Basketball and Life: with Coach Jon Cook
120 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 14 ratingsI love talking hoops! High School, College, Professional... Coaches, Players, Games, X's & O's... You name it! If it is hoops I am interested and love talking about it. However, the longer I am around the game, the more it becomes clear to me that everyone who has a passion for this great game has a story to tell, that is so much more than just talkin' hoops. Don't get me wrong, I still love talkin' basketball with anyone who has an interest in the game from almost any angle, but the real stories of Basketball and Life are what this podcast is all about.
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Episode 99: John Ellenwood - Head Coach Ashland University (Recorded 9-6-23)
July 12, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBJohn Ellenwood will coach his 16th year as the head coach at Ashland University in 2024-2025. We sat down at the beginning of year 15 last September and discussed his remarkable basketball journey from a young man struggling to be a junior high player in Sylvania, Ohio to becoming a Division III All American at the College of Wooster, all the way through his quest to become a head coach (and turn down a possible job with the FBI along the way). Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball a...
We are back... AGAIN! (Sorry)
July 10, 2024 21:47 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBThe relaunch of the podcast in July of 2023 resulted in 20 terrific episodes! Unfortunately, a number of things occurred during 2023 that led to another interruption of the podcast and we are truly sorry for that! Thanks for checking back... Stay tuned for Episode 99 with Ashland University head coach John Ellenwood and more in the coming weeks!
Episode 98: Andy Moore - Head Coach - Reynoldsburg High School (Ohio)
December 12, 2023 23:14 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBAndy Moore spent 25 years as an assistant basketball coach in the college ranks including stints at the United States Air Force Academy, and in both the Mid-American Conference and the Big Ten. He is beginning his fourth season as the head coach Reynoldsburg High School in central Ohio. After playing for his father at Mt.Vernon High School, Andy had a stellar playing career at Division III Muskingum College for legendary head coach Jim Burson. His career in college coaching began at Keny...
Episode 97: Brook Cupps - Head Coach Centerville High School
November 27, 2023 15:15 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBBrook Cupps first joined the podcast in the fall of 2020 on Episode 72. Since that conversation Coach Cupps has seen his team at Centerville win a state championship and make 3 consecutive trips to the state Final Four in Ohio's big school division. He has also seen his son be named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and accept a scholarship to play basketball at Indiana University. Did I mention that he has also published a book, Surrender the Outcome, co-authored a 2nd book, The Score That Matters, an...
Episode 96: Cody Hartzler - Assistant Coach - Baldwin Wallace University Women's Basketball
November 20, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBCody Hartzler is in his ninth season as an assistant coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2023-24. Hartzler came to BW after spending two years as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) College. Prior to W & J, Hartzler served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bluffton University for two seasons. Coach Hartzler also served as the assistant men’s basketball coach for two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Please enjoy my my conversat...
S2 E19 - Cody Hartzler - Assistant Coach - Baldwin Wallace University Women's Basketball
November 20, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBCody Hartzler is in his ninth season as an assistant coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2023-24. Hartzler came to BW after spending two years as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington and Jefferson (Pa.) College. Prior to W & J, Hartzler served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bluffton University for two seasons. Coach Hartzler also served as the assistant men’s basketball coach for two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Please enjoy my my convers...
Episode 95: Jon Tropf - Assistant Basketball Coach - Ohio Northern University
November 06, 2023 17:39 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBJon Tropf is a northwest Ohio native, raised in Van Buren, Ohio just minutes away from the ONU campus in Ada, Ohio. However, his journey has been about a lot more than the distance between 2 small towns in the Buckeye state. Coach Tropf spent his undergraduate years at Eastern Michigan University serving as a student manager, including 3 years as the head manager. He began his college coaching career at Oakland University. He then spent 8 toal seasons at Goshen College, his first three as an ...
S2 E18: Jon Tropf - Assistant Basketball Coach - Ohio Northern University
November 06, 2023 17:39 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBJon Tropf is a northwest Ohio native, raised in Van Buren, Ohio just minutes away from the ONU campus in Ada, Ohio. However, his journey has been about a lot more than the distance between 2 small towns in the Buckeye state. Coach Tropf spent his undergraduate years at Eastern Michigan University serving as a student manager, including 3 years as the head manager. He began his college coaching career at Oakland University. He then spent 8 toal seasons at Goshen College, his first three as ...
S2 E17: Nick Sales - Head Basketball Coach - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
November 01, 2023 20:34 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBNick Sales is enetring his 2nd season as the head basketball coach at RHIT, an NCAA Division III program in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Coach Sales previously spent 9n seasons as an Assistant Coach and then Associate Head Coach at Marietta College. He enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Defiance College where he was the HCAC Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All American in 2010. Please enjoy my conversation with Coach Nick Sales as we talk Basketball and Li...
Episode 94: Nick Sales - Head Basketball Coach - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
November 01, 2023 20:34 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBNick Sales is enetring his 2nd season as the head basketball coach at RHIT, an NCAA Division III program in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Coach Sales previously spent 9n seasons as an Assistant Coach and then Associate Head Coach at Marietta College. He enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Defiance College where he was the HCAC Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All American in 2010. Please enjoy my conversation with Coach Nick Sales as we talk Basketball and Life.
S2 E16: Michele Durand - Head Women's Basketball Coach - University of Findlay
November 01, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBCoach Michele Durand is making a return visit to the podcast. She previously joined us for Episode 28, when she was the recently retired basketball coach from Ohio Northern University. After a brief time away from the sidelines, and working in athletic administration, Coach Durand is set to begin her 2nd season leading the Oilers. Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Michele Durand of the University of Findlay. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co...
Episode 93: Michele Durand - Head Women's Basketball Coach - University of Findlay
November 01, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBCoach Michele Durand is making a return visit to the podcast. She previously joined us for Episode 28, when she was the recently retired basketball coach from Ohio Northern University. After a brief time away from the sidelines, and working in athletic administration, Coach Durand is set to begin her 2nd season leading the Oilers. Please enjoy my conversation about Basketball and Life with Michele Durand of the University of Findlay.
Season 2 Episode 1 - Basketball & Life - Introduction
October 23, 2023 12:11 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBA lot has happened and some things have changed since the podcast shutdown in October 2020. Talkin' Hoops: With Coach Jon Cook is now Basketball & Life: With Coach Jon Cook. Thanks so much for your interest in the podcast. It is great to be back! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jon-cook0/support
Episode 78: Basketball & Life - Introduction
October 23, 2023 12:11 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBA lot has happened and some things have changed since the podcast shutdown in October 2020. Talkin' Hoops: With Coach Jon Cook is now Basketball & Life: With Coach Jon Cook. Thanks so much for your interest in the podcast. It is great to be back!
S2 E15: Keith Utendorf - Head Basketball Coach - Ottoville High School (Ottoville, Ohio)
October 16, 2023 12:19 - 1 hour - 76 MBKeith Utendorf is a Putnam County native who grew up in Ottawa, Ohio and attended Ottawa-Glandorf High School. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that he is a basketball junkie. But Keith's basketball journey has been atypical to say the least. It is a journey that has led him to be the head coach at not one, but two of Putnam County's small school basketball programs. Two programs in Ft. Jennings and Ottoville that are fierce rivals located less than 5 miles apart. During his time at...
Episode 92: Keith Utendorf - Head Basketball Coach - Ottoville High School (Ottoville, Ohio)
October 16, 2023 12:19 - 1 hour - 76 MBKeith Utendorf is a Putnam County native who grew up in Ottawa, Ohio and attended Ottawa-Glandorf High School. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that he is a basketball junkie. But Keith's basketball journey has been atypical to say the least. It is a journey that has led him to be the head coach at not one, but two of Putnam County's small school basketball programs. Two programs in Ft. Jennings and Ottoville that are fierce rivals located less than 5 miles apart. During his time at...
Episode 91: Quincey Simpson - Head Basketball Coach Lima Senior High School (Lima, Ohio)
October 03, 2023 10:18 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBQuincey Simpson is a Lima Senior Spartan through and through. His journey through high school and college, then ultimately into coaching has been an unconventional one. unconventional also accurately describes his passion for the leadership role that he plays as the head basketball coach at his alma mater. The lifelong journey that took him to seemingly every corner of the basketball world, has landed him at the exact place where he is supposed to be. Leading the basketball program at Lima Se...
S2 E14 - Quincey Simpson - Head Basketball Coach Lima Senior High School (Lima, Ohio)
October 03, 2023 10:18 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBQuincey Simpson is a Lima Senior Spartan through and through. His journey through high school and college, then ultimately into coaching has been an unconventional one. unconventional also accurately describes his passion for the leadership role that he plays as the head basketball coach at his alma mater. The lifelong journey that took him to seemingly every corner of the basketball world, has landed him at the exact place where he is supposed to be. Leading the basketball program at Lima S...
Episode 90: Bob Ghiloni - Head Basketball Coach Grandview Heights High School (Columbus, Ohio)
September 25, 2023 15:42 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBCoach Bob Ghiloni is making a return appearance on the podcast, after first joining me for Episode 26, back in 2020. At that time Bob had only recently stepped down after 18 years as the head coach at Denison University. Three years of "retirement" from coaching proved to be enough for Coach Ghiloni and he is returning to the high school ranks after previously spending 15 years at Bishop Ready High School prior to his time at Denison. I encourage you to go back and give a listen to Episode 26...
S2 E13 - Bob Ghiloni - Head Basketball Coach Grandview Heights High School (Columbus, Ohio)
September 25, 2023 15:42 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBCoach Bob Ghiloni is making a return appearance on the podcast, after first joining me for Episode 26, back in 2020. At that time Bob had only recently stepped down after 18 years as the head coach at Denison University. Three years of "retirement" from coaching proved to be enough for Coach Ghiloni and he is returning to the high school ranks after previously spending 15 years at Bishop Ready High School prior to his time at Denison. I encourage you to go back and give a listen to Episode 26...
S2 E12: Dre White - Head Basketball Coach - Upper Scioto Valley High School (McGuffey, Ohio)
September 18, 2023 11:57 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBDre White is entering his 7th season as a head basketball coach in the fall of 2023, and all of those years have been spent at two rural northwest Ohio high schools which are longtime and often bitter rivals. It is an interesting part of the basketball journey for Dre that began as a youth in Lima, Ohio and has seen him have an outstanding high school career as a player, followed by a stellar four-year journey as a college player at Ohio Wesleyan University. Coach White is one of seven membe...
Episode 89: Dre White - Head Basketball Coach - Upper Scioto Valley High School (McGuffey, Ohio)
September 18, 2023 11:57 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBDre White is entering his 7th season as a head basketball coach in the fall of 2023, and all of those years have been spent at two rural northwest Ohio high schools which are longtime and often bitter rivals. It is an interesting part of the basketball journey for Dre that began as a youth in Lima, Ohio and has seen him have an outstanding high school career as a player, followed by a stellar four-year journey as a college player at Ohio Wesleyan University. Coach White is one of seven member...
Episode 88: Andy Bucheit - Head Basketball Coach - Heidelberg University (Tiffin, Ohio)
September 11, 2023 10:07 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBAndy Bucheit is set to begin his 11th season at the helm for Heidelberg University in 2023. Coach Bucheit played 4 years of college basketball at Wittenberg University, and began his college coaching journey as a volunteer assistant to legendary coach Bill Brown, at his alma mater in 2005. The following year, the Cincinnati, Ohio native became a graduate assistant at Ashland University, where he worked under Coach Roger Lyons for two seasons before being hired as an assistant coach at Mariett...
S2 E11: Andy Bucheit - Head Basketball Coach - Heidelberg University (Tiffin, Ohio)
September 11, 2023 10:07 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBAndy Bucheit is set to begin his 11th season at the helm for Heidelberg University in 2023. Coach Bucheit played 4 years of college basketball at Wittenberg University, and began his college coaching journey as a volunteer assistant to legendary coach Bill Brown, at his alma mater in 2005. The following year, the Cincinnati, Ohio native became a graduate assistant at Ashland University, where he worked under Coach Roger Lyons for two seasons before being hired as an assistant coach at Mariet...
S2 E10: Dennis Hopson - Head Basketball Coach Lourdes University (Sylvania, Ohio)
September 05, 2023 00:28 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBWhen I was growing up I was like any other basketball loving kid. I had idols. I loved Dr. J, and of course I enjoyed the Magic vs. Bird debate. Michael would come along a little later, and I became a fan much later in his career. But for me the true heroes of the sport were the college players that I watched on television. Try to understand that I was a kid growing up in rural northwest Ohio, and I did not have cable television. I lived for the games and the players that could be brought to...
Episode 87: Dennis Hopson - Head Basketball Coach Lourdes University (Sylvania, Ohio)
September 05, 2023 00:28 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBWhen I was growing up I was like any other basketball loving kid. I had idols. I loved Dr. J, and of course I enjoyed the Magic vs. Bird debate. Michael would come along a little later, and I became a fan much later in his career. But for me the true heroes of the sport were the college players that I watched on television. Try to understand that I was a kid growing up in rural northwest Ohio, and I did not have cable television. I lived for the games and the players that could be brought to ...
S2 E9: Tyson McGlaughlin - Head Basketball Coach - Ottawa-Glandorf High School (Ottawa, Ohio)
August 28, 2023 11:04 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBTyson McGlaughlin spent most of his childhood watching his father lead the basketball program at Miller City High School before enjoying a standout high school playing career at Ottawa-Glandorf High School, and then at the University of Findlay. When he graduated and began his coaching career he could not possibly have known that he would eventually serve as the head coach at both Miller City and Ottawa-Glandorf. That storybook journey has seen him lead his alma mater to remarkable heights b...
Episode 86: Tyson McGlaughlin - Head Basketball Coach - Ottawa-Glandorf High School (Ottawa, Ohio)
August 28, 2023 11:04 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBTyson McGlaughlin spent most of his childhood watching his father lead the basketball program at Miller City High School before enjoying a standout high school playing career at Ottawa-Glandorf High School, and then at the University of Findlay. When he graduated and began his coaching career he could not possibly have known that he would eventually serve as the head coach at both Miller City and Ottawa-Glandorf. That storybook journey has seen him lead his alma mater to remarkable heights by...
Episode 85: Geno Ford - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Stony Brook University
August 21, 2023 12:03 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBGeno Ford is a basketball lifer. Practically raised in the gym by his father and legendary Cambridge (Ohio) High School coach Gene Ford, Geno was Ohio's Mr. Basketball in 1993 and went on to an outstanding career at Ohio University. He played briefly overseas before beginning his coaching career. His coaching stops include stints as an assistant at his alma mater, Ohio University, as well as Kent State and Stony Brook. He also served as head coach at Shawnee State, Muskingum and Kent State be...
S2 E8: Geno Ford - Head Men's Basketball Coach - Stony Brook University
August 21, 2023 12:03 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBGeno Ford is a basketball lifer. Practically raised in the gym by his father and legendary Cambridge (Ohio) High School coach Gene Ford, Geno was Ohio's Mr. Basketball in 1993 and went on to an outstanding career at Ohio University. He played briefly overseas before beginning his coaching career. His coaching stops include stints as an assistant at his alma mater, Ohio University, as well as Kent State and Stony Brook. He also served as head coach at Shawnee State, Muskingum and Kent State b...
Episode 84: Doug Etzler - Head Basketball Coach Crestview High School (Convoy, Ohio)
August 14, 2023 11:12 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBI first saw Doug Etzler play high school basketball during the 1987-88 season, when he was a freshman point guard playing for his father, Ray Etzler at Crestview High School. I followed his playing career closely, as he would square off with my twin brother twice just a couple of years later. After his stellar playing career at Crestview, Doug spent four years at The Ohio State University and then a short career playing professionally in England. His coaching journey began in the late 1990's,...
S2 E7: Doug Etzler - Head Basketball Coach Crestview High School (Convoy, Ohio)
August 14, 2023 11:12 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBI first saw Doug Etzler play high school basketball during the 1987-88 season, when he was a freshman point guard playing for his father, Ray Etzler at Crestview High School. I followed his playing career closely, as he would square off with my twin brother twice just a couple of years later. After his stellar playing career at Crestview, Doug spent four years at The Ohio State University and then a short career playing professionally in England. His coaching journey began in the late 1990's...
Episode 83: Neal Young - Head Coach Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio)
August 07, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBNeal Young is in his second season as the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern in 2023-24. He took over the program on April 6, 2022. Young came to ONU after winning three USA South titles in five seasons as head coach at Covenant (Ga.) College. He guided the Scots to a 79-47 record (a winning percentage of .627) and USA South titles in 2019, 2020 and 2022. Prior to his time at Covenant, Young was the head coach at Goshen (Ind.) for four seasons from 2014-17, where he also served as a...
S2 E6: Neal Young - Head Coach Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio)
August 07, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBNeal Young is in his second season as the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern in 2023-24. He took over the program on April 6, 2022. Young came to ONU after winning three USA South titles in five seasons as head coach at Covenant (Ga.) College. He guided the Scots to a 79-47 record (a winning percentage of .627) and USA South titles in 2019, 2020 and 2022. Prior to his time at Covenant, Young was the head coach at Goshen (Ind.) for four seasons from 2014-17, where he also served a...
Episode 82: Doug Billman - Head Basketball Coach Antwerp High School (Antwerp, Ohio)
July 31, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBDoug Billman is an Antwerp, Ohio native who has been leading the basketball program at his alma mater since 2016. In those 7 seasons he has amassed 131 career wins and his teams have 20 or more games for the last 4 seasons. Three of those seasons resulted in District Championships and in the 2021-2022 season the Archers qualified for the state Final Four. Prior to his time at Antwerp, Coach Billman led the program at Bryan High School (Bryan, Ohio) for 10 years and won two league titles at Br...
S2 E5: Doug Billman - Head Basketball Coach Antwerp High School (Antwerp, Ohio)
July 31, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBDoug Billman is an Antwerp, Ohio native who has been leading the basketball program at his alma mater since 2016. In those 7 seasons he has amassed 131 career wins and his teams have 20 or more games for the last 4 seasons. Three of those seasons resulted in District Championships and in the 2021-2022 season the Archers qualified for the state Final Four. Prior to his time at Antwerp, Coach Billman led the program at Bryan High School (Bryan, Ohio) for 10 years and won two league titles at B...
Episode 81: Jim Clay - Former Director of Van Wert (OH) AAU & American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT)
July 24, 2023 12:07 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBJim Clay may be the single most passionate member of the basketball community that I have had the good fortune to know. I met Jim in the early 1990's when he was the Director of the Van Wert AAU program in Van Wert, Ohio. Through a connection with a mutual friend that we shared, I was able to begin coaching a team of young men as a part of Jim's program. Because of our mutual passion for the game and because of Jim's eventual involvement with American Youth Basketball Tour, our paths would cr...
S2 E4 - Jim Clay - Former Director of Van Wert (OH) AAU and American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT)
July 24, 2023 12:07 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBJim Clay may be the single most passionate member of the basketball community that I have had the good fortune to know. I met Jim in the early 1990's when he was the Director of the Van Wert AAU program in Van Wert, Ohio. Through a connection with a mutual friend that we shared, I was able to begin coaching a team of young men as a part of Jim's program. Because of our mutual passion for the game and because of Jim's eventual involvement with American Youth Basketball Tour, our paths would c...
Episode 80: Joe Campoli - Retired Head Basketball Coach - Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio)
July 17, 2023 13:51 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBAfter spending 17 years as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern University, Joe Campoli was appointed ONU’s head coach in 1992, at the age of 49, and became only the second first-year head coach to win an NCAA Division III national championship. Over 13 years in which there was not a losing season, ONU teams coached by Campoli won 254 games and lost 101. His .715 winning percentage is the all-time high at Ohio Northern. The Polar Bears won five Ohio Athletic Conference championships and four...
S2 E3: Joe Campoli - Retired Head Basketball Coach - Ohio Northern University (Ada, Ohio)
July 17, 2023 13:51 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBAfter spending 17 years as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern University, Joe Campoli was appointed ONU’s head coach in 1992, at the age of 49, and became only the second first-year head coach to win an NCAA Division III national championship. Over 13 years in which there was not a losing season, ONU teams coached by Campoli won 254 games and lost 101. His .715 winning percentage is the all-time high at Ohio Northern. The Polar Bears won five Ohio Athletic Conference championships and four...
Episode 26 - Bob Ghiloni - Head Basketball Coach (Retired) Denison University (Ohio)
July 13, 2023 17:51 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBBob Ghiloni retired from Denison University immediately following the 2019-2020 season. He spent 18 years at the helm of the Division III program in Granville, Ohio. Coach Ghiloni had a non-traditional pathway into the coaching profession. He attended the regional campus at OSU-Newark for his first two years of college, before finishing his degree at the main campus of The Ohio State University. During college he coached Junior Varsity basketball at DeSales High School in Columbus before ...
Episode 79: Bob Seggerson - Former Head Coach - Lima Central Catholic High School (Lima, Ohio)
July 10, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBBob Seggerson stepped down as the coach of Lima Central Catholic High School following his win in the Division 3 state championship game in 2010 ending a legendary career that saw his team compete at state on six different occasions. In addition to his state championship, his teams were state runner-ups in 1989 and 1994 and state semifinalists in 1992, 1993 and 2000. Coach Seggerson was a huge impact on me as an aspiring coach during my days in high school and college. He has influenced count...
S2 E2: Bob Seggerson - Former Head Coach - Lima Central Catholic High School (Lima, Ohio)
July 10, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBBob Seggerson stepped down as the coach of Lima Central Catholic High School following his win in the Division 3 state championship game in 2010 ending a legendary career that saw his team compete at state on six different occasions. In addition to his state championship, his teams were state runner-ups in 1989 and 1994 and state semifinalists in 1992, 1993 and 2000. Coach Seggerson was a huge impact on me as an aspiring coach during my days in high school and college. He has influenced cou...
Episode 77 - Jamie Kachmarik - Head Coach St. Francis High School (Toledo, Ohio)
June 15, 2023 03:14 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBNote: In the fall of 2020, Talkin' Hoops with Coach Jon Cook was interrupted for what was supposed to be one basketball season. For a couple of specific reasons, I was unable to publish what would have been the final episode of Season 1, or to resume the podcast for well over two years. I apologize to Jamie Kachmarik for that, and I am publishing this episode now as pre-cursor to the re-launch and the beginning of Season 2 of the Talkin' Hoops with Coach Jon Cook podcast. Thanks so much fo...
Episode 76 - Dave Krauss - Former Assistant Coach University of Findlay & Head Coach at Patrick Henry High School
June 18, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis episode of the podcast is one of two that was recorded just prior to my unexpectedly being named as the head coach at Ada High School (you can listen to Episode 74 for the details on that situation). I so greatly appreciate Coach Dave Krauss for sharing his time and the story of his journey with the podcast. Coach Krauss was a remarkably successful high school coach including a state championship in Ohio at Patrick Henry High School, before joining the staff at the University of Findl...
Episode 75 - Chris Oliver - Basketball Immersion and The Basketball Podcast
November 10, 2020 17:06 - 59 minutes - 55 MBChris Oliver, the founder of Basketball Immersion and the host of The Basketball Podcast, had a 23-year career coaching college basketball in Canada before launching the Basketball Immersion website (www.basketballimmersion.com). Through Basketball Immersion, Chris has created a community for basketball junkies and provides some of the best available content for coaches at all levels of the game, including The Basketball Podcast. Chris is an innovative thinker, and a proponent of a games app...
Episode 74 - You Can't Make This Stuff Up
November 08, 2020 21:08 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe year 2020 just continues to be more and more bizarre. When this podcast launched last spring no one, I mean no one, would have been able to convince me that coaching high school basketball again was in my immediate future. But about a month ago some things began to transpire that ultimately resulted in me doing just that. So as I prepare to begin this very unexpected season as the head basketball coach at Ada High School, today's episode of the podcast will give an explanation of just...
Episode 73 - Matt Jones - MattJonesHoops.com
October 19, 2020 09:50 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBMy guest today is Bryan, Ohio native Matt Jones. Matt is a basketball lifer who has bet on himself more often than most people twice his age in pursuit of a life in basketball. After high school, Matt played at two separate junior colleges before receiving a degree at Lourdes University, then beginning his coaching odyssey. Mobile, Alabama, Miami, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina are among the stops on his coaching journey that also includes a season coaching professionally in Israel ...
Episode 72 - Brook Cupps - Head Coach Centerville High School (Ohio)
October 14, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBBrook Cupps graduated from Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio near Springfield in 1995, and following a 4-year playing career at Capital University in Columbus, he returned to Graham. He became the head coach in 2000 and spent 12 seasons building a high level basketball program at a relatively small school with a national reputation for wrestling. But that is the information that anyone can get from Google. What many don't know, and what Coach Cupps shares in today's episode is that in...
Episode 71 - Brooks Miller - Head Coach Trine University (Angola, Indiana)
October 12, 2020 09:59 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBHow many coaches have a resume that includes a year of high school assistant coaching while working for a tree service, a stint as a Division II assistant, followed by a graduate assistant position under Bob Knight and time spent at a Texas junior college? All of those are a part Brooks Miller's coaching journey. Coach Miller is the head basketball coach at Trine University, an NCAA Division III school in Angola, Indiana. Under Miller's leadership, The Thunder have become a perennial cont...