365 Days of Basketball

March 31 Motivation: Poise. ”Just being yourself. Being at ease in any situation. Never fighting yourself.” John Wooden @WoodenAward @UCLAMBB @UCLAWBB

March 30 Motivation: “My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.” Isaiah Thomas This date in history: 1981 - Hoosiers’ Isaiah Thomas is named MOP of Final Four. @IndianaMBB @isaiahthomas @MarchMadnessMBB

March 29 Things to do: Season is winding down. Plan for success. This date in history: 1999 - 61st NCAA Men‘s Championship: UConn beats Duke 77-74; UConn’s first title in first title game. #finalfourchampions @UConnMBB

March 28 “I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women’s basketball player.” Sue Wicks @WNBA #coachesmotivation

March 27 Motivation: ”Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.” Charles J. Givens #motivation

March 26 Things to do: What a great message for practice today - come to practice today with a tougher mentality! #coachesmotivation

March 25 Motivation: ”There is that interdependence and that strength you get from a team, that the group is greater than any individual.” Pete Newell @MarchMadnessMBB @MarchMadnessWBB

March 13 Motivation: ”When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.” Kay Yow #coachesmotivation

March 12 This date in history: 2020 - NCAA men’s basketball is cancelled over concerns of the spread of coronavirus: first time ‘March Madness’ not held since it began in 1939; Womens tournament also cancelled. @MarchMadnessWBB @MarchMadnessMBB

March 11 Things to do: “Qualities of a great teammate: Show respect. Great teammates are coachable. They hold themselves accountable as they are true team players. A great teammate shows respect by listening, being on time, and having a good attitude.” #greatteammates

March 10 Motivation: ”Always have faith in God, yourself, and the Cowboys.” Eddie Sutton This date in history: Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to led 4 schools into playoffs. #coachesmotivation

March 9 This date in history: 1922 - First national basketball championship sponsored by National Intercollegiate. Won by Wabash 43-23 over Kalamazoo. @MarchMadnessWBB @MarchMadnessMBB

March 8 Motivation: ”Make your life exciting. Do whatever you have to do as long as you don’t hurt people.” Al McGuire @MarquetteWBB @MarquetteMBB

February 27 Motivation: “I have complete faith. That’s how I operate, that’s how I coach. I truly believe that when all the parts are healthy, I know how good we are. I just think this team can do something special.” Pat Riley @Lakers @MiamiHEAT

February 26 Thing to do: Alan Stein on training basketball players: “The primary goal of a conditioning program should be to get players in peak basketball shape. As such, the conditioning workouts should include sprinting, cutting, back pedaling, def slide, and jumping.”

February 25 Motivation: ”If you have a great, chase it no matter what it takes.” James Harden @JHarden13 @nba #coachesmotivation

February 24 Things to do: Stay mad. You are on the home stretch of the season with your final regular season games. Start preparing for the post-season and championships. #coachesmotivation @kobehighlight

February 23 Motivation: “You know what makes me sick to my stomach? When I hear grown people say that kids have changed. Kids haven’t changed. Kids don’t know anything about anything. We’ve changed as adults. We demand less of kids.” Frank Martin @NAIAHoopsReport @NJCAABasketball

February 20 Motivation: ”Whoever wants me and whoever sees the most in me, that’s where I want to be.” Zion Williamson @Zionwilliamson @DukeMBB

February 19 This date in history: 1952 - In the aftermath of the point shaving scandal, Kentucky cancels the 1952-53 season. At the time Kentucky is the three-time defending NCAA Champion.