THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

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How Will New NCAAGovernance Structure AffectMen’s College Basketball?

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N A B C E X E C U T I V E S T A F FJim HaneyExecutive DirectorReggie MintonDeputy Executive DirectorCarol HaneySenior Director of Internal AffairsTroy HiltonSenior Director of Corporate Relationsand Association AffairsStephanie WhitcherChief Financial OfficerRick LeddySenior Director of CommunicationsRose TateDirector of MembershipEbony DonohueAssociate Director of MembershipMark HeathermanSenior Director of Special EventsJanelle GuidryDirector of ConventionWade HagemanDirector of Corporate RelationsJenna WrightDirector of Convention HousingHunter HagemanConvention Assistant________________________________________________

2 0 1 4 - 1 5 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R SPresident, Page MoirRoanoke CollegeFirst Vice President, Ron HunterGeorgia State UniversitySecond Vice President, Jeff JonesOld Dominion UniversityThird Vice President, Paul HewittGeorge Mason UniversityFourth Vice President, Bo RyanUniversity of Wisconsin2012-13 Past President, Larry GipsonNortheastern State University2013-14 Past President, Phil MartelliSaint Joseph's UniversityBill Self, University of KansasCharlie Brock, Springfield CollegeLorenzo Romar, University of WashingtonMike Brey, University of Notre DameGary Stewart, Stevenson UniversityTrent Johnson, Texas Christian UniversityLennie Acuff, University of Alabama in HuntsvilleMark Gottfried, North Carolina State UniversityCy Alexander, North Carolina A&T UniversityJamie Dixon, University of PittsburghJohnny Dawkins, Stanford UniversityJohn Calipari, University of KentuckyJohn Thompson III, Georgetown UniversityMatt Margenthaler, Minnesota State University, MankatoSean Miller, University of ArizonaJim Boeheim, Syracuse UniversityBob Burchard, Columbia (MO) CollegeDave Archer, National High SchoolBasketball Coaches Association________________________________________________

E X - O F F I C I O M E M B E R SNABC Executive Director: Jim HaneyNABC Deputy Executive Director: Reggie MintonCPA: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLCNABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Daniel B. Adams, Ropes & Gray, LLP (Boston, MA)Board Secretary: Rick LeddyBoard Consultants:Rick Jones, CEO of Fishbait MarketingDavid Berst, NCAA Vice President, Division IDan Gavitt, NCAA Vice President for Men's Basketball

From the Editor ........................................................................ 5Notes for the New “Basketball” YearRick Leddy

From the Executive Director ..................................................6Q&A with Executive Director Jim HaneyNCAA Governance Structure/NABC Foundation Benevolent FundJim Haney

NABC Chaplain’s Corner ....................................................... 8Under Pressure!Pastor Donnell Jones

National High School Basketball Coaches Association ... 17NHSBCADave Archer

National Center for Fathering ............................................ 18Key Leaders During Times of ChangeCarey Casey

America’s Family Coaches ................................................. 19Be Your Spouse’s Biggest FanDr. Gary & Barb Rosberg

2014-2015 Board of Directors ............................................. 4

How Will New NCAA Governance StructureAffect Men’s College Basketball? .................................... 9Ken Davis

Hoyas’ Hall of Fame Legend To Receive 2015NABC Foundation Court of Honor Award .................... 13

Clinic: Emphasizing Rebounding In Practicewith Matt Margenthaler ................................................... 20

Clinic: Mentality-Based Coachingwith Greg Tonagel ............................................................. 22

Photo Credits: Cover Photo (original photo courtesy of Big 12 Conference); Page 10, Top-Dan Gavitt (courtesy of Big East Conference), Middle-Phil Martelli (courtesy of Saint Joseph’s University athletics), Bottom-Craig Thompson (courtesy of Mountain West Conference); Page 11, Top-Mike Aresco (courtesy of American Athletic Conference), Bottom-Jeff Jones (courtesy of Old Dominion University athletics); Pages 13-15 (courtesy of Georgetown University athletics); Page 20 (courtesy of Minnesota State University athletics); Page 22 (courtesy of Indiana Wesleyan University athletics).

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Fall

2013-14 Past President: Phil MartelliSaint Joseph’s University

President: Page MoirRoanoke College

First Vice President: Ron Hunter Georgia State University

Second Vice President: Jeff JonesOld Dominion University

Third Vice President: Paul HewittGeorge Mason University

Bill SelfUniversity of Kansas

2014-15 BOARDOF DIRECTORS

Fourth Vice President: Bo RyanUniversity of Wisconsin

Charlie BrockSpringfield College

Lorenzo RomarUniversity of Washington

Mike BreyUniversity of Notre Dame

Trent JohnsonTexas Christian University

Jamie DixonUniversity of Pittsburgh

Cy AlexanderNorth Carolina A&T

John Thompson IIIGeorgetown University

Jim BoeheimSyracuse University

Sean MillerUniversity of Arizona

Matt MargenthalerMinnesota State University, Mankato

Lennie AcuffUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville

Mark GottfriedNorth Carolina State University

Dave Archer, National High SchoolBasketball Coaches Association

Johnny DawkinsStanford University

John CalipariUniversity of Kentucky

Gary StewartStevenson University

Bob BurchardColumbia College

2012-13 Past President: Larry GipsonNortheastern State University

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appy New Year!

While it may be seem a little premature for that greeting while we’re less than a month into fall, we are entering the most exciting time of the year – the start of a new year in college basketball! Unlike late February and March, when a small number of programs are battling for a national title or other postseason victory, this is the time when basketball coaches, players and loyal fans everywhere prepare for what they hope will be a championship season.

Congratulations to Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, both NABC past presidents, who have already captured a champi-onship this fall as they led the United States to the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup competition in Spain. The two all-time winningest coaches in NCAA Division I, closing in on a combined total of 2,000 career victories, have already collected Olympic gold in Beijing and London and now have their sights set on the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Atlantic Coast Conference, through conference restructuring over the last couple of years, now has three active hall of fame coaches with Krzyzewski, Boeheim and North Carolina’s Roy Williams.

On a slightly different type of restructuring, Ken Davis’ feature in this issue centers on the recent changes made to the NCAA governance structure, which gives five major conferences – the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, PAC 12 and SEC – considerable autonomy in making rules on student-athlete welfare issues including, but not limited to, total cost of attendance. Coaches and commissioners outside of the Big Five group offer comments on how the new structure might affect men’s college basketball. NABC Executive Director Jim Haney also offers some additional comments on the new NCAA governance in his regular Time-Out column.

Also featured in this issue is a story on the annual NABC Foundation Court of Honor Gala. The 2014 event was held in New York City in June, honoring ESPN’s Dick Vitale. The NABC Foundation has presented five Court of Honor Awards to individuals with roots in college basketball, value those roots in the game and have gone on to distinguish themselves in their profession, exhibiting the highest standards for leadership. Other previous recipients include USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo; Former Senator Bill Bradley; Nike Co-Founder and Chairman Phil Knight; and CBS Sports’ Jim Nantz. The 2015 Gala is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. This upcoming event will be extra special as the NABC Foundation will honor one of its own, legendary former Georgetown University head coach John Thompson, Jr. Proceeds from the Gala support the charitable programs of the NABC Foundation, including TTRR (Ticket To Reading Rewards).

Former NABC Executive Director Joe Vancisin celebrated his 92nd birthday this summer and in September attended his 70th class reunion at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Vancisin, who led the NABC from 1975-92, played for Dartmouth in the 1944 NCAA championship game won by Utah, 42-40. Earlier this summer, we lost a former president and NABC executive director with the passing of Bill Wall. The NABC president in 1972, he served as executive director from 1972-75 when he left to become executive director of ABAUSA, which he later transitioned into USA Basketball. Wall served as executive director of that organization until his retirement in 1992 and won numerous honors including the FIBA Order of Merit, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s John Bunn Award, and was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. The former coach and director of athletics at MacMurray College, Wall was always eager to share his wealth of knowledge about the history of the NABC, and especially its oldest members. He will be missed.

From the Editor, Rick Leddy

HHHNotes for the New “Basketball” Year

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The NCAA Division I Board of Directors recently adopted a new governance structure giving the ACC, SEC, Big 10,Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences autonomy over selected issues some of which will impact men’s basketball. Are you concerned about the future of Division I basketball in light of these changes? Not really, but I am cautious. I hear some people speculate that the five conferences want to have their own basketball championship apart from the other Division I institutions. However, if that was their plan, they could have done that already. They could have split off from Division I last spring. They did not. On the contrary, they publicly stated their support of the Division I Men’s Basketball Champion-ship and to maintain the revenue distribution as is. The NCAA agreement for the men’s basketball championship with CBS/Turner runs through 2023.

There appears to be unanimity within the five conferences to raise the value of an athletic scholarship from the present tuition, room, board and books to cost of attendance basis. Can the five conferences do that? Under the new governance structure guidelines they can do that. It may not, however, be as easy as it may appear to identify what the cost of attendance is from one institution to another. The cost of attendance to attend one university within a conference may be quite different from other conference members. Likewise, the cost of attendance for institutions in one conference may be higher or lower than for other conferences. Another issue that will have to be addressed relates to those student-athletes who qualify for Pell Grants and how a cost of attendance scholarship model impacts Pell Grants. Institutions outside the five conferences will have the opportunity to adopt the cost of attendance financial aid model if the five conferences support such a change. I do believe there will be a number of Division I programs outside of the five conferences that will follow suit as they pursue excellence for their own men’s basketball programs.

Will the new governance structure alter the competitiveness within Division I? I do not believe it will change for a number of reasons. There are several keys to the competitiveness throughout Division I and the NCAA tournament. Let me share a few in no specific order of importance:

• Unless the NBA and NBA Players Association agree to change the “one and done” rule, elite freshmen will continue to take advan-tage of that rule and leave college after one season. In general, those elite freshmen are attending an institution within the big five conferences. The change in governance structure will not change this. Basketball programs playing juniors and seniors will be compet-ing against ones who are dominated by freshmen and sophomores. In the NCAA tournament where games are played at neutral sites, you must win or go home. The underdog only has to beat its high profile opponent once. Upsets will continue to occur!• The three-point shot is another factor in the competitiveness within DI. The game is no longer won and lost inside the paint where the bigger, stronger, more physical athletes rule the day and outcome of games. Teams who live on the three-point shot can beat a more physically gifted team today. The three-point shot is a great equalizer. • The rate of transfers within DI is another factor. Student-athletes want to play. Many come to college having transferred high school two or three times. Many change non-scholastic teams as well. They do not lay down roots. They look for better situations to play. Again, the governance structure is not going to dramatically impact the transfer rate. Most transfers move down in quality. A significant number leave DI for DII and DIII.

From the Executive Director, Jim Haney

Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney

NCAA Governance Structure/NABC Foundation Benevolent Fund

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• The total number of men’s basketball scholarships remains at 13 and will not change based on the governance remodel. Coupled with the high rate of transfers, many of the programs within the five conferences do not carry 13 scholarship players knowing they cannot keep them happy with playing time. Those not playing will look to transfer. Too many transfers from a program can lead to Academic Progress Rate (APR) problems. Potentially, a basketball program could become ineligible for the men’s basketball cham-pionship based on unacceptable APR scores.

Give us an update on the NABC Foundation Benevolent Fund. What is the status of the Fund? The program was launched in June of 2013. Since that time the Benevolent Fund Committee and NABC Foundation staff have been focused on making coaches aware of the Fund’s existence. We know that there are coaches in need who have lost their jobs or suffered some other financial tragedy that could use a helping hand. The Benevolent Fund Committee and staff are trying to reach our membership and make the coaches aware of the existence of the Fund. In addition, we are encouraging our membership to give to the fund so that we have the money needed to help those coaches who request and qualify for assistance.

Is there a specific amount of money that you want coaches to give? No. We have coaches who have given $5,000 and others who have given $25. We have coaches who have made a one-time gift and others who are giving multiple times. The goal in Division I is for every head coach to give something. Our hope is that by the end of 2014 we would have accomplished the goal.

How does one apply for assistance? We urge individuals who are eligible for assistance to seek help. We know that it takes a lot of courage to do this, but the Benevolent Fund is set up to help coaches in need (and their families), and we want the fund to provide as much help as possible. All applications for assistance will be held in the strictest confidence by the Benevolent Fund Committee. Coaches who want to apply for assistance may go to: http://www.nabcfoundation.org/benevolent-fund/ to access a form.

How would one give money to the Benevolent Fund? Donation applications are available at http://www.nabcfoundation.org/benevolent-fund/.Contributions to the NABC Foundation are tax deductible. Donations to the fund should be made payable to the NABC Foundation and sent to:

Stephanie WhitcherNABC Foundation1111 Main Street – Suite 1000Kansas City, MO 64105-2136

NABC Chaplain’s Corner, Pastor Donnell Jones

hat tends to come out of you under pressure? Driving his wife and children to dinner, a man arrived at an open parking space when suddenly another driver dashed into the space pretending not to see the family that arrived ahead of him. Initially the father was upset, but paused briefly before taking action. Slowly he reached into his glove compartment, pulled out an envelope and started toward the other driver. “Excuse me,” he said. “I don’t know if you saw us, but my family and I were here at this parking space first.” The driver said, “oh I’m sorry, I didn’t see you.” But he was unwilling to back out of the space. With that, the father extended his hand with the envelope. “No problem,” he said. “Here’s a Starbucks gift card from us to you. Enjoy!” Offering the card and warm smile, the father returned to his car as his family watched and celebrated with calm delight. Startled, the driver was left speechless as kindness instead of anger poured out in this moment. Under pressure, usually a different kind of response oozes out. But in this moment, kindness, the act of treating people better than they deserve, spilled out toward one who probably didn’t expect it. The father had placed the Starbucks card in the glove compartment for this very reason. In the past, he had been upset by others cutting him off in traffic. So he decided to plan his response. Instead of the reflex of anger, kindness slowly oozed out like squeezing toothpaste on a brush followed by a gentle smile.

How can I know what will come out of me under pressure? If you take a glass of water and begin to shake it, water spills out onto the floor. Why? The most common response is “because you shook it!” Sure, that has a lot to do with it, but the subtle fact of the matter is that water was in the glass when you shook it. Subtle but significant. Shake an empty glass and nothing comes out. So shaking merely reveals what already exists on the inside. Boxing great “Smokin” Joe Frazier said, “the boxing ring doesn’t make champions, it merely reveals them.” In the same way, pressure reveals what’s on the inside of us. Under pressure, fear, anxiety, worry, anger, envy, courage, compassion, sacrifice or whatever else is present spills over impacting those around us. Is there anything spilling out of your life that inspires, encourages, or brings people into a greater place because of the substance of your life. Is there anyone who is made better by the runoff of your character? Is your cup running over with that which increases or decreases others? Do people stand nearby just to catch the flow from your life? If not, get close enough to someone whose substance fills you so that you can benefit others. Be intentional about being filled up with kindness, patience, compassion, mercy, and courage. Build relationships with those who pour into you and bring out the best in you. Practice emptying yourself of the things that drain you and others. When you squeeze a wet sponge whatever is in it comes out whether water or poison. Whenever you get squeezed what’s in you comes out. Often, we say we didn’t mean to say this or that. That may be true. But it comes out because it was there in the first place. If you’re not satisfied with what’s coming out of you, take note of what you’re soaking up. That’s the stuff you can be sure will spill out when you feel the pressure from the squeeze of some event, some challenge, some offensive act, some harsh or hurtful thing. It only comes out because it’s in us. What’s pouring out of you under pressure? Anger? Love? Kindness? Greed? Whatever fills you, under pressure pours out of you! Begin filling your cup up with the kind of qualities that are helpful, not harmful. In this way, pressure actually brings the best and not the worst out of you.

“Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington DC, Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.”

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Under Pressure!

By Ken Davis

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When Phil Martelli heard the news that the NCAA Division I board of directors had approved autonomy measures that would allow the top five conferences to write many of their own rules, his thoughts immediately turned to the future for college basketball. “I think that it’s going to be differ-ent,” said Martelli, coach at Saint Joseph’s and past president of the NABC. “But I don’t think it’s going away. We’re not going to say this is the beginning of the end. I just think we’re at the beginning of something different. It’s going to start with rules and regulations and it will go from there. “I think it’s going to have an impact financially. Scheduling is going to be part of this and I think that if they ever get some form of free agency, you’re going to lose any chance of competitive balance.” Not everyone shares Martelli’s vision, but the fact is that this new governance model will allow the richest five conferences (the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12) to decide on issues such as cost-of-attendance stipends and insurance benefits for players, recruiting rules, and mandatory hours spent on individual sports. Those on the outside looking in, including the American Athletic Conference, the Atlantic 10, and the Mountain West, can only speculate on the impact until the January 2015 NCAA convention is held in Washington, D.C. The top 64 teams from those leagues plus Notre Dame had until Oct. 1 to submit their own legislation. The full value of cost-of-attendance stipends could be worth between $2,000 and $5,000 per player, according to most estimates. Four-year scholarship guarantees are another part of the plan and could be addressed early in the agenda. South Carolina took the lead in late September, becoming the first school in the Southeastern Conference to guaran-tee four-year scholarships to its qualifying NCAA sports. Indiana and Maryland of the Big Ten have also announced guaranteed scholarships for their athletes.

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“We want to be out front withwhat’s going on,” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner told TheAssociated Press. Football continues to be the driving force behind all of these decisions. The move from the Bowl Championship Series to the College Football Playoff has altered the power structure. Mike Aresco, commissioner of the American Athletic Conference, has said repeatedly that he doesn’t like the “Power Five” terminology and believes his conference – the football league left behind from realignment and the split of the old Big East Conference – should be included. Back in February, Aresco gave his conference’s commitment to providing a full cost-of-attendance stipend. But can the individual schools afford that? Until the AAC improves its brand and reputation in football, many are concerned about the welfare of the league’s top basketball programs – especially Connecticut, national champi-ons in men’s and women’s basketball last season, Cincinnati, and up-and-coming programs such as SMU and Memphis. “We have good basketball teams; I don’t want to minimize the importance of basketball,’” Aresco said. “But if you don’t have good football, you’re really going to struggle. I think the ‘power’ term makes it more difficult to combat. Basketball is in good shape but I want more teams to be competitive. “We just want a fair shot. Some in the media have said there are four slots [in the CFP] for five conferences. My view is there are four slots for 10 confer-ences. If you have teams that are worthy in our conference or other conferences, I think they ought to have that shot. Winning solves a lot of things.” Alignment is important. The old Big East football conference was a BCS member and that protected the basketball schools as well. The Mountain West never had BCS status – despite winning four BCS bowls. In the new alignment, the Mountain West remains on the outside along with the AAC and others.

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But if you compare teams such as Alabama and Wake Forest, there canbe financial differences within thePower Five. “I’ve talked with ADs in the Power Five and they ask as many questions asmy ADs,” Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said. “How are you going to pay for cost-of-attendance?How are you going to pay for unlimited meals? What are you guys doing? I said, ‘You are asking me? Your budgets are double our budgets.’ My point is thereare probably 20 institutions out of those 65 that don’t have a lot of worries.There are 45 of them scratching their heads just like we are.” Thompson and Martelli bothstressed the importance of scheduling.As long as the Power Five remainsopen to scheduling outside those fiveconferences, in football and basketball, the playing field remains level. “If those games go away, then we have a concern,” Thompson said.

Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones, second vice president of the NABC, is like many others in college athletics in that he likes the emphasis on student-athlete welfare that comes with

the restructuring of governance. But until the actual intentions of the Power Five become clear, there is too much

uncertainty to judge the impact of autonomy. “There are haves and have-nots right now,” Jones said. “But the haves, the have-nots and the have-somes – that disparity is going to be greater than ever before once all of this goes in. Are schools doing this for the student-athletes or are they doing it for a recruiting advantage? Only individual institutions can make that determination for themselves.If the money is not there, it’s not there.” Martelli has deeper concerns, most of them based on what happens after the initial rules changes. “I’m not pessimistic, “ he said. “I’m just trying to keep my eyes open. Those five [conference commissioners] are making decisions that impact way beyond the five conferences. I just know at some point, they are going to turn around and look at the basketball tournament – maybe after the current [TV] contracts are up – and say we need to realign this. “I think the [NCAA] tournament will always exist.But I think they will have a standard for the teams to get in. Sixty-five schools will get in, if they qualify. Then there will be another 12 or 14 spots. To the rest of us, they’ll ask us how we want to do it. They may ask us if we want to do our own tournament.” Dan Gavitt, vice president of men’s basketball champion-ships for the NCAA, works for both sides in this equation.He said he hasn’t heard any discussion of a change to the tournament now or any time in the future. Gavitt believes the goal of the new governance is to keep Division I together by allowing the autonomy necessary to provide satisfaction to the schools with the most resources. There is a chance the changes could result in something basketball officials have wanted for a long time, Gavitt said. “I think with this new governance structure, I think there’s going to be an opportunity to have a basketball-focused group to tend to the needs of basketball,” Gavitt said. “Overall, marketing, rules, etc. What form that takes and who is partof it is yet to be determined. I think it will be coaches,commissioners and athletic directors. But there is going tobe a group, I think, that will focus on men’s basketball.”

Kansas native Ken Davis is an award-winning sportswriter,author and radio host. He is the author of several books including “100 Things Kansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die”; “Connecticut Vault Book”; and “Kansas Vault Book”.The Connecticut resident has covered University of Connecticut basketball since 1985.

Hoyas’ Hall of Fame LegendTo Receive 2015 NABC Foundation

Court of Honor Award

John Thompson, Jr.

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For the first time since its first Court of Honor Gala on April 14, 2009, at Chica-go’s Union Station, the National Associa-tion of Basketball Coaches Foundation will honor one of its own when legendary former Georgetown University coach John Thompson, Jr., receives the 2015 Court of Honor Award on Wednesday, June 24, in New York City. The 2015 Court of Honor Gala will be held at Cipriani, 110 E. 42nd Street between Lexington and Park. For additional information, please go to www.nabcfoundation.org. “Our hope for this Court of Honor Gala has always been to recognize outstanding leaders with roots in men’s college basketball who have benefitted themselves and those around them,” said Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the NABC Foundation. “We have been blessed with outstand-ing recipients and continue that this year with John Thompson, who is not only one of the most outstanding coaches in our game, but a leader in the profession and in the community.”

“A person doesn’t define himself or evaluate himself but when you receive something, it’s very flattering and I am very appreciative, especially when it’s an award from people who are significant in your profession – people who worked with me, worked for me and worked beside me,”said Thompson, whose eldest son,John Thompson III,

is now the head coach at Georgetown. Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, Thomp-son began his coaching career with a very successful stint at St. Anthony’s High in Washington, D.C., where his teams won 122 of 150 games. That was enough for Georgetown to hire the 6-foot-10 former high school All-American, who starred for

Providence College as an undergraduate before going on to play on two National Basketball Association championship teams with the Boston Celtics. Thompson’s Hoyas earned three NCAA tournament berths and made a pair of NIT appearances in his first seven seasons. Not bad for a program which played in only one NCAA tournament, finishing second, prior to Thompson’s arrival. Big changes came for the 1979-80 season when Providence’s Dave Gavitt led the formation of the BIG EAST Confer-ence. “When the BIG EAST was formed it was exciting because it brought exposure and attention to college basketball in the northeast, where we had mostly smaller, private schools,” said Thompson. “So much attention was being given to the large, public institutions in the Midwest and south, our schools were kind of forgotten. The Big East Conference served notice that we still existed and could be significant.” No program was more significant than Georgetown in the early years of the Big

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East as the Hoyas won six of the first 10 Big East championships, won the NCAA title in 1984 and lost in the NCAA final in 1982 and 1985. “John Thompson really was the focal point of the rise of the BIG EAST Conference. He was the most recognizable figure and obviously Georgetown had tremendous success at the start of the conference with Patrick (Ewing) being there and then Alonzo (Mourning). It really pushed the conference to the top in a short amount of time,” said Syracuse’s hall of fame coach Jim Boeheim. “The rivalry we (Syracuse) had with Georgetown was unparalleled and we had huge games every year. It was fun being a part of that. The competition was at such a high level. John, certainly as much as anyone, along with Louie (Carnesecca), made it very compelling.” Thompson guided Georgetown to596 wins and a winning percentage of 71.4 and a 231-123 record against conference opponents in the BIG EAST. The Hoyas, featuring numerous All-America players including hall of famers Ewing and Mourning, played in the postseason for24 straight seasons during Thompson’s 27-year career. Known for his commitment on and off the court for helping to shape his players’ lives following college, 76 of 78 players who stayed at Georgetown for four years received a diploma.

“I always emphasized to my players that getting a degree was significant but it would not be if you don’t do anything with it,” said Thompson. “Making meaningful contributions to society, especially if you help those people who have been left behind, is much more important.”

“I’m very proud of so many of my former players for who they are and what they’re doing. That gives me the greatest satisfaction.”

Thompson was a demonstrative opponent of “Proposition 42” in 1989, which focused national attention on the issues of economic and educational discrimination. A three-time Big East coach of the year and four-time national coach of the year, he was the head coach of the U.S. Olympic team in 1988 and served as NABC president in 1986. In 2000, shortly after his retirement from active coaching, Thompson established the John Thompson Charitable Foundation to help improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children within the District of Columbia and other communi-ties. The Foundation awards grants to organizations that enhance children’s lives, provide for continuing education, or support rehabilitation.

Thompson continues to assist organizations through a variety of profes-sional advisory roles. He is a consultant, spokesman and board member to Nike, along with serving as Coach Emeritus and Charitable Presidential Consultant for Urban Affairs at Georgetown. The University awarded him for his lasting commitment to the Hilltop community with its two highest honors: the President’s Award and the Patrick Healy Award. On September 12, 2014, numerous dignitaries and alumni, along with former and current basketball players, were in attendance as Georgetown held ground-breaking ceremonies for the John R.

Thompson Intercollegiate Athletics Center, a $62 million project expected to be completed in August, 2016. The four-story, 144,000-square-foot Thompson Center will be completely supported through philanthropy and will include practice courts, team meeting rooms, men’s and women’s basketball coaches’ offices, weight-training and sports medicine rooms for all varsity athletes and much more. Jerry Colangelo (2009), chairman of USA Basketball, was the first recipient of the NABC Foundation Court of Honor Award, followed by Former Senator Bill Bradley (2010), who combined distin-guished careers in basketball, politics and government; Phil Knight (2011), the chairman and co-founder of Nike, Inc.; Jim Nantz (2013) of CBS Sports, who called his 28th consecutive NCAA® Men’s Final

Four® in 2014 in Dallas; and ESPN analystDick Vitale (2014), often called college basketball’s “ambassador”. Proceeds from the Gala support charitable programs of the NABC Foundation, including TTRR (Ticket To Reading Rewards), a middle school reading program that encourages students to read outside the classroom. For additional information, including how to purchase tickets for the 2015 NABC Foundation Court of Honor Gala honoring John Thompson, Jr., go to www.nabcfoundation.org.

by Dave Archer, President Emeritus, NHSBCAdave@nhsbca.org website: www.nhsbca.org Twitter: @NHSBCA

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The National High School Basketball Coaches Association unifies all State High School Basketball Coaches Associations, which currently includes around 40,000 high school coaches.The NHSBCA also serves as the High School Congress ofthe NABC. The NHSBCA works to enhance the role of high school coaches within the NABC and has a voice on the NABC boardof directors. In recent years at the NABC Convention, therehave been additional clinic options for high school coaches aswell as a new social for scholastic coaches. The NHSBCA is also the national voice for action for high school basketball coaches. Currently about 30 state basketball coaches associations are united to enhance the role of scholastic basketball coaches and the game itself. The annual summer meeting was held in Indianapolis inJuly in conjunction with the second annual NHSBCA Rising Senior Academy. At the annual summer meeting, Don Logan (Iowa) was installed as the new president, while Nalin Sood (Washington) was elected as vice-president. The executive board includes Loganand Sood, as well as Greg Grantham (North Carolina), past-president; Steve Witty (Indiana), secretary-treasurer; Rich Czeslwaski (Illinois), communications; Dave Archer (New York), president emeritus; Tom Hursey, (Michigan), board member emeritus; Tom Barrick, (Ohio) and Chris Nemo (Missouri). The annual Court of Honor dinner held during the summer meetings recognized Larry Wilson, (Ohio), Dave Froelich (Ohio) and Rich Czeslawski (Illinois) for their contributions to the growth of the organization.

A major portion of the annual meeting includes listing of problems and issues faced by high school basketball coaches in various parts of the country. State leaders provide advice and help to each other in addressing issues. Areas of concern that were discussed this summer included: transfers; private school domina-tion of state tournaments; overbearing parents; decrease in attendance at games; single sport specialization by young people; control controversies between scholastic and club sport coaches; use of a shot clock; role and influence of personal trainers/coaches; recruiting (e.g.: private vs. public); role of the high school coach in the college recruiting process; the overall integrity of high school sports; promoting basketball at the grass roots level; the disconnect between administrators and coaches; lack of job security and the rapid turnover of coaches. The NHSBCA tries to react to situations as they arise while at the same time be proactive as to the possible future climate of the game. Soon the NHSBCA will begin publishing “Taking a Stand,” which is the stance of the NHSBCA on issues. The NHSBCA is led by people who care very deeply about the game of basketball and about basketball coaches. As the NHSBCA continues to grow in number of members and activities, it will continue to grow as a major influence in the game at the high school level. If you live in a state that does not have a state basketball coaches association you can still join the NHSBCA. If you want help in forming a state basketball coaches association, the NHSBCA can help. Check the website (www.nhsbca.org) for current actions and to check out the interactive map of member states. Next year’s summer meeting will be held in Las Vegas.

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Key Leaders DuringTimes of Changeby Carey Casey, CEO, National Center for Fathering

I have a friend who’s an assistant coach in the NFL, who was let go last January when the head coach for that team was fired. And he told me, “It’s not fun, but change is part of life. I’ve been blessed more than I deserve.” I know many college basketball coaches are in a similar situation. I’m sure there’s some uncertainty from one year to the next, whether we’re talking about a job change or the ever-shifting dynamics of your team. Your transitions might be related to wins and losses, players transferring or graduating, new players coming in, injuries, or just the stuff oflife that happens through the courseof a season. As you probably know, I believe fathering and coaching have a lot in common. Many suggestions I make for fathering can also be applied to your role as a coach. And we know fathering is full of changes and adjustments. There are first steps and the last day in diapers. The first day of a new school year and gradua-tion ceremonies. Jobs lost and new careers begun. Driver’s licenses, marriages, baptisms. And those are just the major changes. During any 12-month period, every family experiences a wide range of changes. So, like my coach friend said, change is inevitable. It’s coming. Are you prepared?

I have some suggestions for howyou can stay on top of the ongoing changes of coaching and family life, and carry yourself in a way that will leave a positive legacy. I’m presenting these points in the context of your fathering, but you will see obvious applications for your coaching as well. It starts with expecting change. Although we probably can’t stay ahead of them completely, transitions really should not take us by surprise. As our kids grow and change, we need to be thinking ahead about what may (or may not be) coming down the road, and prepare as best we can. Young people need stability, and we have the privilege to give that to them.Identify your children’s strengths and weaknesses, so that when a transition comes, you can guide them, protect them, or encourage them to use their unique gifts in a way that helps things go more smoothly. Practice good communication as a way of life. Nothing is as effective when it comes to putting everyone in the best position to handle a transition in a positive way. Specifically, work to become a more sensitive listener. How are your children handling the challenges? What are their concerns, and what do they need from you? Ask open-ended questions, and then listen and watch. And of course, give them lots of affirmation through words and actions. Make sure they know—without a doubt—that though some things may change, your love for them and accep-tance of who they are will not change.

Have regular conversations with your children about what’s going on in their lives now as well as events and adjust-ments that are coming up for your family. Not all changes are bad news, but even good news can be unwelcome if it takes you by surprise. Provide a larger perspective. If you know a transition is coming, talk with your kids about similar experiences they have been through before. Praise and encourage them for how they overcame and grew from those past challenges, and then express confidence that they’ll emerge from the current situation better, stronger, and wiser. I must also mention the benefits of talking with others. Discussions with your children’s mother will be especially helpful. If the two of you can work as a team, comparing your experiences and perspectives in regard to your children, then you can make positive, proactive plans together. Also, it’s important to meet with other dads (or coaches) who have walked the path ahead of you, and get their best insights. The stresses of life can push family and team members apart, but with our sensitive leadership, uncertainties and challenges can draw us all closer andmake us stronger.

Carey Casey is Chief Executive Officer at the National Center for Fathering and author of Championship Fathering (available at fathers.com). He is married with four children and nine grandchildren. See more articles and resources for dads at www.fathers.com, or contact the Center with a question or comment at dads@fathers.com.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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As a coach, what are the things you love most about game time? Is it the adrenaline? The excitement of a potential victory? Seeing your team play well?Do you stay locked into the game every moment or do you notice the atmosphere around you? It’s hard not to feel the palpable energy of a stadium filled with fans when the heat is on, and one of our favorite things about game time is getting to be two of those enthusiasts in the bleachers, cheering our team to victory!Can you imagine basketball games without fans? It would change the energy and maybe even the mindset of the players. Fans represent support, enthusiasm and loyalty, and their presence at game time reassures their team they believe in them. They are completely sold out for the cause—painted faces, crazy outfits, team colors, huge signs—they show up early and stay until the end. Most of all, true fans never stop cheering for their team. Whether winning by a landslide or trailing far behind, they continue shouting those cheers and pulling for their team until the clock runs out. You’ve probably seen your players respond to the support of their fans—what does it do for them to know there are people who root for them no matter what? Hopefully it boosts their confidence and makes them want to succeed. There is something about knowing you have someone’s full support whether you win or lose that inspires you to try things you otherwise might not try, and makes you believe things about yourself you otherwise might not believe. The same truths apply in your marriage. You have the opportunity to be your spouse’s biggest fan in life and to cheer them on in all they do. Do you take this job as seriously as a diehard college basketball fan?

In a marriage survey we did for our book, The 5 Love Needs of Men and Women, encouragement was ranked fourth as a top love need for both men and women. We all need encouragement, but men and women are different, so that encouragement can take different forms. We have found that a list of encourage-ment needs for a husband typically looks something like this: a card once or twice a year to tell them they are loved, an evening out every so often, a golfing (or sailing or bowling) buddy, a new challenge every five years to keep life interesting, and a slap on the back from the guys on the basketball court. While a woman’s list looks more like this: daily doses of “I love you” (cards and flowers work well too!), one evening every week with just the two of you, a female friend in whom she can confide, frequent time-outs from her routine to recharge her battery, and supportive hugs from her female friends. As you can see, a woman’s encourage-ment needs are different from a man’s! Women tend to need encouragement more frequently and consistently. They face daily battles whether at work outside the home, raising kids, taking care of the house, or juggling all of those things, and many more! Your encouragement has the ability to refresh her and spur her on in her daily tasks that can be so tiring. When I (Barb) am rushing around after an already

exhausting day, trying to get dinner on the table between loads of laundry, tidying up, and answering the phone, sometimes I feel completely overwhelmed. But when Gary walks in the room and tells me how much he appreciates my hard work and how well he thinks I’m doing, it adds strength to my spirit and rekindles my energy. Edifying words go such a long way to encourage your wife. Your vote of confidence is often just what she needs to hear when she’s feeling overwhelmed. Encouraging your spouse verbally is wonderful, but it’s just one of the ways you can cheer her on in life. Another way to encourage her is to help lighten her load. When your wife is rushing around trying to take care of things at home after a busy day, how can you step in and make life a little easier for her in that moment? She probably has a checklist in mind that she feels will never be finished by the end of the night. Helping her cross off a couple items on that list could change her evening from stressful to manageable. But don’t wait until your wife is running low on energy and time or feeling stressed. Just like a fan true to their team, your support is needed through the highs and lows. When you remind your wife you’re on her side and that you appreciate and believe in her, she is going to feel cared for and cherished. Likewise, there are many ways in which your wife can encourage you. Marriage is all about learning how to love one another best according to your needs, and then finding ways to practically live it out. Take time to think about how your spouse will benefit from your encourage-ment, and be creative! We cheer YOU on as you cheer one another on in your marriage!

Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg, America’s Family Coaches, are award-winning authors, popular radio hosts and internationally known speakers. Through a unique program called The Great Marriage Experience, the Rosbergs equip couples, churches and military marriages with the resources, events and tools they need to keep their marriages growing stronger for a lifetime. Join them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to be coached UP! in your marriage and relationships. Learn more at americasfamilycoaches.com.

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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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Minnesota State University

EmphasizingRebounding In PracticeBy Matt Margenthaler, Head CoachMinnesota State University - Mankato

I believe that if you talk with most any coach, the importance of rebounding can’t be over emphasized. As acoaching staff, we always emphasize rebounding from Day 1. We statindividual rebounds in every practice and our guys know how they performed at the end of each session. It’s our belief that we can judge our team’s effort by utilizing rebounding stats in practice, as well as our rebounding margin in games. Wefeel that there is a direct correlation between our effort on the boards and winning basketball games. In our practices, we like to add a rebounding element to as many drills as possible and I would like to share with you some of our favorites at Minnesota State University.

Shell Drill with 4 or 5 (Diagram 1):Objective: Defensive positioning and principles with emphasis on finishing with rebound for both defense & offense.Description: (1) Token offense passes ball around to each position, forcing defense to adjust positioning according to where ball is at on the floor and the designated action. (2) Basic Action -Jump to ball, Ball-Cut, Dribble Penetration, Opposite Flash, Skips. (3) Additional action –Post Dig/Trap, Drive & Kick, Screen Coverage. (4) End each action with a shot (from starting line) where ball is then ‘live’. (5) If give up O rebound, 5 pushups for D. Rotate O to D to Back of line.

4 on 4 on 4 Rebounding (Diagram 2):Objective: Strengthen rebounding, defensive principals, toughness, andcommunication.Description: (1) 3 teams, Live, and Continuous. (2) Coach starts each posses-sion by passing ball to any offensive player at the half court line. Coach controls how quick the transition is from one possession to next. (3) Defense stays until scored on, or makes a mistake. Offense would then go to D. (4) Scoring= Defense gets 1pt for a stop and 5pts for taking a charge. Offense gets 2pts for an O board and 1pt if fouled on a shot. (5) Losers Run

Circle Closeout Drill (Diagram 3a):Objective: Strengthen close-outs, communication, rotations, reboundingDescription: (1) 4 Shell lines. (2) Defense jogs in circle around Coach with the ball. (3) Coach passes ball out to any Offensive player and ball is live. (4) Closest Defender closes-out on ball and others match-up. (5) Play out possession. Defense gets 10 pushups if scored on or mistake and/or 5 pushups for giving up an O board.

Powerball (Diagram 3b):Objective: Developing a Rebounding Mindset and ToughnessDescription: (1) 5on5 live in the half-court. (2) Offense stays until defense gets

the ball. (3) No out of bounds on made or missed shots. (4) Ball is live on all made baskets. Example- if offense rebounds a made basket, they may quickly

put it back in (unlimited number of times) until defense gets it. (5) Scoring = Regular game scoring, plus 1 point for any O board.

(6) Losers Run.

Matt Margenthaler is in his 14th season as the head coach at Minnesota State University – Mankato. He has led the Mavericks to eight seasons with 20 or more victories and his 2013-14 team finished with a 30-5 won-lost record, the most wins in a single season. Minnesota State earned seven straight NCAA berths from 2004-05 through 2010-11 and also earned berths in each of the last two seasons. Margenthaler’s career won-lost record is 284-115 for a winning percentage of 71.1. He is a member of the NABC board of directors representing NCAA Division II.

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Indiana Wesleyan University

Mentality-BasedCoachingBy Greg Tonagel, Head Coach2014 UPS NAIA Division II Coach of the Year

In his 10th season as head coach at

Indiana Wesleyan, Greg Tonagel was

the 2014 UPS NAIA Division II Coach

of the Year as he guided the Wildcats

to a 31-6 record, a program record

for wins in a season. IWU topped

Midland (Neb.), 78-68, in the NAIA

Division II championship game in

March. Tonagel’s coaching record

in his nine seasons is 235-75,

a winning percentage of .758.

Every year as a staff, we discuss what our offensive system will look like.And each year it becomes evident that although the system is important,the mentality behind it plays a larger role. Once you consistently teach mentalities, you can develop a culture. This culture then becomes larger than the ever-revolving talents that graduate each year. Here at Indiana Wesleyan, we have two mentalities that we emphasize on the offensive end: our players are trained to “Catch Fearlessly” and “Create for a Teammate.”In doing so, regardless of the play, time, or situation, they are playing aggressively with an unselfish mentality.

With any drill we incorporate into our program, it must meet the criteria of the “three S’s”: Simple leads to Self-confidence, which leads to Speed.

Simple – The great teams do the ordinary things better than the rest. Keeping things simple frees up the mind. After all, fear and freedom cannot occupy a player’s mind at the same time.

Self-confidence – Once things are simple, our players can find confidence in their abilities. A confident player can be a fearless player. One thing we tell our players daily is that greatness favors the fearless!

Speed – The name of the game is speed -not just linear speed, but execution speed. The team that executes game time and game speed adjustments is the team that

succeeds most often.

Diag #1 We start every day off by teaching our

guys how to “Catch Fearlessly.” They

partner up and work on a progression of

catches. Everything starts and continues

by cutting, then catching on two feet

while ripping and jabbing into the

defense. Make sure they are jabbing at

the rim with shoulders squared to the rim.

The second progression is adding a shot

fake. Everything needs to be tight and

concise. Finally, the third progression is

adding a pass fake and finishing with a rip

and go. With the change in hand check

fouls, a rip and go is a great “play” to have

late in games.

Diag #2 We call this drill “Memphis Passing.” It can

take the concepts taught in 2-on-O and

implement them into a game-like setting.

When player 1 catches the ball, he must

catch fearlessly on two feet. If he doesn’t,

then it is a TO. As soon as he catches, he is

trapped by the two defenders. The

offensive player must take two dribbles

one direction, then two the other direction

before he is allowed to pass. The emphasis

is on attacking pressure fearlessly while

looking to create for a teammate.

Diag #3 Once the pass is made to the open

teammate, the trap continues on the other

end of the floor. One defender (2) rotates

to offense while the offensive player (1)

becomes the trapper with defender (3).

This rotation continues until each player

successfully completes three passes

without a turnover. This drill has become

our favorite press-breaker.

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