear, on his show.    We highly recommend reaching out to JP if you are a coach that is ready to do things differently and impact youth long term. Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC. Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time. Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.  

In this week's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast we visit with Fort Lee's (NJ) Head Coach, Adam Shrager.  Coach Shrager has had an interesting journey across this great country of ours and has landed in New Jersey where he is an incredibly thoughtful, caring and successful head coach.  This is yet another episode that left us encouraged about the state of basketball and high school sports.     Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

We have heard a lot of great stories throughout 130 episodes of The Greatest Games Podcast, but the story told by Jimmy Kinard easily lands in the top 5 of EPIC greatest games story.   Learn about an enormous rivalry game and how the lights WENT OUT before the final seconds.  Stories like these are why we love sports and especially high school sports.  Click here to read a little more about this amazing story told by Jimmy Kinard.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Larry Davis was named Mr. Basketball in South Carolina, was recruited to UNC, transferred to The University of South Carolina and scored over 1000 points in two years in a Gamecock uniform.  He followed that up with a long and successful career playing overseas.  Needless to say, Larry Davis was a great player.  Here in this episode how he has become a great coach with various stops along the way at high schools and colleges.   Click here to read a story about Lewisville's state championship under Coach Larry Davis.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

We're taking a little bit of a diversion from our normal basketball content today and we talk with the great Andrew Kitick.  Andrew is a former Sports Information Director for the University of South Carolina.  He tells us about some incredible Gamecock games as well as the leadership characteristics of Coach Ray Tanner.   Andrew works for the Evans Scholars Foundations.  The Western Golf Association conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of youth caddies and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation's efforts to award full tuition and housing college scholarships to high-achieving caddies with limited financial means.  Here is their website in order to get involved in a great cause.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach James Pulliate has had a fascinating journey from through college and high school basketball to now being an assistant coach at Emerson HS with the great John Ziemba.  This episode takes a deep dive into the idea of a team truly being a family.  Thanks Coach Pulliate for being an awesome guest!   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach Brian Dunn of Northern Valley Old Tappan joins us for this week's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast!  Coach Dunn is both the head coach of the girls basketball and football teams there and has led them both to multiple sectional titles.   Coach tells us about an incredible sectional game in 2018 vs. Pascack Valley and the great Jeff Jasper (episode 115 of The Greatest Games Podcast).   Click for an awesome article about the game and see a video from the longest 13 seconds in the history.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Imagine for a moment you are a young head coach and your team is facing off against a living legend...a legend you have admired and respected for many years.  And, oh by the way, he's gunning for his 1000th win.  That's the scenario Dan Burke describes in this epic episode.    Coach Burke is the head coach of the Wilmington University Wildcats in Wilmington, Delaware.  Hear all about his ascension to becoming a head coach at the age of 29 and hear all about his philosophies about hoops and life in this episode.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

This week's episode is a repost of the dynamic Yusuf English of Hartsville HS.  Coach English was nice enough to invite Brian on his podcast to record this week (The Staley Kurtz English Show) so we wanted to make sure our listeners caught this highly-entertaining episode with Coach English.   Check out his brand: www.unfilteredforever.com and his other podcast: The Relationship Status Podcast.   He's a man of many talents!   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach Melvin Watson, a former SEC Champion with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, talks about a couple of his greatest games.  From several times coming up short as player as a coach to earning a state championship as a head coach, Coach Watson weaves a beautiful story of redemption in this episode.     Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

You know Coach Dave Cieplicki as the legendary head girls basketball coach at Dumont High School in Bergen County, NJ, but after listening to this episode you will truly know the heart behind the legend.  Hear Coach talk about how he has stayed true to who he is as a person and as a coach, and learn how to have high expectations while building lasting, deep relationships.  This episode is another must-listen.  Thanks Coach for sharing your journey with us.   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

On June 24, 2021 the very first The Greatest Games Coaches Social was held at Miller's Ale House in Paramus, NJ.  We can't thank everyone enough for coming out and having a great time with us.  What an honor it was to connect with coaches, share stories and laugh together for a few hours.  The basketball community is special.  It is filled with kind, loving and competitive men and women, and to be able to have coaches under one roof, especially with the last year we have had was amazing.  Thank you for all your support of this show!   Before going any further, please make a donation here to Coach Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Coach Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Mark Mitchell tells us all about his amazon journey from growing up on the streets of Newark, NJ to starting as a middle school coach to his current position as the Head Women's Coach at St. Peter's University. Coach Mitchell tells us all about how hard work and taking no shortcuts has led to his unbelievable success. To this day, Mitchell remains the only college basketball coach in the state of New Jersey (any level, men's or women's) to win a national championship, and he tells us all about the game to cap his team's 33-0 season.    Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

We welcome back one of our favorite guests, coaching veteran Bruce Hamburger. Coach sheds some light on what it is like to be a college coach in search of a job. He tells us all about the steps he is currently taking to land his next job. Coach takes us inside his daily routine of phone calls, emails and the endless waiting game. As always, we are delighted to learn many lessons from a true basketball coaching junkie.    Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

What a fun and unique episode this week. Ashley Cieplicki is the Head Women's basketball coach at Rutgers University-Newark and her husband Phil Stern is the AD and Head Women's basketball coach at The College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. These two great coaches share how the role of a coach has changed even over the past decade in order to educate the entirety of each student-athlete they are responsible for. They also both have great championship games they tell us about: Cieplicki winning her first NJAC tournament championship and Stern winning the America East conference while coaching at UMBC, for the first NCAA tournament appearance in school history.    Check out the NJAC Championship game highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkhuGcL52lk   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

John Ziemba, guest number 38 on The Greatest Games Podcast, returns in this week's episode to talk about possible legislative changes within the NJSIAA that would affect basketball season as well as other sport's seasons.   Click here to read an article on NJ.com about the proposed changes.   This episode shows the power of collaboration between coaches and state associations as well as the power of a group of coaches that bring real solutions to state associations.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Rex Walters has been an incredibly successful player and coach on the college and professional levels, and has been known as a hard-driving player and coach.  But what did we find?  Coach Walters is HIGHLY entertaining, genuine and FUN.  Of course he wants to win, but fans will hear his enormous personality come through loud and clear.  He shares some great stories and wisdom that will benefit coaches of all levels.  Plus, he stumps Kris with a fantastic trivia question!     Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

We're reposting one of our best episodes to date about our boy Tacauma Lettsome.  We're reposting for several reasons, but this Saturday Ridge View HS will be hosting an All Star game in his honor and he'll be in attendance!  We're super-pumped to have him back on campus once again and can't wait to honor him and raise funds for him and his family during his fight with ALS.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   Want to know more about the event this Saturday?  Visit RidgeViewSports.com   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Vietnam Veteran?  Check. The first girls basketball coach in NJ history to reach 1,000 wins?  Check. One of the most entertaining and engaging guests on The Greatest Games Podcast?  Check!   Join us for this week's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast as the legendary Coach Jeff Jasper of Pascack Valley High School tells us about his incredible journey from Vietnam, to becoming a high school teacher and starting the girls basketball program at Pascack Valley High School.  And hear how, after one year, he was offered a boys coaching job and turned it down.   The rest is history for Coach Jasper.  This episode will encourage listeners of all levels and brings us all back to the “why” behind coaching:  relationships.  Thanks Coach Jasper for an amazing interview.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach Bruce Hamburger has been recommended to us time and again, and let's be honest:  HE DELIVERED in this podcast.  Coach Hamburger is a highly-entertaining storyteller and one of the really great guys in the business. We can't thank him enough for joining us on the show to tell us about his story and all about the run Seton Hall made to the 1989 NCAA National Championship game.  Hear an incredible story on how PJ Carlisemo handled the loss.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Bill Zotti has a familiar journey that we have heard on The Greatest Games Podcast working his way up from a student manager to a Division I assistant coach.  He tells us about a game during the early days of UMBC basketball (well before the Retrievers knocked off the #1 seed Virginia Cavaliers).  Even though he is currently retired, Coach Zotti could step on the floor with any program.  This episode is entertaining from start to finish and really highlights the connection that all coaches have with one another.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Coach Tim Maloney joins us for this week's episode of The Greatest Games, and he really brings the heat when it comes to talking about basketball and the development of student-athletes in life.  He has been a high school coach, been at The University of Florida with Billy Donovan as well as Baylor with Scott Drew, and a myriad of other stops.  Through personal health issues he has realized the extreme value of working with kids.  This is a highly encouraging episode for all listeners.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

From Casper, Wyoming, to Pullman, Washington, ending all the way up in Ōpunake, New Zealand, hear the incredible journey of Coach Angelo Hill. He played college basketball for the legendary George Raveling, played professionally all over the world, and coached in junior college and internationally in New Zealand. He tells a story of absolute determination by him as a coach, and by one of his players to win the JUCO Region title while at Casper College. His words about coaching and the impact coaches have on players are truly moving. Please take the time to listen to this special episode and share with a coaching friend.    Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Ben Lee, head boys basketball coach at River Bluff High School in Lexington, SC, joins us for today's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  Coach Lee takes us through his incredible journey of building River Bluff High School in eight years to a State Championship program at the AAAAA level of South Carolina.     Click here to view The State Newspaper article about River Bluff's win over Dutch Fork.   Click here to view The State Newspaper article about River Bluff's State Championship win over the 4-time defending State Champion Dorman.   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

The great Chris Gaskin returns to the place where it all started!  As our first guest on The Greatest Games Podcast, we can't thank Coach Gaskin enough for helping us to get our start.  This episode takes a dive into the NCAA Tournament and all of our favorite memories around March Madness.  Thank you Coach Gaskin for making a return visit to the show!   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for a repost of our episode as Coach Steve Collins, head coach at Madison Memorial High School (WI), talks with us about his greatest game.  Coach Collins tells us a great story of a legendary triple overtime state championship game giving him his first state title. Coach Collins is one of the most successful coaches in the state of Wisconsin with 3 state championships and countless appearances in the state Final Four. He also runs a coaching website and several of his own podcasts. You can find him here:    Website: https://teachhoops.com/   Learn the Princeton Offense Free 3 Day Nightly Lesson: www.teachhoopsprinceton.com   Free basketball Coaching Roadmap: www.basketballroadmap.com   Podcasts: High School Hoops Basketball Coach Unplugged Teacher Side Gig   Best Practice Planner  - 21 Day Free Trial   Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy!   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball! 

Matt Doherty, former Head Coach at a variety of stops in Division I Men's College Basketball, joins us for today's episode of The Greatest Games Podcast.  Coach Doherty takes us along for his journey through coaching, the lessons he has learned along the way and tells us all about his new book:  Rebound.  This book is as wonderful read full of basketball stories from his time as a player at UNC as well as lessons learned along his coaching journey.     Before going any further, please make a donation here Tacauma Lettsome's GoFundMe page and help this former basketball coach in his fight against ALS:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

Tacauma Lettsome, a former Ridge View High School Volunteer Assistant Coach and School Resource Officer, is fighting ALS.  This episode is all about our guy, his story, his fight and how you can help.   Before going any further, please make a donation here at his family's GoFundMe page:   https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tacauma-fight-als/donate   You can learn more about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease” here at ALS.org.  Hear more about Lettsome's story in this link from WLTX TV in Columbia, SC.   Coach Lettsome gave for many years to Ridge View High School, the Richland County Sheriff's Department and the City of Columbia Police Department shaping and molding those around him.  “Lett” is a teacher.  He's a mentor.  He's a gentle giant.  He's a real man that has touched countless lives, and we wanted to do our part to tell his story, to help his family and to raise awareness about ALS.   Lett, we love you, and we are behind you in your fight against ALS.  We know you're a fighter.  You got this!  We love you!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

This week we decided to do something special.  We decided to post our episode with the incredible Phil Martelli.  Why, you ask?  This is the point in the season where a lot of coaches are saying goodbye to their teams either because of not making tournaments, tournament losses, or even COVID-19 related issues.  We felt like it was important to post this episode with Coach Martelli because he really takes us back to the “why” around coaching.  This episode is incredibly rich and has been one of our most popular episodes.     Coach Martelli takes us through his incredible journey through high school and college basketball.  Even though he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, what shines through the most is his love for young people, his family and his love for the game of basketball.  This episode is incredibly special and uplifting.   Follow Coach Martelli on Twitter at @PhilMartelli.  And follow along with Michigan Wolverine Men's Basketball at @UMichBall on Twitter.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 104 Josh Coley, Head Boys Basketball Coach at United Faith Christian Academy in Charlotte, NC, talks about his greatest game.   Coach Coley also chimes in on the question from episode 103:  “Is talent or toughness more important?”   Great quote from this episode from Coach Coley: “Play so hard that you can't be nervous.”   Coach Coley is one of the great young minds in the game of basketball today and has a highly-competitive program in one of the hotbeds of high school basketball.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 103 as Robert Wells, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Brookland Cayce High School in Cayce, SC, talks with Kris and Brian about his greatest game.   Coach Wells brought the fire early in the show after he posed the question, “Is it better to have tough players or talented players?”  This kicked off a rich conversation that you really don't want to miss.  Coach Wells is a dynamic young coach that has wisdom beyond his years.  He is also a coach that cares deeply about his kids and the direction of the Bearcat basketball program.   Follow Brookland Cayce Basketball on Twitter @BC_BearcatBball and Cayce Roundball Classic @cayceroundball    Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy.   Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 102 as Jimmy Duncan, current athletics director at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, tells us about his journey sharing the coaching room with some wonderful mentors. Coach Duncan tells us about a game that had to be delayed because of a raucous environment in the stands and continued the next day in an empty gym, this is a story you don't want to miss.    Click here for a link to a story from that night.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 101 as Brandon Wallace, assistant coach at Gray Collegiate Academy, tells about his journey as an all SEC performer, international basketball star to the sideline. Brandon tells us about losing his love for the game after his playing career and has rekindled his passion for the game as a coach. Brandon's greatest games come against legendary South Carolina high school coach Zach Norris.    Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. 
Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

The 100th episode is HERE!  We can't thank you enough for all your support of The Greatest Games Podcast.  This episode is special for a couple of reasons:   It is our 100th episode. But, more than that, we have Coach George Glymph joining us for today's episode.   Coach Glymph has touched countless lives throughout his journey through the world of basketball.  He won 5 state championships at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, SC posting a record of 471-135.  He also won an AAU national championship in 1987.   More than a basketball coach, Coach Glymph earned Teacher of the Year honors twice throughout his career as a math teacher.  He even was an Olympic Torch bearer for the 1996 Summer Olympics!   Brian has this to say about Coach Glymph:  “I grew up idolizing Coach Glymph.  As a young coach working on my craft, I would take note after note every time I heard Coach speak somewhere.  I was blown away by his approach to the game, but more than that, I was blown away by his ability to connect with anyone around him.  To have him help coach our JV guys for a year while I coached Trent, his grandson, was an absolute dream come true.  I learned more about the game, coaching kids and about myself in that year than any year of my coaching career.  I am forever grateful to Coach Glymph for being honest with me, even the times that moved me to tears, because that was what I needed as a coach and as a man.”   Kris has this to say about Coach Glymph: “Having the opportunity to work alongside Coach Glymph was a pleasure I never imagined I would have. His willingness to share his vast depth of knowledge with Brian and I was a true blessing. The most impressive thing about Coach Glymph is his true humility in any situation. While helping us coach a JV basketball team he never once thought he was above us as a coach. As a man of faith he believes in service to others and his life is a reflection of that, and I am humbled to know him and call him a mentor.”    Listeners will hear the heart of Coach George Glymph shine through in this episode.  His love for the game, kids and coaches is infectious, and you'll quickly hear why he has been so influential around the game of basketball in South Carolina and beyond.   We can't thank Coach George Glymph enough for joining us on the show.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 99 as Mr Brandon Ross, Assistant Principal at Ridge View High School, joins us for today's episode.     Mr. Ross is the current South Carolina Association of School Administrators Assistant Principal of the Year!  Hear his thoughts on what up and coming coaches as well as seasoned coaches can do to help administration and more in this episode.  Mr. Ross is a former basketball coach, guidance counselor and will soon have his doctorate.  Coaches of all levels will benefit from what he shares in this episode.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 98 as Coach Ché Roth of Cannon School in Concord, NC talks with us about his greatest game.   Coach Roth tells us about the 2020 NCISAA 4A Boys Basketball State Championship game in which his Cannon Cougars defeated Charlotte Latin 71-69.  Click here to read a story and see the incredible photos from this game.  This game is one of the last games before a worldwide quarantine.   Coach Roth has made the journey from college coach to highly successful high school coach.  Hear more about Cannon School and what makes that program so special in this episode.   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 97 as Coach Larry Shyatt tells us about his greatest game.   Coach Shyatt brings over 40 years of college coaching experience to the Greatest Games podcast. Coach Shyatt is an amazing storyteller who brings us in the locker room of back to back National Championships Florida Gators and his years as a head coach at Wyoming and Clemson. Enjoy listening to Coach's years of wisdom, enthusiasm, and gratitude for a long career.    Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.

816 Basketball presents The Greatest Games Podcast. Join us for Episode 96 as Peter Kaffey, AZ Compass Prep Program Director and Coach, joins Kris and Brian to talk about his greatest game.   AZ Compass Prep is quickly becoming a household name in the world of prep basketball, and hear Coach Kaffey tell us some incredible stories from his days in basketball.  Listeners will also hear about what makes AZ Compass Prep such a special place.  We were blessed to have the Dragons join us in Columbia, SC for the The Bash this past December 2020.  What a show they put on!   Visit TeachHoops.com/816basketball for incredible basketball coaching content and resources from Coach Steve Collins.  Sign up for the two week free trial, learn and grow as a coach and support the show all at the same time.   Share, subscribe and leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter at @816Basketball.