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THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

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A cancer survivor himself, Norm Stewart led the charge to what ultimately became Coaches vs. Cancer. Having raised over $110 million to date, 2017-18 marks the program’s 25th Anniversary

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National Association of Basketball Coaches 1111 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Phone: 816-878-6222 • Fax: 816-878-6223 www.NABC.org ______________________________________________ NABC EXECUTIVE STAFF Jim Haney Executive Director Reggie Minton Deputy Executive Director Carol Haney Senior Director of Internal Affairs Troy Hilton Senior Director of Corporate Relations and Association Affairs Stephanie Whitcher Chief Financial Officer Rick Leddy Senior Director of Communications Rose Tate Director of Membership Ebony Donohue Associate Director of Membership Mark Heatherman Senior Director of Special Events Janelle Guidry Director of Convention Wade Hageman Director of Corporate Relations Jenna Wright Director of Convention Housing Eric Wieberg Director of Digital & Social Media ______________________________________________ 2017-18 NABC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Self, President, University of Kansas Charlie Brock, 1st Vice President, Springfield College Mike Brey, 2nd Vice President, University of Notre Dame Mark Gottfried, 3rd Vice President Jamie Dixon, 4th Vice President, TCU Gary Stewart, Director, Stevenson University Johnny Dawkins, Director, University of Central Florida Lennie Acuff, Director, University of Alabama in Huntsville John Calipari, Director, University of Kentucky John Thompson III, Director Matt Margenthaler, Director, Minnesota State University Tommy Amaker, Director, Harvard University Pat Cunningham, Director, Trinity [TX] University Bill Coen, Director, Northeastern University Ed Cooley, Director, Providence College Frank Martin, Director, University of South Carolina Matt Painter, Director, Purdue University Sean Miller, Director, University of Arizona Gary Waters, Director Jeff Jones, 2016-17 Past President, Old Dominion University Ron Hunter, 2015-16 Past President, Georgia State University Tom Izzo, Director Emeritus, Michigan State University Phil Martelli, Director Emeritus, Saint Joseph’s University Ernie Kent, Director Emeritus, Washington State University Bob Burchard, Director, Columbia College D ave Archer, Director, National High School Basketball Coaches Association T hom McDonald, Director, National Junior College Athletic Association ______________________________________________

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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS NABC Executive Director: Jim Haney NABC Deputy Executive Director: Reggie Minton CPA: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLC NABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Daniel B. Adams, Ropes & Gray, LLP (Boston, MA) B oard Secretary, NABC Senior Director of Communications: Rick Leddy Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Guerrero, Director of Athletics, UCLA Jeff Hathaway, Director of Athletics, Hofstra University and Chair, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee Kevin Lennon, NCAA Vice President for Division I Governance

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THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

2017

COLUMNS From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Remembering Legends Lost Rick Leddy From the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Q&A To Begin The 2017-18 Season Jim Haney National High School Basketball Coaches Association. . . . . . . 19 Summer Conference Report Dave Archer NCAA Eligibility Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NCAA Websites Best Source For Information National Center for Fathering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Give Love And Appreciation Carey Casey NABC Chaplain’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Coach’s Wife Pastor Donnell Jones

FEATURES Celebrating 25 Years Of Coaches Vs. Cancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rick Leddy Hall Of Fame Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Eric Wieberg Q&A With Phil Martelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Coach’s Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5 on 4 Scramble Stephen Brennan, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Babson College COVER Coaches vs. Cancer PHOTO CREDITS Page 5 – Michigan State Athletics, David Riffel and Syracuse Athletics; Page 9 – Coaches vs.

Cancer and Andrew Kettel; Page 11 -- Jennifer Pottheiser, Coaches vs. Cancer, Andrew Kettel; Page 12 – Notre Dame Athletics, Syracuse Athletics, Saint Joseph’s Athletics, Oklahoma Athletics; Page 17 – Saint Joseph’s Athletics; Page 22 – Babson Athletics.

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FROM THE EDITOR, Rick Leddy

Remembering Legends Lost Nearing the end of summer, I find it a little disheartening when losing sunlight steadily leads us to shorter days and longer nights.

Nearing the end of summer in late August this year was disheartening for another reason. College basketball lost a pair of legendary hall of fame coaches over a three-day period with the passing of former Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote and former Villanova coach Rollie Massimino.

Aside from being inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Heathcote in 2009 and Massimino in 2013, each guided teams to signature NCAA championships. Heathcote’s Spartans, led by Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser, topped Larry Bird and Indiana State in the 1979 title game. Massimino’s Wildcats pulled off what many consider the most stunning upset in NCAA history as Villanova knocked off heavily favored Big East Conference foe Georgetown in the 1985 championship game.

I know there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands of stories about Jud, the vast majority very comical. My own is a little different. At the 2002 NABC Convention in Atlanta, I took a fall entering the hotel after Saturday’s semifinal games and fractured an already compromised leg. I was able to fly home to Connecticut for surgery and a substantial period of rehabilitation. During that time, I would receive a phone call from Jud about every two weeks, checking to make sure I was making progress. Those were calls from a friend I will never forget.

The first time I met Jud Heathcote was in 1985 at a summer board of directors meeting in Monterey, Calif. I had just been hired by then Executive Director Joe Vancisin to be the secretary for the board and a part-time media assistant.

Just this summer and not long after Jud’s 90th birthday, while preparing a Time-Out issue marking the 30th anniversary of the three-point field goal, I called to get his take on the decision to adopt the three-point goal.

The summer meetings were held over several days in conjunction with the NCAA men’s basketball committee and CBS at the time, combining morning meetings with golf in the afternoon and dinner with spouses attending each night. It proved to be a perfect recipe to get acquainted, especially for someone who now had a front row seat among this elite group of coaches, which besides Heathcote included legends John Thompson, Eddie Sutton, Clarence “Big House” Gaines and Johnny Orr.

Jud, in his inimitable way, said with a laugh, “I was against it because I said it would eventually change the game. I guess I was a prophet.”

Over the next 30-plus years, I was fortunate to have remained in contact with Jud as he finished his illustrious coaching career in 1995 and retired with his lovely wife, Beverly, to Spokane.

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I looked forward to the Final Four and NABC Convention to visit with Jud. Each year, he would be the emcee at the Hillyard Past Presidents’ luncheon and regale the audience with his signature humor.

No one, even the gracious sponsors from Hillyard, could escape an occasional barb from Jud. Everyone knew that it was all well meant and when Jud was unable to come to the convention several years ago, things were never quite the same.

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Over the last several years, I came in contact several times with Massimino on milestones in his career. He earned the Hillyard NABC Golden Anniversary Award for 50 years of outstanding service to college basketball in 2012, the year before his hall of fame induction.

The connection I did have with him was through his long-time friend and assistant, Ken Gabelman, who I knew from his playing days at Southern Connecticut. Anyone outside of his family and inner circle who wanted to reach Rollie went through Ken. NABC

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Jud Heathcote

Rollie Massimino

“Coach Mass was an unbelievable man, mentor and friend,” Gabelman said. “I met him when Dom Savino (another former Southern player) and I ran a camp for seventh and eighth graders. Coach invited us over for a pasta dinner and we were friends from then on.”

That seems to be the overall sentiment about Massimino, who was still coaching at Keiser University in Florida at the time of his death.

The one story I have happened at my very first NCAA Convention in Dallas in 1986. Long before convention registration opened when coaches received their packets and Final Four tickets at 11 a.m., a long line formed in the hotel’s massive space.

As registration opened, one young coach, who had enjoyed a morning of golf and still had a golf bag hanging on his shoulder, entered the hall and found his friend, about 25 people from the front of the line. After standing there for several minutes, a coach, maybe 30-40 people further back, got out of line and walked up to the coach/golfer.

“What are you doing up here near the front of the line,” said the diminutive, older coach.”

“My friend here has been holding my place in the line,” the young coach replied.

“Do you see way, way back there where this long line ends,” said the veteran coach. “You’ve been out playing golf and that’s your place in this line.”

As the young coach sheepishly walked back to the end, the irony was that he was being chastised by none other than Massimino, the coach of NABC

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the reigning NCAA championship team, waiting patiently in line for his 1986 tickets.

The passing of one other person, also near the end of August, did not get the same notice as the two hall of fame coaches, but nonetheless had an impact on many, including members and staff of the NABC. Kelly Seubert, executive assistant to Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim for 13 years, succumbed to cancer on August 18. If there was a hall of fame for executive assistants, the 53-year old mother of four certainly would have been inducted.

In a story by Mike Waters on syracuse.com, Boeheim described Seubert as “the heart and soul of the basketball program.”

The hall of fame coach went on to say, “She ran everything here, from the players to the camps to the coaches and the administrators. She touched everybody in such a positive way.”

The NABC staff has the pleasure of working regularly with so many of the outstanding executive assistants for head coaches, especially those of board members. This is often our lifeline to a coach.

“I worked with Kelly for many years while Coach Boeheim was on the board, but unfortunately I never met her,” said Troy Hilton, the NABC senior director of association affairs. “But she made me feel like we were lifelong friends and whatever I was calling about was a top priority.”

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Jim Haney

Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney

Late this summer Jud Heathcoate and Rollie Massimino both passed. What are your thoughts on these two coaches?

I first met Jud in 1973. He was the head coach of Montana State at the time and I was an assistant coach at Oregon. He was captivating to speak with. We all have great memories of Jud’s sense of humor, his jokes and storytelling but what impressed me the most looking back was his love for college basketball. Over the many years that followed, his love of the game and compassion for coaches continue to resonate with me. As for Rollie, from the first time you met him you knew he was on this earth to coach young men and he would continue to do so until he died.

He too, loved college basketball but his love for the game was superseded by his love for his coaches and players. Two National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coaches that will be missed by many!

There is a lot of discussion regarding transfers, both graduate and undergraduate transfers. What can you share regarding the topic of transfers?

First, the NCAA has been defending its policies impacting student-athletes including transfer regulations in court in recent years. We have seen the direction of NCAA legislation the past several years move decisively toward student-athlete welfare including increasing athletic scholarships to cost of attendance and passing legislation related to student-athlete time demands. Understandably, the NCAA is reviewing its transfer rules in light of potential lawsuits and its ability to defend those transfer rules in court.

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Second, 40% of incoming freshmen in men’s basketball will transfer by the end of their second year in college. The majority of those transfers are transferring down, meaning that they are moving to a “lower DI institution” or to DII, DIII or junior college institutions. In the vast majority of cases, we believe that the catalyst for these changes is playing time. These student-athletes want to play and compete. That is understandable due to the role basketball has played in their lives. It’s important to them! They conclude that the coach of the institution they have been attending is not providing, nor will provide, the playing time they want and conclude the opportunity to play significant minutes is more important than remaining a member of his present team, filling a backup role.

Third, there are third parties (high school coach, nonscholastic coach, AAU coach, family friend) who become middle man in the transfer process. Often during the college basketball season, college coaches are receiving phone calls from these third parties who indicate they are representing student-athletes interested in transferring. NCAA rules prevent the college coaches from speaking with student-athletes interested in transferring until the student-athlete has received permission to transfer from the institution he attends. College coaches are not breaking this rule. They wait but that does not stop the third party from investigating what institutions would be interested in the student-athlete they are representing. It should be noted that the transfer phenomenon is not restricted to college.

Many high school players are transferring from one high school to another at least once during their high school years.

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Fourth, the number of graduate transfers is Directors member Phil Martelli serves on that increasing annually. A graduate transfer working group. The working group sent out a is a student-athlete who has obtained his survey of the NCAA membership including head undergraduate degree but has at least one basketball coaches to determine the attitudes year of athletic eligibility remaining to complete of institutional and conference administrators on his four years of eligibility within a five-year these matters. Any recommendations from the window. That starts when he matriculates working group will be made public in October. to college as a freshman. Many of these A vote on those proposals will take place in grad transfers have no interest in a graduate April 2018. degree but are seeking greater exposure on Often times we oppose change because a team that is on television regularly, we are more comfortable continuing “The thereby increasing their chances to live and work within the structure to be drafted in the NBA. They unintended we are comfortable with. When compete their first year as a change is forced upon us, consequences of graduate student and then we adapt accordingly. The leave after the completion such a change would combination of eliminating of the season. force collegiate coaches the requirements for an Historically, head count undergraduate studentsports including men’s to recruit student-athletes athlete to obtain a release basketball, women’s off of other college teams, to transfer from the basketball and football institution he is attending even during the season and providing immediate have been sports in which any undergraduate eligibility of transferring potentially. Every student-athlete who undergraduate studentcollege studenttransfers in these sports is athletes will usher in an era of required to spend one year in free agency. The unintended athlete becomes residence at the new institution consequences of such a change a prospect.” before becoming eligible to would force collegiate coaches compete. There are those within to recruit student-athletes off of other the NCAA membership, including some college teams, even during the season presidents, who believe that student-athletes potentially. Every college student-athlete who compete in these head count sports should becomes a prospect. The recruitment of college be immediately eligible when they transfer similar student-athletes may supersede the recruitment to student-athletes in sports such as wrestling, of high school prospects. Student-athletes will cross country and field hockey. Members of be looking for a better opportunity and open to the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hear what another institution is willing to do for advocate immediate eligibility for transfers. The them. Ultimately, one can argue that it is great NCAA formed a working group to address issues for the student-athlete to have such freedom to related to transfers. Saint Joseph’s University choose to stay or go on an annual basis. Is it head basketball coach and NABC Board of good for the sport?

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2017-18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Self President University of Kansas

Charlie Brock First Vice President Springfield College

Mike Brey Second Vice President University of Notre Dame

Mark Gottfried Third Vice President

Jamie Dixon Fourth Vice President TCU

Gary Stewart Stevenson University

Johnny Dawkins University of Central Florida

Lennie Acuff University of Alabama in Huntsville

John Calipari University of Kentucky

John Thompson III

Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tommy Amaker Harvard University

Pat Cunningham Trinity (TX) University

Bill Coen Northeastern University

Ed Cooley Providence College

Frank Martin University of South Carolina

Matt Painter Purdue University

Sean Miller University of Arizona

Gary Waters

Jeff Jones Old Dominion University

Ron Hunter Georgia State University

Tom Izzo Michigan State University

Phil Martelli Saint Joseph’s University

Ernie Kent Washington State University

Bob Burchard Columbia College

Dave Archer NHSBCA

Thom McDonald NJCAA

Celebrating 25 Years of Coaches vs. Cancer

by Rick Leddy

Coaches vs. Cancer has raised awareness and over $110 million to date.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Coaches vs. Cancer Colorful. Charismatic. Cancer.

If those three words were used in a game of what doesn’t belong and why, the answer would seem like a slam-dunk.

Twenty-five years ago, those three words were significant factors in the founding of Coaches vs. Cancer, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

It happened when former basketball player Jerry Quick, then a director for the ACS in Missouri, approached University of Missouri head coach Norm Stewart with an idea. The colorful and charismatic Stewart, who had survived a bout with colon cancer, challenged Mizzou fans to pledge a dollar amount for every three-point basket made by his team during the season for the fight against cancer.

The plan was launched in 1991 and not long after, Stewart got other Missouri schools involved and soon found many using the campaign on their campuses.

The donations for that first year totaled more than $300,000.

With Stewart leading the charge, more and more schools nationwide began participating.

The veteran coach then presented the idea of taking this “Three-Point Attack” nationwide to the NABC, which had recently relocated to Overland Park, Kansas, leading to the creation of Coaches vs.

Cancer.

“Immediately, I think it was a cause that we as coaches agreed was the charity of

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choice,” said NABC Deputy Executive Director Reggie Minton. “There were a couple of options but this one was brought by one of our own, Norm Stewart, who was fighting the battle. It’s more personal and a lot easier to galvanize coaches to join the fight.”

“The more you learned and thought about cancer, it was personalized. Everybody we know has been touched in some fashion or form – family, friend, someone.”

American Cancer Society “Coaches vs. Cancer began as a local effort to rally coaches around defeating our common enemy - cancer. As we celebrate Coaches vs. Cancer’s 25th anniversary with the tipoff of the 2017-18 season, the program has become a national movement of coaches uniting alongside fans, students, and communities to attack cancer from every angle, raising over $110 million to date,” said Sharon Byers, chief development and marketing officer for the American Cancer Society.

“Coaches vs. Cancer will continue its critical role helping the American Cancer Society save lives and lead the fight against cancer. Every coach, every fan, every dollar raised gets us closer to our ultimate goal of defeating this disease forever.”

Leadership Throughout its history, Coaches vs. Cancer has been guided with passionate, dedicated and innovative leaders.

Jim Satalin, a former head coach at Duquesne and St. Bonaventure, joined the program as a regional director in 1995 and became the national director of the program in 1999 until his retirement in 2014.

“The advantage I had was that I knew all of the coaches. It’s a lot easier to meet someone face-to-face or get them on the phone that way,” Satalin said. “It is very important to have the NABC as a partner and Coaches vs. Cancer is the charity of choice.”

Among Satalin’s great strengths was taking an idea or initiative that was successful in one part of the country and nurturing its development from coastto-coast. Working alongside Natalie Morrison, strategic director, Coaches vs Cancer and sports alliances for ACS, he directed the very successful Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend; worked with former Maryland coach Gary Williams to develop the Coaches vs.

Cancer Golf Classic; fostered an annual ACS Lobby Day when coaches go to Capitol Hill to speak with members of Congress; and several other programs.

Participation at Every Level Phil Martelli, the head coach at Saint Joseph’s University and a NABC past president, is the current chair of the 30-member Coaches vs. Cancer Council, which includes high school coaches, present and former college coaches and national business leaders.

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“After our families and teams, my next priority is coaches’ engagement in Coaches vs.

Cancer as we try to crush cancer. That is the highest priority,” said Martelli, who is active around Philadelphia with the Philly 6 coaches, running golf tournaments, galas and various other events for Coaches vs. Cancer.

“It’s my goal to try to do everything the people ask, whether it’s a phone call to a fighter (cancer patient) or to another coach to get them involved, I’m convinced that answers are out there. If people believe I can make an impact, there is no greater responsibility.”

The High School Coach Andrew Kettel has been involved with Coaches vs.

Cancer since 2007, when he was named boys basketball coach at Lackawanna Trails High in northeastern Pennsylvania.

“The best player on my team was a senior and his father was at home fighting pancreatic cancer. Basketball was an outlet for him to get away from the battle vs. cancer a bit,” said Kettel. “I went home one night and watched a DI Coaches vs.

Cancer game on television and thought we could do something locally.”

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Now the boys coach at Scranton Prep, he heads a campaign which includes all of District 2 in the state involving 42 schools and 84 boys and girls basketball teams.

The campaign begins with a tip-off breakfast in November with some 200 in attendance including coaches, administrators, sponsors, players and general public.

Following the tip-off event, schools conduct their own initiatives throughout the year that includes selling t-shirts and citrus, having school dances, dress down days. We try to engage all of the students in general, not just the athletes.

All of this leads up to Suits and Sneakers, which is followed by a Hoopla Party, held at PNC Field, the home stadium of the Scranton/WilkesBarre Railriders, the Triple AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees. This is a 21 and over event with live entertainment and raffles to raise cancer awareness and funds.

The year’s events conclude with a May Gala, a black tie event, wearing sneakers of course in true CvC fashion. The event honors a local cancer survivor and has had crowds of close to 500 including local sponsors and professionals in the area.

Speakers at the event have included Mike Brey, Steve Lavin, Martelli, Pat Chambers, King Rice and Mark Gottfried and in the past nine years, Kettel and his team have raised $1.2 million for Coaches vs.

Cancer.

Las Vegas Golf Classic In year 11 of the Las Vegas Golf Classic, University of Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is the founder of the event and has taken the Classic to new heights.

“We have been very fortunate to have a great group of coaches take ownership and come back every year with their boosters,” said Kruger. “It’s a fun event and a reunion of sorts but everyone who participates does not lose sight of the goal to help the fight against cancer.

We have all been touched by cancer one way or another.”

Having raised some $3.5 million through the event, Kruger is very thankful for the generosity of the tournament sponsors, particularly Scott Sibella, president and chief operating officer of MGM Grand at MGM Resorts International, and Kelby Krabbenhoft, president and chief executive officer of Sanford Health.

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for many years and Kelby Krabbenhoft, who came on as the title sponsor this year, we could not be nearly as successful as we have been,” Kruger said. “Their sponsorship enables us to reduce overhead and give back.”

The Motivation May Be Personal Mike Brey’s motivation for becoming involved with Coaches vs. Cancer coincided with the beginning of the program in 1993.

“I was an assistant at Duke and my father was diagnosed with malignant melanoma,” said Brey. “Fortunately I was able to get him into the Duke Cancer Center, where he was treated and lived another 30 years.”

Since taking over as head coach at Notre Dame, Brey’s program is entering its 16th season with Coaches vs. Cancer, including the new Three-Point Attack and many more ambitious events.

“Each year we have a Night of Stars at a local home where we present community members with awards,” said Brey. “We have an Inspiration Award presented to a local cancer survivor, a Dedication award possibly to a physician or other

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community member who has been involved, and so on.”

CVC Weekend in South Bend begins with an evening event at the South Bend Cubs minor league stadium including a silent auction and followed on Monday with a golf tournament with loads of prizes donated.

“We are now over the $3 million mark in donations for Coaches vs. Cancer,” said Brey. “We have the new Harper Cancer Center in South Bend, which was built six years ago and now $1 million in grants at the center are funded by our CvC program.”

The Fighting Irish coach is excited about a new venture, teaming with former Notre Dame standout and present general manager of the Chicago Bulls, John Paxson. They plan to have a tip-off event in October and hope to have the other college/universities around Chicago also participate.

“In and around the Notre Dame community, I get as many questions asked about our Coaches vs. Cancer program from cancer survivors and families as I do about how my team will do this year,” said Brey.

Following the Leaders Now in his seventh season as the head coach at the University of New Haven, Ted Hotaling wants to carry on programs that he has watched be successful for Coaches vs. Cancer.

“I know that Norm Stewart started CvC and I saw what Phil Martelli and Fran Dunphy have done around Philly,” said Hotaling. ”I watched how they used their platform and as you get older and have your own program, you try to follow that image, bring awareness, and make an impact.”

“In NCAA Division II we reach a more limited population but we can be effective,” said Hotaling.

“We are working to start with a breakfast in the fall, do the Three-Point Challenge and Suits and Sneakers to support Coaches vs. Cancer.”

For more information on Coaches vs.

Cancer and how to become involved, go to http://www.nabc.org/programs/ coaches_vs_cancer. The 2018 Suits and Sneakers week will be held January 22-28.

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CLASS OF 2017 INDUCTION CELEBRATION | NOVEMBER 19 | KANSAS CITY, MO PRESENTED BY NIKE | HALLOFFAMEWEEKEND.COM

HALL OF FAME WEEKEND A Celebration of the Game

College basketball’s best will be on display in Kansas City this November to celebrate the game’s storied past and vibrant present.

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Weekend features two of the season’s marquee events in one of the sport’s most tradition-rich locales. The Hall of Fame Class of 2017 induction ceremony, set to take place on Sunday, Nov. 19, will enshrine eight new members into college hoops’ most prestigious fraternity.

Then over the following two nights, four of the game’s top programs will take the court for the annual Hall of Fame Classic.

Three days of all-time greats and elite competition, collectively giving college basketball the platform it deserves.

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 features seven decorated former players and a title-winning former head coach.

Together, the class represents nearly six decades of individual and team excellence, spanning both the college and professional levels.

Headlining the class are Tim Duncan and John Stockton, collegiate standouts that went on to

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become two of the best players in NBA history.

Duncan was a three-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year, a two-time ACC Player of the Year, and the 1997 consensus national Player of the Year at Wake Forest, while Stockton was the 1984 West Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year while at Gonzaga.

Indiana’s Scott May and Duke’s Jason “Jay” Williams each led their programs to national titles and earned multiple Player of the Year and All-America accolades. Rick Mount and Paul Silas staked claim to their alma maters’ record books – Mount as Purdue’s all-time leading scorer, and Silas as Creighton’s career rebounding leader.

And the late Cleo Hill of Winston-Salem Teachers College – now Winston-Salem State – received All-America and All-Conference honors before becoming the first player from an HBCU selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.

Joining the group of players in the Class of 2017 is Bo Ryan, who reached the postseason 27 times as head coach of Wisconsin-Platteville, Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Ryan’s historic career included four NCAA Division III national championships at Platteville, and a pair of Final Four appearances at Wisconsin.

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Once the Hall of Fame induction ceremony ends, it’s time for the games to begin.

The 2017 Hall of Fame Classic boasts one of the best fields ever assembled in the tournament’s now 17-year history.

This season’s classic – Nov. 20-21 at Sprint Center – pits Creighton against UCLA in one semifinal, and Baylor against Wisconsin in the second.

All four teams appeared in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, and together have reached the Sweet Sixteen nine times as well as the Elite Eight and Final Four twice over the past five years.

The Hall of Fame Classic will also be played in front of a national audience, with all four games of the championship round aired on the ESPN family of networks.

No location in America is better suited to host Hall of Fame Weekend than Kansas City, which serves as home of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the College Basketball Experience and the NABC. Kansas City’s college basketball roots run deep, having hosted more Final Fours – 10 – than any other site.

The state-of-the-art Sprint Center is also a college basketball mainstay, routinely hosting marquee Big 12 and NCAA championship events.

A fitting venue for one of the sport’s premier early-season tournaments.

Year after year, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony and Hall of Fame Classic deliver a new set of unforgettable moments. Expect Hall of Fame Weekend 2017 to be no different.

CLASS OF 2017 Tim Duncan, Player, Wake Forest •A veraged 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 2.3 assists over four years at Wake Forest, leading the school to four-straight NCAA Tournaments.

•T hree-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year, two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time consensus All-American, and the 1997 consensus National Player of the Year.

•S elected No. 1 overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 NBA Draft.

•W on five NBA titles, two NBA MVP awards, and three NBA Finals MVPs with the Spurs.

Cleo Hill, Player, Winston-Salem State •T he second-highest scorer in Winston-Salem State history, averaged 25.4 points per game over four seasons.

•L ed the program to back-to-back CIAA titles as a junior and senior.

•T wo-time All-CIAA selection and a NAIA first-team All-American in 1961.

•P icked eighth overall by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1961 NBA Draft, becoming the first HBCU player ever taken in the first round.

Scott May, Player, Indiana •L eader on 1975-76 Indiana squad that finished a perfect 32-0 – the most recent NCAA Division I team to complete an undefeated season.

•N ABC, Naismith, AP, Helms Foundation, Rupp and Sporting News National Player of the Year in 1976.

•C onsensus All-American as a junior and senior.

•D rafted second overall in 1976 by the Chicago Bulls.

Rick Mount, Player, Purdue •A ll-time leading scorer in Purdue history with 2,323 career points.

•G uided Purdue to the 1969 Big Ten title, the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament, and an appearance in the national title game.

•T wo-time consensus All-American and three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection.

•N o. 1 overall selection in the 1970 ABA Draft by the Indiana Pacers.

Paul Silas, Player, Creighton •R anks sixth overall and first among three-year players in Division I history with 1,751 career rebounds.

•T hird all-time at Creighton with a career scoring average of 20.5 points per game.

•E arned multiple All-America honors in each of his three varsity seasons.

•W on three NBA titles as a player, and later coaches four different NBA franchises.

John Stockton, Player, Gonzaga •G onzaga’s all-time steals leader and ranks fourth in career assists.

•1 984 West Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year after averaging 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game.

•P layed 19 seasons with the Utah Jazz, finishing as the NBA’s all-time leader in both steals and assists.

•W on Olympic gold medals with the 1992 USA Basketball “Dream Team” and again in 1996.

Jason “Jay” Williams, Player, Duke •L ed Duke to a 95-13 record during his three seasons, including the 2001 national championship.

•T wo-time consensus All-American, two-time All-ACC First Team selection, NABC Player of the Year in 2001, and the consensus National Player of the Year in 2002.

•R anks second in assists per game, second in steals per game, third in made three-pointers and seventh in scoring average in Duke history.

•S elected second overall in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.

Bo Ryan, Coach, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Wisconsin-Platteville •W on 747 career games and made 27 postseasons appearances as the head coach at three different college programs.

•G uided Wisconsin-Platteville to four NCAA Division III national titles.

•W on a school-record 364 games at Wisconsin, leading the Badgers to the NCAA Tournament in each of his 14 seasons, including a pair of Final Fours.

•C aptured four Big Ten titles and four Big Ten Coach of the Year awards.

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Q&A Phil Martelli with Saint Joseph’s

On Potential Changes to NCAA Division I Transfer Rules Phil Martelli, head coach at Saint Joseph’s University and a past president of the NABC, is a member of the NCAA Division I Transfer Working Group working on a comprehensive package of concepts intended to improve the transfer environment for college athletes, coaches and teams in Division I. He recently provided his insight on the issue for Time-Out. How did you get involved with the Transfer Working Group?

Why do you believe it is an important committee to serve on?

I was selected through the NABC and the A-10 conference because this issue has been of interest to me.

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responsibility not only to the studentathletes and teams but also to the game as a whole. This issue impacts the game.

What has the Transfer Working Group discussed to-date?

We’ve had great discussions about a number of issues, but it’s important to know that work has just begun.

We will continue to seek input on our ideas, including permission to contact, postgraduate eligibility and academicsbased uniform rules.

The Transfer Working Group is very diverse, with administrators, coaches and student-athletes representing all levels of Division I. Why is it important to have a variety of perspectives in the room?

We also have faculty members. Every member of the working group thinks about the issue a little differently, and the more perspectives we have, the better the end result will be.

The Division I National StudentAthlete Advisory Committee has offered its input to the Transfer Working Group. What value does SAAC’s voice bring to the legislative process?

The student-athlete voice is of paramount importance. Our goal is to create rules that support an excellent college experience for student-athletes, both academically and athletically, and what matters to them is crucial.

Academic opportunities and sportrelated competitive factors are often presented as being at odds in the transfer debate. How can academics and athletics be properly balanced when developing new transfer rules?

The working group is guided by a set of principles from the Division I Board of Directors, including focusing on athletics in the context of higher education and keeping the academic success of transfer student-athletes as a priority.

At SAAC’s recommendation, we also are considering carefully the impact on a team when a student-athlete decides to transfer. We have to balance the interests of all student-athletes.

Transfer rules differ significantly from conference to conference. Do you believe that uniform transfer policies would be a preferable model for Division I? Our charge is to strive for uniform standards unless research or data indicates otherwise. However, it’s important to note that the working group has no authority over conference rules and can only encourage conferences to examine their policies.

Permission to contact and postgraduate eligibility rules are key topics that the Transfer Working Group has been charged with reviewing. As they currently stand, do you believe these rules are in need of change?

We are looking at both of those issues, and are very interested in the feedback our survey will glean. I think everyone can agree that the negative attention placed on college sports, and particularly our sport, related to transfer is not good for the game.

Several men’s basketball transfer situations have received substantial media coverage recently – with some negative press directed at the coaches. As coaches, how can we better educate media and the public about our commitment to serving best interests of student-athletes?

Coaches need to underscore their commitment to the academic and athletic success of the students they coach in a public way. If we lay a strong foundation, our credibility will be stronger.

What do you hope the Transfer Working Group ultimately achieves?

We are focused on supporting the academic success of both graduate and undergraduate student-athletes who wish to transfer as well as minimizing the impact on teams and student-athletes who do not transfer. If we keep both those goals in mind, we will be successful.

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NHSBCA Summer Conference Report

by Dave Archer, Senior Director of Operations, NHSBCA

The leaders of state basketball coaches associations met for the three-day annual National High School Basketball Coaches Summer Conference in Indianapolis in July. Each state had multiple opportunities to submit agenda items and topics throughout the spring.

Danielle Donehew, executive director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), met with the NHSBCA Board to discuss options for interactions and ways to partner with NHSBCA. Donehew wants to reach coaches of girls’ teams, much like the NABC reaches coaches of boys’ teams.

Mike Milliron and Scott Thompson of Coaches vs.

Cancer made a presentation trying to rekindle in some states and enhance in other states the valuable work that high school coaches do for Coaches vs. Cancer.

A discussion of past successes as well as of current obstacles led to productive planning.

Jay Demings, youth development director for USA Basketball, outlined the work they are doing.

A brief history and timeline preceded an explanation of current actions and future plans. A very productive discussion about their objectives and actions followed.

USA Basketball and the NHSBCA are both very interested in establishing a working partnership.

Representatives of the NCAA also made a presentation that provided information and answered questions regarding eligibility and recruiting.

A series of position papers were presented, discussed and acted upon. The first position paper stated that the NHSBCA Board of Directors unanimously states that the use of a shot clock should be an option available to every state for adoption under National Federation of High School rules.

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detrimental to the total growth of young people and opens the potential for higher rates of injury.

A third position paper, again unanimously adopted, takes the stance that scholastic players should not be ranked for any reason/purpose prior to entering high school. Ranking of players as young as third grade is currently being done by some organizations and publications.

A fourth position paper stated that the NHSBCA would like to see college recruiting switch so that in the summer there would be evaluation only and that contact periods would be conducted during the school year.

Other segments of the Indianapolis meetings included the Idea Exchange portion of the opening session.

Each state briefly stated what is going well for them and challenges they face. A Focus on State Associations provided good ideas and suggestions to help each state in operating their clinics, halls of fame and other events as well as the processes used for selection of award winners. Providing benefits to members remains a major concern for all states.

Visits to Hinkle Field House, the Indiana HS Basketball Hall of Fame, NCAA Hall of Champions and the Indianapolis Speedway were enjoyed by attendees on the days before or after the summer meetings.

The field of education is going through many changes, some of which are tumultuous. How a basketball coach exists and thrives in this changing environment needs to be figured out. The status and role of scholastic basketball coaches nationwide will be a major focus of the NHSBCA this year. The first task currently being worked on is to clarify and explain the “landscape” of amateur basketball in the United States, especially in youth basketball. Specific actions that scholastic basketball coaches can implement will then be developed.

About NHSBCA The National High School Basketball Coaches Association is an organization uniting the 30-plus states that have State Basketball Coaches Associations to work for the betterment of the game. The NHSBCA also serves as the High School Congress within the NABC. The NHSBCA is the national voice for high school basketball coaches, working to foster high standards of professionalism and to support coaches.

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When it comes to Division I academic standards, high school athletes, parents and coaches need to be wellinformed. NCAA websites are the best source for helpful information.

Coaches, as your college-bound student athletes begin a new academic year, we wanted to provide a few tips to ensure that they’re able to meet the NCAA’s Division I initial-eligibility standards.

For your 2018 graduates, the opportunity to meet the first phase of the Division I academic standards begins now. They have until the start of their seventh semester (the junior year for most students) to complete 10 NCAA-approved core courses (seven of which must be in English, math or natural/physical science).

For 2018 graduates, there are also new academic requirements for student-athletes wanting to play Division II basketball. Those student-athletes must now earn a core-course GPA of 2.20. They will also have to earn an SAT or ACT score that matches their corecourse GPA on the Division II full qualifier sliding scale.

Classes from any nontraditional program must be approved by the NCAA to count toward the 16 corecourse requirement and must be completed before the first day of the student-athlete’s seventh semester.

Make sure your student-athletes have all the facts before they decide to take a nontraditional course.

You can find a list of NCAA-approved nontraditional programs at NCAA.org/courselist.

The Eligibility Center’s information-packed website at NCAA.org/playcollegesports is designed to help your student-athletes successfully transition to college.

The online content and FAQs guide student-athletes through initial-eligibility requirements, recruiting guidelines and timelines for staying on track during high school.

New online content for high school staff and coaches at NCAA.org/eligibilitycenter provides immediate access to initial-eligibility printouts, videos and tutorials.

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The Eligibility Center’s information-packed website at NCAA.org/ PlayCollegeSports is designed to help your student-athletes successfully transition to college.

to the Eligibility Center Coaches’ Newsletter, sent by email. You can also find us on Twitter @NCAAEC. Remember, if your student-athletes want to play Division I or II basketball, they need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Academic achievement has always been important, but now more than ever, student-athletes must pay attention to their high school courses and grades. We need your help in emphasizing that point from day one of ninth grade.

As coaches, you are an integral part in helping spread the word about these academic standards.

Tell student-athletes who plan to compete in Division I or II to visit NCAA.org/playcollegesports for the full list of eligibility requirements. By working together, we can make sure student-athletes have the information needed to become successful on the court and in the classroom. Please share the Eligibility Center’s online resources with your student-athletes, their families and your colleagues.

Coaches, here is a handy checklist to assist your student-athletes and parents with the initialeligibility process.

CHECKLIST: How Can You Help?

• Visit NFHSLearn.com and join over 53,000 other coaches who have completed the free, online NCAA Initial Eligibility course.

• Use NCAA informational materials to educate students and parents. They are available at NCAA.org/PlayCollegeSports.

• Make sure those student-athletes who want to play sports in college register on our redesigned website at EligibilityCenter.org.

• Spread the word to your colleagues in the scholastic and nonscholastic coaching communities, including athletics directors.

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Give Love and Appreciation

by Carey Casey, CEO, National Center for Fathering

I am passionate about helping people—especially fathers and young people. Quite often, when I’m talking with a group of young men or after I’ve spoken at an event, I’ll come face-to-face with people in need and try to speak into their lives. Often, they have issues related to difficulties with their fathers.

This might sound a little strange, but often I’ll look at these individuals, stewing in their pain and anger, and talk to them as if I were their father. I’ll look them in the eyes and say, “If your daddy were sitting here, looking at you today, and if he had better information than what he had, I believe he would be very proud of you.” Then, as if speaking for their father, I’ll put an arm around their shoulder and say things like: “I’m sorry for leaving and for not being there for you.” “I am proud of you.” Or even, “I love you.”

It might sound crazy to do this with people I’ve just met; I get that.

Sometimes it sounds crazy to me, too. But the results are so powerful.

More often than not, they’ll break down in tears and lean toward me for a hug. Recently, one young man responded with a truth that I’m certain many others would share. He said, “Ain’t nobody ever told me that.” I can only pray that those brief moments lead them toward healing for the deeper issues they’re facing.

Now, am I asking all of you coaches to do this with your players? I suppose that’s up to you. But I hope you gain a clear understanding of every person’s deep need to be loved and appreciated, and many young people have never received that in healthy ways from their parents or other authority figures in their lives. Maybe you could be a source of healing for some of your players, and you don’t have to rely on one-time encounters; you can provide ongoing love and affirmation that they need.

Think of this as one important fundamental in your coaching skill set—a necessary tool you practice and then draw upon when it’s needed. Affirmation is fundamental as in basic, but it’s also fundamental as in essential.

Another great question: How can guys get comfortable with this?

Why is a hug or a word of affection so awkward for most men? Why aren’t such outward expressions seen as “manly” to so many people? Being affectionate might feel natural for me; maybe I’m wired that way. But there are often some very real issues behind this for guys. I have a friend who can’t remember ever being hugged by a man until he was thirty-five. And numerous guys have said their dads never told them, “I love you.”

That affirmation, or lack thereof, will have a profound impact on their self-esteem, and likely their performance on the court.

I’m always amazed to see the differences between kids and young adults who are trying to compensate or prove their value because they never received love from the parents and other mentors in their life, compared to the ones who live with confidence to achieve just about anything they set their minds to, because they have been affirmed and encouraged. Please make these positive investments!

Clearly, there are also matters of appropriateness to consider.

You would never want any of your actions to be misunderstood or considered improper. You do want to make sure your actions are within certain boundaries, and maybe saying “I love you” would be going too far. Still, I hope you’ll be direct. Look your players in the eyes, put a hand on their shoulder, and speak clear words of affirmation. There are many ways to express approval, trust, admiration, and even love.

I know many coaches already do these things, and it often goes unnoticed, but what you’re doing is heroic. You’re stepping into the lives of young people who aren’t used to having authority figures they can trust—especially positive fathers and father figures.

Carey Casey is CEO at the National Center for Fathering (NCF) and author of Championship Fathering. He is married with four children and nine grandchildren. The vision of NCF is to have an actively engaged father or father figure in the life of every child.

See more articles and resources for dad at www.Fathers.com or contact NCF at Dads@Fathers.com.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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COACH’S WIFE “The Gathering is a place to celebrate this great life we are called to as coaches’ wives affirmation and rejuvenation for the journey” -- Mary Kennedy, wife of Coach Bill Kennedy

Donnell Jones Pastor, Grace Covenant Church DC www.GraceCovDC.org The Team that serves athletes, coaches and their families is Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Nations of Coaches (NOC), Athletes in Action (AIA), and The National Center for Fathering (NCF). Each of FCA, NOC, AIA and NCF are individually great but altogether are even better. Altogether, we are the NABC ministry team.

Every year during the Final Four and NABC Convention, this team presents 10 significant moments for coaches, their wives and children. Ten moments that lead to movement all year round. They include moments like the Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast, the Character Coaching Forum, The 3D Workshop, Sunday Worship Service, Dad Talks and The Gathering for the Coaches’ Wives.

The Gathering for Coaches’ Wives is an annual moment where 500 strong engage with each other sharing the common joys and struggles of coaches’ wives. The leadership team of The Gathering is an extraordinary group of women. I had the pleasure of being with them for a retreat. That’s when it occurred to me. Of all the significant events that take place during the Final Four, The Gathering is one of the most influential groups of all.

This moment inspires, equips and empowers women -- women who know firsthand the highs and lows, the celebration and the crisis of the world of coaching.

One coach remarked that he planned not to attend the Final Four because he didn’t care to answer all the questions of a season that ended with him being fired. His wife replied, “We ought to go. I don’t want to miss the Gathering. I’m going even if you don’t.” He laughed as he realized that so many like his wife are deeply connected and committed to doing life together in a community that encourages and equips wives of coaches to be great!

No one more than the wife of a coach has the greatest influence in her husband’s life. No one is closer. No one knows him better. No one loves him more. No one has more influence in his life. I told these great women, you are perhaps the most influential people in all of collegiate basketball, because no one has the ear and heart of the coach more than you -- his wife.

Reflecting over 37 years of coaching, NABC Past President Dale Clayton, recalls the early years when the Convention lacked a family environment. “It wasn’t the place I could bring my wife.” Today, he says his wife looks forward to attending every year.

She loves participating in the Gathering for Coaches’ Wives. The relationships he has enjoyed for years are now hers to share with him.

“Thank you for the gift of the Gathering! I get refueled for another season with more tools to equip my husband in his job and me in my supportive role” -- Rebecca Nadelhoffer, wife of Coach Matt Nadelhoffer.

Coach, I encourage you and your wife to attend the 2018 Final Four and NABC Convention to upgrade your life personally and professionally. The benefit of your wife attending The Gathering with other coaches’ wives is a benefit to your marriage and family. Who better understands and encourages your wife than a woman married to a coach who has been able to endure the rough patches and come out on the other side? See you at the Gathering!

Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington, D.C., Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.

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5 on 4

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By Stephen Brennan, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Babson College

Defensive rotations out of disadvantage situations have become more frequent with the greater use of drive and kick to create scoring opportunities either in the paint or behind the three-point arc.

We use 5 on 4 Scramble with a 15-second shot clock to work on long recovery closeouts driving shooters off the arc; to alert help defenders EARLY to anticipate where their next defensive responsibility is through simple one word communication; to execute help-sink-fill responsibilities; and to complete plays with contests and block outs. Defensively our goal is to make the offense make more passes to generate field goal attempts and to reinforce our core defensive concepts to communicatecontest-block out to get defensive stops. Although our focus is defensive, we also coach the offense to work together to attack the defense and create the best shot with extra passes and crisp ball movement. We continually emphasize that “the pass makes the shot,” a Doc Rivers quotation.

1. The four defenders on the floor match up and one of the defenders has the ball under the rim. The defender with the ball, X1, passes to offensive player #1 and follows his pass for a long recovery closeout. As X1 executes the closeout, we teach X1 to communicate EARLY “help” or “stay.” If the other three defenders, X2-X3-X4, hear “stay” they will remain in their current help positions. If they hear “help” they are rotating to attack the dribble penetration outside the lane, protecting the rim and leaving the furthest offensive player open. We move the defender who executes the long recovery closeout to different spaces on the floor to get repetitions versus baseline, wing and slot dribble penetration. In terms of the closeout, we force sideline/baseline closeout with two hands up, and the closeout defender must

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be loud with the “help or stay” call. We use one word communication to keep it simple and have found it more effective than phrases. The other defensive issue is accounting for offensive player #5 who we can use to pin screen help defenders, move along the baseline to be a scorer off dribble penetration, or create a 5-out perimeter alignment which forces greater communication among the four defensive players.

2. On the pass to offensive player #1, we generate both middle and baseline bounce dribble penetration and can play it “live,” how #1 reads and attacks X1, or we can choreograph it to work on either middle or baseline bounce. Offensive player #5 is critical to account for when he moves along the baseline and in the early season repetitions, defenders often fail to account for him as the defenders get locked in on the perimeter match ups, failing to realize that their responsibilities change, similar to defending transition. Defensive players often forget that we must play the percentages and we talk about protecting the basket vs. forcing another pass out to the perimeter. Good defensive sequences force those extra passes and can also create shot clock violations. We do not allow the defense to zone the situation. As the ball moves via the pass or dribble, the defense must recognize which offensive player is furthest away and leave him open, protect the paint by stopping the bounce outside the lane, and execute help-sink-fill jobs.

3. On the pass out from offensive player #1 to #3, all defenders rotate leaving the offensive player farthest from the ball alone. The offense continues to attack and the defense continues to rotate for a 15-second shot clock. We will keep score for stops for a five to 10 minute period with a penalty for the losing team or we can keep traditional scoring and work on our late clock offense and allow the scoring team to stay on offense.

The 2017 NABC Division III Coach of the Year, Stephen Brennan led Babson College to the 2017 NCAA Division III championship.

The Beavers had a 31-2 won-lost record and tipped Augustana (Ill.) 79-78 in the title game in Salem, VA. A nine-time conference coach of the year, Brennan is in his 22nd year as Babson’s head coach with four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including two berths in the Division III Final Four.

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