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“Courage is not knowing where the finish line is and going as hard as you can.” - Bill Self Success belongs to the ones willing to suffer for a result they may never be promised. No promises. No certainty. Just training, belief, and the courage to keep showing up.

Rick Majerus on screening: “Be quick to set a screen, but slow to receive it.” #MondayWithMajerus

"At the end of the day, guys want to be told the truth. They want to be held accountable. If they are held accountable and they fix it, there's some celebration that goes on in their mind. And that's all based on relationships." - Greg McDermott

Old coaches can’t survive in the new era of college basketball. Sweet Sixteen coaches: Rick Pitino (73 years old) Tom Izzo (71) Rick Barnes (71) Kelvin Sampson (70) John Calipari (67)

Barkley dropped truth 💯 We used to CELEBRATE coaches like Pitino & Izzo. Now it’s clip-chasing to shame greatness 🤦‍♂️ Players don’t need soft… they need being coached hard and accountability . They need adversity. That’s LIFE. #CoachesEdge #CBB

Do you want know what coaching is really all about? Watch 🎥 Brad Underwood explain why coaches coach. 100% spot on. 🔥

60 years ago today Texas Western won the national title in a groundbreaking game. Don Haskins’ Miners were the first team to start five African American players, busting the color barrier among southern schools.

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.

"I can be out of coaching next year. I'm 73. I wanna have the greatest time of my life. I want to coach this game like it's the last game I'll ever coach. But I also appreciate the blessings I've been given by being allowed to coach this long" - Rick Pitino

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST QUOTES OF ALL-TIME BY #NFL LEGEND BILL BELICHICK: “You experience the Pain of Preparation or the Pain of Failure. It's pain either way. You have to decide if you want pain at the beginning or pain at the end.” 🐐🐐🐐

Any time you can throw an advance pass before half court, it’s like Gold” Sean Miller on playing fast (Via @BigOnBasketball 🎥)

When you build the right culture, you don’t have to kick people off the bus. They will get off themselves because they just don’t fit in.

Congratulations to senior guard Rihanna Rush for being selected All Region in Class 4A Region 3 for the 2025-2026 season! This is the second time Rihanna has made the All Region Team! #WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️

#293’s Another zone action to get your best players matched up on the weakest defenders. This would be Circle 3 When cuts are precise and timing is synced, you will create multiple 2 v 1 opportunities to score at the rim and at the arc. Flip sides to run Circle 2. Swing ball initially 1 to 4 to run Circle 1 Circle 4 would be…arc cut by 2, flash the 4. Any prefix action to initially move players can create desired matchups in different floor spots. Low turnover risk… high reward… 🎶 share also inspired my parachute pants days 🎥 share is must see or a rewatch if seen 📺 share violated my no dragons/no zombie/no vampire rule… but glad it did!

Dabo Swinney shares the Gandhi quote that became the foundation of his program and why your beliefs determine your destiny. "Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. And your values become your destiny." "That's how powerful it is that you believe and you think the right way." This is why you must guard your mind first. If you don't believe you can succeed, you won't even try. "As a man thinketh, so is he." "If you think you don't deserve it, if you think you're a dog, if you think the world's against you - well, guess what? That'll become your words. That'll become your actions. That'll become your habits. That'll become your values." "That'll become your destiny." Choose where to focus because everything follows that. "Your destiny is determined by what your beliefs are and what your thoughts are." The chain is clear: Beliefs → Thoughts → Words → Actions → Habits → Values → Destiny Actions build habits and your habits build your identity. It all starts with what you do, what you say, and what you think. (🎥Sports Visions )

🏆 2026 STATE CHAMPS 🏆 6A D1: @sc_ladyhoops 6A D2: Lancaster 5A D1: @RyanGirlsBball 5A D2: @AHSLadyEagles 4A D1: @DecaturLEBB 4A D2: @gbbladytigers 3A D1: Hitchcock 3A D2: @WHSLadyHawksGBB 2A D1: Panhandle 2A D2: @ladyNDNhoops 1A D1: Broaddus 1A D2: Nazareth

Congratulations to the 2026 #UILState Girls Basketball All-Tournament Teams (as selected by the Texas Girls Coaches Association)! 🎉 Full List ➡️ uiltexas.org/basketball/sta…

One incredible season. Congratulations to the coaches, players and managers. Lots of hard work went into making this season a great one!

Good luck tonight guys!