Gary Harper

The middle school coach is dreaming about being on the high school staff The freshman coach is dreaming about being on the varsity bench. The varsity assistants are dreaming about being the varsity head coach. The varsity head coach is dreaming about being on a college staff. The college assistants are dreaming about being the college head coach. Moral of the story. The job you’re discontent with is someone else’s dream. The best advice I ever received: “Be where your feet are.” It completely changed my mentality. Don’t waste moments. Don’t wish away your process. Don’t take the job you do have for granted. Keep grinding, Coach!

The 2026 Basketball State Tournament for Class 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A brackets are posted! Special thanks to our sponsor @WSBEngineering for engineering the ROAD TO STATE! More information: ossaa.com #okpreps #TheNEWBigHouse Class 2A Brackets

@rayfordyoung @Timothy_young24 Congrats Young Fam!

Scored 30 tonight to help the team make it to the State tournament as a FRESHMAN…..yea it looks like the work is paying off. Congratulations son, you definitely EARNED this accomplishment….Can’t wait to watch you play on Wednesday 🏀❤️🙏🏽@Timothy_young24

#306’s We learned from football coaching friends about organizing our offensive strategies. PRE-FIXES became our “pre-snap motion” into entries to manipulate match-ups. Terminology evolved into our language. Will start to go deeper into that in tomorrow’s share. Trust with great confidence it is something you should consider for your teams. 🎶 share would be my go-to karaoke song if I could sing a lick… how many lyrics could you nail without words on screen? 🎥 share often draws ire when people see it so high on list. Don’t care. I like it. 📺 share is same as movie share. Not for everyone but… also it’s not DOWNTOWN…

Phil Jackson shares why mental strength matters as much as physical strength. "As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up." Mental toughness isn't a talent - it's a learned skill. You build it by facing challenges and overcoming adversity. (🎥OWN)

NOTE TO SELF Why it Matters? Because Hype is intoxicating and as is accordingly defined, not necessarily reality or truth. Here is a breakdown of why the grassroots basketball hype is intoxicating… More, the “Hype” is sometimes detrimental to team | player development!

The ending of Mount Saint Mary’s victory

Strong words from the greatest Shooter of All Time “Your state of mind is the main driving force behind your successes and failures” Thoughts have a frequency (Via @DanAbrahams77 🎥)

Did not expect a question that starts out 'Do you think before you speak?' to go so well. A+ question from Charlotte Harpur A++ response from Eileen Gu.

Back in the building 👏

Steve Kerr Coaching Gold🥇 “How are you going to coach your team?” The #1 job of a coach is to create and build culture. Culture is: 1. What you allow 2. What you emphasize 3. Every Day! Culture Wins!

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If you haven't watched this yet, do so. It's something else. The Clent Stewart Show | Former players react to Tang firing youtube.com/live/luz26UZWq…

These clips are exactly what our “A-Step” releases should look like. Move off the midline and defenders don’t have a clue where you’re going.. work the crossover

🧠Retired @NBA vet Tim Hardaway created the “UTEP 2 STEP” (Between the legs / Crossover)! One of the best attack moves created! 🏀At @hoopdreamsbball we work on the UTEP 2 STEP every single day in the gym! 🎨Master this move & you’ll live in the paint ⤵️

I can get you to work hard. But I cannot give you the will to want to come out first. That's competing. Competing is doing the very best with what you have, especially when circumstances, opposition, and adversity are stacked against you, and STILL pushing through anyway.

Congratulations to Blake Griffin on being named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026!

@soonerad Much Respect and Boomer Sooner!

With gratitude for all the coaches, staff, university administrators, my family, stakeholders, colleagues, donors, fans, sponsors, media and most of all, our #sooners athletes who worked so closely together to create Sooner Magic, I packed up a lifetime of memories today.

This is an emotional answer here from Joe Mazzulla about perspective “I met three girls under the age of 21 that had terminal cancer - I thought by talking to them, I was helping them, when they were really helping me” (Via @KathleenWinche3 🎥)

High school basketball is about mastering the basics: - Rebound like it’s Game 7 of the Finals. - Defend like your season depends on it. - Pass up a good shot for a great one. Effort and fundamentals beat talent every single day of the week.