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Really cool moment tonight postgame after VCU upset UNC. VCU head coach Phil Martelli Jr. made a point to shoutout the student reporters that made the trip. Lots of great stuff this time of year, but this was a really awesome, genuine exchange.

Nebraska HC Fred Hoiberg shared a great moment from Thursday’s win -- and it says a lot about his team: "There was one huddle... I just let the players talk for one of those time-outs. I said very little when I got in there, and those guys were talking and trying to create solutions for what was going on the floor. I love that stuff, man. I can't remember who it was came up and said, Coach, what do you think about this play? I said, hell yeah, run it, let's do it. We did it, and we scored on it. They see it, the players on the court." @KETV

For any admins in CBB: Any major sanctioning body when you film / photo a game as credentialed has you sign a licensing agreement in exchange to capture & post media. FIFA, NASCAR, NFL, NBA etc. You still can post @MarchMadnessMBB video content if you use the long-hold method

Herb Sendek with a nice answer on the reflection now and later on for this Santa Clara team "Sports is a tremendous vessel to enjoy relationships. My father was able to be in the stands with other family members, the relationships you have with your staff. The game is a vessel to accomplish that and that's what you take away. Any season, even ones that you don't win as many, they have the same outcome ultimately."

Hope everyone listens to this from @MollyMiller33.. "This team defined a season that's going to be the trajectory of this program.. These seniors are going to be the reason we hang banners." Alums texting saying how pround they are to be apart of @SunDevilWBB! @12SportsAZ

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

This is a HEAVY quote here that many people need to hear “If you disappear on a guy when he makes a mistake, I’m not so sure that’s a genuine relationship you built” Let this sink in

“Comparison is the thief of joy. Thats how you get in trouble, you know saying someone’s better than this player, not better than that player,” Kara Lawson Comparison measures people. Standards measure progress. If you focus on others, you lose sight of your identity.

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I love this! “Championships are won with character because adversity hits and good kids fight.” - Grant Leonard

Loved this answer from Iowa Coach Ben McCollum: 👨‍🍳 Preparation is an Identity, Not an Event 😳 The Moment Exposes, It Doesn’t Create 📈Consistency Compounds Into Confidence If your team only locks in when it “matters,” you’ve already lost. The standard HAS to exist before the spotlight!

@TeamUSA @usahockey once again… ICONIC

THREE BIRD. 🦅🇺🇸 #WinterParalympics

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Say it with me now. A coach holding you to a standard is not being mean.

Love this and completely agree “I don’t think you can be really, really, really successful unless you fail a lot” (Via @MaysSports 🎥)

"The joke was distasteful and unfortunate...Now I have to sit in front of you...and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility." - @TeamUSA captain and Torrent forward Hilary Knight on the call and joke by President Donald Trump.

In 2019, a 13-year-old Alysa Liu wrote a letter to her future self. She wondered if she’d ever travel to Italy? She wondered if she’d ever win gold? Her path took turns she couldn’t have seen coming. But she made it to Italy. And she stood on top of the podium when she got there 🏅 Read Alysa’s full letter to her younger self here: spr.ly/0255

"I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost." - Eileen Gu 100% Mindset GOLD 🥇