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From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Scattershotting Rick Leddy Coaches vs. Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Customized Sneakers: A Focus for Coaches vs. Cancer National High School Basketball Coaches Association. . . . 16 Teaching the Concept of Team Greg Grantham, Executive Board, NHSBCA NCAA Eligibility Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 COVID, Test Scores and More

Six Players, Two Coaches Enshrined in National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meet John Kean Master of the NABC Division II Top 25 Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Coach’s Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Big to Big Post Double Matt Painter, Head Coach, Purdue University Coach’s Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mid-Season Encouragement: Keep on Keeping On Lennie Acuff, Head Coach, Lipscomb University

Run the Four Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Carey Casey NABC Chaplain’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Time Out Pastor Donnell Jones

National Association of Basketball Coaches 1111 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Phone: 816-878-6222 • Fax: 816-878-6223 www.NABC.com ______________________________________________ NABC EXECUTIVE STAFF Craig Robinson Executive Director Nate Pomeday Associate Executive Director Troy Hilton Senior Director of Corporate Relations and Association Affairs Stephanie Whitcher Chief Financial Officer Rick Leddy Senior Director of Communications Ebony Donohue Associate Director of Membership Mark Heatherman Senior Director of Special Events Janelle Guidry Director of Convention Wade Hageman Director of Corporate Relations Jenna Wright Director of Convention Housing Eric Wieberg Director of Digital & Social Media Elian Rodriguez Operations Specialist Cameron Almaraz McLendon Minority Leadership Fellow

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2021-22 NABC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jamie Dixon, President, TCU Gary Stewart, 1st Vice President, Stevenson University Lennie Acuff, 2nd Vice President/Secretary, Lipscomb University John Calipari, 3rd Vice President, University of Kentucky Matt Margenthaler, 4th Vice President, Minnesota State University Tommy Amaker, Director, Harvard University Bill Coen, Director, Northeastern University Pat Cunningham, Director Frank Martin, Director, University of South Carolina Matt Painter, Director, Purdue University Bob Huggins, Director, West Virginia University Cuonzo Martin, Director, University of Missouri Mike McGrath, Director, University of Chicago Pat Estepp, Director, Cedarville University Shaka Smart, Director, Marquette University Anthony Grant, Director, University of Dayton Mark Few, Director, Gonzaga University Charlie Brock, 2018-19 Past President, Springfield College Tom Izzo, Director Emeritus, Michigan State University Phil Martelli, Director Emeritus, University of Michigan John Moore, Director, NAIA Dave Archer, Director, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Thom McDonald, Director, NJCAA and Two-Year Colleges

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS NABC Executive Director: Craig Robinson NABC Associate Executive Director: Nate Pomeday Accountant: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLC N ABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Ropes & Gray, LLP Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Judy McLeod, Conference USA Commissioner and Chair/NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee Kevin Lennon, NCAA Vice President for Division I Governance COVER: L-R Stephanie Ready, Dr. Lonise Bias, David Greenwood, Hersey Hawkins, Jim Jackson, Antawn Jamison, Paul Pierce, Rick Byrd, Tom Penders, Andy Katz Time-Out is published quarterly by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

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Jamie Dixon President TCU

Gary Stewart First Vice President Stevenson University

Lennie Acuff Second Vice President Lipscomb University

John Calipari Third Vice President University of Kentucky

Matt Margenthaler Fourth Vice President, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tommy Amaker, Director John Thompson III Harvard University

Bill Coen, Director Northeastern University

Pat Cunningham, Director

Frank Martin, Director University of South Carolina

Matt Painter, Director Purdue University

Bob Huggins, Director West Virginia University

Cuonzo Martin, Director University of Missouri

Mike McGrath, Director University of Chicago

Pat Estepp, Director Cedarville University

Shaka Smart, Director Marquette University

Anthony Grant, Director University of Dayton

Mark Few, Director Gonzaga University

Charlie Brock 2018-19 Past President Springfield College

Tom Izzo, Director Emeritus Michigan State University

Phil Martelli, Director Emeritus University of Michigan

John Moore, Director NAIA

Dave Archer, Director NHSBCA

Thom McDonald, Director NJCAA & Two-Year Colleges

FROM THE EDITOR, Rick Leddy

Scattershooting Back in my early college days, in addition to my sports information assistant duties at Southern Connecticut, I worked parttime on the sports desks at the New Haven Register and the New Haven Journal Courier. I remember fondly the banter that was always shared around the room with an eclectic group of veteran writers, editors and desk personnel.

One of our most popular writer/ columnists, Bob Casey, seemed to know everyone in sports around Connecticut, New York and beyond. One if his most interesting regular columns was titled “Scattershooting”, when he would have the best notes, quotes, rumors and more around the tri-state area.

Probably not the best choice for basketball, but “Scattershooting” it is for this column on a variety of topics, minus any rumors.

NABC Convention Starting with information for our members that registration is open for the 2022 NABC Convention in New Orleans.

At this time, we are expecting to hold our first in-person convention during the 2022 NCAA Final Four, something that everyone has missed over the last two years.

Information about the convention is available at https://nabc.com/ convention/ and members may register online by accessing the NABC Member Portal https://nabc.users.membersuite. com/auth/portal-login.

With a new registration system in place, members will be able to register for the convention, make hotel arrangements and purchase Final Four tickets all in one

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place. All pricing and other information including companion passes and the I’m a Coach’s Kid program is also available through the convention website.

Suits and Sneakers Featured in this issue is information about the upcoming Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week (January 2430). With suits seemingly passe for the majority of coaches (even the always elegantly attired Jay Wright has gone to a Villanova pullover top), many have adopted the sneakerhead culture, especially so during this year’s event.

It’s a pretty sure bet that most coaches will be wearing sneakers during this upcoming campaign and continuing to raise funds for the NABC’s long-time partnership with Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society.

For more information, contact Anne Gmerek anne.gmerek@cancer.org or Natalie Morrison natalie.morrison@ cancer.org.

Coaches Powering for Autism Benefiting Autism Speaks Later in the season, Coaches Powering Forward will hold its annual weekend to raise funds when coaches wear Autism Speaks puzzle piece pins during their games March 4-6 to raise awareness.

Towson University head coach Pat Skerry has headed the campaign for many seasons and this year is joined by UAlbany women’s head coach, Colleen Mullen, both with children on the autism spectrum.

To register or receive more information, Click here to join! Once you register, you will receive a package of Autism

Speaks pins to wear to games during the weekend of March 4 – 6. It’s a small ask but it makes a big impact.

Record-Breaking Broadcaster Kentucky Wesleyan College has a rich history in NCAA Division II men’s basketball, having won eight national championships and finishing second four times. Joel Utley has seen it all as the radio broadcaster for the Panthers, now in his 61st season behind the microphone. Utley started the season in KWC’s exhibition game with Kentucky on October 29 at Rupp Arena. That game was the 1,704th game for Utley, breaking Kansas legend Max Falkenstein’s record for seasons by a broadcaster.

A Closing Comment In early January, news about a high school girls basketball game ending with a score of 92-4 against a conference opponent reverberated across the nation on major news and sports sites including the flagship New York Times.

Nowhere was it heard louder than in Hamden, Conn., the town that I grew up in. It doesn’t matter where and when, it’s something that should never happen.

The lack of empathy from an experienced coach was an affront to the opposing coach, players and parents, his own players and parents and the institution that he represents.

Let this be a reminder with COVID-19 still disrupting our everyday lives, that we all need to show compassion for one another as we start this new year. Stay safe and be well!

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National Collegiate Ba On November 21, 2021, two coaches and six players were enshrined at the 2021 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Celebration presented by Nike in Kansas City, Missouri.

The event at the College Basketball Experience honored the 16th Class to be inducted and was part of Kansas City’s Hall of Fame Weekend, which also included the Hall of Fame Classic Tournament. The ceremonies were hosted by national college basketball analyst Andy Katz and Stephanie Ready of the NBA Network.

The 2021 Class includes players David Greenwood of UCLA, Bradley’s Hersey Hawkins, Jim Jackson of Ohio State, North Carolina’s Antawn Jamison, Paul Pierce of Kansas and the late Len Bias of Maryland along with coaches Rick Byrd and Tom Penders.

THE COACHES RICK BYRD – Belmont, Maryville, Lincoln Memorial Byrd began his career coaching in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) at Maryville, Lincoln Memorial and Belmont. In 33 seasons at Belmont, he guided the Bruins to 17 conference regular season and tournament championships and eight NCAA Tournaments. Belmont was often called the team no high-seeded team wanted to face in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Byrd was named the NAIA Coach of the Year in 1995 and won Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors in five seasons with the Bruins in NCAA Division I. He is the 12th winningest coach in NCAA history with 805 wins. Byrd, who played an active role as chairman of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, was the recipient of the 2021 John R. Wooden Legend of Coaching Award.

Comments from Byrd on coaching at Belmont – “I believe the success we had was due to making good choices with the staff, the culture of the university academically and socially and the character of the players we recruited. We had a very high retention rate.”

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asketball Hall of Fame TOM PENDERS – Tufts, Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington and Houston Over four decades as a head coach, Penders coached seven different teams to a total of 649 wins. He guided four of those teams – Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington and Houston to the NCAA Tournament. He resurrected a struggling Rhode Island program, taking the Rams to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in just his second season, winning 28 games, and earned honors as the Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year in 1987. That performance led Penders to Texas for 10 seasons where his Runnin’ Horns reached the NCAA Tournament in all but two seasons and advanced to an Elite Eight and a Sweet Sixteen. His teams finished no lower than third in the Southwest Conference only twice and won one conference crown and tied for two others. Penders’ next stop was at George Washington and the Colonials reached the NCAA Tournament in his first season with a 20-9 record.

He closed out his peripatetic career at Houston, leading the Cougars to three 20-win seasons and the NCAA Tournament in 2009-10, his final season.

Comments from Tom Penders on coaching – “I had fun everywhere I coached. My Dad was a long-time high school basketball and baseball coach and I learned from him. We had three boys in the family, and he told us to treat the players like he treated us.”

THE PLAYERS LEN BIAS – Maryland Few players have ever dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference like Maryland’s Len Bias did from 1982-86. Scoring an incredible 2,149 career points – the third most in program history, he also averaged 5.7 rebounds per game for Coach Lefty Driesell’s Terps. The 6-8 forward was a two-time AllAmerica selection and was named ACC Player of the Year twice. The overall number two pick by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA draft, Bias tragically passed away shortly after.

Note: Dr. Lonise Bias accepted the award on behalf of her late son.

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DAVID GREENWOOD – UCLA David Greenwood helped carry on UCLA’s great winning tradition in the post-John Wooden era, helping lead the Bruins to the Final Four in his freshman year. He ranks third on the Bruins’ all-time rebounding list with 1,022 and scored 1,721 points, 13th alltime at UCLA. A three-time All-Conference selection and a two-time All-America, the Bruins had a 102-17 record, a winning percentage of 85% with Greenwood on the court. The hometown product was the second overall selection in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Bulls, Spurs, Nuggets and Pistons.

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career. He ranks 10th in NCAA scoring with 3,008 points and Braves’ records for scoring, field goals and free throws attempted, and free throws made among his 14 records at Bradley. The two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, Hawkins was a two-time All-America selection. Hawkins was a member of the last collegiate men’s basketball team to play in the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, in 1988 for Coach John Thompson. The sixth overall selection by the Clippers in the 1988 NBA Draft, Hawkins played for 13 seasons in the NBA and scored more than 14,000 points.

Greenwood on playing at UCLA – “Everyone wanted to beat UCLA. The game was over when those teams walked into Pauley Pavilion.”

Hawkins on memorable moments at Bradley – “There are very few games that I regret, but one I do is when I scored 60 points. I could have easily had 70 but decided to pass to my teammates.”

HERSEY HAWKINS – Bradley

JIM JACKSON – Ohio State

The consensus national player of the year as a senior, Hersey Hawkins is considered one of college basketball’s all-time scorers.

From 1984-88 at Bradley, the 6-3 guard dominated, starting all 125 games in his

In just three seasons at Ohio State, Jackson scored 1,785 points, the seventh best total in Ohio State history. From 1989-92, the 6-6 shooting guard averaged 5.9 rebounds and four assists and connected on more

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than 50% of his field goal attempts. Jackson led the Buckeyes to back-to-back Big Ten championships, was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a two-time consensus All-America selection. The fourth overall selection in the 1992 NBA Draft, Jackson played for 14 seasons in the NBA. Jackson comments on playing at Ohio State – “I loved the Big East games in my younger years but wanted to play in the Big Ten. It’s a very competitive league and had great coaches like Bob Knight, Gene Keady and Jud Heathcote.”

ANTAWN JAMISON – North Carolina A two-time National Player of the Year, Antawn Jamison is regarded as one of North Carolina’s all-time greatest players.

The 6-9 forward scored 1,974 points from 1995-98, the eighth best mark at UNC. He helped the Tar Heels to Final Four appearances in 1997 and 1998, was a three-time All-ACC section and two-time All-America. The ACC and National Player of the Year in 1998, he was drafted fourth overall by the Raptors in the 1998 NBA Draft.

Jamison comments on playing at UNC – “I’m a Tar Heel until the day I die. I was a skinny kid going to college and trusted Coach Smith and his staff. Eventually I went back to Carolina and earned my degree. I was the first in my family to get that and Coach Smith had promised that to me and my family.”

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PAUL PIERCE Playing for coach Roy Williams at Kansas, Paul Pierce averaged double figure scoring in each of three seasons from 1995-98.

Pierce scored 1,798 points, including 777 in his junior season, earning consensus AllAmerica honors. He helped the Jayhawks to 98 wins, three conference titles, a pair of conference tournament championships and was the conference most valuable player in two seasons.

Pierce comments on playing at Kansas – “Growing up in California, I was recruited

by USC and UCLA along with Kansas.

When I went to visit KU and watched a game in Allen Fieldhouse, it was amazing.

The crowd started chanting my name and I knew then that was where I wanted to play. It was the right choice because Coach Williams taught me to get to the next level.”

Pierce was a first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 1998 and played 19 seasons in the NBA, the first 15 with Boston. He was the NBA Finals MVP in 2008.

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CUSTOMIZED SNEAKERS: A FOCUS FOR COACHES VS. CANCER Professional designer and “do it yourself” options available for coaches The sneakerhead culture and Coaches vs. Cancer have teamed up.

Basketball coaches have begun wearing customized Coaches vs.

Cancer sneakers during Suits And Sneakers Week (Jan. 24-30, 2022) as well as the NCAA Tournament. And the nation is taking notice.

Twitter. Old Dominion’s Jeff Jones and his rainbow sneakers - topped North Carolina’s Roy Williams for the title. The six other coaches included: TCU’s Jamie Dixon, Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing, Washington’s Mike Hopkins, Brown’s Mike Martin, Rutgers’ Steve Pikiell and Sampson.

With gameday dress evolving, Suits And Sneakers Week will look different.

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Customized sneakers are not only a terrific way for coaches to bring awareness to the fight against cancer, but they also provide an easy way to raise funds to support the American Cancer Society. Last year, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Oklahoma’s Lon Kruger, Iowa’s Fran McCaffery and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson donated the Coaches vs. Cancer sneakers they wore in the NCAA Tournament to be auctioned off.

Additionally, the sneakers allow fanbases the opportunity to engage and support coaches. Last season’s bracket competition on social media featured eight coaches’ sneakers from Suits And Sneakers Week. Followers voted through polls on Instagram and

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“Customized sneakers are a terrific way to bring more awareness to Coaches vs. Cancer - especially as gameday dress is evolving for coaches,” said retired coach and CvC Council chair Lon Kruger. “Media enjoys telling the story of the customized sneakers. It’s a strong way to use our platform.”

Professionally Designed We are once again offering coaches the chance to customize their own sneakers for both Suits And Sneakers

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Week and/or the NCAA Tournament.

We are working with a designer on a Coaches vs. Cancer design that can be personalized with school colors, or the designer can also create something completely custom for a coach using sneakers provided by the school. If you’d like to have your sneakers custom painted, please reach out to anne.gmerek@cancer. org for detailed instructions and to be connected with a designer.

“Do It Yourself” But there is another option for coaches which UTSA’s Steve Henson is excited to take. Henson’s 3-yearold grandson West will be decorating Henson’s Suits And Sneakers Week sneakers this season.

“It’s a great opportunity to do something fun and interactive as a grandpa while teaching West the importance of helping other people,” said Henson, who serves on the

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Coaches vs. Cancer Council. “Those sneakers are going to have such great meaning to so many people.”

Tell Us Your Plan Please let us know your plans with customized sneakers and/or ask questions by contacting anne. gmerek@cancer.org. We want to tell your story.

During last year’s NCAA tournament several coaches teamed up with Engage to raffle off tournament-worn sneakers in support of the American Cancer Society. This partnership raised thousands of dollars, was a hit with fans, and required very little work on the coaches’ part.

We hope you will consider participating in this year’s campaign.

Email natalie.morrison@cancer.org if you would like to learn more.

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“ Customized sneakers are a terrific way to bring more awareness to Coaches vs. Cancer especially as gameday dress is evolving for coaches.”

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Customized sneakers are not only a terrific way for coaches to bring awareness to the fight against cancer, but they also provide an easy way to raise funds to support the American Cancer Society.

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MEET JOHN KEAN Master of the NABC Division II Top 25 Poll If you’re a coach, administrator, player, player’s family member or simply a fan of men’s basketball in NCAA Division II, you might follow the detailed weekly postings of the NABC/ Division II Top 25 poll online each Tuesday. Surprisingly, it doesn’t come from the NCAA or the NABC, but is compiled and delivered by John Kean, the sports information director at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

“I just started working with John this year on the top 25 poll.

He puts a lot of work into each week. I have been impressed with his attention to detail and the amount of information we have to work with. It really speaks to John’s desire to get the best top 25 poll for DII and his attention to detail. As a DII coach, I am thankful for how hard he works each week,” said Estepp.

Kean, one of the most respected sports information directors in collegiate athletics, does much of the work for the poll on his own time at home and does not get any remuneration for his efforts. He does it for his love of the game.

Roy Pickerill, longtime SID at Kentucky Wesleyan, collaborated with Kean to put together all the Division II polls since 1961, making sure that the information was meticulously detailed in a book and online.

A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, Kean got his start in athletic communications as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, serving from 1986-89. After stepping away from collegiate athletics for a year, he was hired by Missouri S&T as its sports information director. Once back in the profession, Kean has had a storied career, was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2021 and has been a champion for men’s college basketball in NCAA Division II.

“John’s knowledge of everything in Division II basketball is unmatched, including teams that have moved up to the Division I level. He posts scores of games every night and coaches and conferences rely on that information.”

“The idea for the poll in its current state came about during the 2003-04 season while working with our then head basketball coach, Dale Martin,” Kean said. “The poll was being done by one person with the D2 Bulletin making all of the decisions.

Coach Martin then asked me to coordinate a new poll.”

Kean started with a group of eight coaches as selectors, one from each of the regions in NCAA Division II. That was expanded to have two coaches from each region and each Sunday night, Kean passes along the information and scores from the week’s games for the selectors to make their picks.

“The group of selectors do a good job and I know it’s time consuming while they are preparing for their own games.

Pretty much full weeks with all reporting,” Kean said. “I start compiling the data every Monday night, most of the time while home at night, and send out every Tuesday between 12 noon and 2 pm. It’s important to be consistent.”

“On our Division II basketball page, coaches get a good feel for everything happening that week,” Kean said. “Some teams work their way in, and everyone can see who has beaten who and the strength of those wins.” https://campus.mst.edu/athleticarchives/hoops/ d2basketball/d2hoops.html Kean does not identify the coaches who volunteer to serve on the selection panel, especially so it does not interfere with the responsibilities of coaching their own teams. The selectors are allowed to acknowledge their own participation in the process.

“I keep the selectors on as long as they are willing to participate. When someone wants/needs to drop off, I reach out to other coaches in the region,” Kean said.

Missouri S&T had a really good team in 1996 and during that season, Kean could not find anything on Division II basketball.

He followed up in 1996-97, developing the Division II page on the Miners’ website. Over time, he has developed a more structured page with a comprehensive list of information.

“John has done an incredible job for Division II basketball for a long time. His efforts on the website and our national polls have not gone unnoticed,” said Minnesota State head coach Matt Margenthaler, a NABC board member representing Division II. On a national level, Kean has held leadership roles with CoSIDA, serving as the D2SIDA president, College Division AtLarge representative and as a member of the CoSIDA Board of Directors.

“It was important work with D2SIDA as we needed a means to concentrate on our own matters within our division,” said Kean.

“John is one of the best in the business and someone who cares so much about his school, its student-athletes and NCAA Division II athletics. He’s been very active as a leader in CoSIDA. John also provided support in helping shape policies and procedures in NCAA Division II,” said CoSIDA Executive Director Doug Vance. “He always steps forward when asked to help in some project and his long-time involvement with the NABC Division II men’s basketball poll is an example of his unselfish commitment to provide guidance in projects outside his normal role.”

Thankfully, Kean is not quite ready to retire and even when he is, he may continue with the poll and Division II page.

“I still see myself doing this from home after retirement.

Having the website and social media to get things out there now helps a great deal,” Kean said.

“And there’s no deadline pressure.”

Patrick Estepp, head coach at Cedarville University and a NABC Division II board member, is in his first season on the selection panel.

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NCAA Men’s Basketball Basketball Rankings Rankings NCAA Division Division IIII Men’s January 4, 2022 (Regular Season Poll Poll #6) #6) January

1. Lubbock Christian, Texas 2. Northwest Missouri State 3. Nova Southeastern, Fla. 4. Chico State, Calif.

5. Minnesota Duluth 6. Cal State San Bernardino 7. Mercyhurst, Pa. 8. West Liberty, W.Va. 9. Cal State San Marcos 10. Indiana, Pa. 11. West Texas A&M 12. Augusta, Ga. 13. Dominican, N.Y. 14. Queens, N.C. 15. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.

16. Truman State, Mo. 17. Regis, Colo.

18. Barry, Fla. 19. Upper Iowa 20. Hillsdale, Mich.

21. Georgia College 22. Embry-Riddle, Fla. 23. Fairmont State, W.Va. 24. UNC Pembroke 25. Flagler, Fla.

Record Points Last 12-0 395 1 12-1 386 2 12-0 370 4 10-0 348 5 14-0 324 9 10-1 314 6 10-1 289 7 10-1 283 8 10-0 270 11 9-1 256 10 14-2 252 3 10-1 224 12 9-1 202 14 11-2 173 16 10-2 162 17 9-2 132 19 10-1 124 20 9-2 115 15 12-2 95 13 9-2 91 21 10-1 86 25 11-3 53 18 9-2 46 24 9-1 41 NR 9-2 35 NR

Records through games of Jan. 2, 2022.

Last ranking is from Dec. 28, 2021 poll.

First place votes – Lubbock Christian (13), Northwest Missouri State (2), Nova Southeastern (1).

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M-Commerce 23, Union (Tenn.) 19, Augustana (S.D.) 18, Ferris State (Mich.) 15, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 11, Central Oklahoma 10, West Florida 10, Angelo State (Texas) 8, MSU Denver (Colo.) 6, Bentley (Mass.) 5, Texas-Tyler 4, Black Hills State (S.D.) 2, Charleston (WV) 2, Emporia State (Kan.) 1.

Dropped out: West Florida (22), Ferris State (23).

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Weekly Poll Notes: Lubbock Christian closed the 2021 calendar year as the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II and remains that way as 2022 begins as it holds onto the top spot in the new NABC/Division II men’s basketball poll.

LCU, whose two scheduled games over the weekend were postponed due to health and safety protocol matters, is one of five remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division II. The second-ranked team, Northwest Missouri State, is not among them, but the three that follow the Bearcats have yet to suffer a defeat this season.

Nova Southeastern knocked off a pair of ranked teams in the Sunshine State Conference to remain perfect at 12-0 and moved up to third following West Texas A&M’s loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith. Chico State remained unbeaten after a win Saturday over Stanislaus State and Minnesota Duluth rose to fifth as it improved to 14-0 after winning in double overtime on the road over then-No. 23 Ferris State.

The fifth undefeated team – Cal State San Marcos -- is among the next five in the poll. Cal State San Bernardino, one of three California Collegiate Athletic Association teams in the top 10 this week, remained at No. 6, followed

by Mercyhurst, West Liberty, CSU San Marcos and Indiana (Pa.).

Two conferences – the CCAA and Sunshine State and Peach Belt Conferences – each have three teams representing their leagues in the latest poll. The only new entries in the poll this week are UNC Pembroke and Flagler, who come in at the tail end of this week’s top 25.

Games to watch this week: #21 Georgia College at #12 Augusta (Wednesday) Texas A&M-Commerce at #11 West Texas A&M (Thurs.) #2 Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State (Saturday) Texas-Tyler at #11 West Texas A&M (Saturday) #18 Barry at #22 Embry-Riddle (Saturday)

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Teaching the Concept of Team

By Greg Grantham, Executive Board, National High School Basketball Coaches Association There’s an old adage in coaching, “If you haven’t taught it, don’t expect your players to know it.” Most good coaches will never run a play, call for a defensive alignment, nor expect a player to execute a skill in a game that they have not taught and repped numerous times previously in practice. Really good coaches never assume that someone else at a lower level taught their players any principle or skill that is important to the current team. An unfortunate exception to that rule is the concept of being a good teammate. The vast majority of coaches assume that by the time a player gets to high school or college, he has already learned what it means to be a good teammate.

The reality in our society today is that most kids are NOT taught what it means to be a good teammate. Players are taught how to become a better player. They are then acknowledged and rewarded for working on their individual game and becoming a better player. In fact, once a kid becomes a good player, he is constantly recruited to join a new team (at Jr High, AAU, High School, College levels) because he is individually recognized as a good player. Because good players change teams so often over the course of their young lives an unintended consequence of playing on so many different teams is that players develop a perception that being a teammate simply means we all wear the same color jersey with the same name on the front. Even the corporate and educational worlds have adopted the word “Teams” to refer to groups within an organization that work together in the same area or on the same projects. This only proliferates the concept that just because we answer to the same boss [coach] and/or are required attend the same meetings [practices] that we are teammates. This misappropriation of the term “team” is teaching our kids and adults that being a good teammate means you show up to all the required meetings [practices], you’re there on time, you dress in the appropriate attire, you fulfill the specific tasks that are assigned to you and you make sure your boss [coach] looks good.

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Most basketball coaches were fortunate to have played on good teams, for good coaches and were blessed to have great teammates. Most coaches were themselves good teammates. As a result, we coaches tend to take for granted that players already know what it means to be a good teammate. Are you as a coach teaching your players what you expect from them as a teammate? Have you given your players a clear definition of what it means to be a good teammate?

Are you explaining to them the characteristics of a great teammate; being accountable, dependable, respectful, humble, caring, honest, selfless, resilient, positive, relentless, unifying, and a leader? These are not the player traits that are getting highlights on SportsCenter.

Even more important than are you teaching what it means to be a great teammate – are you recognizing those attributes when demonstrated by your players?

And are you rewarding your players for those characteristics? Or are we only recognizing individual skill, individual talent, individual effort and performance?

Are we unwittingly perpetuating the undesirable traits of selfishness and the concept that every individual should just take care of his own business and do his job? What we don’t condemn, we condone and, conversely, what we recognize and reward gets repeated. If your most talented players are not good teammates, then your team will never play up to its full potential. A saying that summarizes what we want from each of our players as teammates is, “Strive to be the best FOR your team, not the best ON your team.”

About the NHSBCA The National High School Basketball Coaches Association also serves as the High School Congress of the NABC. About thirty-five state basketball coaches’ associations and representatives of some states that do not have a basketball coaches association work together to improve scholastic basketball and scholastic coaches.

The NHSBCA is the national voice for high school basketball coaches, working to foster high standards of professionalism and to support coaches. The NHSBCA conducts two general meetings per year, one at the NABC Convention and the other in July. Additionally, the NHSBCA Executive Committee conducts monthly phone conference meetings. For additional information about the NHSBCA, visit www.NHSBCA.org.

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COVID, Test Scores and More As the end of another challenging year closes and 2022 races toward us, the NCAA Eligibility Center continues to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and other proposed changes to the pre-enrollment space for student-athletes. Please ensure your student-athletes and their families are aware of and understand the current landscape and monitor over the coming months for additional changes and more information.

COVID-19 Waiver and Test Score Requirements The Eligibility Center initially introduced the COVID-19 Waiver in the spring of 2020. Since then, this waiver was extended to include student-athletes enrolling in an NCAA Division I or II school during the 2021-22 or 2022-2023 academic year. (For additional information on the Eligibility Center’s COVID-19 Waiver, visit on.ncaa.com/COVID19_Fall2022.

The most significant part of this waiver is the exclusion of a standardized test score as part of the certification process. As a reminder: Students may benefit from taking the SAT or ACT in order to qualify for scholarships that require a standardized test score. Additionally, while the NCAA does not require an SAT/ACT score for students enrolling during the impacted academic years, the school recruiting them may require it as part of their enrollment and acceptance policies. Please encourage your student-athlete to discuss the standardized test score need with their recruiting NCAA school.

As for other enrollment classes, such as student-athletes planning to enroll in an NCAA Division I or II for the first time in the 2023-24 year (your current juniors), no decision has been made at this time by the Eligibility Center regarding a test score requirement for this class.

Ensuring Your Players Understand Current Requirements and Monitor for Future Changes to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

The Division I Committee on Academics and Division II Academic Requirements Committee will consider the recommendation at their next meetings in February 2022. Any potential changes to initial-eligibility requirements must be reviewed through the legislative process in each division.

Constitutional Convention In November, more than 2,500 representatives from NCAA conferences and schools across all three divisions discussed and provided feedback on a draft constitution at a virtual Special Convention. Based on input from this historic Special Convention, the 28-member Constitution Committee (comprising conference and school representatives from all three divisions) revised the draft constitution and provided another opportunity for membership feedback in midDecember.

After the presentation of this new constitution, members will have opportunities to submit additional changes following current Association rules. This culminates in membership votes on the new constitution, which must receive two-thirds majority to pass during the 2022 Convention later this month in Indianapolis.

In the months after the 2022 Convention, each division will adopt additional changes to be effective Aug. 1 for the following school year, with more changes expected after that date. Sign up for a follow the EC’s Coaches newsletter for the latest information.

What does this mean for your athletes?

For current student-athletes planning to graduate during the 2021-22 academic year, the standards for academic and amateurism certification are only impacted by the Eligibility Test Score Task Force Center’s Covid-19 Waiver. Any changes voted on by the In October of 2021, the NCAA Standardized Test Score Task NCAA membership this month at the 2022 Convention would Force recommended that initial-eligibility standards for high impact future classes. The best thing you, as their coach and school students preparing to play Division I or II sports no longer mentor, can do for your students now is to encourage them to include a standardized test score requirement. understand—and meet--the current initial-eligibility standards.

While changes may be in the works, one thing will stay The recommendation comes after nearly six months of work by constant: Academic achievement will continue to provide a group representing both divisions and led by David Wilson, opportunities! president at Morgan State.

For students enrolling in a Division I or II school during the 2021The task force was formed as a result of the NCAA’s eight22 or 2022-23 academic years, visit on.ncaa.com/COVID19_ point plan to advance racial equity. Reviewing initial-eligibility Fall2022. requirements, particularly the SAT/ACT score component, was a significant part of that plan.

For students enrolling in a Division I or II school after 2022-23 academic years, visit on.ncaa.com/IE_Flyer.

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Run the Four Corners

by Carey Casey, CEO & President of Championship Fathering I played football at a great basketball school—North Carolina. I was there many years ago, even before the addition of the shot clock to the college game. And that means I witnessed Dean Smith’s four corners offense in its prime.

“ Our poise shows up in how we carry ourselves, in our words, and in our smile.”

Many of you are probably familiar with that offense, even if you only read about it in books, watched videos online or heard about it from older coaches. At the time, and given the rules of the day, it was an effective strategy.

Coach Smith recognized that his squad, though very good, didn’t have the athleticism and depth that some opposing teams had, so it didn’t make sense to run up and down the floor all night. That’s how the four corners came about. Slowing down the game was a strategy to maximize their chances to win.

Coach also had a perfect weapon for that offense in Phil Ford, a gifted point guard whose dribbling skills were often compared to Curly Neal of the Harlem Globetrotters.

The Tar Heels slowed down the game, let Phil Ford do his thing as the opposing team chased him around the court, and basically frustrated the defense. Then the opponent would get bored and maybe relax a little bit, and that’s when Ford would drive and find an open teammate for an easy basket.

Now, I know you don’t need a coaching workshop from me. But let’s think about the four corners in the bigger scheme of life: many of us get caught up in the busyness of our daily routines, or maybe the pressures of trying to win. Sometimes it feels like we’re falling behind, not doing our best, feeling frantic and out of control.

Maybe it makes sense to take a step back, slow down the tempo, and come up with a better strategy to help us win in all our roles— as husbands, fathers, coaches, friends and leaders.

Is it time for a change of pace in your life? In your coaching? Here are four “cornerstone” ideas that I believe will help you:

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

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Focus. This is about being intentional in life.

Do your habits and routines reflect your most important values, or are you being carried on by a wave of ongoing responsibilities or commitments that may not reflect your highest priorities? A very useful exercise— for families, organizations and teams—is to

write a mission statement together. When you agree on principles and goals that are most important to everyone, those can be like a guiding constitution that provides direction and serves as a regular reminder for everyone involved.

Poise. Through the challenges of a season— in basketball and in life—things will go wrong and people will get frustrated. When that happened to me as a child, my Pop would tell me, “Son, don’t lose your mind. Keep your poise.” During difficult times, people around us are watching to see how we’ll respond, and they need us to be models of stability and perseverance. Our poise shows up in how we carry ourselves, in our words, and in our smile.

Resiliency. Frustrations are one thing. Failures can bring greater challenges. Whether we’re dealing with our players or our children, we want to build in them the ability to bounce back, get back on their feet, and keep fighting. They need to see a calm confidence in us even as we encourage and challenge them—and as we give them lots of grace and patience along the way.

A Plan. Ultimately, our values, character and determination need to get practical, like the X’s and O’s of the four corners.

What specific changes should we make to better influence our players and our families? This is where it gets really personal, because getting better might impact how we manage our time, our energy and our money. If we’re serious about doing our best in all aspects of life, then it’s worth making the effort to create an action plan for how we’ll get there.

Coaches ... dads ... build these ideas in to your players and be an example for them.

Be strategic and willing to try something new if necessary. Your role is vitally important.

Carey Casey is CEO, President, and the author of Championship Fathering. He has also authored the book Championship Grandfathering: How to Build a Winning Legacy and is the general editor of the book 21-Day Dad’s Challenge: Three Weeks to a Better Relationship with Your Kids. Carey and his wife Melanie live in Chicago. They are the parents of four children and have nine grandchildren. www.ChampionshipFathering.org

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by Donnell Jones, Pastor, Grace Covenant Church DC

“ We cannot make more time, but taking timeouts is one way to make the most of all the time we have.”

Can you imagine for just a moment the 40-minutes of regulation basketball without any timeouts? No opportunity to pause, to consider, to refocus, to catch our breath.

Of course, this is only an exercise in the imagination because the game actually has several timeouts, some called by the home team, some by the visiting team and some by the referee. Timeouts can be game changers, restful, and without question essential.

Off the court, the pace of life feels too fast, the pressure of life too great, and the pause to reflect on life is sometimes too rare. In a life that is fast paced, full of great pressure, and rare pauses, allow yourself to stop for just a moment. Take a timeout!

As for the pace of life, perhaps it is not more time we need but more awareness of how we allow anxious thoughts to convince us that we need something we really don’t need. The frenetic activity of our life flows less from too little time and more often from too much anxiety and worry. The result. Exhaustion. We cannot make more time, but taking timeouts is one way to make the most of all the time we have.

As for pressure, we will always find ourselves facing some unwanted problem or troubling situation. This fact is unavoidable. There is a reason behind the design of good work out routines.

Lifting weight is heavy. If you were to bench press 100lbs without stopping,

at some point the pressure would be overwhelming and you would find yourself unable to lift the bar off your chest. So the pressure is not a bad thing, but breaking the pressure of the weight into reps of 8 followed by rest and sets makes the pressure bearable. As for the pressure in life, make sure you take a timeout. We need to break it up in reps and we need help from others to spot us. This way you can manage the pressure over the course of life’s workout.

As for a pause, there are times when we need to take a timeout out to reflect and refocus. After going a mile a minute, slow down and try going a mile in 20 minutes. It’s called a walk. We spend so much time running that we miss all the things that have always been right there a spouse, children, parents, a laugh with a friend, a moment to grieve, an opportunity to recover, to get back up and so much more. All these things have always been right there, you just can see them while running. They only become apparent when you decide to slow down, to walk, to pause and take it all in. If a game can have multiple timeouts, shouldn’t life? Life’s timeouts are essential. Sometimes others will call it for you. Sometimes timeouts are called by things like a pandemic. Sometimes you need to call it. Take a Timeout! You need it!

Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington, D.C., Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC. www.GraceCovDC.org

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

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Big To Big Post Double

Matt Painter, Head Coach, Purdue University 2018-19 NABC Division I Coach of the Year

Timing of Post Double:

An ideal post double is predicated on timing.

Cheating to the ball (when ball is on the wing) as the double guy is important. This allows the post trapper to arrive on the catch. Great teams can do it while the ball is in the air. We never want to go when the post player is off the block or up the lane because it can expose the rim. If so, the closeout man must do a great job of messing with ball and making the big feel uncomfortable by scraping down in the post. When 1 on 1 if you are ball side (extended off the block), make sure to attack the ball when the player dribbles and takes his eyes off of you (must do both).

Post Defense:

We like to have no post entries from above the free throw line. When the ball is above the free throw line, we are always 3/4 in front (never have two feet in front of the post player when the ball is above the free throw line). When the ball is below the free throw lane, we 3/4 into a denial, pushing the offensive player out as far as possible. We like to have the majority of our post doubles come big to big. Always post double with high hands and without fouling (show hands early). The initial post defender and post trapper should both have their hands high (4 hands).

Rotation out of a double:

We never want the ball to be passed out ball side or centered on the first pass (always deny the post feeder). Our goal is for the big to have to dribble out, making him throw a long floating skip pass. After the pass out, it is a race between our basket guy and nail guy. These two defenders fight for the first pass out (on a skip normally) and one calls “my ball” and bumps the other defender to the closest offensive player.

Early communication on who is taking the ball is key to a potential great rotation.

Problematic Scenarios in Big to Big Post Double:

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side can cause longer rotations making it difficult to recover. Having multiple divers can be extremely hard because of only having one guy at the rim (the defender must go with anyone who is diving). Teams who like to have a big to big post entry on the wing make it challenging to have a quick double (must have someone else designated or stay 1 on 1).

The 5 Defenders:

Everyone on the floor is involved with the post double.

First, the on-ball defender must pressure the ball enough, so everyone has time to react. Next, the post defender (who is usually the 5 or 4) is always 3/4 or deny depending on where the ball is but will never allow a direct pass. Third, the post double man (4 or 5) has to arrive on the catch, showing two hands in the air. Finally, the nail and basket guys have the responsibility of taking anyone that is at the rim, as well as starting the rotation by taking the first pass out.

The 6 Keys:

1. 4 high hands on post double

2. No splits on post double

3. If big dribbles baseline, always stay with post double.

4. If big dribbles out or closer to the midline, go back to initial defender.

5. If late to double, do not go at all. Scrape ball side and try to keep the ball out of the middle.

6. On “dribble down” into the post, attack if they do not see you. Scrape ball side if there is no post double.

In his 17th season as the head coach at Purdue, Matt Painter has guided the Boilermakers to five Sweet 16 appearances, 12 NCAA Tournament berths, three Big Ten regular-season championships and a Big Ten Tournament title. In 2018-19, the Boilers attained great heights, reaching the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 2000 as Painter earned honors as the NABC Division I Coach of the Year.

Entering this season with a 380-189 (.668) coaching record at Purdue, he already ranks third in all-time wins behind legendary mentors, Gene Keady and Ward “Piggy” Lambert, both of whom have been inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Mid-Season Encouragement: KEEP ON KEEPING ON! Lennie Acuff, Head Coach, Lipscomb University NABC Third Vice President and Board Secretary

When I was asked to present a clinic article for Time-Out, I went back and forth on what basketball topic I could bring to the table. Offensive concepts, press attack or any of the other countless schematic ideas we all see at coaching clinics? As November 9th arrived and the ball went in the air with the scoreboard on, I quickly changed my mind on what I thought most of us need at this time of year … ENCOURAGEMENT!

important a coach is just wait until your child has one!

We all have days, weeks and seasons that will test our patience in a way that only a coach truly understands. It is in those times of raw emotion that we need to always remember that you are dealing with someone’s child.

That is not to say that we shouldn’t be demanding and have a level of accountability but how we hold them to that standard of excellence is equally important.

I hope every coach who takes the time to read this knows that I am talking to myself every bit as much as I am talking to you. I surely don’t have all the answers, but I do have 32 years of going through the highs and lows that come with every season regardless of level. I hope that you can take something from my experiences that could help you over the second half of the season.

5) WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER: There are two types of coaches … those that are humble and those that are about to be!! Coaching is a noble profession, but it can be a bad business. You may be having an amazing season or a run of success that we all dream of when we decided to make this our career of choice. However, there are always coaches who are going through tough times and in many cases, for reasons far beyond their control. We need to reach out to those that are struggling to make sure they know they are not alone. Simply having someone in the profession enter your world when things are tough can be what keeps you going. Eternal truth …

“But for the grace of God go I.”

1) WINNING IS HARD: The average person has no idea how much goes into trying to figure out how to get your team to play in a way that would give you the best chance to win one game. There are many nights that the result will not be what you wanted but always know that winning any game is a tough task. Celebrate those wins!

2) IT IS A LONG SEASON: Basketball is the ultimate tournament sport. Your team will be remembered for how you finish much more than how you start. There will be ebb and flow in every season that you will have to navigate. Your ability to stay the course will directly impact your team’s ability to stay away from those wide margins of emotions that can cripple a season.

3) ADJUST VS. ABANDON: We all go into the year with an idea of what we feel is the best way for our team to play on both ends of the court. Once the bullets start flying it Is inevitable that we are going to need to make adjustments. However, be slow to abandon everything you’ve worked on for six months when you don’t have immediate success.

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6) KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING: We tell our players at the start of every that this journey we are about to embark upon on is simply about “making memories”.

My goal for everyone associated with our program is for them to look back on their college basketball experience as a time of growth and “stories” they will have for a lifetime. There will always be outside voices that make your job even more difficult but never lose sight that your priority is those that are in the trenches with you!

7) TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY: Without a doubt the most important factor in the equation. Your job is important, your team is important, but they should be a distant second to your family. There is no “do over” when it comes to time spent with those who care for you the most. Anything you can do to make your family a part of your team and players’ lives will help create special relationships that they will cherish forever.

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“ T here will always be outside voices that make your job even more difficult but never lose sight that your priority is those that are in the trenches with you!”

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